Legendary Adventures - A Legend of Zelda Podcast

Season 15 Episode 2 
 
This week we're starting my playthrough of the 16th game in the mainline Legend of Zelda series, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. This week we’re going through the introduction of the game starting on Skyloft – before we dive through the clouds to the surface below. 
Legendary Adventures is a Legend of Zelda playthrough podcast. I’m exploring the evolution of the Zelda game series by playing through each game in release order, excluding spin-off releases.
 
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Sources:
 
https://archive.org/details/game-informer-issue-222-october-2011/page/50/mode/2up   
Hyrule Historia pgs. 8, 9, 11, 13, 22, 27, 34, 40, 46, 61, 62
The Legend of Zelda Art and Artifacts, pg 422, 423, 424
https://www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Iwata-Asks/Iwata-Asks-The-Legend-of-Zelda-Skyward-Sword/Vol-7-Female-Staff/1-Haunts-of-the-Haunted-House/1-Haunts-of-the-Haunted-House-213157.html 
https://www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Iwata-Asks/Iwata-Asks-The-Legend-of-Zelda-Skyward-Sword/Vol-6-The-Dense-Script-and-Direction/1-A-Battle-Against-Contradictions/1-A-Battle-Against-Contradictions-228740.html 
https://www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Iwata-Asks/Iwata-Asks-The-Legend-of-Zelda-Skyward-Sword/Vol-3-The-Dense-Volcano-and-Enemy-Monsters/1-The-View-from-the-Top-of-the-Road/1-The-View-from-the-Top-of-the-Road-208247.html 
https://www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Iwata-Asks/Iwata-Asks-The-Legend-of-Zelda-Skyward-Sword/Vol-2-The-Dense-Forest/1-Making-the-First-Field/1-Making-the-First-Field-216638.html 
https://www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Iwata-Asks/Iwata-Asks-The-Legend-of-Zelda-Skyward-Sword/Vol-1-Wii-MotionPlus-Inspires-New-Controls/1-Starting-with-a-Detour/1-Starting-with-a-Detour-236062.html 
https://archive.org/details/nintendo-power-issue-270-august-2011/page/18/mode/2up  

Season 15 Episode 1
 
This week we’re kicking off Season 15 which is all about the Legend of Zelda Skyward Sword. This week we're looking at the development of the game and how the Zelda team worked to shake up the series. 
 
Legendary Adventures is a Legend of Zelda playthrough podcast. I’m exploring the evolution of the Zelda game series by playing through each game in release order, excluding spin-off releases.
 
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Sources:
 
https://www.ign.com/articles/2011/11/11/behind-the-scenes-of-zelda-skyward-sword 
https://www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Iwata-Asks/Iwata-Asks-The-Legend-of-Zelda-Skyward-Sword/Vol-1-Wii-MotionPlus-Inspires-New-Controls/1-Starting-with-a-Detour/1-Starting-with-a-Detour-236062.html 
https://www.ign.com/articles/2008/07/16/e3-2008-miyamoto-says-new-zelda-for-wii-progressing 
https://web.archive.org/web/20160524151332/http://www.1up.com/news/miyamoto-twists-turns-skyward-sword 
https://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/wii/wiimotionplus/0/0/ 
Iwata Asks, Aonuma & Miyamoto the Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQbXP4hllhY  
[E3 2010] Iwata Asks - The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (2/2) 
https://www.wired.com/2008/06/interview-90-mi/ 
https://www.ign.com/articles/2010/06/17/e3-2010-eiji-aonumas-trapped-in-the-zelda-cage 
https://www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Iwata-Asks/Iwata-Asks-The-Legend-of-Zelda-Skyward-Sword/Vol-1-Wii-MotionPlus-Inspires-New-Controls/3-Selecting-Items-Without-Looking/3-Selecting-Items-Without-Looking-236196.html
https://web.archive.org/web/20160524151218/http://www.1up.com/news/skyward-sword-directorproducer-postmortem 
Hyrule Historia, pg. 13
The Legend of Zelda: Art and Artifacts, pg. 423
https://web.archive.org/web/20090615082421/https://www.wired.com/gamelife/2009/06/shigeru-miyamoto-interview/ 
https://www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Iwata-Asks/Iwata-Asks-The-Legend-of-Zelda-Skyward-Sword/Vol-5-The-Dense-Sky-and-Town/1-Inspired-by-Mario-Course-Selection/1-Inspired-by-Mario-Course-Selection-204285.html 
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2009/nov/25/eiji-aonuma-legend-zelda-interview 
https://www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Iwata-Asks/Iwata-Asks-The-Legend-of-Zelda-Skyward-Sword/Vol-5-The-Dense-Sky-and-Town/2-The-Producer-Trap/2-The-Producer-Trap-204372.html   
https://www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Iwata-Asks/Iwata-Asks-The-Legend-of-Zelda-Skyward-Sword/Vol-4-The-Dense-Desert-and-A-New-System/1-The-Transformation-System/1-The-Transformation-System-221281.html 
https://www.nihongomaster.com/japanese/dictionary/word/70095/banchou-%E7%95%AA%E9%95%B7-%E3%81%B0%E3%82%93%E3%81%A1%E3%82%87%E3%81%86 
https://www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Iwata-Asks/Iwata-Asks-The-Legend-of-Zelda-Skyward-Sword/Vol-6-The-Dense-Script-and-Direction/1-A-Battle-Against-Contradictions/1-A-Battle-Against-Contradictions-228740.html   
https://www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Iwata-Asks/Iwata-Asks-The-Legend-of-Zelda-Skyward-Sword/Vol-6-The-Dense-Script-and-Direction/2-Breathing-Life-into-the-Characters/2-Breathing-Life-into-the-Characters-228788.html   
https://www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Iwata-Asks/Iwata-Asks-The-Legend-of-Zelda-Skyward-Sword/Vol-5-The-Dense-Sky-and-Town/2-The-Producer-Trap/2-The-Producer-Trap-204372.html  
https://www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Iwata-Asks/Iwata-Asks-The-Legend-of-Zelda-Skyward-Sword/Vol-7-Female-Staff/5-Watercolour-Art/5-Watercolour-Art-213389.html   
https://web.archive.org/web/20190203054219/https://kotaku.com/zelda-skyward-sword-is-inspired-by-dead-french-paint-5564603 
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/blog/2011/nov/09/legend-of-zelda-skyward-sword  
https://archive.org/details/nintendo-e-3-2010 
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https://zeldadungeon.net/forum/threads/so-what-are-your-initial-reactions-now.10173/#post-128212  
https://zeldadungeon.net/forum/threads/my-opinions-of-zelda-at-e3.10117/   
 
https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2010/06/e3_2010_first_impressions_the_legend_of_zelda_skyward_sword  
https://www.ign.com/articles/2010/06/15/e3-2010-playing-with-links-skyward-sword  
https://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-legend-of-zelda-skyward-sword-hands-on/1100-6265854/ 
https://gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2010/06/15/skyward-sword-first-impressions.aspx  
https://www.shacknews.com/article/64338/zelda-skyward-sword-e3-2010  
https://www.gamedeveloper.com/game-platforms/e3-nintendo-reveals-i-the-legend-of-zelda-skyward-sword-i- 
https://www.hamatakeshi.com/  
https://www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Iwata-Asks/Iwata-Asks-Super-Mario-Galaxy/Volume-3-The-Sound-Team/1-Why-Use-an-Orchestra-/1-Why-Use-an-Orchestra-205026.html     
https://www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Iwata-Asks/Iwata-Asks-Super-Mario-Galaxy-2/Volume-3-Nagamatsu-Yokota-Kondo/1-Concept-of-Music-Making/1-Concept-of-Music-Making-206177.html 
https://www.ign.com/articles/2010/08/18/gamescom-the-legend-of-zelda-skyward-sword-continues-to-impress 
https://www.monolithsoft.co.jp/interview/dev01/collab-talk.html  
https://www.monolithsoft.co.jp/company/#overview  
https://www.gamespot.com/articles/nintendo-buys-monolith-soft/1100-6169813/ 
https://www.engadget.com/2007-04-27-xenosaga-dev-studio-bought-by-nintendo.html 
https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/nintendo-owns-monolith-soft-after-completing-stake-buyout   
https://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/30229/monolith-softs-involvement-in-skyward-sword-detailed 
https://www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Iwata-Asks/Iwata-Asks-The-Legend-of-Zelda-Skyward-Sword/Vol-6-The-Dense-Script-and-Direction/5-Record-It-with-an-Orchestra-/5-Record-It-with-an-Orchestra--228984.html   
https://www.gdcvault.com/play/1014592/Video-Games-Turn-25-A  
https://www.gamespot.com/articles/e3-2011-nintendo-press-conference-report-card/1100-6318101/ 
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2011/jun/10/e3-2011-highlights   
https://www.ign.com/articles/2011/06/08/e3-2011-the-legend-of-zelda-skyward-sword-is-all-about-precision  
https://www.shacknews.com/article/68791/e3-2011-legend-zelda-skyward  
https://www.installbaseforum.com/forums/threads/nintendo-software-and-hardware-sales-data-from-1983-to-present.170/    
https://www.geekwire.com/2012/xbox-360-tops-wii-ps3-1st-time-yearly-global-sales/#utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+geekwire+%28GeekWire%29 
https://www.cnet.com/home/smart-home/nintendo-apologizes-to-early-adopters-for-3ds-price-cut/ 
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5i4j6WlwAc  

Paul and Mandy talk about the announcements from the Legend of Zelda 40th Anniversary Nintendo Direct from September 8, 2026. 
 
Legendary Adventures is a Legend of Zelda playthrough podcast. I’m exploring the evolution of the Zelda game series by playing through each game in release order, excluding spin-off releases.
 
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Season 14 Episode 9
 
This week I’m joined by my wife, Mandy, and our friend, Ruth, to play through the multiplayer mode for The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks. 
 
Legendary Adventures is a Legend of Zelda playthrough podcast. I’m exploring the evolution of the Zelda game series by playing through each game in release order, excluding spin-off releases.
 
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Sources:
https://tinyurl.com/STIwataAsks3
https://tinyurl.com/STIGNprev3 

Season 14 Episode 8
 
This week we’re taking a look at the world and legacy of The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks. 
 
Legendary Adventures is a Legend of Zelda playthrough podcast. I’m exploring the evolution of the Zelda game series by playing through each game in release order, excluding spin-off releases.
 
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Sources:
https://www.eurogamer.net/nintendos-eiji-aonuma-interview?page=2  
https://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/ds/zelda/0/0/ 
https://web.archive.org/web/20100129235433/http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/article.php?id=14713 
https://www.ign.com/articles/2009/12/08/zelda-director-on-spirit-tracks 
https://archive.org/details/nintendo-power-issue-254-may-2010/page/64/mode/2up 
https://boatpursuits.com/when-was-motorboat-invented/ 
https://www.britannica.com/technology/railroad/Railroad-history 

Season 14 Episode 7 
 
This week in The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks we're filling out the rail map, before heading to the Tower of Spirits for the final time and into the Dark Realm. 
 
Legendary Adventures is a Legend of Zelda playthrough podcast. I’m exploring the evolution of the Zelda game series by playing through each game in release order, excluding spin-off releases.
 
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Source: 
https://tinyurl.com/ninpow254

Season 14 Episode 6
 
This week in The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks we’re facing the villainous Byrne, Cole, and the Demon King Maladus himself – before heading to the desert and the final temple of the game, the Sand Temple. 
 
Legendary Adventures is a Legend of Zelda playthrough podcast. I’m exploring the evolution of the Zelda game series by playing through each game in release order, excluding spin-off releases.
 
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Season 14 Episode 5
 
This week in The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks we're venturing to the fire realm and hauling freight and passengers in order to take on the Fire Temple and restore more of the Spirit Tracks. 
 
Legendary Adventures is a Legend of Zelda playthrough podcast. I’m exploring the evolution of the Zelda game series by playing through each game in release order, excluding spin-off releases.
 
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Season 14 Episode 4 
 
This week in The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks we’re returning to the Tower of Spirits before heading to the Ocean Realm, and the Ocean Temple. And we’ll meet a few familiar faces along the way! 
 
Legendary Adventures is a Legend of Zelda playthrough podcast. I’m exploring the evolution of the Zelda game series by playing through each game in release order, excluding spin-off releases.
 
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Sources:
 
Sources:
 
The Legend of Zelda Encyclopedia, pg. 291
https://bit.ly/4stdtly (Zentendo Nintendo Dream interview translation)
 

Season 14 Episode 3
 
This week in The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks – we’re tackling the second dungeon of the Tower of Spirits, and increasing our fire power, before heading to the icy Snow Realm and Snow Temple. 
 
Legendary Adventures is a Legend of Zelda playthrough podcast. I’m exploring the evolution of the Zelda game series by playing through each game in release order, excluding spin-off releases.
 
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Sources: 
https://tinyurl.com/STIwataAsks3 
The Legend of Zelda Encyclopedia, pg. 291
https://tinyurl.com/ninpow254
https://tinyurl.com/jpnstamps