The Development of The Wind Waker

Season 9 Episode 1

 

This week we’re taking a look at the development history of the 10th mainline game in the series – The Wind Waker.

 

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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31. Shigeru Miyamoto's 'Bad' Game