137 - The Legend of Zelda, Link’s Awakening, Echoes of Wisdom

We venture into the dusty dungeons of the Zelda series’ history, discussing how it evolved from The Legend of Zelda through Link’s Awakening, then comparing it with the most recent entry Echoes of Wisdom. Plus State of Play announcements, adventure game books and more.

Topics Discussed

IFComp, Adventure Game Books, No ICE in Minnesota Bundle, Kena: Scars of Kosmoro, Castlevania: Belmont's Curse, Legacy of Kain: Ascendence, The Legend of Zelda, Zelda II - The Adventure of Link, A Link to the Past, Link’s Awakening, Echoes of Wisdom, The Great Race, Songlines magazine, Qobuz.

Timestamps

• Start: 0:00:00
• Appetizer 1, IFComp: 0:02:39
• Appetizer 2, Adventure Game Books: 0:05:21
• Appetizer 3, No ICE in Minnesota Bundle: 0:08:13
• Appetizer 4, Sony State of Play: 0:11:06
• Main 1, The Legend of Zelda Series Intro: 0:17:05
• Main 2, Zelda 1: 0:20:31
• Main 3, Zelda 2: 0:26:24
• Main 4, A Link to the Past: 0:30:20
• Main 5, Link's Awakening: 0:37:45
• Main 6, Echoes of Wisdom: 0:54:11
• Dessert 1, The Great Race (Movie): 1:11:32
• Dessert 2, Songlines magazine, Qobuz (Music Resourcest): 1:15:27
• Outro: 1:23:55

Links

IFComp Bans AI

https://www.tumblr.com/ifcomp/807273791356010496/ifcomp-2026-generative-ai-policy-update

LLM Slop Will Make Us Antisocial - Ruminations on IFComp 2025

https://mimidoshima.neocities.org/main/posts/2026/llm/

No ICE in Minnesota

https://itch.io/b/3484/no-ice-in-minnesota

Filtering the No ICE Bundle

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dUcIzgk8FRYqIGcq9652MkO-QomGFNHRi9tJw0gyB9w/edit?usp=drivesdk

Watch the podcast on Youtube

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