Franchise Festival

Christian, Spencer, and Hamilton explore the development, gameplay, story, dungeons, and bosses of The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass . The Temple of the Ocean King is litigated at length. Your hosts discover that, though they have very different opinions on this divisive game, they all love Linebeck. Be sure to visit franchisefestivalpodcast.com for sources and email us at franchisefestival@g...

This bonus feature covers content cut from the original two Twilight Princess episodes. In these clips, Hamilton, Spencer, and Christian discuss fishing minigames, the origins of Twilight Princess' Shiekah ghost town, and more. Note that audio quality and editing may be a touch rougher than standard episodes. Be sure to let us know if you like this format, as it may become a Patreon bonus in Seaso...

Christian, Hamilton, and Spencer explore the second half of The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess . We go in-depth on the Arbiter's Grounds, Snowhead Ruins, Temple of Time, City in the Sky, Palace of Twilight, and Hyrule Castle before discussing our favorite side characters, spinoffs, and final impressions. Sorry for the long episode but there was just too much to cover! Be sure to visit franchis...

Just a quick announcement that we are returning to our original once-per-month publishing schedule beginning with Season 1 Episode 13: Twilight Princess (Part 2) on September 1, 2020. There will consequently be no new episode on August 15. Apologies for the inconvenience and we really appreciate your patience as we work out our format throughout this first season. Write us at franchisefestival@gma...

Christian, Hamilton, and Spencer explore the development history and gameplay generalities of The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess before taking a deep dive into the story and dungeons through Link’s acquisition of the Master Sword. Minigames are discussed, partner character Midna is confirmed to be just the best, and the NVIDIA Shield makes what will undoubtedly be its only appearance on our sh...

Christian, Hamilton, and Spencer explore the development, story, and gameplay of The Legend of Zelda 's multiplayer Four Swords spinoffs. The quirky charms of the Satellaview's rare Legend of Zelda remakes are also discussed. Visit https://franchisefestivalpodcast.com/show-notes/ for more background information and links.

Christian, Hamilton, and Spencer explore what got them into video games before discussing The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap. The series' best sprite graphics are lovingly dissected. Skip to 9:41 to jump straight to Zelda content and visit https://franchisefestivalpodcast.com/show-notes/ for more background information and links.

Christian, Hamilton, and special guest Jasmine reminisce about their favorite video game characters before taking a deep dive into the gameplay and dungeon design of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker . Puppet Ganon's susceptibility to the Mandela effect is examined. Skip to 16:49 to jump straight to Zelda content and visit https://franchisefestivalpodcast.com/show-notes/ for more background info...

Christian, Hamilton, and special guest Jasmine identify their favorite indie games before discussing the history, plot, and characters (main and otherwise) of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker . King Daphnes' passing of the generational torch and Tetra's controversial transformation are scrutinized. Skip to 13:40 to jump straight to Zelda content and visit https://franchisefestivalpodcast.com/sh...

Christian, Hamilton, and Spencer discuss dead franchises which are due for a comeback before launching into an exploration of The Legend of Zelda 's unfortunate third-party spinoffs for the Philips CD-i. We unearth one of beloved comedian Phil Hartman's CD-i commercials. Skip to 23:03 to jump straight to Zelda content and visit https://franchisefestival.com/show-notes/ for more background informat...

Christian, Hamilton, and Spencer discuss The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (2000) and its 2015 3DS remake. The game's inspirations and fraught one-year development process are explored alongside its uniquely melancholy tone and bevy of beloved supporting characters. Christian apologizes for his dogs make their presence known with background clatter around 1:15:00. Visit https://franchisefestival....

Christian, Spencer, and Hamilton take a deep dive into The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 's dungeon design. The relative merits of the original Nintendo 64 version and 3DS remake are debated. All your favorite kings are here, from Dodongo to Zora! (Spoilers)

Christian, Hamilton, and Spencer discuss the pre-1986 background of the Legend of Zelda series along with its first Famicom Disk System / Nintendo Entertainment System installment. [temporarily removed]