Go Mode: A Link to the Past Randomizer Podcast

In just two short weeks our community managed to boost ALTTPR back to the top of the SGL 23 Live Tournament Prize Pool Leaderboards! And we here at GMP did more than just cheerlead—we put our money where our mouths were. $100 per mouth, to be precise. Others will undoubtedly come for our lead, so consider contributing today! 6:30 - SGL ALTTPR Prize Pool Update 9:10 - GMP @ SGL23? 11:50 - League We...

An episode like this one truly makes you realize just how much stuff can happen in two weeks in this community. In this episode we talk about a split in the seed generators, version updates, a TARC vote rendered, brief competitive play news, and for the majority of the time, SpeedGaming Live 2023. 2:25 - tournament.alttpr.com 10:30 - V31.2.1 Bug Fix Update 14:30 - Specky Clip is Legalized 28:20 -...

After sharing passionate opinions about some massive lag reduction coming our way soon apparently, the GMP hosts are proud to welcome Mentor Tournament 2023 Gold Sword Bracket Champion Bydey on to the show to share his experiences through this year's Mentor Tournament, including the challenges of switching from NMG to ALTTPR. 5:35 - v31.2.0 Beta 13:05 - Fast ROM Gets Introduced Fast 30:45 - TARC A...

We couldn't have a Mentor Tournament without community members stepping up to volunteer their time and expertise, and this year MT22 alum akuheish was selected as the MT23 MVP Mentor. In addition to talking about MT experiences, akuheish also shares some details about another community centered around a randomized SNES classic: Chrono Trigger Jets of Time Randomizer. All that and more! 4:20 - MVP...

In this juicy bonus-length episode, the GMP crew recounts the events of July 20-21, 2023, including the inciting incidents leading up to the implosion and the aftermath it all wrought. We all sound very calm while talking about it but trust us, it was a very impassioned couple of days! 4:55 - Setup 7:30 - Recounting the Events 29:55 - TARC 34:10 - Ladder Perspectives 46:15 - Final Thoughts 50:35 -...

We hope you enjoy eight minutes of Appliance Chat to start things off! But if not, that's what the 15-second skip button and the timecodes below are for! That being said, you'd be a fool to skip the beginning of this episode. A FOOL! 8:00 - Main Tourney & Challenge Cup Podiums 13:30 - 2nd Casual Boots Tourney - timp’s in 18:55 - 2nd Casual Boots Tourney - Specky Clip Allowed 23:00 - SGL 2023 O...

Apparently it's especially specious to speculate on Specky Clip. 3:00 - Specky Clip Part 2 31:20 - Racing Council Accepting Applications for Term 9 41:30 - Casual Boots Tourney Announcement Upcoming 43:05 - Main Tourney & Challenge Cup Finals This Week 46:00 - MT Update & Bi-weekly Seed 48:30 - Wrap-up & Shoutouts LINKS (visit gomodepodcast.com for full URLs) Specky Clip Racing Council...

It's not just a city in Sweden, folks. timp and Daaanty leave their umlauts and their capital M's at the door to welcome MT Admin and glitched mode aficionado malmo onto the show to talk about the new Specky Clip, three new tourney announcements (including her very own 2nd HMG Tournament), the Mentor Tournament, and more! 2:35 - Specky Clip 20:00 - NMG League S4 Goes ALTTPR Vanilla 25:00 - Crosske...

timp and Hurfydurfy welcome GMP Friend adirondackrick onto the show for extensive recaps of the three major tournaments currently in progress: Main, Challenge Cup, and AD Keys. Check below for a record-breaking amount of "link in the description" appearances! 0:45 - Welcome Back, adirondackrick 3:35 - Main Tourney Highlights 14:25 - Challenge Cup Highlights 24:10 - AD Keys Racer Perspective 28:25...

Mentor Tournament Alumni, ASSEMB-L-L-L-E! Tune into https://twitch.tv/gomodepodcast on Saturday, May 27th @ 5:00 PM EDT and cheer on your year-appropriate representative in: CLASS WARFARE: A 4-way race featuring four years of MT Alumni! 4:15 - The Gauntlet - Roguelike LttP ROM Hack 14:35 - Main Tourney Highlights 17:15 - Casual Boots Invitational Concludes 18:55 - Mentor Tournament Pre-Rodeo Updat...

The GMP crew is joined by Creative Director of Simtek Entertainment's Michael Rose to discuss their first upcoming project called Zoodia, a game directly inspired by ALTTPR. 2:10 - Meet iammichaelrose 7:20 - Simeck Entertainment 9:55 - Designing Zoodia 16:10 - Plot 25:25 - Daaanty’s NKH Marathon Appearance 28:45 - Tournament Check-ins 31:25 - Rando Bingo @ SGDQ 37:25 - Hurf @ SGL23 38:25 - Mentor...

Acktheboker joins Daaanty to discuss his introduction into Rando, his cursed Super Nintendo, actions that led to the formation of the Racing Council, and how he raised money for COVID relief during lockdown. Ack also shares stories of Rando past, how he and the community have learned from the past to get where we are today, and his love for all things gaming. Follow Acktheboker on Twitch GMP Cheat...

Check out Daaanty showcasing StepManiaX for the No Kid Hungry Marathon this Friday, April 28th at 5:08 PM EDT on https://twitch.tv/speedgaming ! Marathon | Daaanty’s Run Schedule Link 4:00 - timp on 216 5:25 - Main Tournament Groups 13:05 - timp misses 18:15 - Challenge Cup Starts 25:05 - Ladder Check-in 32:55 - Open Crosskeys w/ Boots Concludes 36:40 - MT23 Announcement 50:30 - BWS x2 52:45 - Wra...

It's qualifier season again! Have they been an unqualified success so far? Or do we have qualms? Find out in this episode, featuring special guest DJ Qualls. 3:10 - Main Tourney Qualifiers Underway 10:05 - Challenge Cup Announced 12:35 - April Fools Festive 19:50 - Survivors of Hyrule 32:30 - Legal SMZ3R Quickswap 37:55 - Schulzer Wins 6th German Tourney 39:00 - Shadow Rush Trip Report 44:25 - BWS...

StructuralMike joins Daaanty to talk about his entry into the ALTTPR scene, how he grew as a racer through the ALTTPR Ladder, how enjoys routing analysis with players, and his tool to track room times. Mike also shares how he makes decisions in his play, how True Pot Hunt and the Avianart tournament came to be, MMMM and his self-reflection on attitudes while competing with one another in the commu...

To the victor go the spoils! Join timp as he chats with GMP Glitched Mentor Tournament champion Gammachuu about his recent tourney experience, his current opinion on glitched modes, advice to new runners and more. And then there's also a bunch of regular episode stuff but you already know what to expect on that front. 6:25 - Glitched Mentor Tournament Podiums 7:35 - GMT Champion Gammachuu 22:50 -...

Tylersalt joins Daaanty to discuss how he got into randomizer, his experiences through various tournaments in the community, how the salt runs through his veins, his love for the RPG style games and why they suck him in. Tyler also shares his experiences from being on multiple game shows, being used to being in the limelight, and his time with Game and Guess. Follow Tylersalt on Twitch Game and Gu...

Hurf? HuRf?! HUUUUUURF!! Dangit...I guess timp and Daaanty are on their own this time. But surprise surprise, when the two most loquacious members of the GMP Crew get together, you know they're going to produce at LEAST an hour of ALTTPR podcastin' for ya. 2:50 - 2nd Main Tournament Announcement 8:30 - Async Qualifiers 20:45 - One Qualifier Do-Over 26:45 - V31.1 Update 30:55 - Analogue Pocket Chat...

Three grizzled vets of the ALTTPR community sit down and have a frank conversation with one another in order to answer the question: Do we even still like Rando? Our answers just may surprise you. 1:30 - Racing Council Leaders Named 4:45 - Cabookeytational Victor Telethar 5:50 - Glitched MT Bracket Quarterfinals 7:10 - Bi-Weekly Seeds 9:45 - Are We Too Cynical? 32:25 - Our Rando Relationships 52:0...

We felt a bit guilty about serving up a record-short episode last time, so here, please enjoy this over-the-hour-mark offering today to make up for it. Go ahead! We insist! 8:15 - Main Tournament Announcement 32:20 - v31.1 Alpha 39:30 - Hurfydurfy Sprite Rant 44:05 - League Season’s Over 45:15 - Racing Council Term 8 47:10 - Doors League 51:10 - Ladder Check-in 55:25 - Glitched MT Brackets 56:55 -...

It is my great pleasure to present to you an episode that clocks in at a brisk 48.5 minutes; our snappiest regular episode yet. Turns out we ARE capable of some brevity every now and then! 6:05 - The Setup 10:50 - The Question 18:30 - Ladder Invitational Tracking 24:20 - Immediate Action Items 27:30 - League Finals Report 31:20 - Cabookeytational Finals 33:50 - Glitched MT Rounds Out Swiss 36:50 -...

Even in giving ourselves permission to talk about whatever comes to mind for the first 45 minutes of this episode, we STILL managed to mention Rando several times throughout. We're hopeless! 1:25 - timp’s 116 Catch Up 8:50 - Fast-Forward Gaming 14:10 - Rando Retirement 28:20 - Drifting Into NASChat 39:30 - Speedrun Hardware Oddities 45:40 - League Culmination & Promotions 50:15 - Racing Counci...

If you’re ever feeling nostalgic about our community’s past, the GMP Episodes page is actually a great record of what was happening at different points in our community’s history. Neat!  https://gomodepodcast.com/episodes/ Also, timp regrets that he was not able to join his co-hosts for this recording, and sends his best. - Tuesday Timp 5:30 - Early 2022 (Jan. - May) 24:35 - The Tournament Boom (S...

Prompt: "Write a description for an episode of Go Mode: A Link to the Past Randomizer Podcast" [TT note: description has been removed on account of 'AI is scary'] 7:55 - Why Tournaments? 26:20 - Festive Blast 28:30 - League Brackets Update 34:10 - 12 Days of Enemizer 36:45 - 2023 Casual Boots Crosskeys Tourney 38:10 - Ninjembro at MagFAST 41:05 - 2023 German Tournament Announced 47:20 - Last Call...

timp, Daaanty & Hurfydurfy spend the majority of their allotted time this episode to talk about the state of the community, and debate whether or not there's "too much" going on right now. More details on this episode's discussion can be found in the timecodes below! 5:20 - Fetch Question from Lumaga 7:40 - Hurf’s Turf 13:10 - DaaantyLand 26:10 - timpseltown 38:40 - Are we past peak Rando? (+...