Hey! Watch out! I break from format a bit and bring on Petra, co-host of the wonderful Hello Hyrule podcast, to talk about our experiences with Zelda randomizers! We talk about how randomizers alter our perception and relationship with the games, their appeal, and the myriad of games with their own randomizers!

Other games discussed in this episode: The Zelda series, the Pokemon series, Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective, Okami, Mario & Luigi, Metroid Prime, Super Metroid, Donkey Kong Country, Lost Kingdoms, Nightmare Ned, Battle Chef Brigade, Sea of Stars, Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door, Outer Wilds, Battle for Bikini Bottom, Quest 64, Donkey Kong 64, GoldenEye 007, and more!

0:00 - Introducing Petra 20:18 - Relationship with the Zelda series 25:28 - The Zelda Timeline 29:11 - Hello Hyrule 32:16 - Favorite Zelda games
34:48 - Petra's favorite games 41:33 - Ocarina of Time thoughts 49:11 - Zelda Randomizer Discussion 1:35:50 - Other Randomizers 1:54:00 - Outro

Select and Start is a video game podcast where the host, Keifer Lirette, talks with his guests about their most meaningful and memorable video game experiences. It is part of the Moonshot podcast network.

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