Episode 623: Not in a Train! Not in a Tree! Not in a Boat! Link! Let Me Be!

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by James Jones, Greg Leahy, Jon Lindemann, and Guillaume Veillette - May 19, 2019, 1:39 pm EDT
Total comments: 8

I do not like Light Tears and Phans. I do not like them, Link-I-Am

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Not in the dark.
Or with a spark.
Or as a ball.
Or in a hall.
I will not hunt them in a town,
I will not hunt them for the crown.
I will not hunt them on a bird.
I will not hunt them in my herd.
I will not hunt them as a dog.
I will not hunt them in the fog.

I do not like Light Tears and Phans!
I do not like them Link-I-Am!

This week we start the show off with a 30 minute dive into the 15 minute Super Mario Maker 2 Nintendo Direct. Following that, we have a nearly two-and-a-half-hour RetroActive on The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks. We talk about everything. Some of it even in rhyme.

Thanks to everyone who has participated. Democracy failed RetroActive again. This is your fault.

You can apologize by sending us an email.

This episode was edited by James Jones. The "Men of Leisure" theme song was produced exclusively for Radio Free Nintendo by Perry Burkum. Hear more at Perry's SoundCloud. The Radio Free Nintendo logo was produced by Connor Strickland. See more of his work at his website.

This episode contains music from The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks. The entire playlist is here. Songs used: Opening, In the Fields, Overworld Adventure, Goron Village, Link and Zelda's Duet, Got the Lokomo Sword!, Final Battle: Malladus, and Credits (among others). Music was selected by Greg and James. All rights reserved by Nintendo Co., Ltd.

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pokepal148Spencer Johnson, Contributing WriterMay 19, 2019

*starts episode* I see Guillaume forgot about the special Retroactive theme again.

CrimmJames Jones, Associate EditorMay 19, 2019

I actually edited it (forgot to update the credits). I don't know if I have the alternate theme.

LemonadeMay 20, 2019

I very much enjoyed the Retroactive. Im glad one of my comments was read on the show.
I didn't quite manage to finish the game before the episode. Im almost up to the sand temple.

ejamerMay 20, 2019

Quote from: Lemonade

I very much enjoyed the Retroactive. Im glad one of my comments was read on the show.
I didn't quite manage to finish the game before the episode. Im almost up to the sand temple.

So I think the dungeons in this game were pretty good - maybe a bit too straightforward for my liking, but still pretty solid across the board. However, I think the Sand Temple was a stand-out and really enjoyed it. Keep going - you are in for a treat!

wcmullinsMay 23, 2019

Excellent Episode!

KDR_11kMay 24, 2019

The story behind the train is allegedly that Aonuma's kid liked trains so he forced trains into Zelda. When players tried to just speed through the train parts Aonuma made the train slower to force people to appreciate it.

Yeah, reeeeaaaal fun to be on a train, play a game to pass the time while it goes somewhere and have your game make you wait for your train to go somewhere...

Now I wonder if there's a ROM hack that replaces the train with instant teleportation and how that changes the way players approach the game...

EnnerMay 26, 2019

Don't look at me. I voted for Crystalis.

Good pod, crew!

KobeskillzAugust 24, 2019

I came to this podcast and heard “3D Zelda is almost never good” lol. Wow. Wow.

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