Issue 3
Well, I was planning to have two issues a month, but I overlooked that this December has three Sundays. So, it’s time to improvise.
Since it’s the end of the year, I decided this fifth Sunday will be a special “best of 2024” issue.
One of my goals in creating this newsletter is to spend more time engaging with many different types of Zelda fan projects. But, in 2024, I spent most of my time engaging with videos. So, I’m presenting my favorite Zelda videos of the year.
I think I’ll do some similar random newsletters on future fifth Sundays.
See you in 2025 with another themed collection of Zelda projects.
~An Adventurer
The Oldest Unsolved Zelda Mystery
Monster Maze published a thorough deep dive into the often debated clue “EASTMOST PENINSULA IS THE SECRET” from The Legend of Zelda. The video covers all of the possibilities in detail and surprised me with new comments from Gail Tilden, one of the early Nintendo of America employees, to help confirm community suspicious.
The Quiet Differences between Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom
Samuel Edwards has just recently launched a YouTube channel, and their first videos focus on the sound design of popular video games.
The first video I encountered compares the sound design of Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom. This is a part of game design that I tend to not give much thought, but I was fascinated by the comparisons in this video. It gave me a new appreciation for the work that goes into bringing Hyrule to life.
15 Easter Eggs & Secrets – Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
Zeltik shared a series of Easter Eggs found early in Echoes of Wisdom. When I first watched the video, I was immediately surprised by the first segment featuring Link’s House.
I never visited Link’s House during my first playthrough, so I was caught off guard and very happy to see the care that went into its design.
The Source of Hyrule’s Suffering – The Temple of Light
Gossip Geist published what is probably my current favorite Zelda timeline fan theory. They have been developing this theory for a while (this is part 3 of a series), but the conclusions so far offer a convincing argument that The Depths in Tears of the Kingdom are the old kingdom of Hyrule from The Wind Waker.
The Tragic Life of the Hero of the Wild – Zelda Theory
Commonwealth Realm created a complete biography of the Hero of Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom. The video serves as a lore recap for both games, but focused on Link and his relationship with Zelda.