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Editor's Note:

Hey Post Games listeners! It's Post Games' first anniversary. To celebrate, and to give myself some time to prep the summer episodes, I'm sharing one of the monthly Patreon-exclusive episodes. This is the history of the original The Legend of Zelda, featuring one of the series' foremost experts and historians.

If you like this episode, you'll enjoy the rest of Past Games. Each month, I talk with a different expert about a game or moment celebrating an anniversary this year. Previous episodes include L.A. Noire with Tim Rogers, along with histories of Dark Souls and Animal Crossing with people who wrote the books on each.

Subscribe at Patreon.com/PostGames for $5 to get all that and more.

This Week on Post Games:

• Act 1: The Making of The Legend of Zelda
• Act 2: The 30-Year Evolution of Zelda Games
• Act 3: A History of the Zelda Fan Community

Show Notes and Bonus Episodes:

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Guests:

• Max Nichols: Game designer, educator, and operator of Hyrule Interviews
• Closing Song: “Boléro” Maurice Ravel. Orchestre de l’Opéra National de Parism. Conducted by Manuel Rosenthal

Art & Music:

• Logo and Show Art: James Bareham
• Theme: Mark Sparling

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You now have access to my recent talk at NYU Game Center, previously only heard by 200 or so people in downtown Brooklyn. The lecture, given last Thursday, is titled “The Nine Lives of Video Games Journalism,” and in it, I suggest where the games media is heading by comparing the current trends to the past 50 years and the many publications that have come and gone.

[The talk moves fast. I crammed about 90 minutes of lecture into an hour. So I’m making the Google Slides deck available for folks who’d like to follow along. You can find them at www.post.games. I’ve also edited the audio to smooth the flow here and there. An unedited video version will be available on the NYU Game Center’s YouTube page in the coming weeks.]

Show Notes and Bonus Episodes:

• Want full show notes for free, including links to everything we mention? Visit www.post.games
• Get weekly bonus segments, video episodes, monthly exclusive episodes, and more at patreon.com/postgames for only $5

Sponsors:

• Incogni Deal: To get an exclusive 60% off an annual Incogni plan, go to incogni.com/postgames
• Factor Deal: Head to Factormeals.com/postgames50off and use code postgames50off to get 50% off and free daily greens per box, with new subscription only, while supplies last until 09/27/2026. (See website for more details).
• Quince Deal: Refresh your everyday with luxury you'll actually use. Head to quince.com/POSTGAMES for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns.

Art & Music:

• Logo and Show Art: James Bareham
• Theme: Mark Sparling

All interviews on Post Games are edited for concision and clarity.

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This Week on Post Games:

• Act 1: A Mini Golf Game at the Not-Quite End of the World
• Act 2: Making Fun Games about Big Problems
• Patreon Bonus: How to Stay Optimistic

Show Notes and Bonus Episodes:

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Guests:

• Friedrich Kirschner: founder and Creative Director of Three More Years
• Maria Cârstian: creative producer of Three More Years
• Closing Song: “Nepturne” by 100 Rabbits (Oquoine)

Art & Music:

• Logo and Show Art: James Bareham
• Theme: Mark Sparling

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This Week on Post Games:

• Act 1: What Is a “Solo” Game Developer in 2026
• Act 2: Making Titanium Court One Hour at a Time
• Patreon Bonus: AP Thomson’s Titanium Court Book Club (Coming 4/27)
• Act 3: The News of the Week

Show Notes and Bonus Episodes

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Guests:

• AP Thomson: designer of Titanium Court
• Closing Song: “Backbay Shaws (Lyrical)” by AP Thomson

Art & Music:

• Logo and Show Art: James Bareham
• Theme: Mark Sparling

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Show Notes and Bonus Episodes

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This Week on Post Games:

• Act 1: How to Tell Stories about Video Games
• Act 2: Where Video Games Go From Here
• Patreon Bonus: Getting into the Weeds of Video Game Culture
• Act 3: The News of the Week

Guests:

• Questions from listeners like you!
• Remy Siu: Creative director at Sunset Visitor
• Abby Howard: Co-founder of Black Tabby Games
• Tony Howard-Arias: Co-founder of Black Tabby Games
• Closing Song: “Blushin’” by James Currier (Rizz Dungeon: Skeleton Key to My Heart)

Art & Music:

• Logo and show art by James Bareham
• Theme by Mark Sparling

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Show Notes and Bonus Episodes

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This week on Post Games:

• Act 1: Games Enter the Art World
• Act 2: How Games Help Us Through Tough Conversations
• Patreon Bonus: A Personal History of Games in Art and Art in Games

Guests:

• Danielle Brathwaite-Shirley: artist, game designer, and archivist
• Closing Song: “It’s Raining Inside Alo’s Home” by Prateek Saxena (Fishbowl)

Art & Music:

• Logo and show art by James Bareham
• Theme by Mark Sparling

All Post Games interviews are edited for concision and clarity.

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Show Notes and Bonus Episodes

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This week on Post Games:

• Act 1: Dissecting Disco Elysium, Organ by Organ
• Act 2: Converting Tabletop RPGs into Video Game Nirvana
• Patreon Bonus: All You Have to Do Is Write a Million Words
• Act 3: The News of the Week

Guests:

• Christoffer Bodegård: writer and developer, Esoteric Ebb
• Nathan Grayson: co-founder and reporter, Aftermath.site
• Closing Song: “Battle Beneath the Crust” by Marskye (Dosa Divas)

Art & Music:

• Logo and show art by James Bareham
• Theme by Mark Sparling

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Show Notes and Bonus Episodes

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This Week on Post Games:

• Act 1: How Stern Survived the Pinball Apocalypse
• Act 2: What Makes a Pinball Table Special in 2026?
• Patreon Bonus: Adapting Pokémon into a Pinball Table
• Act 3: The News of the Week

Guests:

• Seth Davis: President and CEO, Stern Pinball
• Lewis Gordon: Reporter and Critic
• Closing Song: “A Musical Tale” by bermei.inazawa (Chicory: A Musical Tale)

Art & Music:

• Logo and show art by James Bareham
• Theme by Mark Sparling

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This week on Post Games:

• Act 1: Games Teach Us to Break Free from Life’s Grind
• Act 2: Metrics Suck the Joy Out of Life
• Patreon Bonus: Have Metrics Infested Video Games?
• Act 3: The News of the Week

Guests:

• C. Thi Nguyen: a philosopher, educator, and author. His latest book is The Score: How to Stop Playing Somebody Else’s Game
• Gita Jackson: critic, editor, and co-founder of Aftermath
• Closing Song: “Ocarina of Time” by Sixth Station Trio (Zelda Classics album)

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[Editor’s note: This week, all subscribers will have access to the Patreon-exclusive bonus segment. If you enjoy this extra material, or would just like to support the long-term health of the show, please consider subscribing on Patreon or leaving a review on Apple Podcasts.]

Want full show notes for free, including links to everything we mention? Visit www.post.games

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This week on Post Games:

• Act 1: The 17-Year Fight to Protect Games from the Government
• Act 2: The ESA’s President on AI, Child Safety, and Calls for Unionization
• Patreon Bonus: Three Big Takeaways from the Interview

Guests:

• Stanley Pierre-Louis: President and CEO, ESA
• Closing Song: “Jumping Voices (Big Walk Theme)” by aksfx (Big Walk)

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