Episode 408 - Reviewing The Top 40 Moments in the Zelda Series (Part 1)

The Zelda Cast

Zelda Dungeon

Leisure, Leisure:video Games, Video Games

4.5 • 619 Ratings

🗓️ 23 February 2026

⏱️ 122 minutes

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Summary

In celebration of the 40th Anniversary of The Legend of Zelda series, the Zelda Dungeon Writing Team has put together a marvelous list ranking the Top 40 Moments in the series history! The creation of this list was full of debates and deliberations that lead many staff members to question: what even counts as a "moment"? This week, we begin our two-part review and give our reactions to the placements on this list! Make sure to check out the list for yourself to see if your favorite moments made the cut! All this, PLUS a discussion on the ongoing Winter Olympics as well as the upcoming Zelda Dungeon Mini-game Olympics! Support The Zelda Cast on Patreon! Subscribe to receive the monthly bonus show ‘The Zelda XL featuring Andy and Gooey”! Follow The Zelda Cast! The Zelda Cast (@TheZeldaCast) Andy Spiteri (@Spiteri316) Alasyn Eletha (@AlasynEletha) Twitch x Facebook x Discord x Tik-Tok x BlueSky Advertise on The Zelda Cast! See Options Here! Subscribe to The Zelda Cast! Apple Podcasts x Podbean x Spotify x iTunes x Google Podcasts x iHeart Radio x PlayerFM

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0:00.0	The
0:07.0	The Prepare to embark on a journey spawning millennia, full of incredible heroes, devious villains,
0:35.5	heart-stopping battles, and unforgettable moments.
0:39.7	You've been asking for it, and we're finally here to deliver.
0:43.9	Introducing Middle Earth, the podcast.
0:47.7	This new show will be available exclusively on patreon.com forward slash SP net
0:52.9	and cover all of the written work, movies, and other interpretations
0:57.1	of J.R.R.R. Tolkien's Legendarium. And I'm pleased to say that I won't be doing this show alone.
1:04.4	If by my life or death, I can help make this show more incredible. I will. You have my voice.
1:11.7	And you have my knowledge.
1:13.4	If this is indeed the will of the fans, then I will see it done.
1:17.1	Svetari, Alitha, and Richmond.
1:20.1	Three companions.
1:22.3	We will form Middle Earth, the podcast, Available only on patreon.com
1:29.0	forward slash SPNet. The
1:47.0	The
1:48.0	The Hello everyone and welcome to the Zelda cast here on Zelda dungeon.net.
2:14.1	My name is Andy Spateria joined as always by my friend and yours, Allison, Elitha. Al,
2:21.8	how the heck are you today? I am doing, I think I'm doing a little bit better than you. It sounds
2:27.6	like you got the sniffles a little bit. I got the sniffles. I got the fog headache. I've got the coarse throat. I've got a full-blown guy cold here. It's been tough.
2:41.0	Yeah. Sorry that you're not feeling too good. But I'm good over here. We finally got like a teeny tiny bit of snow, the first snow of the year, like barely this much of it, melted instantly. So that was nice.
2:55.0	Nice. There you go. That's it. That's all I got.
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