Ep. 33: "Why Won't Nintendo Let Us Play as Zelda?" (w/ Sam Weller)

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Our guest this week is Sam Weller! the host & creator of one of our favorite L.A. comedy shows, Super Dating Simulator. He joins us to discuss making queer-centric comedy out of anime/video game/nerd culture, before we launch into our MAIN topic of the week, where we'll be diving into a hot button issue for Nintendo-stans

Why the **** won't Nintendo let us play as Princess Zelda??

We've talked about the Legend of Zelda series on this podcast often, but this week we're focusing on the titular Princess Zelda herself: who aside from a few Zelda spin-off titles (and Smash Bros.), has never been the playable protagonist of any of her games!

We discuss why we think Nintendo has always given the Princess of Hyrule the royal snub, how the Zelda-community has pushed forward the "Playable Zelda"-campaign, and how & when we might finally see her as the star of her own adventure. Plus we talk about how the franchise's themes of gender presentation & identity have had an impact on many of the fandom members' own identities (ourselves included, obvi!)

Later in the show, we discuss more games, anime recs, and dive into a mini discussion on MONTERO, Lil Nas X's radiant debut album.

It's dangerous to go alone, so come on over and enjoy the episode with us babe!

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Find our guest Sam Weller (@yeahsamweller) on Twitter and Instagram
Follow his show Super Dating Simulator on Twitch and Youtube
As well as his comic account NerdYorkerComics on Twitter and Instagram

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CREDITS
Intro and outro music by Connor Marsh (@connorjmarshmallow)

Show art by Nick Adams (@nickadams.art)

Special thanks to our patrons: Blueberri Mary, Elijah Punzal, & Martha Turner <3

MUSIC THIS WEEK:
"Zelda's Lullaby (Menu)" by Danny Baranowsky

OTHER LINKS (lol **Link**s)

Link Dressed as Zelda by @mivic_art - twitter
"Why Is Link So Hot?" by  Thomas Game Docs - YouTube
"connect: a zelink fan animation (BOTW AU)" by shar - YouTube