World 1: The Legend of Zelda and Breath of the Wild (1986, 2017)

In this first episode of Overworld, game design professor Dr. Ada Wish, playwright Katie Coleman, and elite gamer Gia Szekeres discuss the design of The Legend of Zelda (1986) and The Breath of the Wild (2017).

Back us on Patreon at Patreon.com/OverworldPodcast to access our full show notes and the next episode two-weeks early.

Citations:
Super Nintendo, by Keza Macdonald (2025)
Shigeru Miyamoto: Super Mario Bros., Donkey Kong, The Legend of Zelda (Influential Video Game Designers), by Jennifer Dewinter (2015)

Support the show