The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild came up with a genuine on-air endorsement 5 times across the episodes we processed. This page collects every one of those moments: who said it, what they said, and the exact point in the episode.
“Zelda really pioneered a lot of sort of the feeling of a world... They are these amazing things that could only be video games.” — Dan Houser 02:10:38
Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser on creating GTA and Red Dead Redemption, the craft of storytelling in games, and his new studio Absurdventures.
“the new Zelda came out and then blizzard puts out the new Diablo and it's like they're both in their own way just spectacular” — Duncan Trussell 02:56:09
Joe Rogan and Duncan Trussell, in lab coats, riff on cults, discipline, government secrets, religion, UFOs and internet culture.
“I've recently played Zelda for the first time, Zelda breath of the wild, and like it's very quickly you come out of this cave, this world opens up, it pulls you in” — Lex Fridman 02:39:39
George Hotz returns for a wide-ranging, contrarian talk on AI doom, open-source as the only safe path, tinygrad, decentralizing compute, and standing eye to eye with God.
“There's a new Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, opening May 12th... I am very excited for this release.” — Kevin Rose 01:10:52
Tim Ferriss and Kevin Rose riff on rare beer, affordable luxuries, AI companions, Balaji's $1M Bitcoin bet, Zen, and hi-fi audio.
“It's my favorite Zelda ... they just did a phenomenal job. It's a magical game.” — Todd Howard 02:12:06
Legendary game director Todd Howard takes Lex Fridman deep into how Bethesda builds living open worlds, from Daggerfall to Starfield and the long-awaited Elder Scrolls VI.
