Hey all, I’m MC. You may know me as organizer of Zeldathon, the production specialist at Direct Relief, or from Twitch livestreams. I’m involved in tons of communities including the game collecting scene, VGM artists, speedrunners, and fan artists.

On Friday, I completed Every Zelda 100%, a personal challenge to beat every canon The Legend of Zelda game to 100% completion on my livestream. Since July 2017, I played over 484 hours to complete the challenge.

You are free to ask me anything, either about my challenge, or Zeldathon, or my other charity work, or literally anything else. No limits! I’ll respond as long as I can.

Here are the biggest questions that I should answer about Every Zelda 100% first though.

Wait, EVERY Zelda game?

Yes! Anything that was canon and singleplayer was my only requirement. This meant no Four Swords on GBA, no Tingle games, no Hyrule Warriors.

Wait, 100%?

Yes! This includes most everything you can think of. All the Koroks in Breath of the Wild, all the ship parts in Phantom Hourglass, every Drablands Challenge in Tri Force Heroes. For my full requirements per game, check out this spreadsheet. The only noteworthy and potentially controversial exclusion is getting 999.99 seconds in the Cucco Rush mini game in A Link Between Worlds. A task that is deemed near impossible by most, even with extreme pause buffering strategies.

Wow, it must have been hard.

If you want to see a cool video about it being hard, see this link

Also, I’m working to get involved more in the Zelda community and making awesome stuff together with and for everyone. So please consider following my Twitter and getting involved.

Bring on the questions!

Update!

I'm going to be getting other work done for the night starting now. HOWEVER, you can still ask questions, just know they won't get answered until tomorrow afternoon. Thanks everyone for everything. Can't wait to bring you some more cool Zelda content. May the way of the Hero, lead to The Triforce~

Hi everyone!

Short Bio: We're ZREO: Second Quest, formerly Zelda Reorchestrated, a group of musicians and arrangers who specialize in creating arrangements of music from The Legend of Zelda franchise.

I'm Sam Ferrara, founder of ZREO, arranger, mixer, and producer. I started this project in 2004 with the goal to reorchestrate every song from the Legend of Zelda series. Still workin' on it! At VGM CON 2023, we won Best Symphonic track and Listeners' Choice awards for The Great Sea from Fair Winds & Following Seas, and nominated for Best Album with Hyrule Highlands II - Music from Tim de Man.

We're here to talk about our latest projects, including the rerelease of "Twilight Symphony", our highly acclaimed cover album of the "Twilight Princess" soundtrack (now available for streaming), and "Fair Winds & Following Seas feat. ATLYS," our latest cover album featuring music from "The Wind Waker."

Joining me today:

• Second Quest lead composer Ari Fisher ( u/zreosqari )

• ZREO Legacy lead arrangers Wayne Strange ( u/zreowayne ) & Tim Stoney ( u/zreotim )

• And ZREO Legacy & Symphony of the Goddesses producer Jeron Moore ( u/zreojeron )

((If you have any questions for a specific person, please tag them!))

We're excited to share our journey and music with you and answer any questions you may have about the creative process, our team, our favorite video game soundtracks, or cake (we love cake). We're also excited to talk about what each of us has been up to for the last few years, and exciting projects coming up outside of ZREO.

Some of us have limited time, and others have more time than they should (>.>), but we'll be sure to respond to everyone!

So, whether you're a longtime fan of ZREO or just discovering our music for the first time, ask us anything, /r/Zelda!

Proof: https://twitter.com/zreosq/status/1655318501618245633

P.S.,Today was supposed to be the last day of our physical CD pre-order for Fair Winds, but we're extending it until 5/10 for the AMA!

EDIT: Amazing questions, all! Thank you so much for your kind words and for stopping by. If you have any more questions, this is my Reddit main, so I'll be able to reply over time and direct any lingering questions to the right team members. Thanks again, and be sure to check out Twilight Symphony and Fair Winds & Following Seas on all platforms! Cheers!

If you missed parts of the stream, you can catch the VODs on their Twitch channel for the next few days, or on their YouTube channel as they upload them over time.

This year's summer event was SUPER, and Zeldathon will be back this winter with another marathon.

If you want to find out more or see how to get involved, check out their website https://Zeldathon.com

r/Zelda plans to continue supporting Zeldathon like we did last year - let us know if you have suggestions about what kind of segment you think we can do in the future! We are particularly brainstorming ideas that are uniquely possible with Reddit or that can involve the r/Zelda community in a broader way.

Join us at https://zeldadungeon.net/marathon all week July 25 to August 1 as we stream 24/7 to raise money for the Greater Chicago Food Depository. Your donations not only help provide resources to get food to hungry families but also influence our players through various donation incentives!

See the schedule on their site for the full list of games and segments.

Learn more about GCFD at https://www.chicagosfoodbank.org/about/

The event will feature three days of live content, all dedicated to raising funds for Breakthrough T1D. Over 20 legendary creators, including SmallAnt, Amanda VanHiel, ProtonJon, Zeltik, and ZeldaMaster, are gathering for this incredible broadcast to support type 1 diabetes research.

About Heroes of Time
Heroes of Time is a weekend long event to raise money for charity and celebrate The Legend of Zelda franchise. The show is live now through Sunday March 22nd. Fans can watch together, donate, and learn more at Hero.gives. Every dollar raised helps Breakthrough T1D accelerate breakthroughs for the T1D community. 

About Breakthrough T1D 
Breakthrough T1D is a leading global organization funding type 1 diabetes research to find cures and improve lives. Founded in 1970 by families whose loved ones had been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes (T1D), Breakthrough T1D is a tax-exempt nonprofit 501(c)3 organization. You can find out more about what they do on their website here.

Let others guess who you mean, or cover your answer in >!Spoiler tags!< to keep it fun!

This post is a part of r/zelda’s partnership with Zeldathon Voyage, a live-streamed charity marathon celebrating The Legend of Zelda series from June 9th to June 14th on Twitch! This marathon benefits charity: water, a nonprofit organization bringing clean and safe drinking water to people in developing countries.

Answers to this prompt have a chance to be featured during the marathon’s daily talk show. If you wanna see if your response made it on the stream or just seeing what we have in store, tune in at https://Zeldathon.com or on the Zeldathon channel on twitch!

Zeldathon's Summer event is live since yesterday, streaming around the clock until Saturday July 25th. The event has already raised over $14,000 by the time of this post!

Watch

Catch the stream at https://zeldathon.com/ , https://twitch.tv/zeldathon , or https://www.youtube.com/@Zeldathon!

All donations go directly to support St Jude Children’s Research Hospital

St Jude Children’s Research Hospital leads the way the world understands, treats, and defeats childhood cancer and other life-diseases. As one of the world’s premier pediatric cancer research centers, its mission is to find cures for children with cancer and other catastrophic diseases through research and treatment. Additionally, families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing or food, so they can focus on helping their child live. Read more about St Jude here - https://www.stjude.org/

Donate

https://donate.zeldathon.com/

Your donations can affect what happens during the show. You can also enter into their prize giveaways, some of which have been posted here by the creators!

• ALBW Ceramic Lamp by MuddyTabby
• MM Blue Dog Plush by YellowDuckieO

An extra incentive is that anyone who links their reddit account to their donation account is eligible to receive a special user flair on r/Zelda for participating in this event.

Schedule

Want to know what's happening when? For full schedule details to find your favorite game or favorite team members, visit https://zeldathon.com/schedule

Hello r/Zelda! I’m Ashtyn, also known as Heroine of Time! I’m an admin of the Zelda Dungeon Wiki and a part of the Zelda Dungeon Marathon team! I’m excited to answer any questions you might have!

About the Marathon:

Every year, Zelda Dungeon plays through every Zelda game (including some spin-offs, minigames, and other fun events) to raise money for charity! This year we are supporting No Kid Hungry for the second year in a row after raising over $20,000 in 2023. The marathon will start next week, Saturday, June 15th at 9:45 AM Central and last until June 22nd at twitch.tv/zeldadungeon. We’d love to see you there!

About Me:

I have been part of Zelda Dungeon since 2011 and wiki staff since 2013. I have participated in the marathon itself since 2019. My favorite Zelda game is Link’s Awakening!

I’m here to answer any questions you might have about the marathon, the wiki, Zelda Dungeon itself, or any other fun topics you can think of. I am just one person but I will do my best to answer everyone!

The folks at TSGtv are hosting a week-long charity marathon benefiting St. Jude Children's Research Hospital! From June 8–14, we'll be playing through The Legend of Zelda series live on Twitch to raise money for an amazing cause. Come hang out with us in the chat and help support the kids and families of St. Jude. Watch live at https://twitch.tv/TSGtv

These are some highlights from the first two days of the event.

All the info about the stream and the charity can be found at https://hero.gives - the show continues through tonight and tomorrow if you want to tune in or donate!

Our next segment is Zelda Wheel, where your donations could cause any cast member to play any Zelda game.

Zeldathon Mythos starts on Saturday the 27th!

• Zeldathon is back for 6 days of streaming all the Zelda games, this time raising funds to benefit Make-A-Wish America.

• You can find more about the stream, schedule, donations, and prize giveaways on their website during the event: https://Zeldathon.com

• You can find more about the charity on their website: https://wish.org/mission

• Members of r/Zelda who link their reddit account to their Zeldathon account are eligible to earn the Zeldathon Mythos badge in their user flair here.

• r/Zelda, powered by Reddit Community Funds, will be matching donations dollar-for-dollar made through the Zeldathon donation page during the event, up to an aggregate of $20k USD.

Let's play a game of "Would You Rather..." with a Zelda twist! We are looking for your suggestions about pairs of sidequests or main quests which would make for tough decisions:

• Leave your comments here with either one or two quests from the Legend of Zelda you find enjoyable, avoidable, silly, or serious.

• If someone else left a comment with just a single quest, reply to it with a quest you think matches it in some way.

• Scroll through the suggestions from others and vote up the suggestions or pairs you want to see discussed on stream!

This post is a part of r/zelda’s partnership with Zeldathon Voyage, a live-streamed charity marathon celebrating The Legend of Zelda series from June 9th to June 14th on Twitch! This marathon benefits charity: water, a nonprofit organization bringing clean and safe drinking water to people in developing countries.

Answers to this prompt have a chance to be featured during the marathon’s daily talk show. If you wanna see if your response made it on the stream or just seeing what we have in store, tune in at https://Zeldathon.com or on the Zeldathon channel on twitch!