How a Zelda Dungeon is Made

10/12/2025 12 min Episodio 169
How a Zelda Dungeon is Made

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Season 12 Bonus 2
 
This week we’re going to be talking about how Zelda dungeons are made. This episode is to use a February 2015 article from Kotaku as a jumping off point. Steven Totilo asked Zelda series producer Eiji Aonuma directly about how Zelda Dungeons were designed. He gave some general answers, and I will try to supplement his answers with some additional information from other interviews with the developers of the Zelda series. 
 
Legendary Adventures is a Legend of Zelda playthrough podcast. I’m exploring the evolution of the Zelda game series by playing through each game in release order, excluding spin-off releases.
 
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Sources:

https://kotaku.com/how-a-zelda-dungeon-is-made-1686291960 
https://www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Iwata-Asks/Iwata-Asks-The-Legend-of-Zelda-Spirit-Tracks/Iwata-Asks-Zelda-Handheld-History-/Bonus-2-The-Story-of-the-Second-Quest/Bonus-2-The-Story-of-the-Second-Quest-234014.html 
https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/03/19/gdc-miyamoto-keynote-speech 
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https://www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Iwata-Asks/Iwata-Asks-The-Legend-of-Zelda-Spirit-Tracks/Iwata-Asks-Zelda-Handheld-History-/Bonus-2-The-Story-of-the-Second-Quest/Bonus-2-The-Story-of-the-Second-Quest-234014.html 
https://web.archive.org/web/20140813003701/http://www.zelda.com/universe/game/twilightprincess/inside09.jsp 
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https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/english/a170609b/3