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Why Zelda Went Indie (Cadence of Hyrule) (Patreon)

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2019-08-16 14:15:09

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Hi all! Here's our latest video, all about the creation of Crypt of the Necrodancer and Cadence of Hyrule.

We've literally been working on this video since before Cadence of Hyrule was even released, it's been a loooong road for no reason other than that we've been busy.

We did make a fun discovery, though: lo-fi chillhop music fits our channel really well! Probably gonna use more in future videos.

We're not really sure what the future of the channel might be at present. We're thinking of shaking up our Patreon reward tiers and possibly trying some longer form, analysis videos as well as just story lessons. If you have any thoughts on this, please share them with us in the comments.

That's all for today! We love you!

BretonStripes, Kotor, and Baby Boogle Gamer

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Why Nintendo Asked an Indie Dev to Make a Zelda Game

Well here's a video that took way too long to make: the origin of Cadence of Hyrule, and why Nintendo wanted an obscure indie developer, Brace Yourself Games, to make a Legend of Zelda game. Seriously, we've been working on this since before Cadence of Hyrule was released. It's just been the video that could never quite get finished...until now! Possibly the coolest little factoid we found in this (aside from the fact that the game was Nintendo's idea) was the fact that Michael Jackson's Thriller was used as the first temp track in Crypt of the Necrodancer. That does seem like a pretty perfect fit, and it means that Crypt of the Necrodancer and Cadence of Hyrule join Sonic 3 in owing a lot to Jackson's music. Possibly the coolest discovery we made while working on this is just how well BretonStripes' voice fits with lo-fi chillhop. The background music for this video is 4 Hours in Phoenix by Lakey Inspired (https://soundcloud.com/lakeyinspired https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOmy8wuTpC95lefU5d1dt2Q https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcHd_SOkaz4) The title music is by Tee Lopes, by the way (http://twitter.com/teelopesmusic) Here's hoping our next video will be ready a little sooner. Sorry to keep you waiting - if you want to help us find more time to prioritise making videos, please consider supporting us on Patreon! (http://patreon.com/videogamestorytime) Anyway, see you soon! BretonStripes (http://twitter.com/bretonstriped) and Kotor (http://twitter.com/kotorcomics)