Show Notes
Hey Retro Gamers!
For the holiday season this year I've decided to casually record a "12 Games of Christmas" series, in which I plan to share 12 video games that are in some way meaningful to me, or that will (hopefully) paint a picture of me as a gamer.
I typically do a rapid-fire Q&A session with first-time guests to help you get to know their gaming tastes, but I've never done such a thing about myself for you, so here it is!
Today's episode is Day 12! We made it! And for a very special day, I have a very special game. As of December 12th, 2025, if I HAAAAAAD to choose a game as the "Greatest Game of All Time" then it would be this one, a game I love very much and one that has already brought me just shy of 400 hours of festive, joyful playtime since its release, even though I haven't played more than an hour of that in 2025.
Music Credits "Song of Storms" used under Creative Commons Attribution license. Provided by GameChops Produced by Coffee Date Mastered by Dj Cutman Composed by Koji Kondo Originally from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
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