Famicom Detective Club Series with Zalman, Tears of the Kingdom Master Works

Tokyo Game Life

Nintendo superfan Zalman joins as we unravel the mysteries of the Famicom Detective Club series! What was once a niche Japan only franchise now as a worldwide release with Emio - The Smiling Man! We explore Yoshio Sakamoto’s fascination with the series, why adventure games are so appealing to Nintendo, and Ayumi Tachibana’s Smash moveset. In the games, I take a look at all the secrets housed in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Master Works! Plus a whole lotta news including the best stuff from the Nintendo Direct!

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(0:00) - Intro

Feature

(1:01) - Famicom Detective Club series w/ Zalman

Games

(26:05) - The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Master Works

News

(39:25) - Nintendo Direct / Indie World August 2024

(45:20) - Echoes of Wisdom updates

(46:35) - PS5 price hike in Japan

(48:09) - Wizardry co-creator Andrew Greenberg passes away

(48:45) - ndCube now Nintendo Cube

(49:29) - Closing

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