EMERGENCY PODCAST EPISODE BUTTON PRESSED! The racemods dropped a bombshell on us by making a few adjustments to the standard ruleset. These changes could have a significant impact to routing and items requirements to beat seeds, so your regular band of misfits, Emo, Jimbo and Chuckles, quick footed it to the podcast booth to discuss about the potential ramifications of the changes to the standard ruleset.
We’re lucky as a community to have so many tournaments and events going on and in this episode, The Gossip Stone Podcast hosts Emosoda, Jimbo and Chuckles look through the most recent updates of these events! We also have reporting from SGL Live 2025 from Emosoda, with interviews with runners from the bracket phase of the tournament, including the winner… At the end, we go into the mail bag which is still open for questions through this form .
Summer is in full swing with the start of SGL Online 2025! Emo, Chuckles and Jimbo are joined by Flee to discuss the qualifiers and the start of the group phase of SGL Online 2025. We’re all a little bit dramatic on the podcast as well, so we discuss all the drama that kicked off during the quals. We also dip into the other tournaments that are ongoing, such as RSL, Franco, TFB and MORE!
Chuckles, Emo and Jimbo are back and we have a guest - Baseball is with us to discuss how to make the best OOTR restream! And if you want to know how we implemented these techniques, be sure to check out the recently OOTR Weekly restream with Jimbo and I (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMk5A7aBQeM). We also discuss the latest OOTR tournaments, and with Baseball around we spoke ALOT about TFB!! Wanna know how to be the best commentator? Melqwii compiled this document on techniques that commentators should ideally follow: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MAkAu-LQ9iPswayQ6PkcAX9GxmnI9KiPLd8dRb4TBpc/edit?usp=sharing
It’s Emo, Chuckles and Jimbo again delivering you the latest OOTR related news! We’ve opened the mailbag once more and found an interesting question to explore: What was the best EVER OOTR event? Could it be a main season tournament? Or something a bit more wild? We’ve also got the latest GOSSIP in the OOTR community, and also an update on the plethora of events going on currently. And remember – Keep sending in your mailbag questions using the form below! https://forms.gle/3mofTW2XxA1wRUdDA
And with that, Season 8 is OVER! We’ve recorded this episode of The Gossip Stone Podcast during the S8 finals to give you the quickest news on the champion possible! Now that Season 8 is over, Emo, Jimbo and Chuckles can sit back and reflect on this main season. We also have a new segment that involves you – The Gossip Stone Mailbag! Got any questions you want to ask? Just fill in the below form and we’ll answer them! https://forms.gle/3mofTW2XxA1wRUdDA
Following a classy 50th episode, we turn the memes to the max in this one. Jimbo, Emo and Chuckles are back to discuss which OOTR memes give us a consistent giggle and which ones need to be buried and used never again. We’re also discussing the main tournament of S8 and the Challenge Cup as both these tournaments are getting to the final furlong.
Wow can you believe we’ve made it to fifty episodes? To celebrate your regular crew of clowns (Emo/Chuckles/Jimbo) are joined by a legend of the OOTR community in atz, the guy who started what is now the Standard Ruleset and the main tournament. We have a fantastic chat with atz on a variety of topics, from discussing his back story in speedrunning and becoming a co-admin of the OOTR discord server, to Season 8 of the main tournament and his opinions on the current state of OOTR. Now that the knockout phases of the Top 32 tournament and the Challenge Cup have begun, we discuss the matches that have occurred thus far and matches we’re really excited for.
With the start of the OOTR Standard Main Tournament Season 8, the regular crew of Emo, Jimbo and Chuckles break down the first half of the qualifier season. We discuss what we think of the settings and qualifier races so far, who's up and who's down, and what our expectations for the future are. We also bring you the finale of the OOTR World Cup with the Semi-Finals and the Finals. Who will win out of France, USA, Canada and Germany? Tune in to find out!
For the Gossip Stone Podcast Hosts, the nights are drawing in, there’s a chill in the air, and one host in particular has already began eating the mince pies. This can only mean one thing: THE MAIN SEASON TOURNAMENT IS SOON UPON US! In this episode our regular heroes (Emo/Jimbo/Chuckles) are joined by main season tournament organiser Melqwii and the OOTR Daddy himself, TreZc0! We have a right ol’ chinwag about S7 reflections and where S8 is taking us, including some naughty or nice predictions on who we think will succeed this season. Of course, we also take a look back through some on-going tournaments and events, including the comeback of RSL with RSL-Lite! OOTR World Cup will be back next time, I PROMISE! LETSGO!
The Gossip Stone Podcast is back and this time we’re coming to you from OOTR War Room in Herndon, VA, USA at the site of Speed Gaming Live 2024, where the in-person tournament for SGL2024 is being held. At the time of recording the tournament had just finished Brackets Round 1. Jimbo and Chuckles look back over the tournament thus far with an array of guests to discuss their matches and their experiences of the tournament.
Welcome to The Gossip Stone Podcast, your ultimate hub for all things Ocarina of Time Randomizer (OOTR). To kick things off this time we review the continuous stream of OOTR tournaments, including SGL online, Co-Op and the Franco tournament. We also move into bracket phase round 1 for the OOTR World Cup where 8 regions and nations around the world will (hypothetically) fight it out for OOTR World Cup crown! Also, Emo played a really crazy seed and it sounds like a horrid time
Welcome back to the Gossip Stone Podcast! In this episode, Emosoda, Jimbo and Chuckles501 discuss the newly formed Race Mod and Tournament Organisation teams and highlight the efforts and challenges these teams might have behind the OoTR scenes in future. We're also kicking off this summer of sport with the Ocarina of Time Randomizer (hypothetical) World Cup! We form 8-teams of 5-runners each that will have the (hypothetical) honour of representing their nations in (again, hypothetical) races. In the next episode, we put the teams to the test to see who our World Champions will be (of course we'll be totally unbiased...)! We've also got all the regular banter, goofs, and tournament updates in this edition of the Gossip Stone Podcast!
In this episode of The Gossip Stone Podcast, we sit down with the legendary Xavi1337, champion of the Season 7 Main Tournament. Join us as we delve into Xavi's journey through the intense competition, strategies that led to his victory. We also discuss and celebrate our S7 Challenge Cup champion, DareDevinX. But that's not all! We'll also take you on a tour of the other exciting tournaments currently happening in the OoT Randomizer community, such as the Multiworld Tournament, League matches, Tournament of Truth and others.
More Podcast!! This episode, we delve into the nitty-gritty details of the Season 7 tournament and Challenge Cup. We've also got our resident race-mod Jimbo to chat ruleset changes, new tricks, and the successes of S7. There's also a game, it's fun.
In this episode, we dive deep into the excitement surrounding the group draws for the Top 64 Tournament and Challenge Cup in the Ocarina of Time Randomizer Season 7. Join us as we analyze the matchups and discuss the strategies employed by participants in this highly anticipated event. Additionally, we explore the intriguing concept of the Triforce of Logic in the final instalment of our trilogy.
We’re back for part 2 of our 3-part series about the three triforces of rando: routing, logic, and execution. Guest drooness joins Emosoda and Chuckles to talk about why execution matters, and compile a tier list of the most common OoTR tricks. Plus, droo gives a recap of what it’s like to attend an in-person tournament after attending SGL 2023. Special thanks to WTHH and BearKofka. Resources/Links: The Spoiler Log podcast (OoTR starts @ 18:30) Trick Tier List Optimizations and Tricks list (from Eps. 7 & 9)
Part 1 of a 3-part series talking about the three triforces of rando: routing, logic, and execution. Emosoda and Chuckles are joined by WTHH to discuss routing, both generally and how it's impacted by the draftable settings in S7. Plus, a quiz on which routes are quicker!
Surprise! S7 settings are here! Wait, didn’t these just get announced at the exact same time that this episode was released? Guests Jimbo and TreZ spill the beans to Emosoda and Chuckles in a special episode jointly released with the race mod’s official announcement of S7. P.S. Recording issues are fixed!
Emosoda and Chuckles sit down with the Season 6 winner, RyuuKane, to celebrate the end of another successful main tournament. They also cover the latest weekly settings, and all of the tournaments that have been going on this summer, including Francophone S3. Note : There were some recording issues that we didn’t notice until we were editing this episode. We’re trying to figure out what went wrong so that we can fix it for next time. Really sorry about that :(