About this episode
Surprise! We're back a week early with an absolute behemoth. To celebrate hitting 1 million downloads of the show a few months ago (!!), we're proud to present our one-hundred favorite games of the decade from the years 2000 to 2009! A sincere thank you to everyone who has ever listened to, shared, or backed the show. We couldn't have done this without you, for real. We thought there was no better way to share our gratitude than by following up the fan-favorite GOTD episode we did in 2019 . And for those of you who DO back the show, make sure to head over to our Patreon to hear ANOTHER episode in which we chop the initial list down from 200+ to the 100 that made it here. Relevant Links: https://www.polygon.com/23779797/zelda-games-link-hairstyles https://www.moma.org/magazine/articles/798 --- Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.online Buy some merch if you'd like: https://shop.intothecast.online Join the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/intothecast --- Follow Stephen Hilger: https://stephenhilgerart.com/ Follow Brendon Bigley: https://threads.net/@brendonbigley Produced by AJ Fillari: https://bsky.app/profile/ajfillari.bsky.social --- Season 7 cover art coming soon from Scout Wilkinson: https://scoutwilkinson.myportfolio.com/ Theme song by Will LaPorte: https://instagram.com/ghostdownphoto --- Timecodes: (00:00) - Surprise! We're here a week early! (07:35) - 2000 (01:01:32) - 2001 (02:07:42) - 2002 (03:09:10) - 2003 (04:06:27) - 2004 (05:38:41) - 2005 (06:58:32) - 2006 (09:04:28) - 2007 (10:09:50) - 2008 (11:21:42) - 2009 (12:33:33) - Honorable Mentions (13:50:42) - Making the Top 5 (15:12:24) - Ranking the top 5 (15:49:57) - Look at how far you've come. We are so proud of you and you should be proud of yourself. (15:53:50) - Thanks for 1 million listens <3 --- SPOILERS BEYOND THIS POINT FOR SOME GAMES INCLUDED IN THE LIST --- Music credits Plains of Time (Home World) by Yasunori Mitsuda from Chrono Cross You Were There by Michiru Oshima, Koichi Yamazaki, Mitsukuni Murayama, Steven Geraghty from Ico National Park by Junichi Masuda from Pokémon Crystal Creation of Art (Full Option) by Ken Ishii from Rez Simple and Clean by Hikaru Utada from Kingdom Hearts Dragon Roost Island by Kenta Nagata, Hajime Wakai, Toru Minegishi, Koji Kondo from The Legend of Zelda The Wind Waker History Unfolds by Junichi Nakatsuru, Yoshihito Yano, Asuka Sakai, Rio Hamamoto, Ryuchi Takada, Junichi Takagi from Soul Calibur II Lonely Rolling Star by Yoshihito Yano, Saki Kabata from Katamari Damacy Mischievous Robot by Daisuke Amaya from Cave Story Able Sisters by Kazumi Tokata from Animal Crossing Turnabout Sisters Theme by Masakazu Sugimori from Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney Lazy Afternoons by Yoko Shimomura from Kingdom Hearts 2 King and Country by Jeremy Soule from The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Wii Sports by Kazumi Totaka from Wii Sports Gusty Garden Galaxy Theme by Mahito Yokata, Koji Kondo from Super Mario Galaxy Pursuing My True Self by Shihoko Hirata from Persona 4 Melody in an Ancient Town by Koichi Sugiyama from Dragon Quest V Lake by Hitomi Sato, Satoshi Nohara, Junichi Masuda, GO Ichinose from Pokemon Platinum I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MBIES 1N IT!!!1 by James Silva from I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MBIES 1N IT!!!1 キミの記憶 (Your Memory) by Yumi Kawamura from Persona 3 Auld Lang Syne from THE HEART. WE LOVE YOU. --- Thanks to all of our amazing patrons including our Eternal Gratitude members: IanfaceMcGee Matt H Clayton M Chris Y w0nderbrad Shawn L Cody R Zach R Federico V Logan H Alan R Slink mattjanzz Deacon Grok Corey Z Directional Joy Susan H Olivia K Dan S Isaac S Will C Jim W Evan B David H min2 Aaron G V Erik M Brady H Joshua J Tony L Danny K Seth M Adam B Justin K Andy H Demo Parker E Maxwell L Spiritofthunder Jason W Jason T Corey T Minnow Eats Whale Caleb W fingerbelly Jesse W Mike T Codes Wesley Erik B mebezac Sergio L ninjadeathdog Rory B A42PoundMoose Andrew Justin M Peter Stellar.Bees Brendan K Scott R wreckx Noah O Michael G Arcturus Chris R hepahe Cory F Chase A LoveDies Nick Q Wes K Chris M RB Michaela W Adam F Scott H Alexander SP Therese K jgprinters Jessica B Murray David P Jason K Bede R Kamrin H Kyle S Philip N ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★