Gossip Stone - The OoTR Podcast

We hand the podcast over to the viewers this edition of the podcast. The whole episode (pretty much) is dedicated to your questions. Jimbo, Emo and Chuckles talk SG Summer Series, RSL options, S9 surprises and more!!

And with that, the main tournament is over! MrMario7788 is our S9 champion and he’s with Emo and Chuckles to discuss his victory, S9 in general and what the future holds for S10… Our favourite side-tournaments have started to kick off as well, as we cover the everything related to Tournament of Truth, Triforce Blitz (kinda), Mixed Pools and much more.

The conclusion of Season 9 is approaching! Emo, Chuckles and Jimbo bring you up to speed on the progression of the Main and Challenge Cup tournaments, as well as discuss racing issues and potential changes that are coming. What could all of that mean? Listen to find out!

Another day another S9 podcast episode! The knockout rounds for both the main tournament and Challenge Cup have begun, and Jimbo, Emo and Chuckles are hear to guide you through the action throughout the group phases of the tournament.

The qualification period is over and we have our top 32 runners for the main tournament and the next 64 runners for the Challenge Cup. Emo, Chuckles and Jimbo are on hand to review the 2nd half of the qualification season and then look over the first few matches in the initial group phase!

S9 has had a dramatic start, and the Gossip Stone Podcast crew is here to explore the first half of the qualifiers. Who’s smashing quals so far? Who’s absolutely laying an egg? (it’s Chuckles). We cover this and more in this episode of the Gossip Stone Podcast!

Joined by S9 Tournament organizer melqwii, cohosts Emosoda, Chuckles501, and Jimbo discuss the upcoming main tournament, along with current tournament recaps, why settings discussions are fraught with peril, and the thrilling conclusion to this year's League season. So sit down and enjoy the latest podcast episode as we celebrate 2026 rolling in.

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 :(

The Gossip Stone Podcast went live before Game 1 of the S6 Grand Finals to preview the match between SeYsEy and Ryuukane! We take a closer look at how both runners got to this point, the challenges they faced along the way, and make some of predictions on what will happen in the big match.

After being a guest for three consecutive episodes, Chuckles501 has officially been promoted to co-host! Emosoda and Chuckles are joined by guest DubuDeccer to discuss the many tournaments that wrapping up, including Season 6, Challenge Cup, and Multiworld. They also chat about what’s currently going on with weeklies (dungeon entrance rando!) and look ahead to what tournaments are on the horizon. Resources/Links: Triforce Blitz S2 Rules

Season 6 is in full swing! Emosoda is joined by third-time guest Chuckles501 to recap quals and chat about how brackets have gone so far. But S6 isn’t the only tournament going on right now! They also cover Challenge Cup groups and RSL S5 Top 8. Finally, they discuss some ideas for new tournament formats and the meta that has evolved with vanilla adult start. Resources/Links: Atz’s classic routing tutorial

It’s the eve of Season 6, and Gossip Stone Podcast is back to get you hyped for the start of qualifiers. Emosoda is joined by Jimbo and Chuckles501 (two episodes in a row!) to talk about version 6.9, Season 6 settings, and our predictions for how the season will go. Also, we celebrate late November by reflecting on what we’re all thankful for.

1, 2, 3...9! Emosoda is joined by guests Jimbo and Chuckles501 as they chat about the plethora of tournaments that have happened since the start of the Summer (Mixed Pools, Triforce Blitz, Season Six, and more!).

After a short hiatus, Gossip Stone Podcast is back to discuss everything that’s happened so far in 2022. Emosoda is joined by guests YoshiKyon and DocHeaps as they chat about Season 5 of the main tournament, Season 2 of League, Season 4 of Random Setting League, and all the new features that are in development for the randomizer.

Emosoda and Chimpanreeve are back with guest Xopar to reflect on how the Random Settings League Season 3 tournament went, including the path of the two runners who made it to Grand Finals. We also discuss what’s changed for RSL Season 4 and how league races have been going so far. Finally, we celebrate the start of Season 5 of the main tournament and chat about how qualifiers have gone so far. Resources/Links: RSL Site and Leaderboard Winnie´s Crazy S5 Predictor (as of Q12)

In this episode, Chimpanreeve and Emosoda are joined by shiroaeli and DobbyDigital to talk about glitches. Specifically, we’re discussing the Dungeon Door Requirement (DDR) glitched racing ruleset. Tune in to learn about what is (and isn’t) allowed in the ruleset, some ideas for where to start when learning glitches, a recap of the first big DDR tournament, and a look ahead to the possible settings for DDR Season 2. Resources/Links: Pictionary at ZSRMarathon 2021 DDR Season 1 VODs The 21 Page DDR Settings Document

It’s been a year since the big community shake-up of 2020, so Emosoda and Chimpanreeve invited TreZc0_ back to discuss how things have changed over the past 12+ months. In this community-centric episode, we cover a wide range of topics, including development of the randomizer, leadership, side communities, and volunteers. We also look ahead to the future, with our goals for the next year and the path to Season 5.

Everyone has to start somewhere! Chimpanreeve and Emosoda sit down with guests felixoide4, DareDevinX, and Aughoti for a chat about ScrubsCentral and the ongoing Scrubs Season 3. We talk about how the Scrub Tournament has evolved over the past few seasons, what considerations went into choosing the settings, and how well the qualifiers have gone this season. We also share our opinions on what skills we think are the most fundamental for new runners, some common pitfalls to avoid, and even reminisce on our own humble tournament origins. Resources/Links: ScrubsCentral Discord RSL Current Weights

Emosoda and Chimpanreeve are joined by guests Cubsrule21 and Spikevegeta for a long chat about short tournaments! We discuss what makes a tournament “blitz,” what sorts of settings have been used, our experiences with running blitz tournaments, and some ideas for the future. We also have a conversation about OoTR’s inclusion in speedrunning marathons (like GDQ and ESA) and debate: do randomizers count as speedruns? Blitz Tournament Discord

There’s a lot going on in the OoTR community these days! Hosts Chimpanreeve and Emosoda break down all of the different tournaments that are ongoing, just wrapped up, or are starting soon, and have a frank discussion about what happens when you try to commit yourself to too many of these tournaments at once.

In this episode, Emosoda and Chimpanreeve sit down with YoshiKyon to discuss the League that kicked off last month. We go over the history of the League, how the League admins managed to sort over 150 participants into 26 divisions, and how things are going within each division. We also discussed the current state of weeklies - what the settings currently are, and what other settings might be considered in the future.

After five months (and eight podcast episodes!), OoTR Season 4 has finally come to an end. Chimpanreeve and Emosoda are joined by guest MrMario7788 to discuss Grand Finals Game 2, the final match of S4. We also talk about what else is going on in the OoTR community, with a focus on Season 3 of the Random Settings League and a discussion on routing tips/strategies RSL seeds. Resources/Links: mracsys’s tracker: https://mracsys.github.io/tootr/ RSL leaderboard: https://rsl-leaderboard.web.app/

Chimpanreeve and Emosoda deliver the first EVER live episode for the podcast where they talked about the Season 4 tournament, the final matchup, and how we got to this point. This was recorded live before Grand Finals Game 2 in front of a twitch.tv audience.

The field has been narrowed from 11 down to 6 in OoTR Season 4, and Emosoda and Chimpanreeve are joined by special guest (and S4 contender) TheSaltySponge to talk about how the latest matches have gone. We cover Winners’ bracket semi-finals, as well as Losers’ bracket rounds 4 and 5, with some in-depth discussions on many of the interesting decisions that the runners have faced, including: ambiguous items on high skull counts, whether it’s worth it to dip GTG on the way to Spirit, and the possibility of skipping Zora’s Domain when you’re one item from go mode.

Season 4 is moving forward at a great pace! In this episode, Emosoda and Chimpanreeve get caught up on Rounds 2 and 3, with a focus on the four runners going into Winners’ Round 4 and their journey through the bracket. We also discuss the upcoming match-ups and make some predictions about who might win.

This week on the podcast, Emo and Chimpanreeve are joined by current S4 top 32 contender felixoide4! We discuss all of the first round of top 32 bracket matches for the Season 4 tournament - join us as we discuss plays, make predictions, and have fun talking about the current state of OOTR.

This week on the podcast, Emo is joined by former co-host Yoshikyon as well as current S4 top 32 contender MrMario7788. We discuss the top 32 bracket for the Season 4 tournament, as well as touching upon Challenge Cup and the ongoing Random Settings League Season 2 bracket.

We discuss The first 2 quals, the qual that never was, new tricks discovered in the meta and the Random Settings League

We discussed the differences introduced with the new Season 4 settings compared to the old Season 3 settings - we also took a look at some of the first weekly races that used these new settings for the upcoming Season 4 tournament! Feel free to post your feedback on the #gossip-stone-podcast channel here in Discord - we are always looking to improve each and every episode. Thank you to everyone for listening - I hope you enjoy this week's episode.

An episode a long time in the making! YoshiKyon & Emosoda are joined by the one and only, TreZc0, to discuss the changes currently taking place within the OOTR community and how they'll impact on all of us. We go in-depth on what can be done from the back-end to get people more invested, how everyone else in the community can take steps to get more involved, and what changes need to happen to keep the community thriving. Whether or not there's a next episode depends on the reaction to this one - we're looking for more people to help out, especially with audio editing - so if you like what you're hearing, let us know, and thanks for listening (hopefully not for the last time!)

The Ocarina of Time Randomizer community is always developing new ways to play! This week, Emosoda and Chimpanreeve are joined by DylanMeeble to discuss the newly-formed OOTR Co-op Tournament, in which two players have to work together to complete a seed. It adds a new level of planning to the gameplay, and some exciting new strategies as well! For the first time in Gossip Stone history, we did not include our normal weekly race recaps. Please let us know your thoughts on this if you have them!