Matthew

*Not to be confused with Matt (blue).*

*"I like *Skyward Sword*, Skittles are good, I like *Skyward Sword*, and uh... I like *Skyward Sword*."*

 —Simon

**Matthew** is a member of the ZNG. He is currently the CEO, President, Emperor, General, Founder, and Model Member of the "*Skyward Sword* is the Best Game Ever Created by Humans Fan Club," with the only other member being Stagger. He likes *Skyward Sword* a lot. While his name is actually Matthew, he is also known as Simon by our friend Ed™.

Matthew, although not a founding member of the ZNG, was given an honorary membership upon its creation due to his friendship with Ed™, Stagger, Blake, and Nintendoer, the founders.

Matthew is the trivia expert of the ZNG, having taken first place in the first two trivia events hosted by group leader Nintendoer (the Zelda Adventure Quiz and Termina Trivia). Unfortunately, in the Zelda Challenge Chalice (admittedly not a trivia competition), he came in at sixth place, right in the upper middle of the pack, succeeding his crown to Stagger.

He has a habit of being late to important events in ZNG history.

Simon actually possessed a 3DS for several years, but was never able to use it for ZNG events due to faulty wireless functions. His handheld ceased function entirely in May of 2016 and was given eulogies by Ed™ and Stagger.

It took Matthew and entire year to figure out what the concept of "play styles" really meant.

## Zelda Games Played

**Main Games and Their Remakes:**

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**Non-Canon Games:**

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## Top 10 Zelda Games

1. *Skyward Sword* *Skyward Sword*

2. *Majora's Mask* *Majora's Mask*

3. *The Wind Waker* *The Wind Waker*

4. *Breath of the Wild*

5. *Ocarina of Time*

6. *Twilight Princess*
7. *Link’s Awakening*
8. *The Legend of Zelda*
9. *The Minish Cap*
10. *A Link to the Past*

## How He Discovered the Zelda Series

*"I bought it a week after it released when my friend recommended it and my dad mentioned that he remembered playing the original Zelda back when it came out."*

 —Matthew

## Miiverse Posts

#### *Breath of the Wild*

* BotW - Zelda U Hyrule Field makes a great wallpaper‎
* BotW - Pre-E3 hype‎
* BotW - E3 '16 thoughts‎
* BotW - It would be wise to temper expectations‎
* BotW - If nothing else, this game is really beautiful‎
* BotW - Mysterious Isle of the Goddess statue‎

#### *Mario Kart 8*

* MK8 - 150cc 3-starred all cups‎
* MK8 - Order of the kart peices and characters you unlock‎
* MK8 - 100% completed
* MK8 - 100% completion + DLC‎

#### *Squids Odyssey*

* Squid's Odyssey - Skyrim hat‎
* Squid's Odyssey - Good music in a certain cutscene‎

#### *Metroid Fusion*

* Metroid Fusion - First clear stats‎
* Metroid Fusion - Those couldn't be Metroids?‎
* Metroid Fusion - Partial 100% playthrough log‎

#### *EarthBound*

* EarthBound - Forgetting to go to the 2nd shining spot‎
* EarthBound - Yes! Bad puns!‎
* EarthBound - Second playthrough characters‎
* EarthBound - I don't think he's supposed to be there‎
* EarthBound - Enemy with blood dripping out of its mouth‎

####  *EarthBound Beginnings*

* E3 '15 EarthBound Beginnings excitement‎
* E3 '15 EarthBound Beginnings fav announcement‎
* EarthBound Beginnings - Got the game‎

#### *Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze*

* DKCTF - How to get into underwater portal?‎
* DKCTF - Am I the only one who found this game kind of easy?
* DKCTF - The soundtrack is an underrated gem‎
* DKCTF - The underwater music is so pretty‎
* DKCTF - Best music of the 8th generation of video games? The debate rages on‎
* DKCTF - No powerups no Dixie run (partial)‎

#### *Super Mario 3D World*

* SM3DW - Piranha Creeper Creek after Dark aggravation‎
* SM3DW - The Mario-Kart-inspired level is cool‎
* SM3DW - Really Rolling Hills is one of my favorite levels‎
* SM3DW - Plessie's Plunging Falls is a fun level‎
* SM3DW - How do you get the 2nd green star on Plessie's Plunging Falls?
* SM3DW - "These levels are awesome!"

#### *The Wind Waker HD*

* WWHD - "...And do not stay up all night playing!" funny quote‎
* WWHD - Hiding GamePad from parents funny quote‎
* WWHD - Ghost Ship screenshot
* WWHD - Waluigi-like character
* WWHD - Link lifting a pig on Outset Island
* WWHD - Sunset screenshot
* WWHD - Link looking creepy
* WWHD - Redeads too
* WWHD - Ugh, Floormasters
* WWHD - Medli screenshot
* WWHD - Setting out on a journey with Medli
* WWHD - Link's expression while lifting a boulder
* WWHD - That bird's tail is awesome
* WWHD - The ocean is beautiful
* WWHD - Magic power increased‎
* WWHD - Sunset screenshot 2‎
* WWHD - Adorable Medli‎

#### *Pikmin 3*

* Pikmin 3 - Funny snowman
* Pikmin 3 - The twilight river
* Pikmin 3 - You've got to be kidding
* Pikmin 3 - Collect treasures! second try
* Pikmin 3 - Tropical Wilds picture‎
* Pikmin 3 - Picture of a beach of sorts‎
* Pikmin 3 - Waterfall during sunset‎

#### *Skyward Sword*

* Just read the Iwata Asks on SS‎
* SS - Ranking favorite music tracks‎
* SS - Criticisms, missteps, achievements, and successes discussion‎
* SS - Fifth anniversary‎

#### *Splatoon*

* Inkling puberty is even weirder than it is for humans‎
* Splatoon - Ranked Battles are fun and useful‎
* Splatoon - Splatfest 1, going with dogs‎
* Splatoon - Time to burn in-game currency on Snails‎
* Splatoon sold over a million copies! A good sign‎
* Splatoon - How Spyke uses Super Sea Snails‎
* Splatoon - Leading Team Dogs to victory in Splatfest 1‎
* Splatoon - Put on a good fight in a 4 on 1 match‎
* Splatoon - Reached B+
* Splatoon - Reached A-‎‎
* Splatoon - Finally completed all the amiibo challenges‎
* Splatoon - Squad Battle with friends‎
* Splatoon - Private Battle post‎

####  *Fire Emblem*

* Fire Emblem - Supports, etc. discussion‎
* Fire Emblem - Personal grudge against a boss‎
* Fire Emblem - The economics of a secret shop‎
* Fire Emblem - Priscilla creepy line‎

#### *Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones*

* Fire Emblem The Sacred Stones - This is it, Valtar‎
* Fire Emblem The Sacred Stones - Returning after not playing for months‎
* Fire Emblem The Sacred Stones - By chapter 12 Joshua is already a first class unit‎
* Fire Emblem The Sacred Stones - Duel of the Fates. Carlyle vs. Joshua‎
* Fire Emblem The Sacred Stones - Snargleblagh‎

#### The *Donkey Kong Country* Trilogy

* The DKC Trilogy is coming to VC! YES!‎
* DKC - The Poison Pond world is hard!‎
* DKC2 - You lose your lives after resetting?!‎

#### *Super Mario Maker*

* SMM - Bopopolis 1.1‎
* SMM - Bopopolis‎
* SMM - Beat Super Meat Bros.… YES!‎
* SMM - Super Mario Trivia (Easy)‎
* SMM - Super Mario Trivia (Normal)‎
* SMM - Super Mario Trivia (Impossible)‎
* SMM - Checking back on how the quiz level did
* SMM - Acrobatic Speedrun!‎

#### *Xenoblade Chronicles X*

* Xenoblade Chronicles X - Elma quote about Skell fan fiction‎
* EarthBound Beginnings - Its flaws compared to the sequel‎
* Xenoblade Chronicles X - Got the game, early log‎
* Xenoblade Chronicles X - Not destroying wildlife? Hah!‎
* Xenoblade Chronicles X - Enemy dangling from the ceiling‎
* Xenoblade Chronicles X - Amazing view in Oblivia‎
* Xenoblade Chronicles X - Take the mission without paying the man any notice‎
* Xenoblade Chronicles X - High-level enemy‎
* Xenoblade Chronicles X - Lin as a shield. Shameful‎
* Xenoblade Chronicles X - Got past the Grexes guarding the waterfall\* ‎Xenoblade Chronicles X - Can't find the spherical motor things‎
* Bring Mother 3 to the West!‎
* Xenoblade Chronicles X - Playthrough log Pt. 1‎
* Xenoblade Chronicles X - Primordia great view of New LA‎
* Xenoblade Chronicles X - Field-skill level insufficient?! Grumble…‎
* Xenoblade Chronicles X - Where's the girl who wants to repair her Skell?‎
* Xenoblade Chronicles X - Mia's adorable, charismatic‎
* Ostensibly about Xenoblade, but actually Blake and Matthew's duel of emotionlessness‎
* Xenoblade Chronicles X - Treacherous folks repeating the same lines‎
* Xenoblade Chronicles X - Nopon memeing‎
* Xenoblade Chronicles X - Unremovable garbage‎
* Xenoblade Chronicles X - Survey progress update‎
* Xenoblade Chronicles X - More fun on foot‎

#### *Twilight Princess HD*

* TPHD - Sacred Grove favorite Zelda forest area‎
* TPHD - Lake Hylia fav music in the game‎
* TPHD - Link crying stamp‎
* TPHD - Malo's snark is great‎
* TPHD - Yeta‎
* TPHD - Camera glitch on the Bridge of Eldin‎

#### *Metroid* Series

* Metroid Prime Trilogy - Thoughts, opinions, and discussions‎
* The Metroid Prime series is really growing on me‎
* Metroid Zero Mission - Just finished‎

#### Other, Zelda-Related

* Hyrule Warriors - Seems like not much of an "actual" game‎
* Zelda-themed Monopoly
* HW - Day-one DLC?‎
* TMC - Excited to play it for the first time‎
* What 3rd party Zelda devs would you want?‎
* Ocarina of Time - The suffocating nostalgia‎
* TFH and Hyrule Historia timeline debate‎
* Innovation in the Zelda series's recent games, the relevancy of the timeline etc. discussion‎
* General Zelda discussion, Zelda villains and TP's flawed narrative‎
* A Hylian Toyota‎
* HWL - Linkle discussion‎
* Hyrule Warriors and handholding the Zelda series discussion‎
* PH - Infuriating figure-8 touchscreen controls‎
* Zelda Arts and Artifacts announced!‎

#### Other

* Club Nintendo elite status rewards '14 are probably the worst yet‎
* Advance Wars - Nooooooo Yeeeeessss‎
* Drawing of Mii‎
* Wii Sports Club - Tennis - Just lost to a lvl 1, and I'm lvl 12
* Happy birthday to Miyamoto '14‎
* Shovel Knight - Excellent music‎
* Top 5 Nintendo franchises?‎
* Game Awards '14, Zelda U looks beautiful‎
* Odd years = good games, even years = bad games‎
* Nintendo Direct incoming Jan '15‎
* Nintendo Direct Jan '15 impressions‎
* Too bad Club Nintendo will be closing down‎
* The satisfaction of surprising Edgeworth in the Ace Attorney series‎
* No Man's Sky looks fun, but really ambitious‎
* The feeling of being OP
* Why isn't VGM listened to more widely?‎
* Peaceful and relaxing games are great‎
* Nintendo's smartphone games and NX announcement‎
* Groose for the Smash Ballot!‎
* Nintendo Direct July '15 impressions‎
* Rare Replay announcement thoughts‎
* E3 '15 Minecraft and HoloLens‎
* E3 '15 The Last Guardian‎
* E3 '15 Overall Nintendo thoughts‎
* E3 '15 Wii U not dead yet‎
* Paying respects to Iwata-san‎
* Introducing Blackquill the alt‎
* Comment drawings disabled by the Redesign‎
* I believe there'll be a day when interactive novels are in literature classes‎
* Ace Attorney 6 announcement excitement‎
* Yoshi's Woolly World - Why is this game so cute?! Aaaah!‎
* Music recommendation "Undeniable" by tobyMac‎
* Nintendo Direct Nov '15 impressions‎
* Fire Emblem Awakening - Incredible Cordelia and Lucina figures from Good Smile‎
* Child of Light - Starting this game‎
* Game difficulty, wearing shorts in the snow discussion‎
* Yoshi's Woolly World - Giant fish that lurks near collectibles‎
* Nintendo Sweepstakes, best 3DS game of '15 is Codename S.T.E.A.M.‎
* For Black Friday '15 Target's best-selling item was… the Wii U?‎
* Sweepstake '15 best Wii U game was Splatoon‎
* Dark Matt’s funeral‎
* Enter Christian‎
* Japanese and infinity‎
* Fire Emblem Fates - My Castle minigame discussion‎
* What's Nintendo's stance on DLC? discussion‎
* Wii U play times Feb '16‎
* Wii play times Feb '16‎
* Nintendo Account details announced‎
* Fire Emblem Fates - My Castle minigame discussion Pt. 2‎
* Minecraft - Finding it actually to be somewhat fun‎
* Beck comes after Matthew‎
* 16th trip around the sun! ;)‎
* My Nintendo and Miitomo first impressions‎
* Ace Attorney 6 release date discussion‎
* My 3DS has officially bit the dust‎
* Fast Racing NEO - No, Anakin, THIS is podracing
* Shovel Knight Plague of Shadows - Feels bad to destroy an innocent's home‎
* Sweepstakes summer '16 for a 2DS… or maybe not‎
* Switch reveal thoughts
* Fire Emblem Heroes - Release discussion‎
* Switch Jan '17 presentation reactions‎
* Merry Christmas '16‎
* E3 '17 thoughts, reactions‎
* Sharing contact details before Miiverse ends‎
* Which games had the best Miiverse integration? discussion‎
* The true end of Miiverse‎