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MONTHLY QUEST // AUGUST 2026

COMMUNITY CHALLENGE

QUEST ACTIVE

GAME OF THE MONTH

THE LEGEND OF ZELDA

NINTENDO ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM · 1987

YOUR OBJECTIVE DEFEAT THE BOSS OF DUNGEON 5

Enter the fifth labyrinth, defeat Digdogger, and recover the fifth Triforce fragment before the quest timer expires.

DIFFICULTYHEROIC
DEADLINEAUG 31
REWARDHALL OF FAME
FORMATANY VERSION

QUEST RULES

  1. 01 Play The Legend of Zelda on original hardware, a rerelease, or the RetroDad Game Room.
  2. 02 Defeat Digdogger and collect the fifth Triforce fragment.
  3. 03 Save a screenshot or photo of your victory for the future Community Gallery.
COMMUNITY PROGRESS8 / 42 PLAYERS
19%

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COMMUNITY LEGENDS

HALL OF FAME

SEASON 01 · 2026

Celebrating the players, collectors, creators, and challenge champions who help keep retro gaming alive.

Nintendo Entertainment System representing the featured player FEATURED PLAYER

PLAYER ONE · FOUNDING MEMBER

“The best games never get old—they just get passed to the next player.”

FAVORITE CONSOLENES
FAVORITE GAMETHE LEGEND OF ZELDA
PLAYER CLASSCOLLECTOR / CREATOR
MEMBER SINCEDAY ONE

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01
🏆

CHALLENGE CHAMPION

YOUR NAME HERE

Complete a monthly quest and earn the top spot.
02
📺

SETUP OF THE MONTH

PLAYER 02

A classic CRT setup built for authentic couch gaming.
03
🎮

COLLECTOR SPOTLIGHT

PLAYER 03

Preserving cartridges, consoles, and gaming history.
04
⭐

COMMUNITY MVP

PLAYER 04

Recognized for supporting fellow players and creators.

EARN YOUR PLACE

THE NEXT LEGEND COULD BE YOU

Join a challenge, share your collection, support the community, or submit a standout retro setup for a future Hall of Fame feature.

NOMINATE A PLAYER

ON THE AIR

RETRODAD TV GUIDE

WEEKLY BROADCASTS

Plan your weekend in the Game Room. Times are shown in Eastern Time and may be updated for special events.

RETRODAD NETWORK

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FRIDAY

8:00 PM ET

FRIDAY NIGHT NES

Classic NES adventures, community picks, and plenty of cartridge-era memories.

NESLIVE PLAYCOMMUNITY
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SATURDAY

7:00 PM ET

COLLECTION SHOWCASE

Console spotlights, recent pickups, collector stories, and tours from the Retro Wall.

COLLECTIONSHOW & TELLRETRO WALL
CH64

SUNDAY

6:00 PM ET

SUNDAY QUEST

Zelda challenges, randomizers, community goals, and progress toward the monthly quest.

ZELDACHALLENGEQUEST NIGHT
TIME ZONEEASTERN TIME
SPECIAL EVENTSANNOUNCED ON SOCIAL
WATCH LIVE

COMMUNITY TRANSMISSIONS // PHASE 6

PLAYER ACTIVITY FEED

NETWORK ONLINE
NOW LOADING

PLAYER 01 ACCEPTED THE AUGUST ZELDA CHALLENGE

RDG-NET // CHANNEL 086 TRANSMISSIONS
ACHIEVEMENT

PLAYER 01 ACCEPTED THE AUGUST QUEST

The road to Dungeon 5 has officially begun.

COMMUNITY

NEW SETUP ADDED TO THE RETRO WALL

A CRT battle station featuring NES, SNES, and Genesis is now on display.

STREAM ALERT

FRIDAY NIGHT NES ADDED TO THE TV GUIDE

Classic NES gameplay returns Friday at 8:00 PM Eastern.

QUEST UPDATE

FIRST DUNGEON 5 CLEAR RECORDED

A community hero has claimed the first completion of the month.

NEW PLAYER

PLAYER 02 HAS JOINED THE GAME

Another retro gamer has entered the community lobby.

VIDEO VAULT

NEW RETRO VIDEO TRANSMISSION

The latest upload is ready in the Video Library.

DISPLAY MODECOMMUNITY NETWORK
STATUSALL CHANNELS ACTIVE

COMMUNITY GAME ROOM // PHASE 7

THE INTERACTIVE RETRO WALL

WALL ONLINE

A living wall of community setups, favorite games, challenge victories, pickups, and memories. Select any pinned photo to take a closer look.

FRIDAY NIGHT

NES Night
8:00 PM ET

DON'T FORGET THE SNACKS!
QUEST COMPLETE!

Beat Dungeon 5
without save states.

HEART CONTAINER EARNED
NEW PICKUP

Found a boxed game
in the wild!

COLLECTION +1
SELECT A PHOTO OR ACHIEVEMENT PIN
PHOTOS PINNED6 COMMUNITY MEMORIES
ACHIEVEMENTS3 BADGES ON DISPLAY
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ADMIN EXPANSION

COMMUNITY MANAGER ARRIVES IN PHASE 8

Phase 8 will add an admin manager for updating challenges, gallery cards, Hall of Fame players, stream schedules, activity posts, and the Interactive Retro Wall without editing HTML.

PHASE 8