Everything GREAT About The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time! 

What a coincidence. I just dug out my older brothers Nintendo 64 two weeks ago and started playing Ocarina of time. I’m stuck on the forest temple right now and it’s embarrassing because I’m 24 and my older brother beat this game when he was 10 years old with no help from internet walkthroughs. Impressive, Rest In Peace Phil ❤

I like that the games that follow the Hero of Time imply that even if he died with regrets, his life was likely a peaceful and happy one. With Twilight Princess Link being both the Hero of Times direct blood descent and a farmer, it’s very likely that he settled down with Malon, and since he wasn’t a renowned hero due to time travel that means she didn’t fall for the Hero of Time but just Link, the fairy boy.

And now I'm beyond hyped for you to eventually get to Twilight Princess, easily my favorite Zelda game.

I can't remember the specifics but I think the inspiration for the Z-Targetting system came about when some members of the team saw a theatrical performance out in town one day where a guy stood in the middle of a crowd of enemies, the enemies coming at him one at a time and he'd just lock on to each one

If you liked the theme of Link growing up, strap in for Wind Waker, easily the best embodiment of that IMO

Honestly, I was expecting Breath Of The Wild or Tears Of The Kingdom if you were to do a Zelda title, but thinking about it... yeah this is probably the best one you could've gone with. Also, if you're gonna do any more Nintendo titles, I feel like an obligatory one is Super Mario Galaxy

Every Zelda game has a very heavy, underlying tone beneath the warm colours and atmosphere that it shows. I love these games so much, not only was the gameplay fun, the puzzles creative, and the characters loveable, but what drew me to them time and time again was the overall message that each game tells. If you just skim the surface, you get the moral of the story. If you dig deep into the story, you find the life lesson that is trying to be conveyed. The harsh nature of reality and how hard accepting the truth can be. Unrelated note as well, I love that you can see the downside of being a hero. Especially one that doesn't get any credit. You save everyone and have finished your duty, and yet nobody is there to receive you, congratulate you, or even spite you, as nobody remembers you. You did the right thing, but everyone you fought for don't even know you, everything you had is now just a memory.

This video taught me a new secret I never knew about this game. The shadow in the water disappearing halfway through that room in the water temple. Have watched so many other hidden secrets videos, but never saw that before. Awesome

Mf really posted this right when I’m about to go to school

It's so cool to still see people playing this game for the first time and sharing their experience with it! I'm glad you enjoyed it, I hope you play more Zelda games and give your take on them.

My dude, you absolutely gave this game the love and respect it deserves 👍 Please do Majoras Mask too

Great video, but I have one nerdy correction -- it is confirmed that the Hero's Shade is the Hero of Time. It is not confirmed that he became a Stalfos or got lost. That's an assumption that I don't think is supported, because Stalfos are just mindless physical monsters, not intelligent ghosts, and in any case the Hero of Twilight is explicitly his descendant, which means Young Link grew up and had a family (given the Hero of Twilight is a farmer, my money is on him hooking up with Malon).

Never even played this game and that intro song gives me nostalgic vibes

Never knew I needed this so badly, really hoping you do other Zelda titles my dude

I remember my first introduction to this game (I'd play Link's Awakening before this, but didn't associate it to the Zelda series for a few years): my brother and I were allowed to each rent a game from the local video store, I picked Bomberman 64 and he chose Ocarina of Time. I remember thinking that the game looked so stupid and would be terrible and just played Bomberman...at first. After trying Ocarina, I instantly fell in love with it to the point of not touching Bomberman again, and later receiving Ocarina for my 12th birthday. I have so greatly enjoyed playing this game in multiple forms over the years (N64, Gamecube's pre-order bonus for Windwaker with bonus master quest and finally on 3DS). The amount of enjoyment this series has given me over the decades is hard to truly put into words, so I'm not really going to try. It should also be mentioned: Navi's flight through the forest at the beginning looks pretty amazing in 3D on the 3DS, which as a side note, this game is the primary reason I bought the 3DS on it's launch day in the first place. This game may not be my favorite of the series, that goes to the duology of Oracle of Ages and Oracle of Seasons; nor is it my first, that goes to Link's Awakening DX for the Gameboy/Gameboy Color; but it will always be special to me for what it has shown me.

Now I’m BEGGING you to eventually do a video on Twilgiht Princess! Still my favorite Zelda game hands down! Also I’ve been playing Zelda games since I was a kid and THIS game on the N64 was my first exposure to it. Great video!

Go for Majora's Mask next. It's my favorite of all the Zelda games and I've played my fair share of them. It's tone is so drastic and it really makes you focus on the little things and makes you care for the people around Link

The moment I saw this video, without even watching, I gave a like. I knew you would give it the respect this game deserves, and you did. Thank you.

After this amazing video imma need one on Majoras Mask next

Greatest game ever! So many awesome memories. I was born in 1985 so I was 13 when I first played it.

My dude! I love that you got to experience the masterpiece that is LoZ:OoT! I have so many memories of playing this game, reading the strategy guide, and working on the best techniques. It doesn't matter that this is the first time you've played it, I'm just super stoked that you can enjoy it now for what it is and what it meant to everybody. It is really a testament of how amazing this game is for it to have that much of an impact.

I have never been more hyped. Nintendo was one of the biggest parts of my childhood and especially Zelda, which became my favorite franchise ever, so I can't wait to see you cover more of these games.

I'm another person who played Ocarina of Time, my first ever Zelda game, as an adult. It was the passion and praise from fans of the Zelda series, and Ocarina of Time specifically, that made me grab a Nintendo 64 online and, along with some of my old childhood favorites, buy Ocarina of time in order to fill the haunting void of time that started in 2020. Seeing a review of what makes the game great from both a nostalgic perspective of an adult who was once a child, and an adult exploring the world for the first time is so beautifully poetic for this game. The children of the 90s and early 2000s get to reflect, while the adults who are diving in for the first time get to explore a vast world previously unknown to them, both like adult and child Link respectively.

Ngl, at the ending, all the feelings I had playing this as a kid and teenager came back all at once and seeing that end screen made me tear up a little.

I would love to see Majora's Mask or Twilight Princess!!! TP is my favorite when it comes to the whole atmosphere and style, and MM is severely underrated.

I was 14-15 when this released and it's the last game my younger brother and I played together before he died. I still have his save file.

OMFG YESSSS! Had no idea i wanted this. Not the game I was expecting a video on any time soon, but im sooooo down!

im fixing to turn 28 and i still to this day hum multiple zelda songs my mother got me into the zelda games when i was a lil baby and i havent stopped gaming since!

Yesssss so glad you went back to this classic! Majora's mask would be awesome to see but there's so many Sony and Nintendo games from the late 90s and early 00s that would be awesome to go through like this. Thanks for all the hard work that you put into your videos

What a great game this is! Please do Majora's Mask. It is by far the darkest and heavyest game in the searies.

Actually, Link looked for Navi, but he didn't get lost. He grew up in those woods, did you think he'd get lost in them? He went to Termina, saved it, went back to Hyrule after having accepted that he may never see Navi again and grew up naturally and had a kid. If Link HAD gotten lost, Twilight Princess Link would never exist.

35:44 That's a concept the first Bayonetta game deals with, too, just in a different way with Bayonetta having to care for her childhood self (something she didn't want to do at first, to say the least, but by the midpoint of the game, grows protective of her child self, so it's as much the first thing as it is Bayonetta growing as a "parent," for lack of a better word).

Sonic Adventure deserves an 'Everything Great', the multiple POVs, the music, the interlocking over-world, he sheer PERSONALITY the game has. It was a journey you took with Sonic and his friends. And above everything.. it made Sonic's world in the games feel like a PLACE.

37:49 Pro tip: use the hover boots to avoid getting stunned when he bangs the bongos

Yessss I love all of this. Watching this made me nostalgic but in the best way. I'm so glad you loved the game and really hope you do more Zelda games in the future!

out of the many times ive played this game, ive NEVER seen shadow link stand on top of links sword...this game is gonna probably keep giving details for years to come

I genuinely played through this game only a month ago or something. And it was my first (and to this date my only) Zelda game ever. And it was absolutely amazing. I did play it on a 3ds emulator specifically because of the water temple and the Iron boots. Made the whole experience feel very smooth. I hope one day for you to do the reboot Tomb Raider Trilogy on this channel. keep up the good work

I remember playing through this game the first time. Must have been something like 6 years old. I watched my older very intently when he played so I would know what to do when I played 😂

I love the Zora's music for their domain. And I always loved Ruto!

30:00 You missed that there's a Hylian Shield you can get for free if you go into Kakariko Graveyard and pull out the right gravestone to find a chest under it. It has to be done at night or else the kid will be a buzzkill and stop you if you try during the day.

6:25 Imma be honest, when I first played this at 3 years old, this moment actually scared me so bad that even now 21 years later I still feel little phantom remnants of that same terror when I reach this moment again

Water Temple: I realized by complete accident that raising the water level raised the brown block inside the center tower up a level, revealing the passage underneath which led to a key. The only reason I even thought to look down there is because I played the SNES version of Zelda, and a few of those temples kicked my butt... so I came to OoT well prepared to explore every nook and cranny of each dungeon... I guess practice pays off? lol

You did open Pandora's box, but not only for Zelda games, but older games in general. Personally I would LOVE to see You cover FFVIII, one of not many games to be overshadowed by its predecessor. But any game from our generation's childhoow would be amazing, bringing at least a shimmer of magic we lost and are never getting back... Let me use this occasion to also state how much Your channel means to me as a whole. Too see a confirmation of our love for video games, too see that somebody felt similiar, was moved by the same... Not only it gives us some validity for love we share to videogames, it also makes us feel a part of a bigger group, not alone at all in awe for this amazing art form (YEAH I SAID, BRING IT ON PUPPIES, I'LL TAKE YOU ALL). I belive I am not the only one who grew up surounded by people so sure that videogames (or anime, sci fi books, comics, take your pick) are something not worth time, or something you should grow out of. Why would we though?

That's another great thing about many Nintendo games. Their stories aren't extremely grandiose with multiple minutes long cutscenes. They often rely on masterful subtext eg. in Zelda games like OoT, Skyward Swordand BOTW (the latter does have real cutscenes) where Zelda and Link's struggle quite a lot with destiny and the like. Another example are Kirby games which have texts about bosses and other stuff in the Pause menu, which tell you about their backstories which can be surprisingly tragic

In the words of the late great Satoru Iwata "Video games are meant to be just one thing, fun...fun for everyone." Can't wait to see you review more nintendo titles

It would have been cool if your friend was in this one too. So that you're narrating your experience while he narrated his

I actually think the water temple was the best temple, the boot swapping was annying but the design was awesome, moving the water was awesome, learning the layout was a lot of fun, dark link was my favorite boss, especially when you find out there's ways around his mimicry like using the hammer

I was 18 when this game came out, and the music in the Shadow Temple was unnerving as hell. I don't think age is a factor there: Nintendo knew what they were doing.

Here's another great thing about this game. This game was released for the Nintendo 64 in the USA 2 days before A Bug's Life started playing in theaters.

9:54 Saying goodbye to Saria. THE scene in the game, the one that you ever find the courage to move past, or you shut the game down.

YESSSS I WAS HOPING FOR THIS

Man your analogies are great and the way you word things is very poetic, great vid

I would love to see all the Zelda games covered. If not all, please do Majora's mask next

I know it'll probably never matter, but my recommendations of LoZ games to play: Minish Cap, Twilight Princess, Breath of the Wild, Tears of the Kingdom and Windwaker are all what I would say are the essentials.

I was born in 2004, so I didn't get to enjoy OoT when it was released on the 64. My family owned a 64, but it was sold before baby me could think, let alone hold a controller. No, my household was a GameCube household, and even then it was strictly Mario Kart: Double Dash (arguably one of the best Mario Kart games) and Mario Party 6. I didn't learn the joys of single player stories until years later on the Xbox 360 and PS3. I didn't play a Zelda game until 2018, with Breath of the Wild. That game was so good that Zelda is now my favorite franchise of all time. It was so good that I bought a 64 from a second hand store as teenager and sat down and played the Ocarina and Majora back to back. That was the late 2010's. I owned a Xbox one, with all it's high end games like Halo and [Insert Xbox Title Here](I don't play a lot of Xbox anymore, since all the good exclusives are on PlayStation). Yet the story, gameplay, music, and characters of old school Zelda made me wish that I had been born in the 90's so I could be apart of the people who got to see this stuff come out. This sparked a flame in me that has lead to me purchasing GameCube Wind Waker, Skyward Sword HD, and I'm actively in the process of finding a good version of Twilight princess to play (I refuse to play the mirrored map on the Wii). I have loved every title in this series, all of them for different reasons, but that fact that playing these games on the 64 still holds up today will forever be an amazing thing to me. Thank yo for coming to my TedTalk.

So I've never played this version of oot, the gamecube one, my version was the remaster/remake for the 3ds. I remember I was somewhere around the age of ten and my family and I were going on a vacation. We got like 30 minutes into said vacation whenever my mom turned to us and said happy early Christmas and gave my brother, sister, and I all 3ds's. My sister had gotten a barbie dress up game, my brother got spider-man edge of time, and I had gotten ocarina of time. At first I was super jealous of my brother for getting a spider-man game because I had thought that he had gotten the better game.... but boy how wrong i was, don't get me wrong I love almost everything spidey but when I started playing oot for those 9 or so hours I quicky fell in love with the game and made me so excited for everything zelda. I did damn near everything in that game and quickly moved onto others in the series. By the time I was a sophomore in high school I had played all the games and done almost if not everything. And I tell you what hearing the opening ost sent a chill up my spine and almost made me start crying. I really hope he gets around to covering majora's mask because I feel like he would really vibe with the games somewhat hidden messaging. And hell if he eventually gets around to covering all of them I'd like most others would be very happy campers.

I never played this either until last year and man I loved it. Edit: this was my first Zelda game too and man what a game

Right left right left straight left right. Memorized it back at release and never forgot. Also, the real purple ghost spins when the three illusions come out.

Love the video, but man. How did you not wax poetic about the INCREDIBLE Forest Temple theme. Up there with the Title Theme as an ally time video game track

I think what legend of Zelda fans would truly love is a perfect revamp to older games with present day graphics.

Happy 25th to one of the greatest video games of all time that I've played. To simply put it Ocarina of Time has had a big impact on my childhood and is forever etched in my brain in terms of the level depth in gameplay experience.

Fun Fact: Did you know that in The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time opening theme is actually Zelda's Lullaby backwards.

slight correction, Link is not the "the triforce of courage" he's the WIELDER of the triforce of courage, he is however though the embodiment of the spirit and courage of a hero (the one thing all Links have in common despite them not being the same person and have varying personalities and it's also a completely separate concept)

Also worth mentioning, when this came out, if you were stuck, *you couldn't look it up there was no Internet yet*

I adore this deep dive into the themes all through the game. It's something a lot of reviewers don't do and seeing it in a "Everything Wrong" style video was a very pleasant surprise. Even after playing the game multiple times I never noticed all this simbolism. Definetely earned my subcription, can't wait to see new stuff like this in other games

The point about modern games is so relevant with Tears of the Kingdom, in a way. With the final boss, you have to intentionally go into the fight extremely unprepared if you actually want a challenge. I went into the fight the exact same way I had done in BotW, and TotK's final boss was *absurdly* easy in comparison, I didn't need to heal even once. People have argued that "Well, this is a game meant for all ages, so it needs to be easier", but I feel like that just takes away from the experience. If the final boss goes down far easier than one of the previous bosses in the same game, there's a genuine issue, imo.

Never considered the layers to the well as a kid like that. Or the layers of truth and darkness overall that the game peels back over time. The monsters of the wells always existing, the cryptids of the forest temple being so close to the safe haven the deku tree made, the royal family being behind the most brutal temple, or finally when the race we are expected to see as evil has a culture of respect and spirituality and wants to see their own king lose too. I grew up with the game so there's so much to the story and the puzzles that I never got to appreciate since I took it for what little it was to me for the time

I beat this game when i was 9 years old, but a few years before that i remember my uncle playing and he was using a players guide for the game with step by step instructions to beat the game. I didnt use the guide but i remembered parts of the spirit temple and the shadow temple.

Grew up w/ two older brothers and the oldest usually owned all the games and game systems so he always insisted to be in the room when playing older games like Dragon Warrior so we saved in the correct way. When playing this game, my other brother and i weren't allowed to progress further than our oldest brother. While i really enjoyed this one, it didn't beat my enjoyment of A Link to the Past on the SNES.

So glad that this channel has gotten to Nintendo games. While I like watching stuff about many games and have enjoyed your reviews on a bunch of things I've never played, Nintendo is the corner of gaming I know better than anywhere else. I get to enjoy videos like this not just because it's cool to see people talk about things they like, but because I like them just as much. Cannot wait to see more.

73 = “Roll credits!” Great video BTW. You rock!

fun fact: in the manga, volvagia is a baby dragon link buys in hyrule market town as a kid...sadly, the same dragon is corrupted by ganon and link is forced to battleand put down his once pet, trying to get volvagia to remember him. only as link finally slays the dragon does it remember him, crying as it dies and turns to ash. dont mind me while i cry my fucking eyes out :(

Fun fact, when I first had got my N64 the TV I plugged it indidn't have the right port for the sound. I had to navigate the entire Lost Woods by trial and error.

i was given ocarina of time as a little kid and I missed out on so much. I couldnt figure out that I needed to jump on the web in the deku tree and never got past that.

So glad we were able to get this video. So sad about his death at the hands of Nintendo's lawyers

For all my peeps who struggle with Dark Link, they're one of the few bosses you DON'T want to Z-target (unless you have the Biggoron Sword equipped, his AI can't handle that)

When I see the color scheme inside the main atrium of the Temple of time. It makes me think of the interior of the throne room of Minas Tirith in LotR RotK.

43:43 I have to correct you on this. The hero shade in twilight princess isn't a Stalfos. You can see that he looks more like a knight of hyrule who lost his eye. So the hero of time was actually a warrior who most likely was killed in combat

YESSSSSS ZELDAAAA thank you very much i love these videos ive watched the GOW-R like 4 times

Credit where it's due. It's nice to see a 'Everything Great' video for a game released in the 20th century.

I was 11 when Ocarina of Time came out, all the hype around it. I had no N64 back then but i remember it well. I even had the comic to this game from Club Nintendo.

if you loved this, you might also love Tomb Raider 1 :) it’s a decent bit clunkier but immensely satisfying to get the hang of, and it respects your intelligence with the puzzles. It’s like a whole game of OoT dungeons! It’s also just as immersive and has a mystical, beautiful atmosphere to it that feels a bit lost in modern gaming. Worth giving a shot :) Great video btw

I was born in '91. I have been playing OoT basically at least once a year since it released. I cannot adequately put into words what this game has meant to me over the years. But I guess if I had to try, I would say.... Muuwheeep...Muuwheeep...Muuwheeep...Muuwheeep...Muuwheeep...Muuwheeep...Muuwheeep...Muuwheeep...Muuwheeep...Muuwheeep...Muuwheeep also, I would love to see one of these videos for Majora's Mask...and pretty much every other Zelda game 😆

I was so close to the end of this game on 3DS and then i took my car to get cleaned and forgot it in the console, it was stolen and i never finished it 😢 but this video was very good, and definitely one of the best games of all time.

Since you’re doing more Nintendo games, I highly recommend you play Metroid. I would recommend playing them in this order: Metroid/Metroid: Zero Mission(remake), Metroid II/Metroid: Samus Returns, Super Metroid, Metroid Fusion, Metroid Dread Metroid Prime and it’s sequels can be played parallel to the rest and unless you’re feeling incredibly forgiving, you can skip Metroid: Other M.

33:55 Megaton hammer slays dark link.

Love this game. My first Zelda when I was kid and played the 3DS remake. Now I’m 20 years old and only 1/4 of the way though TOTK and watching the video while building a Lego Indiana Jones set. Some things don’t change.

i’m currently playing through oot for the first time and after hearing about how hard dark link was, i ended up shooting him with my bow and realizing that at least in the version i was playing it never missed and i killed him super easy. still super cool looking tho

I was about 7 when I first played Ocarina of Time and after the Deku Tree I was done ...; that time I didn't know there was more to be had. Age 12 picked it back up and played up to Gannons castle I was to timid to continue. Beat the game 31 times since then and it's still one of my favorite Nintendo games

Man this gives me majoras Mask flashbacks damn that were good times

If you liked Ocarina of TIme, you will absolutely ADORE Majora's Mask. You ever need help figuring it out, hit me up. Dunno why but I still remember 89% of that game, including 5 of the 6 bottles and a lot of heart piece placements.

Now you need to do Twilight Princess. TP was like Nintendo's love letter to OOT.

To this day still my favorite LoZ game.

As annoying as the water temple is(the 3DS version fixes this issue) I love how it has one of the most badass Zelda bosses. Not the main boss fight. That one's annoying on both versions. But Dark Link is thematically the best boss in the game aside from Phantom Gannondorf in the Forest Temple and of course Gannondorf himself.

I pray that you play Majora's Mask, talk about traumatising children in that game, but also after OoT and BotW my favorite Zelda game!!!

The final boss being just GANON with no subtitle stands in opposition to every other boss in the game and just speaks for itself. No other words are needed for THE big bad. Takes you to the series roots where Ganon was the evil boar man in every game he appeared in before this one (and the animated show. Man, i miss that show lol) Ocarina was the FIRST game to make Ganondorf, a true human, with the beast Ganon being a transitional state that commands a different power than the more magic-oriented Human figure. Fun contrast between the two iterations. Here are a couple things I've seen in other games that feel like direct nods to Ocarina of Time: The black-and-white-clad Iron Knuckles in Ganon's Tower remind me of Throne Watcher and Defender at the end of Dark Souls 2. I wonder if the makers of that fight had that contrast inspired by this or if it was happenstance. Either way I love it! Ganon bursting out of the rubble reminds me of Taniks the Abomination in Destiny 2's Deep Stone Crypt raid, and I wish I could ask the devs who made that fight at Bungie if they had any inspiration drawn from the Ganon fight. Here's to more Zelda videos! If you eventually get to the Gameboy Color Oracle games, I'll squeal. Those two games take a special place in my heart!

PLEASE PLEASE PLEAAAASE DO MORE ZELDA GAMES

My deepest darkest confession in life is that I honestly never hated the Water Temple. Of course my first exposure was in the 3DS version so that may have played a part in it. That being said, I hate the boss fight. Due to the visual themes of the temple, I was convinced it was going to be a sea serpent type monster during my first play through. The disappointment when it was revealed to be just living water was huge to say the least

At around 35 minutes in, he was talking about the Stalfos. But he started one of the sentences with A. So it sounded like he said Astolfo and I was so confused. Like, he knows about Astolfo?!? lmao

So can't wait to see Twilight Princess!!