Johnny vs. The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 

link has been burned, slashed at, fallen from high places, and came through just fine. but he *FAINTS* when he falls off his baby horse!?

Jesus this review is a decade old. I remember when it first dropped. This period was the peak of Johnny’s content. The sonic and zelda marathons were back to back if I remember correctly.

He says in the end everyone is happy. That's not entirely true, not for the Deku Butler. I feel bad for that guy.

I always assumed Majora's second form was basically something leftover from Majora's possession of Skull Kid. The way it acts all tricky and sort of goofy just reminds me of the odd and playful Skull Kid mannerisms, or stuff he might do.

Johnny may be the best reviewer to listen to in the background while I work.

My favorite Zelda game. It's so nice to see this game getting some more love in recent years.

Johnny: Where's my Majora's Mask 3D? *2 Years Later* Nintendo: Here's your Majora's Mask 3D!

Majora's and the Fierce Deity Mask Origins are the main reason behind the game, it explains the 3 day cycle and the focus on songs.

I giggled when Johnny said Ura Zelda "YOU'RE A ZELDA!"

Forget the skull kid the scariest thing in this is imagining what a cuckoo would be like with majora’s mask on

I don't understand why people find the Great Bay Temple harder than the Water Temple in Ocarina of Time. Great Bay Temple is challenging, but its very linear and you only need to change the current once unless you want all the stray fairies and happened to miss one. Even then, the reward of double defense is worth it. Also, Great Bay Temple makes great use of the Zora Mask and Ice Arrows, and has fun minibosses!

Quote - "I can now classify this as my favourite 3D Zelda Game." My Reaction - ONE OF US! ONE OF US! ONE OF US! To be honest, this game focusses more on the Ocarina of Time than the actual game it was named after. Cool, huh.

I, too, didn't really like the game when I first played it. Probably because it took me forever to figure out how to get Link back to his human form. But after a while playing it, and after you understand the concept of time-sensitive events, i.e., each character in the game having something happening at a specific place and time, and sometimes only after you've completed certain tasks, it really grows on you. Some masks are really useful and after you get a few, you end up wanting them all. Unlike previous Zelda games, you really get a connection the the NPCs, every character has its own story rather than being just a random character that's just there to make the towns look more lively. Also, after you understand that you don't need to complete a whole dungeon in the 3 days (once you get dungeon's item, you can restart the time and go back to the dungeon and complete the second part), and also after you learn the inverted song of time to slow down time, then suddenly the time limit isn't a big deal. There are only 4 dungeons, but IMO they're a lot more interesting and harder than any Ocarina of time dungeon. Stone Tower temple for instance, is just pure genius.

I remember, as a child, the music in Termina field terrified me and I would always end up looping the day back, never even once making it to the swamp. Ocarina of Time's first dungeon also scared me, and Gohma was the main reason why. I really don't know why they scared me so much. Anyway, the darkest point of Majora's Mask is understanding that by resetting time after you complete a side mission, you're resetting things back to the way they were. You can't make everyone happy in one three day cycle. Some people WILL have their happiness forsook.

Anyone else watching this due to your hype for Majora's Mask 3D? I KNOW I AM!

Some may say that by the end of the game, it feels like you didn't accomplish anything because you had to reset time and all that, effectively erasing everything you did to help people. I felt that way too, so on my first playthrough (brace yourselves, this is gonna get a bit insane) on my final three-day cycle, I ACTUALLY went and beat every boss, restoring their respective area, and did as MANY side-quests as I could squeeze in between the boss battles. I had a whole chart set up of how I would do things, and lemme tell you, the Song Of Soaring and the Reversed Song Of Time are an ABSOLUTE GODSEND. I couldn't do EVERY side quest in that last three-day cycle, but I did the majority of them, and I felt more accomplished than I have ever felt my entire life.

15:25 SOO freaking happy that they fixed that issue in the 3DS remake. Changing ANY hour you want it to be by playing the improved Song of Double Time is by far the best change they've done in Majora's Mask 3D.

I can never get enough of this. This is my favorite Johnny Vs. ever. Nintendo, if you can hear us... please give us the Majora's Mask remake we all want so dearly. We want it badly. I support #OperationMoonfall.

Having been playing games for roughly 20 years (Literally before i could even walk) I have to say that regardless of how much realism is packed into games today For me No Other game has ever felt as Alive and as Realistic as Majoras Mask, Every single person and thing in Termina has a backstory of hopes and dreams, and observing them going about their days and learning how you can interact and change their paths is Downright amazing

Majora's Mask is Ocarina of Time on acid.

Important reminder that this was actually a challenge. The devs didn't want to make a OoT expansion because they thought it was perfect, so ForgotTheName told them that if they don't make an expansion, they'd have to make a direct sequel in only 1 year. Thus it being so short. The 3-day cycle was also great because then you could create a life for each NPC and various different events without consuming infinite data.

I beat the great bay temple WITHOUT using the interwebs, and I feel proud. I beat George on the night of the final day, so things were tense.

Majora's Mask has become one of my all time favorite games. Everything from the fantastic gameplay, to the awesome story, the atmosphere, the characters, the dungeons, the impressive visuals (for N64 standards), the soundtrack is damn perfect if I do say so myself. Ever since I got the Gamecube version back in the day, I've grown to adore the hell out of this game. To anyone wanting to try out this masterpiece for themselves, try getting the N64 version over the 3DS version. It's superior.

It's amazing how this game actually explores the concepts of insanity and death. It's so creepy, but so well done.

Ura Zelda, Harry. I'm a what?

so after all these years I just understood the tatel and tale pun

+SomecallmeJohnny Actually you own a Collector's edition Majora's Mask.

If a Deku Scrub becomes an MLG pro, is he still a Deku Scrub or is he now a Deku MLG Pro?

My story with this game was the same as Johnny. I read the creepy pasta of Ben Drowned and got rather creeped by it. I didn't go straight to play it though. That is until I found Johnny's channel saw his Metroid reviews got introduced to that series and also saw his Zelda game reviews. Thats when I decided to give the series a go and played through Link to the Past, Ocarina of Time and then, played a couple of minutes of Majoras Mask and stopped playing as soon as I picked it up. Not because of the intro, or because of the creepy pasta, but because I was honest to God intimidated by it. I skipped it and replayed through Ocarina and Link to the Past. Then I played Twilight Princess and loved that. Then I decided to go back to Majora's Mask. I dedicated the entire summer of 2014 to playing and mastering that game. The game intimidated me and challenged me. I decided to take up that challenge. And with the help of some guides and videos. I braved through it. I got up to Ikana Castle when suddenly my save file got corrupted and everything I worked for was gone. I got bummed out and depressed. I would not go back and revisit that game until October of 2015 when I finally got a new 3ds with Majora's Mask 3d. This time I was prepared. My first playthrough was not 100%. With the knowledge I had of my first playthrough I plowed the 3d version. I got 100% on my first save of the game. If it isn't obvious, I love this game. Everything about it. My first experience like most didn't leave a good first impression, but afterwards its pretty much the one Zelda game I look forward to revisiting.

Previous review: That would be like Ganondorf handing Link the Master Sword before they fight! Majora: I don't think that's the worst thing ever.... want a Fierce Deity Mask?

This game is an absolute masterpiece. Hard to get into as a young child back in the day but man this shit is beautiful art

I decided to try the Great Bay Temple on my own without any assistance. 10 minutes in I decided "fuck it".

HOLY SHIT AT 15:40 RU-vid PLAYED AN AD FOR SONIC BONELESS CHICKEN WINGS IM DEAD SERIOUS LMAO

10 years later a let’s play is born

Well MM 3D was announced just today.

It took them a while, but we can finally stop asking for Majora's Mask 3D.

I hope Johnny talks about Wind Waker at some point.

I don't know why, but I recently discovered I'm into dark games, semi-depressing games. I love Metroid Prime 2, Infamous, Majora's Mask, Dead Rising, the list goes on.

Know what I miss from OoT & MM? The atmosphere! Being sucked into the world like it was a drug and it never letting go of you. The look, the experience, the soul. Even the music, whilst perhaps not best described as 'catchy' was memorable... I can still remember how eerie and yet perfect some the N64 pieces were; compare that today where the music is obviously of a higher quality, but seems more lifeless - too polished, it still misses that certain... feeling of something bigger. Sure TP paid homage to it, and it was really neat how WW gave you cryptic clues about what happened to the Hero of Time's Hyrule, but Nintendo never really recaptured that atmospheric experience, and after so many years, I don't think the LoZ will ever move to recapture it now - the series has gone in a sort of different direction. The result is technically brilliant LoZ games, that whilst still enjoyable to play, have no real 'soul' to them, and so fall short of providing an 'experience' through which you are living something (looking at you Skyward Sword).

Can you imagine if this game was as intended, an expansion of Ocarina of Time? After finishing the Ocarina of Time's story you can explore all of Termina as post-game stuff. Now THAT would be the best game ever!

Maybe I'm alone on this, but in my opinion, Majoras Mask is a masterpiece. It's one of the most moving, emotional games I've ever played, and easily sits in my top 3 favorite games ever (beaten only by Silent Hill 2 for me). It's one of the greatest things Nintendo has ever made. To me at least.

SomecallmeJohnny You forgot to mention how the enviorment changes when you complete a temple and new sidequests unlocks...

So, since we have the 3DS remake now, do you think that would qualify for a Round 2 video? I know it's been out for a few years now, but I don't think it would hurt.

My ABSOLUTE favorite LoZ game! I just love it so much: The atmosphere, the music (as you already mentioned) and, most of all, the side quests (as you already mentioned, again). Also: Great video!

After ten years of playing this game I still can't tell if Termina was real or if this was Link's way of confronting his fears after Ocarina of Time. It's not as obvious as Link's awakening. Absolutely love this game!

"With the power of Spit!" I need a T-shirt of that!

I love this game. I think the concept is fantastic, and it felt really good advancing through it, after being so intimidated by the time limit during the earlier parts of the game. I love the world of Termina, too. It's just an unique experience in the series. My favorite games in the series are more traditional, like Wind Waker (well, compared to MM, it is more traditional) and Twilight Princess, but I really enjoy and appreciate Majora's Mask approach.

Wow I never noticed that the happy mask salesman has a mario mask on his back

Anybody here feel bad for the moon? 1. It got possessed by the Skull Kid 2. It's entire inside got revamped 3. It's forced to collide with a town, mainly a large tower, *WITH IT'S FACE!*

When you think about it, this quite possibly the darkest and saddest game in the franchise storyline wise. While the whole theory on link being dead may be true (and I believe that it it), Link truly doesn't move on until however long later when Twilight Princess takes place. The Hero's Shade (Hero of Time Link) even states that he held deep regrets that for years he could not pass along his knowledge to those who could have benefited from it. He accepted that he had passed onto the next life, but in the end, he still had regrets that allowed his spirit to linger in the world of the living. But, that's what makes the Legend of Zelda's storyline so interesting and impressive; y'know, despite it's sometimes confusing timeline connections. I love this franchise for the story and adventure; definitely worthy of being up there in my Top 5 Gaming Franchises, seconded ONLY by the Sonic series.

I, for one, agree with you. Majora's Mask has always been my favorite Zelda game. I still remember the trip home in the car with my dad holding it in my hands when I was a kid.

To be honest, I always thought that the person that Link was looking for was Saria. She did accompany him on his journey, they were close, and he's searching the Kokiri Forest, where both she and Link resided. It just makes more sense than searching for Navi of all people, I mean fairies.

Re: the end credits - you say that you watch everybody pretty much happy at the end... except the one point where you watch the Deku Butler crying over the Deku Tree that we assume to be his son, the possible spirit that is in the Deku scrub mask you were wearing... game is so dark, and deep... no wonder people keep asking for a remake and/or sequel

In my opinion, this game is a FUCKING GOD compared to OoT!

Honestly I had the same experience with Ocarina and Majora, after finishing one I jumped to the other but the depressing and harsh time system made it a complete different story ... So it was probably caused by the different atmosphere since after Ocarina you probably expect something similar ... but the dark atmosphere is disappointing at first but when you properly delve into it it is a great joy ...

"Where's my Majora's Mask 3D?" Ask Ted

Gah, Johnny. You gotta do a Johnny vs Wind Waker. Can't leave the series hanging after a year. Especially with the Wind Waker HD release. U horse. Do it. Pls. Someday.

That Back to the Future clip I couldn't handle it

Thinking back on how old this video is and how well it holds up, let me just say. I had this video downloaded on my old slide keyboard phone back as something to listen to on the bus ride home from school. Good shit John, good shit.

This entire video, from beginning till end made me subscribe to you. You gave a review of the game, a "sort-of" walkthrough which was very detailed, some critical point outs and ofcourse your own opinion. Well done, Zeldarian!

my top 5 Zelda games 1. Majora's Mask 2. Breath of the Wild 3. Wind Waker 4. Twilight Princess 5. Ocarina of Time though Skyward Sword has my favorite Link in the franchise. he's such a likable dork and the fact that you're given dialogue choices makes him feel like an actual character rather than a plank of wood Edit: Breath of the Wild hit my explorative side HARDER than the other games, annnd replaying Twilight Princess, I found more annoyances than my initial playthrough, with Wind Waker staying the same since I liked exploring the ocean

I hope you eventually do cover Wind Waker, Twilight Princess and Skyward Sword at some point, and maybe even the DS titles and Four Swords.

Johnny; I discovered your reviews about 10 months or so back, and so far I've just been loving them! I really get a kick out of how you cover the games in a non-bias way, but then throw in your frustrations/pet hates/loves along the journey. It makes for an educating, yet entertaining experience. Looking up at the date of publish for your Zelda videos, it's been about a year and a half since you last covered a Zelda console title (obviously excluding your most recent one for. I'm really interested to see what you have to say for the rest of the console releases, and with the new Zelda: Hyrule Warriors (very fair review of that BTW) out on the market and with the release of Zelda Wii U announced to hit the shelves next year, I think the timing couldn't get any better. You've done just about every Sonic and Mario game imaginable (yeah not really, but still heaps of em), and I know you really like them games (Sonic especially, I do listen!) but I think it's about time you give your some 130,000+ subscribers what they want ;) Not speaking for all of them, but out of the hundreds and thousands of views you've received on your Zelda videos alone, I think it's safe to say you have a large following of Zelda fans looking to you for a good take on a fascinating franchise! I speak not only as a fan of the Zelda series, but as a loyal follower of your videos. May you please tackle the rest of the Zelda console releases? If not for yourself, then for the (what I'm sure is) thousands upon thousands of requests you must be getting for them since you closed the Zelda marathon last year! Come on, mate! I know you've got allot planned with some of the new Wii U titles out, and other ideas you've got going on, but could you just drop even a hint that you'll be covering the other Zelda titles due for any time in the foreseeable future?

I love Majora's Mask myself (in fact, I consider it the second-best game ever made!), but I can't believe you didn't mention the save system! It's not a deal breaker by any means, but it can seriously be aggravating when you need to save urgently but are nowhere near an Owl Statue and the Owl Statue you are near to you forgot to activate and cannot due to having your sword repaired. Not to mention, the only way to save PERMANENTLY is to reset time. Anything else will be erased the moment you load your file.

I recently bought a copy of the original cartridge. I've never actually beaten this game, but I've been so intrigued by it for years.

Note:This was filmed before the November 2014 Nintendo direct.

Just beat this game on 3DS and it is FANTASTIC! You were completely on point in this review, dude. My favorite Zelda of all time now and might be one of my favorite games in general!

Interesting fact about the 3 day time limit during development one of the developers Yoshiaki Koizumi made a board game that centered around Cops & Robbers in the game you had 7 days to catch the robbers so he used that idea for Majora's Mask however since the team was on a strict deadline to finish making the game under a year they cut the 7 days and put it to 3 days instead. The 7 days CAN be found in the game using a glitch called the 4th day glitch.

I gotta say, the first time seeing Majora's second form... fucking hilarious.

This is one of the greatest sequels ever made rivaled only by Melee and DKC2. Kept all the good qualities of OoT while being different enough to warrant being a sequel. Made within 1 year using reused OoT assets and it was still good. This game is a little miracle

I just finished watching all your Zelda reviews and ive got to say, your style of reviews grew on me. Cut the bullshit and lay it out with out the theatrics most youtubers focus on. I just subscribed. Keep it up! ALttP is the best title indeed.

You doing such an awesome job... i rly like your videos! :D

17:06 What's with the totally black screen here?

11:17 where the hells the clock? Did johnny do the 4th day glitch? If so how is it night time?

The very first time I played this I wasn't crazy about the time limit either. But then I got really deep into it while going for 100% at the same time, and let me tell ya, I was having THE TIME OF MY LIFE! Ikana Canyon is probably my favourite of the four areas. Something about it reminds me of Gerudo Valley and Desert Colossuss from Ocarina of Time which were also my favs.

When playing a Zelda game like ALTTP, I do it to unwind. MM on the other hand, doesn't really work like that. You always have to consider the best way to spend each 3-day cycle and you also need to keep track of time-related events such as meeting up with NPCs. It's those qualities that make me much more invested in the game due to the effort you need to put into playing it. That Termina is such an amazingly fleshed-out world is just icing on the cake.

When is your next Zelda Marathon, Johnny? MM 3D, Wind Waker Original and HD, Twilight Princess, Skyward Sword, Handheld Titles, etc. After your donation reviews i hope. I'm wondering because i enjoy your review of the series as i'll probably never play them.

Actually, the moon will crash in 86 hours, because of the events of SA2.

Thank you for this video! I've never played Majora's Mask for similar reasons that you dropped it at first, but after seeing this, I think I'm going to give it a try. I just need to decide on if I get the original, or the new 3D one.

Awesome review! The only thing I always find myself disagreeing with is when I hear about MM only having "4" dungeons. While this may be strictly true in that you only earn four heart containers from dungeons, there are numerous mini-dungeons (skulltula houses, under the well, Ikana Castle), as well as many dense outdoor zones. I just think saying it only has four dungeons makes it sound much shorter and smaller than it actually is IMO.

This is my favorite Zelda game and its dissapointing that its still overshadowed or outright forgotten for OoT which is still a good game yes, and I can see how you could perfer it in some ways, but Majora's Mask is clearly the superior game with more variety, technicality, story, difficulty, etc. that makes for a more fun experience, at least for me, AND it was only made in a year with a smaller team as well.

Majora's Mask is the Rocko's Modern Life of N64 games. It was generally labeled as a family-friendly, "everyone" game, but got away with much more than it should have.

Love the use of the back to the future clip XD

Has anyone else ever noticed how absolutely brilliant the Stone Tower Temple's concept is? Pretty much every Zelda game tries to test you on everything you had to learn throughout the dungeons when you reach the final one, but none of them do it quite so brilliantly as Stone Tower. Most 3D Zelda games are satisfied with simply giving you a room that mimics an earlier dungeon in a sort of "hey remember this, we're quizzing you now" sort of way, but Majora approaches it a little differently, thanks in part to the fact that it only has 3 previous dungeons to draw from. Woodfall requires you to use the Deku masks ability to fly and the various torches with the bow to progress through many of its rooms requiring the player to look before tackling the situation and to pay attention to their immediate surroundings and the placement of even unassuming objects in the room. Snowhead is built around one central puzzle that doesn't reset as you move between rooms and that you keep coming back to and have to keep in mind while navigating your way throughout the rest of the dungeon and solving smaller puzzles. Great Bay requires you to adjust the flow of the water changing how the rooms connect to each other requiring the player to understand how what they do affects the flow of the temple as a whole. Stone Tower combines all of this. It uses all 4 of Links forms at various points and it's built around the concept of flipping the whole temple around. This gimmick requires the player to pay attention to the various elements of the individual rooms and how they've been affected when it flips and if the player was paying attention to the various room layouts and set pieces the first time through it is much easier to navigate the second time even though the rooms look radically different once flipped. It's also one central puzzle gimmick that the player has to keep in mind while solving other puzzles, and flipping the dungeon alters how all the rooms connect to each other and how the player moves through the temple as a whole. Also, you ever notice that the portal to Twinmold's arena is in the same room you fought the mini-boss Garo only flipped? Your trek through the dungeon ends in the same room both times nicely book ending it. It could have been executed a little better if flipping was less of a pain and you were required to do it multiple times, but since it is a pain I'm glad it's not required so much.

Your review is awesome!

I seriously only needed to reverse the flow of water ONCE after the beginning room in the great bay temple. What's the fuss?

Majora’s Mask reminds me a lot of the first 2 Dead Rising games, they take place over the course 3 days, they Heavy emphasis on sidequests, and have a major focus on time management

The size of the Mirror Shield in the original was a bit exaggerated, most likely due to the way 3D graphics were back then. Majora's Mask 3D shows that the Mirror Shield is only a little bit bigger than the Hero's Shield. It's also harder to tell if you've built up enough power from the reflected light into one of the Magic Mirrors in Stone Tower Temple.

Remember that one chick that wad holding a majoras mask during E3? And how in link between worlds you have a majoras mask on your wall? And how they decided to remake its prequel, ocarania of time? MAJORAS MASK REMAKE CONFIRMED

Let's save the world again, in 3D!

20:46 - Oh. That boss has strong memories for me. I played the 3DS ramake when it came out and when I played through this temple, I beat this boss and collected the light arrows *2 seconds* before the cycle reset. -- I'll never forget that adrenaline rush.

The first time I ever played this game, there was an instance where I accidentally stumbled across how to get the Postman's Hat. That's one of the masks gotten in the longest sidequest in the game. I was originally going for the bottle that contains Chateau Romani because I needed the bottle for trying to collect the Zora eggs. Needed to make sure I had four. When I saw that I got the Postman's Hat, decided to take a swing at the Couple's Mask.

Really, you think most people won't agree that Majora's Mask is better? Where have you been? Majora's Mask is currently consider peerless and without flaw. Quality aside, for most people, it's simply because everyone bashed it for so long now it's the "cool one to like". It's okay though, in a few more years it'll be "overrated garbage" then whatever the least popular Zelda at the time is will be the best one ever, and absolutely must have an *(insert current handheld)* remake. Don't you just love how fickle people are? Where's a lunar doomsday when you need one...

15:32 - 15:41 Best part!

I found the water temple in this really easy, i did it so quick I thought I skipped a chunk. Definitely remember OOT water temple being harder.

I love how the moon's face is a complete sidenote here lol

I guess Ocarina of Time won over the MAJORA-TY of you!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA don't hurt me please.

Majora's Mask 3D has been confirmed.

Was playing Majora's Mask, while watching this, and I was in the middle of watching the cutscene that shows of the Link statue made from the elegy of emptiness at 20:37.

This is my first video I'm watching of yours and man, it's really good. You sold me at "I mean....shit"