So I played LEGEND OF ZELDA: OCARINA OF TIME For The First Time...

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  • Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
  • With Tears Of The Kingdom on the way, I think it's important for me to start catching up on the games that made the series what it is today. My experience with Zelda is relatively limited between Twilight Princess, Link's Awakening, and Breath Of The Wild. Now has never been a better time to play Ocarina Of Time for the the first time, so let's see what one of the GOATs is all about...
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  • @retrorebound8887
    @retrorebound8887  Рік тому +820

    Can we all agree that the title screen for this game is guaranteed to give you the feels?

    • @James-gj8rn
      @James-gj8rn Рік тому +28

      OMG YES it DOES, it gives me CHILLS, still the most iconic game opening to this day!

    • @patrickbaillargeon1933
      @patrickbaillargeon1933 Рік тому +15

      The first time I heard the title screen music back then, I immediately recognized the melody as the song Link plays on the recorder in the original NES Zelda. It's then I knew it was something special.

    • @EyeQueue9k
      @EyeQueue9k Рік тому +4

      I say ocarina of time is just a masterpiece my favorite temple is got to be the water temple when you become a adult and the shadow temple but my favorite melody is always the water temple but let me know what is yells favorite melody really curious but I'm looking forward to twilight princess

    • @ak47dragunov
      @ak47dragunov Рік тому +4

      When you grew up with it, certainly.. lol

    • @ShadowWolfQc
      @ShadowWolfQc Рік тому +6

      Yes, I came back from highschool one afternoon and when I came in this was on the TV, a gift from my late father... This will always make me tear up. Amazing game for the time.

  • @nathanhargenrader645
    @nathanhargenrader645 Рік тому +1

    My brother in Christ there was a remake of this game already on the 3DS and yes most of the problems are fixed and it’s awesome.

  • @samuraiedge9761
    @samuraiedge9761 Рік тому +1

    You gotta save before bosses with full hearts and fairy bottles and if you die you choose not to save, quit to the menu and reload

  • @blackzero786
    @blackzero786 Рік тому

    Some copies of The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time for the N64 have a different Fire Temple song as well as having red blood for Ganon at the last boss fight.

  • @mattmacdonaldmedia2655
    @mattmacdonaldmedia2655 Рік тому

    Matty, it so exciting you're playing Zelda. Its my favorite franchise and your content is by far best. Please do play Skyward Sword, Wind Waker and Majoras Mask and of course Tears of ghe Kingdom!

  • @h_nt_r
    @h_nt_r Рік тому

    I'm sure TotK will bring back some classic Zelda elements that we wish BotW had more of, but I'm still a bit salty that the 90's Zelda fantasy vibe is being left behind by Nintendo. We need another Zelda that emphasizes darker art styles and themes. One that shows a little blood in creepy dungeons that makes you feel isolated from the rest of the world.

  • @tommartin7728
    @tommartin7728 Рік тому

    Lol that was what gaming was like in the 90s... pretty brutal at times. I'm sure my first playthrough of OoT back in the day took months and months. And that Water Temple - doing it for the first time in '98 with no internet walk throughs... hell no.

    • @GugureSux
      @GugureSux Рік тому

      WT was nothing special back in the day. Gamers were still gamers, not ADHD social media influencers.

  • @draculathevampire934
    @draculathevampire934 Рік тому +1

    Is he reaaaaallly playing these games for the first time 🤔

  • @Terron29
    @Terron29 Рік тому

    Dude with all these 'for the first time videos' I gotta ask what games HAVE you played lol. So many classic titles you are only experiencing now. Cool content though!

  • @julianbryant2471
    @julianbryant2471 Рік тому +88

    Unique targeting system is not a generous way of putting it…
    Ocarina pioneered that lock on combat with Z-targeting.

    • @Delta-nl7pi
      @Delta-nl7pi 4 місяці тому +4

      Came here to comment that.

  • @frozenninja4030
    @frozenninja4030 Рік тому +221

    Ocarina was such an amazing experience when it came out. Spent untold hours just living in that world and exploring every nook and cranny. The fact that it still holds up so well is really a testament to how fantastic it is.

    • @darthkahn45
      @darthkahn45 Рік тому +9

      It doesn't hold up well. You can only excuse the myriad of horrible design decisions on N64 technology so much.
      MANY of this games issues have nothing to do with technological limitations

    • @rizzy8445
      @rizzy8445 Рік тому +10

      @@darthkahn45name some issues?

    • @darthkahn45
      @darthkahn45 Рік тому +2

      @@rizzy8445 For a game that is literally one of the first of it's kind it has a LOT of faith in it's mechanics all working perfectly as intended 100% of the time.
      Problem is...they don't, which wouldn't be that big of a deal if the game wasn't so arrogantly building everything around testing gameplay mechanics to the limits. namely traversal and combat.
      Random example, why am I being asked to do a double timed gauntlet across the entire map as part of a quest when as late as the 2010's they still hadn't solved horseriding jank? When speed is not part of the games focus whatsoever? AND you are punished for trying to use warp to save time, y'know how obnoxious that is?

    • @XpRnz
      @XpRnz Рік тому +11

      @@darthkahn45 Cry me a river..

    • @darthkahn45
      @darthkahn45 Рік тому

      @@XpRnz Probably would have been if i'd paid for it but i'm playing a .wad on my Wii that I downloaded so no harm done.

  • @segarrarios
    @segarrarios Рік тому +302

    The "unique targeting system" was actually true as Ocarina of Time was the first game to ever allow you to lock in your enemies.You'd be surprised at how revolutionary Zelda and Mario have been for the gaming industry (specially the 3d era).

    • @NueThunderKing
      @NueThunderKing Рік тому +8

      Actually Megaman Legends was the first unless I’m mistaken. OoT just perfected that.

    • @moxxispookz1245
      @moxxispookz1245 Рік тому +11

      ​@@NueThunderKing If you give a quick Google, it's OoT that did it first. I only just found this out too.

    • @lanceseaman88
      @lanceseaman88 Рік тому +21

      ​@@moxxispookz1245 it was MegaMan Legends on PS1 which launched Dec 1997 vs OoT which launched in 98. MegaMan was the first to implement a lock on mechanic. It did however keep you stationary and OoT was very much a huge step up compared to MegaMan Legends.

    • @johnnyguitar8067
      @johnnyguitar8067 Рік тому +6

      Actually Tomb Raider did it first

    • @superwhatevergamin9634
      @superwhatevergamin9634 Рік тому +2

      Goldeneye was also pretty huge too. Especially the autoaim and sights and stuff.

  • @lunch_trey
    @lunch_trey Рік тому +57

    Ocarina is one of the 2 cornerstone games that made us all aware how much of a literal game changer it was gonna be jumping from 2D to 3D. The other is Super Mario 64.

    • @MrDernagon
      @MrDernagon Рік тому +8

      I would also argue there are a total of 4 cornerstones of 2D to 3D. The other two being Quake and Myst.

  • @saltykraken9471
    @saltykraken9471 Рік тому +131

    One of the greatest games ever made.

    • @Joe_334
      @Joe_334 Рік тому +2

      I just saw a vid dedicated to the Hero of Time. It's a shame what happens to him after this.

    • @Smokey1419
      @Smokey1419 Рік тому +1

      ​@@Joe_334 Im re reading Twilight Princess, and they do him some justice

    • @saltykraken9471
      @saltykraken9471 Рік тому

      @@Smokey1419 they have a book?

    • @Smokey1419
      @Smokey1419 Рік тому +5

      @@saltykraken9471 Yea, its a manga so you gotta read it right to left, but its a good rendition of the story that adds a little more to the lore.

    • @saltykraken9471
      @saltykraken9471 Рік тому +1

      @@Smokey1419 nice I'll have to give it a try

  • @pugetsoundwaves
    @pugetsoundwaves Рік тому +76

    The N64 was actually a more powerful system than PS1, it was the memory limit of N64 cartridges vs discs of PS1 that caused things like the cutscene discrepancies you referenced in Spider-Man.

    • @DJWhylafihya
      @DJWhylafihya Рік тому +21

      Came to comment this lol yea I was so confused when he kept saying that. Like I understand for cut scenes/ music on the ps1 being more powerful… but in terms of graphics and smooth gameplay the n64 was way ahead

    • @SolidSnake240
      @SolidSnake240 Рік тому +16

      Yea OOT looks better than most ps1 games.

    • @justicedemocrat9357
      @justicedemocrat9357 Рік тому +1

      The sad thing was we could have had bothe the power of the n64 and a cd based system sony was set to collab with nintendo to make a cd based console but nintendo canned the project and sony decided to release the playstation, instead lol.

  • @leeartlee915
    @leeartlee915 Рік тому +27

    I can’t believe there are hardcore gamers that have skipped OoT. It just feels beyond my understanding.

    • @daveeol1987
      @daveeol1987 Рік тому +8

      Or any zelda game really. They should be first on the list for any gamer

    • @kiekiek
      @kiekiek Рік тому +2

      yeah, same, hard to believe.

    • @truthseek3017
      @truthseek3017 Рік тому

      Yeah, pretty strange, how old is he?

    • @leeartlee915
      @leeartlee915 Рік тому +1

      @@truthseek3017 He’s got to be in his 20s. Maybe 28 or something. Early 30s at the very oldest.

    • @extremeloco23
      @extremeloco23 10 місяців тому +1

      just put 150 hours into breath of the wild and beat it, first ever zelda -.. considering Ocarina as my next one (to switch it up and not go tears of the kingdom) , its wild-.. i was a sega to sony kid :')

  • @sunderwire
    @sunderwire Рік тому +74

    I didn’t expect to be watching a Zelda ocarina of time video today but here we are. Pleasant surprise

  • @for_the_lore5567
    @for_the_lore5567 Рік тому +28

    Fun Fact: The gold cartridge version of the game had Gannondorf bleed red rather than the green of the gray cartridge.

    • @BorsPepsi
      @BorsPepsi Рік тому +11

      Thats because the Gold cartridge is 1.0 where they had red blood but replaced it in 1.1 with the gray cartridge because BlOoD iS tO vIoLeNt. but funny enough they kept the blood in the bottom of the well and on dead hand so it just kinda seems like an unnecessary censor.

    • @lindblumpickles3407
      @lindblumpickles3407 Рік тому +7

      I have a gray cartridge with the red blood. We must’ve gotten lucky

    • @kevindie
      @kevindie Рік тому +8

      @@lindblumpickles3407*_Hang on to it! It’s the rarest variant of the game by far._*

    • @SairinEarthsea
      @SairinEarthsea Рік тому +1

      ​@@BorsPepsiimagine if dead hand was censored... Oven mitt appears.

    • @StillSwiftAF
      @StillSwiftAF 2 місяці тому +1

      @@kevindie Both 1.0 and 1.1 had red blood, it wasn't changed to green until 1.2, which was the Player's Choice version. Gray 1.0 carts are rare, but 1.1 aren't.

  • @whatshisface04
    @whatshisface04 Рік тому +24

    I love to revisit OoT every couple of years. I was 10 when it came out, and my younger brother and I spent most of our Christmas break in ‘98 trying to figure how to get into Dodongo’s Cavern. It spawned the tradition of my younger brother and I playing a Legend of Zelda game during the Christmas season. It’s my favorite Zelda game, with Twilight Princess being a veeeeerrrry close second.

  • @Nigel222
    @Nigel222 Рік тому +10

    Much better game than BOTW. More focused and less tedious.

    • @Faithaven
      @Faithaven Рік тому +1

      This game is just hard to play now. Couldn’t play it for more than 15 without getting bored. Used to love it. Def not on the BOTW level

    • @GugureSux
      @GugureSux Рік тому

      @@Faithaven Ocarina Of Time is one of the most engaging and fun games ever created. Breath Of The Wild was the first game to truly challenge its rule as the one true GOTYAY masterpiece. There's nothing tedious about BotW either. OoT, MM and BotW = the holy trinity of perfect video games.

    • @Faithaven
      @Faithaven Рік тому

      @@GugureSux haven’t played MM since it came out. Not my thing

  • @TheKingMusicMan
    @TheKingMusicMan Рік тому +36

    Man this game defined my childhood I swear haha. Think it's why I love third person adventure games so much more that multiplayer fps type games

  • @DonutSwordsman
    @DonutSwordsman Рік тому +10

    You only got three hearts by phantom Ganon!? You only grabbed the boss hearts that's not a fair complaint to be honest about dying

  • @JambiJuice
    @JambiJuice Рік тому +72

    Twilight Princess is my personal favorite, but Ocarina changed the game. We didn’t get a game changer again till breath of the wild. Almost 20 years later.

    • @PikaLink91
      @PikaLink91 Рік тому +14

      Twilight Princess is my undesputed favorite as well. It is essentially Ocarina 2.0. Same plot, more or less, but bigger and better in every way. Did you read the manga?

    • @saltykraken9471
      @saltykraken9471 Рік тому +12

      Ocarina of time > Twilight Princess > Botw.

    • @JambiJuice
      @JambiJuice Рік тому +1

      @@PikaLink91 there is a manga!?!?

    • @bobo7918
      @bobo7918 Рік тому +1

      Twilight Princess is a vibe. If you know, you know.

    • @retrorebound8887
      @retrorebound8887  Рік тому +4

      I haven't played Twilight Princess since I first got my Wii, but I remember loving it :)

  • @jarde1989
    @jarde1989 Рік тому +6

    Why didn’t you play this on Switch with 720p/60fps output??? Lmao

    • @AwakenedPhoenix309
      @AwakenedPhoenix309 Рік тому +2

      Switch online version sucks. Even at this point the Wii and Gamecube have better emulation.

    • @Arrowz_88
      @Arrowz_88 Рік тому +1

      ​@@AwakenedPhoenix309 Can u tell me what's wrong with the Switch version? (I'm not being a smart-ass, Im just curious about the Switch port)

  • @FerociousMonky2
    @FerociousMonky2 Рік тому +12

    You’ll have to try out Majoras Mask next Matty :)

    • @retrorebound8887
      @retrorebound8887  Рік тому +2

      It's on the list!

    • @jordank1813
      @jordank1813 3 місяці тому

      ​@@retrorebound8887 I looked through all your videos looking for Majora's Mask. Did you ever get to it?

  • @jbinkley22
    @jbinkley22 Рік тому +7

    Also you gott collect heart pieces to increase your health. If you just run on 5 hearts and faires an potions, you will get destroyed.

  • @calvinmatthews1527
    @calvinmatthews1527 Рік тому +39

    Very, and I mean VERY few games can match to the legacy, impact, & reception OOT has. Even 25 years later, it's still considered the very best of the best. THIS is the game that cemented Zelda as truly the greatest game series of all time!

    • @justicedemocrat9357
      @justicedemocrat9357 Рік тому

      It's not the greatest game series, idiot it's mario.

    • @rugbyfan808
      @rugbyfan808 Рік тому +3

      Just finished my first ever playthrough like 5 minutes ago. It was pretty janky at first but once I got how the flow of the game works it was amazing. Frustrating, but amazing lol

  • @Shritistrang
    @Shritistrang Рік тому +14

    I never had any trouble with Ocarina of Time's controls. Then again, it was one of the first 3D games I ever played (together with Super Mario 64 and Banjo-Kazooie), so maybe that helped a little.
    And about that part of you restarting the game in Kokiri Forest, yes, that was normal for older Zelda games. Every time you save, quit and restart the game, you always start at one of only a few possible locations. In OoT's case, those locations were Kokiri Forest (as Young Link) and the Temple of Time (as adult Link).

  • @sickcarnagerequiem
    @sickcarnagerequiem Рік тому +130

    An absolute crime that you have gone this long without playing the best game of all time!

    • @anthonygillette
      @anthonygillette Рік тому +1

      @@Wario1382 that’s pretty harsh; I wouldn’t call it the best of all time either. But for one of the first 3D action games to solve a lot of camera issues, targeting issues, some of the best music, and being as inspirational as it is? I mean c’mon, the maybe 8-10 times you have to backtrack is minimal.

    • @ManorexicPanda
      @ManorexicPanda Рік тому

      @@Wario1382 I would hate to be as miserable as you bud. I hope you get help

    • @Beefnhammer
      @Beefnhammer Рік тому +16

      @@Wario1382 Dude what? Ocarina has fairly minimal backtracking. It's one of the more linear games in the series.

    • @Smokey1419
      @Smokey1419 Рік тому +9

      ​@@Beefnhammer Sounds like hes just being hateful

    • @DarkChaoto
      @DarkChaoto Рік тому +6

      I prefer Majora's Mask but I agree, it's a crime.

  • @codexviolet7663
    @codexviolet7663 Рік тому +12

    If you enjoyed OoT’s narrative I would highly recommend Majora’s Mask, just cranks the story quality up by 11 and adds a lot of side quests and optional narratives too!

    • @retrogamerfan123
      @retrogamerfan123 Рік тому +2

      The fact back then it required the expansion pack in order for it to run was like the rumored ps5 pro it was a game changer

  • @Animekirk
    @Animekirk Рік тому +9

    They dont make gamers like they used to... I played this on N64 when I was like 8 years old. It was tough, but so satisfying. Aside from the water temple, every dungeon was a joy to traverse. Timeless classic.

  • @infinitecurlie
    @infinitecurlie Рік тому +6

    I love Ocarina Of Time 😭 I had played A Link To The Past beforehand but OOT is what really solidified my love for the Zelda series. And also the music! The song of time, song of storms, forest temple, spirit temple, Sarias song, the opening music, the market music...Its such a great and iconic game.
    I also love Majoras Mask, so much so that I have a tattoo of Majora's Mask on my chest lol. Some of my favorite music is in MM with Ikana Castle, Stone Tower Temple, and the elegy of emptiness.
    Ah I'm so jealous. Experiencing OOT for the first time and flipping through the strategy guide. 😭
    (EDIT: OMG. You gotta play Majora's Mask next! Please! 😭 When you do talk to the scarecrow and keep in mind it's hints!)

  • @thestoicchimp6342
    @thestoicchimp6342 Рік тому +3

    After this game was released, for about 15 years it was considered, by a vast majority, to be the greatest game of all time. It's only been the last 5 or 10 years that a large swath of people may argue it's a different game that deserves that status. There has never been a game that has been that close to unanimously considered the "greatest" since.

  • @dudeduderson4427
    @dudeduderson4427 Рік тому +10

    I had the gold cart and prima guide, I'd give my self a week of being stuck before I was allowed to consult the guide for a solution. The deku tree took so long I really thought I'd completed the game when I finished it... if only I knew 😂

  • @joevader10
    @joevader10 Рік тому +10

    The complaint seems weird that you saved the game and were surprised you spawned without your stuff. Save before boss, and reset the game when you die.

    • @TheJadeFist
      @TheJadeFist Рік тому +2

      Ya, the game asks if you want to continue or not, if you say no, you'll be able to resume to a state you previously saved, saying yes will start you back at the temple with all the consumables already used still gone. I can see that is as slightly unintuitive though, so I some what understand the complaint.

    • @LayZKimochi420BlazeIt
      @LayZKimochi420BlazeIt Рік тому +7

      This is the first time I hear of someone grinding in oot lol

  • @alexanderhanksx
    @alexanderhanksx Рік тому +6

    It's such a privilege to have played this game in 99. I was so young that I didn't really make any progress, but a few years later I picked it back up and those core memories were already implanted. Experiencing Kokiri Forest and Hyrule Field as a little kid (when these were the best graphics around) was m a g i c a l
    Edit: I'd like to add that the 3DS version is supreme. I hadn't played it until I bought my first 3DS this year.

    • @JackTheRipper-nw6wk
      @JackTheRipper-nw6wk 9 місяців тому

      It’s a shame how expensive 3ds consoles have become :/

  • @GamersXnostalgia
    @GamersXnostalgia Рік тому +21

    As a kid I had my cousin play this in front of me so much times I was able to beat it eventually, but the Water Temple was the one that literally took me days of trial and error. My favorite parts were the bosses, I actually loved the Phantom Ganon fight, you have to be precise in shooting back his attacks, and my favorite dungeon was the Shadow Temple. Definitely my favorite N64 game.

    • @XpRnz
      @XpRnz Рік тому

      The only chest people forget in the water temple is the one in the center column, once u know that it's not hard at all.

  • @sevbait
    @sevbait Рік тому +5

    I've been playing the 3DS version, after being surprised at how low res the textures were and the control issues you mentioned were on N64 original. It's been great.

  • @tyguy3876
    @tyguy3876 Рік тому +11

    .....first time? WTF?

    • @Nobddy
      @Nobddy Рік тому +1

      Beat me to it

  • @Saylor28
    @Saylor28 Рік тому +8

    It's strange hearing someone talk about this that didn't grow up with it. N64 was during my prime gaming youth so things like the controls and the targeting feel second nature. I commend you for sticking it out 👏

  • @dbrickell89
    @dbrickell89 Рік тому +3

    You joked that calling the targeting system unique was being generous but at the time it really was unique. This game invented lock on targeting.

  • @BrD4GOD
    @BrD4GOD Рік тому +10

    I feel like no video can ever describe how this game made me feel as a kid. This game was amazing and is a legendary classic for so so many reasons. This and BoTW will always be my top 2 Zelda games and possibly my all time favorites.

  • @TheMahayanist
    @TheMahayanist Рік тому +9

    Ocarina of Time blew me away on how fluid it is given the N64 era. It's CRAZY how it holds up.

  • @Denkin_Donuts
    @Denkin_Donuts Рік тому +8

    That’s awesome you finally played it; but it almost sucks that you missed out on fully experiencing it in your childhood. It is it’s own experience in of itself.

  • @jonathand.4088
    @jonathand.4088 Рік тому +2

    The 3DS remake is pretty much the Metroid Prime Remastered treatment for this game. Updated visuals and better aiming. It'd be nice to see it ported in HD

  • @viruschris3160
    @viruschris3160 Рік тому +2

    And thanks to your video I just pulled out my OoT 3D and 3DS to start playing it again and hopefully 100% this time. I last played in June 6, 2011! 12 years ago! I had at least maxed hearts and armor.
    Well I'm playing it again and maybe I'll do Master Quest. I love this game. I wish I could say I prefer MM 3D over MM N64, but some of the changes in the remake REALLY hurts the experience that the original is just better.
    Anyway, back to OoT!

  • @Souseitatsu
    @Souseitatsu Рік тому +2

    Ngl I feel asleep, but I technically watched the whole vid, gave you a like, and commented. 👍

  • @Dogmaguy74
    @Dogmaguy74 Рік тому +10

    Everytime i went to Cuba to visit my older brother I would ask him to play this while i watched and he ALWAYS delivered completing the game right before my eyes in one sitting . I made him a speed runner of ocarina of time before speedrunning was even a thing….good times. I don’t know how he got the game in Cuba but the N64 was mine and i sent it to him. In the end he sold it in Cuba along with the toys i would send him and made enough money to legally migrate to America and reunite with me and the fam!

    • @advancedlevelgaming
      @advancedlevelgaming Рік тому +1

      Has podido encontrar el juego de nuevo? Pa el n64 o el 3ds? El juego tiene buenas memorias pa ti :)

    • @Dogmaguy74
      @Dogmaguy74 Рік тому +1

      @@advancedlevelgaming No porque no tengo 3ds o N64 pero eso no importa tengo mi hermano conmigo y eso es lo mas importante.

    • @Dogmaguy74
      @Dogmaguy74 Рік тому

      @alberto balsalm Yes with enough money(Good luck) or through a lottery prize known as *El bombo* which is legal passage to america for 4 people and my mother won said prize at the time.

  • @kct412
    @kct412 Рік тому +2

    I finally completed Ocarina of Time for the first time on the Switch recently. For me, not only did it show me why it is one of the greatest games of all time, but it managed to work its way into one of my favorites of all time. Personally, I think the original stands the test of time for the most part. I agree that it could benefit from updated controls, but I honestly adapted to them fairly quickly. I will say that the benefit of playing it on the switch was being able to create those suspend points. While it definitely did feel like cheating in a way, it was so beneficial creating a save point right before a boss or as you finish playing. I got to retry the boss without having to lose my items, and I didn't have to start every play from Link's home. It felt like a nice way to incorporate a simple modern mechanic into the classic game.
    I would love a new remaster of this game. It's honestly surprising they haven't done a full remake yet for the Switch. Maybe they will for the next Nintendo console? I can't wait for Tears of the Kingdom!

  • @Paytonshaw1
    @Paytonshaw1 Рік тому +5

    This is inexcusable first time really

  • @jimphilidor9031
    @jimphilidor9031 Рік тому +3

    On the back of the PAL version it says: "256 megs of intensive action-adventure gaming." That's HUGE !!
    Actually the N64 was more powerful than PS1 but there wasn't enough room in the cartridge for prerendered cut scenes or voice acting. All the cut scenes in OOT are done with the game engine, which doesn't take that much space. In retrospect that's a good choice. Nowadays people don't want the cut scenes and the gameplay looking entirely different. In FF VII they have at least 3 completely different looking character models, which felt really weird when I played FF VII for the first time, after I had already played FF X. In the early PS1 the actual graphics were still pretty primitive so cut scenes were a way to show that the games were now next gen.

  • @averypennington1506
    @averypennington1506 Рік тому +3

    Its crazy that OoT basically invented targeting in 3D games

  • @GugureSux
    @GugureSux Рік тому +2

    9:00 Skill issue. Lack of ADHD medication. Literal 9-year-old ESL kids beat this game on their own back in the day, and didn't whine this much.
    Good god, this is exactly why modern games SUCK ARSE. No penalty, no responsibility nor challenge put on the player, nothing to MASTER.
    Also, the 3DS DE-makes of OoT and MM are trash. Handholdy as hell, weird pastel-colored redesigns, floaty animations, and some pure censorship. MM got hit harder than OoT, but neither's great.
    If you need a "4K remaster", just start emulating and look up Nerrel's HD texture pack.
    But yeah, N64 OoT is still the undeniable GOTYAY, and insanely important, influential game. Like Rockstar's CEO said years ago, ANYONE who's made 3D games owes something to Mario or Zelda 64. The "Z Targeting" literally was the first time lock-on targeting had been implemented, and the item shortcuts + the context sensitive use key is pretty much the norm for games nowadays.

    • @chinese_bot
      @chinese_bot Рік тому

      Ocarina of Time took me months just to get all three spiritual stones as a kid because of the lack of the internet, and me also being stupid as shit. But the challenge was what made it so addictive. Sure I can beat the game in a single sitting now, but there’s a lot of really obtuse stuff the game wants you to do. That same sortve gameplay is what made Elden Ring so good and mysterious (side quest wise that is). Not being told directly what to do and just having to figure it out is something I wish more games would do.

  • @fairmonkey4786
    @fairmonkey4786 Рік тому +3

    Thats crazy that you havent played through it till now. Better late than never i suppose. You should play Majora's Mask, and Wind Waker too. Majora is my favorite due to its originality, deviation from the standard formulaic zelda gameplay, strong melancholy atmosphere, stronger characters, stronger quest design, and the ability to play as deku/goron/zora.
    Some people hate the time mechanic but i think the game gives you plenty of time to do things and it adds a lot of depth to the game because everyone has a life and schedule. Play all of them, they are all good

  • @PimpinFAR
    @PimpinFAR Рік тому +2

    Aite bro, did you play ANYTHING growing up? These “for the first time’s” are getting harder to believe…

    • @retrorebound8887
      @retrorebound8887  Рік тому

      Yeah, pretty much the other 95% of my videos that don't have the "played for the first time" label :)

  • @danielharmon15
    @danielharmon15 3 місяці тому +1

    Getting Game Over in the middle of a dungeon and having to restart from the dungeons' entrances is irritating, but OoT does have Farore's Wind to warp you as well as most dungeons revealed shortcuts to the second half/boss room is usually near entrance so you didn't have to retrace everything. And luckily right outside the Forest Temple is a Red Fairy Fountain to restock bottles quickly.

  • @TheJadeFist
    @TheJadeFist Рік тому +1

    For funsies I pulled my JP boxed copy off the shelf to compare the backs, 3 pictures instead of 5 and the all the pictures of gameplay are different. Though it also has a picture of Link and the Dodongo but he's running away from it instead of facing it. Along with a shot of the Temple of Time and Link riding Epona through the field.

  • @VictorHernandez-nj2lo
    @VictorHernandez-nj2lo Рік тому +3

    My fave zelda game of all time is 4 swords adventures. Back then my friends mainly played the pokemon gba games, while I played the yugioh ones. Once I got this game new, I then bought 3 more cables for 4 player co-op. This was my summer of 2006 ❤

  • @James-gj8rn
    @James-gj8rn Рік тому +6

    Oh boy have you missed out Matty, can't wait to see your thoughts on this one :)

  • @lilkumquat2008
    @lilkumquat2008 Рік тому +2

    Wow I'm literally playing it for the first time too since I modded my 3ds a bit ago
    Edit: after im done im going straight to the first game on nes

  • @watari6346
    @watari6346 Рік тому +2

    Yeah i dusted my old N3ds XL off and bought a grip for it, and planned to do the 3ds games. And now im playing Majoras mask for a good 12 hours or so, after having finished Ocarina of Time. What a blast im having now that i can understand English fully. I dropped the game when it first came out (MJ), because these games can be quite hard as a young lad who could't read English good at the time, and the time limit from Majora's mask was probably a factor why i stopped.

  • @KRG30001
    @KRG30001 Рік тому +4

    Used to spend hours pouring over the pages of the OoT issue of Nintendo Power while my older brother played. An all-time masterpiece with memories I’ll always cherish

  • @TheDreadedZero
    @TheDreadedZero Рік тому +1

    Did you just say there’s no way to capture 3ds footage…? GameXplain did it for years. There’s a device you can buy that connects to an original 3ds.

  • @anthonyrizzo9043
    @anthonyrizzo9043 Рік тому +1

    What does ps1s larger storage format and fmvs have to do with seeing an open and expansive world on n64? N64 was overall stronger than ps, just lacked in things that requires storage, like textures, sound, videos. Also unique targeting system, was unique when it came out, and not a generous way of putting it. Dungeons are too hard? You had a strategy guide 😂 git gud. But other than thise nitpicks, great video.

  • @callsign.Noctra
    @callsign.Noctra Рік тому +1

    I cant get into any of the LoZ games after Skyward Sword. I'm so happy we can still play the classics.
    Edit to add: dude, the z targeting in this game paved the way! Its 100 percent "unique"!

  • @fabiantalton6888
    @fabiantalton6888 Рік тому +1

    Back in our era in the 90s. Using your imagination was a BIG thing in those days. I appreciate the art and booklet size. Now, it’s very different. Not much imagination

  • @ZaphodXLII
    @ZaphodXLII Рік тому +2

    It bothers me more than it should that most people now think it's pronounced "ockarina"

  • @cameronwenban3369
    @cameronwenban3369 Рік тому +1

    I feel like n64 version is still the better version of the game. The 3ds version just wasn't the same....like the vibe was different...can't really explain why

  • @s-wo8781
    @s-wo8781 Рік тому +1

    I don't know bruh, I barely died playing this even on my first time when I was eight years old in 98. This is the first time I've heard ANYONE make that complaint.

  • @joshbarkley4403
    @joshbarkley4403 Рік тому +1

    The N64 is actually much more powerful than the ps1, the cutscene difference is due to ps1 disk capacity being orders of magnitude larger than N64 carts were.

  • @Chanceislink
    @Chanceislink Рік тому +2

    Can't wait for you to play Majora's Mask. Both this and MM are my favirite games of all time. Also Skill issue jk

  • @SOME_BORED_GUY
    @SOME_BORED_GUY Рік тому +1

    Hope you make Majora's mask video soon
    Pretty sure you will spend half of the video talking about the atmosphere of this game 👌
    + Still my favorite to this day ❤

  • @Xen0xeroX
    @Xen0xeroX Рік тому +1

    It was a unique targeting system at the time. It was the originator. Easy to laugh about it 20 years later... But it's like saying the original re4 did nothing new because you played it for the first time in 2023

  • @robinh9165
    @robinh9165 Рік тому +1

    5:06 Unique in 1998 Obviously. As far as i know, Nintendo invented this style of lock-on targeting we take for granted today.

  • @bigt4135
    @bigt4135 Рік тому +4

    25 years this November. Crazy. I loved this game on the n64 back in the day.

  • @joshz2491
    @joshz2491 Рік тому +3

    The targeting system is a little finicky but the trick is that there is a minimum distance before Navi actually targets enemies and a minimum distance before the target lock disengages. Many first-time players just mash the target button without ever noticing that she hovers over things when she can target them, they also don't notice that the camera always keeps the target and link in focus or that tapping the target button resets the camera behind Link. The movement difficulties can be minimized by using softer joystick inputs or in the case of stationary context-sensitive actions stopping all movement and then pressing the buttons.
    OOT is a lot like an old car, there are some little things that you can do while driving to minimize the problems.
    Of course, I've beaten the game ten times and figured these things out after hours and years of playing. It's definitely not a perfect game but the sum of all its parts fit perfectly together.

  • @WinspearUltima
    @WinspearUltima Рік тому +2

    Definitely the best Zelda game

  • @jonasw3945
    @jonasw3945 Рік тому +1

    The targetting system was unique, it was not a "generous way of putting it", Ocarina of Time invented the Z targetting which was copied in a lot of games later.

  • @JvLJstanJvL
    @JvLJstanJvL Рік тому +1

    I'm playing this with my 6 year old. I'm helping her read the text. I want her to get older and remember beating this very special game. This will be her first game to ever beat.

  • @HappyAccidentVideos
    @HappyAccidentVideos 5 місяців тому +1

    The targeting system in this game was revolutionary for 3D video games. Calling it “unique” at the time was apt, not “generous.”

  • @brianestrada1993
    @brianestrada1993 Рік тому +1

    Honestly as someone who grew up with this game and beat it as a kid I gotta say coming back to it this is the most overrated Zelda game if all time 2nd being Breath of the wild.

  • @Brek_Kelstro
    @Brek_Kelstro Рік тому +1

    "Unique targeting system" isnt generous, it's very reserved. They pretty much invented the concept of targeting enemies and characters in a 3d environment

  • @hanspeter1200
    @hanspeter1200 Рік тому +1

    Hi my name is Matty, Im a gaming youtuber and I have never played Ocarina of Time until this week...

  • @collinmiller4721
    @collinmiller4721 Рік тому +3

    I’m glad you showcased just how much of a piece of art that guide is. It really is gorgeous and was definitely something I read over and over and OVER as a kid. I would just stare at the pages, transfixed and transported. The days before Hyrule Historia were something else, man.

  • @emeraldjaco7357
    @emeraldjaco7357 Рік тому +1

    there is a full pc remake of this game that removes a ton of the glitches and jank, also has tons of qol improvements like being able to bind items to the d pad for 7 quick select slots

  • @rapidhehx8298
    @rapidhehx8298 Рік тому +1

    people can say anything about the aiming and controls being janky and i just laugh cause i had this game mastered when i was like 7 yrs old 🤣

  • @theRulekeeper
    @theRulekeeper 6 місяців тому +1

    You can definitely record on a 3ds if you get it modded. Scott the woz in his video talking about his 3ds collection talks about it

  • @cloudtyr
    @cloudtyr Рік тому +4

    Ocarina of Time was my first favorite game of all time. Over the years other games have passed it but it still remains in my top 5.
    I remember being ten when it came out and my mother renting it for me. It was rented so much she finally went out and bought it for me. Lol. I got so lost in that game, and the soundtrack always brings me back to that time period.

  • @dougr8646
    @dougr8646 Рік тому +1

    Dude I beat this game when I was freaking 8 how are complaining about the difficulty

  • @savaget2058
    @savaget2058 Рік тому +2

    I respect the frustration with losing all of your items after dying and the difficulty of the dungeons and how punishing the smallest mistake was. But for me I think during the time this is what made the game so endearing and immersive. It felt real, the time spent exploring and perfecting the game (going through the paces essentially) was what made it so magical.

  • @TheSubZero187
    @TheSubZero187 Рік тому +1

    You should really try it on the 3DS. Definitely an improvement and some QoL.

  • @JYGamingGuys
    @JYGamingGuys Рік тому +2

    I really wished you played the the robin Williams commercial for the tv intro

    • @retrorebound8887
      @retrorebound8887  Рік тому +1

      Lock and I discussed commercials, but I really felt *something* with that title screen and felt that was the best way to hit some nostalgia to start the video.

  • @kidkaden5139
    @kidkaden5139 Рік тому +1

    The 3ds version on the new 3ds xl is probably my favorite way to experience the game especially with the 3d on lights off and earphones in ❤❤

  • @SNEEDerino
    @SNEEDerino Рік тому +1

    this dude had 6 hearts at the Forest Temple. Maybe you should have explored more and got some hearts

  • @liquidk64
    @liquidk64 Рік тому +5

    YESSS!!!! Matty’s finally giving Zelda a shot! I’m really happy to see this.

  • @vhg8976
    @vhg8976 Рік тому +4

    Man I played this for the first time in 2016. God damn what a masterpiece.

  • @MatticusFinch1820
    @MatticusFinch1820 Рік тому +6

    I have played this game so much for so long that playing it on anything BUT an N64 controller throws my mind for a loop!

  • @AkioLX
    @AkioLX Рік тому +1

    I think ocarina of time was my first game for the N64. I try to replay it once a year

  • @Randompersonfromnowhere
    @Randompersonfromnowhere Рік тому +1

    I had a 64 when it released and never played this or any Zelda game before until last month. Ocarina of time lived up to the hype for me. I absolutely loved it.

  • @2682shark
    @2682shark Рік тому +1

    Now it’s time to play the greatest Zelda game of all time: A Link to the Past