Why Ocarina of Time is Still a MASTERPIECE - 25 Years Later

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  • Опубліковано 22 чер 2024
  • 25 years ago Ocarina of Time was heralded as the greatest game of all time. But how does it hold up today? And will my nostalgic bias get in the way? Yeah probs but who cares lol (laugh out loud) Enjoy!
    00:00 - Introduction
    4:02 - Gameplay (and the third axis)
    11:55 - Dungeons
    40:52 - Story and World
    1:04:24 - The Finale
    1:13:55 - I Love This Game
    1:14:55 - The Music
    1:24:19 - I Love This Game (fr this time)
    1:29:15 - Conclusion
    Studio and Microphone provided by REKT Gaming Network: / rektgn
    Outro Music by TeaGryff - / teagryff
    Footage Borrowed from World of Longplays and Longplay Archive
    The Samples Used in The Legend of Zelda - gilamasan:
    • The Samples Used in Th...
    The Zelda 64 Beta Recreation is Here! | Ocarina of Time - Space World '97 Beta Experience -Hard4Games:
    • The Zelda 64 Beta Recr...
    Music Covers Used:
    Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess - Shop theme with Ocarina of Time instruments - Zelda Soundfont Enjoyer: • Legend of Zelda: Twili...
    The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess - Faron Woods (Ocarina of Time Soundfont) - Nyxael:
    • The Legend of Zelda: T...
    The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess Sacred Grove (OoT soundfont) - James J:
    • The Legend of Zelda ...
    Twilight Princess - Boss Defeated Theme (1 Hour Version) - monkeyslave:
    • Twilight Princess - Bo...
    Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker: Beedle's shop - Ocarina of Time soundfont - UberManthehutt: • Legend of Zelda: The W...
    Wind Waker Ganondorf Battle Theme but with OOT Soundfonts - FlyiNgRhinOMAn: • Wind Waker Ganondorf B...
    Termina Bay - Ocarina of Time Soundfont - Stubz1989
    • Termina Bay - Ocarina ...
    Boss Battle 3 (Koloktos/Moldarach) from Skyward Sword - Ocarina of Time version (for Randomizer) - Flerger Bergitydersh: • Boss Battle 3 (Kolokto...
    The New Zelda Forest Temple Music - Matt MVS
    • The New Zelda Forest T...
    Song Of Storms Dubstep Remix - DjEphixa: • Song Of Storms Dubstep...
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  • @NadetteOCE
    @NadetteOCE 2 місяці тому +158

    mmmm white man video essay

  • @InvulnerablePig
    @InvulnerablePig Місяць тому +52

    I was 7. I watched my brother play OoT with my dad. Saw Gohma for the first time. Ran out of the room crying. 10/10 best game ever.

  • @ThatBoyAqua
    @ThatBoyAqua 2 місяці тому +58

    God that title screen music gets me every time

    • @Snugboy
      @Snugboy  2 місяці тому +4

      oh my god that boy aqua

  • @Theopatty
    @Theopatty 2 місяці тому +37

    for the next 90 minutes and 1 second final exams dont exist

    • @Snugboy
      @Snugboy  2 місяці тому +7

      BEST OF LUCK WITH YOUR EXAMS KING 🫡

    • @Toadstoolmage92
      @Toadstoolmage92 2 місяці тому +1

      Oh my god I can relate, good luck😊

  • @-lowe5765
    @-lowe5765 2 місяці тому +25

    Watching Gen Z review a game from my childhood is both perplexing and hilarious and odd in so many ways.

    • @shaunsmith9013
      @shaunsmith9013 21 день тому +2

      But funny enough, really helps articulate how Zelda fans look at this game. Being there and old enough to appreciate what this game did when it came out. Is really important on rating the game against others. Which I never really put my finger on, why I consider this the best one. Until now.

  • @melkhiordarkfell4354
    @melkhiordarkfell4354 2 місяці тому +32

    Hard disagree with anyone that says Spirit Temple before Shadow, the game says you need the boots to cross the desert, and you get the boots inside the Shadow Temple. Bloinking your way over the desert doesn't count and going into the Shadow Temple, getting the Boots and leaving is also bloinking in it up. Spirit is the final temple thematically too since you use the time travel elements inside the dungeon and not just some mini dungeon well. You last see the owl at the Spirit Temple and pretty sure Navi even says Shadow before Spirit.

    • @killmaster46
      @killmaster46 2 місяці тому +4

      Although gameplay wise I agree the order of the medallions implies spirit before shadow and also the order of the ocarina songs. Maybe originally it was intended but when you play shadow before spirit feels better

    • @blue_hoodie21
      @blue_hoodie21 2 місяці тому +6

      Another reason I believe shadow comes before spirit, is because in the games code, you can only get the nocturne of shadow after you have the forest, fire, and water medallions. Without those 3 you can't activate the cutscene in kakariko. That gives me hard belief that the game wants you to do shadow before you do spirit. Plus I think fighting the two witches who are known to be Ganondorf's mothers just before you fight ganondorf himself is more poetic than fighting a weird tortured beast monster thing.

    • @Snugboy
      @Snugboy  2 місяці тому +3

      @@blue_hoodie21they’re Ganondorf’s mothers???????

    • @awsome182
      @awsome182 Місяць тому +2

      ​@@Snugboy yeah, consider them as his foster moms.

    • @blue_hoodie21
      @blue_hoodie21 Місяць тому +1

      @@Snugboy Yep. More or less foster mothers but still mothers nonetheless

  • @James-Alai
    @James-Alai Місяць тому +11

    I was 10 years old when this came out. I beat it without a guide and I will never forget the sense of accomplishment and sadness I felt when it was finally over. It's 100 percent my favorite game.

    • @JerryLedesma1
      @JerryLedesma1 13 днів тому +1

      I know EXACTLY what you mean. Except I wasn't 10.. I was more like 16...
      The game putting Link through the "It's time to grow up" phase is something I took personal. Especially at the age of 16.... It was one of those that made me feel like I had to let go of my childhood and start thinking about my adult life...
      That aside... Greatest game EVER.

  • @xanderscut
    @xanderscut 2 місяці тому +28

    Dude I wish I had half your tenacity. Such an ambitious project again and the quality bar never dropped even when the quantity was daunting! Did not feel like 90 minutes at all, this was such a heartwarming love letter to a classic. Absolutely adore how you marry your voiceover gags with fresh on screen stuff(you making out with spirit temple is literally peak UA-cam). You have a real knack for being able to get real meticulous and keep it interesting, every videoessayist is jealous! I think a huge strength of yours that goes under the radar is your narration. It’s damn hard to recite events in a compelling way but you do so in a manner that sucks the viewer in for story time around the campfire. I revere you as a creator even more with every upload, hope you can give yourself a break! ❤️‍🔥

    • @Snugboy
      @Snugboy  2 місяці тому +2

      Xander you are absolutely the goat forever and always. Thank you for being the kindest and most supportive friend. Literally means the world to me!!!! Can't wait to HSM with you soon

  • @JesseGunter
    @JesseGunter 29 днів тому +5

    ......And this is how I learned that I could hold down the space bar on my phone.

  • @slorpsy
    @slorpsy 2 місяці тому +21

    I was born in 89. Was there during the release but there's something great about a young squire going through and experiencing it. Subscribed.

  • @charlessegale6493
    @charlessegale6493 2 місяці тому +23

    The Bottle being used as a tennis racket is actually a reference to the Bug Catching Net doing the same thing in A Link to the Past.

    • @billhanscomb1119
      @billhanscomb1119 Місяць тому +2

      I didn't know about the Bug Catching net until I started playing alttp randomizer.

    • @DonutSwordsman
      @DonutSwordsman Місяць тому +1

      Who knows, there's no quotes saying it was

    • @ElliotKeaton
      @ElliotKeaton 27 днів тому +1

      @@DonutSwordsman Tool used for catching bugs. + Item that doesn't seem like it should deflect dark magic but does anyway.
      Hmm... What's 1+1 again? I should ask a teacher for a quote.

    • @sphinx1908
      @sphinx1908 21 день тому +1

      @@ElliotKeatonhe’s right though, we don’t know what they were thinking so we don’t know if it was intended to be a reference or not, you’re just assuming

  • @rhysalexander182
    @rhysalexander182 2 місяці тому +11

    After almost a year of sporadically playing TOTK (first Zelda game since becoming a father!) and still not completing it, I really miss how self contained and linear this game is. And oh how I miss proper dungeons!!!

    • @starb1ight
      @starb1ight Місяць тому

      me too man i just became a father 9 months ago still havent beaten totk im on my first ever playthrough of OoT and man it really does hold up as well as people say i cant actually remember the last time i played a game so fun

  • @goingnintendos
    @goingnintendos 2 місяці тому +15

    So happy you mentioned how underrated the Spirit Temple music is! When I was a kid, I often turned on the game and went straight to the temple just to listen to the music - especially the incredible way it starts!
    Loved your video 🙌

  • @FleetofFeet
    @FleetofFeet 2 місяці тому +11

    Ocarina Time Baby, let's hear Snug go on about his VERY hidden love of Zelda

    • @Snugboy
      @Snugboy  2 місяці тому +5

      It’s so hidden im kinda surprised you even knew about it??

  • @jasondutton2531
    @jasondutton2531 Місяць тому +5

    I was 8 when this game came out. I cannot exaggerate how amazing this game was playing it through the first time: the plot twists, the fact you changed into an adult, the shock of being tricked into fighting Phantom Ganon in the forest temple, and lastly the revelation of Sheik being Zelda figuratively blew mine and my cousins mind.
    I thankfully still have my OG N64 and copy of OoT. I cannot wait to play it with my kids when they’re old enough.

  • @ghost-do3hu
    @ghost-do3hu 2 місяці тому +9

    Eating food and a Snugboy video?! this is so peak

  • @franck4727
    @franck4727 2 місяці тому +7

    I'm a 90's kid. My first zelda game was a link to the past, I played it at my cousin house but ocarina of time was the first game that made me love video game. It truly felt like a revolution at the time, younger me understood that I was playing something special. By today standards I don't think you can call OOT the best game ever made but at the time of its release I believe you could have made a good argument to back up that statement. Anyway it's still a fun game to play to this day

    • @Snugboy
      @Snugboy  2 місяці тому +2

      that is so cool!! thank you for sharing!!

    • @mattzilla331
      @mattzilla331 2 місяці тому +5

      Same. This game came out when I was 12. I originally played link to the past and loved it. But when Ocarina of time came out it was such a magical experience. Nothing else have even come close to what that was like back in the mid 90s.

  • @leandrabarros3582
    @leandrabarros3582 2 місяці тому +8

    The "Why you just don´t eat the boulder?" line from terminalmontage´s video on OoT always pops in my head everytime I see someone talking about Dodongo´s Cavern lmfao

    • @dustybees6308
      @dustybees6308 Місяць тому +2

      They eat fossilized dodongos. Dodongos cavern is the internals of an ancient fossilized dodongos many times the size of king dodongo.

    • @leandrabarros3582
      @leandrabarros3582 Місяць тому +1

      @@dustybees6308 YES AND ITS SO COOL

  • @noahrichardson9489
    @noahrichardson9489 2 місяці тому +5

    Man fr in 98-2003 this game WAS Huge and the graphics WERE awesome. This game really was bombastic af for the time and blew my 5 year old mind when it came out. This game really is one of the best games of all time. Im glad to see someone who is younger give this game some love.

  • @pandadoesayt
    @pandadoesayt 2 місяці тому +6

    36:36 YOU. YOU GET ME. the Shadow Temple is only as scary as a Spirit Halloween and I stand by that

  • @mingo8796
    @mingo8796 2 місяці тому +4

    Snugboy this video proves why you are truly the biggest youtube channel in Australia

  • @Pizzaquirk
    @Pizzaquirk Місяць тому +3

    I unironically didnt know about the spacebar text thing, thanks i guess xD

  • @JonJoin
    @JonJoin 2 місяці тому +6

    THE OCARINA VIDEO IS HERE LES GOOOOOOO

    • @Snugboy
      @Snugboy  2 місяці тому +1

      IT IS AND ENJOY

  • @gabrielshuz
    @gabrielshuz 2 місяці тому +3

    Please do the TOTK video!! More Zelda content from you is always cozy

  • @Fiarfius
    @Fiarfius 2 місяці тому +3

    Oh man you never disappoint. thank you so much for this Video! OOT was my childhood (im 37 years old) and I hold it dear to my heart. And I really really like your humor and style of your videos I'm so happy watching this. Its 6 am in the morning on a monday and this video made my day . Thank yooou ! Love from Germany ❤️❤️❤️

  • @BramoStork
    @BramoStork 2 місяці тому +4

    Replaying it currently again for like the 20th time, and its better than ever 👌

  • @Phillylove100
    @Phillylove100 Місяць тому +4

    Most people do the spirit temple last. If you go to every UA-camr’s analyses of this game Spirit Temple is last. Pretty much every let’s plays do it last. I’m not saying you’re wrong per se. But the common consensus on how most people do the order is pretty clear.

  • @Knan_L
    @Knan_L 20 днів тому +1

    Beatiful video bro, i'm from 89 but just could finish the game when was 17, didn't have the console as a child and just could play when i grown up, tried to play in the videogame of friends but is a big game and got stucked hard to finish, when i finished the first time it was amazing, fatastic game, your love for it is great to see, keep playing and keep doing awesome videos

  • @Meme.Supreme
    @Meme.Supreme 2 місяці тому +7

    THIS WAS SO CUTE AND I UPVOTE U MAKING A TOTK VIDEO

    • @Snugboy
      @Snugboy  2 місяці тому

      YOURE THE BEST THANKS FOR BEING SO NICE AS ALWAYS

  • @markmadsen1791
    @markmadsen1791 Місяць тому +2

    I was ten when this game came out. My family got it close to, if not on release, and when we played through it we loved everything about it. Less than a year later and I was fully bored with it. All classic Zelda games fall pray to this. The games have puzzles that have one solution, and once found or solved the games loses most of their fun. For all the revolutions in gaming this game made, now it is just a tiered old man in a young man's world. I'm sure that had I never played it as a child I would find it really fun, but I did and now I can't find any enjoyment out of it.

  • @marciorodrigo6863
    @marciorodrigo6863 Місяць тому +3

    This is the first time I've seen someone discussing the order of the Shadow and Spirit Temple. I always thought it was obvious that Spirit is last, even given its area. You have access to the desert much later than everything else, and even its narrative with the boss being the witches and the mechanics of the child/adult link to solve the puzzles, wraps everything up perfectly before the final battle.

  • @Weewoo12
    @Weewoo12 23 дні тому +1

    I always got the impression that the Shadow Temple was supposed to be first. The narrative with the bottom of the well presents itself as soon as you complete the water temple and it always made a little more sense to me that the last temple in the game (before ganons castle) would feature the gerudos, the race of the main antagonist. It feels like its the last piece of the puzzle learning about Ganondorf's origins before you take him on

  • @thedramaticbarbie9786
    @thedramaticbarbie9786 2 місяці тому +2

    Every single time snugman uploads is the best, always makes my day. Great video dude ❤

  • @Lunalastrega
    @Lunalastrega Місяць тому

    This is so well done! Absolutely amazing. Thank you for all the effort and time you put into this!

  • @amit_patel654
    @amit_patel654 23 дні тому +2

    That's a sweet looking ice blue N64!

  • @shaunsmith9013
    @shaunsmith9013 21 день тому +2

    The owl is the most annoying. Long ass text boxes, unskippable, and the switcharoo on "yes/no" prompt to confirm you read it.

  • @Bainonis
    @Bainonis 2 місяці тому +2

    I can’t believe it took that one Fire Temple Goron (and a little Goronitarian spirit) just to learn the spacebar trick…

  • @Kylenetic64
    @Kylenetic64 Місяць тому +2

    I have to say, I'm about to turn 30 myself, and ever since I was around 4 or 5, this was the game that sparked my love for what video games could be. This is my favourite game ever made, and it was honestly really cool and heartwarming seeing someone significantly younger than myself in this day and age, have such a genuine love and appreciation for a game that is so incredibly dear to me!
    First video I've seen of yours, and it was such an incredibly well well crafted video and analyses of OoT that I'm subbing and definitely checking out your other videos!
    PS. Only thing that stuck out to me as a little incorrect was the "Boss Music". If you're unaware, there's actually 2 "Boss Themes"; the original that you hear during your first Boss fight against Gohma and MOST of the bosses. The second is a different song that plays as the Boss Theme to the Fire Dungeons King Dodongo and Volvagia fights!

  • @AlexandraLynne
    @AlexandraLynne 2 місяці тому +2

    Absolute BANGER of a video, and also yes please share opinions on TOTK so I can agree with what I’m sure will be a based opinion 👏🏼

  • @lastgengamers1137
    @lastgengamers1137 23 дні тому +2

    Wow a Chris Crocker joke. Its a old meme but it checks out.

  • @InvulnerablePig
    @InvulnerablePig Місяць тому +3

    Don't want to blow your mind but you can do the Fire Temple before the Forest Temple btw

  • @Enlacealpasado_
    @Enlacealpasado_ Місяць тому +1

    I was there 3000 ye...I mean 25 years ago, I was 10 when the game came out. It was something I've never seen before, a revolution.

  • @Landoor
    @Landoor 2 місяці тому +1

    When Snugboy makes a Zelda video, my day gets 10x better.

  • @MehenoGahana
    @MehenoGahana 2 місяці тому +1

    Yaaay new snugboy video 🩷
    Lovely as always

  • @wattsnottaken1
    @wattsnottaken1 13 днів тому +2

    Unfortunately I’ll never be able to ask my brother how he beat the water temple and the whole game with no internet or UA-cam back in 1999. I still see his name File right next to mine when I play his N64 on this CRT 📺 I bought at thrift store. RIP Phil ❤
    1989 - 2016
    (He also beat Majora’s Mask without internet too) kids were built differently in the 90s

    • @canontheory
      @canontheory 3 дні тому

      Somehow I beat it when I was in the first grade without internet or a guidebook but Majora’s mask I got stuck at the great bay temple so I needed a guidebook lol. Your brother must have been really smart to have beaten majora without a guide, sorry for your loss.

  • @yoshilover765
    @yoshilover765 2 місяці тому +1

    Ayo an hour and a half? The fans are well fed, ty snugboy

  • @joaonedeff86
    @joaonedeff86 2 місяці тому +2

    I still have it and replayed it during the pandemic. I also listen to Zelda music during work

  • @Metroid4ever
    @Metroid4ever 2 місяці тому +2

    I remember when OoT came out and we got it for our N64. My dad tried to play it, got through the Deku Tree dungeon and then at Gohma, he quit. Because he didn't understand (somehow) to use the camera to look around for it. My mom always got headaches from the 3D space so she never played it. They never could make the jump to the 3D aspect of games.
    Then one day i picked up where my dad left off, doing what I always do and press every button until I solved what the game wanted me to do (use the camera to find Gohma) and from there, I was hooked. When I was real little, ALttP was my introduction to Zelda, but OoT was special for me because it was my adventure. I would watch my parents play ALttP, but never really played it til years later, after OoT. For me, OoT is what hooked me in as a Zelda fan. But I'm like you, I played Twilight Princess a bit more than repeat plays of OoT and also did fun glitch runs on TP, so TP at times edges out in some regards. xD
    As for Zelda = Sheik reveal, honestly, I was like, "Oh, this is like Mulan, cool". And that was it. Not a lot going on in my kid brain.

  • @rodrigojesus8961
    @rodrigojesus8961 2 місяці тому +1

    Wow, great video bro, really cool man, I loved to hear about your opinion, really well made bro GG

  • @michaeloreto3222
    @michaeloreto3222 2 місяці тому +1

    Perfect thing to watch while procrastinating about finals!! thanks Snug!!

  • @BuffPomsky
    @BuffPomsky 10 днів тому +1

    Awesome vid!

  • @Stamway
    @Stamway 2 місяці тому +4

    Just started watching the video, but im gonna bet in advance:
    Twilight Princess will be mentioned at least 10 times in this Ocarina of Time video.

    • @Snugboy
      @Snugboy  2 місяці тому +1

      lmao bro ok you caught me ok

  • @zackeryparkerson
    @zackeryparkerson 2 місяці тому +1

    Goddamnit, Snug. Still putting out the most cleverly edited videos on this whole website.

    • @Snugboy
      @Snugboy  2 місяці тому +1

      You are the goat fr thank you for always having my back man :,)

  • @Ikswogor
    @Ikswogor 10 днів тому +1

    You're right! I'm 40 and the transition betwen 2d and 3d in those years was mind blowing with games like sm64 and Oot.
    It was realy above the rest.
    I've never been so excited to get my hands on this game.
    Exept for Botw, maybe.

  • @maryam.m
    @maryam.m 2 місяці тому +2

    I thought I was going to bed and then I saw there was a new upload, so decided to watch this instead. It's been a physically taxing couple of days, so the little "congrats on getting up today" bit was appreciated lol.
    Also, please do drop your hot takes on Tears of the Kingdom!!! Your videos are the best. Never shut up, Snug! 😄

  • @tomrees82
    @tomrees82 23 дні тому +1

    27:26
    This is incorrect.
    The hookshot which is collected from Kakariko village unlocks the first 3 Temples.
    The Bow is needed to complete the Water Temple, not to unlock it, & it isn't needed to complete the Fire Temple.
    The easiest way to determine which Temple comes next is to listen to what Navi says after each medallion is received.

  • @ScytheJackal
    @ScytheJackal 2 місяці тому +2

    Look who’s back

  • @mattzilla331
    @mattzilla331 2 місяці тому +2

    You're absolutely right. I was 12 when Ocarina of time came out and played a ton of Super Nintendo. When the n64 came out and I played Mario 64 it felt like magic. It was absolutely mind blowing. Kids today really have no idea. There haven't been really any massive changes between next gen consoles since then. Link To The Past was my favorite Super Nintendo game so I remember how excited I was for Ocarina. Back then we didn't have UA-cam to look up trailers. I remember seeing the 1st screen shots in a Nintendo Power magazine and was just awestruck. Then when it finally came out it truly did feel like a masterpiece. I have a ton of great childhood memories from that time involving the n64. So many amazing games. I'm now 38 and honestly I don't enjoy gaming nearly as much. I'm sure some of that is because I'm just older and I MYSELF has changed but I think the games have changed 2. The latest Zelda games now like BOTW & TOTK I really enjoyed but honestly there was just too much going on with them. Too much time in the menu (attaching an item to an arrow) and a lot of other complaints. I long for the simpler games back when I was a kid. The Super Nintendo-Gamecube era. That's why I love watching videos like this. It takes me back to that time in my life where there was little to worry about and we were experiencing the golden age of video games.

    • @Snugboy
      @Snugboy  2 місяці тому +1

      Thank you for sharing!! I am so jealous like I wish I could have been there for that jump.

    • @mattzilla331
      @mattzilla331 2 місяці тому +1

      @@Snugboy You're welcome. Your work is amazing. Yes it was a great time to be alive. The world is incredibly different now. There is a documentary on Netflix about Blockbuster. It was beautiful and I got tears in my eyes. As amazing as streaming is there's something missing. I remember being a kid and a young adult walking around a Blockbuster or some other video rental place and deciding what to get plus snacks they sold. The excitement and wonder is not at all just scrolling through Netflix or another streaming platform. There was no trailers back then you could easily look up. You just had to judge by the box or word of mouth. So there was a sense of wonder that is missing now. I feel old talking about this stuff but it's true. Very different world now. Just like Blockbuster vs Netflix and how movie watching has changed so has video games. The games coming out today are awesome but there's something missing.

  • @234bubble
    @234bubble 2 місяці тому +3

    Snug boy is back!!!

  • @nicbrown1304
    @nicbrown1304 2 місяці тому +1

    Finally, someone who pronounces Nabooru's name correctly! 😊

  • @crowscrumbs
    @crowscrumbs 7 днів тому +1

    please good sir talk about this game as much as you like i am So happy to listen

  • @bchavez149
    @bchavez149 Місяць тому +2

    My first time playing Zelda was with my brothers copy of Links Awakening. Then my Dad got me a Gamecube that came with the Zelda Collection, when scrolling through the games, I thought the Mask on Majoras Mask looked cool and played that one first, figured out it was a sequel when I went over to OoT and the game was less impressive and the only transformation was from Kid to Adult. OoT is definitely a big game when it comes to what it inspired in games from then on, but MM and LttP are def better games. Great video man.

  • @Triggerpug
    @Triggerpug 2 місяці тому +1

    awesome video, really thoughtful and really funny all throughout

    • @Snugboy
      @Snugboy  2 місяці тому

      you keep getting more and more based by the day friend. thank you for watching

  • @Nigel222
    @Nigel222 2 місяці тому +2

    I wish Nintendo would get a small team to make a Zelda game with this exact same style again. I mean literally same graphics as OOT and MM with the same Link.

  • @NerdStuffGaming
    @NerdStuffGaming 23 дні тому +1

    There have been sooo many video essays on this game.. n this is my favorite. Loved every word. This games still special to me as an OG kid who got it xmas 1997 n screamed ❤

  • @Empyreal_90
    @Empyreal_90 Місяць тому +1

    I was there when it released and while i was only 8 it's still the best game of all time and it changed my life.. also FYI i've yet to play a fishing sim as good as ocarina.. you're wrong it's insane

  • @RaceToNowhere
    @RaceToNowhere 19 днів тому +1

    You remind me so much of myself when I was 17

  • @nekonomicon2983
    @nekonomicon2983 Місяць тому +1

    I started playing this thanks to NSO. After playing TOTK you can definitely tell 3D Zelda has come a long way since then.

  • @lilyrayne872
    @lilyrayne872 2 місяці тому +2

    Wake up babe, Snug just posted peak

  • @SayisSaying
    @SayisSaying 2 місяці тому +1

    I'm willing to throw hands over your song of storms take
    Fr though finding out that you were born in 2002 is more than enough motivation for me to finally launch my UA-cam channel this summer. I always figured people wouldn't be interested in my opinions on older Zelda games because like you, I was barely a thought in my parents mind when the N64 titles came out, but idk I sat through this whole video and I know I'm not the only one lmao. Keep up the great work man I enjoy these long form Zelda retrospectives!

    • @Snugboy
      @Snugboy  2 місяці тому

      You’ve got this!!! Best of luck launching your channel!!!!!!

  • @Metroid4ever
    @Metroid4ever 2 місяці тому +3

    Yes, do a video on TotK. I liked it BUT, it cannot repeat the same magic and wonder as BotW. It really needed to do way more to feel like a proper sequel to BotW. For the length of time it was in development, I really expected more.

  • @hondaguy9153
    @hondaguy9153 2 дні тому +1

    It's an amazing game. I went to replay it recently but I could not play on the 64. It was so pixelated i could hardly read the text. I fired up an emulator and played it. Upscaled, fit to 16:9 and smoothed polygons with adaptive shading made the game look INCREDIBLE.
    1996 was the late 90s?

  • @1gnore_me.
    @1gnore_me. 2 місяці тому +1

    replayed this game for the first time in over 10 years a few months ago ... fully expected it to not hold up at all. damn, I was blown away. it was just as magical as I remembered as a kid (if not more). one of the few times my nostalgia actually lived up to expectations.

  • @dutchielander2478
    @dutchielander2478 Місяць тому

    I was 10 at the time. I still remember feeling the anxiety waiting for the game to come out, reading all nintendo magazines and drawing Link all the time. We dont have that anymore, really. Feeling old now thanks.

  • @bocci2936
    @bocci2936 2 місяці тому +2

    this is the video oot deserves

  • @PSIUser658
    @PSIUser658 2 місяці тому +1

    Not sure if Snug will ever see this comment, but I just wanna say that it was thanks to your content (and Xander’s Cut) I decided to open up my UA-cam channel. I am trying my best to do the best content I can do, but I wanna thank you for giving me the push to do it.
    Fantastic video man, and best of success.

    • @Snugboy
      @Snugboy  2 місяці тому +1

      I see everything 👁👄👁
      Keep making stuff!! You've got this!!! We're all rooting for you!!

    • @PSIUser658
      @PSIUser658 2 місяці тому +1

      GRACIAS AMIGO!! 💚

  • @Lorde_Nanners23
    @Lorde_Nanners23 Місяць тому +1

    Damn, as a 90’s kid who still remembers his older brother telling him we got the game when getting picked up from summer camp, I can confirm the plot twist of shiek being Zelda as unparalleled and next level.
    The reality? I never got past the water temple and just played my brother’s file after he beat it. Only to finally play the game all the way through yeeeears later.
    Great video, literally going to replay it after watching. Been a few years so it’ll be nice and fresh.

  • @traviscunningham7062
    @traviscunningham7062 Місяць тому +2

    Ocarina of Time is a very important game. It took everything from Link To The Past and put it in 3D. Sure the game is pretty vanilla nowadays, but without this game, we wouldn’t have gotten Twilight Princess.(The GOAT) Plus, there’s the Ship of Harnikin PC port that enhances the game and makes it more open, and the 3DS version which fixes up the Water Temple, no boring and slow text scrolling, better item placement, and (in my opinion) better graphics that are faithful to the artwork of the original game.(sorry for this long comment)

  • @katiedothdraw329
    @katiedothdraw329 Місяць тому

    YEAHHH- can't wait to watch this in the morning

  • @JacRios
    @JacRios Місяць тому +1

    Oh yeah, I was 6 years old when came out on Mexico and it was mind blowing, my stupid little kid mind can't process how the game was in 3D, it was the first game that really made think I could do anything I want (The next game to do so was GTA San Andreas).
    It really was an experience once in a life time.

  • @kyleboynton2748
    @kyleboynton2748 Місяць тому +1

    OOT was my OG Zelda, never shut up about it. I'll always be back.

  • @scanman2416
    @scanman2416 Місяць тому +1

    also something that i realized when i beat ocarina of time a few months ago, ocarina of time is the only game where ive genuinely cried at the ending, i dont know if its nostalgia or just how good it is, but it hit me so hard recently that when i heard the bells from the master sword scene and saw the final scene with link and zelda i just cried, it hit so hard

  • @dddsssmmm12
    @dddsssmmm12 Місяць тому +1

    Give us the Tears of the Kingdom tea! I am getting that tea kettle ready NOW

  • @thanevakarian9762
    @thanevakarian9762 27 днів тому +1

    Always did shadow then spirit. Never even thought of doing it in the other order even though we realized we could

  • @Tempmastergaming
    @Tempmastergaming 17 днів тому +1

    I’m gonna play ocarina of time for the first time ever this year and im going in with high expectations considering how this game seems to be gassed up I’ll judge for myself if it truly is a masterpiece

  • @21catlike54
    @21catlike54 Місяць тому +1

    what makes this game even more amazing is that the few complaints you had were either improved or fixed in OOT 3D on the 3DS. That game to me is the definitive version of OOT.

  • @UncleSquingis
    @UncleSquingis Місяць тому

    Good to see this game still resonates with those born after its release. I would certainly watch your take on TotK.

  • @markusmeridian321
    @markusmeridian321 Місяць тому +1

    Growing up with an NES/SNES, I could NOT comprehend how the game was supposed to work when I first saw the beta screenshots for this game in Nintendo Power. It blows my mind when little kids nowadays are just born with this type of knowledge. 😂This was such an impactful game for me (like FFVII)...though, when I grew up it wasn't my top favorite anymore...like FFVII. 😂
    I did think it was funny when later copies had green blood for Ganon because BLOOD! Loq

  • @OnePolishMoFo
    @OnePolishMoFo 2 місяці тому +2

    As an ancient fucking relic in their 30s the jump to 3D was mind boggling. I had a difficult time adjusting. It made me motion sick even.

  • @MerweenTheWitch
    @MerweenTheWitch Місяць тому +1

    You must understand that I will reuse that "domtext" joke, and that will be your fault every time.
    (great video btw 💖)

    • @Snugboy
      @Snugboy  Місяць тому +1

      It’s yours all for free 🫡

  • @rickcitizen7991
    @rickcitizen7991 Місяць тому +1

    I was there. I was amazing. ❤

  • @Whosthathufflepuff
    @Whosthathufflepuff Місяць тому +1

    Yeessss give us your TOTK hot takes. I want that spice!!

  • @Evilbusdriver12
    @Evilbusdriver12 Місяць тому +1

    A few notes:
    1.) I believe that you can tell where the water will get raised to in the Water Temple based on Link's vertical position when he plays the song. So if he's at the marker that's high up, the water gets raised high up. At least that's how I remember it.
    2.) There's a line in the game that says that the Gerudo sneak away to find boyfriends in Castle Town and that's how they get pregnant. By relying on Hylian men. Definitely a fascinating culture lol.
    3.) I'd love to hear your thoughts on TOTK! Please make a video! :D
    Anyways, this video was great. I really enjoyed listening to this at work today :)

    • @Phillylove100
      @Phillylove100 Місяць тому +1

      Yeah, one of the gossip stones mention point number 2

  • @leminnie7
    @leminnie7 2 місяці тому +1

    Snug and Zelda, my favorite duo and in extra long form too :D You're so talented, how do you do it? How is this another masterpeice? How did you manage to break my heart at the reminder of all the thoughts and feelings I had as a kid that were recontexualized as an adult in the unending stuggle that is adulthood and then mend it again with the musical break down as only you can? Oh and also how did I not guess that I would be witness to your attempts at making out with the wall?? Some things cannot be unseen ;) But seriously this game means so much to me and I loved loved loved watching this!

    • @Snugboy
      @Snugboy  2 місяці тому +1

      Leminnie you are the goat thank you so much for always being so supportive

  • @REDPILLDLUFFY
    @REDPILLDLUFFY Місяць тому

    The title screen music always brings us back.

  • @DragonElixion
    @DragonElixion Місяць тому

    My goal is to become successful enough to sit down and marathon every zelda game in in-universe-chronological order.

  • @Piccadally
    @Piccadally Місяць тому +1

    It still baffles me you don't have well over a million subscribers by now.
    Absolutely amazing taste in video games (might be biased here, lmao)
    Very reasonable and good takes
    Amazing editing
    Great humour
    @UA-cam get him in everyone's algorithm, jeez

    • @Snugboy
      @Snugboy  Місяць тому +1

      This is so sweet thank you so much!! I am still astounded at 33 thousand!!! That’s an incredible amount of people!! I am very lucky!!

    • @Piccadally
      @Piccadally Місяць тому +1

      @@Snugboy and you definitely deserve every single one us of! 🫶🏻
      Every time I see you uploaded another video I get really excited and look forward to having a chill night off and watch it with some snacks ☺️

  • @KBXband
    @KBXband Місяць тому +1

    I used the Prima complete guide but I didnt have the Sheik is Zelda thing ruined for me. It made my jaw drop amd i couldnt stop smiling. Makes me happy to see younger kids playing these games and doing movies on UA-cam and showing appreciation for the work that went into them. I was 11 win this game came out and it is still my favorite Zelda

  • @tatelang6155
    @tatelang6155 Місяць тому +2

    At 7:00, when he shoots an arrow into the sun, what does that accomplish? It played a cutscene, but it didn't show the outcome. 25 years later, and i have never seen this before 🤔

    • @Snugboy
      @Snugboy  Місяць тому +1

      It’s how you get the fire arrows :)

    • @tatelang6155
      @tatelang6155 Місяць тому

      @Snugboy oh, I must have done that as a kid and forgot lol

  • @fangsofthefenrir1349
    @fangsofthefenrir1349 Місяць тому +1

    Gerudo women seek out males from other races to impregnate them. Somehow no matter what, the child always takes on solely Gerudo traits and a female gender aside from the one male born every 100 or so years. So... yeah, magic basically. Anyways, great video and you got my subscribe.