Johnny, you really need to play Majora's Mask. Its a little tough to get into at first, a lot of repetition in the first couple of hours, but after you get to the point where you can save your game and you learn the song that slows down the flow of time it gets sooo much better. IMO one of the best Zelda games.
I've tried to gert into mm so many times. I can never beat the first dungeon before the time runs out. I've been doing the deku place. Is that the right one?
HeyWatchYourMouth it's one of my favorite games of all time still. For them to say it's not part of the core games and to have not played it much stunned me
My favorite is definitely Wind Waker. It's the first one I beat, and I just love everything about it. The art style and the music create such an epic atmosphere, everytime I hear the first few notes of a song from Wind Waker I'm immediately pulled back to when I first played this game on Gamecube. As close to bliss as a game can get for me. :)
Great video guys! As one of the mentioned gamers who experienced Zelda for the first time in 3D I am now super excited to play both Breath Of The Wild AND Link To The Past! Thanks!
These videos are my favorite thing about your channel man, just watching you nerd out with one of your bestfriends about one of my favorite franchises, thank you man for creating these great videos that arent to flashy and only for views, just a man nerding out about his hobby!
Before the 3D games came out, I remember looking through the manuals for the first three Zelda games, and looking at the illustrations, and just imaging this fantastic world. The 3D games brought this imagination to life.
Always great when you guys get together and reminisce, Link to the Past is still my number 1 Zelda game, the music, the beautiful sprite work. Never gets old for me :)
Majoras Mask is my favorite. I liked the dark weird aesthetics, the story, the characters and how the three day time cycle meant that every character in the game was doing a specific thing at a specific time. I remember when I was in my teens playing this game and getting hit with the realization that I was playing in an actual world with real characters each following their own schedule. It was a "woah holy shit!" moment. Ocarina of Time blew me away as it was my first Zelda experience and first introduction into 3D gaming. I didn't believe anything could transcend that experience until I played Majora's Mask. It's the avant-garde of Zelda games.
A Link to the Past came with my SNES and I grew up watching my older brother play it. So its got a huge nostalgia factor with me. If was nice neat and compact and it brought me into the franchise! I always think about the time I beat the whole game in one sitting and I literally had the whole neighborhood over watching me play it. The audience grew and grew the further I got,
I'm still rather new to Zelda games, and Link to the Past was my first Zelda experience just a year ago. I think it absolutely holds up! One of the most enjoyable games I've played in a while. Tried the original zelda right after it and found that too hard actually. Currently playing Breath of the wild and plan to go back to some of the other after I've finished with it
Good luck with your Zelda adventures, they are all fun in their own ways, so I'd say you're good no matter which way you decide to go with them. If you're looking for some that are similar to your first experience though, I'd say try some of the hand held ones like Link's Awakening, The Minish Cap, and or A Link Between Worlds.
Zelda Majora's mask is arguably my favourite Zelda game along with Twilight princess. It's just so mysterious and dark and I just wanna find out more everytime I think about it. You guys should definitely give it a chance especially now when it's on the 3DS. I agree though that I'd LOVE a HD remake but I doubt it would happen cause of the 3ds version. Great video btw!
Deerv / MJeyy it's one of the best sequels. I didn't realize not every Zelda game would be so good or different. I.view it as connected to ocarina so as one saga it's amazing.
Absolutely. Majora's Mask is my favorite Zelda game. The story is so dark, it has my favorite music and the amount of sidequests and mask gathering is fantastic.
Deerv / MJeyy I agree. Majora's Mask is one of my favorites. I don't think it's a better than a Link to the Past though. As for ocarina of time, I fucking HATE that game!
Ocarina of Time was The Zelda of my generation. It's my favourite game ever. I don't know, there's something special in Zelda series, an energy or a Magic... BTW, great video as always. Sorry for my english. Greetings from Brazil!
Matheus Silva it's my Zelda too. I played all the other ones but I saw the NES ones as regular games. Lttp was a step into making it epic. But oot is the one that felt epic and engrossed me. Then again I was really young with the other Zelda's and my older brother was the one that okayed those
I totally agree. Sad that there are so many places on YT where you can't say this without people going after you these days... I'm guessing it's a generational thing.
ygsr, D. San and Drowsy When I was a child I liked to watch my uncle play oot and that game was magical to me, and then I play by myself. It's nostalgic, beautiful and and don't know... The storyline catches you, all Hyrule environment is special! The space of talk here is great! Thanks for this conversation, I hope we continue in some opportunity!
All Zelda games are awesome by default, imo. But LttP gets the best nostalgia award for me. And WW gets the best game for me. I loved exploring the ocean in that boat!
MeebleMeeble I don't know about that, there wasn't as many dungeons as OOT, but it has tons of side quests and secrets to be completed and found, the game's going to feel incomplete it you go in a straight path, but if you go and travel in the world doing side quests and finding secrets, then the game is going to feel bigger than it actually is.
The guy from the original commercial was a well known voice actor who voiced a bunch of cartoons but most notably voiced the crypt keeper from the live action tales from the crypt
Zelda 2 is definitely the most challenging in my opinion, just the Death Mt. area between palace 1 & 2 was difficult getting through when I was younger.
Admittedly I still need to play Ocarina of Time...but of what I have played A Link to the Past is my favorite. It's a masterfully crafted game that serves as a backbone to the action-adventure genre. I love the art and colors as well. I'm slowly making my way through breath of the wild and I'm amazed at how much I was surprised by it, I didn't expect it to be as good as it is. Respect to you both for keeping a friendship alive all these years- that's really something to be celebrated!
Skyward Sword is a weird one. It has some issues, the filler, some of the motion controls. But some really good bits, the sand sea with the time stones, the overworld bits being outdoor dungeons. I don't think I'd ever want to play it again, but it was a really interesting experience.
Link to the past is my favourite. It was my first ever Zelda game and I remember jumping out of the car as a child, running into the store and buying it. On the way home I was mesmerised by the golden box (PAL)
I've fallen into the rabbit hole that is Link to the Past Randomizer runs. If you've played LttP enough to memorize where most of the things are, that's the next step. Every treasure chest's contents are randomized, but in a way that still makes it possible to complete it. Every treasure chest, you have no clue what'll be in it. It starts becoming one gigantic logic puzzle as you travel across the game world to get the items you need to finish the game. Amazing fun, I'd recommend it at least once.
Zelda Twilight princess is my favorite Zelda game in the series. bc i love the story and i like how it took a Dark turn. it was the first of its kind. ocarina of time would be my second favorite
RetroBreak The best music in the series and that’s saying something. I also thought the story and particularly the relationship between Link and Zelda was beautifully done.
I'd say Ocarina of Time is my favorite Zelda game because of the many great memories I have with it. But Zelda II: The Adventure of Link is a very close second precisely because of how different it is (particularly the RPG elements and combat, which feels very engaging and intense). These are the only two Zelda games I find myself constantly revisiting from time to time.
always been obsessed with zelda 2 and I think it was because of the difficulty mixed with how cryptic it was. hidden pitfalls, secret rooms that felt like you weren't supposed to find, ridiculously hard fights with the iron knuckles, and the rpg elements. this was always the zelda that eluded me. I had to borrow it from my cousin in order to play it. this was a point in my childhood when I wanted to see places you were never meant to go. the original metroid made me feel that way too but thats for a different discussion. the hidden parts of the game always felt glitchy so it was very satisfying thinking I found something I wasn't supposed to.
i have all zelda games and i also had the first zelda game back in the nes days So I'm fairly proud to have followed the series from the beginning and through all those years
I’m glad you have a tip of the hat to Minish Cap at the end. I had such a great time playing that game. It was such a perfect marriage of the experience of links awakening and link to the past . Really well executed. It was hard for me to get into Zelda until link to the Past on snes.
I wish they would have mentioned the portable games, Link's Awakening, Oracle of Seasons and Ages, Minish Cap, Phantom Hourglass, Spirit Tracks, Link Between Worlds, etc.as they kept the classic 2d Zelda formula alive. I would have to say that Link to the Past and Wind Waker were my favorites in the series. Wind Waker is a masterpiece, visually, sonically, and the gameplay elements were improved, it felt faster than the N64 Zelda titles. Wind Waker was the breath of fresh air that the series needed, it revitalized the franchise and offered up a unique experience.
Majoras mask by far, at the time when I played it for the N64 I just absolutely loved the world they created and the side quests they had were pretty dark for Zelda standard’s, also that moon was sure creepy
You said something along the lines of ‘ they could have made a similar game and call it Ocarina of Time 2 but they didn’t’ well, they sorta did. Majoras Mask went in a different direction with side quests and masks and darkness but overall it’s an Oot sequel. WindWaker was something else entirely
My Fist Zelda was Wind Waker at a friends house. Later my brother got a Gamecube with Mario Kart Double Dash and in it was the Zelda Collectors Edition where you could play OoT, MM, Zelda 1, 2 and 20min of Wind Waker
I started the series with Ocarina of Time, which is funny because I have been gaming since the NES era and I bought several games for it, but for some reason I never even heard of Zelda until a boy in the neighbourhood lent me his copy of OoT when I was 14. I fell madly in love with it and it was my favourite for years and years. Then A Link Between Worlds dethroned it as my favourite (and I eventually got to fully play Wind Waker and Twilight Princess which also got pretty high on my list) and then... Breath of the Wild. Oh man, that game... My current top 6 Zelda games are: 1. Breath of the Wild 2. A Link Between Worlds 3. Wind Waker (HD) 4. Twilight Princess (HD) 5. Ocarina of Time 6. Minish Cap
Hey Johnny. I'm almost ashamed to admit that my first Zelda game was Ocarina of time. However, it totally brought me into the world of Hyrule. After I finished O.o.t I did go back and finish Link to the past and I loved it! I truly love your videos and thank you SO much for all the uploads! Keep it up man.
Never could get into a Zelda game like I did Mario, not until Breath of the wild. Im still playing it to this day and had it since day one when I got the Switch. Its definitely in the top 5 best games I've ever experienced.
Ocarina of Time was my first Zelda game I really had an interest in. Even to this day I prefer to play the 3D Zelda games like Majora's Mask, Twilight Princess, and Wind Waker.
So funny when he said the long trips on the water got to him, and Johnny said "i was a smoker at the time" probably why it didn't bother me either, was a stoner lol, and my wife quit due to all the travel. She gets motion sickness with games though :/ Wind waker blew me away. I was into it from the moment i saw the gameplay on X-play lol. All my friends hated it. I always enjoyed more stylized art. But i also skipped N64 so this was my first 3D Zelda game... it had a PROFOUND effect on me. By this installment the 3D element was fully realized and they had a lot of time to perfect it. I can't make my mind up whether Legend of Zelda 1, Link to the Past, or Wind waker is my favorite in the series, because they all blew me away at the time of their release, but nostalgia points me to the original. EDIT: I have NOT played Breath of the wild... i'm waiting for the inevitable upgraded Switch model to dive in. I hope Nintendo releases something soon, or i'll cave in lol. Iv'e messed with the PC port of it, but i want the real deal, on real hardware!
I would really love if you made one of these Zelda series videos and included (or solely focused on) the mobile games. The handheld games have been their own world for many years until the 3DS when we got the ports of Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask and the system had it's very own A Link Between Worlds calling back to and expanding upon the SNES game. Now with Breath of the Wild it's kind of the perfect time to reflect back on the handheld Zelda games. I think the handheld only Zelda days are behind us with Switch. From the Gameboy through DS and 3DS there's a lot of Amazing games and my love for the entire series started with Link's Awakening. I don't know if we will ever get those bite size handheld games again but I would love if Capcom completed the 3rd Oracle game from the Gameboy Color games and released it on the Nintendo Switch; very similar to how Nintendo had the old Starfox code/plans but with Capcom (or Grezzo or an appropriate dev) who could finish the Oracle series as intended. It's pretty ambitious that Capcom finished 2/3 of the Oracle Games in the short amount of time they did and had them come out as some very strong cult classics. Everyone who played those Oracle games, including myself, seems to love them. Minish Cap is another fantastic GBA game but I think it's practically too short without a remake adding new content to really justify doing a remaster. Will Minish Cap forever remain on the tiny GBA? Seems somewhat appropriate considering the small size of the Gameboy. I remember thinking GBA cartridges were to tiny back in the day and now a tiny piece of plastic smaller than my pinky nail holds terabytes of amazing games from generations. I just get so nostalgic for Zelda and I've always leaned towards the handheld games as much or likely even more than the console games. I've even preferred playing a lot of the games originally created for console better as handheld experiences. Ocarina of Time on 3DS was a well done remaster visually and with performance. Majora's Mask was made even better on 3DS and also got the visual facelift. I wouldn't want to go back to playing Majora's Mask especially on an N64. Having all these games on Switch is great. I hope Nintendo brings a few Zelda GB/GBC/GBA games to Nintendo Switch Online NSO when/if it's officially announced. I know you already know about the games but I watch the channel to hear about YOUR experiences and to hear the things you loved and didn't like. It's very comforting hearing you reminise on your gaming days and I feel many parallels with my own upbringing. We played the same systems. I was born in 89 and my family played Gameboys and the original NES until the n64 came out so when we got n64 it was like my mind was blown by the graphics. The Super Nintendo didn't exist in my childhood, it was a rumor to my small world where the backyard was cornfield as far as the eyes could see. A neighbor down the road had a Sega Genesis and before we moved to Chicago a Sega Saturn I never got to play and I remember loving NBA Jam but aside from occasionally playing Sega with a friend it was me and my older brothers and friends playing NES and Gameboy. Gahhhh I'm writing so much I may as well make a video. If you reply to this comment I will make a video about it.
Wow... I was looking fwd to your thoughts on majoras mask. Definitely one of the best games ever... In my opinion. Even if you don't like it as much as other titles it is as original a game in the zelda series you will see, even though it reused the Oot engine. The story and villian are a great change of pace.
Favorite of all time: Link to the Past. Never owned it but rented and beat it at least a dozen times. Legend of Zelda and Zelda II were the games I grew up with and loved, but Link to the Past blew both of those games away in my mind when it came out. Breath of the Wild was an amazing experience and I'll probably play it again over the years, but it just couldn't unseat Link to the Past for me.
I honestly haven't spent much time with this series played the first game a bit at a friends on his nes as a kid. Brother and father played the N64 games I watched and then there was the newest game on switch which I watched a buddy play a bit and just bought a copy so here I go!
I finished Zelda 2 for the first time a couple of days ago (mostly without save states) and loved it. You really gotta play a bit until it clicks though.
Before BOTW, my favorite Zelda game was Majora's Mask. Never had a game given me so much adrenaline while playing. That 3-day time limit kept me nervous all the time. The side quests were so interesting, and the atmosphere was so dark. The formula worked for me. I just love Majora's Mask. BTW, John I have to disagree with you here. Majora's Mask IS part of the canonical main series!
A Link to the Past like all SNES adaptations is my favorite but Ocarina of Time is really close, The release of Ocarina of Time was a very big deal and was one of if not the most Revolutionary game to ever release.
For the story, music, art design, and sword moves as well as the bosses and atmosphere (and more reasons) Twilight Princess is my favorite. However for the exploration, interesting npcs, and world Breath of the Wild I believe is the runner up. There are some things that game does so well.
Twighlight Princess has got to be my favorite zelda game to date it blew me away the dark setting and the storyline have got to be the best for me. I do agree with you guys tho the game just came out at an odd time when it should have had an hdmi console to really show off the game.
Hey man, I haven't watched any of your videos for a while now because I have so many subscribed channels and totally forgot about this channel and any of your videos haven't popped in my feed, I'm going to put notifications when you upload a new one but now I have to play catch up XD good luck with your channel
Awesome video, but I was sad to not get to hear your thoughts on Majora's Mask. If you finish it at some point, I'd love to see an update to this video where you talk about MM.
Johnny ! You should talk about emulation ! i think its a worthy topic since your a retro game collector and i'm soon gonna be collecting retro games again to. But anyways i think you addressing the controversy of emulating games vs collecting them would be a cool thing to listen on to.
After Breath of the Wild's open world approach, and considering that they overwhelmingly succeeded with it... I'm wondering if they'll ever do a Metroid game like that one day. For some reason, even back then when I first played it, I always imagined the very first level of Super Metroid in a 3D "real world" setting (right after coming out of the ship). I could definitely explore an alien open world with Samus and with all the tools at her disposal. I'm sure it'd work.
I love you old bastards. As a 31yr old, there's enough of an age gap between us that I can respect what you're sayin' 'cause you saw and touched the predecessors to these consoles whilst I grew up as they became entertainment standards, especially for boys/guys. Still appreciate what you do, Johnny. And keep on gaming Andrew. Much love from your bigger, badder brother: USA. lol.
I've played every game in the mainline console series and I absolutely agree 100% with John on this one. Breath of the Wild is the best game in the Zelda series but I'll take it a step further for me it's the best game ever made and it's not even really close. Absolute Masterpiece in game design truly a piece of art. Huge world that is alive, stunning graphics, astonishing physics, so much content things to do and collect and max out. Great enemies interesting puzzles... I could type all day... This game is just that good 11 out of 10 for me.
Very good discussion Happy. Love to see these kinds of videos
ACG! Legend
Can’t believe this video is almost FIVE YEARS OLD NOW IN 2022…STILL LOVE IT! More videos with Andrew please
Johnny, you really need to play Majora's Mask. Its a little tough to get into at first, a lot of repetition in the first couple of hours, but after you get to the point where you can save your game and you learn the song that slows down the flow of time it gets sooo much better. IMO one of the best Zelda games.
Majora's Mask is my favorite as well even after playing Breath of the Wild. I definitely wouldn't want to miss out on it.
rogue9ine nope, your wrong
I've tried to gert into mm so many times. I can never beat the first dungeon before the time runs out. I've been doing the deku place. Is that the right one?
@@ehvaandal do you have the song that slows down time...it it neccessary. Use it at the dawn of the first day.
@@HickoryHill1977 What a brilliant, insightful contribution to the discourse. It's actually you who's wrong anyway, so it was ultimately for nothing
Majora Mask is by far my favorite it was a Darker Version into the Zelda series and I loved it
HeyWatchYourMouth it's one of my favorite games of all time still. For them to say it's not part of the core games and to have not played it much stunned me
Wow Nick Cash? Never expected to see you around this channel lol
I find myself looking through my subscriptions, I always click on Johnny's video first you put out some of the best content!
My favorite is definitely Wind Waker. It's the first one I beat, and I just love everything about it. The art style and the music create such an epic atmosphere, everytime I hear the first few notes of a song from Wind Waker I'm immediately pulled back to when I first played this game on Gamecube. As close to bliss as a game can get for me. :)
30 yrs still friends. That's an accomplishment.
Oddly growing up none of my friends cared too much about Zelda, until like late middle school or early highschool
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Windwaker was one of my favorites, everything about it, the graphics, the color, the combat, the boat, etc.
Ocarina of Time is still my favorite, but twilight princess, majora's mask, and breathe of the wild are pretty damn close to the best for me
Majora's Mask absolutely is part of the canonical main series...not sure where that idea came from.
The true dark horse. Love it forever.
I know! It's literally a direct follow-up to Ocarina! The whole premise is Link looking for Navi.
@@codprocamp4690 majoras mask is a piece of shit
No it’s a Zelda Gaiden (side story)
@@dontworry7440 majorad mask a piece of shit? You're a piece of shit brah
Great video guys! As one of the mentioned gamers who experienced Zelda for the first time in 3D I am now super excited to play both Breath Of The Wild AND Link To The Past! Thanks!
You guys got that good friendship chemistry! Good to see you guys passion for gaming!
Coming back here after just finishing the first Zelda for the first time. Johnny, the game is outstanding.
Yeah, it’s great but damn is it hard
These videos are my favorite thing about your channel man, just watching you nerd out with one of your bestfriends about one of my favorite franchises, thank you man for creating these great videos that arent to flashy and only for views, just a man nerding out about his hobby!
Before the 3D games came out, I remember looking through the manuals for the first three Zelda games, and looking at the illustrations, and just imaging this fantastic world. The 3D games brought this imagination to life.
Always great when you guys get together and reminisce, Link to the Past is still my number 1 Zelda game, the music, the beautiful sprite work. Never gets old for me :)
Majoras Mask is my favorite. I liked the dark weird aesthetics, the story, the characters and how the three day time cycle meant that every character in the game was doing a specific thing at a specific time.
I remember when I was in my teens playing this game and getting hit with the realization that I was playing in an actual world with real characters each following their own schedule. It was a "woah holy shit!" moment.
Ocarina of Time blew me away as it was my first Zelda experience and first introduction into 3D gaming. I didn't believe anything could transcend that experience until I played Majora's Mask. It's the avant-garde of Zelda games.
its 2023 and im playing link to the past right now, it definitely still holds up. such a fun adventure
Johnny, the black body suit commercial was also in the US, also the guy in it also is the voice for the Tales from the Crypt crypt keeper.
"The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past" is easily my favorite in the series.
A true gaming masterpiece!
A Link to the Past came with my SNES and I grew up watching my older brother play it. So its got a huge nostalgia factor with me. If was nice neat and compact and it brought me into the franchise! I always think about the time I beat the whole game in one sitting and I literally had the whole neighborhood over watching me play it. The audience grew and grew the further I got,
My friend Andrew!!
Really enjoy the videos when you have Andrew on with you. Brings those nostalgia stories to life even more hearing it from his side as well.
I'm still rather new to Zelda games, and Link to the Past was my first Zelda experience just a year ago. I think it absolutely holds up! One of the most enjoyable games I've played in a while. Tried the original zelda right after it and found that too hard actually. Currently playing Breath of the wild and plan to go back to some of the other after I've finished with it
Ashley Wilkinson just jump straight to Ocarina man. Ground-breaking game
Good luck with your Zelda adventures, they are all fun in their own ways, so I'd say you're good no matter which way you decide to go with them. If you're looking for some that are similar to your first experience though, I'd say try some of the hand held ones like Link's Awakening, The Minish Cap, and or A Link Between Worlds.
The minis cap on the game boy ds was incredible and fun one of the most entertaining in the series for sure !
Zelda Majora's mask is arguably my favourite Zelda game along with Twilight princess. It's just so mysterious and dark and I just wanna find out more everytime I think about it. You guys should definitely give it a chance especially now when it's on the 3DS. I agree though that I'd LOVE a HD remake but I doubt it would happen cause of the 3ds version. Great video btw!
Deerv / MJeyy it's one of the best sequels. I didn't realize not every Zelda game would be so good or different. I.view it as connected to ocarina so as one saga it's amazing.
Absolutely. Majora's Mask is my favorite Zelda game. The story is so dark, it has my favorite music and the amount of sidequests and mask gathering is fantastic.
Juha Nevalainen you may be literally the only person who ever owned an N64 without having a Zelda game. I didn't think that was possible
Deerv / MJeyy I agree. Majora's Mask is one of my favorites. I don't think it's a better than a Link to the Past though. As for ocarina of time, I fucking HATE that game!
Ocarina of Time was The Zelda of my generation. It's my favourite game ever. I don't know, there's something special in Zelda series, an energy or a Magic... BTW, great video as always. Sorry for my english. Greetings from Brazil!
Your English is excellent, so no need to apologize.
Matheus Silva it's my Zelda too. I played all the other ones but I saw the NES ones as regular games. Lttp was a step into making it epic. But oot is the one that felt epic and engrossed me. Then again I was really young with the other Zelda's and my older brother was the one that okayed those
I totally agree. Sad that there are so many places on YT where you can't say this without people going after you these days... I'm guessing it's a generational thing.
ygsr, D. San and Drowsy When I was a child I liked to watch my uncle play oot and that game was magical to me, and then I play by myself. It's nostalgic, beautiful and and don't know... The storyline catches you, all Hyrule environment is special! The space of talk here is great! Thanks for this conversation, I hope we continue in some opportunity!
I love the Zelda series and I absolutely love this channel! ❤️
@Konpaku Riii Agreed you can go to my channel and you'll see *𝘼𝙇𝙊𝙏 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙀𝙂𝙀𝙉𝘿 𝙊𝙁 𝙕𝙀𝙇𝘿𝘼 𝙎𝙏𝙐𝙁𝙁 𝙊𝙉 𝙈𝙔 𝘾𝙃𝘼𝙉𝙉𝙀𝙇*
Original Zelda is my favorite so nostalgic and I loved getting the map and the instruction manual. Just adds so much to the experience.
7-year-old me waking up in 1985 to a Nintendo entertainment system with Mario and duck hunt and an 80cc Honda four wheeler best Christmas I ever had
Love your video talks with Andrew. Gosh, Zelda is such a wonderful series
Come to think of it, where IS Zelda Tactics?
Where is Zelda Maker?...lol
Love seeing other people's experiences too, i like the guests and top 10 lists.
This game blew my 6year old mind when it came out. The music and adventurous open gameplay forever cemented my love for fantasy gaming.
All Zelda games are awesome by default, imo. But LttP gets the best nostalgia award for me. And WW gets the best game for me. I loved exploring the ocean in that boat!
MeebleMeeble I don't know about that, there wasn't as many dungeons as OOT, but it has tons of side quests and secrets to be completed and found, the game's going to feel incomplete it you go in a straight path, but if you go and travel in the world doing side quests and finding secrets, then the game is going to feel bigger than it actually is.
I love these videos. They are so heartwarming and a joy to watch. Congratulations on making these, they are amazing!
The guy from the original commercial was a well known voice actor who voiced a bunch of cartoons but most notably voiced the crypt keeper from the live action tales from the crypt
Zelda 2 is definitely the most challenging in my opinion, just the Death Mt. area between palace 1 & 2 was difficult getting through when I was younger.
That LoZ commercial you mentioned was definitely also shown in the states. I distinctly remember seeing it and thinking it was really strange.
Admittedly I still need to play Ocarina of Time...but of what I have played A Link to the Past is my favorite. It's a masterfully crafted game that serves as a backbone to the action-adventure genre. I love the art and colors as well. I'm slowly making my way through breath of the wild and I'm amazed at how much I was surprised by it, I didn't expect it to be as good as it is. Respect to you both for keeping a friendship alive all these years- that's really something to be celebrated!
Skyward Sword is a weird one. It has some issues, the filler, some of the motion controls. But some really good bits, the sand sea with the time stones, the overworld bits being outdoor dungeons. I don't think I'd ever want to play it again, but it was a really interesting experience.
You guys have a really cool friendship.
1 Majora's Mask
2 A Link Between Worlds
3 Breath of The Wild
4 Ocarina of Time
5 Wind Waker
Link to the past is my favourite. It was my first ever Zelda game and I remember jumping out of the car as a child, running into the store and buying it. On the way home I was mesmerised by the golden box (PAL)
I've fallen into the rabbit hole that is Link to the Past Randomizer runs. If you've played LttP enough to memorize where most of the things are, that's the next step.
Every treasure chest's contents are randomized, but in a way that still makes it possible to complete it. Every treasure chest, you have no clue what'll be in it. It starts becoming one gigantic logic puzzle as you travel across the game world to get the items you need to finish the game.
Amazing fun, I'd recommend it at least once.
Zelda Twilight princess is my favorite Zelda game in the series. bc i love the story and i like how it took a Dark turn. it was the first of its kind. ocarina of time would be my second favorite
Skyward Sword is my fave out of all of them! Try and give it another go at some point! I really love them all but the atmosphere in SS is amazing :D
RetroBreak The best music in the series and that’s saying something. I also thought the story and particularly the relationship between Link and Zelda was beautifully done.
I'd say Ocarina of Time is my favorite Zelda game because of the many great memories I have with it. But Zelda II: The Adventure of Link is a very close second precisely because of how different it is (particularly the RPG elements and combat, which feels very engaging and intense). These are the only two Zelda games I find myself constantly revisiting from time to time.
The episodes with Andrew are great!
always been obsessed with zelda 2 and I think it was because of the difficulty mixed with how cryptic it was. hidden pitfalls, secret rooms that felt like you weren't supposed to find, ridiculously hard fights with the iron knuckles, and the rpg elements. this was always the zelda that eluded me. I had to borrow it from my cousin in order to play it. this was a point in my childhood when I wanted to see places you were never meant to go. the original metroid made me feel that way too but thats for a different discussion. the hidden parts of the game always felt glitchy so it was very satisfying thinking I found something I wasn't supposed to.
1. Breath of the Wild
2. Majora's Mask
3. Wind Waker
4. Ocarina of Time
5. Minish Cap
i have all zelda games and i also had the first zelda game back in the nes days So I'm fairly proud to have followed the series from the beginning and through all those years
I’m glad you have a tip of the hat to Minish Cap at the end. I had such a great time playing that game. It was such a perfect marriage of the experience of links awakening and link to the past . Really well executed. It was hard for me to get into Zelda until link to the Past on snes.
I wish they would have mentioned the portable games, Link's Awakening, Oracle of Seasons and Ages, Minish Cap, Phantom Hourglass, Spirit Tracks, Link Between Worlds, etc.as they kept the classic 2d Zelda formula alive. I would have to say that Link to the Past and Wind Waker were my favorites in the series. Wind Waker is a masterpiece, visually, sonically, and the gameplay elements were improved, it felt faster than the N64 Zelda titles. Wind Waker was the breath of fresh air that the series needed, it revitalized the franchise and offered up a unique experience.
The commercial with the dude in black pajamas running around was also aired in the US I can confirm... so weird.
Majin Miyamoto I confirm this statement...both the US airing and the fact that it was a weird ad.
These guys summed up my thoughts on Majora's Mask exactly: I do not hate it. I respect it. But I never beat it, and I never plan on beating it.
Majoras mask by far, at the time when I played it for the N64 I just absolutely loved the world they created and the side quests they had were pretty dark for Zelda standard’s, also that moon was sure creepy
You said something along the lines of ‘ they could have made a similar game and call it Ocarina of Time 2 but they didn’t’ well, they sorta did. Majoras Mask went in a different direction with side quests and masks and darkness but overall it’s an Oot sequel. WindWaker was something else entirely
Skyward Sword is the only motion control game I've played that I enjoyed. The controls were super responsive.
My Fist Zelda was Wind Waker at a friends house. Later my brother got a Gamecube with Mario Kart Double Dash and in it was the Zelda Collectors Edition where you could play OoT, MM, Zelda 1, 2 and 20min of Wind Waker
I started the series with Ocarina of Time, which is funny because I have been gaming since the NES era and I bought several games for it, but for some reason I never even heard of Zelda until a boy in the neighbourhood lent me his copy of OoT when I was 14. I fell madly in love with it and it was my favourite for years and years. Then A Link Between Worlds dethroned it as my favourite (and I eventually got to fully play Wind Waker and Twilight Princess which also got pretty high on my list) and then... Breath of the Wild. Oh man, that game...
My current top 6 Zelda games are:
1. Breath of the Wild
2. A Link Between Worlds
3. Wind Waker (HD)
4. Twilight Princess (HD)
5. Ocarina of Time
6. Minish Cap
Hey Johnny. I'm almost ashamed to admit that my first Zelda game was Ocarina of time. However, it totally brought me into the world of Hyrule. After I finished O.o.t I did go back and finish Link to the past and I loved it! I truly love your videos and thank you SO much for all the uploads! Keep it up man.
Never could get into a Zelda game like I did Mario, not until Breath of the wild. Im still playing it to this day and had it since day one when I got the Switch. Its definitely in the top 5 best games I've ever experienced.
Ocarina of Time was my first Zelda game I really had an interest in. Even to this day I prefer to play the 3D Zelda games like Majora's Mask, Twilight Princess, and Wind Waker.
The Mattel logo box release of Zelda for the NES - The gray cart release of the gold cart releases.
great video Johnny!! I can 't help and comment on your pronunciation of composite at 17:02 !!!! never heard that before
So funny when he said the long trips on the water got to him, and Johnny said "i was a smoker at the time" probably why it didn't bother me either, was a stoner lol, and my wife quit due to all the travel. She gets motion sickness with games though :/
Wind waker blew me away. I was into it from the moment i saw the gameplay on X-play lol.
All my friends hated it. I always enjoyed more stylized art. But i also skipped N64 so this was my first 3D Zelda game... it had a PROFOUND effect on me. By this installment the 3D element was fully realized and they had a lot of time to perfect it.
I can't make my mind up whether Legend of Zelda 1, Link to the Past, or Wind waker is my favorite in the series, because they all blew me away at the time of their release, but nostalgia points me to the original.
EDIT: I have NOT played Breath of the wild... i'm waiting for the inevitable upgraded Switch model to dive in. I hope Nintendo releases something soon, or i'll cave in lol. Iv'e messed with the PC port of it, but i want the real deal, on real hardware!
I love this entire series of games. My favorite was always ALttP and then BoTW came along and became my favorite just like Johnny.
my favourite is still: the legend of zelda on the nes, then breath of the wild on two, and i really love the adventure of link zelda 2 on the nes.
Man yeah I miss that. We used to borrow each other's games to fill the gap ECT.
That gold cartridge was so cool i remember my uncle had it and would have all is games out and just thinking how amazing it looked
I would really love if you made one of these Zelda series videos and included (or solely focused on) the mobile games. The handheld games have been their own world for many years until the 3DS when we got the ports of Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask and the system had it's very own A Link Between Worlds calling back to and expanding upon the SNES game. Now with Breath of the Wild it's kind of the perfect time to reflect back on the handheld Zelda games. I think the handheld only Zelda days are behind us with Switch. From the Gameboy through DS and 3DS there's a lot of Amazing games and my love for the entire series started with Link's Awakening. I don't know if we will ever get those bite size handheld games again but I would love if Capcom completed the 3rd Oracle game from the Gameboy Color games and released it on the Nintendo Switch; very similar to how Nintendo had the old Starfox code/plans but with Capcom (or Grezzo or an appropriate dev) who could finish the Oracle series as intended. It's pretty ambitious that Capcom finished 2/3 of the Oracle Games in the short amount of time they did and had them come out as some very strong cult classics. Everyone who played those Oracle games, including myself, seems to love them. Minish Cap is another fantastic GBA game but I think it's practically too short without a remake adding new content to really justify doing a remaster. Will Minish Cap forever remain on the tiny GBA? Seems somewhat appropriate considering the small size of the Gameboy. I remember thinking GBA cartridges were to tiny back in the day and now a tiny piece of plastic smaller than my pinky nail holds terabytes of amazing games from generations. I just get so nostalgic for Zelda and I've always leaned towards the handheld games as much or likely even more than the console games. I've even preferred playing a lot of the games originally created for console better as handheld experiences. Ocarina of Time on 3DS was a well done remaster visually and with performance. Majora's Mask was made even better on 3DS and also got the visual facelift. I wouldn't want to go back to playing Majora's Mask especially on an N64. Having all these games on Switch is great. I hope Nintendo brings a few Zelda GB/GBC/GBA games to Nintendo Switch Online NSO when/if it's officially announced. I know you already know about the games but I watch the channel to hear about YOUR experiences and to hear the things you loved and didn't like. It's very comforting hearing you reminise on your gaming days and I feel many parallels with my own upbringing. We played the same systems. I was born in 89 and my family played Gameboys and the original NES until the n64 came out so when we got n64 it was like my mind was blown by the graphics. The Super Nintendo didn't exist in my childhood, it was a rumor to my small world where the backyard was cornfield as far as the eyes could see. A neighbor down the road had a Sega Genesis and before we moved to Chicago a Sega Saturn I never got to play and I remember loving NBA Jam but aside from occasionally playing Sega with a friend it was me and my older brothers and friends playing NES and Gameboy. Gahhhh I'm writing so much I may as well make a video. If you reply to this comment I will make a video about it.
My favorite on console is Zelda 2 on the NES. It was the one I owned as a kid and I love how tight the combat is and how challenging it is.
Ocarina of Time was my first Zelda game and then I played A Link to the Past on an emulator a few times and now I finally have it on the SNES classic
Wow... I was looking fwd to your thoughts on majoras mask. Definitely one of the best games ever... In my opinion. Even if you don't like it as much as other titles it is as original a game in the zelda series you will see, even though it reused the Oot engine. The story and villian are a great change of pace.
I thought to myself at the beginning "what are they going to talk about? Metroid" and then Andrew said "Metroid". I am shook.
I still have faith you will make a video about your film school days.
Favorite of all time: Link to the Past. Never owned it but rented and beat it at least a dozen times. Legend of Zelda and Zelda II were the games I grew up with and loved, but Link to the Past blew both of those games away in my mind when it came out. Breath of the Wild was an amazing experience and I'll probably play it again over the years, but it just couldn't unseat Link to the Past for me.
I have not played Breath of the Wild yet. Thus far, Windwaker is my favourite Zelda game.
Watching this in 2021 and he says “I wanna skyward sword HD remaster” I’m thinking “you’ll get your wish just wait 4 years my friend” lol
Great channel and the shirts are even better.
I honestly haven't spent much time with this series played the first game a bit at a friends on his nes as a kid. Brother and father played the N64 games I watched and then there was the newest game on switch which I watched a buddy play a bit and just bought a copy so here I go!
I finished Zelda 2 for the first time a couple of days ago (mostly without save states) and loved it. You really gotta play a bit until it clicks though.
Before BOTW, my favorite Zelda game was Majora's Mask. Never had a game given me so much adrenaline while playing. That 3-day time limit kept me nervous all the time. The side quests were so interesting, and the atmosphere was so dark. The formula worked for me. I just love Majora's Mask. BTW, John I have to disagree with you here. Majora's Mask IS part of the canonical main series!
Thanks for the video Johnny. I always enjoy your Zelda videos.
A Link to the Past like all SNES adaptations is my favorite but Ocarina of Time is really close, The release of Ocarina of Time was a very big deal and was one of if not the most Revolutionary game to ever release.
The world of The Witcher 3 is bigger and more dynamic than BotW. Playing them back to back, this was clear to me.
I replayed LttP twice in the last month. Once on my New 3DS and again and on New 3DS XL. I'll do it again on the SNES Classic in a couple months too.
For the story, music, art design, and sword moves as well as the bosses and atmosphere (and more reasons) Twilight Princess is my favorite. However for the exploration, interesting npcs, and world Breath of the Wild I believe is the runner up. There are some things that game does so well.
Twighlight Princess has got to be my favorite zelda game to date it blew me away the dark setting and the storyline have got to be the best for me. I do agree with you guys tho the game just came out at an odd time when it should have had an hdmi console to really show off the game.
It's also my favorite!
I love the more mature Link.
Love the wolf and Epona!
What we really need is a Zelda/Wolverine cross-over. Hopefully Nintendo and Marvel can make that happen.
I enjoy so much this conversations!
Hey man, I haven't watched any of your videos for a while now because I have so many subscribed channels and totally forgot about this channel and any of your videos haven't popped in my feed, I'm going to put notifications when you upload a new one but now I have to play catch up XD good luck with your channel
MAJORAS MASK IS DEF A MAIN ZELDA GAME
30th anniversary of the first Zelda game in North America is coming! August 22!
Awesome video, but I was sad to not get to hear your thoughts on Majora's Mask. If you finish it at some point, I'd love to see an update to this video where you talk about MM.
Johnny ! You should talk about emulation ! i think its a worthy topic since your a retro game collector and i'm soon gonna be collecting retro games again to. But anyways i think you addressing the controversy of emulating games vs collecting them would be a cool thing to listen on to.
After Breath of the Wild's open world approach, and considering that they overwhelmingly succeeded with it... I'm wondering if they'll ever do a Metroid game like that one day. For some reason, even back then when I first played it, I always imagined the very first level of Super Metroid in a 3D "real world" setting (right after coming out of the ship). I could definitely explore an alien open world with Samus and with all the tools at her disposal. I'm sure it'd work.
I love you old bastards. As a 31yr old, there's enough of an age gap between us that I can respect what you're sayin' 'cause you saw and touched the predecessors to these consoles whilst I grew up as they became entertainment standards, especially for boys/guys. Still appreciate what you do, Johnny. And keep on gaming Andrew. Much love from your bigger, badder brother: USA. lol.
I've been in the U.S. now for almost as many years as I was in Canada...
I've played every game in the mainline console series and I absolutely agree 100% with John on this one. Breath of the Wild is the best game in the Zelda series but I'll take it a step further for me it's the best game ever made and it's not even really close. Absolute Masterpiece in game design truly a piece of art. Huge world that is alive, stunning graphics, astonishing physics, so much content things to do and collect and max out. Great enemies interesting puzzles... I could type all day... This game is just that good 11 out of 10 for me.