Zelda: Ocarina of Time and My Parents Divorce - My Retro Life
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- It was Christmas of 1998, my parents were divorced, and The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time on Nintendo 64 brought some much needed healing.
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Zelda: The Ocarina of Time and My Parents Divorce - My Retro Life 
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Hey guys! Divorce can be incredibly painful, and this is a subject I've often shied away from, but it's part of my story. Ultimately, I hope this video brings some positivity into a serious topic. Thank you to everyone who supports this channel. Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and be safe!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and your family Tyler thank you for producing and sharing these wonderful videos with us. I Haven’t seen Mikey or Manny on Twitch recently I hope they’re doing well too!
Video was great man, so we'll done. Thanks for sharing with us. Your videos always hit home with the nostalgia hence why I love your channel. I always see something I had or I played, like that Scorch the dragon Beanie Baby! Haha I loved him. Again, thanks for sharing Tyler and Merry Christmas to you and yours!
Merry Christmas.
This was a really great video! I had no idea what to expect when you asked to use some footage from my channel but this video was a tugging hard on my nostalgia heartstrings and encapsulated a lot of feelings I had when I first got the game. Thanks for wonderful trip down memory lane, I hope you have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Thanks for your openness Tyler
The standout for me was to hear your dad break his comedic character for a moment to say - "You're the best boy a dad could ever have." This reminded me of the Mega Man 2 video where your parents took the time to explain why you deserved the game. Your daughter is so lucky to have a dad who learned from the best.
Def noticed that precious moment too
Your father definitely loves you. We can all hear it in his voice when he said it. Great video
This hit home . My parents never split before dad got the 💀. PlayStation and spending time with my mom got me through so much. This was the best retro vid I saw the year just cuz .
Yep that part hit hard. I have two boys 6 & 8 and I had to pause the video to tell them how much I loved them and how good they are. Too often we get caught up in the stress of life but don’t stop and take a moment to appreciate the blessing children bring into your life.
Hey Tyler, I have low key been watch your videos from time time for nostalgia reasons, but this is another video of many that you have produced showing you’re amazingly magical storytelling and indescribable how you give Vulnerable explanation of video games and your family memories. Bravo at your Art sir!
Similar story but Breath of the Wild came out shortly after my mom started chemotherapy and she found it very calming to just sit and watch me play. She ulitmately didn't make it but the game provided us some momentary relief where we could just enjoy being together.
I’m very sorry for your loss. Your mom sounded like a wonderful person.
What an amazing and bittersweet memory to have attached to that game. I have one similar with Dad that I’ll share one day. So sorry for your loss.
My condolences. I can absolutely see how Breath of the Wild could give a very similar feeling. They are both transformative epic adventures of growth. A part of your relationship with your mom will always stay in BOTW.
Oh, and... merry Christmas :)
Similar story with my mom and Skyrim/Oblivion.
She left in 2016. I’d give up all my tomorrows to spend another night talking with her.
Sorry for your loss
I’m 39 and growing up playing video games during this time really was a special magical feeling. I feel so lucky to be a kid in the 90s. Gaming then really was magic
What a time it was to be alive.
I'll forever miss the 90's
I'm also 39 and I miss that feeling of getting an game box or a catridge on my hands and admire those old pre rendered 3D art ,even If I didnt owned it because this was all so expensive in my country.
32 here and I agree being child through this era was incredible
Gaming is special for most around the time they started gaming. For me it was GTA:SA…and Call of duty…I wouldn’t change it for the world because that’s what I experienced in my timeframe and it’s pure nostalgia and joy when I think about it.
“Youre the best boy a dad could have” just melts my heart. What a great dad. Best dad anyone could have. These videos will make him live forever. Thank you and your dad for this footage and amazing youtube content before youtube was even a thing. Love & peace
I hold this game so incredibly close to my heart. I grew up watching my older brother play this game. He was such an incredible role model and the soundtrack to this masterpiece of a game floods me with all the best memories of him. I'm tearing up just writing this but I know he's looking down on me. Rest in peace, Chris.
Edit: Thanks for all the kind responses
So sorry for your loss. Amazing that so many of us are connected through this game.
I grew up watching my older brother play this game too!! Thank you for sharing memories of your beloved brother 💚💚
I'm a older brother right now I'm 21 and my brother is 5 and he loves playing games with me. I can't wait to hear what story's he talks about when he's older. I may actually start filming some games he's playing now and film when he gets a new console in future. I did get him a xbox series s and I wish I would of filmed it. I did film his reaction to the xbox series x trailer which was so damn cute because he was like 3 years old
From a little brother who is unfortunately missing his big brother too, I just wanted to reach out and give a virtual hug. Reading your comment warmed my heart as I too loved watching my brother play this game. At first when he’d ask if I wanted to play I’d just say “it’s okay, I like watching you play”, which was certainly true. However it wasn’t the full truth. I didn’t feel “advanced” enough to play but I wanted to see what happened, so I was always right there watching my brother when he’d fire it up. One day, he caught onto my true intentions and when he went to fire it up he handed me the controller and said “today we are gonna start you your own game. I’m right here if ya get stuck and need help”. I felt so cool having my big brother sit there and watch me play, encouraging me along the way, as I had with him so many times. For this reason and more, this game holds a really precious space in my heart too. Thank you for sharing your memory. 🙏❤️
@@brandonlee7382 Keep that up big bro. I promise the memories will be rich and well worth the time spent. He will absolutely remember. 😊
Tyler is a truly genuine person. My Retro Life is healing therapy told through the language of love and gaming nostalgia
Love this. Thank you 🙏
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I'm glad your parents were able to stay friends. My parents divorced in 87 when I was eight. Things never got better for us and I used video games to escape as well. Mom married another nightmare who made sure I knew what a loser I was. I couldn't even enjoy my video games because they were for losers as well. Constantly being belittled and degraded, but I continued to escape into video games. I thank God, truly thank God for video games and the way he used them in my life to help me get through. 43 and still a gamer and my stepdad finally turned over a new leaf and became a decent fellow. Left a lot of scars, but things are better. My father and I get along better as well because when I was younger he was a tyrant as well. I've never known a good father outside of my heavenly one, but I'm determined to be the best father I can be. Sorry, not sure why I shared all that, but I felt like I needed to even if you all are strangers. In some ways I live vicariously through your happy childhood. I'd say many of us do even if most don't admit it. Merry Christmas Tyler!
Thank you for sharing this! Truly. I hoped this video would help people open up. It looks as though it has! Merry Christmas!
This is the wrong forum to say this but maybe he was right and video games are for losers, think of if you devoted the same amount of time to schoolwork and working out and becoming successful, video games and other entertainment are just that, excess entertainment can be our biggest downfall
Ur mom is so bad for not leaving that guy for talking ish on you
@@Zachery_ Considering I've been married to the same woman for 20 years, have 3 kids, have advanced through the ranks and now hold a coveted position within my job, am a respected elder within my church holding the position of deacon and young adult life group leader and am adored by my children which is my greatest achievement. I don't see loser as being a title that hangs around my neck and I still play video games regularly. Video games have nothing to do with whether you end up a "loser" or not. The bigger decisions you make in life determine that. My father figures were wrong and I'm proof of that.
@@EDFCentral dont listen to him, if videogames and other entertainments were really a waste of time then what is our purpouse? To work all life like robots and for what? videogames, as in your case, can be a way of escape from the harsh reality and can teach the ones like us that enjoy them important lessons as well. im happy things turned better for you
My parents were never married.
They spilt up.when I was around ten.
I had two sisters one left home and got married ...the other got pregnant as a teen and moved out with her boyfriend.
So every year up till that year was pretty good..the family was still together and we had big fun Christmases.
By the year all that happened that Christmas was not so good.
It was 1995...I was ten.
It was just me and mom..no body else.
I remember waking up and being excited for Christmas.. But instead I got a life lesson.
There was no presents under the tree...just my crying mother..
I wanted to be upset..I tried to be upset..
But mom was having a nervous break down.
So I told her it was allright..that I didn't need anything etc.
That year and Christmas killed my the kid in me.
We.moved and she married a new guy..which I really liked.
But mom only got worse mentally.
Her and her marriage started to fall apart... Due to her drinking and mental issues.
She just wanted to drink and sleep..that's all she ever did.
My step dad got to the point were he would take off for weeks at a time.
I don't blame him..I would have left if I could.
Things got worse..it was just me and her most the time..more then once I would come home from school to.find her on the floor or bed..out of her mind..only to find out she had took tons of pills to try to kill her self.
She said she was not trying to kill herself but trying to make the pain go away.
I told her yeah that's trying at kill yourself.
She.would not let me call 911 she scream and yell not to call.
So i had to pretend to be calling someone else.
The cop s and paramedics came to my house so much I knew them on a first name basis.
Then she got sent to mental hospitals multiple times.. Sometimes it was just me as a teen running the whole household..sometimes my stepped was there.
He had started drinking to cope with his failing marriage and died in a drunk driving accident. Luckily he did not hurt anyone but himself but it still hurts to think about.
After that things got real crazy.
Between my moms life and mine I could write a book..a lot of bad and good things happened.
But Christmas was never the same for me.
The only thing that got me through all that was video games like ff7 ..Zelda oot..castlevania sotn..resident evil..etc
And music..music helped alot.
I learned to play several instruments.. Been in several bands etc.
Ow I'm married.. Own my house and land.
Have two kids..and have been trying my hardest to male every day with them better then the last.
You have to break the cycle.
Good luck to everyone and merry Christmas.
"You have to break the cycle."
Your mom the 304 hero
Take it somewhere else.
@@fshoaps oasis sucks!
Best British rock and roll band since The Beatles.@@mondomoya1251
I was watching some of your videos yesterday morning and asked myself “has Tyler ever discussed The Legend of Zelda before, did he not play much of it?” And here we are today the topic of discussion. One of the videos I was watching the one where you brought your mother on modern day to talk about her memories. I love how when she talks about your father there is never any ill will behind her voice.
Thanks man. Just a whole lot of love and cherished memories. In the end, those all outweigh the bad. There is hope after a painful season. I'm living proof of that.
I can relate to this so much . My parents got divorced when I was 15 right when Shenmue came out for the Dreamcast. I would get lost in that world to escape reality. To this day it's still my favorite game .
My parents divorced when I was 12. We had to move into my grandmas house and live there after the divorce. One day my mom brought a super Nintendo home with Mario world and actraiser. Actraiser helped me escape the dire situation we were left in, and I was able to forget about the real world for awhile. I recently required actraiser, and hearing the music immediately brought me back to my grandma's basement. Very emotional.
"You're the best boy a dad can have" 💔 As a dad my self, I know the power those words have. I'm glad your parents made their best to make you feel loved. And I can relate about video games healing bad times. When I was a kid, my parents use to fight a lot, mostly for money issues, we had a hard time back then. So, playing games helped me to stay happy and keep dreaming with better times. God bless you, bro. Happy new year.
My sister and I never knew our biological father's. Our dad now who married our mom also adopted us but there were a lot of complications at the beginning. They divorced twice trying to make it work and it stayed like that for awhile but in the end ultimately remarried. Games were an escape for me as well and as I don't remember playing most consoles before 2002. I did get into them as I grew I just couldn't get enough lol my parents weren't supporters of my hobby unfortunately. Honestly it's really a treat what you do on your channel speaks a lot bigger then just the games you play and show us all. I see a family and a lot of love! Merry Christmas and I wish you and your family all the best
Thank you! Merry Christmas to you too!
That feeling you get hearing the opening of Ocarina Of Time is the same I get hearing the opening of Harvest Moon 64. Mixture of emotions, pain and memories all flooding back.
For me it's the Opening Prelude/Press Start melody of FFVII, my father died at the end of 2003, aged 48, I was just a teenager, I felt alone because I lost my best friend who loved to watch me play videogames,, he would spend hours just to watch me play, my first console was the NES, but it was in the 90s with the PS1 that I have the most memories of playing with my father by my side, and the game he most loved to see me play was FFVII. Now, when I just hear that melody of the game I just start to cry because it seems like I'm going back in time and I see him at my side watching me play! This is the magic of retro games, it makes us go back in time and relive beautiful memories, especially with people we love who unfortunately are no longer here! Thank you Tyler for having this channel!
Being a kid with divorced parents and an only child this hit me in the feels for sure. Don't get me wrong my mom and dad are amazing. But it's a shock for a young kid especially when you never seen or heard them argue then one day before school they drop that bomb on you and your whole life gets flipped upside down. Having to try to explain to your friends who's parents are together why your dad moved to a apartment across town when you don't really understand it either. To be honest that is when I leaned into video games as well. Great video!
Great video, hun! Very genuine, raw but also ended with hope. Love you!
Thanks babe! 😘
Awwww!
I believe you mean "hon" unless you are saying he's Atilla the Hun
Your video literally brought a tear to my eye, thank you for sharing this. We are the same age, my parents divorced when I was 6 in 1992, but for my family there was never any healing. Video games were always a safe escape from the trauma of a rough childhood, especially when few of my friends could relate to what I was experiencing. It was definitely a very lonely time for me.
The Nostalgia hit me so hard from this video my heart starting racing and I was short of breath.
This series means so much to so many of us. More than you may ever know. Really appreciate what you do.
Wow Tyler, I really appreciate you sharing content that is so personal. As someone who suffered immensely during my parents divorce in 2008 I can relate to escaping into a video game world to find a safe space. For me the game was Fallout 3 but the feelings you described were very familiar.
In contrast for me, Ocarina of Time came out at a time when I was only 6 years old and it was the first video game that truly captured my imagination. I remember feeling as though the world of Hyrule was a living and breathing place that could go on forever far beyond the bounds of the game.
I appreciate you being vulnerable and sharing with us youre a real inspiration for me
Agreed that’s what I love about this channel. In time of toxicity and posturing I love a guy who can be vulnerable and explore a different side of gamers especially male gamers.
Ocarina of Time is legendary. It's a game that, to this day, is among my top 3 of all time. The story is so tragic and beautiful,just like real life. Things never go the way we hope but there's beauty in imperfection.
I can relate to my parents splitting when I was 8 years old. Always hoping they'd get back together and just trying my best to enjoy my video games while the nagging issues remained at the deepest recesses of my mind.
They never did get back together. My dad passed away and my mom and I miss him so much. Ocarina of time deserves to be made into a movie. The ending made me tear up because nobody knows they were saved by that little boy.
Me and my dad when I was little, we were you two. He died back in 2015 and these videos tear me to shreds, in a good way though. They help me grieve in a way I didn't know I still needed to. Thank you for your work I cant wait for the next one!
Glad they help you in some way! Sorry for your loss. Thanks for watching
Man, divorced parents as friends, wouldn't that be nice?
Your video resonates with me since I lived through very similar experiences when I was little, and this game helped me heal my soul. Thank you for opening such a private door of your childhood to the world, and helping us, the ones that lived a similar experience, remember how strong we are and just how much we've been through, and that after all we're still here, and we're growing even stronger.
Man, I've listened to the opening theme hundreds... thousands of times but this time hearing it really hit me. Brought me to tears. Lovely video. Thank you for sharing your experiences and reminding people why we love video games and how they can impact our lives.
Great video! Thanks for sharing. My parents divorced when I was 6 or 7 and didn't really become "friends" again until I was well into my 20's. Once I had a child things started to get better. Happy to hear it didn't take as long for your parents.
SIDE NOTE: I want that iMac shirt! :D LOL
Loved that shirt! So retro looking now
Cool video, My relationship of 5 years ended a month ago. The love of my life decided to leave me, I really love her so much I can’t stop thinking about her, I’ve tried my very best to get her back in my life, but to no avail, I’m frustrated, I don’t see my life with anyone else. I’ve done my best to get rid of the thoughts of her, but I can’t, I don’t know why I’m saying this here, I really miss her and just can’t stop thinking about her
its difficult to let go of someone you love, i was in a similar situation, my relationship of 12 years ended, but i couldnt just let her go i did all i could to get her back, i had to seek the help of a spiritual counselor who helped me bring her back
@@peterwilliams6361 Amazing, how did you get a spiritual counselor, and how do i reach her?
@@DailamiPuang Her name is Sylvia Regina White, and she is a great spiritual counselor who can bring back your ex.
@@peterwilliams6361 Thank you for this valuable information, i just looked her up now online. impressive
she left you because you're a nerd who wastes too much of your life on video games and youtube.
Your channel is simply amazing the emotion and the feels i get from viewing your content as an older gamer are unmatched and your family despite any bad times are amazing thank you for sharing all of your memories it helps heal us strangers too.
There was something so incredible about playing this during Christmas vacation 98-99
My friends and I still discuss the importance of it and the impact it had on us still to this day.
Merry Christmas to your family from ours as well, Tyler! This video brought back a lot of memories for me as well. I remember my dad asking me if I wanted a Nintendo 64 with Zelda, or a PlayStation with Final Fantasy 7… it was a tough decision to make, but I said I want the PlayStation with Final Fantasy seven and boy was I surprised on Christmas morning when I received both a PlayStation and a Nintendo 64 with both Final Fantasy seven and Zelda ocarina of time. I also have the gold cartridge of the game and a gold controller as well! I’m only a couple of years older than you, so I clearly remember having a feeling of guilt, knowing how much my dad and mom spent on the extra system. My father enjoyed watching me play through Zelda. It was good bonding time for us, and I beat that game at 100% and got every single secret, that’s how much I loved it. My six year old son plays the downloaded version on my Nintendo Wii of ocarina of time,and he doesn’t really have an interest of going through the game, we beat the Deku tree, and now he just likes running around in Hyrule field beating little skeleton monsters and wants to do his own thing. My seven year old son who will be eight next month just enjoys watching when it comes to Zelda and that reminds me, I think you said that your daughter is seven years old and said that she was born in January on one of your live streams, my first son was born on January 7, 2015, so I have a feeling that our kids are a few days apart in age, so it’s cool to see your daughter grow up loving video games like my sons do, I think that’s part of the reason why they like your channel so much, because they connect you with me as a dad, and see that you have a child, the same age as them. A big, thank you for keeping your channel family, friendly and with clean language and fun memories. You spoke about escapism in this video, and nowadays, there are far worse things to escape into, then video games. I escaped into these fantasy realms as well with Zelda and Final Fantasy seven and they actually helped me become an excellent reader due to all of the dialogue you had to read through to get through the game and understand it. Wow, I have so much to say from one video haha.
Thanks for sharing this stuff openly with us man, it's not easy being vulnerable. Love watching your videos you really know how to capture nostalgia to the letter.
I really enjoy your videos. I always end up teary, overwhelmed with happiness and sadness. Hurts in a good way. Thank you man, please don't stop.
Ocarina of Time was very special to all of us who played it on it's launch. People who play it today can't understand the feelings this game creates on us. Masterpiece.
I've only watched about 75% of a full video but i can tell this channel is special. Great editing and storytelling, and an amazing amount of high quality footage. Your dad was a really good videographer.
The opening theme music will always be special the urge to sit there and admire the opening before you press start is a different feeling….
My cat, Zazu, just shy of 14 years with us, just passed away last Monday. Ive been with him longer than I've been married. He was my best friend and son. My friends are in different states, so no local multiplayer gaming for me. But he'd be with me every night. Between it being Christmas and having my get-away, my hobby, 'gaming' feeling hollow and quiet without him, im just down. He had a larger than life personality and there's a black void left in his absence in our lives.
This is an amazing video. Ocarina of Time is my favorite game ever. I was 8 years old. It’s impossible to describe to someone who didn’t grow up as a kid with that game how amazing it was. It was seriously life changing. And I totally agree about the title screen music. Makes me want to cry.
1996 was kind of the beginning of the end for my parents as well. It would only be a year later that my dad would file for divorce. I was 20 at the time, so I had the fortune of not having to go through that mind f**k of whether or not I was the cause of their problems. Much like you I can relate to the "boy becoming a man" analogy. I had just graduated high school in June of 1997 and it had only been a few months when dad dropped the bomb that he was done. So for me, I was making that transition from teen in to young adult. Unlike you however, games weren't my outlet. I threw myself into music and guitar playing. I became like a rabid dog and just devoured albums left and right and learned as much of the history of the bands as I could. I'm glad your parents were able to rekindle their friendship and be able to have put their differences aside. I wish I could say the same for mine. Unfortunately that never happened and when mom passed back in 2015, any prospects of that were quickly snuffed out. Anyway. I've rambled long enough. Thanks for the great video! I don't always comment but I always make sure to watch and leave a "like". Merry Christmas Tyler.
I feel you on being a little older - I was 16 when my parents split up. Dad’s boating hobby turned into seeing a woman on the side, mom had spending problems and they just werent in love for a long time by that point, so it didnt hit me too hard. But I will say the financial fallout of it prob landed me in a different place today than it would have had they stayed together. We werent well off together, but I learned the meaning of being dead broke from 17-mid 20s with no help in sight from parents who were struggling on their own.
I've only watched a couple of your videos but I love how much raw old footage of the past you've captured. I also love how much your parents supported you in your gaming passion. Your dad buying you games and playing them with you and just watching your reaction is so special. It's warming and I won't lie I'm a little jealous of it 😂
Subscribed and il work through your content ❤❤
Man I have been binge watching your videos! You take me back with these videos! I do the same now with my kids buying them games & gifts couch co-op as I'm a single dad. The laughter & fun is what its all about. I hope they look back fondly when I'm gone & pass it on. The OOT theme does the same thing. It reminds me of a time long gone but a time in my life I always will love.
I'm forever grateful for your style and videos and I love seeing how much your parents loved you and how your passions devolped young and how they were fostered. I'm glad they and you were able to move beyond the bitterness of divorce and face the future with love and peace in your hearts. Happy holidays my friend and thank you for being you, the world needs more people like you out there.
Thank you so much. Very kind of you. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
I’m a 1986 baby so this is directly my era. Games were my escape too. My mom was divorced & re-married to my stepdad, but they were also rocky before eventually divorcing as well in 2000. One of my best memories was getting my Nintendo 64 for Christmas. I lost myself in video games - I had PS1, Sega, SNES, N64, etc….I always wished that my parents recorded these memories growing up. This video was special. Thanks for this.
You truly have some unique and amazing in the video diaries of your childhood. I barely have a few photos, yet you are able to travel back in time to relive those moments.
we watch the videos you so kindly share with interest… you must watch them with heartfelt indulgence!
Your stories always seem to hit me where I live. I only wish I felt the same way about OoT, but I totally understand how a piece of music can take you back to a happier time. Thank you again for continuing to share your story with us all.
Hey man - this was one of your most relatable videos yet. My parents also divorced that same year (what's up with the mid-90s and divorce rates, eh?). I love your channel and thank you for all the work you put in. Wishing you a wonderful Christmas!
It only gets worse. Usually women are the ones to initiate.
Sadly, many men can't control themselves and do cheat a lot. One of my cousins loved his husband so much and they were married with 2 kids, yet typical man style, he cheated on her. Was with another woman. As much as it pained her, she had to leave him. Men are usully responsible for divorces. Women/moms are usually there for the family and to take care of them and the house, men just want to more and more... Plus many men are abusive, controlling and commit domestic violence.
I've known so many women in my life get hurt by men, not usually physically, but by their ignorance & selfishness. It's sad how that macho mentality is still going on nowadays.
I can guarantee you 100% I won't be 1 of those typical men. I will not add and be part of the statistics. I would never cheat or abuse my wife.
@@Seroxm13 The thing I've learned in life is there's always 2 sides to every story, especially in relationships. Both parties usually are to blame when things get rough. At least that's how I see things.
@@flaquis2729 not usually both. It's usually 1 that start it all. If it's cheating, well the cheater started it. Just because people divorce doesn't mean it's always both fault. Maybe 1 is trying their best to stay loyal and not divorce, but the other just doesn't want to stay.
I also have an aunt whose my uncle cheated on her and had 2 kids with his lover... He had 4 kids with my aunt and 2 kids with her other women, yet my aunt who is 1 of the nicest persons ever, kinda pardoned him and they still live together. Some of my uncles 4 kids were mad at him for cheating her mom. It's absurd what men do. I will never be like my uncle and the typical macho men.
@@Seroxm13 sounds like you just have a strong personal bias against men based on personal experiences. You made a bunch of claims about how much men cheat, how abusive men are and do domestic violence, but where are your statistics to back up these claims? Because I could also give plenty of examples of women doing all those things you just mentioned too.
I remember getting this game for my birthday in Feb 99. I still remember booting it up for the first time on the TV with my Mom and Dad watching from the couch behind me. I remember all three of us were in awe of the opening sequence of link riding the horse and the music and my Mom saying "This is beautiful!". Such a great memory!
I decided to check out some more videos as I work from home, Omg your channel is a time capsule! I was like: HIS FATHER IS SUCH AN AMAZING GUY OMG! I stumbled upon your xbox 2001 opening video and at the end you mentioned your father passed, buying you the Xbox 360 being your last console from him.. its so sad.. he loved seeing you happy and it was so heart warming. I mean, getting consoles early, limited edition games, coming home to an xbox just sitting on a chair. What a great childhood you had bro! In a gamers world you had it the best.
I'm amazed you have so much video footage from your early life with video games. What a great way to document it and share it with people. Your videos are so personal and special.
Your parents are absolutely amazing & seeing all this footage makes me feel like i got to grow up with you in a way. I love your family and your dad is right, you definitely are the best son a dad could ever have.
Awesome comment. Thanks bro
Very sad to hear. I never grew up with a dad so I can't say I can relate but it's must be tough to see your parents separate. I know I would've hated to see my mom go when she was still alive. Thank you for sharing. Great video!
This is so well said and from the heart. For me, with this games mystical music, really did form part of the soundtrack to my life in late 1998. It was like going back in time watching this video and i'm sure you speak for many with the way you have described losing yourself in this game while events around you were out of your control.
One of the best episodes you have shared with us all, Tyler. Been fortunate enough not to experience my family go through a divorce, but I definitely seen some tough times with both of mine. Video games are a good outlet for coping with emotions such as anxiety, pain, depression, or any other form of such negative energies. You can see the love that both of your parents share with you, and it’s a beautiful thing.
6:20 I literally think that all of us that grew up with this game felt that statement so much ♥
Very well said!
The opening score of Ocarina of Time always brings me to tears. Hearing it in concert performed by this game named Ocarina Link at Video Games Live reduced me to a sobbing heap.
You almost made me cry, good job. And yes, it hurts to hear that soundtrack but in a very very very good way
Wow been watching your videos since old times and never found out that your parents divorced at some point. I'm so glad you're sharing your experience because this will help other people to take it as an example to get out of dark times. Thanks as always!
Thanks for sharing your story. I know it wasn’t easy, but it’ll help more people than you would know. I’m also glad you realized that no matter what, they both loved you. I hope you and your family had a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Let’s have a video game adventure in 2023!
It's always nice when you upload a video, I'm watching it with my son now, thanks for your great work.
Merry Christmas to you on your family
Thanks, you too!
Thank you so much for sharing your stories and experiences, It can be painful to go back. Video games helped so many its incredible!
This game also holds a special place in my heart, the intro theme being a particular soft spot for me with the sounds and music. Thank you for this!
Man I feel this on another level. The escapism that video games provides has gotten me through a lot of hard times and psychological pain.
Have a merry Christmas Tyler.
God bless.
The attachment and relationship you had with your dad is something I’ve never had, your dad was so legendary and cared so much for you it’s heartwarming. And to never have met either of you and get that kinda vibe from your videos is amazing.
Love this. Thank you CJ!
Appreciate you sharing your stories man! It’s amazing how video games especially from that time period shaped our lives. For me it was being a military brat and moving around so much always being the new kid. I remember we just got stationed to Germany and getting this game. It blew my mind and is my favorite game till this day along side metal gear solid.
Man...This video hits on so many levels for me. I had/have the same feelings for this game. At 11 years old, I lost my father in February 1998. Christmas of 1998 was my first Christmas without my dad, and I too got Zelda OOT. I used it the same way to escape the emotional struggles I had from losing my father. Your comments and analogy of the title screen....spot on. I too have to just sit and listen any time I play it or hear the intro. It will forever be my favorite game and will forever be the game that technically saved me in that time of my life.
Great video, and Merry Christmas.
This game hit me a little differently. I was in my early 20’s at the time and it was the last game I played and thoroughly enjoyed in my last year as a carefree young adult. The next year, I got a full time job and everything changed. Oot was an adventure I’ll never forget.
Did you play Majora's Mask?
I've been working Full time and more since 16. It sucks and I really wish I got to capture more of my youth at the time. Video games were a big escape for me, I'm sure like everyone else here.
I was a 90s kid myself and Nintendo games always gave me the “it’s gonna be ok” vibes 😎
Love your channel such a inspiration to us smaller creators.
This is worst thing to go through, my parents divorced when I was 1
Thanks for being so vulnerable and sharing such a personal story. It's pretty amazing the human stories that lie behind the things we do growing up - like you, my distraction / healing mechanism was games. I am a few years older than you but grew up in the "golden era" as well. So many memories, so many "firsts", so much "heat break" is tied up inextricably with games of those times. I see you!
This was a beautiful trip down memory lane, nostalgia is one hell of a feeling. Thanks for the video
Damn... this effected your life too? Your family seemed so happy. I had to come back an add more cause this video just hit so much for me today. This game will always take us back like you said, to the time we were in. It's amazing to see. I appreciate you sharing this with us as it also allows us to remember ourselves as well.
Thank you for sharing, this resonated with me a lot as a parent who seperated with my child's mother after 12 years and the challenges we faced as well as our young daughter processing it all. It's tough but it not only happens for a reason but we all heal, adapt and eventually move forward. Beautiful video and choked me up. Thank you.
First off thank you for sharing this wonderful video with us.
Second i almost broke down when you dad says your the best son a daddy could ask for love you.
That was so emotional.
Merry Christmas Tyler to you and you beautiful family.
Tyler I've been a long time viewer/subscriber and this is my favorite video. I love how personal you can get and reflect on your childhood even the rough times. Thank you so much for your content and dedication and merry Christmass
When the Zelda notes start to play, goosebumps. Great video! Thank you.
Thank you so much for this emotional and nostalgic video ! You’re the best.
Great video - I was just chatting with a friend about the impression this title left on me during the Christmas this came out. OOT is near and dear to my heart.
Fighting back tears both times I watched this. Great video through and through.
I feel the same sentiment for Windwaker like you have for Ocarina of Time. I was 8 yrs old when that game came out and that soundtrack towards the end when you beat it makes me cry everytime. Great channel and content man!
Glad i watch this video today, this is first time I hear someone talking about video games that deep. That feeling when you got the games in your hands. And the opening theme…
These are not just games, this is much more
That intro man... I do the same! It's So sombre. It hurts me with sadness yet fills me with nostalgia and happy memories too. I would sit in my best friend's bedroom on his bunk bed, he was bad at reading so I would read the strategy guide whilst he played. We adored the music
Thanks for sharing. I'm 36. I've played many games on many consoles over the year but this game is ultimately my favorite game of all time. Just watching this brought a smile to my face.
Thank you for sharing this. I know exactly how you feel and what those feelings are. It helps to know I'm not alone in having to go through that.
Wow. Thanks for sharing this. Merry Christmas to you and yours!!!
As I'm coming close to 20 years old next month, I look back at this game with nothing but fondness.
I first played the game on the Wii Virtual Console back in 2008 and didn't get too far since I was a little kid, but earlier this year I managed to complete the game 100% on the original gold cartridge, and the experience I got from OoT was unlike any other retro and modern video game.
Ocarina of Time truly was and is always going to be one of the greatest video games of all time, hell I understand why some think it IS the greatest of all time. It's so magical and nostalgic that you can't help but love it even under all of its 90's jank.
Merry Christmas, to you and your family Tyler, even your dad who I know was giving you all the hugs and kisses in the world filming this, and even as I write this comment. We love you as a community, Tyler, and I'm grateful you're still here making videos even with fatherly responsibilities. It helps me feel happier when I'm in my worst moments in life, and even though I'm much younger than most kids who played this in 98, I did play it in 08 so I can sympathize in that long-time nostalgic pain.
Happy Holidays, and have yourself a Merry little Christmas, same to everyone reading this. 💜💜💜💜
My escape for me when I was 9 was my 2DS I got in 2014 for my birthday. It genuinely got me through some really dark times and I used it for years. It was a console I felt like I experienced everything it had to offer. Its selection of games, all of its applications, and its charm. I get the same emotional feeling when I listen to any 3DS song either music/ambience from the handhelds menus or from one of its games. Thank you so much for sharing your story Tyler! It really resonated with me.
Born in '85 I can completely relate on how this phenomenal game gives off a healing vibe. The music itself is very nostalgic.
Tyler, just wanna say thank you for sharing all these amazing memories you have with us all. Absolutely love your videos man.
Reminds me of the good ol days!
Hope you're doing well man! 💚
What a beautiful video. Thanks for sharing.. what an amazing childhood you had. Your dad and mom were very special people.
Hey Tyler, just want to let you know that I am very happy with your videos. We're about the same age I think. Video games have played an important role throughout my childhood. Nintendo has a special place in my heart. So many great games, with Zelda Ocarina of Time being one of my favorites. The music of this game touches my heart and it makes me emotional. Sometimes I feel sad because that innocent time from then won't come back. But thanks to your videos I get to experience and feel it again. By the way, you have a wonderful, loving dad. But you already knew that. We are all very grateful to him for his recordings because we can all go back in time to our own childhood. He's a real hero.
Thank you.
Lots of love from Europe.
Wow. Thank you for being so open to sharing your life with the world. It’s true so touching man. My parents divorced when I was 22. My youngest of 3 brothers was 13. It hit him hard. He stayed home from school. Video games was my lil bros escape too. Video games is such a great way to escape the worlds problems for a bit.
This video is so great. Even not having gone through that. This game and a few others hit me so hard when their startup music plays. Hearing the intro to oot gives me such a rush, sends me right back to the late 90s. Keep doin you man ur videos are awesome!
Touching video pal. You portrayed your pain and how you delt with it in a really moving and relatable way. Love your channel. Cheers and merry Christmas 🎅
Love you’re videos. I grew up with video games 2 and the Nintendo 64 has a special place in my heart. Hope you keep making videos cause their awesome
Brother! You nailed it, I just turned 40 in late November and this Christmas season I've been thinking about that 1996 Christmas when I first got the N64, greatest gift ever, ... Those thoughts lead me to your videos in a RUclips search, and ocarina of Time is my favorite game of all time. The music while watching my first sunset at Lon Lon Rance it's one of the most nostalgic things ever to me, all these years later I still think about it while seeing a sunset in a rural area, ... The adventures to come, the possibility of be young at that time, man oh man what I wouldn't give to be able to find the Temple of Time in real life and go back. Merry Christmas brother, thanks for the content.
Thanks for sharing that special moment, I think many of us can relate. 🙏🏻
Damn Tyler. You really hit home for me as well. Only child and my parents divorced around the same time... Your channel I truly believe does help me heal and I've realized that the nostalgia of gaming, does as well. I still game of course but it's somehow not the same as when I was growing up. I think you and I continue to chase that feeling of completeness through our current gaming endeavors. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your channel and the content you put out!
Beautiful. I went through similar circumstances as a child and Ocarina of Time was my escape too. Thanks for making this.