1:01:10 "I love how all of our sages are connected to us personally, and then there's the Old Man." From what I've read, like the other Sages the Old Man (Rauru) actually IS connected to you personally. He's the Owl (Kaepora Gaebora) in Human form. You know, the Owl who's been helping you ever since the beginning of the game from when you first left the Kokiri Forest.
it's actually stated by a Gossip Stone in-game that Kaepora Gaepora is a reincarnation of an ancient sage. In addition, an NPC with a very similar name in another game (to avoid major spoilers on this channel) also has very similar features as Rauru, thus the heavy implications are there, practically confirming it.
@@spartist427 It's probably an ancestor of Rauru. I don't believe Rauru from OoT is that ancient. But I do believe Rauru is the Owl, Kaepora Gaebora and throught the rest of the games, traveling through time and space as we see him in MM which is described in the official Nintendo lore as a "pocket dimension".
@@Evan056 Psalm 22 "My God My God why have you forsaken me?.... bulls of bashan surround me they pierce my hands and feet.... they cast lots for my garments... "“He trusts in the Lord,” they say, “let the Lord rescue him.(R) Let him deliver him,(S) since he delights(T) in him.” "I am poured out like water" etc like with other passages in the psalms, genesis, (including theophany appearances in the torah) Isaiah, Zechariah, Daniel, Proverbs etc are considered messianic in rabbinic Judaism as the suffering servant messiah Ben Joseph, and to Christianity as Yeshua, Jesus bless you ❤ Edit: To expand on this is of course Isaiah 53 where you have the servant being crushed by God as an offering for sin for others, who dies and sees life and his seed afterwards, who dies with thieves and in a rich man's tomb, and who was despised and rejected, so why there is a common view of two messiahs, Ben yosef and Ben David, one messiah as the suffering servant and another as the conqueror who sets up the kingdom. Isaiah 52 the messiah draws Israel back to himself. Some fun and sad things are like people would say Jesus didn't exist despite Tacitus, Suetonius, Pliny the younger, Lucian etc and the apostles writings and the successors/church fathers of the apostles/bishops writings and josephus, because "Nazareth doesn't exist" until of course Nazareth was discovered, or another one, "there was no synagogue in capnernaum" until we found it, or Thomas Payne in age of reason "Bible is false because there were no kings during Jesus's time" until we found King Herod Agrippa's coins, or "Jesus wasn't buried in a tomb because crucifixion victims weren't buried in tombs" until we found crucifixion victims with the nails still in tombs in tombs. More cool things, are Jesus sweating blood in the garden of Gethsemane, this is a real phenomenon called Hematidrosis where death row inmates sweat blood, also another when Jesus is pierced and water and blood come out this actually happens when water builds around the lungs, it confused some early church fathers on the spiritual meaning, but it's a real phenomenon that occurs as well. Many rabbis into gematria etc say there is a curse upon reading Daniel 9 because it says Messiah The Prince must come and bring in eternal righteousness before the destruction of Solomon's temple, no wonder they say that as then if Messiah didn't come before 70 a.d. there is no messiah, those who have divided messiah into two were confused if the messiah would come riding on a donkey or horse, so the two messiahs, as opposed to the jews who believe in Jesus and himself, who state himself and two arrivals. Of course this is why Islam falls quickly because while they call Jesus messiah they don't understand what it means, and Muhammad of course denied the historical fact of Jesus dying by crucifixion (Which besides tacitus mentioning pontius pilate doing it to him, we even have an inscription that was uncovered oh pilate and dates lining up with his time being the procurator/prefect over Jerusalem) besides Muhammad being the total opposite of Jesus, Muhammad had sex with his child bride Aisha who was nine, he beheaded and crucified people, said not to trust jews and Christians, he had Ethiopian slaves and called them raisin heads, he called jews monkeys and rats, he slaughtered villages and the wives of families he killed said you can take them and have sex with them, he got caught having sex with his slave by Aisha and said he would not do it anymore then conveniently "Allah" comes and says it's fine and he can, he's a textbook false prophet, with of course takiyah being they will lie to you about what I said above, Islam is meant to subjugate the world I'd into belief by force, if you don't convert you must pay a tax, if you don't pay it you die. Allah has no love for unbelievers unlike Jesus who loves his enemies and we are meant to love all even to death, I'd write more but youtube doesn't like long messages, with eastern thought eternal universe doesn't fit the mold because and infinite amount of successive events becoming then impossible to have the present, we would never reach today because we would always have a yesterday or event before this moment, an immaterial, spaceless, timeless, mind (agency) bringing space-time into reality, is the best explanation for why anything exists including someone as amazing and as lovely as yourself 😊 So the disciples who say "For we did not follow cleverly devised stories when we told you about the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ in power, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty." And "13If there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised. 14And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is worthless, and so is your faith. 15In that case, we are also exposed as false witnesses about God. For we have testified about God that He raised Christ from the dead, but He did not raise Him if in fact the dead are not raised. 16For if the dead are not raised, then not even Christ has been raised. 17And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins. 18Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. 19If our hope in Christ is for this life alone, we are to be pitied more than all men. But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep." Since the witnesses knew whether or not they were lying and knew what it would mean to continue to say he did in fact rise and is the Messiah and God in the flesh then yes I believe them as The Messiah had to come during that time, a mind/agency creating the universe is the best cause for reality, Jesus is the most moral, truthful and charismatic and loving and honest person there is, and the most important and influential, (Buddha said he was still searching for truth, Jesus say, "I am the truth, the way and the life") Jesus gives us love and salvation as a gift without earned merit by us, not working our way to the truth or God or eternal destiny through every other religious and spiritual framework, he loves you and cares so much for you before he created you and wants a living relationship with you here and now not just after you die 😊 There's a million other things to cover that I want to say but this is probably a good stopping point but Jesis wants to remove the shadow in your life and Jesus wants you as you are right now he wants your heart and to live in you and you to know his love personally 😊 I had people prophesy over me very specific things nobody else knew about my past, things I was thinking or experienced even just the day before, Jesus healed me of sleep paralysis I had for years, depression and loneliness, I had a dream of a woman named Heather and a voice telling me their dad had died, a couple days later i meet them and they tell me about how they had just lost their dad that week, I feel God telling me to sit down and close my eyes and I see an outline of someone going to the bathroom very bizarre, then shortly after someone out of the blue asking me to pray for them as they are having trouble going to the bathroom, another was I ask Jesus alone "are you my buddy?" A couple hours later someone contacts me and they say "Yes Jesus is saying yes he is your buddy" another time was I obsessing a little over this blue suit and someone prophecies "I see you in this blue suit" etc, another time I was testing this whole thing and I'm about to be prophecied over and I have my Google notes out I had tried writing out a little story and it was about a fire and forest being burnt down and I ask God to confirm if he wants me to write this and sort of as a test because everything had been scary accurate and the person right after says "God wants you to be his little stick lit ablaze with his love, it may not seem like much but one small flame can burn down a whole forest" 😂 another one was I had this. Surreal vision looking at stars, shortly after someone messages me saying Jesus is looking at a telescope with you saying to you "everything I have is yours even the stars" another one I was in the bathroom asking God for a message for my friend Moses in Nigeria and as I'm leaving the bathroom i freeze in place and go into this bizarre trance like Peter in the book of acts and I see my friend Moses as a child playing with a toy firetruck and Jesus sitting next to him with love, I quickly tell them and they are in shock as they had just thrown away that toy that same day, another time I had gotten a word from God about someone close to me who hadn't accepted Jesus and that they had been praying to God secretly, I told them that and the look on their face was priceless as I had no idea they had been praying to God at all, they were shook 😄 this is only a handful of many a 100 times in just the last 12 months after 5 years of me being born again, there's so many more amazing things that have happened but you are beautiful and desired of God, he is a gentleman and will not force you to choose him or love him but he loves so so much, he's asking you if you will come, he will love you and cherish you everyday of your life, he will never abandon you, I beg you to take a chance and not reject God's love for you, he wants to heal you and you to enjoy a living relationship between you, God bless you so much, Jesus says to come to him for rest your weary soul he is humble and meek and tender and gentle, he loves you so much he knows everything about you, nothing about you is unimportant to him 😭❤❤ If you repent and call on his name you will be saved from hell and Jesus's wrath and judgement for all have sinned!! ❤ For God so loved The World that gave his only begotten son that whoever should believe in him will not perish but have eternal life!! 💙🙌🏻 repent all have sinned and fallen short!!❤️🔥❤♥️ ❤❤❤
Well all the sages were killed by their dungeon. Saria by the Poes or phantom. Daruina by the dragon. Rito By Morpheel . Impa by Bongo Bongo. And the th whose name I can’t remember. Ether was by link or the Witches. Zelda is the only living one. Why else was non of them in the dungeon or boss room they went into or why they were moving around in the way they did when helping link or at the end credits they were moving like ghosts.
I know your taking a break and we probably wont see it for a while but god am I excited to see you play Majoras Mask. This was SUCH an amazing series, your break is well earned!!
Just a bit of full-circling on things you didn't complete : - There were ice arrows as well, which were the treasure of the Gerudo colosseum - Exploring outside of the spirit temple would have granted you the third magical power, Nayru's love - Completing the mask trading quest lets you use the mask of truth, which lets you speak to the gossip stones (all those one eyed statues that tell you the time when you smack them). Each stone actually had unique dialogue about either lore or a gameplay tip ! Overall though you did a good job at exploring. Those games are very difficult to 100% without a guide, especially the old ones. Excited for what you will think about Majora's Mask, cause that game is definitely the zelda game of all time
@@gregdubya1993I always hated how you had to shoot them before they go into the walls. Lol. And sometimes they would make a noise and not appear at all.
That was such an authentic, strong reaction to seeing that Ganondorf was actually passing the time playing the organ that was making the music in his tower, so based.
I've always loved the fact that Ganon doesn't get a subtitle like the other bosses. "Parasitic Armored Arachnid, Gohma" "Subterranean Lava Dragon, Volvagia" ......"GANON"
It’s also very impactful for people who have played the earlier games in the series, because if that’s the case there is no need for a description, you KNOW what Ganon is.
"What if I caught it in a bottle?" The bottle does actually deflect Ganon's energy balls! Apparently it is a reference to a glitch in a previous Zelda game where a bottle deflected something it shouldn't, so for shits and giggles they made the bottle deflect things in future entries.
It's not a reference to a bottle being used in a previous game, it's a reference to how the bug net was used in A link to the past to send Ganondorf's bunshin's(other self/split soul/part of oneself/clone/copy/alter-ego/offshoot, aka Agahnim) energy balls back at him.
Man, the ending always gets me. The story is seemingly so basic but full of subtext. Maybe because I played it as a child but I really feel Link’s loss of his childhood. He got sent back in time but nothing will ever be the same for him. He now knows his home was not really his home, he’s not a Kokiri. His only friend Saria is gone and at the end there, with their mission accomplished, even Navi leaves him. He’s the selfless hero that sacrifices himself for the greater good. Majora’s Mask continues from there so I’m excited to see you continue his journey. PS. Ive seen some comments asking to play Twilight Princess next but I really do think playing them in order is the best idea. All the games are connected in interesting ways anyways and are considered the best by different sections of the fan base.
It should be Majora's Mask, then Twilight Princess, THEN go back to Windwaker. Timeline stuff. Plus, I've always kinda viewed OoT, MM, and TP as a trilogy of sorts.
This has been one of my favorite playthroughs to follow on RUclips! Glad you enjoyed the game, and I'm happy to hear you'll be playing Majora's Mask after this!
@salohcinuno1192 I third this... although I really wanted to be backseat gamer at times and got frustrated at him at times... but that's playing the game!
@@Xeno_Solarus Is that the one where they arbitrarily decided OoT is the one game where Link can fail and that's a timesplit, but he can't possibly fail in any other story?
It is still the best game of all time. When it came out, it was truly revolutionary. 3D targeting was invented. Day/Night cycle. The music. The fun dungeons. Amazing.
Totally agree. Even though I liked Tears of the Kingdom, there's something so badass about Ocarina. That legendary story, the characters, the lore, the atmosphere. There's nothing else quite like it. And I say this about v1.0 on the N64. That's the best version imo.
It did not invented 3D targeting. Ive seen this misconception being throw around quite a lot, and It is just not true. There are games dating back to 1996 using this same targeting system. Ocarina of Time just popularised it.
I can´t understate just how much of an impression the final Ganon fight had on me as a kid. Ganondorf yelling out, transforming into this beast with the screen being barely lit (back then on the old TVs the screen was really dark) and just this silhouette with glowing eyes against the backdrop of lightning striking. Such a sick final standoff
it is such a finely tuned final battle, right down the fact he only yells out and does not have some final speech before transforming (just adds so much more weight to the whole scene)
I still want a game that ends with the flood. Give me one with bad ending that is shown, not just implied. I don't know exactly how it would be done, maybe one where you play as the sages or something? But I want to see the flood happen at the end
1:34:16 Most People are simply not aware: Without using Navi, Link can simple roll between Ganon Legs to his backside. No Arrows, Bombs whatever needed. Big Gratz for Defeating him (first try).
Navi: 'There's no way he's going to hold me back again! This time, we fight together!' Navi two seconds later: 'I have no idea what his weakpoint is.....'
That's not the point though. Navi couldn't get to Ganondorf in the tennis match. So Link couldn't focus on Ganondorf to have a better few on hitting the orbs. Fighting Ganon is different though: Both tail and head can always be focused on.
@@toadynamite8141 It's not that he's too far away - you can target Phantom Ganon from distances like that. But when you hit him with light arrows and weaken his defenses enough that you can hurt him, Navi's able to get in and let you z-target. The moment his defenses are down from being hit with a light arrow, you can z-target even from further away. You can see the targeting icon show up, for example, at 1:17:30 as soon as he's hit by the arrow.
So funny tidbit about the end... it only happens on the n64 i believe, but after 1 or 2 mins of the end screen, it plays ur scarecrow song u made... i didnt kno it played it with different tones tho
Excellent playthrough, easily the best blind Oot series I've seen. This is the game that causes the infamous timeline split. The future you left behind also continues in its own parallel universe (without you) along with the past you entered. Different games take place in different timelines. Majora's mask is a direct sequel yes. Wind Waker follows up on the future adult timeline whereas Majora's mask and eventually Twilight Princess follow up on the past child timeline.
I like to think that the timeline thing is not a thing at all, given that at the time they made this game, it was independent from all the other Zelda games prior, and the overarching timelines were only some fans years later trying to connect all the games as if they all shared the same world, instead of assuming that almost each game had a unique world with a different but similar Legend being told. I'm sure it was those particular fans and their questions about that subject that lead Nintendo to finally make a timeline via 2011's Hyrule Historia to try to answer to them, as they probably wouldn't otherwise. It's best to assume if a Zelda game is either a sequel (or prequel) to another if and only if it implied within the game itself, or if they happen to show visual queues. Nintendo seems to be playing more with that idea now though with the more recent Zelda games, I think it started with Skyward Sword (also released in 2011) since they decided to go with reincarnations of Zelda, Link and Ganon, instead of independent reiterations.
@@Lexyvil Honestly, Wind Waker is a real sequel, it refers Ocarina of Time's story several times. The official chronology is a true mess, but when we read the texts in many games that came after Ocarina of Time and before Breath of the Wild we can see a continuity.
@@LexyvilYeah the timeline was pretty much created as a selling point for Skyward Sword since it was presented as the very first that started it all. Other ones and especially most 2D titles aren't made to fit anywhere special in relation to the other games, but for Majora's Mask and Wind Waker, both were definitely made to be OOT sequels
All the 2D games have at least one other game they reference. For example the Oracle games reference the end to ALttP, as does Link's Awakening. @Doudoussin
@@HamazuraGOD Thanks for the tip, I'll check out NicoB. As for pointcrow - I can't stand watching most streamers. The chat interactions ruins the game for me.
I got goosebumbs like 10 times this video. Even knowing what would happen i felt the same hype as you. especially for the organ. The ending of OoT is just incredible! I enjoyed your lets play more than every other i have ever watched. No kidding. It was an super awesome adventure. I came to your channel trough this lets play but you sure got an eternal sub in me. I am so hyped for future projects.
Fun fact: In a regular old pirated copy of OoT, when Zelda walks through that barred gate during the castle falling apart, it doesn't open for Link, leaving him trapped there, 99% done with the game, unable to progress. A truly fiendish move by Nintendo's copy protection.
Which is honestly an odd placement, since they've already played the majority of the game, but I guess the torture is not knowing if there's a lot more to the game or if it's close to the end of that game beyond that door. Personally I think the door of time not being able to open would have been a better placement
They did the same in some Pokemon games in Gen3.. when you beat the league, your save file gets deleted. I replayed my bootleged Sapphire a million times because I had no access ro a legit copy :S
@@DerkleineTrojaner Probably because the people who dump ROMs to distribute them will do at least some superficial testing to see if the dump works. Making the game not work at all makes it obvious to the pirates that they have failed, and they may get around it pretty quickly. But if the game runs, only to not be playable right at the end, the pirates will assume everything is fine because they're not going to discover it before release. How exactly is that foolish on Nintendo's part?
I am extremely honoured to have been able to watch you experience this game, my favourite game, for the first time! It's wonderful getting to see someone else do what all of us fans desperately wish we could; go back and play it fresh. That ending always gets me. It's epic, it's melancholy, it's amazing! And those church bells as it pans away from the Master Sword never fail to make me weepy. I've seen it dozens and dozens of times, and it never gets any less impactful for me. _Thank you_ for choosing to go on this journey
Btw, the Forest Tempel was originally supposed to be the "Wind Tempel" of which Saria wasn't supposed to be the Sage. The remnants of this you can still see in the second room of the Forest seal with all the wind fans and during the Biggoron fetch quest. The Kokiri girl that takes the Medicine off of you and gives you the saw was supposed to be the Wind Sage.
Congratulations! Believe me, playing this game 25 years ago as a wee lad... everything about it was beyond epic. And to this day, that ending still makes me feel emotional. Truly the first "The End" to do so. Can't wait to see you play the Majora's Mask! It's truly a special game, unlike anything Nintendo has created ever since.
Such an amazing playthrough, thanks for the awesome time. You're a very insightful person so it is awesome seeing some of you guesses becoming true. Offline I'd recommend you to finish the masks quest. After that one element of the game you kept wondering will make sense.
”timeline implications!” SSHHHHHH sob i can’t believe it’s already over. this playthrough was amazing, thank you. i am heavily oot biased because it’s one of the first proper games i ever played and it had me hooked as a kid, still loving loz to this day. it was great to see it through the eyes of someone playing it for the first time. i really really hope you play twilight princess one day, i’d love to see that, and it hits very differently if you play it after oot enjoy your break and take care of yourself ❤ (couldn’t stop laughing at your scarecrow song at the end 😂)
Playing the ocarina to dispel the barriers *would* have been a great idea. Once again, I've been playing this game for 25 years and you showed me something I'd never seen/done before. I had no idea you could stun Ganon with the light arrows, I usually just roll between his legs to hit the tail. (Also, side-note, he didn't randomly drop the bombs and magic refills. He destroyed pillars/blocs on the arena, and those dropped the items.) Some of the questions you have about the timeline(s) will be answered in some of the later games. The way I've always seen it, the reason Zelda sends Link back in time is because, while Link might look like an adult, his spirit was asleep during these seven years. In his mind he's still a child. So she's giving him a chance to grow up properly, as well as closing the Door of Time. I've loved this playthrough so much! Enjoy your well-deserved break.
This was such a fun series to watch you play, it’s always awesome seeing new people play Zelda games for the first time. Sorry for the annoying comments and hate, there’s always going to be people like that when it comes to older iconic games don’t let it ruin the series for u. the majority of us aren’t like that and we are just happy your playing this! :)
This is revealed by the Sheikah Stones with the Mask of Truth iirc: The Sage of Light, Rauru, is Kaepora Gaebora, the Owl. So you do have a connection with him lol
This series made me realize how much it caused a natural curiosity and a certain style of play through with all video games I’ve played through my life. Getting to see someone who did not grow up playing them was fascinating. I loved getting to watch you learn those “skills” that the Zelda series has taught us all! I can’t wait for Majoras Mask!
Glad that you enjoyed the final battles with Ganondorf! This is definitely my favorite version of Ganondorf. His arrogant laugh while flying around confident in himself like Captain America is so awesome. And when he transforms into his Ganon form, the lighting and thunder is also unmatched by anything that has come since. It's crazy how much devs can do when forced to work with limitations. Modern devs just throw everything into visuals and loud noises, without really paying attention to creating real ambience to a moment. This was an excellent playthrough! Looking forward to your future runs of classic games, congrats!
I loved this playthrough. I remember going to visit my mom as a kid and finding the N64 cartridge on the floor with the box. I got a N64 for christmas that year and was so excited to play a new game. I was 7 years old at the time and was enthralled with this game. I remember being stuck on Dodongos Cavern for a long time until i found a guide book which i read cover to cover. My childhood best friend was a Nintendo expert and he stayed a whole weekend to help lead me through the entire game. Some of my best memories as a kid was related to this game and Twilight Princess. It was a pleasusre watching this and i hope you play Majora and Twilight Princess.
Mapo can i just say from the bottom of my heart thank you so much for playing this game. Ive been having a bad time with my mental and physical health and this play through as helped be so much. Its been nice having something to look forward.
The implication for the end is that now that you know the future, you can go back to Zelda and tell her about Ganondorf's plan, since at that point in time Ganondorf is still swearing fealty to the king to play the long con for his plans. With the info Zelda then presents to the king, Ganondorf is imprisoned before he has a chance to do anything, and since Link closed the Door of Time behind him, there's no risk of the Sacred Realm being breached anymore. Happy end.
watching the hookshot strat in the fire room might be the only time I was frustrated watching this series. turns out you can jump to that platform. Loved the series though :)
That and the hover boots make it so the platforms don’t sink. It’s kind of funny watching him not even try the hover boots after wearing them so much earlier. 😅
@@Tustin2121 Yeah, that was painful - in the way that you watch blind playthroughs to see. All those times he wore hover boots even when they weren't needed and the traction would have been better, and then running around with regular boots on here.
What a truly great LP! It's rare to see someone tackle OoT blind, rarer still someone who hasn't played any of the older Zelda games. Having played the older 2D Zeldas I already approached my very first OoT playthrough differently than you, simply because of general knowledge about using items like bombs and boomerangs and how puzzles tend to work. I'm definitely here for any future Zelda games, this was fun!
you can use the shield while equipping the biggoron sword. you just have to "put away" the sword first by pressing A. Like this you'll have free hands to grab the shield
Ganondorf is very generous for gifting Link the golden power gloves and renovating his castle in such a way that makes the puzzle rooms solvable. Anyway, congrats on finishing the game!
He did actually want Link to make it to him, so he could take the Triforce of Courage. If you ask me, the only question is, why have the Trials or anything else that gets in the way of that? Maybe to drain Link's resources and make him easier to kill? But then, you do get fully healed just before the fight, which is nice of the game to do, but odd from an in-universe perspective. Well, there's plenty of video game logic in this.
I love that you sort of mused on the ending a little before it came, asking what happens to Ganondorf in the child timeline? Link had the same thoughts; the ending shot is likely Link coming to Zelda for the first time again, to warn her about him. Zelda sent him back to relive his lost youth, but knowing now what he does, he-somewhat sadly-cannot. Thanks for the play Mapo. If my PFP is no indicator, this game is special to me. It's been fun watching, see you in your Majora's Mask comments.
That was an awesome watch ❤ ignore the jerks giving you crap for not knowing things instantly, that's the fun of blind plays. I played this back in the day and you even showed me new things i never knew! And I'm so glad you're keeping on with the Zelda games, our game tastes don't over lap too much, not a bad thing just a fact lol, so I'm thrilled I get to watch another series 😊
Man, such an amazing, iconic game! I've played it so many times over the years since it came out, and I don't remember much of my first playthrough, but I remember the sheer terror I felt when I thought I had beaten the game and Ganondorf transformed into Ganon. I guess I was ten or eleven? I was shaking and my hands were covered in sweat. It might just be one of my favourite moments in my 30+ years of gaming. Thank you so much, Mapo, for making me relive this game in what is clearly the best blind playthrough of Ocarina of Time that I've seen. I am now so damn HYPED for you to play Majora's Mask, which - despite what I said above - remains my favourite in the entire series.
1:47:12 Link was basically sent to their first meeting, so that he can warm them about Ganondorf, So, Ganondorf will never get to the sacred realm in this timeline
It´s genuinely enjoyable to see people who try for the VERY first time without full context a Zelda game, especially Ocarina of time. In my opinion this game DO age well, and as for the time it was created it was made with such dedication and love for a franchise that opens so many doors in the future which we are now. And yeah, something special about this game is that it creates different timeline branches with the events that occurs in the present and the future, giving place to the other Zelda games.
31:51 The Song of Time blocks aren't even optional, you have to move the one in the Fire Temple to get a key; & most players getting to the end of the Dampe race won't have a warp song yet, making the Song of Time the only way to get out of his grave besides saving, quitting, & going back into the game at the Temple of Time.
I personally would love to see more zelda on this channel and it seems to do well as far as view count goes. I also would love to see you try to piece together the weird convoluted Zelda timeline. There is a canonical timeline, and it is very obtuse, it is perfect for a keen astute gamer such as yourself to try to unravel. Hope to see you in Majora's Mask in the near future!
Apparently this game causes the timeline to split into three. Timeline 1 - Link failed, this is the one the original NES Legend of Zelda, Link's Awakening, A Link to the Past and the Oracle of... series take place Timeline 2 - The timeline Link was sent to get his 7 years back. Majora's Mask, Twilight Princess and Four Swords Adventures take place in this timeline Timeline 3 - The timeline where you beat Ganon as an adult but then disappeared. Windwaker, Phantom Hourglass and Spirit Tracks take place in this timeline Eventually the 3 timelines converge back into one, in which Breath of the Wild is set.
You did it! You finished your first Zelda game! I’ve had such an amazing time following along on this journey, it’s been great from start to finish. It’s been incredible to watch how this game has both met and subverted your expectations, and to watch someone trying to figure out so many elements and secrets for the first time! I’m so, so glad that you’ve enjoyed it. I’m excited to see you experience Majora’s Mask. I think Twilight Princess and Link’s Awakening (the Switch has a great remake that looks amazing) are both great options if you want more in the future. I hope you do go and look up what the deal is with all those stones you kept finding that told the time….
Looking back at this game and when I played it as a kid, this was my first Souls-like haha Loved that you did this playthrough and I hope you'll dive into Majora's Mask !
What a ride. So happy i found your channel and this playthrough, its been great to relive my first childhood game through you and your fresh eyes. Looking forward to your zelda journey after your well deserved break!
This has been a great blind play through to witness. You’ve gotten me through hours of work & I really appreciate it. Glad u didn’t let these ppl discourage you from playing this game your way. Look forward to more playthrough a from you.
Finally got to finish this series after falling behind, and man was I so hyped to see you experience all this! I'm so glad you enjoyed and appreciated it as much as you did and I can't wait to get through your Majora's Mask series!
this was such a fun, heart-filled playthrough of oot. just an absolute joy to watch. i got emotional at the end and everything :) what a great game! thank you for giving it a go, and for sharing your journey! can’t wait to see you tackle another.❤
Ganondorf has one more technique he didn't use in your fight. He charges a super attack that releases a flurry of comets at you. Other than two less obvious methods for returning it, you just have to run from it as he charges. However, a full charge spin attack can return the comets (your charge attack against his), and a well timed light arrow will instantly down him as he lowers his guard to charge the attack interesting final boss technique. the hookshot grapples onto both the base column and all the stained glass windows...this allows you to ascend quickly and also to safely dart away from Ganondorf after he recovers from the light arrow. This Spiderman tactic makes the battle way more fluid and exciting
Had so much fun with this series! Easily my favorite lets play channel. If you continue with Legend of Zelda, I recommend you do Majora's Mask next as it uses the same assets, but has a lot of new mechanics. 2D Zelda's are also worth your consideration in the future. Edit: Just got to the end! Very excited for Majora's Mask!
Brilliant!! This was such a treat to watch someone, who can play a game critically, play OoT for the first time and enjoy it. I’ve thoroughly loved watching this series from beginning to end and am so glad I found your channel. I subscribed from episode 1 and was not disappointed at any one point. Even watching your witch boss struggles was fun lol - unfortunately fighting that boss without lock on is way better. Seeing this whole playthrough thru the eyes of someone experiencing it for the very first time brought me so much joy and it was as if I was there experiencing the same way too. This is something I didn’t know I needed, thank you Mapo Excited for Majora’s Mask and the rest of the Zelda series 🥰🤩
This video perfectly encompasses why OOT is such a more powerful and memorable game than TOTK is. Every moment of this last stretch is tonally perfect, and I mean, come on. Cooome on, cliche or not, it is SO much cooler climbing to a villain standing proudly above you than it is digging to a villain hiding like a pussy below you. Also, Ganondorf has entire other attack he never used against you because of lucky RNG lol. Or unlucky.
This ending always make me feel bittersweet!!! Ugh!! Thank you for this beautiful blind playthrough! Thank you for giving me a chance to relive the first experience of OOT through you! ❤🎉
And so the adventure comes to an end... with a promise of so much more to come. Ocarine of TIme is possibly the single most important game from a Legend of Zelda lore point of view. The sheer amount of *stuff* that spools out from the concepts introduced in this one game boggles the mind. I am very much looking forward to seeing how your journey progresses from here and hope your future endeavors bring you joy and excitement. Well played!
Great playthrough. Three items you missed out on off the top of my head (there might be more): ice arrows (gerudo training ground reward), Nayrus Love spell (great fairy in the great colossus area), golden scale for deeper diving (catch a big fish as an adult at the fishing guys pond)
Link does not have his Goron's Bracelet in the final cutscene, which implies he was likely sent back to before Link and Zelda met. (There are other reasons to know that, but I'm only going by what's clearly evident in this game alone).
1:01:10 "I love how all of our sages are connected to us personally, and then there's the Old Man."
From what I've read, like the other Sages the Old Man (Rauru) actually IS connected to you personally. He's the Owl (Kaepora Gaebora) in Human form. You know, the Owl who's been helping you ever since the beginning of the game from when you first left the Kokiri Forest.
O wait what? Mind blown, i had no idea
it's actually stated by a Gossip Stone in-game that Kaepora Gaepora is a reincarnation of an ancient sage. In addition, an NPC with a very similar name in another game (to avoid major spoilers on this channel) also has very similar features as Rauru, thus the heavy implications are there, practically confirming it.
@@crzymage I'm curious who is this other NPC, couldn't figure it out...
@@DiegoAlencar8 headmaster in Skyloft, name and look similar with the owl perhaps? I don't know that he looks much like Rauru but hey
@@spartist427 It's probably an ancestor of Rauru. I don't believe Rauru from OoT is that ancient. But I do believe Rauru is the Owl, Kaepora Gaebora and throught the rest of the games, traveling through time and space as we see him in MM which is described in the official Nintendo lore as a "pocket dimension".
In the end party scene, Mido and King Zora are sad because Saria and Ruto are gone/lost; kind of heart wrenching!
But very well played on this playthrough, can't wait for MM!
@@Evan056 Psalm 22 "My God My God why have you forsaken me?.... bulls of bashan surround me they pierce my hands and feet.... they cast lots for my garments... "“He trusts in the Lord,” they say,
“let the Lord rescue him.(R)
Let him deliver him,(S)
since he delights(T) in him.” "I am poured out like water" etc like with other passages in the psalms, genesis, (including theophany appearances in the torah) Isaiah, Zechariah, Daniel, Proverbs etc are considered messianic in rabbinic Judaism as the suffering servant messiah Ben Joseph, and to Christianity as Yeshua, Jesus bless you ❤
Edit: To expand on this is of course Isaiah 53 where you have the servant being crushed by God as an offering for sin for others, who dies and sees life and his seed afterwards, who dies with thieves and in a rich man's tomb, and who was despised and rejected, so why there is a common view of two messiahs, Ben yosef and Ben David, one messiah as the suffering servant and another as the conqueror who sets up the kingdom. Isaiah 52 the messiah draws Israel back to himself.
Some fun and sad things are like people would say Jesus didn't exist despite Tacitus, Suetonius, Pliny the younger, Lucian etc and the apostles writings and the successors/church fathers of the apostles/bishops writings and josephus, because "Nazareth doesn't exist" until of course Nazareth was discovered, or another one, "there was no synagogue in capnernaum" until we found it, or Thomas Payne in age of reason "Bible is false because there were no kings during Jesus's time" until we found King Herod Agrippa's coins, or "Jesus wasn't buried in a tomb because crucifixion victims weren't buried in tombs" until we found crucifixion victims with the nails still in tombs in tombs.
More cool things, are Jesus sweating blood in the garden of Gethsemane, this is a real phenomenon called Hematidrosis where death row inmates sweat blood, also another when Jesus is pierced and water and blood come out this actually happens when water builds around the lungs, it confused some early church fathers on the spiritual meaning, but it's a real phenomenon that occurs as well. Many rabbis into gematria etc say there is a curse upon reading Daniel 9 because it says Messiah The Prince must come and bring in eternal righteousness before the destruction of Solomon's temple, no wonder they say that as then if Messiah didn't come before 70 a.d. there is no messiah, those who have divided messiah into two were confused if the messiah would come riding on a donkey or horse, so the two messiahs, as opposed to the jews who believe in Jesus and himself, who state himself and two arrivals. Of course this is why Islam falls quickly because while they call Jesus messiah they don't understand what it means, and Muhammad of course denied the historical fact of Jesus dying by crucifixion (Which besides tacitus mentioning pontius pilate doing it to him, we even have an inscription that was uncovered oh pilate and dates lining up with his time being the procurator/prefect over Jerusalem) besides Muhammad being the total opposite of Jesus, Muhammad had sex with his child bride Aisha who was nine, he beheaded and crucified people, said not to trust jews and Christians, he had Ethiopian slaves and called them raisin heads, he called jews monkeys and rats, he slaughtered villages and the wives of families he killed said you can take them and have sex with them, he got caught having sex with his slave by Aisha and said he would not do it anymore then conveniently "Allah" comes and says it's fine and he can, he's a textbook false prophet, with of course takiyah being they will lie to you about what I said above, Islam is meant to subjugate the world I'd into belief by force, if you don't convert you must pay a tax, if you don't pay it you die. Allah has no love for unbelievers unlike Jesus who loves his enemies and we are meant to love all even to death, I'd write more but youtube doesn't like long messages, with eastern thought eternal universe doesn't fit the mold because and infinite amount of successive events becoming then impossible to have the present, we would never reach today because we would always have a yesterday or event before this moment, an immaterial, spaceless, timeless, mind (agency) bringing space-time into reality, is the best explanation for why anything exists including someone as amazing and as lovely as yourself 😊 So the disciples who say "For we did not follow cleverly devised stories when we told you about the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ in power, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty." And "13If there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised. 14And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is worthless, and so is your faith. 15In that case, we are also exposed as false witnesses about God. For we have testified about God that He raised Christ from the dead, but He did not raise Him if in fact the dead are not raised.
16For if the dead are not raised, then not even Christ has been raised. 17And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins. 18Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. 19If our hope in Christ is for this life alone, we are to be pitied more than all men. But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep." Since the witnesses knew whether or not they were lying and knew what it would mean to continue to say he did in fact rise and is the Messiah and God in the flesh then yes I believe them as The Messiah had to come during that time, a mind/agency creating the universe is the best cause for reality, Jesus is the most moral, truthful and charismatic and loving and honest person there is, and the most important and influential, (Buddha said he was still searching for truth, Jesus say, "I am the truth, the way and the life") Jesus gives us love and salvation as a gift without earned merit by us, not working our way to the truth or God or eternal destiny through every other religious and spiritual framework, he loves you and cares so much for you before he created you and wants a living relationship with you here and now not just after you die 😊 There's a million other things to cover that I want to say but this is probably a good stopping point but Jesis wants to remove the shadow in your life and Jesus wants you as you are right now he wants your heart and to live in you and you to know his love personally 😊 I had people prophesy over me very specific things nobody else knew about my past, things I was thinking or experienced even just the day before, Jesus healed me of sleep paralysis I had for years, depression and loneliness, I had a dream of a woman named Heather and a voice telling me their dad had died, a couple days later i meet them and they tell me about how they had just lost their dad that week, I feel God telling me to sit down and close my eyes and I see an outline of someone going to the bathroom very bizarre, then shortly after someone out of the blue asking me to pray for them as they are having trouble going to the bathroom, another was I ask Jesus alone "are you my buddy?" A couple hours later someone contacts me and they say "Yes Jesus is saying yes he is your buddy" another time was I obsessing a little over this blue suit and someone prophecies "I see you in this blue suit" etc, another time I was testing this whole thing and I'm about to be prophecied over and I have my Google notes out I had tried writing out a little story and it was about a fire and forest being burnt down and I ask God to confirm if he wants me to write this and sort of as a test because everything had been scary accurate and the person right after says "God wants you to be his little stick lit ablaze with his love, it may not seem like much but one small flame can burn down a whole forest" 😂 another one was I had this. Surreal vision looking at stars, shortly after someone messages me saying Jesus is looking at a telescope with you saying to you "everything I have is yours even the stars" another one I was in the bathroom asking God for a message for my friend Moses in Nigeria and as I'm leaving the bathroom i freeze in place and go into this bizarre trance like Peter in the book of acts and I see my friend Moses as a child playing with a toy firetruck and Jesus sitting next to him with love, I quickly tell them and they are in shock as they had just thrown away that toy that same day, another time I had gotten a word from God about someone close to me who hadn't accepted Jesus and that they had been praying to God secretly, I told them that and the look on their face was priceless as I had no idea they had been praying to God at all, they were shook 😄 this is only a handful of many a 100 times in just the last 12 months after 5 years of me being born again, there's so many more amazing things that have happened but you are beautiful and desired of God, he is a gentleman and will not force you to choose him or love him but he loves so so much, he's asking you if you will come, he will love you and cherish you everyday of your life, he will never abandon you, I beg you to take a chance and not reject God's love for you, he wants to heal you and you to enjoy a living relationship between you, God bless you so much, Jesus says to come to him for rest your weary soul he is humble and meek and tender and gentle, he loves you so much he knows everything about you, nothing about you is unimportant to him 😭❤❤ If you repent and call on his name you will be saved from hell and Jesus's wrath and judgement for all have sinned!! ❤ For God so loved The World that gave his only begotten son that whoever should believe in him will not perish but have eternal life!! 💙🙌🏻 repent all have sinned and fallen short!!❤️🔥❤♥️
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as a Kid I thought they were banned from the party because they blocked the way for link 🤣
@@MrGullisYT That... is what they have in common, isn't it?
Well all the sages were killed by their dungeon. Saria by the Poes or phantom. Daruina by the dragon. Rito By Morpheel . Impa by Bongo Bongo. And the th whose name I can’t remember. Ether was by link or the Witches. Zelda is the only living one. Why else was non of them in the dungeon or boss room they went into or why they were moving around in the way they did when helping link or at the end credits they were moving like ghosts.
I know your taking a break and we probably wont see it for a while but god am I excited to see you play Majoras Mask.
This was SUCH an amazing series, your break is well earned!!
I really think Majora's Mask is his kind of game, just a feeling.
I legit just finished Majora's Mask, I'm so excited to see Mapo do it (I gave up on the game when I was like 10 and decided to go back and beat it).
Hope we don’t wait too long
You’re*
It would be so cool if he did all the 3D Zeldas. Twilight Princess, Wind Waker, Skyward Sword...
Just a bit of full-circling on things you didn't complete :
- There were ice arrows as well, which were the treasure of the Gerudo colosseum
- Exploring outside of the spirit temple would have granted you the third magical power, Nayru's love
- Completing the mask trading quest lets you use the mask of truth, which lets you speak to the gossip stones (all those one eyed statues that tell you the time when you smack them). Each stone actually had unique dialogue about either lore or a gameplay tip !
Overall though you did a good job at exploring. Those games are very difficult to 100% without a guide, especially the old ones. Excited for what you will think about Majora's Mask, cause that game is definitely the zelda game of all time
Also, if you hit the stones with different attacks, they do different things!
Also the poe sidequest where you kill all the poes in Hyrule field. It gives you another empty bottle.
@@tylerwagner1978 I never did complete that quest. I managed to get 9/10 poes...still makes me mad.
@@gregdubya1993I always hated how you had to shoot them before they go into the walls. Lol. And sometimes they would make a noise and not appear at all.
Surprised he didn't go back to the Training Grounds, since he did realize he needed the silver gauntlets
That was such an authentic, strong reaction to seeing that Ganondorf was actually passing the time playing the organ that was making the music in his tower, so based.
I've always loved the fact that Ganon doesn't get a subtitle like the other bosses.
"Parasitic Armored Arachnid, Gohma"
"Subterranean Lava Dragon, Volvagia"
......"GANON"
It’s also very impactful for people who have played the earlier games in the series, because if that’s the case there is no need for a description, you KNOW what Ganon is.
"What if I caught it in a bottle?" The bottle does actually deflect Ganon's energy balls! Apparently it is a reference to a glitch in a previous Zelda game where a bottle deflected something it shouldn't, so for shits and giggles they made the bottle deflect things in future entries.
I’ve always used the bottle! I find it much easier to time than the sword. 😅
@@HallonbotYeah the bottle has really fast startup and hella active frames. Let's you deflect the ball back super late.
It's not a reference to a bottle being used in a previous game, it's a reference to how the bug net was used in A link to the past to send Ganondorf's bunshin's(other self/split soul/part of oneself/clone/copy/alter-ego/offshoot, aka Agahnim) energy balls back at him.
@@carljohansson3512 The bug net is only used to put things in bottles so it is basically the same thing as swinging a bottle in OOT.
@@UltiNegative yeah pretty much
Man, the ending always gets me. The story is seemingly so basic but full of subtext. Maybe because I played it as a child but I really feel Link’s loss of his childhood. He got sent back in time but nothing will ever be the same for him. He now knows his home was not really his home, he’s not a Kokiri. His only friend Saria is gone and at the end there, with their mission accomplished, even Navi leaves him. He’s the selfless hero that sacrifices himself for the greater good. Majora’s Mask continues from there so I’m excited to see you continue his journey. PS. Ive seen some comments asking to play Twilight Princess next but I really do think playing them in order is the best idea. All the games are connected in interesting ways anyways and are considered the best by different sections of the fan base.
It should be Majora's Mask, then Twilight Princess, THEN go back to Windwaker. Timeline stuff. Plus, I've always kinda viewed OoT, MM, and TP as a trilogy of sorts.
link to the past would be interesting option too considering the 3 timelines lol
When Navi flies away 😭😭😭😭😭
This has been one of my favorite playthroughs to follow on RUclips! Glad you enjoyed the game, and I'm happy to hear you'll be playing Majora's Mask after this!
I second this!
@salohcinuno1192 I third this... although I really wanted to be backseat gamer at times and got frustrated at him at times... but that's playing the game!
"Timeline implications" yep. This is the game that creates three separate timelines which all branch out to other games
And everyone has been confused how it all lines up since.
@@thirdcoinedge Is not that hard but you have to play the games to clearly understand it
@@thirdcoinedgeUh, no. Hyrule Historia exists. I know not everybody likes it, but there's no reason to be confused if you read it.
@@Xeno_Solarus Is that the one where they arbitrarily decided OoT is the one game where Link can fail and that's a timesplit, but he can't possibly fail in any other story?
@@SoverineSR The other 2 timelines make sense. That one not as much
1:01:01 it's implied that the Light Sage and the owl you meet as a child are the same person, according to one of the Gossip Stones in the game
When you're standing still, you can push A to sheath your sword. If your Biggoron Sword is sheathed, you can use the Mirror Shield normally.
It is still the best game of all time. When it came out, it was truly revolutionary. 3D targeting was invented. Day/Night cycle. The music. The fun dungeons. Amazing.
Totally agree. Even though I liked Tears of the Kingdom, there's something so badass about Ocarina. That legendary story, the characters, the lore, the atmosphere. There's nothing else quite like it. And I say this about v1.0 on the N64. That's the best version imo.
It did not invented 3D targeting. Ive seen this misconception being throw around quite a lot, and It is just not true. There are games dating back to 1996 using this same targeting system. Ocarina of Time just popularised it.
I can´t understate just how much of an impression the final Ganon fight had on me as a kid. Ganondorf yelling out, transforming into this beast with the screen being barely lit (back then on the old TVs the screen was really dark) and just this silhouette with glowing eyes against the backdrop of lightning striking. Such a sick final standoff
it is such a finely tuned final battle, right down the fact he only yells out and does not have some final speech before transforming (just adds so much more weight to the whole scene)
good old CRT TVs
Yes timeline implications, you're in for a treat for Majora's Mask, Wind Waker and Twilight Princess....
I still want a game that ends with the flood. Give me one with bad ending that is shown, not just implied.
I don't know exactly how it would be done, maybe one where you play as the sages or something? But I want to see the flood happen at the end
I hope he tries a Link to the Past
And then after that, he should watch A Hero's Purpose by MajorLink
Skyward sword..? 😂
Can't wait for Majora's Mask! Enjoy your break Mapo!
“Your move is tennis. What if I caught it in a bottle”…. Oh how I wish you tried that hahaha
1:34:16 Most People are simply not aware: Without using Navi, Link can simple roll between Ganon Legs to his backside. No Arrows, Bombs whatever needed. Big Gratz for Defeating him (first try).
Navi: 'There's no way he's going to hold me back again! This time, we fight together!'
Navi two seconds later: 'I have no idea what his weakpoint is.....'
It's about the Z-Targeting. You can't Z target Ganondorf unless he's weakened by the Light Arrows.
That's not the point though. Navi couldn't get to Ganondorf in the tennis match. So Link couldn't focus on Ganondorf to have a better few on hitting the orbs.
Fighting Ganon is different though: Both tail and head can always be focused on.
It's the Z-targeting...
@@tkoch263 funny thing is I never noticed you can't z target because he's too far anyway
@@toadynamite8141 It's not that he's too far away - you can target Phantom Ganon from distances like that. But when you hit him with light arrows and weaken his defenses enough that you can hurt him, Navi's able to get in and let you z-target. The moment his defenses are down from being hit with a light arrow, you can z-target even from further away. You can see the targeting icon show up, for example, at 1:17:30 as soon as he's hit by the arrow.
So funny tidbit about the end... it only happens on the n64 i believe, but after 1 or 2 mins of the end screen, it plays ur scarecrow song u made... i didnt kno it played it with different tones tho
Whhhhhaaaaaat!!?? No way!! I didn't know that!! 😂
Excellent playthrough, easily the best blind Oot series I've seen.
This is the game that causes the infamous timeline split. The future you left behind also continues in its own parallel universe (without you) along with the past you entered. Different games take place in different timelines. Majora's mask is a direct sequel yes.
Wind Waker follows up on the future adult timeline whereas Majora's mask and eventually Twilight Princess follow up on the past child timeline.
I like to think that the timeline thing is not a thing at all, given that at the time they made this game, it was independent from all the other Zelda games prior, and the overarching timelines were only some fans years later trying to connect all the games as if they all shared the same world, instead of assuming that almost each game had a unique world with a different but similar Legend being told. I'm sure it was those particular fans and their questions about that subject that lead Nintendo to finally make a timeline via 2011's Hyrule Historia to try to answer to them, as they probably wouldn't otherwise. It's best to assume if a Zelda game is either a sequel (or prequel) to another if and only if it implied within the game itself, or if they happen to show visual queues.
Nintendo seems to be playing more with that idea now though with the more recent Zelda games, I think it started with Skyward Sword (also released in 2011) since they decided to go with reincarnations of Zelda, Link and Ganon, instead of independent reiterations.
@@Lexyvil Honestly, Wind Waker is a real sequel, it refers Ocarina of Time's story several times. The official chronology is a true mess, but when we read the texts in many games that came after Ocarina of Time and before Breath of the Wild we can see a continuity.
@@LexyvilYeah the timeline was pretty much created as a selling point for Skyward Sword since it was presented as the very first that started it all. Other ones and especially most 2D titles aren't made to fit anywhere special in relation to the other games, but for Majora's Mask and Wind Waker, both were definitely made to be OOT sequels
All the 2D games have at least one other game they reference. For example the Oracle games reference the end to ALttP, as does Link's Awakening. @Doudoussin
Oh man i cannot wait for majoras mask there are basically no good blind playthroughs of it on youtube atm and I just know mapo will love it.
The only ones I can think of are NicoB and PointCrow
@@HamazuraGOD Thanks for the tip, I'll check out NicoB. As for pointcrow - I can't stand watching most streamers. The chat interactions ruins the game for me.
I got goosebumbs like 10 times this video. Even knowing what would happen i felt the same hype as you. especially for the organ. The ending of OoT is just incredible! I enjoyed your lets play more than every other i have ever watched. No kidding. It was an super awesome adventure. I came to your channel trough this lets play but you sure got an eternal sub in me. I am so hyped for future projects.
Fun fact: In a regular old pirated copy of OoT, when Zelda walks through that barred gate during the castle falling apart, it doesn't open for Link, leaving him trapped there, 99% done with the game, unable to progress. A truly fiendish move by Nintendo's copy protection.
Which is honestly an odd placement, since they've already played the majority of the game, but I guess the torture is not knowing if there's a lot more to the game or if it's close to the end of that game beyond that door.
Personally I think the door of time not being able to open would have been a better placement
@@Lexyvil Presumably it's there because you're in the home stretch and it would be the most annoying to be RIGHT THERE and not be able to finish.
They did the same in some Pokemon games in Gen3.. when you beat the league, your save file gets deleted. I replayed my bootleged Sapphire a million times because I had no access ro a legit copy :S
A truly foolish move. Why let the game run at all? Why let them leave Kokiri Forest? Fiendish lmao
@@DerkleineTrojaner Probably because the people who dump ROMs to distribute them will do at least some superficial testing to see if the dump works. Making the game not work at all makes it obvious to the pirates that they have failed, and they may get around it pretty quickly. But if the game runs, only to not be playable right at the end, the pirates will assume everything is fine because they're not going to discover it before release. How exactly is that foolish on Nintendo's part?
The game trolling you at the end with the scarecrow song had me dying of laughter! 🤣🤣🤣
I am extremely honoured to have been able to watch you experience this game, my favourite game, for the first time! It's wonderful getting to see someone else do what all of us fans desperately wish we could; go back and play it fresh.
That ending always gets me. It's epic, it's melancholy, it's amazing! And those church bells as it pans away from the Master Sword never fail to make me weepy. I've seen it dozens and dozens of times, and it never gets any less impactful for me. _Thank you_ for choosing to go on this journey
I always voice Darunia with Hulk Hogan's voice in my head. The way he keeps saying "brother."
Same, except for me, saying "brother" gets the Liquid Snake treatment!
Btw, the Forest Tempel was originally supposed to be the "Wind Tempel" of which Saria wasn't supposed to be the Sage.
The remnants of this you can still see in the second room of the Forest seal with all the wind fans and during the Biggoron fetch quest. The Kokiri girl that takes the Medicine off of you and gives you the saw was supposed to be the Wind Sage.
"Everybody Stalfos" perhaps she still is.......
Let us not be sad its over. Lets be glad it happened.
Indeed.
That's what I tell _her_ after 87 seconds.
Congratulations!
Believe me, playing this game 25 years ago as a wee lad... everything about it was beyond epic.
And to this day, that ending still makes me feel emotional. Truly the first "The End" to do so.
Can't wait to see you play the Majora's Mask! It's truly a special game, unlike anything Nintendo has created ever since.
Everybody, Stalfos.
53:40 that 180° no scope bombchu shot at the crystal has got to become an instant Mapo classic
Such an amazing playthrough, thanks for the awesome time. You're a very insightful person so it is awesome seeing some of you guesses becoming true. Offline I'd recommend you to finish the masks quest. After that one element of the game you kept wondering will make sense.
Will it make more sense? Or will it just raise more questions? 😂
”timeline implications!” SSHHHHHH sob
i can’t believe it’s already over.
this playthrough was amazing, thank you. i am heavily oot biased because it’s one of the first proper games i ever played and it had me hooked as a kid, still loving loz to this day. it was great to see it through the eyes of someone playing it for the first time.
i really really hope you play twilight princess one day, i’d love to see that, and it hits very differently if you play it after oot
enjoy your break and take care of yourself ❤
(couldn’t stop laughing at your scarecrow song at the end 😂)
Playing the ocarina to dispel the barriers *would* have been a great idea.
Once again, I've been playing this game for 25 years and you showed me something I'd never seen/done before. I had no idea you could stun Ganon with the light arrows, I usually just roll between his legs to hit the tail.
(Also, side-note, he didn't randomly drop the bombs and magic refills. He destroyed pillars/blocs on the arena, and those dropped the items.)
Some of the questions you have about the timeline(s) will be answered in some of the later games. The way I've always seen it, the reason Zelda sends Link back in time is because, while Link might look like an adult, his spirit was asleep during these seven years. In his mind he's still a child. So she's giving him a chance to grow up properly, as well as closing the Door of Time.
I've loved this playthrough so much! Enjoy your well-deserved break.
In another universe, Ganondorf challenges you to a musical face-off, it all comes down to piano vs ocarina
That’s a really good idea for a Zelda rhythm game ngl
You joke about catching the bolt with a bottle, but if you had tried it, it would have bounced it back at him lol
Hover boots in the fire room makes it easy.
I really have problems climbing up the stone again with the Luigi boots. I prefer the normal boots.
This was such a fun series to watch you play, it’s always awesome seeing new people play Zelda games for the first time.
Sorry for the annoying comments and hate, there’s always going to be people like that when it comes to older iconic games don’t let it ruin the series for u. the majority of us aren’t like that and we are just happy your playing this! :)
This is revealed by the Sheikah Stones with the Mask of Truth iirc:
The Sage of Light, Rauru, is Kaepora Gaebora, the Owl.
So you do have a connection with him lol
This series made me realize how much it caused a natural curiosity and a certain style of play through with all video games I’ve played through my life. Getting to see someone who did not grow up playing them was fascinating. I loved getting to watch you learn those “skills” that the Zelda series has taught us all! I can’t wait for Majoras Mask!
Glad that you enjoyed the final battles with Ganondorf! This is definitely my favorite version of Ganondorf. His arrogant laugh while flying around confident in himself like Captain America is so awesome. And when he transforms into his Ganon form, the lighting and thunder is also unmatched by anything that has come since. It's crazy how much devs can do when forced to work with limitations.
Modern devs just throw everything into visuals and loud noises, without really paying attention to creating real ambience to a moment.
This was an excellent playthrough! Looking forward to your future runs of classic games, congrats!
I loved this playthrough. I remember going to visit my mom as a kid and finding the N64 cartridge on the floor with the box. I got a N64 for christmas that year and was so excited to play a new game. I was 7 years old at the time and was enthralled with this game. I remember being stuck on Dodongos Cavern for a long time until i found a guide book which i read cover to cover. My childhood best friend was a Nintendo expert and he stayed a whole weekend to help lead me through the entire game. Some of my best memories as a kid was related to this game and Twilight Princess. It was a pleasusre watching this and i hope you play Majora and Twilight Princess.
I'm glad that I'm not the only one who gets a kick out of Ganondorf literally playing the organ music
Mapo can i just say from the bottom of my heart thank you so much for playing this game. Ive been having a bad time with my mental and physical health and this play through as helped be so much. Its been nice having something to look forward.
"Crossing this bridge is a metaphor for when Link dies"
Hahaha, this reminds me of actual theories that people make about these series
The implication for the end is that now that you know the future, you can go back to Zelda and tell her about Ganondorf's plan, since at that point in time Ganondorf is still swearing fealty to the king to play the long con for his plans. With the info Zelda then presents to the king, Ganondorf is imprisoned before he has a chance to do anything, and since Link closed the Door of Time behind him, there's no risk of the Sacred Realm being breached anymore. Happy end.
Oh no. I thought he would make some of the stuff he missed before going to the ending. No friendship with the Horror Kid. That's really sad.
And Majora's mask will never take place.....oh nooooooo!!!
I complete this game at LEAST once a year it’s that special. I can’t wait for your majoras mask play through, this was amazing to watch ❤
i hope Mapocolops will play the legend of Zelda Majoras Mask, after Ocarina of Time, now that he is finish Ocarina of Time!!🤩🤩
watching the hookshot strat in the fire room might be the only time I was frustrated watching this series. turns out you can jump to that platform. Loved the series though :)
That and the hover boots make it so the platforms don’t sink. It’s kind of funny watching him not even try the hover boots after wearing them so much earlier. 😅
@@Tustin2121 Yeah, that was painful - in the way that you watch blind playthroughs to see. All those times he wore hover boots even when they weren't needed and the traction would have been better, and then running around with regular boots on here.
What a truly great LP! It's rare to see someone tackle OoT blind, rarer still someone who hasn't played any of the older Zelda games. Having played the older 2D Zeldas I already approached my very first OoT playthrough differently than you, simply because of general knowledge about using items like bombs and boomerangs and how puzzles tend to work.
I'm definitely here for any future Zelda games, this was fun!
Im genuinely surprised he didnt have the hover boots on for ganondorf fight
Well done! Excited for the Majora’s Mask playthrough! Enjoy your well deserved break!
you can use the shield while equipping the biggoron sword. you just have to "put away" the sword first by pressing A. Like this you'll have free hands to grab the shield
Ganondorf is very generous for gifting Link the golden power gloves and renovating his castle in such a way that makes the puzzle rooms solvable. Anyway, congrats on finishing the game!
Makes sense, he wants the triforce to come to him in a battered, weakened hero
He did actually want Link to make it to him, so he could take the Triforce of Courage. If you ask me, the only question is, why have the Trials or anything else that gets in the way of that? Maybe to drain Link's resources and make him easier to kill? But then, you do get fully healed just before the fight, which is nice of the game to do, but odd from an in-universe perspective. Well, there's plenty of video game logic in this.
Ganondorf is such a nice guy he decided to imprison only Zelda in a magic cube but not Link.
Majora’s mask is gonna be fun 😂
Really enjoyed your play through! I look forward to Majora’s Mask!
Came for Dark Souls. Stayed for Zelda
Take a well deserved break man you deserve it. Looking forward to see what you do next.
I love that you sort of mused on the ending a little before it came, asking what happens to Ganondorf in the child timeline? Link had the same thoughts; the ending shot is likely Link coming to Zelda for the first time again, to warn her about him. Zelda sent him back to relive his lost youth, but knowing now what he does, he-somewhat sadly-cannot.
Thanks for the play Mapo. If my PFP is no indicator, this game is special to me. It's been fun watching, see you in your Majora's Mask comments.
Most fun I’ve had watching an OOT play through in a long time. Can’t wait for Majoras Mask!
The sacred realm is outside of time.
Ganondorf is just like he was never there when he's sealed there, for now.
That was an awesome watch ❤ ignore the jerks giving you crap for not knowing things instantly, that's the fun of blind plays. I played this back in the day and you even showed me new things i never knew! And I'm so glad you're keeping on with the Zelda games, our game tastes don't over lap too much, not a bad thing just a fact lol, so I'm thrilled I get to watch another series 😊
Man, such an amazing, iconic game!
I've played it so many times over the years since it came out, and I don't remember much of my first playthrough, but I remember the sheer terror I felt when I thought I had beaten the game and Ganondorf transformed into Ganon. I guess I was ten or eleven? I was shaking and my hands were covered in sweat. It might just be one of my favourite moments in my 30+ years of gaming.
Thank you so much, Mapo, for making me relive this game in what is clearly the best blind playthrough of Ocarina of Time that I've seen.
I am now so damn HYPED for you to play Majora's Mask, which - despite what I said above - remains my favourite in the entire series.
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Yeah, when it was still in its sheath instead of your hands.
1:47:12 Link was basically sent to their first meeting, so that he can warm them about Ganondorf, So, Ganondorf will never get to the sacred realm in this timeline
It´s genuinely enjoyable to see people who try for the VERY first time without full context a Zelda game, especially Ocarina of time. In my opinion this game DO age well, and as for the time it was created it was made with such dedication and love for a franchise that opens so many doors in the future which we are now.
And yeah, something special about this game is that it creates different timeline branches with the events that occurs in the present and the future, giving place to the other Zelda games.
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The Song of Time blocks aren't even optional, you have to move the one in the Fire Temple to get a key; & most players getting to the end of the Dampe race won't have a warp song yet, making the Song of Time the only way to get out of his grave besides saving, quitting, & going back into the game at the Temple of Time.
Yep, that's how they make sure to teach (and remind) you about that mechanic's existence.
I personally would love to see more zelda on this channel and it seems to do well as far as view count goes. I also would love to see you try to piece together the weird convoluted Zelda timeline. There is a canonical timeline, and it is very obtuse, it is perfect for a keen astute gamer such as yourself to try to unravel. Hope to see you in Majora's Mask in the near future!
You're gonna love majoras, it really builds on the creepiness of this one. Having played tons of horror games, majoras still gets me...
Apparently this game causes the timeline to split into three.
Timeline 1 - Link failed, this is the one the original NES Legend of Zelda, Link's Awakening, A Link to the Past and the Oracle of... series take place
Timeline 2 - The timeline Link was sent to get his 7 years back. Majora's Mask, Twilight Princess and Four Swords Adventures take place in this timeline
Timeline 3 - The timeline where you beat Ganon as an adult but then disappeared. Windwaker, Phantom Hourglass and Spirit Tracks take place in this timeline
Eventually the 3 timelines converge back into one, in which Breath of the Wild is set.
Your reaction to Ganondorf playing the organ cracked me up. Can't wait for MM after a much deserved break. I genuinely didn't want this LP to end. ❤
You did it! You finished your first Zelda game!
I’ve had such an amazing time following along on this journey, it’s been great from start to finish. It’s been incredible to watch how this game has both met and subverted your expectations, and to watch someone trying to figure out so many elements and secrets for the first time! I’m so, so glad that you’ve enjoyed it.
I’m excited to see you experience Majora’s Mask. I think Twilight Princess and Link’s Awakening (the Switch has a great remake that looks amazing) are both great options if you want more in the future.
I hope you do go and look up what the deal is with all those stones you kept finding that told the time….
he already played botw lol
@@terrycruise-zd5tw Omg yes, I suppose I meant to say first older or classic Zelda game 😅
Majora's Mask is now neeeeeeeded! what a great time it has been watching you through this journey
Looking back at this game and when I played it as a kid, this was my first Souls-like haha
Loved that you did this playthrough and I hope you'll dive into Majora's Mask !
Congrats mate! Really enjoyed this playthrough of my favourite game
"Everything is so amazing but also so horrifying. That's a metaphor for life."
- Mapocolops, 2024
What a ride. So happy i found your channel and this playthrough, its been great to relive my first childhood game through you and your fresh eyes. Looking forward to your zelda journey after your well deserved break!
This has been a great blind play through to witness. You’ve gotten me through hours of work & I really appreciate it. Glad u didn’t let these ppl discourage you from playing this game your way. Look forward to more playthrough a from you.
Finally got to finish this series after falling behind, and man was I so hyped to see you experience all this! I'm so glad you enjoyed and appreciated it as much as you did and I can't wait to get through your Majora's Mask series!
you did a great job!! great playthrough. can't wait for majora's mask
this was such a fun, heart-filled playthrough of oot. just an absolute joy to watch. i got emotional at the end and everything :) what a great game! thank you for giving it a go, and for sharing your journey! can’t wait to see you tackle another.❤
Yes, you do not need to collect more than 50 Gold Skulltula; simply not worth the reward when you collect them all.
Ganondorf has one more technique he didn't use in your fight. He charges a super attack that releases a flurry of comets at you. Other than two less obvious methods for returning it, you just have to run from it as he charges. However, a full charge spin attack can return the comets (your charge attack against his), and a well timed light arrow will instantly down him as he lowers his guard to charge the attack
interesting final boss technique. the hookshot grapples onto both the base column and all the stained glass windows...this allows you to ascend quickly and also to safely dart away from Ganondorf after he recovers from the light arrow. This Spiderman tactic makes the battle way more fluid and exciting
Just adding my voice to the choire of people eagerly waiting for the Majora's Mask playthrough.
Had so much fun with this series! Easily my favorite lets play channel.
If you continue with Legend of Zelda, I recommend you do Majora's Mask next as it uses the same assets, but has a lot of new mechanics. 2D Zelda's are also worth your consideration in the future.
Edit: Just got to the end! Very excited for Majora's Mask!
Truly beautiful, hits right in the childhood many many years ago, thanks for enjoying and loving what many of us hold dear to our hearts 🤍
Man that OOT credits scene really hits right in the feels 🥲
Good job on beating the "best video game of all time." Now, you get to play the _actual_ best video game of all time. Looking forward to it.
Brilliant!! This was such a treat to watch someone, who can play a game critically, play OoT for the first time and enjoy it. I’ve thoroughly loved watching this series from beginning to end and am so glad I found your channel. I subscribed from episode 1 and was not disappointed at any one point. Even watching your witch boss struggles was fun lol - unfortunately fighting that boss without lock on is way better.
Seeing this whole playthrough thru the eyes of someone experiencing it for the very first time brought me so much joy and it was as if I was there experiencing the same way too. This is something I didn’t know I needed, thank you Mapo
Excited for Majora’s Mask and the rest of the Zelda series 🥰🤩
This video perfectly encompasses why OOT is such a more powerful and memorable game than TOTK is. Every moment of this last stretch is tonally perfect, and I mean, come on. Cooome on, cliche or not, it is SO much cooler climbing to a villain standing proudly above you than it is digging to a villain hiding like a pussy below you.
Also, Ganondorf has entire other attack he never used against you because of lucky RNG lol. Or unlucky.
This Let's Play was a whole trip and a half. Absolute amazing experience to witness, thanks for that good sir
This ending always make me feel bittersweet!!! Ugh!! Thank you for this beautiful blind playthrough! Thank you for giving me a chance to relive the first experience of OOT through you! ❤🎉
And so the adventure comes to an end... with a promise of so much more to come. Ocarine of TIme is possibly the single most important game from a Legend of Zelda lore point of view. The sheer amount of *stuff* that spools out from the concepts introduced in this one game boggles the mind. I am very much looking forward to seeing how your journey progresses from here and hope your future endeavors bring you joy and excitement.
Well played!
Great playthrough. Three items you missed out on off the top of my head (there might be more): ice arrows (gerudo training ground reward), Nayrus Love spell (great fairy in the great colossus area), golden scale for deeper diving (catch a big fish as an adult at the fishing guys pond)
You actually can use the empty bottle against his magic attack. I was about to have my mind blown if you tried it in a blind run.
“What if tried the bottle”
Those who know: 🙃🙃🙃
Great playthrough Mapo!
Link does not have his Goron's Bracelet in the final cutscene, which implies he was likely sent back to before Link and Zelda met. (There are other reasons to know that, but I'm only going by what's clearly evident in this game alone).
This might be my favorite let’s play of all time