This takes me back to 6th grade. Not a care in the world. Going to school, discussing Zelda, WCW NWO Revenge. Hanging out outside all day with friends, sleepovers, playing san fransisco rush, and trying to finish the all nighter by fishing for hours in Zelda. Amazing review
What an amazing ride for any lucky 90's kid that had an N64. Being just the right age to play this between the ages of 9 and 10 was truly a blessing, even though it's still an amazing work of art 20 years later, it was like nothing before or since to be just the right age to truly get lost in the dreamworld of Hyrule as a kid back when this game was in it's prime. Wonderful review Glen, hope you and yours have a Merry Christmas this year!
Absolutely agree. I was 10 years old when playing this. Since at that age I just learned my first words of English it was hard to progress without tons of trial and error but back then I had the patience to do so and enjoyed exploring Hyrule even more as a result. The music, gameplay, atmosphere and music were enough to make this my all time favourite.
I almost cried of happiness and nostalgia with your review, I called my buddy from 20 years ago to talk about our time back then playing this game when we were teenagers, thank you
I watch this video every now and again...just to be taken back to 1998 and forget I'm 37 ... The music and memories will live with me forever. I don't think a game since has made me feel that way. It's bitter sweet. Thanks Glenn and hope Dad life is treating you well.
I know right, escapism is a wonderful thing. dad life is fun, tiring and rewarding, hope to be back soon as my healths been bad the past 7 months or so
For me, I did get this through the Sears Christmas catalogue on Christmas eve 1998, my mom over paid through the teeth for it, I think she paid close to 160 dollars Canadian for it (in 1998 which is probably close to 250 now I would think) because of how rare the game was, I was the only person in my network of friends that had it, so naturally everyone wanted to borrow it. I was very sick at the time literally dying from undiagnosed type 1 diabetes and I can remember being in the fire temple when my mom told me I was diagnosed with diabetes, my blood sugar was 10 times the normal amount for a healthy person and my vision was starting to become blurred from the sugar building up in my eyes. I beat the game early in 1999 after just a couple weeks of learning to inject insulin, this game cuts very deep for me, and I too wish I could go back to the 90's where my escapism often takes me anyways. Very good game, one of the best ever.
damn man that intro with the background music brought some inner tears and thoughts back. This game was my chilhood... a time when life was simple. Ocarina of Time, WCW vs NWO World Tour, Goldeneye, hours of time to play after school and weekends. Before bills, death of loved ones, repetitive work, expectations of adulthood. Thanks for the trip back friend
A masterpiece is when you have people of the same age, all around the world, having the exact same experience and feeling exactly the same. :) This video describes exactly how me and my buddies from school felt while we played this at the age of 12. Outstanding. Also great video. Thanks.
The memory of Christmas morning 1998 when I opened this is one that I will never forget. Truly the Citizen Kane moment in gaming and even though it perhaps hasn't aged brilliantly it is still a timeless masterpiece and probably the closest the gaming industry will see to perfection.
I was 12 in 1998 . The intro music takes me back to when life was absolute magical . I didn’t know I was living the best years of my life in the 90’s i wish i could go back in time
I was 13 in 98 on Christmas when I got this. It was the closest thing to an open world game available at the time. It is definitely in my opinion the best in the series. From the story to it's revolutionary gameplay there was nothing else like it at the time. I can't even begin to count how many times I played through it.
I remember asking for this game for Christmas. I knew my parents had gotten it for me and I also knew where my mother hid my gifts. I had a friend over one night while my parents were sleeping upstairs. I got the game out of it's hiding place and carefully cut a seem into the plastic wrap. We then played for about an hour or two up until somewhere inside the Deku Tree. I then put the game back into the box and used clear Scotch Tape to seal it away. I don't know if my parents ever noticed. Glenn, the N64 is my favorite console of all time, your channel brings back so much memories. I love the personal touches and your own memories that you bring to each review.
old review, saw it just now. thanks for a great trip back. i'm 85 born, a link to the past was my first zelda, played it at my aunts. got a n64 in the summer of 97, after a holiday trip was canceled. i was so damn hyped for OoT throughout magazine articles and the famous vhs tape. in decembre 98 i got some serious retina operations and got short before christmas out of hospital. my biggest wish was OoT. my mom triggered me right before christmas, that every shop was sold out, but she would try to get a copy asap. to my big surprise in a christmas package was OoT. that was such a special event for me. the only sad thing was, that for weeks i was just allowed to play 15? 30? minutes, until i had to make a break for my operated eyes :D and in OoT that meant: go through the intro and shut the console down :D
I will never forget that Christmas season 20 years ago when I was 9 years old and received OOT as a gift from my late Grandpa, and the following months of wonderment that it provided me. Those are by far my most cherished gaming memories.
@@n64glennplant Great Review! You definitely did the game justice. I can relate to everything in this video, especially your experience having to hear to your school friends talk about the game. A couple of my friends got the game on launch day (November 1998 in NA), and it was the longest month of my life waiting until Christmas to play it.
When I first played OoT after it came out in late 1998, I was a child blinded by innocence and didn't think much of what Sheik said as you enter the Forest Temple for the first time. Now after watching this video and hearing what she said again 20 years later, I'm literally holding back tears as I type this because of how true it is and how much worse my life has become since I first played this game. The flow of time is cruel and its speed seems different for each person but one thing that will never change are memories of younger days. Cherish your youth because being an adult and life in general is a world of misery and cynicism, love your videos and channel Glenn always looking forward to the next one.
@@n64glennplant he must've been pretty chill lol because if he got super mad you'd remember, I save my weekly allowance of like $7 I wanna say and chipped away at paying it off, I left nothing to chance
Loved the part about the game story and the background music... amazing video. Ocarina of time has special meaning to me as well, every year around christmas till this day i replay it as i did when i was a child.. my grandmother got me the game when it came out and i was in love.
I've always found Majora's Mask the more compelling entry That said, I'm overcome with a sense of nostalgia hearing about your excitement and longing for the game as a kid. I honestly might hook up my N64 (or throw on Master Quest) and clear the game this weekend! Cheers, mate
To me, MM felt like a rushed, weird romhack of OoT. It lacked the masterful level design of OoT (although I loved the Stone Temple) and everything just felt a little off for a Zelda game. That's just my opinion.
@@Patralgan I personally feel mojoras mask is one of the most unique sequels ever. The only problem I had with it was the lack of dungeons. While I prefer ocarina I was satisfied with majoras mask.
@@Patralgan I've always considered Majora's Mask to be Ocarina of Time DLC. It was a great game after you found everything in Ocarina of Time and wanted an additional challenge. And it's pretty much the antithesis of the Zelda series, so to me it felt like a breath of fresh air.
@@Patralgan You need to keep in mind that MM development cycle was very tight and shorter (1 year which is insane), if they had more time it would obviously had more dungeons, but it also would've been a whole different game from the final product and probably wouldn't be as great as it turned out, so I think MM did more with it's limited content than OOT in 3 years of development.
Mr. plant. I’ve watched all of your videos numerous times, and have multiple categorized playlists of your n64 reviews. And I know I will watch this greatly made video many many times over in the future for nostalgia sake. Thanks.
Ocarina of time is my childhood and will always be the greatest game of all time for me. I remember the first time I went to my cousins place and they had just become adult link. I had never played a zelda game at that point in time and my cousin lent me the game shortly after. It took me to a world I couldn’t have imagined. I know the game like the back of my hand and is what got me into the Zelda series. The music, the locations, the magic and the characters with it’s touching and emotional moments are things that will stay with me forever. I loved hearing your story on how the game impacted you as a younger person as it made me reflect on my own childhood experiences playing this game.
I remember the day l got legend of zelda ocarina of time it was such a special game from start to finish the atmosphere of the game was incredible and the way they did Ganondorf was amazng.
I specifically purchased a Nintendo Switch OLED, so when the online expansion comes out, which includes OOT, I can recreate the experience I had opening up the cartridge for the first time, and spending hours and hours exploring Hyrule. Nothing will ever come close to the first experience, but I’m thrilled to have OOT on the go, and to play it through completion again. Thank you for this wonderful review, this took me back to being 10 years old again 🥺
Ocarina of Time was one of my favourite video games as a kid. I was a 2000's kid, but I definitely had a Nintendo 64. Although I rarely played my Nintendo 64, I get a nostalgia overload when I hear the music of this game or see gameplay footage of it. The nostalgia is so intense for me that I literally start crying. Yes, it's that beautiful! Ocarina of Time will always have a special place in my heart. 😊
I got this game when I was 5 years old and played it for years & loved it. Unfortunately I never beat it. Once I became adult Link it just became too hard to the point where I would restart the game over & over and play until I became adult Link and would just give up. Eventually, I got older and branched out into other games, leaving my N64 behind. It wasn't until 3 years ago, when my Dad was moving out of my childhood home in Omaha, Nebraska that I found my old N64 in a closet along with Ocarina of Time. I hadn't seen the console in about 10 years, but I took it home to my apartment in Lincoln and vowed to finally beat Ocarina of Time. I spent the next month playing the game & was immediately brought back to my childhood. I was amazed how well the game held up today. Finally beating the game after all these years was a very emotional moment for me. I thought back about how my mom once sewed me a Link outfit so I could run around the backyard and play Zelda. My mom isn't with me anymore as she died 5 years before I beat this game and it seems silly how emotional finally beating this adventure made me because she knew how crazy I was about this game was when I was younger. Finally beating it felt like getting closure for a chapter of my childhood. Like Link, the task at hand was too difficult for the childhood version of me to complete. I had to wait until I was older to finish the task. Safe to say, I've never had that kind of experience with any video game, movie, song or any other form of media before or since.
the opening story of how you got the game was amazing. the whole video. this is why i watch. brings me back to my own childhood stories. the memories come back to me.
to add the very first game i have ever pre ordered and picked up at release was skyrim. my friend got me into oblivion a year before amd it was my first RPG game ever. i was absolutely hooked. i waited for the release of skyrim watching that trailer over and over and over. finally we went to pick up out copies together at midnight from our local game store. we were 23 years old haha. still an experience i will never forget. the line went out the door and down the block at 12am. i booked off 2 days work just for skyrims release.
this guy I used to work with once booked a week off work to play fable. he picked that up on the Friday, got 7 bottles of rum (one for each day) and then played it whilst drinking a bottle of rum every day hah
I really liked how the game hinted at how to enter Jabu. The king mentions something about Ruta being sucked in during feeding. And if you enter the shop at any time before the dungeon, you'll see a fish in a bottle selling for a really high price, making the fish look like an important item. It's those small hints that you get from exploring and paying attention to NPC dialogs that make the game great for me
I have dear memories of zelda Ocarina of Time. I was roughly 5-7 years old during the time my father played it a few nights a week. I was to sit on the couch with him and talk with him about the game. It took us so much time to figure out we had to play ping pong with ganondorf at the end haha! As a kid Hyrule's world felt immersive and nearly real. I was scarred to death of the mumies in the crypts and the market as adult link haha.
Glenn, you’ve outdone yourself with this review. When I saw it waiting for me, I knew I HAD TO watch it on the TV in my living room. Watching on a smaller screen just wouldn’t do the review justice. I loved the personal stories you attached with how you got this game. I was lucky and got it for Christmas. I told my mom to preorder it so I could get the gold cart. I think she said that she did, but I ended up with a gray cart anyway. Not that I was complaining too much. The game really helped shape my gaming tastes and it was just a great time to be a gamer. Thanks for the great review. I don’t know what I’ll do when you finally finish up all the reviews!
Thank you for this video Glenn. Ocarina of time is by far my favourite video game of all time. To this day I still can’t quite understand how Nintendo managed to make something so powerful. I was 10 when I first got it and I’m 30 now. And the more time goes on (excuse the pun) the more I love it. Something really hits home with the fact Link can at will go back to his childhood with the use of an instrument. And I in a way use this game as he uses the Ocarina. If I ever want to capture that moment in my life again I insert my copy into my N64 and I’m there! Merry Xmas
This is literally how I feel with this game. Was a perfect time of my life and that transition from kid to young man... We never knew how good we had it. Congratulations on your new born Glenn and thanks for taking me back to a simpler time
I remember sending my mum to Toys R Us to queue up on release day at about 7am lol. She still brings it up to this day. Mad how times change. Back then you had the release dates in N64 Magazine and if I remember correctly the release date listed in there wasn't definitely confirmed until the game actually was on the shelves. What a great review. That intro music will never not take me straight back to Christmas 98
First of all congratz for your review on the game. It seems to contain the right amount of sentiment and information about it and i completely feel you on the sentimental part. My expirience with the game much like yours begun probably a year before its release or maybe a bit more and ofc it was through popular magazines at the time probably gamepro or smth else.. as a child not living in a big town i had my run-ins with the zelda franchise through random coincidences like comics on a magazine years prior to the release of the game or gameboy games like link's awakening friends happened to have. I was a crazy fan of the N64 and got my hands on it in 31st december of 1997 omg what a day! I was saving money for months..anyway when i heard that the FIRST 3D Zelda game was coming to the system i was obssesed with it! I remember trying to imagine how it was going to be for Link to draw his sword or use the bow and arrows or having a horse in game your very own horse! and moving around in unknown lands.. all that along with the mystery the game offered drew me to it greatly. Tbh and after hearing what you went through i consider myself kinda lucky the way i got to get the game. I never preordered it i just went money on hand a dark afternoon of December 1998 to a not that popular gameshop and they just happened to have it! Oh the joy of having it in your hands and the smell of it haha! Anyway a spectacular game it was and still is to this day..Only thing i didnt have were friends that i could share my hype and feelings about it..instead i had stupid bullies that liked playstation more than the n64 and used to make fun of the system and its games calling it childish and crap like that..Seeing your review i cant help but think that you sound like the friend i should've had at the time and just..didnt.. Anyway thank you my lost friend for your amazing review!
I have never met another person who feels the same way as me. This game was all I had. It is the reason I'm doing the things in life I want to do. I really wish they made this into a VR because I just wish I could live in the game. It has been a really important part of my life since I was 6 years old. I'm 16 now. I watch the sunrise while listening to the games soundtrack. I have so many sentimental memories with this game and Legend Of Zelda is still my favorite gaming series although NOTHING AND I MEAN NOTHING can beat ocarina of Time. I remember being a little kid sitting on the edge of my bed playing this while the sunrise shined on me and the game system while I played. I want my N64 and my OoT to be buried with me. I've matured into a young adult but I still play it. And remember all my memories as I go along. I wish I could go back and watch myself playing it in the sunrise or even playing with myself as a kid.
I was lucky enough to play this game at 13 years old, in 1998. I've never play Zelda before, and the only thing that drove me to look for it was a screen shot of a very "polygonic" Link in development fighting with a "mercury" warrior, I thought "Oh! So you can control his sword and the shild? Amazing!". I look for it for years! Dreaming, making mazes mimicking what it could be, reading every single pice of news I could find, and when I finally got my hands on it on November of 1998 my life changed. I felt every single second that I play it. At the time I didn't know much English, and so a dictionary by my side and a notebook was necessary, but still with some long pauses translating word by word, the game was PERFECT, and still is to this day. A master piece. Thank you for making this video, and bringing back so many lovely memories. New sub here, watching from México.
The memories hit my right in my feels alongside the sentimental music you’re playing. I got this game for my birthday the year it was released. All of my friends had the game and it’s all we played and discussed for months. There was so much to do and see. I don’t think there will ever be another game equal to Ocarina of Time in impact and sheer joy to play. I’ve never felt the same way about a game since. Thanks for the video Glenn. I’m a long time sub and I’m enjoying the content!
I love the Water Temple. I take satisfaction from being faced by puzzles that really challenges me and being lost and confused, having to backtrack and try different things is essential part of that experience. I simply love it.
I liked it too. I got lucky and stumbled upon the key that is located at the bottom of the central pillar. That was the one my brothers got stuck on. Then i was stumbling around and found he place in the back of the dark link area. Those two were the hardest I think. I also didn’t mind the whole switching gear thing. Never even thought about it back then lol.
Thank you for this trip to my childhood😢. all the feelings you described are exactly the same for me. I am 35 years old and i got a 3 year old son, i have kept the console and the game to let him experience this amazing game one day. I don’t think that he’ll appreciate it though 😁
I hope that one day he will live old enough to enjoy this, im only a little younger than yourself and have no kids but maybe one day - if not my kid will able to watch this video and all my other ones and know what it meant to me
I braved the winter cold to get an N64 and took numerous bus rides (didn’t have a car at the time) to many malls looking for this game. I was cold, wet and getting frustrated. When I finally stumbled upon this store called Wizards of the Coast and they were selling for $100 each. Price gouging? You betcha! But totally worth it. Fired up the game that night at 11pm in a warm apartment and I’ll never forget what a beautiful game it was. And still is. Nothing can touch this game. Bravo Miyamoto! Bravo!
Some great games. I loved Body Harvest but I remember getting near the end of Java and sliding down the edge of a mountain and having to go back to the last save point which was about an hour and a half where I was previous :)
This is a great video. I'm actually surprised at how good your memory is to be honest. I had a decent N64 library growing up, but can barely remember buying any of the games (incl. Ocarina!), the only one I really remember is trading in Wave Race for F-Zero X.
Here I am, on the launch day of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate for the Switch, after a long day and I think it can't get any better... then I see that Glenn Plant has reviewed The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and I drop everything to watch it; I regret nothing as the video is nothing short of spectacular and captures exactly how I feel about the game as well. Thank you for the review, your personal memories of getting the game around launch time and for continuing to put out genuinely engaging content; I was unboxing my copy of Smash but I still listened intently to the entire video and enjoyed rewatching all of those great moments which I remembering in the game from my own childhood as well. I'm off to play Super Smash Bros. Ultimate now but I reckon I'll be playing as Link for the first battle in honour of this momentous occasion.
Well, after a few nights of playing Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, I can indeed confirm that it is an amazing entry in the series which definitely lives up to its name. I did start out playing as Link in classic mode in the end and just that small selection of stages, culminating in a brutal but rewarding final battle (which I won't spoil) was more than enough to get the old feeling of nostalgia going, further increasing the levels of hype after the intro (I still think Super Smash Bros. Melee's intro is the best though) and after that things have only gotten better the more I play. I've put a few hours into the single player Adventure mode World of Light most recently, the amount of content on offer just in this one mode is staggering, there's easily enough content to keep you playing just that for a week or two if you're just dipping into it for a few hours at a time each night. Unlocking all of the characters will take a while as well, seeing as you start off with just the original starting roster from the original Super Smash Bros. on the N64, they seem to have made the "challenger approaching" battles trickier in some ways, but it definitely feels earned when you win; I honestly think you'll enjoy this game a lot Glenn when you hopefully decide to get a Switch... if you haven't caved in and got one already that is. There are plenty of references to both N64 Zelda titles, one of my favourite stages is still Great Bay from Majora's Mask and it looks even better than ever in this version, the Moon in the sky looks even more menacing than before (if that's even possible) plus let's not forget that it's an assist trophy this time, Tingle looks even more... well... Tingle-like (alas, still no fairy has come to him yet) and it's all as glorious as you'd expect. Are you planning on playing many N64 games over Christmas? I reckon I'll be trying out some Goldeneye X in multiplayer with any luck, it has been too long since my brothers and I played any N64 multiplayer titles and that needs to change.
I didn't expect to get emotional watching this, but when I saw the shots of those N64 magazine articles, I suddenly felt like I was 11 years old reading them for the first time again, spending every waking minute of October through December of 1998 waiting for Christmas Day. Such a wonderful game. No other piece of art has touched me in the same way. Thanks for the trip down memory lane.
Best game of all time. I was 8 and half years old when I got this. It was such an adventure but still being young also a struggle and a challenge that at the time I'm sure was annoying but looking back now that's exactly how it should be. I didn't complete the game until years after I got it sometimes giving up as I wasn't sure what to do or how to do it. This only made my experience and connection to the game stronger. Like Glen said in this video when I finally did complete it I was emotional, like a part of my life had just ended and things would never be the same again. As if I had really went from childhood to adulthood via this game. It holds so many special memories of wider life and family at that time and that makes it the BEST GAME OF ALL TIME!
Greatest game ever, I first played this when I was 9 years old and this game has had an impact on my life unlike any other form of media. To this day whenever I hear the music of OOT it takes me to another time a much simpler time. I honestly feel bad for millennials because they will never experience gaming from this era. The legend of Zelda the Ocarina of Times is single handedly the greatest video game ever made,Koji Keep Kondo is a fucking God.
Many Millennials are literally in their 30’s. I’m 25 and a millennial and I grew up with this game (granted, I was 6-7) but it’s still one of my most formative memories.
The youngest millenials are in their early 20s now. Almost all millenials were of age to play this game when it was released. This game belongs solidly to millenials.
I just found your channel yesterday when I searched for Mischief Makers, a game that I loved but few people have heard of. Since then I've watched all of your videos of my favourite N64 games (Diddy Kong Racing, Mario 64, Star Fox 64, and Zelda OOT) and each time your commentary has been spot on. You really encapsulate what it was like to play these games growing up and so each video is a wonderful walk down memory lane. But it feels even deeper than just nostalgia, because these games became a part of me and shaped me, and you're the first youtuber I've found to really get that because you've experienced the same thing. Thank you so much for your videos. I love them.
Phenomenal job on the review. Honestly man, this was clearly a masterpiece in your mind from the beginning. The video/audio editing, the script, the content sequence and your personal story makes this the best review I've ever come across. Thanks for sharing that.
@@n64glennplant I was 11 years old when this game released and like you I didn't get the opportunity to see it on release day-it broke my heart. The TV commercials for OOT from that time are tattooed onto my retina; they handled marketing incredibly to appeal to the mass. Btw, great choice on the background music for your video, I started checking out that artist's work too. Cheers!
I almost cry watching your review and listening to your memories about your quest in acquiring Zelda. You make me remembered of my childhood and how it was to have a most wanted game back on that time. Tks for this awesome video and, most important, tks so very much to unlock those memories of my great players day. (:
This actually is the best video game of all time. Real emotional investment, real deep top tier music, and when you finished it, the game truly felt like a best friend! Remember when video games were like reading a great novel and how it felt like a "best friend"? Now, games feel more like a school bully that lies to you and picks on you for more money, or a fake friend who you share no emotional connection with.
Thank you so much for making these videos, Glenn. The N64 was a huge part of my childhood/early teenage years, and I still enjoy returning to them fairly often. You have a talent for capturing the nostalgia of that time period very well.
I remember release day... my mother picking me up from school to go get it and it was sold out or pre-ordered everywhere. She drove me around every shop that might have it, but nothing. I was gutted (should have pre-ordered, i know, but i was like 12 or summin) went to currys pc world i think it was at the time, may be wrong there, but it said on the shelf sold out. Just about to give in to defeat, when the worker said hold on, let me look in the stockroom...and came out with a copy that he found "hidden away". God bless that man lol
20 years ago i've got this gem as a christmas present along with a N64 from my parents. And now i'm waiting for my rgb modded (hdmi was way to expensive, for now)to arrive, so i can play this game again on real hardware and original Software.
When I finally got this game at Walmart the cardboard was warped and dust was on it yet it was one of the earlier copies of the game and to this day there’s always been mystery in it. For example I can’t find the hidden lore or different types of fish when going fishing in the game. I also a few years back had my Nintendo 64 RGB modded looks great brighter colors and a sharper image.
I've pulled out my green n64 and old crt tv. have been watching my son play through this game while I heal from cancer. And it has been fun watching him react to everything, The same way I did as a child. Great review by the way.
I love that you had a similar experience to mine, and were able to share that so vividly. I miss this game being new and fresh and the talk of the town, so this video and your shared experience is really an awesome thing. I am sorry you had such a hard time getting the game though. Me and my brother managed to get it Christmas of 98. I remember to this day the feeling of the title screen coming on while we sat in front of the tv for the next several mornings seeing this incredible story come to life with what we had believed at the time were the best graphics ever. I still believe the game is fun, engaging, and beautiful. Thanks for refreshing that experience with this video it was a real treat.
This is the greatest game to exist in this universe. I wish I could go back in time and play this for the first time again.
WiseDragon22 me too. I will never forget first playing it.
I too would love that wise dragon - the wisest thing you've ever said :)
@Mike Wilcken I played master quest on the 3DS version but never completed it.
Just put the Master sword back..
I tried banging my head against the wall really hard but I still didnt forget ocarina of time (
This takes me back to 6th grade. Not a care in the world. Going to school, discussing Zelda, WCW NWO Revenge. Hanging out outside all day with friends, sleepovers, playing san fransisco rush, and trying to finish the all nighter by fishing for hours in Zelda. Amazing review
Thomas im glad I could bring so many great memories back to you
What an amazing ride for any lucky 90's kid that had an N64. Being just the right age to play this between the ages of 9 and 10 was truly a blessing, even though it's still an amazing work of art 20 years later, it was like nothing before or since to be just the right age to truly get lost in the dreamworld of Hyrule as a kid back when this game was in it's prime.
Wonderful review Glen, hope you and yours have a Merry Christmas this year!
thank you Dan! you have a great Christmas too!
Absolutely agree. I was 10 years old when playing this. Since at that age I just learned my first words of English it was hard to progress without tons of trial and error but back then I had the patience to do so and enjoyed exploring Hyrule even more as a result. The music, gameplay, atmosphere and music were enough to make this my all time favourite.
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@Refined Retro Reviews same bro this and majora’s mask were both blessings in my life. An absolute gem of a golden era.
What this man said
I almost cried of happiness and nostalgia with your review, I called my buddy from 20 years ago to talk about our time back then playing this game when we were teenagers, thank you
amazing times they were, not just for the game but life in general. seemed much simpler hey
I watch this video every now and again...just to be taken back to 1998 and forget I'm 37 ... The music and memories will live with me forever. I don't think a game since has made me feel that way. It's bitter sweet. Thanks Glenn and hope Dad life is treating you well.
I know right, escapism is a wonderful thing. dad life is fun, tiring and rewarding, hope to be back soon as my healths been bad the past 7 months or so
@@n64glennplant hope you get better
For me, I did get this through the Sears Christmas catalogue on Christmas eve 1998, my mom over paid through the teeth for it, I think she paid close to 160 dollars Canadian for it (in 1998 which is probably close to 250 now I would think) because of how rare the game was, I was the only person in my network of friends that had it, so naturally everyone wanted to borrow it.
I was very sick at the time literally dying from undiagnosed type 1 diabetes and I can remember being in the fire temple when my mom told me I was diagnosed with diabetes, my blood sugar was 10 times the normal amount for a healthy person and my vision was starting to become blurred from the sugar building up in my eyes.
I beat the game early in 1999 after just a couple weeks of learning to inject insulin, this game cuts very deep for me, and I too wish I could go back to the 90's where my escapism often takes me anyways. Very good game, one of the best ever.
damn man that intro with the background music brought some inner tears and thoughts back. This game was my chilhood... a time when life was simple. Ocarina of Time, WCW vs NWO World Tour, Goldeneye, hours of time to play after school and weekends. Before bills, death of loved ones, repetitive work, expectations of adulthood. Thanks for the trip back friend
thats what I was going for Manny, 40 minutes of escaping back to the late 90s :)
Sadly on point, dude.
Amazing review👏👏👏
Thanks stevie 👍
A masterpiece is when you have people of the same age, all around the world, having the exact same experience and feeling exactly the same. :) This video describes exactly how me and my buddies from school felt while we played this at the age of 12. Outstanding. Also great video. Thanks.
The memory of Christmas morning 1998 when I opened this is one that I will never forget. Truly the Citizen Kane moment in gaming and even though it perhaps hasn't aged brilliantly it is still a timeless masterpiece and probably the closest the gaming industry will see to perfection.
so many awesome games around at this time, it really was a golden era
also the ending credits scen of the game always makes me somehow emotional ( even til this day)
I know what you mean, gets you right in the feels haha
same here
I even had to cry badly when I saw the credits for the first time.
My boy Link deserved more than just a pat on the hand for real.
Yes.. that's a rule in "greatest game of all time" discussion... "Did this game make you cry or almost cry?"
I was 12 in 1998 . The intro music takes me back to when life was absolute magical . I didn’t know I was living the best years of my life in the 90’s i wish i could go back in time
I watched your video 5 years ago and wanted to watch it again, your words and review are absolutely spot on and imho is the best without a doubt 🙏
Thanks man I appreciate it and glad I could itch that nostalgia for you once again 😄
I went back and watched this again after your return. This Is by far the best review of this game anywhere. You've done the legacy proud. Hats off 👏
Thank you I’m glad if I could even get close to doing it some justice
@@n64glennplant Dude I've watched every single one of your videos. You're incredible.
I was 13 in 98 on Christmas when I got this. It was the closest thing to an open world game available at the time. It is definitely in my opinion the best in the series. From the story to it's revolutionary gameplay there was nothing else like it at the time. I can't even begin to count how many times I played through it.
This review made me feel like a kid again. Hearing your story brought me back, thank you man love all your videos!
thank you Michael - really appreciate the feedback!
Same bros.
I remember asking for this game for Christmas. I knew my parents had gotten it for me and I also knew where my mother hid my gifts. I had a friend over one night while my parents were sleeping upstairs. I got the game out of it's hiding place and carefully cut a seem into the plastic wrap. We then played for about an hour or two up until somewhere inside the Deku Tree. I then put the game back into the box and used clear Scotch Tape to seal it away. I don't know if my parents ever noticed.
Glenn, the N64 is my favorite console of all time, your channel brings back so much memories. I love the personal touches and your own memories that you bring to each review.
haha I used to do that too!
I love your stories of your childhood I think most of us in our late 20's and early 30's now can relate to them
old review, saw it just now. thanks for a great trip back. i'm 85 born, a link to the past was my first zelda, played it at my aunts. got a n64 in the summer of 97, after a holiday trip was canceled. i was so damn hyped for OoT throughout magazine articles and the famous vhs tape. in decembre 98 i got some serious retina operations and got short before christmas out of hospital. my biggest wish was OoT. my mom triggered me right before christmas, that every shop was sold out, but she would try to get a copy asap. to my big surprise in a christmas package was OoT. that was such a special event for me. the only sad thing was, that for weeks i was just allowed to play 15? 30? minutes, until i had to make a break for my operated eyes :D and in OoT that meant: go through the intro and shut the console down :D
What a cool memory to have - thanks for sharing!
This is a masterpiece. I went back and played this last year and it felt like The Temple of Time transported me back to 1998/1999.
I will never forget that Christmas season 20 years ago when I was 9 years old and received OOT as a gift from my late Grandpa, and the following months of wonderment that it provided me. Those are by far my most cherished gaming memories.
Memories such as that stay with you forever 😬
@@n64glennplant Great Review! You definitely did the game justice. I can relate to everything in this video, especially your experience having to hear to your school friends talk about the game. A couple of my friends got the game on launch day (November 1998 in NA), and it was the longest month of my life waiting until Christmas to play it.
This was the game that made me love games. I’ve been searching for my new Ocarina of Time ever since.
you could say that I have been too - what a great way of putting it
Well said 🙂👍. No game has made me feel that way since .
Sounds weird but the closest thing that comes to mind is the original God of War.
The music alone tears me up.
Hyped to watch this.
glad you enjoyed it at the Gym :)
You finally did it Glenn thought you'd save it for last lol. My all time favorite n64 game.
Agreed! It may just be my all time favorite game, period.
@@ksldfhjlkdsj yeah I was five when I first played it and was blown away.
the best game ever made
@Rex Erection yeah goldeneye was awesome.
This was a Awesome Epic Review. Thanks 4 the travel back down memory lane. The Hero of Time would be PROUD
Thanks cool dog
When I first played OoT after it came out in late 1998, I was a child blinded by innocence and didn't think much of what Sheik said as you enter the Forest Temple for the first time. Now after watching this video and hearing what she said again 20 years later, I'm literally holding back tears as I type this because of how true it is and how much worse my life has become since I first played this game. The flow of time is cruel and its speed seems different for each person but one thing that will never change are memories of younger days. Cherish your youth because being an adult and life in general is a world of misery and cynicism, love your videos and channel Glenn always looking forward to the next one.
its a game which keeps giving, I too found things and meanings years later that I didn't quite understand as a teenage when playing this.
Exactly! I miss been those days playing OOT as a 12 year old .best memories I’ll
Cherish them for ever
This is a really beautiful comment.
Finally! The greatest Game of all Time!
took me long enough hey
Your intro directly describes my feelings about going back to play this game - wild just thinking about it can bring me to tears
How many chores did you have to do to make it up to your old man?
I still cant remember if he ever found out
@@n64glennplant he must've been pretty chill lol because if he got super mad you'd remember, I save my weekly allowance of like $7 I wanna say and chipped away at paying it off, I left nothing to chance
Loved the part about the game story and the background music... amazing video. Ocarina of time has special meaning to me as well, every year around christmas till this day i replay it as i did when i was a child.. my grandmother got me the game when it came out and i was in love.
that a great memory, thank you for sharing it
This game holds treasured memories for me.
glad im not the only one!
Man, I'm so happy I stumbled on this channel. Such great content.
Thanks and welcome! I’ll be back soon enough with new content here I’m just taking a break for a period
I've always found Majora's Mask the more compelling entry
That said, I'm overcome with a sense of nostalgia hearing about your excitement and longing for the game as a kid. I honestly might hook up my N64 (or throw on Master Quest) and clear the game this weekend!
Cheers, mate
@treeghettox agreed
To me, MM felt like a rushed, weird romhack of OoT. It lacked the masterful level design of OoT (although I loved the Stone Temple) and everything just felt a little off for a Zelda game. That's just my opinion.
@@Patralgan I personally feel mojoras mask is one of the most unique sequels ever. The only problem I had with it was the lack of dungeons. While I prefer ocarina I was satisfied with majoras mask.
@@Patralgan I've always considered Majora's Mask to be Ocarina of Time DLC. It was a great game after you found everything in Ocarina of Time and wanted an additional challenge.
And it's pretty much the antithesis of the Zelda series, so to me it felt like a breath of fresh air.
@@Patralgan You need to keep in mind that MM development cycle was very tight and shorter (1 year which is insane), if they had more time it would obviously had more dungeons, but it also would've been a whole different game from the final product and probably wouldn't be as great as it turned out, so I think MM did more with it's limited content than OOT in 3 years of development.
Perfect video for a sunny bank holiday Monday, while in Lockdown in the UK. Very soothing, especially with the music in the background.
Hopefully this lockdown will end soon enough
Ocarina of time is more then a game . It was and still is a big part of my life . I’ll never forget 1998
My favorite game of all time!!!
Love the story of how you got it lol
Thank you - glad to see people still enjoying this all these years later
Started playing Zelda Ocarina again, and let me tell you, it absolutely holds up today!
Mr. plant. I’ve watched all of your videos numerous times, and have multiple categorized playlists of your n64 reviews. And I know I will watch this greatly made video many many times over in the future for nostalgia sake. Thanks.
thanks Chris, the nostalgia is what this is all about!
Ocarina of time is my childhood and will always be the greatest game of all time for me. I remember the first time I went to my cousins place and they had just become adult link. I had never played a zelda game at that point in time and my cousin lent me the game shortly after. It took me to a world I couldn’t have imagined. I know the game like the back of my hand and is what got me into the Zelda series. The music, the locations, the magic and the characters with it’s touching and emotional moments are things that will stay with me forever. I loved hearing your story on how the game impacted you as a younger person as it made me reflect on my own childhood experiences playing this game.
I love reading all these comments to hear of peoples own vivid memories of this game, making me feel young again ahah
I resonate so much to your intro. This game changed my life and when i even hear the music, I feel so nostalgic and slightly melancholy.
I remember the day l got legend of zelda ocarina of time it was such a special game from start to finish the atmosphere of the game was incredible and the way they did Ganondorf was amazng.
Ganondorf looked so badass in this
@@n64glennplant Twilight Princess would want a word with you.
I specifically purchased a Nintendo Switch OLED, so when the online expansion comes out, which includes OOT, I can recreate the experience I had opening up the cartridge for the first time, and spending hours and hours exploring Hyrule. Nothing will ever come close to the first experience, but I’m thrilled to have OOT on the go, and to play it through completion again. Thank you for this wonderful review, this took me back to being 10 years old again 🥺
I can’t wait to play it on switch OLeD too 😄
Ocarina of Time was one of my favourite video games as a kid. I was a 2000's kid, but I definitely had a Nintendo 64. Although I rarely played my Nintendo 64, I get a nostalgia overload when I hear the music of this game or see gameplay footage of it. The nostalgia is so intense for me that I literally start crying. Yes, it's that beautiful! Ocarina of Time will always have a special place in my heart. 😊
When I was young I used to go to a friend's house and play games, we spent hours running around kokiri forest just exploring and having fun. RIP Scott
I got this game when I was 5 years old and played it for years & loved it. Unfortunately I never beat it. Once I became adult Link it just became too hard to the point where I would restart the game over & over and play until I became adult Link and would just give up. Eventually, I got older and branched out into other games, leaving my N64 behind. It wasn't until 3 years ago, when my Dad was moving out of my childhood home in Omaha, Nebraska that I found my old N64 in a closet along with Ocarina of Time. I hadn't seen the console in about 10 years, but I took it home to my apartment in Lincoln and vowed to finally beat Ocarina of Time. I spent the next month playing the game & was immediately brought back to my childhood. I was amazed how well the game held up today. Finally beating the game after all these years was a very emotional moment for me. I thought back about how my mom once sewed me a Link outfit so I could run around the backyard and play Zelda. My mom isn't with me anymore as she died 5 years before I beat this game and it seems silly how emotional finally beating this adventure made me because she knew how crazy I was about this game was when I was younger. Finally beating it felt like getting closure for a chapter of my childhood. Like Link, the task at hand was too difficult for the childhood version of me to complete. I had to wait until I was older to finish the task. Safe to say, I've never had that kind of experience with any video game, movie, song or any other form of media before or since.
thank you for sharing such an awesome memory of this :)
the opening story of how you got the game was amazing. the whole video. this is why i watch. brings me back to my own childhood stories. the memories come back to me.
to add the very first game i have ever pre ordered and picked up at release was skyrim. my friend got me into oblivion a year before amd it was my first RPG game ever. i was absolutely hooked. i waited for the release of skyrim watching that trailer over and over and over. finally we went to pick up out copies together at midnight from our local game store. we were 23 years old haha. still an experience i will never forget. the line went out the door and down the block at 12am. i booked off 2 days work just for skyrims release.
this guy I used to work with once booked a week off work to play fable. he picked that up on the Friday, got 7 bottles of rum (one for each day) and then played it whilst drinking a bottle of rum every day hah
This was an amazing video. I loved your story about guilt tripping the store clerk into selling you a copy. I can totally relate.
Haha thanks for watching Bio 😬
I really liked how the game hinted at how to enter Jabu. The king mentions something about Ruta being sucked in during feeding. And if you enter the shop at any time before the dungeon, you'll see a fish in a bottle selling for a really high price, making the fish look like an important item.
It's those small hints that you get from exploring and paying attention to NPC dialogs that make the game great for me
I have dear memories of zelda Ocarina of Time. I was roughly 5-7 years old during the time my father played it a few nights a week. I was to sit on the couch with him and talk with him about the game. It took us so much time to figure out we had to play ping pong with ganondorf at the end haha! As a kid Hyrule's world felt immersive and nearly real. I was scarred to death of the mumies in the crypts and the market as adult link haha.
fantastic review, Glenn. there are countless reviews of this game, but this might the best one I've watched.
thats high praise Ifi - really appreciate that feedback
Gleen you gave us an early Christmas gift... Thank you(almost crie)
haha thanks Angel, last video of the year I think so have a great Christmas fella!
Beautiful review. I understand the struggle. Thanks for sharing.
This is oozing nostalgia out of every frame. So damn good.
Gotta say man... I love your videos. The story about how you acquired the game is golden.. I love every second of it!
Thank you J
Glenn, you’ve outdone yourself with this review. When I saw it waiting for me, I knew I HAD TO watch it on the TV in my living room. Watching on a smaller screen just wouldn’t do the review justice.
I loved the personal stories you attached with how you got this game. I was lucky and got it for Christmas. I told my mom to preorder it so I could get the gold cart. I think she said that she did, but I ended up with a gray cart anyway. Not that I was complaining too much. The game really helped shape my gaming tastes and it was just a great time to be a gamer.
Thanks for the great review. I don’t know what I’ll do when you finally finish up all the reviews!
Thanks Danny, good or grey cart a you’re right it’s still amazing to have got it on launch!
I just discovered your channel and I must say that this is one of the best vid about Ocarina of Time that I ever seen. Well done sir!
Thank you so much for your support! Hope you enjoy finding more on the channel 👍
Thank you for this video Glenn. Ocarina of time is by far my favourite video game of all time. To this day I still can’t quite understand how Nintendo managed to make something so powerful. I was 10 when I first got it and I’m 30 now. And the more time goes on (excuse the pun) the more I love it. Something really hits home with the fact Link can at will go back to his childhood with the use of an instrument. And I in a way use this game as he uses the Ocarina. If I ever want to capture that moment in my life again I insert my copy into my N64 and I’m there! Merry Xmas
you know I couldn't have said that better myself, this game does that to me too
My sentiments exactly, often when I need a break and mirage to a time less complicated, I do the same.
This is literally how I feel with this game. Was a perfect time of my life and that transition from kid to young man... We never knew how good we had it. Congratulations on your new born Glenn and thanks for taking me back to a simpler time
I remember sending my mum to Toys R Us to queue up on release day at about 7am lol. She still brings it up to this day. Mad how times change. Back then you had the release dates in N64 Magazine and if I remember correctly the release date listed in there wasn't definitely confirmed until the game actually was on the shelves. What a great review. That intro music will never not take me straight back to Christmas 98
What a great memory and it is funny how she still remembers but just shows how much she cares about you! 👍
I remember investing my elementary/ middle school Era into this game and it really is one of the best n64 games to date
This was it my friends, for those who got this game in the sweet spot between infancy and teenager years: the adventure of our lifetime.
It really was. If I played it now I would be flooded with memories and emotions.
First of all congratz for your review on the game. It seems to contain the right amount of sentiment and information about it and i completely feel you on the sentimental part. My expirience with the game much like yours begun probably a year before its release or maybe a bit more and ofc it was through popular magazines at the time probably gamepro or smth else.. as a child not living in a big town i had my run-ins with the zelda franchise through random coincidences like comics on a magazine years prior to the release of the game or gameboy games like link's awakening friends happened to have. I was a crazy fan of the N64 and got my hands on it in 31st december of 1997 omg what a day! I was saving money for months..anyway when i heard that the FIRST 3D Zelda game was coming to the system i was obssesed with it! I remember trying to imagine how it was going to be for Link to draw his sword or use the bow and arrows or having a horse in game your very own horse! and moving around in unknown lands.. all that along with the mystery the game offered drew me to it greatly. Tbh and after hearing what you went through i consider myself kinda lucky the way i got to get the game. I never preordered it i just went money on hand a dark afternoon of December 1998 to a not that popular gameshop and they just happened to have it! Oh the joy of having it in your hands and the smell of it haha! Anyway a spectacular game it was and still is to this day..Only thing i didnt have were friends that i could share my hype and feelings about it..instead i had stupid bullies that liked playstation more than the n64 and used to make fun of the system and its games calling it childish and crap like that..Seeing your review i cant help but think that you sound like the friend i should've had at the time and just..didnt.. Anyway thank you my lost friend for your amazing review!
Agreed with the nostalgia point. It's my ultimate sanctuary game.
switch it on and switch off from life!
Missed school to get pre order on release . Best time of my life too.
I have never met another person who feels the same way as me. This game was all I had. It is the reason I'm doing the things in life I want to do. I really wish they made this into a VR because I just wish I could live in the game. It has been a really important part of my life since I was 6 years old. I'm 16 now. I watch the sunrise while listening to the games soundtrack. I have so many sentimental memories with this game and Legend Of Zelda is still my favorite gaming series although NOTHING AND I MEAN NOTHING can beat ocarina of Time. I remember being a little kid sitting on the edge of my bed playing this while the sunrise shined on me and the game system while I played. I want my N64 and my OoT to be buried with me.
I've matured into a young adult but I still play it. And remember all my memories as I go along. I wish I could go back and watch myself playing it in the sunrise or even playing with myself as a kid.
I was lucky enough to play this game at 13 years old, in 1998. I've never play Zelda before, and the only thing that drove me to look for it was a screen shot of a very "polygonic" Link in development fighting with a "mercury" warrior, I thought "Oh! So you can control his sword and the shild? Amazing!". I look for it for years! Dreaming, making mazes mimicking what it could be, reading every single pice of news I could find, and when I finally got my hands on it on November of 1998 my life changed. I felt every single second that I play it. At the time I didn't know much English, and so a dictionary by my side and a notebook was necessary, but still with some long pauses translating word by word, the game was PERFECT, and still is to this day. A master piece. Thank you for making this video, and bringing back so many lovely memories. New sub here, watching from México.
What a lovely memory to have! Thank you for sharing!
That drug deal reference XD dude you are THE BEST lol
lol thanks Russell - glad you dug it!
The memories hit my right in my feels alongside the sentimental music you’re playing. I got this game for my birthday the year it was released. All of my friends had the game and it’s all we played and discussed for months. There was so much to do and see. I don’t think there will ever be another game equal to Ocarina of Time in impact and sheer joy to play. I’ve never felt the same way about a game since. Thanks for the video Glenn. I’m a long time sub and I’m enjoying the content!
thanks Page, its always fun for me to hear from those with similar experiences to me
I love the Water Temple. I take satisfaction from being faced by puzzles that really challenges me and being lost and confused, having to backtrack and try different things is essential part of that experience. I simply love it.
you're the first person in the comments to say they liked it, its not so bad now but back then man did it drive me nuts
@@n64glennplant I also love the atmosphere of the temple. It's both serene and oppressing. Constant switching of the boots was not fun though
I liked it too. I got lucky and stumbled upon the key that is located at the bottom of the central pillar. That was the one my brothers got stuck on. Then i was stumbling around and found he place in the back of the dark link area. Those two were the hardest I think. I also didn’t mind the whole switching gear thing. Never even thought about it back then lol.
Happy birthday, @GlennPlant !!
and merry Christmas!
thank you Kowloon - you too :)
Thank you for this trip to my childhood😢. all the feelings you described are exactly the same for me. I am 35 years old and i got a 3 year old son, i have kept the console and the game to let him experience this amazing game one day. I don’t think that he’ll appreciate it though 😁
I hope that one day he will live old enough to enjoy this, im only a little younger than yourself and have no kids but maybe one day - if not my kid will able to watch this video and all my other ones and know what it meant to me
I braved the winter cold to get an N64 and took numerous bus rides (didn’t have a car at the time) to many malls looking for this game. I was cold, wet and getting frustrated. When I finally stumbled upon this store called Wizards of the Coast and they were selling for $100 each. Price gouging? You betcha! But totally worth it. Fired up the game that night at 11pm in a warm apartment and I’ll never forget what a beautiful game it was.
And still is. Nothing can touch this game. Bravo Miyamoto! Bravo!
This, Blast Corps, and Body Harvest were games I spent countless hours playing.
Cemetery Breeze Body Harvest... hell yes
body harvest needs to come back
Some great games. I loved Body Harvest but I remember getting near the end of Java and sliding down the edge of a mountain and having to go back to the last save point which was about an hour and a half where I was previous :)
This is a great video. I'm actually surprised at how good your memory is to be honest. I had a decent N64 library growing up, but can barely remember buying any of the games (incl. Ocarina!), the only one I really remember is trading in Wave Race for F-Zero X.
Here I am, on the launch day of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate for the Switch, after a long day and I think it can't get any better... then I see that Glenn Plant has reviewed The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and I drop everything to watch it; I regret nothing as the video is nothing short of spectacular and captures exactly how I feel about the game as well. Thank you for the review, your personal memories of getting the game around launch time and for continuing to put out genuinely engaging content; I was unboxing my copy of Smash but I still listened intently to the entire video and enjoyed rewatching all of those great moments which I remembering in the game from my own childhood as well.
I'm off to play Super Smash Bros. Ultimate now but I reckon I'll be playing as Link for the first battle in honour of this momentous occasion.
haha let me know how you're liking smash - looks awesome
Well, after a few nights of playing Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, I can indeed confirm that it is an amazing entry in the series which definitely lives up to its name. I did start out playing as Link in classic mode in the end and just that small selection of stages, culminating in a brutal but rewarding final battle (which I won't spoil) was more than enough to get the old feeling of nostalgia going, further increasing the levels of hype after the intro (I still think Super Smash Bros. Melee's intro is the best though) and after that things have only gotten better the more I play.
I've put a few hours into the single player Adventure mode World of Light most recently, the amount of content on offer just in this one mode is staggering, there's easily enough content to keep you playing just that for a week or two if you're just dipping into it for a few hours at a time each night. Unlocking all of the characters will take a while as well, seeing as you start off with just the original starting roster from the original Super Smash Bros. on the N64, they seem to have made the "challenger approaching" battles trickier in some ways, but it definitely feels earned when you win; I honestly think you'll enjoy this game a lot Glenn when you hopefully decide to get a Switch... if you haven't caved in and got one already that is.
There are plenty of references to both N64 Zelda titles, one of my favourite stages is still Great Bay from Majora's Mask and it looks even better than ever in this version, the Moon in the sky looks even more menacing than before (if that's even possible) plus let's not forget that it's an assist trophy this time, Tingle looks even more... well... Tingle-like (alas, still no fairy has come to him yet) and it's all as glorious as you'd expect.
Are you planning on playing many N64 games over Christmas? I reckon I'll be trying out some Goldeneye X in multiplayer with any luck, it has been too long since my brothers and I played any N64 multiplayer titles and that needs to change.
Holy shit that story at the start is incredible
What’s your story with the game?
OH.MY.GOD. ITS HERE.
indeed big will!
I can honestly say that this game changed my life. I've just started re playing it on my N64, 20 years after the first time.
Chris Goodson do the 100% TH-cam walkthrough.
I too was like that for a long time, didn't want to go back because it may have tainted my amazing memory of it
Thank you so much for this video Glenn! :')
For me, the best and most influental game ever made.. With memories that will last forever
And thank you for watching Gustav!
I didn't expect to get emotional watching this, but when I saw the shots of those N64 magazine articles, I suddenly felt like I was 11 years old reading them for the first time again, spending every waking minute of October through December of 1998 waiting for Christmas Day. Such a wonderful game. No other piece of art has touched me in the same way. Thanks for the trip down memory lane.
Glad I could help rekindle those magical memories 👍
Where did you live in Spain, Glenn? I'm from Seville and I always remember thinking "wait, this Gerudo music seems kind of flamenco"
Tenerife and gran canaria for 2 years :) seville has the best oranges :)
@@n64glennplant Great places to live!
No massive updates, no seasons, no micro-transactions...just a purely simple masterpiece of a Game that replays magnificently 20 plus years later
How times have changed.
Best game of all time. I was 8 and half years old when I got this. It was such an adventure but still being young also a struggle and a challenge that at the time I'm sure was annoying but looking back now that's exactly how it should be. I didn't complete the game until years after I got it sometimes giving up as I wasn't sure what to do or how to do it. This only made my experience and connection to the game stronger. Like Glen said in this video when I finally did complete it I was emotional, like a part of my life had just ended and things would never be the same again. As if I had really went from childhood to adulthood via this game. It holds so many special memories of wider life and family at that time and that makes it the BEST GAME OF ALL TIME!
this was great, big ups Glenn for approaching/choosing to do this review how you did.
always try to add in some personal memories
Greatest game ever, I first played this when I was 9 years old and this game has had an impact on my life unlike any other form of media. To this day whenever I hear the music of OOT it takes me to another time a much simpler time. I honestly feel bad for millennials because they will never experience gaming from this era. The legend of Zelda the Ocarina of Times is single handedly the greatest video game ever made,Koji Keep Kondo is a fucking God.
sounds like we agree on so many elements lowji!
maybe even the f-in kind
Many Millennials are literally in their 30’s.
I’m 25 and a millennial and I grew up with this game (granted, I was 6-7) but it’s still one of my most formative memories.
The youngest millenials are in their early 20s now. Almost all millenials were of age to play this game when it was released. This game belongs solidly to millenials.
Rex Erection I’m 26, lol. The Wii came out when I was 13. Been playing games since I was 4-5. Grew up with the N64 and GameCube.
I just found your channel yesterday when I searched for Mischief Makers, a game that I loved but few people have heard of. Since then I've watched all of your videos of my favourite N64 games (Diddy Kong Racing, Mario 64, Star Fox 64, and Zelda OOT) and each time your commentary has been spot on. You really encapsulate what it was like to play these games growing up and so each video is a wonderful walk down memory lane. But it feels even deeper than just nostalgia, because these games became a part of me and shaped me, and you're the first youtuber I've found to really get that because you've experienced the same thing. Thank you so much for your videos. I love them.
Thanks Lisa - glad I could bring some enjoyment to you in these dark times and help you remember happier memories 😄
Cool . Gonna be eating taco and enjoy this 👌
hope you enjoyed them!
Phenomenal job on the review. Honestly man, this was clearly a masterpiece in your mind from the beginning. The video/audio editing, the script, the content sequence and your personal story makes this the best review I've ever come across. Thanks for sharing that.
wow Tommy thank you so much for stopping by and watching! really appreciate that
@@n64glennplant I was 11 years old when this game released and like you I didn't get the opportunity to see it on release day-it broke my heart. The TV commercials for OOT from that time are tattooed onto my retina; they handled marketing incredibly to appeal to the mass. Btw, great choice on the background music for your video, I started checking out that artist's work too. Cheers!
"I lifted 60 pounds off my old man to buy Zelda" - cracked me up, I think I'd have to forgive my kid if he were found in such dire circumstances
Haha thanks scruffy you’ve put me at peace 😂
I almost cry watching your review and listening to your memories about your quest in acquiring Zelda. You make me remembered of my childhood and how it was to have a most wanted game back on that time. Tks for this awesome video and, most important, tks so very much to unlock those memories of my great players day. (:
Thanks Amanda I hope you have some fun memories 👍
This actually is the best video game of all time. Real emotional investment, real deep top tier music, and when you finished it, the game truly felt like a best friend! Remember when video games were like reading a great novel and how it felt like a "best friend"? Now, games feel more like a school bully that lies to you and picks on you for more money, or a fake friend who you share no emotional connection with.
Damn dude. Truth.
Thank you so much for making these videos, Glenn. The N64 was a huge part of my childhood/early teenage years, and I still enjoy returning to them fairly often. You have a talent for capturing the nostalgia of that time period very well.
Glad you like them! My pleasure!
The Legend Of Zelda : Ocarina Of Time is the best game ever made! Awesome video! :)
couldn't agree more in my own opinion
Cool!
Ehhh It is a good game, but I wouldnt call it the best
I remember release day... my mother picking me up from school to go get it and it was sold out or pre-ordered everywhere. She drove me around every shop that might have it, but nothing. I was gutted (should have pre-ordered, i know, but i was like 12 or summin) went to currys pc world i think it was at the time, may be wrong there, but it said on the shelf sold out. Just about to give in to defeat, when the worker said hold on, let me look in the stockroom...and came out with a copy that he found "hidden away". God bless that man lol
What a bloke!
The nostalgia is strong with Ocarina Of Time
off the chart nostalgia!
Can't explain how bad I wanna go back to the first time me and my brother's flicked on the N64 and put on this game, and do it all again
Those were the days hey
20 years ago i've got this gem as a christmas present along with a N64 from my parents.
And now i'm waiting for my rgb modded (hdmi was way to expensive, for now)to arrive, so i can play this game again on real hardware and original Software.
I just ordered the HDMI mod and cant wait to install it. I have seen RGB mods and they look great.
im surprised you found someone who'd sell you just the board!
When I finally got this game at Walmart the cardboard was warped and dust was on it yet it was one of the earlier copies of the game and to this day there’s always been mystery in it. For example I can’t find the hidden lore or different types of fish when going fishing in the game. I also a few years back had my Nintendo 64 RGB modded looks great brighter colors and a sharper image.
I've pulled out my green n64 and old crt tv. have been watching my son play through this game while I heal from cancer. And it has been fun watching him react to everything, The same way I did as a child. Great review by the way.
Sending best wishes across the pond for a speedy recovery and kicking the big C’s ass 💪🏻 🍁
I’m currently replying this game right now, This game is definitely my favorite game of all time and holds the earliest childhood memories for me.
I think with every zelda release you can often remember exactly what was happening at that time ;)
I love that you had a similar experience to mine, and were able to share that so vividly. I miss this game being new and fresh and the talk of the town, so this video and your shared experience is really an awesome thing. I am sorry you had such a hard time getting the game though. Me and my brother managed to get it Christmas of 98. I remember to this day the feeling of the title screen coming on while we sat in front of the tv for the next several mornings seeing this incredible story come to life with what we had believed at the time were the best graphics ever. I still believe the game is fun, engaging, and beautiful. Thanks for refreshing that experience with this video it was a real treat.