He was remembered, just not when he was around. Remember how when ganondorf re-appeared, the people of hyrule were praying for him to return to defeat him again, but he couldn't because he was sent back in time. And in the child timeline, it wasn't until after his time that he was known as a hero
@@otakuslayer5702 sure enough it could've been it, but the legacy of the HoT says he was a great hero, even in the Child Timeline so who knows. I know that Zelda may have known what he did, but idk who else could've known
@@thekingtoastamo5808 He died regretting that he couldn't do more to help and unable to pass down his legacy properly which made him the Hero's Shade in Twilight Princess who cannot pass on until he can able to pass down all he has known to his descendant to which he eventually did.
Through action, a man becomes a Hero Through death, a Hero becomes a Legend Through time, a Legend becomes a Myth And by learning from the Myth, a man takes action
Today, my best friend passed away. He was well known for his Link cosplay; he had been battling cancer for years and the Lord took him home. I played this for him just before he passed; his journey in this life was over and I thought that his journey should end in a poetic fashion. His favorite game was, "Ocarina of Time".
Truly saddening. I hope the best for you and anyone involved. This world is more beautiful that it gets it’s credit for and your friend is in an amazing place. It’s great to see the game can make that big of an impact on a human life. I hope the best for your endeavors, partner.
I immediately started crying reading this. I am so sorry. What a beautiful friendship you had. He will always be looking out for you. Thank you for making his last moments the greatest and so fitting. I hope you’ll be able to heal someday. He’s on to a great adventure… until the day you meet again, take care.
25 years later, this game is still legendary. A true masterpiece, and among the greatest games Nintendo has ever created, Zelda or otherwise. Long live Ocarina of Time.
listening to the credits theme hits harder now as an adult than how it did as a kid. you can really feel the emotion that this credits theme conveys to you.
I felt it when I was 6 years old (older siblings played the game, I watched). the Intro to this theme felt like it was conveying a musical message that "every end has a beginning". I felt sad the story ended, but also felt relieved by that intro into the theme before it plays zelda's lullaby.
NO BUT LIKE IF U PLAY THE GAME AGAIN AFTER A LONG TIME YOU FEEL EXHAUSTED FROM THE HARD WORK AND THE FACT THAT U PLAYED THIS GAME AS A CHILD AND IT MAKES IT MORE EMOTIONAL
I know what you mean but also we've been in this world with our imagination in such an intense way, for a lot of us, since we were kids. Visiting every so often. It almost means more BC it's a world the dirt of this world/earth can't touch.
@@xboxgamer8381 Oh definitely! And I love mario kart 64 credits because it not only feels like you won a fun race, it sounds and feels like you won at life!
Correction: The feelings you experienced with it will never be quite the same with other games. Future titles were very much like OOT, some more than others, memory has a funny way of making things from long ago hold deeper value.
I just finished the game this morning for the 1st time, the entire game was a work of art straight up made me cry for 1 hour, Koji Kondo you're a legend.
I’m 17 now. Same age as Link was at the end of this game. If OOT has one reason to resonate with me, it’s cause this game taught me that time MOVES VERY FAST, and you’ll get older real quick. And it gets really scary. But this game has helped me learn that. I remember 7 years ago vividly. Just like it flashed like it did in this game. That is a huge reason why this is among my favorite games of all time.
This ending music just reminds me of how well this game broke your heart beautifully. It was a seven-layer cake of bittersweet heartbreak. - Zelda: "Link, give the Ocarina to me." She puts her hand on his. Never has an N64 polygon NPC looked so deeply sad as she explains she must send Link back to regain his lost years as a child. And then, she plays those notes. And he's gone. If there was love there, it will never be. - The glorious festival of all the game's NPC's with old rivalries budding into new friendships, but no Link to enjoy his victory. - The Six Sages looking down on the festival in spirit form. They did it, they won. They're also most likely dead in spirit form. Bittersweet. - The credits scene landscapes reminding you just how breathtaking every environment truly is - Child Link going back to the Temple of Time and, what's this...Navi? No, why would you leave me now? Navi is gone forever as she escapes via the high window - Child Link still goes and puts back the Master Sword forever sealing his fate as a child, but he sure walks away like a boss while the church bells ring. That's a lump and a half in your throat right there - Post-Post-credits scene of Child Link first entering the castle garden and seeing Zelda. Their eyes meet. Time stops. You remember that moment from your early playthrough. The final Nintendo stamp shows up, and that godforsaken Zelda's Lullaby plays one last time, cutting up all sorts of onions in its trail. Then it stops and you are left with nothing but silence and silhouette.
I always think about both sides of the story while listening to the first two parts of this credit sequence. To me, first as Zelda's Lullaby plays it's a moment to take in all the all the weight of the journey, how what started as a childish plan to prevent chaos turned into 7 years of turmoil that Link and Zelda would have to bear witness to. Even though the plan actually succeeded and evil was vanquished, the cost comes to Link who has lost his innocence and childhood now trapped in a world of peace that he likely feels separate from. Navi is the only person who truely shared Link's experience,and after she leaves Link no doubt feels completely alone. I think this ties in beautifully with the themes and story of Majora's Mask too. On the flip side, the bonfire takes place in the future time after Ganon has been defeated. Zelda has likely spread the word of Gandorf's demise and so everyone has gathered to tell the tale of the hero Link. I think of the music as as this Legend being recounted by all the people of Hyrule. Link, a boy from the forest , protector of the Hyrule citizens, brother to all Gorons, love of the Zora princess, Malon's knight in shining armor, a warrior worthy of the Gerudo, truely, the Hero of Time. This ending hit so hard, and when I first beat the game when I was little I don't think I understood but I know I felt it. I mean, the feeling you get of great emotional depth and sorrow with Majora's Mask is all here in this game. Majora's Mask is pretty much the story of Link just learning to cope with all of the events in Ocarina of Time. I really do believe that both games deserve to be considered masterpieces of their time, I would actually love a more in depth retelling of both their stories. All of the background and subtext seems so beautifully crafted to me now, and I think there will never be a Zelda game that can hit the same mark as they did so perfectly.
@@rhamieljoseph9775 love your narrative here. Great perspective. One thing about the ending I always questioned though was the idea that Link likely feels seperate from the future timeline because he lost those 7 years. I feel like Link had no say in that and Zelda decided it for him. In the game, you spend much more time as adult link than child link. And you see the cause and effect of Ganondorf taking advantage of you opening the temple of time before that 7 year warp, so you understand why all this happened, you grow into your new role as a man and save the day. Maybe by then you feel you do belong in that world, but it got stripped from you by someone who decided otherwise. Link should have been able to make that choice himself.
I was so sad when first saw the ending because I couldn't play Ocarina of time anymore and I had to find a new game to spend forever playing all the time
@@poliwhirlking atleast the story continued onto a second part into a new style it would be a bit dull to repeat the game style over again in majoras mask
Idk I prefer the intro, it in a few seconds sets the tone for the whole song and the ending. It's a victorious version of the main score but it's tinged in sadness, hopeful yet heartbroken. Then the dialogue hits and you realize that while you've won, link has lost, everything. Everyone who knew who he was who knew he saved them is gone (baring the close relatives of the sages lost). The score tells a recap of the whole story in a brief few seconds. And that's why I think it's amazing. Another song that does this well is, "For the dark soul" It's a song that shows you the theme of the game it's presented in in the first few seconds of the song then changes it before circling back. While these songs contrast (one being about moving on even after losing everything and making a life for yourself even after loss and the other being about maddening cycles) They both capture their stories theme well, these composers are geniuses and I don't think they get enough credit for how well they make scores in come games.
A friend owned this game, we never got past the sacred forest meadow, we didn't speak english so we had no idea what to do. Last year I finally played it complete and... God! the nostalgia, the things i discovered, the feelings. And the tears at the end. Thanks Mr. Miyamoto, Mr. Kondo and team for giving us such experience 💚❤️💙
The legend of Zelda series has taught me many things, like be brave and courageous. Care for others. And that time passes, people move, like a rivers flow, it never ends.
I’m 38. I just bought a switch and immediately purchased online Nintendo just so that I could play this gem and all the other games before it. Talking about nostalgia. Holy hell. Happy and sad memories came rushing back to me. OOT will always be my favorite. Hands down.
When this exact theme 5:11 plays at the ending of Tears of the Kingdom it freaking shocked me and made me cry like a freaking baby man… the nostalgia hit HARD
the bells at 5:55 really cracked my feelings, it really felt like it was the last i'd see of such a corageous boy, but in fact, it wasn't the last i'd see ;)
0:19 New Zelda's Lullaby intro later used in Minish Cap 0:36 Zelda's Lullaby (new harmonies) 1:41 Malon's voice 2:41 Saria's Song (new harmonies) 3:32 Malon's voice (used in Zelda anniversary orchestra concert) 3:43 Goron City 4:24 Sacred Realm 4:42 Old Zelda's Lullaby intro from A Link to the Past
I was 9 years old when this game came out, just two years younger than Young Link. I had previously played A Link to the Past before this came out, it felt like the grandest adventure ever and to play as a young boy like myself had me hooked. This game does bring back happy memories of being a kid.
Today I just cried my eyes out because I beat this game. So far this has been the only game I have played that has actually made me cry. I will always remember this as the best game I ever played, and I'll always cherish the moments where my dad would watch me struggle in the water temple. Honestly looking back its my favorite of the all the temples. Thank you, Nintendo.
Not much media makes me cry, movies, games, etc, but music will always put me in a vulnerable spot. This game gave me my passion for games, music, and art. For that, I truly thank all of the people who made this game happen. I wouldn’t be the young man I am today if it wasn’t for this game.
@@davidbastiasg1732 aunque, tenga un final triste ese link después de perderse en los bosques perdidos almenos logro descansar en paz luego de que le enseñará el arte de la espada a el link de Twilight princess
Yeah this one track is so beautiful and yet so sad cause you realize for the first time that the great adventure that you lived through is actually ending here. I was pretty much depressed from the fact that my beloved video game actually ends at some point. Replaying a Zelda game is still a good experience but it will never be the same as when you played it for the first time. Then Majoras Mask came out and i was a happy little boy again, hehe. And some time later i found out there are more video game franchises which are also great in their own way.
Played the game in early 2000s on the N64. Was 7 years old at the time and I was stuck in Dodongo's Cavern for weeks and weeks. I thought I might have missed something and I need a new save file. Kept replaying the game many times and get as many heart pieces as I could. I got my hearts to 7 which is equivalent to my age at the time. Went to biggoron and he said the sword gonna take 7 years to finish. My english was bad back then since it is not my first language. I thought biggoron was telling me that I am 7 years old and I need to grow up first. Couple years later, N64 broke and I never could continue playing the game. Years later, 3DS was announced and OOT 3D was announced few months after. I never felt that excited for a game before and knowing my childhood game coming to a handheld in better graphics was mind blowing to me. The year 2011, I am now 13 years old and finally ready to replay the game. I reached my nightmare, Dodongo's Cavern. With my better english language, I can now understand any text I read in the game. I saw a stone tablet on dodongo's cavern that told me to drop bombs into the eyes. I have finally progressed further than the 7 years old self. I became adult link finally after years and it felt like I grew along with link. I got all medallions, went to ganondorf, and I have finally beaten the villian that I kept seeing in zelda's window. This music played and I never felt the same in any other game I played so far. Zelda OOT might be called overrated, but was truly a masterpiece back then. Thank you for all the good memories
When i finished Ocarina of time I just sat their stunned thinking "...wow.. I did It..." I nearly cried. This music brings back tears. The legend of zelda will always be close to my heart.
Its over. But you still live in me. I feel the nostalgia, the memories. The sadness, the happiness, the pain, the joy, the knowing and not knowing, the beginning to the end. The strength and weaknesses this song can bring out moving through its melody and beats. I feel a part of my childhood has died but yet I can remember a lot about my childhood and brother before his time passed. It invokes a large amount of feelings. Euphoria mixed with sadness, a feeling i cannot find a word to describe, where the feelings are beautifully painful and have a swell blending to make me be happy for the time we spent together but sad we cannot replay this and visit eachother anymore.
I too lost my Brother and this makes me comes to tears every single time I listen to it, but nothing reminds me of my childhood quite like this game has.
Each of the most beloved Zelda stories have a major element of tragedy in them. In Link's Awakening, the world you explored and came to cherish was revealed to only be a dream of the Wind Fish. In Twilight Princess, you have to say goodbye to Midna once the curse Zant put upon her is broken and she must return to her Twilight Realm. In Wind Waker, Link, Tetra, and the King have to let go of Hyrule as it is swallowed up in an all-consuming flood to stop Ganondorf from claiming it for himself with the Triforce. And in Ocarina of Time, your heroic actions as the Hero of Time will be only be known in the adult timeline. Link goes back to being a child and as a hylian loses his fairy companion Navi with the completion of her task.
A couple days ago, I finally beat Ocarina of Time 3d for the 3ds. It may not seem that important to some people but to me it's extremely special because of the way the universe always has some thematic similarities. I started to play it 6-8 years ago and I remember I went to florida while playing it and got as far as the water temple. The last memory of it being whenever I was facing against dark link in the water temple. I remember winning and then losing to the boss. I never got past that as I had lost my 3ds in disney world. Recently, I had the opportunity to start over again. To finally finish the quest that I couldn't complete as a child, and when I saw the credits roll I started to cry. I love this game man...
I remember being a kid, and thinking about link becoming an adult & having to face the harsh realities of life, and how hard it must have been for him as a character. Now here I am, 20 years later, still struggling to figure things out. I don't think any of us ever feel like we are truly in control, and if we do we are lying to ourselves. It made me realize that I'm still a kid inside, as if I pulled the master sword out of the pedestal & warped forward in time. Just like link did.
This is deep... I hope others will also scroll this far down, because this is the essence of Ocarina of Time for me too. That last sentence honestly made me tear up a little because it's so accurate.
That last bit when Zelda's Lullaby plays with the ocarina gets me evey time, so powerful. As I get older, this game has grown to be my favorite, it's a really emotional experience that gets even stronger as time goes on and I started seeing the passage of time as not just a fun change of pace of the game, but a much deeper reflexion of growing up and moving on, yet always remembering being a kid and playing this game for the first time. What a masterpiece.
It is incredible how a game in which I lasted playing a month made me have so much affection for him, that when I hear this I break, as if I were link himself, a "work of art" is little for this wonderful creation.
At the end of another heartful journey. It has been a blessing to be born and grow up exactly when I have. 🎉 thank you everyone for loving the series. For all the blood sweat and tears poured into every game. ❤❤❤❤
Hello, Link, the Hero of Time! I know! That is so sad that you had to say bye to Zelda and then Navi... When I played the game and watched the ending I bawled my eyes out!
The flow of time is always cruel... It's speed seems different for each person, but no one can change it... A thing that does not change with time is a memory of younger days. - Sheik
I miss when games (especially Zelda) showed all the characters you met happy and celebrating your victory at the end. It shows that you are a hero in their world! And you just feel awesome.
This is one of my favorite Zelda games along with Twilight Princess as well as one of my favorite games period. This Zelda game is basically the Lion King of video games.
I remember back when I got this game with my 3ds on Christmas eve and I didn’t even want to play it at all because i had super smash bros. My uncle got me into playing this game and even helped me with the deku tree. Ever since then that day, I played this game until i finally beat it almost 2 years later. I played day and night of this game and always loved the memories i had with it. Thank you Uncle Richie for giving me an amazing childhood experience.
I played this on my sisters old N64 when I was about 6, never finished it. Years later I revisited it on the 3DS. When I tell you I cried during the credits. Cried and cried harder. This game has made me the happiest ever, a week ago I was told I had stomach cancer, if I die I want this soundtrack played at my funeral and my N64 & 3DS displayed.
While I don’t think it’s the best game ever made, nor the best in its series or style, this game made you care about characters in more ways than any other at the time. This song encapsulates the feel and love I have for Oot, and this game deserves to be up there with the best games ever made, even if it isn’t.
With tears of the kingdom on the horizon, looking like a masterpiece as expected... I came back here just to remind myself where it all began for me. 4 years old... my lifelong journey with Link began here.
aunque para ustedes parezca un bebé, tengo 13 años y jugué este juego a los 6 en la n64 de mi papá, aunque parezca poco 7 años a mi me hace hasta llorar de la nostalgia y me da una cantidad de sentimientos tremenda, es como volver a ser un niño pequeño... Pero tengo que aceptarlo, ya no seré ese niño de 6 años, es duro pero hay que aceptarlo, este juego lo volví a retomar ayer y cada vez que inicio mi partida del 2014 me da algo, un sentimiento. Buena suerte a todos los que ven esto y éxitos, por ahora seguiré recordando esos momentos jugándolo en esa N64, gracias TLOZ por hacer mi niñez feliz
Me alegra que aún halla gente como yo, gente que a pesar de los años no se aferra a lo que está de moda sino que se aferra a las cosas que en realidad valen la pena y que no merecen morir
De hecho yo igual lo jugué a los 6, pero en emulador, y me pasaba jugando al Zelda con mi tío, porque el se lo había pasado en N64 nunca logre pasarlo asta que tenia 8, pase 2 años para pasarme el juego y todavía me duele el final de este juegazo y aun lo juego de a veces.
The part that really gets me is 1:42 when we see Epona running free through Hyrule field. During the game we saw her either "Jailed" in the ranch or as a tool for the player. This is the only moment that we see Epona being really free
This game is 25 years old and hands down has the best sound track of any game in my opinion. Sometimes makes you gonna tear up with thoses memories growing up from a years and years ago… best game to ever be created.
I saw somewhere that according to Zelda lore, fairies die once they have completed their purpose or something and so Navi flies away from link so she can die because she doesn't want him to see it.
Navi knew to save Hyrule from destruction she had to leave and Link would follow which would alter the future events . Without the help from Navi and Zelda , Link couldn't pursue the keys for the Temple of time therefore wouldn't remove the master sword which only the hero of time could remove . Only Link was the chosen one to open the sacred realm with him gone changed the destiny of Hyrule
Justo en mi infancia, gracias Link por darme los mejores recuerdos de mi niñez, y gracias Zelda por darme las mejores lecciones de vida, no importa cuantas veces caigas, tú eres el Héroe del tiempo y al final triunfarás.
This game, along with a long list of other games (mario rpg, super mario world, Alttp, DKC, Metroid Prime, Pokemon, and beyond) have given me such immense happiness playing them in all my years of joys, happiness, sadness. It's a part of me that I'm happy I got to experience and still brings a smile to my face when I play them or hear a reference to them in other games. Mr Kondo and other composers, and everyone who brings these games to life thank you.
I miss when Zelda games give you a conclusive ending, not a lazy end credits rolls. One of the biggest reasons to complete the game was to see this, the last and best reward you get from it for me will always be this ending. Is not just some random pictures, not some music scores, is the only moment you will get it and you realize in last moment that the game is going to be over soon, until they hit you with THE END Thanks for playing.
After beating this as an 11 year old kid and hearing this song I legitimately wanted to die. How could it actually be over? I wanted to keep living on in this fantasy world. I STILL wouldn't mind that.
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You're the Hero that time will never remember.
Truly one of the saddest endings.
The gods will.
He was remembered, just not when he was around. Remember how when ganondorf re-appeared, the people of hyrule were praying for him to return to defeat him again, but he couldn't because he was sent back in time. And in the child timeline, it wasn't until after his time that he was known as a hero
@@thekingtoastamo5808 but then he wasnt even known for what he did it was for something else
@@otakuslayer5702 sure enough it could've been it, but the legacy of the HoT says he was a great hero, even in the Child Timeline so who knows. I know that Zelda may have known what he did, but idk who else could've known
@@thekingtoastamo5808 He died regretting that he couldn't do more to help and unable to pass down his legacy properly which made him the Hero's Shade in Twilight Princess who cannot pass on until he can able to pass down all he has known to his descendant to which he eventually did.
Through action, a man becomes a Hero
Through death, a Hero becomes a Legend
Through time, a Legend becomes a Myth
And by learning from the Myth, a man takes action
history repeats itself
The flow of time is always cruel...
Wind waker vibes
Today, my best friend passed away. He was well known for his Link cosplay; he had been battling cancer for years and the Lord took him home. I played this for him just before he passed; his journey in this life was over and I thought that his journey should end in a poetic fashion. His favorite game was, "Ocarina of Time".
Truly saddening. I hope the best for you and anyone involved. This world is more beautiful that it gets it’s credit for and your friend is in an amazing place. It’s great to see the game can make that big of an impact on a human life. I hope the best for your endeavors, partner.
I immediately started crying reading this. I am so sorry. What a beautiful friendship you had. He will always be looking out for you. Thank you for making his last moments the greatest and so fitting. I hope you’ll be able to heal someday. He’s on to a great adventure… until the day you meet again, take care.
May he rest in peace
Rest in Peace.
rest in peace.
25 years later, this game is still legendary. A true masterpiece, and among the greatest games Nintendo has ever created, Zelda or otherwise. Long live Ocarina of Time.
Not just among the greatest games Nintendo ever created, but among the greatest games ever created. It’s cliche to say, but it’s true
listening to the credits theme hits harder now as an adult than how it did as a kid.
you can really feel the emotion that this credits theme conveys to you.
I felt it when I was 6 years old (older siblings played the game, I watched). the Intro to this theme felt like it was conveying a musical message that "every end has a beginning". I felt sad the story ended, but also felt relieved by that intro into the theme before it plays zelda's lullaby.
@@qwmx Every story must come to an end, but in life every ending is just a new beginning
NO BUT LIKE IF U PLAY THE GAME AGAIN AFTER A LONG TIME YOU FEEL EXHAUSTED FROM THE HARD WORK AND THE FACT THAT U PLAYED THIS GAME AS A CHILD AND IT MAKES IT MORE EMOTIONAL
As a child, Iwas crying and thinking.." it's over? it's..actually over?" man, the nostalgia hits and hurts a lot, I love TloZ!!
I hope your child self found out about master quest
literally me, when I finish every videogame.
I totally understand and agree.
I feel your pain...
Then one day you find about Majora's Mask, and flipped out in the best way.
how can you love a place so much that youve never actually been. literally the best game ever created.
I know what you mean but also we've been in this world with our imagination in such an intense way, for a lot of us, since we were kids. Visiting every so often. It almost means more BC it's a world the dirt of this world/earth can't touch.
i remember being blown away when I played it for the first time. Pure magic. it will always have a special place in my heart.
Not the best game ever created. Good game good music.
Literally thinking the same thing.. then i read this comment
(I don't think it's just muh "Nostalgia" either
OOT is the GOAT
yes majora's mask is
This and Mario 64's credits will never stop hitting me like a truck
*Mario Kart 64 credits just entered the chat*
@@Lost_idiot223 There's something surreal about MK64's staff roll
@@retardwithconviction imagine this song played after you have accomplished your dreams and lived a life without regrets
@@Lost_idiot223they just knew how to make end credit music back on the n64
@@xboxgamer8381 Oh definitely! And I love mario kart 64 credits because it not only feels like you won a fun race, it sounds and feels like you won at life!
There will NEVER be a game like Ocarina of Time again
Correction: The feelings you experienced with it will never be quite the same with other games. Future titles were very much like OOT, some more than others, memory has a funny way of making things from long ago hold deeper value.
Idk OOT 3D is pretty similar to OOT 🤣
Not until a new leap in technology is made.
@@wepmastersso was oot master quest
@@xboxgamer8381 lol
When Malon starts singing 1:42 pure chills man. So beautiful.
Fr
so true
where did she learn zelda's lullaby from though
@@inafridge8573 that’s a good ass question i didn’t consider that
I just finished the game this morning for the 1st time, the entire game was a work of art straight up made me cry for 1 hour, Koji Kondo you're a legend.
I finished it right now. My face is full of tears
When I finished, I stared at the screen for 5 minutes.
those were good times.
gg from france
ONE HOUR OF CRYING HOLY!
yes back in the days (even now) I cried a lot after the end, I still can't get over with it
私はニンテンドーウルトラ64でこのゲームが大好きです。私は学校を卒業してから数か月後に初めてこのゲームをプレイしました。
I’m 17 now. Same age as Link was at the end of this game. If OOT has one reason to resonate with me, it’s cause this game taught me that time MOVES VERY FAST, and you’ll get older real quick. And it gets really scary. But this game has helped me learn that. I remember 7 years ago vividly. Just like it flashed like it did in this game. That is a huge reason why this is among my favorite games of all time.
This ending music just reminds me of how well this game broke your heart beautifully. It was a seven-layer cake of bittersweet heartbreak.
- Zelda: "Link, give the Ocarina to me." She puts her hand on his. Never has an N64 polygon NPC looked so deeply sad as she explains she must send Link back to regain his lost years as a child. And then, she plays those notes. And he's gone. If there was love there, it will never be.
- The glorious festival of all the game's NPC's with old rivalries budding into new friendships, but no Link to enjoy his victory.
- The Six Sages looking down on the festival in spirit form. They did it, they won. They're also most likely dead in spirit form. Bittersweet.
- The credits scene landscapes reminding you just how breathtaking every environment truly is
- Child Link going back to the Temple of Time and, what's this...Navi? No, why would you leave me now? Navi is gone forever as she escapes via the high window
- Child Link still goes and puts back the Master Sword forever sealing his fate as a child, but he sure walks away like a boss while the church bells ring. That's a lump and a half in your throat right there
- Post-Post-credits scene of Child Link first entering the castle garden and seeing Zelda. Their eyes meet. Time stops. You remember that moment from your early playthrough. The final Nintendo stamp shows up, and that godforsaken Zelda's Lullaby plays one last time, cutting up all sorts of onions in its trail. Then it stops and you are left with nothing but silence and silhouette.
I always think about both sides of the story while listening to the first two parts of this credit sequence. To me, first as Zelda's Lullaby plays it's a moment to take in all the all the weight of the journey, how what started as a childish plan to prevent chaos turned into 7 years of turmoil that Link and Zelda would have to bear witness to. Even though the plan actually succeeded and evil was vanquished, the cost comes to Link who has lost his innocence and childhood now trapped in a world of peace that he likely feels separate from. Navi is the only person who truely shared Link's experience,and after she leaves Link no doubt feels completely alone. I think this ties in beautifully with the themes and story of Majora's Mask too.
On the flip side, the bonfire takes place in the future time after Ganon has been defeated. Zelda has likely spread the word of Gandorf's demise and so everyone has gathered to tell the tale of the hero Link. I think of the music as as this Legend being recounted by all the people of Hyrule. Link, a boy from the forest , protector of the Hyrule citizens, brother to all Gorons, love of the Zora princess, Malon's knight in shining armor, a warrior worthy of the Gerudo, truely, the Hero of Time.
This ending hit so hard, and when I first beat the game when I was little I don't think I understood but I know I felt it. I mean, the feeling you get of great emotional depth and sorrow with Majora's Mask is all here in this game. Majora's Mask is pretty much the story of Link just learning to cope with all of the events in Ocarina of Time. I really do believe that both games deserve to be considered masterpieces of their time, I would actually love a more in depth retelling of both their stories. All of the background and subtext seems so beautifully crafted to me now, and I think there will never be a Zelda game that can hit the same mark as they did so perfectly.
@@rhamieljoseph9775 love your narrative here. Great perspective. One thing about the ending I always questioned though was the idea that Link likely feels seperate from the future timeline because he lost those 7 years. I feel like Link had no say in that and Zelda decided it for him. In the game, you spend much more time as adult link than child link. And you see the cause and effect of Ganondorf taking advantage of you opening the temple of time before that 7 year warp, so you understand why all this happened, you grow into your new role as a man and save the day. Maybe by then you feel you do belong in that world, but it got stripped from you by someone who decided otherwise. Link should have been able to make that choice himself.
The saddest part was seeing Mido and King Zora mourning the loss of their loved ones Saria and Ruto while everyone was partying.
@@randomdude4816 was that what that moment there was about w the two of them just sitting together? I never got that until now, thank you.
@@randomdude4816should have added Link the Goron, he lost his dad as well :(
I was so sad when first saw the ending because I couldn't play Ocarina of time anymore and I had to find a new game to spend forever playing all the time
majoras mask continues on after oot :)
@@Lara-vo6rp Majora's Mask is too different with the 3 day cycle and doesn't have the same feel that Ocarina of Time did.
@@poliwhirlking atleast the story continued onto a second part into a new style it would be a bit dull to repeat the game style over again in majoras mask
5:48 is hands down the best part of this song
Goodbye Navi
those bells made my friends and i think that link and zelda were getting married
The powerfull showcase of master sword
This theme also appears in the Starfox 64 credits. It hits hard, right on the feels.
Idk I prefer the intro, it in a few seconds sets the tone for the whole song and the ending. It's a victorious version of the main score but it's tinged in sadness, hopeful yet heartbroken. Then the dialogue hits and you realize that while you've won, link has lost, everything. Everyone who knew who he was who knew he saved them is gone (baring the close relatives of the sages lost).
The score tells a recap of the whole story in a brief few seconds. And that's why I think it's amazing.
Another song that does this well is,
"For the dark soul"
It's a song that shows you the theme of the game it's presented in in the first few seconds of the song then changes it before circling back.
While these songs contrast (one being about moving on even after losing everything and making a life for yourself even after loss and the other being about maddening cycles)
They both capture their stories theme well, these composers are geniuses and I don't think they get enough credit for how well they make scores in come games.
A friend owned this game, we never got past the sacred forest meadow, we didn't speak english so we had no idea what to do.
Last year I finally played it complete and... God! the nostalgia, the things i discovered, the feelings.
And the tears at the end.
Thanks Mr. Miyamoto, Mr. Kondo and team for giving us such experience 💚❤️💙
tú si sabes preciosa, un hermoso juego, a mi también me hizo llorar cuando lo terminé.
They known what they're doing at Nintendo, and they've always known.
The legend of Zelda series has taught me many things, like be brave and courageous. Care for others. And that time passes, people move, like a rivers flow, it never ends.
The Malon singing voice clips in this game always gives me goosebumps, even as an adult
Same
I’m 38. I just bought a switch and immediately purchased online Nintendo just so that I could play this gem and all the other games before it. Talking about nostalgia. Holy hell. Happy and sad memories came rushing back to me. OOT will always be my favorite. Hands down.
When this exact theme 5:11 plays at the ending of Tears of the Kingdom it freaking shocked me and made me cry like a freaking baby man… the nostalgia hit HARD
Well I mean it’s Zelda’s lullaby, it’s a main part of the series and that part was focused around zelda
Damn, that kicks hard. Ocarina of Time is more than just a game. It's childhood.
This is the part where you sit there and cry about how you’ll never get to experience this game for the first time again
You trying to start a fight man, dont make me cry :(
Unless Nintendo makes a "re-imagined" remake like Resident Evil 2 or Final Fantasy VII.
@@doomofmandos5410fr
This but with this game obviously, and also botw, totk, and links awakening
the bells at 5:55 really cracked my feelings, it really felt like it was the last i'd see of such a corageous boy, but in fact, it wasn't the last i'd see ;)
the greatest game of all time imo, the worst part is when it ends
Me and my dad played this.... hearing this around this time sends me back I miss him...
I beat this game first time as an adult, and cried like a baby lol.My only regret about that masterpiece is not knowing it earlier ....
0:19 New Zelda's Lullaby intro later used in Minish Cap
0:36 Zelda's Lullaby (new harmonies)
1:41 Malon's voice
2:41 Saria's Song (new harmonies)
3:32 Malon's voice (used in Zelda anniversary orchestra concert)
3:43 Goron City
4:24 Sacred Realm
4:42 Old Zelda's Lullaby intro from A Link to the Past
3:41 Man you gotta love that Goro-Remix!
Same here! It’s like au au au the dog’s voice. (So my ex-bf he’s said like this “au au dag, meow meow cat” If I listen to this voice I wanna DIE!) 😂😅
the cuica was the PERFECT choice for the gorons
4:42 this part aways reminds you that " YOU DID IT. YOU BROUGHT PEACE TO HYRULE YOU ARE THE LEGEND!!!! Life goes on!"
I was 9 years old when this game came out, just two years younger than Young Link. I had previously played A Link to the Past before this came out, it felt like the grandest adventure ever and to play as a young boy like myself had me hooked. This game does bring back happy memories of being a kid.
In fact, young Link is 9 years old, which is the same age you were when the game came out.
@@isaknascimentoferreira Guess it helped me have a strong connection to it, saw a kid my age going on a grand adventure.
No ending makes shed tears like this
Today I just cried my eyes out because I beat this game. So far this has been the only game I have played that has actually made me cry. I will always remember this as the best game I ever played, and I'll always cherish the moments where my dad would watch me struggle in the water temple. Honestly looking back its my favorite of the all the temples. Thank you, Nintendo.
Not much media makes me cry, movies, games, etc, but music will always put me in a vulnerable spot. This game gave me my passion for games, music, and art. For that, I truly thank all of the people who made this game happen. I wouldn’t be the young man I am today if it wasn’t for this game.
Los créditos pueden durar 7 minutos, pero duelen toda la vida
Aún me sigue dando pena el pobre Link... Todos celebrando y él volviendo al pasado donde le espera algo quizá aún peor 😔
@@davidbastiasg1732 algo peor en busca de navi :/
@@davidbastiasg1732 aunque, tenga un final triste ese link después de perderse en los bosques perdidos almenos logro descansar en paz luego de que le enseñará el arte de la espada a el link de Twilight princess
x2
Just completed this game again for the first time in a while. I forgot how emotional this song was.
Imagine hearing a remade version of this at the credits of the zelda movie.
Actually this is also the first theme in minish cap, i love both ♡
wait?! It is? Where?
@@real_Furryratchet yeah just play it one more time. In the first scene when zelda comes into links house
Just to state, it's not the whole theme. Just the first part of the credits transitioned into Minish Cap.
@@real_Furryratchet It played as you first woke up in the opening of the game.
Yeah this one track is so beautiful and yet so sad cause you realize for the first time that the great adventure that you lived through is actually ending here.
I was pretty much depressed from the fact that my beloved video game actually ends at some point.
Replaying a Zelda game is still a good experience but it will never be the same as when you played it for the first time.
Then Majoras Mask came out and i was a happy little boy again, hehe.
And some time later i found out there are more video game franchises which are also great in their own way.
Played the game in early 2000s on the N64. Was 7 years old at the time and I was stuck in Dodongo's Cavern for weeks and weeks. I thought I might have missed something and I need a new save file. Kept replaying the game many times and get as many heart pieces as I could. I got my hearts to 7 which is equivalent to my age at the time. Went to biggoron and he said the sword gonna take 7 years to finish. My english was bad back then since it is not my first language. I thought biggoron was telling me that I am 7 years old and I need to grow up first.
Couple years later, N64 broke and I never could continue playing the game. Years later, 3DS was announced and OOT 3D was announced few months after. I never felt that excited for a game before and knowing my childhood game coming to a handheld in better graphics was mind blowing to me.
The year 2011, I am now 13 years old and finally ready to replay the game. I reached my nightmare, Dodongo's Cavern. With my better english language, I can now understand any text I read in the game. I saw a stone tablet on dodongo's cavern that told me to drop bombs into the eyes. I have finally progressed further than the 7 years old self. I became adult link finally after years and it felt like I grew along with link. I got all medallions, went to ganondorf, and I have finally beaten the villian that I kept seeing in zelda's window.
This music played and I never felt the same in any other game I played so far. Zelda OOT might be called overrated, but was truly a masterpiece back then. Thank you for all the good memories
Greatest game of all time
I think this is the most nostalgic song from all gaming history 😔❤️
When i finished Ocarina of time I just sat their stunned thinking "...wow.. I did It..." I nearly cried. This music brings back tears. The legend of zelda will always be close to my heart.
Its over. But you still live in me. I feel the nostalgia, the memories. The sadness, the happiness, the pain, the joy, the knowing and not knowing, the beginning to the end. The strength and weaknesses this song can bring out moving through its melody and beats. I feel a part of my childhood has died but yet I can remember a lot about my childhood and brother before his time passed. It invokes a large amount of feelings. Euphoria mixed with sadness, a feeling i cannot find a word to describe, where the feelings are beautifully painful and have a swell blending to make me be happy for the time we spent together but sad we cannot replay this and visit eachother anymore.
i-im so sorry buddy..anything i can do to comfot help you?
@@Onistuwa 5:40
Struggling to hold back tears reading this. Write a book on this I'll buy it
Bittersweet nostalgia
I too lost my Brother and this makes me comes to tears every single time I listen to it, but nothing reminds me of my childhood quite like this game has.
44 people who disliked the video didnt pass the water temple
And so, the GOAT in video games ends with all those recalling their childhoods.
5:39 Aaah !!! ce moment... Toujours des frissons 23 ans après.
Each of the most beloved Zelda stories have a major element of tragedy in them.
In Link's Awakening, the world you explored and came to cherish was revealed to only be a dream of the Wind Fish.
In Twilight Princess, you have to say goodbye to Midna once the curse Zant put upon her is broken and she must return to her Twilight Realm.
In Wind Waker, Link, Tetra, and the King have to let go of Hyrule as it is swallowed up in an all-consuming flood to stop Ganondorf from claiming it for himself with the Triforce.
And in Ocarina of Time, your heroic actions as the Hero of Time will be only be known in the adult timeline. Link goes back to being a child and as a hylian loses his fairy companion Navi with the completion of her task.
A couple days ago, I finally beat Ocarina of Time 3d for the 3ds. It may not seem that important to some people but to me it's extremely special because of the way the universe always has some thematic similarities. I started to play it 6-8 years ago and I remember I went to florida while playing it and got as far as the water temple. The last memory of it being whenever I was facing against dark link in the water temple. I remember winning and then losing to the boss. I never got past that as I had lost my 3ds in disney world. Recently, I had the opportunity to start over again. To finally finish the quest that I couldn't complete as a child, and when I saw the credits roll I started to cry. I love this game man...
Such a tragic but beautiful ending.
I remember being a kid, and thinking about link becoming an adult & having to face the harsh realities of life, and how hard it must have been for him as a character.
Now here I am, 20 years later, still struggling to figure things out. I don't think any of us ever feel like we are truly in control, and if we do we are lying to ourselves.
It made me realize that I'm still a kid inside, as if I pulled the master sword out of the pedestal & warped forward in time. Just like link did.
This is deep... I hope others will also scroll this far down, because this is the essence of Ocarina of Time for me too. That last sentence honestly made me tear up a little because it's so accurate.
Holy shit, bro got me crying
Nintendo has the power of making music that makes you cry
words cant describe how much this game means to me.
That last bit when Zelda's Lullaby plays with the ocarina gets me evey time, so powerful. As I get older, this game has grown to be my favorite, it's a really emotional experience that gets even stronger as time goes on and I started seeing the passage of time as not just a fun change of pace of the game, but a much deeper reflexion of growing up and moving on, yet always remembering being a kid and playing this game for the first time. What a masterpiece.
This might be Kondo's greatest piece, in an already stellar OST.
It is incredible how a game in which I lasted playing a month made me have so much affection for him, that when I hear this I break, as if I were link himself, a "work of art" is little for this wonderful creation.
At the end of another heartful journey. It has been a blessing to be born and grow up exactly when I have. 🎉 thank you everyone for loving the series. For all the blood sweat and tears poured into every game. ❤❤❤❤
I cry everytime i beat the game, the music, the sentiment, it's beautiful.
Home... Where you're supposed to be... The way you're supposed to be. - Princess Zelda
Hello, Link, the Hero of Time! I know! That is so sad that you had to say bye to Zelda and then Navi... When I played the game and watched the ending I bawled my eyes out!
The beginning is my favorite part. Just Zelda’s Lullaby. Simple and sweet.
Played at 6 years old in 2009. What a incredible childhood, thanks Nintendo and videogames, in general
The flow of time is always cruel... It's speed seems different for each person, but no one can change it... A thing that does not change with time is a memory of younger days. - Sheik
Anyone else cried specifically at the part where Navi flies away without saying anything/goodbye? That part got me the most. I was mid-h.s.
ive never played the bloody game and i get shivers. now this ladies and gents, is how you compose music. koji kondo you are an absolute talent!
Play the game dude
Dude 👌✨
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This game is a legend. I would buy an N64 just to play it.
@@Koolyaroo one day….one day :)
The Nostalgia of hearing this and knowing I will never be a kid again.. It cuts deep everytime.
I miss when games (especially Zelda) showed all the characters you met happy and celebrating your victory at the end. It shows that you are a hero in their world! And you just feel awesome.
The Hero of Time made everyone else happy but he was never happy.
This game is what defined the N64. The graphics pushed the system to its limits.
I cried when I beat this game a few years ago for the first time. It was a childhood dream to beat it and man it was satisfying.
This is one of my favorite Zelda games along with Twilight Princess as well as one of my favorite games period. This Zelda game is basically the Lion King of video games.
I remember back when I got this game with my 3ds on Christmas eve and I didn’t even want to play it at all because i had super smash bros. My uncle got me into playing this game and even helped me with the deku tree. Ever since then that day, I played this game until i finally beat it almost 2 years later. I played day and night of this game and always loved the memories i had with it. Thank you Uncle Richie for giving me an amazing childhood experience.
But... but who could dislike this masterpiece
A demon...
ganon
@@kid8911 u right u right
me?
@@Ravioli_-vd4wb damn must be a hard world to not be able to appreciate masterpieces
and there will never be a game like this again... thank you Nintendo
I played this on my sisters old N64 when I was about 6, never finished it. Years later I revisited it on the 3DS. When I tell you I cried during the credits. Cried and cried harder. This game has made me the happiest ever, a week ago I was told I had stomach cancer, if I die I want this soundtrack played at my funeral and my N64 & 3DS displayed.
I hope you are doing well and you have your family and friends close to you. Wish you the very best
While I don’t think it’s the best game ever made, nor the best in its series or style, this game made you care about characters in more ways than any other at the time. This song encapsulates the feel and love I have for Oot, and this game deserves to be up there with the best games ever made, even if it isn’t.
5:55 the bells, man....
With tears of the kingdom on the horizon, looking like a masterpiece as expected... I came back here just to remind myself where it all began for me. 4 years old... my lifelong journey with Link began here.
just completed this game, i understand why people love it
3:42
Saria loved that Darunia loved her song so much that she legitimately composed a whole 2nd part just for him.
Maybe even it was a Darunia remix
When I finished, I was just like, "Navi! Don't leave me here! NAVI!". I'm guessing Link feels that way too. Goodbye, old friend.
Y’all trippin 3:43 in the best part. Wasn’t expecting that mix
Indeed! I like that part, too!
Will never not cry.
What a time to be alive and a go lucky happy kid playing Nintendo!
Truly a legend! 💚
aunque para ustedes parezca un bebé, tengo 13 años y jugué este juego a los 6 en la n64 de mi papá, aunque parezca poco 7 años a mi me hace hasta llorar de la nostalgia y me da una cantidad de sentimientos tremenda, es como volver a ser un niño pequeño... Pero tengo que aceptarlo, ya no seré ese niño de 6 años, es duro pero hay que aceptarlo, este juego lo volví a retomar ayer y cada vez que inicio mi partida del 2014 me da algo, un sentimiento. Buena suerte a todos los que ven esto y éxitos, por ahora seguiré recordando esos momentos jugándolo en esa N64, gracias TLOZ por hacer mi niñez feliz
Eres un grande, chico.
La verdad yo también lo jugue de pequeño y pues me parece una joyita junto con Majora's mask
Un bebé ? Para nada, las personas maduras y geniales jugamos las joyas del Nintendo 64 😎 a mis 19 aún no he dejado de jugarlas
Me alegra que aún halla gente como yo, gente que a pesar de los años no se aferra a lo que está de moda sino que se aferra a las cosas que en realidad valen la pena y que no merecen morir
De hecho yo igual lo jugué a los 6, pero en emulador, y me pasaba jugando al Zelda con mi tío, porque el se lo había pasado en N64 nunca logre pasarlo asta que tenia 8, pase 2 años para pasarme el juego y todavía me duele el final de este juegazo y aun lo juego de a veces.
3:32 Malon's solo at this part 🥹🥹
The part that really gets me is 1:42 when we see Epona running free through Hyrule field. During the game we saw her either "Jailed" in the ranch or as a tool for the player. This is the only moment that we see Epona being really free
I agree. But Epona still loves Link and I'm sure she misses him.
This game is 25 years old and hands down has the best sound track of any game in my opinion. Sometimes makes you gonna tear up with thoses memories growing up from a years and years ago… best game to ever be created.
don't be sad because it's over be happy because it happened
Was so sad to see Navi flee in the end as Link was not a true kokiri they had no choice but to part ways
I saw somewhere that according to Zelda lore, fairies die once they have completed their purpose or something and so Navi flies away from link so she can die because she doesn't want him to see it.
@@thisisausername1506 Don't make it sadder.😭
Navi knew to save Hyrule from destruction she had to leave and Link would follow which would alter the future events . Without the help from Navi and Zelda , Link couldn't pursue the keys for the Temple of time therefore wouldn't remove the master sword which only the hero of time could remove . Only Link was the chosen one to open the sacred realm with him gone changed the destiny of Hyrule
Justo en mi infancia, gracias Link por darme los mejores recuerdos de mi niñez, y gracias Zelda por darme las mejores lecciones de vida, no importa cuantas veces caigas, tú eres el Héroe del tiempo y al final triunfarás.
¡¡¡¡LARGA VIDA AL HEROE DEL TIEMPO!!!!
Si larga vida el heroe del tiempo
This game, along with a long list of other games (mario rpg, super mario world, Alttp, DKC, Metroid Prime, Pokemon, and beyond) have given me such immense happiness playing them in all my years of joys, happiness, sadness. It's a part of me that I'm happy I got to experience and still brings a smile to my face when I play them or hear a reference to them in other games. Mr Kondo and other composers, and everyone who brings these games to life thank you.
I miss when Zelda games give you a conclusive ending, not a lazy end credits rolls.
One of the biggest reasons to complete the game was to see this, the last and best reward you get from it for me will always be this ending. Is not just some random pictures, not some music scores, is the only moment you will get it and you realize in last moment that the game is going to be over soon, until they hit you with THE END Thanks for playing.
listening to this on christmas morning, merry christmas everyone!
A totally masterpiece, never forget this ending song
3:32 I don’t know what it is but this fucking part just gets me. Fucking masterpiece of a game
Same
Thats the part when I conpletly broke crying
Man I just graduated from High School and graduating makes me wanna play Ocarina of Time for the 3rd time.
5:38
"Y recuerda, que siempre habrá una recompensa más allá del Game Over."
Gus Rodríguez, en el final de Nintendomania con esta música.
Still the best ending to any Nintendo game
And the saddest.
This will always have a special place in my heart, every time I hear it I start to get sentimental
After beating this as an 11 year old kid and hearing this song I legitimately wanted to die. How could it actually be over? I wanted to keep living on in this fantasy world. I STILL wouldn't mind that.
I recently played through this game again for the first time in a while and when i got to this point i just... broke down in tears.
7 MINUTES MUSIC ZELDA? thanks man
The fact they added chimes and the ToT vocals to sarias song is badass!!
I'm just here for the bells at the end