Interesting to hear your personal experiences. I have different ones, and that’s what makes life interesting. The only zeldas I don’t really like are breath of the wild and i haven’t finished tears yet but seeming pretty similar. I was 7 years old when majoras mask came out and it’s the most important game in my life. A beloved family member left it to me when they passed that same year and asked me to beat it for them because they wouldn’t have the chance. They were half way through but because of the time reset I had no idea. Figuring it out at 7 was near impossible but after months of work almost every day after school I did it, and it was the perfect game to teach me about loss and moving on, even if there were a lot of tears. Now it just makes me feel connected to my past in the best way.

YES! Pokémon and Zelda? My two favorite series! Looking forward to this series!

I feel ya man. Growing up and not having time for everything sucks. Love the content keep up the good work.

OG Zelda still my favorite game of all time. I was born in 93 and played it mostly for the first time in 2001 - 2003 so that feeling of I could find anything new anytime was powerful and works

Love the new format! Didn’t expect this video to be so melancholic :( It is a sad thing to realize that something you used to love just isn’t for you anymore. Recently for me I’ve come to realize that the Pokémon I grew up with is just not coming back. I can have some fun with the new games but I hit that same wall that you hit in the Wind Waker when I was playing Violet when I asked myself “Why am I playing this?” But I can pick up any Pokémon game from my childhood and play it for hours.

Ocarina Of Time is easily in my top games of all time. I've played through it more times than I can count. I've been playing since release and doubt I'll ever get tired of it.

Panera manager here, better have that sip club membership if you love the drinks that much!

This was a very cool retrospective. The Oracle games were my introduction into Zelda and I love them a lot. I remember getting stuck in Oracle of Seasons because my Gameboy's sound died a few months back and I couldn't complete the Subrosan dance minigame to proceed with the plot. I've also played Link's Awakening and A Link to the Past and enjoyed those. I got Majora's Mask on the 3DS but haven't completed it yet. Overall, I only like the Oracle Zelda games and that's probably because of nostalgia. I don't consider myself a fan of the series. I definitely get the feeling of not being as in to videogames as you get older. The last game I was having a real blast with was Persona 5. I got up early on days I had to work to milk a little more time with it and I really hate getting up early. I still enjoy playing videogames as a hobby but I do not get the same high I did when I was a kid. It's a little sad to think about.

Super cool to see you doing different series

Let's go! That opening is so cool

i love your intro sequence so much

Your life and mine are so similar in some ways and yet so different. I too was born in '86, though in December, and while you have an older brother, I'm the eldest of my siblings. The first Zelda game I ever played was Link's Awakening, and then Ocarina of Time, which remains one of my favorite games of all time.

Got on KZfaq and saw that ParaSpectre posted a new video. For a split second I was disappointed because it wasn’t Pokemon paraspective, but then I saw it was a retrospective on Zelda, and one almost an hour long! The hype meter went beyond 11. I’m so excited to watch this!

Right on! I love the shroom boy opening of your vids and I look forward to watching this when I get home from work! (I work 4:30pm-3:00am) and this will be great to watch and also help relax me into a sleep! I promise you're not boring, you have one of those voices that is calming and soothing lol

Hey, I liked the changes, the setup, the video quality, cool direction there!

This was such a nice nostalgia trip

Honestly, while my history with the franchise is very different from yours, I have reached a similar conclusion. Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask were among my favorite games for so long, I easily would have called Zelda among my favorite franchises without even thinking about it. But... most of the other games I have played are only okay. Even games like Breathe of the Wild, which I do love, I never completed. It's a weird feeling, but I totally get where you are coming from.

My brother bought a motorcycle and when our whole family went in the summer family vacation my brother got me a game boy and links awakening for my 12th bday and told me I had to ride on the back of the motorcycle for 600 miles so I can play it the whole way, I beat it on the way and went threw only 8 batteries. To be careful he put a tie wrap around it and a leather shoelace to put it around my neck in case I wanted to stop......but yeah I did play Tetris and mario land too......ahh memories

I hear ya, though that was a bittersweet ending BUT it was great hearing your experiences and seeing that you’re happy knowing yourself and not being dictated by what others feel you should like 😎👍🏽

Glad to see your boxed nes ultima cart

I feel this video. I'm at the beginning of my thirties (well, 31) and while I don't feel like my love for videogames is letting up (rather, I find many of them to be very introspective experiences in all kinds of ways) Zelda in particular is a series I have checked in my mind as "liking it a lot", but when I really think about it, I have most of them half-finished or never played. I genuinely think myself a Windwaker fan rather than a Zelda fan as a whole because I do really love Windwaker, but many of the things I love about it are very specific to that game. Also, that tidbit about Twilight Princess being flipped on Wii to accomodate right-handed people. I love and hate that fact, because it's so emblematic of my feelings of the Wii era. I'm left-handed by necessity (a bit complicated, but in short, I can barely control my right hand, much less do it precisely) so when Nintendo suddenly wanted me to do more with it than just move my thumb a little, I really thought that was it for my gaming experience. I straight up could not play Twilight Princess until the Wii U, because we only had the Wii version with its motion controls only restriction.

The Zelda series is so varied in terms of tone and gameplay that even a lot of die-hard fans dislike a good portion of the mainline games. Personally, I didn’t care much for Twilight Princess and Skyward Sword. I would encourage you to play Breath of the Wild, as I think it’s the first 3D Zelda game to embrace the feeling of freedom and exploration of the 2D games.

before the water temple, there was the ice palace, to this date everyone gets stuck in it

I was most definitely not born early enough to experience Ocarina of Time when it was new, but I was thankfully influenced by youtube videos as a kid that made me want to try it out. I have such fond memories of playing it on the Gamecube disk featured with the collector of Wind Waker

And no one can say you are wrong because it's a personal one.

You should def go back and play wind water again taking your time with it. There is so much to explore in that game and is a pinnacle in the series for me

The video looks great! I suggest a mic for on camera scenes to really clean it all up! 👍🏽

A Link to the Past is the first video game I ever played and there is nothing I have a stronger nostalgic attachment to but likewise I've played it so much over the years I just don't get any enjoyment out of it anymore. Luckily that's what randomizers are for

You should definitely try a link between worlds because of how you talk about liking link to the past. A link between worlds is basically like a remastered/remake of link to the past but more modernized feeling and it’s different with Mechanics especially the way you get items that makes it feel fresh, so you’d probably enjoy playing it. And if you do play breath of wild and tears of the kingdom, I definitely recommend playing them in the order They came out because for me personally it’s really hard to go back to breath of the wild after playing tears of the kingdom.

“It’s no secret to anybody” I see what you did there 😏

This is exactly how I feel about Mario games. I kinda like them, but I can’t justify going back to any of them at this point, never mind going to new ones. Can’t even explain why

You absolutely do not need to play Breath of the Wild to play TOTK. It doesn’t feel like a sequel in the traditional sense in a lot of ways, and feels like more of a successor. In fact, playing TOTK without having tried BOTW might be the best way to experience the game. That way you get the fresh & novel experience of exploring switch’s Hyrule for the first time, plus also get the refinements that TOTK brings.

Good video

I was introduced to Zelda series with a link to the past and links awakening. And I didn’t play all the later games so 2d Zelda is what I played most as a kid on my gameboy. I later played windwaker, twilight princes, ocarina, etc but the 2d games were always my favorites. I loved breath of the wild but it’s not what I want from Zelda personally and I didn’t even play the sequel cause it seemed like more the same but some added building fun

Hey nice reds stuff, keep up the great vids

That "Dangerous to go alone, take this" keyholder should've replaced the sword sprite with a key sprite, then it'd be perfect LOL

Great vid, and I agree with you on a lot. Started on NES version at my cousin's house when I was probably 10. Then Link to the Past, on my own SNES, this is what really got me into gaming, such a fun experience. Of course we move on to the 64 with Ocarina of Time, everything has already been said about this game, I couldn't add more. One for the ages. That is when I began to fall off Legend of Zelda Games. I did buy Majora's Mask, but wasn't a big fan. Great idea and all, it just didn't click with me. Next was Windwaker, which I did enjoy, but to this day don't really anything memorable about it except I didn't mind the art style and liked exploring the ocean. That's pretty much where I stopped. My friend got Twilight Princess, but I wasn't a fan of the movement controller. I never bought a Wii, and this was where I left Link for a time. Fast forward years later, I did buy a Switch for myself and daughter to enjoy when Pokémon Sword and Shield released. Got Breath of the Wild eventually, wanting to help out Link and Zelda again...and was not into at all. Just a huge step away from what I had grown up with. I don't see why so many claim this is "the greatest game ever made". I could barely get a few hours past the tutorial plateau, just felt empty and boring. "You can go anywhere and explore!" Okay, explore and find either a shrine, korok seed, or some weapon that will break after some use. Regret buying and have no plans to try Tears of the Kingdom. I did recently buy Skyward Sword remastered for Switch with toggle for just button control, no movement needed, and I have been enjoying it greatly. Feels very true to me how the games of the past felt for me. I hope eventually they go back to the formula I enjoyed, but might seem unlikely. Will have to wait and see.

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Real quick which PS1 games are those in the top right corner? Theres a decent sized stack right there. Just curious

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The Water temple is definitely my least favorite in OoT but that has less to do with the Water Temple itself and the high quality of the other temples by comparison. I love the Spirit Temple in particular.

I haven’t played many Zelda games, but Minish cap and Phantom Hourglass were really good. I do own A Link to the Past and played it a bit. But it is actually really hard, at least for me. Certain spots have a lot of enemies and it feels like a bullet hell lol maybe I just have to get good.

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More and more videos please

If you are throwing out chronology and just want to play what’s fun, I would highly recommend just jumping into Tears of the Kingdom. Don’t even worry about BotW. You won’t be missing anything necessary to enjoy the gameplay or story. The only bad things to say about it are the parts of the map and mechanics that are too similar to BotW, but you’re in a unique position to avoid that entirely. I think it can reignite some lost love for the world of Zelda

Ah, Zelda. It’s thanks to you I’m as big a fan of video games as I am. Ocarina of Time my favorite game, and I doubt it’ll ever change.

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So far my first and only Zelda game ive ever played was Links awakening on the Gameboy. Seeing Mario characters threw me off but i remeber the fishing being the best time waster

I remember recording myself for ninja gaiden playing, plis inloved that first cut scenes music....alttp was fun, but skyways sword rocked....what u dont like it...sad sad day for link

Very cool video! … but which fossil did you take?

I see those remastered Beatles cds on the shelf 😉

The order I played them was: - Legend of Zelda and Zelda 2 in 1998 - Ocarina of Time in 1999 - Majora's Mask in 2000 - Link's Awakening in 2001 or 2002 - A Link to the Past in 2003 or later - Wind Waker shortly before or shortly after A Link to the Past - Oracle of Ages either shortly before or shortly after Wind Waker; I never played Seasons - The GameCube version of Twilight Princess in...I wanna say 2009? Played it on the Wii since our GameCube was physically kaputski. - Literally no others ever since For me, discussing lore and game design of the series is more fun than actually playing it. Same with Pokemon, actually. Jabu Jabu's Belly is actually one of my favorite parts of Ocarina of Time, due to the gross inside a living body aesthetic; this is just something weird about me that's always been there. Was my favorite thing in a lot of cartoons too, seeing the (inaccurate) ways that the gastrointestinal tract would be depicted. Water Temple is another one I love for its chillingly empty and calm atmosphere and its puzzles, and then the Shadow Temple for being spooky and morbid.

I would call you a casual Zelda fan 🙂👍 which is ok, I'm not a fan of the games but I can see why they can draw people in

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I am the opposite of you: I loved the Oracle games but played OoT later in life and could not get into it at all. That said, I do share your thoughts on "not being much of a gamer" anymore. I used to play games like all day every day and nowadays it's a couple hours a week, if that.

34:09 Huh, it's really funny that your complaints about Link's Awakening mimic a lot of the feelings I had about Link to the Past when I first played it (after having already played through OoT, MM, and TP). It always felt so annoying to get from place to place, with enemies littered all over the world that constantly respawn, and it just didn't feel very rewarding. Just like your brother, when I inevitably got stuck at one point, I just didn't care to keep playing; it just wasn't fun. On the other hand, I LOVE Link's Awakening, because the world felt a lot.. "smaller", more condensed. It didn't take forever to get from one side of the map to the other, like it felt to me in Link to the Past. It just felt much more concise, a more structured experience. I also enjoyed Oracle of Ages and Seasons, which are just like Awakening to me, but.. more lol

Same here, 86 I was born, alttp my first zelda. I still Play it occasionally, with the randomizer. Other than it my favourite zelda is MM. OoT would be my 3rd place.

Curiously, after having played Breath of the Wild to 100% completion (as well as every other Zelda game to 100% completion), I have zero excitement for Tears of the Kingdom too.

I would like to see do all the games like you did Bond

Wait your telling me the wii had save states for NES games? I'm so mad right now

Wait you're not actually a mushroom ghost? Well blow me down

I like Skipped end cause still playing tears of kingdom I shall return

I gave up on Zelda after how disappointing Toilet Princess and Skyward Turd were, then Breath of the Wild finally released and I fell in love with Zelda for the first time since Majora's Mask. It's that good!!

I think that you owe it to yourself to try BotW and TotK; they are not anything like the ones before them, and you are not safe to assume you won't like them based on the previous games

I’m sad about Wind Waker 😢 that’s my favorite Zelda game. I truly think you should play a link between worlds especially if you love a link to the past. I’ve heard that game is great! But if you are tired of the Zelda formula and are having issues of being a Zelda fan, you need to try breath of the wild. It’s the best Zelda game period. That will awaken I think your love for Zelda.

Damn Paraspectre is a daddy (respectfully)

Take some electrical tape and put it over your key chain sword. It won't damage it and years from now u can remove it with ease, no one but u will notice

I think you not liking the gbc ones is because you first played them as an adult. I still remember me and my brother playing them together and then exchsnging them for yhat new game olus experience. Nowadays ive even started to play with the randomizer of those game since iy makes you feel like playing a new game (at leadt the first half)

Beat second quest you will be a real man then...took me 34 Saturday visits ti grandpa to beat zelda @ 1 play for four hours a week in 1987

Forest Temple is your favorite? A fellow EH REH EH REH DOO DOO DOH DOH enjoyer I see.

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Am I the only one who never had trouble with the water temple. My least favorite has always been my least favorite. Everything is invisible, almost every room leads to nowhere, the hover boot ls are slipperier than a greased up penguin. It's honestly far more confusing than the water temple. Which is incredibly linear maybe it's just me.

He said spikes but i didnt see a single parspect

Why is Zelda black and white

Play Breath. It straight up isn’t a Zelda game. It upended the entire formula.

i really think that forcing yourself into release order kinda hampered your fun and burned you out. I mean despite using the challenge to play games you havent before, you played 2 games you basically memorized, and 3 almost identical games (i personally love LA:DX but to each their own. Havent played oracle but honestly you saying they are like LA kinda made me want to play them). I think you may have had a better time if you skipped over the games you had already played. For me personally, i rarely replay games and tend to hop around the series a bit. Personally just play what seems fun at the time. You shouldnt see them as a obligation (beyond like the obligations for your youtube channel)

Link Between Worlds is really good, a fun homage to LttP but not an essential experience. Skyward Sword is such a letdown, what a tedious slog... skip it if you feel like you can, but the dungeons are something to look forward to if you feel like you need to play it. BotW is a masterpiece, which you have to play before TotK, which is even better so far.

"Do I even like the Zelda series anymore?" I mean, you could have played BOTW like 6 years ago, so let us know when you do.

Always preferred Link's Adventure to the original. Both have awesome bosses

But where are all the mushrooms in the Zelda games?

I feel bad you lost your love for Zelda. It's ok though, the world needs Mario lovers too

What is this therapy

2:33 You were born in '86? But you look so much younger 😯 What's your secret?

Can you do some Resident Evil content next?

I loved BotW but hated TotK

The problem is you repeated the same structure over and over. But at least you had some fun.

You should at least try botw and totk while they kinda are totally diffrent games then other zelda games so at least try them if the other zelda games are no longer for you.

I don't know if you've played botw or totk but in case you haven't, play totk first. If you play too much botw it will ruin totk.

I know way too much about your broken mind, hahahah

Someone please let me know if his brother shows up in this comment section

Dude you can't blame aging for a reason to stop playing .....now who's the girl...what did she do to u...

You're really missing out having not played breath of the wild and tears of the kingdom

Having no awareness at all of Zelda I will share my only knowledge of the franchise: Zelda is a girl (like the Metroid hero, basically identical story lines), and the new Zelda is controversial somehow.

But yeah Zelda is a good series, but it's not as good as everyone makes it out to be. I've played 1, 2, ALttP, OoT, Wind Waker, every handheld zelda, every ds and 3ds zelda, Skyward Sword, and BotW. Honestly, I found the handheld zeldas more enjoyable than the console ones. Didn't like Skyward Sword at all, and there were a couple handheld games I disliked because they felt like shoe-ins instead of a real game. BotW just didn't do anything for me at all, it was too empty and didn't give me the feel of a Zelda game.

Turn down the gain your too hot

If YT is the job can't u play games on it all u want whenever? Bro play skyward sword

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