Any female: I think I'm in love with you Link Link: Get Sage-zone'd

I admire this mans dedication to using those hover boots at all times 😂

Mapo! Lock on all the time! Mapo! What are you doing locking on to the boss, do it in free cam! Sheesh just let the man have his struggles and successes. This playthru is great!

All of the games in the Zelda series are usually so polished that the player never have to struggle with the core game mechanics (there are some exceptions, but I won't list them here so as not to spoil other titles). If the player do struggle, that tends to be because they misunderstood or missed an important mechanic. This happens to us all the first time through a new game. But it's worth to think about and remember this when playing future titles: "This seems frustratingly difficult and not by design - could I do this in a different way?" That will usually show you the way forward. All that said, I've been so impressed with how you've solved the temples, Mapo. I don't think I ever studied the maps as you've done, in general you've been playing very methodically and that's beautiful to watch.

To be fair, phase 1 of Twinrova, you are meant to redirect their attacks without Z targeting, similar to the light puzzles in the dungeon. Phase 2 allows Z targeting more. You can simply stand in the center of the platform the whole time, face the one who is charging an attack, defend, then redirect. You do sometimes have to wait for the other sister to get in front of you, but it doesn't take long. Also, I don't think Koume and Kotake literally carried Ganondorf. Surrogate just means replacement. I think it just means they raised him.

I'm pretty Sure its intended to not use the z-targeting in the first phase, you can freely move the reflected Beam and Hit the other witch, you dont have to rely on the camera and enemy AI at all

The Twin Witches fight was SO COOL. What an incredible concept for its time. This game was really something else.

Fun fact, for most Nintendo players, even those who don't particularly know the Zelda series, this plot twist is universally known. A bit like Vader being Luke's father if you will. One of the main reasons being that in Super Smash Bros Melee, you could fight as Zelda and Sheik and they were one and the same character, with a move that turned them into each other. Hence why it's a particularly rare opportunity to see a blind LP of this game by someone who wasn't aware of that. So it was interesting to see in the last episode that you were pretty much able to piece it together !

Mapo, just wanted to let you know that this series introduced me to your channel, and it's brought me a lot of joy and happiness to revisit Ocarina of Time with you at the helm. I'm looking forward to seeing what you play next (Majora's Mask, hopefully!) but also excited to look through your VOD catalog to see what I may have already missed! I hope you greatly enjoy the finale of OoT, an ending that's stuck with me for all these years.

the sheik reveal!! no words for how 10 year old little girl me lost her mind the first time i played throught the game. zelda is so cool!!

Yeah, the reflect works a lot better without the lock on. Just crouching and tilting the shield from across the room. But like everything else, I can't remember ever not knowing that. Maybe I struggled as a kid, or maybe a friend who'd already beaten it or had the strategy guide told me.

"Imagine if I could reflect light myself?" he says. "That would be pretty crazy." 😂 I love the mirror shield so much, it makes me sad we get it so late in the game.

New Zelda lore per Mapo: There's only one Gerudo male because Ganon eats all the men.

Okay, here's a fun fact about Sheik I've been waiting to reveal until this episode. If you listen closely to Sheik's theme, you can actually hear the 6 notes you play of Zelda's Lullaby hidden in the song. Almost nobody, even veterans of the game, notice that. But if one were to notice it, they could put together that Sheik was Zelda from the very first time you meet Sheik.

Ganondorf, if you think about it, is an INSANELY smart bad guy. Every single move he makes in this game up till this point is incredibly clever: 1.) He wanted the Triforce, but it was locked within an alternate dimension that could only be opened by pulling out a sword that only one person on the planet can pull, and that he can't physically touch (blade of evil's bane and all that)--and before he can even get to THAT, four other keys to unlock the Door of Time. So he just makes himself super-obviously evil to get you to open up everything for him in a vain attempt to stop him. 2.) Darn, didn't get all three pieces. Oh well, logic dictates that those pieces wouldn't go to just ANYONE, so obviously they'd go to Zelda and that kid who pulled the sword out. But Zelda is missing and being a pain to find. Solution? Let the hero do the work for you. Either he'll get killed in the temples (one headache solved!), or he'll be the perfect tool to draw Zelda out of hiding. Then just use her as a hostage to bring the hero to his evil lair, filled with monsters for days to wear him down... and then you have both pieces you didn't get right at your feet, and all you have to do is kill the hero (again, hopefully the final dungeon that is your evil castle will wear him down and make him easier), then the Princess, and you've got everything you ever wanted. That's a smart villain there.

Mapo keeps the hover boots on because he knows it's triggering everyone.

The one time Mapo uses Z-targeting, and it's during the boss fight that becomes harder when you target them. :P

Mapo choosing to fight Twinrova the hard way is very on brand. lol

As to people praising the targetting system: Remember that this game practically invented the system, this is the first iteration of a key system in modern adventure games. Even modern games have some jank to this system...this one has more I will say, the number of times you commented specifically about the lock-on being unreliable in that phase, you were kinda setting up people who love the game; setting them up to point out the tunnel visioning involved with that.

The point of Twinrova’s first phase is to always face the witch that is currently attacking you with your shield. Once your shield is reflecting the witches spell you can reposition the shield while standing in place toward the other witch. You were doing the first phase totally opposite the intended solution which made it a lot harder.

The negative comments make me sad. You don't deserve them, Mapo. Keep up ignoring the trolls and haters; they are small-minded people deserving only of pity. My wife and I love your content. I am constantly impressed with your attention to lore detail and puzzle perception. Moreover, we love your general attitude, jokes, and approach to these videos. OoT holds a special, nostalgic place in my heart, and I am beyond pleased you're playing and enjoying it. Just wanted to leave a quick comment and affirmation, because it shouldn't only be the complainers who speak up. Looking forward to more! :)

mapo, the statue puzzle is super simple in concept. the funny thing is, I was in the same situation as you. not as a kid, mind you. when I replayed the game after more than a decade, I was looking for a permanent way. after doing what I felt was cheese, namely let them hop on the switch and quickly go through the door, memories flooded my brain and I remembered that as a kid, I stepped into the room and knew exactly what to do, right away. maybe adult brains are worse at some kind of puzzles haha.

I really hope this isn’t the only Zelda game you play on your channel. This content keeps me going dude

I'm enjoying this series so much. Sure, there are things that you don't catch onto immediately, but that's the nature of a first playthrough, and there are plenty of other things that you do get very quickly. I'm glad you're loving the game! It's fun to replay and revisit too, to find more secrets and do more sidequests, etc. 🙂

I wouldn't be mad if next episode is just him finishing up side quests, getting the fairy fountain he missed, and beating the optional Gerudo dungeon. We can save the final dungeon for part 20 if that's what he chooses to do.

Mapo failing to hit anything but the Like Like's mouth is comedy gold.

23:22 fun fact you where so close but you can actually hookshot onto the goddess statues nipple's for whatever reason. It doesn't do anything though 😅

Malon, Ruto, Nabooru, OOT Link is the rizz master of Links.

"Of course now all you're gonna do is ice." Literally every time, to every one of us. 😂

13:00 - HE FIGURED IT OUT! And it only took 18 episodes. 😆 The Green Navi Mystery is solved!!

24:16 - No longer am I a man who says wtf. and we wont say wtf ever again.. 27:45 - wtf is this -- Mapo 2024

Hope you'll take a shot at Majoras Mask after this. Would love to see that.

YT recommended one of your earlier OoT videos to me, and i was pleasantly surprised to see you started your playthrough recently. I have got caught up over the past week and now im happy to watch along in "real time", its been cool seeing your progress and enjoyment of the game grow. It would be cool to see your impression of other N64 games, Majoras Mask of course the obvious choice but also Perfect Dark, Paper Mario, Turok 3 Shadow of Oblivion, WWF No Mercy/Wrestlemania2k and others I'm forgetting right now

Im sure you have beaten the game by now. I hope you are planning to do Majoras Mask playthrough right after. I really enjoyed OOT lets play. Would love to see you continue with MM.

The funny thing is, if you had gotten as stuck in the water temple as you were with Twinrova, people would have been begging you to look past it and not let it sour the game for you. Even returning players often mess up the water level cycles pretty frequently, and you breezed through it pretty well. You win some, you lose some. Unfortunately, the one you lost was one long time fans don't give a second thought to, so the usual understanding falls short this time.

After all these years, the Zelda reveal still makes me tear up. She always stays so strong for her people. She is so brave, and will put herself in the face of evil to do what is right, every time. Love her!

The boss work, you can direct the reflection of the beams with the joystick as like u did in the puzzles

I'm so happy that you somehow managed to go all this time without being spoiled on the Zelda/Sheik reveal! Even when people are blind on OoT, they tend to still know that. It's almost ubiquitous knowledge in the gaming sphere. And it's also really cool that you managed to figure it out from the clues the game gives you, too! :D Probably my favourite scene in the entire game. Big reveal, massive lore drop that has implications for the entire series, and then you're given a direct drive to go face Ganondorf immediately. Also, if you pay close attention it's not removing the disguise that tips Ganondorf off, he only notices and captures her after she summons the Light Arrows. That sudden huge burst of holy power was like a homing beacon to her exact location. I'm so hyped for the coming finale!

1:14:40 Ok but this is a 1998 game, 2 days after the release of half-life 1 actually. But just like in souls games some bosses are much easier by not using lock on.

The reason you were having issues with the first phase of Twinrova was using lock-on made Link move. It's much easier if you don't lock on.

- Finish the Gerudo training - Explore the desert as Young Link - See if the old potion seller at Kakariko sells anything now that the trading quest is done with - Get 50 Skulltula tokens

53:57 You can use the shield with a 2-handed item equipped (sword, hammer, stick, etc), but only when it's not currently in Link's hand. If you stand still for a moment and press A, he puts his weapon away. He also puts his weapon away automatically when you use a different item, such as the hookshot, bottle, or ocarina.

Dude, I'm having the best time looking at your playthrough. I look forward to it every day. It's so interesting. I'll even check other games you play that I don't know. It's kind of amazing at this point. You always somehow move past the simplified gameplay and end up playing hardcor moves by accident.

Twin Roba was actually one of my favorite bosses, i loved absorbing their attacks with the mirror shield

I honestly never even tried fire arrows on those floating fireball mummy things lmao. They mirror your movements, so the intended solution is to maneuver them into the fire circle. It makes sense that the arrows would work, I just never thought to try.

i gotta admit it was hilarious to hear mapo get mad at the lock on targeting mechanic when we were all screaming "stop using the lock on!!"

Been waiting for this reveal!

yea the first phase of the Twinrova fight is infinitely easier if you're NOT locking on to them. you can aim the shield freely when you're out of Z-targeting mode. honestly, your brain is so huge for figuring out Sheik is Zelda before the official reveal and it's especially impressive that this wasn't spoiled for you after 2 decades. although I shouldn't be surprised that the man who clocked who Flemeth and Solas were in your Inquisition run was also able to use your innate Eyes of Truth to figure out the Sheik thing.

I'm really enjoying your playthrough and hope that you'll continue with Zelda in the future at some point.

1:04:00 gandandorfs surrogate mother Twinrova... Did you guys ever stip to imagine what Ganondorfs childhood was like?

The dungeon already taught you with the light puzzles that you can freely aim the shield's reflection when you're not locked on! Maybe you just wanted an extra challenge? :'D Well done, anyway

The game teaches you how to reflect light with the little suns in the game with sunlight coming through, no need to lock on. It shows you how to beat the twins.

After I completed the game as a kid I'd load up my save and replay the end of the game over and over, it's just so good. I can't wait for the next episode.

That blue switch with the Armos is tough to work out because it's not like anything else in the game. I felt your pain. Also, fun fact: according to the manga of this game, Zelda didn't just disguise herself, but actually underwent a magical transformation to become a male Sheika.

god i love the spirit temple music

The Anubis enemies don’t need to be in the center of the fire for you to kill them. You can activate the fire using the switch then mirror their movements to lure them into the fire after hitting the switch. That would’ve been the intended method.

I’m really enjoying this series. I love your methodical approach and your dry wit. It is so much fun and so rare seeing a completely blind playthrough of this game. I hope you will continue the series with Majora’s Mask! I hope those people who are too negative and judgy don’t put you off from playing more.

Back in episode 14 when you were speaking to Shiek infront of the well of Kakariko and you said "but where the hell is Zelda" while the camera was focused on Shiek, I couldn't help but laugh...😉

Thanks for showing me a new way to kill the bad guys in the desert and you for got to look all around the desert

Some trivia: The reason why Nabooru was called Ganondorf's second-in command in the future was because of the witches' brainwashing, this is also likely something Ganondorf has done to have a stronger control over the Gerudo in case they see him for who he truly is as a person and decide to turn on him. The witches both bear a resemblance to their son the Great demon king/Great king of evil(Daimaō) and are likely the ones who taught him dark magic.

Fun fact Mapo: the wall climbing bit at 48:00 can be cheesed by hookshotting up to the top part

Your thought process is next level, and you're right a lot. It's so cool you guessed who Shiek is! I'm impressed by your play style. Sorry you had such a rough time on that first Twinrova phase my brother. It's kind funny that you were so mad at the targeting but didn't think to manually aim. "I hate you! No, I will not stop using you!" 😂 Excellent as always.

31:00 well that works too i guess.... still trying to figure out what you thought you had to do though, haha. assuming you intended to get them into place and THEN activate the fire? but you can just activate the fire and then move them into it whilst its on... or just fire arrow them xD

When you're standing still, you can push A to sheath your sword. If your Biggoron Sword is sheathed, you can use the Mirror Shield normally.

Babe wake up, mapo is in the spirit temple.

I had been so looking forward to this episode! Congrats on rescuing all the sages and meeting Zelda! Just a bit more until the end!

😂😂😂😂 The pots in the spirit temple made me think of those hour-long videos of silence randomly interrupted by loud sounds

You'll have an easier time with Twinrova if you don't target. The boss isn't badly designed; you are just doing it wrong. This game is beautifully designed. If something doesn't work, that's probably because it isn't intended to be done that way.

just used din's fire as a kid to deal with the Anubis...i couldnt be bothered with all that manouvering lol i just let them burn EDIT: ohhhh just saw Mapo ended up using fire arrows LMAO thats the spirit

"No more what the f***" Very next room: "What the f***?"

When you realize on the second playthrough that you can just longshot past the shifting wall puzzle 😑

His power level… its over 9000!!!!!

Apologies for this being long... I didn't expect to write so much! Been loving your journey through the game! ❤ 3:23 Funny, I always confuse Nocturne of Shadow and Requiem of Spirit myself. 11:25 You can hit it with the big sword, but you've always attacked it when it's in its "eating" animation which blocks attacks. TBH I'm not sure how a blob can block attacks... 37:23 I figure since the game is in the "endgame", it is starting to subvert things learned previously. 44:10 I'm so sad we get the Mirror Shield so late in the game because it looks SO COOL. 57:47 I love the theming of the witches. Ganondorf's surrogate (as in guardian/caretaker, not womb) mothers, brainwashing with dark magic, amazing themesong, fire/ice aesthetic, menacing over-the-shoulder glance, hilarious death scene (why the halos and ray of light????)... but... (by the way nice on discovering the power of the jump-attack -> backflip combo on the Iron Knuckle at 59:50) ... 1:03:00 Their Phase 1 boss fight is probably the most jank in the game. Yes, it's better with a real (and non-buggy) N64 controller (or a really good Analog controller), but no matter which strategy is used (Z-targeting or free-aim), sometimes I'll find the witches just don't play nice with one strat and I have to switch to the other strat. Because both are valid! Sometimes it's easier to stand still and use Z-targeting on the attacking witch then Swap Target to her twin (can be done reliably if Z-targeting is set to Switch and not Hold) and then move Link a tiny bit to adjust the beam, and other times it feels easier to face the witch aiming at Link, crouch-shield, and free-aim the beam towards the other witch. No matter what though, both are dependent on the witches getting into a position where we can see both at the same time... bit of an annoying waiting game if the witch we want to hit is hiding behind our POV. All in all I both love and hate Twinrova. 1:14:42 Well... see... Previously, you decided on using Hold for Z-targeting's options and not Switch, correct? I think because you were finding it difficult to un-target things. The options are nice, but Hold (which in all fairness most players use) has a glaring weakness comparatively - instead of being hard to un-target something, it is now hard to *keep* targeting (if your hand slips or you have a faulty button) as well as hard to target something else in the room (if the system fails to realize what you want to target) instead. I get your frustration. It's probably a bit too late for this run of the game, but if you decide to play Ocarina of Time (or another similar Zelda) again, maybe try out Switch Z-Targeting. In this game in particular I found un-targeting worked better if I slammed the control stick back (so Link starts running towards the screen) before tapping the button. Maybe it's not just me and it'll work for you too. 1:27:10 👀 Oho? Prrrrrobably for the best Nabooru got Sage-Zoned, lol. 1:28:33 It's such a short animation, but I love seeing Link crack his knuckles before lifting rocks. They could've just made him pick up the rock quickly like a plant or a bomb flower, but they decided to make him look cool. 1:34:27 Surpriiiise :D Welcome to the most well-known twist in Zelda lore (I'm very surprised it was not spoiled to you through Smash Bros or other paraphernalia) - Sheik was secretly Zelda the whole time! I love that this game shows it as a full magical transformation. Little child me was kind of blown away that the princess magically changed into a male Sheikah to hide from Ganondorf (and do cool stuff) and seemed perfectly okay with it. That's probably not the canon interpretation (I believe recent-ish interviews stated it's just a wardrobe change... meh) but for me it just kind of seared into my brain that this Sheik in particular is physically different from Zelda. Funnily enough in the old days of the internet, fandom wars were waged over this subject. It was very dumb. Now they wage wars over whether there should be a female Link (the fighting's equally dumb lol) 1:40:41 Man used magic Wi-Fi speakers just to laugh at you. What a villain. And yeah, it's a good laugh. Probably better than Link's screams!

It the last temple and Mapo is still suprised the boss battle is taking place "of the grid" when every single boss battle hasnt been on map :)

Can't wait to see him lose his mind on Majora's mask.

Perhaps a better translation for the Twinrova's relationship to Ganondorf would be "foster mothers", seeing as most women over the age of 380 have left their child baring days behind...

The Song of Time block in the room with the three Anubis was not optional. In fact it was the solution to the puzzle. All you have to do there is press the switch to light the fire up and move to the block, which will put the Anubis in place to get burned. But the magic items do solve it all quicker.

If you hang out in the Twinrova boss chamber for a long time after they're gone, you can fight them again, but they'll be invisible.

Spirit temple, gives me the spiritual feels, soon we reaches the end game. Been a nice ride 😊

Woo! Getting close to the end 😢 I've been loving this playthrough man! Keep at it and go show Ganondork who's boss! 🎉

Mapocolops your disregard for your health hurts my gaming soul 😂

Been following this whole journey 😅 loving every video lol

All Iron Knuckles have a Gerudo inside their armor, that's the sad thing. She's just the only one you don't kill.

That feeling watching you solve something after a bit of struggle in this game, I kind of understand GLaDOS. At least a little bit ;) And yeah, the first Twinrova phase is slightly janky, even if one doesn't use Z-targetting. But hey, at least they only need a hit each. Silver lining and all that. And now we're so close to the end, sadly. Looking forward to seeing you tackle the last parts :)

You don't have to hit the gemstone in their foreheads. If you notice the last time you fought them, you got the one's feet. Also, I didn't want to say it last episode as to not spoil it for any first viewers, but I'm surprised you didn't guess the Shiek/Zelda thing right away. I feel like you said early on that you knew some of the characters from Smash Brothers. In the most recent one you can play as Zelda and one of her moves turns her into Shiek and gives her another moveset (and vice-versa).

Oh *man* what a plotline you invented with the musing "maybe Ganondorf is really old and eats the other men." That's absolutely the sort of thing he'd do! I'm imagining a thousand year old Ganondorf's minions making the rounds around the desert, demanding that all the Gerudo show their newborn so they can capture and kill any would-be-competitor males. But one family manages to secret away their male baby, finding a surrogate family far away for him to grow up with while keeping his roots a secret, raising him as a Hylian and giving him a decidedly un-Gerudo name. Eventually he would come to realize he's not like the other kids (red hair, yellow eyes and all (although maybe there's a spell in place to disguise even that until later)) and venturing out into the world to find his origins, he would eventually find kinship with the Gerudo, only to learn there's a big bad immortal evil man that would kill him if he finds him. That's how you can end up with a Link with a completely different background that still leads him toward the same destiny! Raised a Hylian instead of a Kokiri, turned out to be a Gerudo instead of a Hylian, but still needing to defend himself from and eventually defeat Ganondorf. Only, this time, he would eventually take his rightful place as king! Fan artists, where are you? I'm gonna need someone to draw Gerudo Link!

I can't wait for the final to happen!!! Keep it up!!! ❤❤❤

Woah. Potions sold right outside the witches “house”. I never made the connection to another game. A couple notes for the witches. It’s easier if you don’t use Z targeting for that fight. Targeting was revolutionary, but not perfected. Also I get FF6 flashbacks in that scene with Zelda. Not as tragic as FF, but still.

He's right about the Twinrova fight, the room needs infinite lock on and bigger hurt boxes on those enemies. He had the right strategy but it took ages because the mechanics were fighting him all the way. Very funny tho.

Regarding the armos switch: yeah, that's intended, basically. You can stand by the door and hit them with arrows or hookshot to activate them remotely, then you're already by the door and ready to go

The Like-Like's mouth blocks your sword, use stabs or horizontal swings to hit the body

It only kinda, sorta hints for you to use the mirror shield shield without lock on when you use the light reflecting mechanic, but that doesn't necessarily indicate that's what you have to do for the boss, so for anyone to think you should get it when the rest of the game constantly has you lock on to enemies is fooling themselves. There's so many runners and people who know the game like the back of their hand that people can get the wrong idea and think this stuff is just instinct. They're honestly practicing bad theory of mind in this case.

For all that manual targeting makes the first stage eas _ier,_ you still have to juggle the camera, track both witches, and just accept that sometimes the angle won't work. All the jank he ran into is there, he merely added one more challenge to the pile. Goodness knows how many things I did the long/hard/wrong way my first time. I feel like my vague memories of this sacred realm and Triforce piece exposition make more sense than what's actually in the game :D Of course that's not true, it's just hard to slot the sacred realm into all of this when what we see of it is some disc you get summoned to by other people. :P

My initial suspicion about Sheik was maybe they were a future/parallel version of Link time-travelling, especially after the weird Windmill Song, but Sheik being Zelda became more obvious with those odd longing looks and talks of love. I did chuckle when Zelda said she was going to become the seventh Sage. A real miracle Malon didn't become one. 😄

Thursday is gonna be lit!

Great job so far Mapo, cannot wait for you to complete this game! Once the finale is out we can be sure to fill the comments with all the things you missed out on or didn't find, but don't worry, from where you are at now, the overworld stuff is all optional. Nothing major missed that would prevent you from finishing the game.

AAAH i forgot about zelda dropping the true force lore, remember it because it is SO IMPORTANT in the classic zelda games. In BOTW/TOTK...not so much. Smh. In this, and later games, whenever you see one of three chosen ones with a triforce piece burning on their hand ,as with sheik, i find that moment is usually soo epic and/or poignant in some way, its like, the SOUL of classic zelda for me. Just remembering those moments make me a little emotional 🥲 Cant wait for the finale 🎉🎉

My favorite Temple!

1:07:56 They dont have to stay together. Jump to the platfroms and move around more. Slightly move toward the Witch once she target you to not trigger the blast zone. And stop usiing Navy all the time! There are several Situation/Bossphases where the player is better of without using Navi.

People praise the targeting because this game invented targeting. The first telephone wasn't as good as a modern telephone either haha.