Gamer Flashback: Ocarina of Time

As a young boy who grew up in a house in the woods, Ocarina of Time fit into a special place in my heart. Though I knew I’d never go on a quest like Link, it felt nice seeing that he lived in the woods.

I would roam the woods at least when I was younger and swing sticks around pretending to be Link. In fact this game was and definitely still is one of my favorite games of all time which is why I do have it on basically all the systems I own.

This game is definitely a masterpiece and should be treated with respect. The sheer size of Hyrule field and the dungeons held within really were so well crafted for their time. The infamous water temple still holds onto people even though years have passed. Exploring this world was just too much fun. Honestly if I ever have kids this will be one of the first games they play as really it is the perfect gateway to loving video games.

The humorous thing is that during my first play through I had this really intense Ocarina of Time based dream. I will always remember it because this game was just so spectacular. I remember looking out my window and seeing a ring of fire. Within the circle of flame was the wicked Gannondorf on his black steed. Link cowered before him and vanished after Gannondorf’s horse slammed his hooves into the ground after rearing his legs. In that moment I was stunned and he looked up at me with a smirk.

It was at that moment that I think I developed a true love of Zelda. It was like I had found a series that I did truly need to play. Like this evil needed to be stopped by me and that is why he smirked at me.

I played that game many times, just running around at points. It was such a large game especially for that time period and being cooped up in the woods wasn’t making me feel all that good. So exploring such a vast world really took the edge off.

I will always think highly of this game and will probably continue buying copies as they remake it. I am curious if they will remake it again as Grezzo’s 3ds remake was superb. But if they do I’m sure I will buy a copy and head back to Ocarina of Time’s Hyrule. Gannondorf knows I’m coming and I don’t want to disappoint the dark lord, do I?