Now I know what nostalgia is

Everyone who played Ocarina of time back in the day says that it holds a special place in there heart. People say that the next zelda games didn't have the same feeling like Ocarina of time did. I was a baby when Ocarina of time was released so I never got to play it until just recently on the 3ds. When I was five though I unwrapped that plastic lining of a gold covered game that would define my gameing life. Wind Waker strikes a cord in me that makes me cry tears of joy. Sailing through the great sea at the age of five resonated with me very deeply. I didn't realize how much I loved that game until I began to replay it for the first time in 9 or ten years. As the opening screen pulled up with the beautiful theme, I understood fully what nostalgia is. There were a lot less people who were introduced to zelda by wind waker than there were to ocarina of time, but the people who were have the same feeling of as those of you who played Ocarina of time so long ago. Cheers to Wind Waker!

It's a great feeling, eh? I get the same emotion every time I turn on Ocarina of Time.

Seeing Link ride across the hills in the moonlight with Epona, while the Opening Theme plays... It almost hurts listening to that song. I remember all the great times from my childhood and the days when Legend of Zelda and just having fun were all the mattered. I've learned to play the opening on the piano, but I can't get past the first couple lines before I just break off and drift away...

Nostalgia's a funny thing.

Windwaker has been out for nine or ten years? I feel old....

that's the way it is for me wind waker was my first zelda game and i was so mad when my little bro broke it before i could beat it. but then i re bought it a month later so its all god

Wind Waker was my most recent play, and it still felt nostalgic. *sigh* A great game can do that to you, though.

Oh, man that theme gets me every time. It seems so right.The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker Theme Song - YouTube

Nostalgia.... Sigh. I don't have it with Wind Waker.. I'm like AWJ, I'm one of those fans that jumped onto the Zelda fan train with OoT back in 1998. Good times. I feel the same way. Every time I hear those first couple notes on piano I feel that serenity all over again of Link riding through the hills.

But I don't feel old because of that though. Although most of the people who played OoT when it first came out are "old", I'm actually only 16, but I did play Ocarina of Time in 1998. I started playing videogames really early. And damn, that nostalgia is still just as great.

My first was ALTtP, never had OoT, but ALTtP has a lot of nostalgia for me

Originally Posted by Viscen

Nostalgia.... Sigh. I don't have it with Wind Waker.. I'm like AWJ, I'm one of those fans that jumped onto the Zelda fan train with OoT back in 1998. Good times. I feel the same way. Every time I hear those first couple notes on piano I feel that serenity all over again of Link riding through the hills.

But I don't feel old because of that though. Although most of the people who played OoT when it first came out are "old", I'm actually only 16, but I did play Ocarina of Time in 1998. I started playing videogames really early. And damn, that nostalgia is still just as great.

I don't feel old either, my first zelda game was ocarina of time, i beat it when i was 7 with a little help from my cousin and i'm just 13!!

Both Ocarina of Time and Wind Waker give me the nostalgia feeling. Though Twilight Princess does not yet it probably will if I take a break from it a couple of years.

Originally Posted by Mensrea

Everyone who played Ocarina of time back in the day says that it holds a special place in there heart. People say that the next zelda games didn't have the same feeling like Ocarina of time did. I was a baby when Ocarina of time was released so I never got to play it until just recently on the 3ds. When I was five though I unwrapped that plastic lining of a gold covered game that would define my gameing life. Wind Waker strikes a cord in me that makes me cry tears of joy. Sailing through the great sea at the age of five resonated with me very deeply. I didn't realize how much I loved that game until I began to replay it for the first time in 9 or ten years. As the opening screen pulled up with the beautiful theme, I understood fully what nostalgia is. There were a lot less people who were introduced to zelda by wind waker than there were to ocarina of time, but the people who were have the same feeling of as those of you who played Ocarina of time so long ago. Cheers to Wind Waker!

Good post.

As for me, I come to the Zelda series and to OoT from the opposite end--translation: I'm old.

I was already a senior in high school when OoT came out, and I first played it right after my freshman year in college. So in that sense, experiencing Zelda in 3D (well, the N64's version of 3D, not the 3DS, heh) was such a new twist for me, having been so used to LttP and the NES Zeldas before that.

When I was a child, the only Zelda games in existence were the two on NES: Zelda 1 and Zelda II. My first Zelda game was the very original one, which I played around the end of the '80s/beginning of the '90s. And for me there is no more iconic, nostalgic moment than turning on the NES and immediately seeing this...

...complete with the 8-bit title theme playing, which still sounds sublime and beautiful even now in 2011.

I didn't play Zelda II quite as much as Zelda 1--mainly because it was hard as ass, even by '80s NES standards. But I still have a lot of nostalgic memories attached to it, especially the music. You really feel like you're on some magical, medieval quest in this game. The setting and environment were just brilliant, especially considering the limitations of the time.

I of course still have nostalgic feelings for later Zelda games too, having obtained and played LttP while in middle school. OoT holds tons of memories for me (it was practically a religious experience the first time I played it through). Ditto for MM, and TWW reminds me of summer and makes me feel like I'm genuinely sailing out on the sea for adventure. Even TP has been out long enough now that it feels nostalgic for me.

The shock of learning that Tetra was Zelda, and the excitement that I felt the first time I defeated Ganondorf... they make me feel all fuzzy inside everytime I play Wind Waker.

I just realized that Wind Waker came out 8 years ago... wow.

> That feeling when you use the Grappling Hook and swing on to Valoo's tail

I remember when I was 8 and that was my favourite boss (mostly because I did it all by myself ^^).

My heart leaps up when I behold
A rainbow in the sky:
So was it when my life began;
So is it now I am a man;
So be it when I shall grow old,
Or let me die!
The Child is father of the Man;
And I could wish my days to be
Bound each to each by natural piety.
–William Wordsworth

13 y/o feeling nostalgic...?

Originally Posted by EmptyStar

13 y/o feeling nostalgic...?

Problem?

Nostalgia isn't restricted by age. Hell, it's a feeling, just like happiness or sadness. And feelings definitely aren't exclusive to certain ages.

(Not that I'm a 13 year old who is offended by this post, but I think you misunderstand nostalgia)

I'm fifteen by the way. Just beat Wind waker again today. Nostalgia is a happy sad feeling. Old times seem better than they were, and your sad that the times you are in now aren't ( Or don't seem) as good. How would being young restrict that feeling? That like saying "You have to be 40 to feel anger."

Ocarina of time came out the year I was born, and the games that I have played is not really nostalgic when you played them for 2 years ago :S. I dont know whats nostalgic for me

According to my copy of the Zelda Collectors Edition on the GameCube. The NES LoZ came out in July 1987. Wikipedia tells me it was February 1986.
Either way, I was born in 1987.
The first game I ever played was at a mates house. It was called Base Jumpers. It was an Amiga game. I sometimes played a game about a marble rolling around a maze avoiding evil slinky monsters.
In 1993 (6 yrs old), my Dad bought a Sega Megadrive & I watched him play Sonic for hours. Eventually, he let me play. I played a golf game & Lemmings aswel.
In 1995 (8yrs old) for christmas I was given an N64. I played Super Mario 64 & Banjo Kazooie.
In 1997 (10 yrs old) I got a copy of OOT. I played that thing till I bought a Gamecube.
I played it on the GameCube till I bought a Wii.
I played it on the Wii till I built a PC.
Now I play it on an emulator & I still enjoy it.
I know that it can't compete with today's games. Graphics, Game-Mechanics, Music, Online Capabilities, etc, etc... But Nostalgia keeps me playing.
I use Zeth's HD Texture Pack, & sometimes play it 4 player online. I love OOT & my PC & my N64 Emulator..!!