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Hey, Infinite here. Now as an avid Zelda Fan, I have a lot of memories of the times I've played Zelda over the years, because I cherish them. Some of them were great memories, some were disturbing memories, some were memories of being confused, but in all, they were all the best experiences one is to have playing any game. So to celebrate the Zelda series' long 25 year history, I'm going to list all my memories I had when I played any game in the series. Please comment, maybe recounting your experiences or relating them to mine. So without further ado, here we go:
The first Zelda game I played:
Now technically the first Zelda game I played was a demo for Oracle of Ages when I was in CompUSA (now out of business and replaced, at least in my area, with Microcenter). I remember escorting Impa (spoiler she was possessed by Veran), and liked the idea of characters following the main one....WHAT? I was very young (I think around 6-10). I didn't have much experience with video games and I didn't know about some certain rpgs like Chrono Trigger. But even with that naive idea, what I got was better than I hoped.
The first Zelda game I owned:
It was Oracle of the Seasons. Yes, I know that if I liked Ages so much why didn't I get it first. But the point is, I had no idea which version was the version with what I saw in the demo. Also I thought at the time that Ages and Seasons were pretty much the same game except with some slight differences (again early childhood naivety) like it was for the 3 versions of the Pokemon games. But anyway back to the main topic. I remember having a lot of difficulty with the puzzles in the game and being stuck at a Lost Woods-like area where I had to go in a specific direction in a specific season. At that part, I actually had help from a fellow camper when I was going to summer camp to bypass that part. I remember having difficulty with some of the bosses's weaknesses, as something of them were against common sense. I remember this One Eye boss (...One sec let me look it up.... Its name was Digdogger www.zeldawiki.org/Digdogger ) I had particular difficulty with. Basically what you had to do was use the magnetic gloves (God damn I hated the magnetic glove puzzles) to move an enormous spike ball into the boss. The problem being if you weren't careful you can have the giant spiked ball hit you (If it was attracted)...which is why I kept losing. I also remember discovering how to make a Giant Cucco in the game. I explain it quite well in this demotivational I made (with a link included to a video of it) dbgtinfinite.deviantart.com/ar… .
The second Zelda game I owned:
It was Oracle of the Ages. That's right I started off my foray into the Zelda series from the Oracle series which by the way were made by Capcom. Now Ages....THANK THE 3 GODDESSES OF HYRULE IT WAS EASIER THAN SEASONS! Yes, it was easier (to me at least), and as such I completed the game, I believe around 5 times or more whereas I finished Seasons, 2 or 3 or maybe 4 times. But you know what I hated about both games? The FREAKIN' DANCING MINIGAMES WHICH YOU WERE REQUIRED TO DO IN ORDER TO ADVANCE! Whereas Seasons had only one dancing minigame, the Subrosians dance (and it was pretty easy after you got the hang of it), Ages had 2 FREAKIN' DANCING MINIGAMES for the Gorons. Not only did you have to complete the goron's tougher than subrosian's version, version twice (in the present and in the past), but it also was far more difficult than the subrosian version. I also hated fighting the final boss Veran...simply because she had A LOT OF FORMS. Like around 4 to 6 forms, which you were expected to survive, with each one having less pickups appearing. Lets just say that the Potion (like using fairies in bottles but you can only carry one at a time, and either had to buy it from the witch Syrup for a large chunk of rupees, or her student Maple my drop one when you bump into her, and VERY RARELY find in chests) was a godsend....if you don't lose all the recovered hearts after using it. Another memory I had with Ages is abusing the pieces of heart containers that Maple sometimes dropped when you bumped into her to get another heart container when I already had max heart containers.
....I lost one heart container from the max because of this.
The third Zelda game I've played:
The GBA version of A Link to the Past (Which is supposed to be called Triforce of the Gods if Nintendo of America didn't decide to censor it) which came with 4 Swords. No I have never played 4Swords on it. Anyway, Triforce of the Gods (no I'm not gonna refer to the censored name if you want to see why just check out the journal log I did about zelda theories), I have several memories of being stuck in the game. The first one is the flute. Yeah, I didn't know for a long time what to do next to get to the next dungeon (which was blocked off in Dark World), so I tried several things. I thing I tried is to beat the archery minigame in Dark World. Good, old Zelda confusion being stumped about what to do next when the answer is right in front of you, and yet you do something else. Only later, when you figure out the answer, you realize how stupid you've been... and yet that makes you want to play more. The other place I was stuck at was the last dark world dungeon before going to Ganon's Temple. An area somewhat far to the north of the entrance of the dungeon where you had to push a block to move to the next room. Yeah, I tried pushing the blocks the first time but apparently I either forgot that block or just did it the wrong direction. Needless to say, I tried literally everything.
The fourth Zelda game I've played:
Minish Cap...getting the game itself was a problem. I had wanted for a long time to get the game, but the time I could actually wanted to get the game....it was very hard to find. By the time, I finally found and bought a copy....it was already faultly before I even got it. Basically, I couldn't turn off the game if I wanted to keep my data, because the moment I turned it back on I lost everything I work so hard for, all the data, everything saved, gone. So how did I ever succeed in playing a majority of the game? On a emulator. Yeah, emulators. I should talk in a little side note about my opinion with emulators are (you could skip this section if you choose to)
Now, I believe game companies should be supported by buying their games. But if its a game that they no longer sell and thus don't receive much a profit from it anymore, it is somewhat okay.
I have a problem with my own idealogy of emulators though. The problem is I had to beg my parents (not my grandparents since they're so nice...though nowadays I don't want them to do so since they are so sick, they could instead use that money to take care of themselves but especially since my grandfather has Lou Gehrig's disease, [what Stephen Hawking has that paralyzed him] my grandfather can barely move on his own) to buy the game, but especially my mom (my dad, hated video games both because he didn't like them himself and because of a bias from the fact when I was younger I abused playing the gameboy). And even then its very unlikely that I can even get what I want. Getting the Wii, was slightly easier do to its exercising games. As such, I never owned a DS, or even currently a 3DS and have to emulate the games. I hate myself every time I do so.
Okay back to talking about Zelda
Minish Cap was fun, though I don't have a lot of memories of it aside from being stuck on fighting the final form of the final boss (thus I never completed the game).
My fifth Zelda game:
the original The Legend of Zelda played on emulator. Though I remember when I was a couple years younger and before I even heard of emulators, I was searching for a downloadable version of the game that didn't give my computer viruses or useless applications. I didn't get very far in the game. I think I only finished 1 dungeon... yeah the game is harder than its later games.
My sixth Zelda game:
the sequel to the last game I've played, Zelda 2: the Adventures of Link. Hard plain and simple. I didn't even defeat the first temple yet.
My seventh Zelda game:
Ocarina of Time on the Wii, bought on the Wii shop channel. The reason why I didn't play Twilight Princess before this on the Wii, is because, I thought it would be hard to get adjusted to a 3D Zelda game seeing how I only ever played the 2D games. So as such, when I saw OoT on the Wii Shop Channel, I bought it and played it. Yes, I was surprised about Sheik-Zelda thing and the time travel and was somewhat annoyed by Navi. Kaepora Gaebora, the owl, I had no difficulties with because of my experience with the Maku Trees in the Oracle games. I also remember the WATER TEMPLE. I don't think it was hard so much as EXTREMELY LONG, which made everything in the game very tedious. I also remember on my first playthrough, I accidentally did the dark temple before the spirit temple.
My eight Zelda game:
Twilight Princess. Oh boy, Twilight Princess, I have a lot of memories of it. So after completing OoT I decide to finally get Twilight Princess. I had thought that there would be full control of the sword and maybe the shield. Yeah, I was wrong for this game but it was correct for the next game Skyward Sword. I never regretted playing the game. I remember Malo, the little kid who look like a baby. I remember how Rusl, even when injured attacked you if you bothered his wife or attacked him while you a wolf. I remember how riding on Epona, felt a lot better than Epona in OoT. I remember how in order to get Poe Souls, you brutally ripped them out of the Poe's complete with them screaming in agony. I remember being turned into a wolf the first time. I remember the fun of using the the iron boots in the Goron Mines to walk on the walls and ceilings and cheating in sumo wrestling Gorons by using them. I remember the fun of using not just one clawshot but 2. I remember the awesomeness of using a ball and chain. Am I forgetting someone? Oh yes how could I forget Midna. Midna, Midna, Midna, how I loved your character. I loved her many powers, her attitude, her real form, and the connection I actually felt emotionally to her as the game progressed. I grew to love her so much, I....I...I cried at the end........I WANT HER BAAAAAAAAAAAACK!!!!!....*ahem*....sorry I just really miss her. Anyway more memories. I remember the ghost of the Zora Queen. I remember how fishing was fun with either the pole (which I actually fished with in real life) and with the reel were fun. How you could catch "illegal" fish that were enemies. Helping Malo buy the store in Hyrule castle town, so that it could not only serve rich people, but you could afford the magic armor...and how weirded out I was when I saw everyone dancing in the store. Scaring people as wolf link, its strangely so much fun. Zant was badass...until he took off his helmet, which then he became insane. FUCKING GANONDORF!!!! My god, he was especially badass in this game. His badassitude just from his revamped appearance completely wiped out any agtitation that Zant was Hijacked by Ganon. He even supposedly kills Midna....THAT BASTARD....THAT BADASS BASTARD!!!...*ahem*...wow I really get off on tangents. I remember the Hyrulian Bazooka from the resistance's Big Damn Heroes Moment. Jousting with King Bulbin was very fun. The now completely naked save for lady godiva hair more awkward to play around friends and family Twilight Princess version of the Great Fairy. Bomb arrows and the mingame with them. You're probably bored now from any this I'm listing right. Well there are more memories of this game but lets cut it short. This is why I want to abridged this game and have been working on the series for 3 years.
My ninth Zelda game:
Majora's Mask on emulator though, I'm thinking about buying the game on the Wii Shop Channel. Depressing game isn't it? Well, even though I never completed the game (well that's a lie I did but with cheats missing the last dungeon and the mini ones with the moon children) I still have memories. Killing aliens at Romani ranch. Putting the Deku Princess in a bottle...when she happens to be the same size as link. The cucco sidequest. FREAKIN" SCARY ASS HAPPY MASK SALESMAN. The MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON. Fierce Diety Link, Majora, Guru-Guru being nearly as scary as the happy mask salesman compared to his Seasons and Ocarina versions.
Other zelda games to be placed that I've only played some of:
Phantom Hourglass...only ten minutes....Yeah, I didn't like the touch screen controls
Link's Awakening: Played a fellow camper's game, and I think I emulated it and played it some.
Zelda games I haven't played yet:
Wind Waker, Spirit tracks...why would I include the HORRIBLE CDI games?
Anyway I'm hoping to get these games so I can get more memories of the Zelda series.
Miscellaneous other memories:
To be imputed when I remember them and they don't fit in any of the above categories.
Well, that the end of my retrospective. Hopefully, once I complete Skyward Sword I'll have more memories to add to this. So what do you think? How does it relate to you? Any memorable experiences you've had with the Zelda series? Or anything else. Just comment on this please.
The first Zelda game I played:
Now technically the first Zelda game I played was a demo for Oracle of Ages when I was in CompUSA (now out of business and replaced, at least in my area, with Microcenter). I remember escorting Impa (spoiler she was possessed by Veran), and liked the idea of characters following the main one....WHAT? I was very young (I think around 6-10). I didn't have much experience with video games and I didn't know about some certain rpgs like Chrono Trigger. But even with that naive idea, what I got was better than I hoped.
The first Zelda game I owned:
It was Oracle of the Seasons. Yes, I know that if I liked Ages so much why didn't I get it first. But the point is, I had no idea which version was the version with what I saw in the demo. Also I thought at the time that Ages and Seasons were pretty much the same game except with some slight differences (again early childhood naivety) like it was for the 3 versions of the Pokemon games. But anyway back to the main topic. I remember having a lot of difficulty with the puzzles in the game and being stuck at a Lost Woods-like area where I had to go in a specific direction in a specific season. At that part, I actually had help from a fellow camper when I was going to summer camp to bypass that part. I remember having difficulty with some of the bosses's weaknesses, as something of them were against common sense. I remember this One Eye boss (...One sec let me look it up.... Its name was Digdogger www.zeldawiki.org/Digdogger ) I had particular difficulty with. Basically what you had to do was use the magnetic gloves (God damn I hated the magnetic glove puzzles) to move an enormous spike ball into the boss. The problem being if you weren't careful you can have the giant spiked ball hit you (If it was attracted)...which is why I kept losing. I also remember discovering how to make a Giant Cucco in the game. I explain it quite well in this demotivational I made (with a link included to a video of it) dbgtinfinite.deviantart.com/ar… .
The second Zelda game I owned:
It was Oracle of the Ages. That's right I started off my foray into the Zelda series from the Oracle series which by the way were made by Capcom. Now Ages....THANK THE 3 GODDESSES OF HYRULE IT WAS EASIER THAN SEASONS! Yes, it was easier (to me at least), and as such I completed the game, I believe around 5 times or more whereas I finished Seasons, 2 or 3 or maybe 4 times. But you know what I hated about both games? The FREAKIN' DANCING MINIGAMES WHICH YOU WERE REQUIRED TO DO IN ORDER TO ADVANCE! Whereas Seasons had only one dancing minigame, the Subrosians dance (and it was pretty easy after you got the hang of it), Ages had 2 FREAKIN' DANCING MINIGAMES for the Gorons. Not only did you have to complete the goron's tougher than subrosian's version, version twice (in the present and in the past), but it also was far more difficult than the subrosian version. I also hated fighting the final boss Veran...simply because she had A LOT OF FORMS. Like around 4 to 6 forms, which you were expected to survive, with each one having less pickups appearing. Lets just say that the Potion (like using fairies in bottles but you can only carry one at a time, and either had to buy it from the witch Syrup for a large chunk of rupees, or her student Maple my drop one when you bump into her, and VERY RARELY find in chests) was a godsend....if you don't lose all the recovered hearts after using it. Another memory I had with Ages is abusing the pieces of heart containers that Maple sometimes dropped when you bumped into her to get another heart container when I already had max heart containers.
....I lost one heart container from the max because of this.
The third Zelda game I've played:
The GBA version of A Link to the Past (Which is supposed to be called Triforce of the Gods if Nintendo of America didn't decide to censor it) which came with 4 Swords. No I have never played 4Swords on it. Anyway, Triforce of the Gods (no I'm not gonna refer to the censored name if you want to see why just check out the journal log I did about zelda theories), I have several memories of being stuck in the game. The first one is the flute. Yeah, I didn't know for a long time what to do next to get to the next dungeon (which was blocked off in Dark World), so I tried several things. I thing I tried is to beat the archery minigame in Dark World. Good, old Zelda confusion being stumped about what to do next when the answer is right in front of you, and yet you do something else. Only later, when you figure out the answer, you realize how stupid you've been... and yet that makes you want to play more. The other place I was stuck at was the last dark world dungeon before going to Ganon's Temple. An area somewhat far to the north of the entrance of the dungeon where you had to push a block to move to the next room. Yeah, I tried pushing the blocks the first time but apparently I either forgot that block or just did it the wrong direction. Needless to say, I tried literally everything.
The fourth Zelda game I've played:
Minish Cap...getting the game itself was a problem. I had wanted for a long time to get the game, but the time I could actually wanted to get the game....it was very hard to find. By the time, I finally found and bought a copy....it was already faultly before I even got it. Basically, I couldn't turn off the game if I wanted to keep my data, because the moment I turned it back on I lost everything I work so hard for, all the data, everything saved, gone. So how did I ever succeed in playing a majority of the game? On a emulator. Yeah, emulators. I should talk in a little side note about my opinion with emulators are (you could skip this section if you choose to)
Now, I believe game companies should be supported by buying their games. But if its a game that they no longer sell and thus don't receive much a profit from it anymore, it is somewhat okay.
I have a problem with my own idealogy of emulators though. The problem is I had to beg my parents (not my grandparents since they're so nice...though nowadays I don't want them to do so since they are so sick, they could instead use that money to take care of themselves but especially since my grandfather has Lou Gehrig's disease, [what Stephen Hawking has that paralyzed him] my grandfather can barely move on his own) to buy the game, but especially my mom (my dad, hated video games both because he didn't like them himself and because of a bias from the fact when I was younger I abused playing the gameboy). And even then its very unlikely that I can even get what I want. Getting the Wii, was slightly easier do to its exercising games. As such, I never owned a DS, or even currently a 3DS and have to emulate the games. I hate myself every time I do so.
Okay back to talking about Zelda
Minish Cap was fun, though I don't have a lot of memories of it aside from being stuck on fighting the final form of the final boss (thus I never completed the game).
My fifth Zelda game:
the original The Legend of Zelda played on emulator. Though I remember when I was a couple years younger and before I even heard of emulators, I was searching for a downloadable version of the game that didn't give my computer viruses or useless applications. I didn't get very far in the game. I think I only finished 1 dungeon... yeah the game is harder than its later games.
My sixth Zelda game:
the sequel to the last game I've played, Zelda 2: the Adventures of Link. Hard plain and simple. I didn't even defeat the first temple yet.
My seventh Zelda game:
Ocarina of Time on the Wii, bought on the Wii shop channel. The reason why I didn't play Twilight Princess before this on the Wii, is because, I thought it would be hard to get adjusted to a 3D Zelda game seeing how I only ever played the 2D games. So as such, when I saw OoT on the Wii Shop Channel, I bought it and played it. Yes, I was surprised about Sheik-Zelda thing and the time travel and was somewhat annoyed by Navi. Kaepora Gaebora, the owl, I had no difficulties with because of my experience with the Maku Trees in the Oracle games. I also remember the WATER TEMPLE. I don't think it was hard so much as EXTREMELY LONG, which made everything in the game very tedious. I also remember on my first playthrough, I accidentally did the dark temple before the spirit temple.
My eight Zelda game:
Twilight Princess. Oh boy, Twilight Princess, I have a lot of memories of it. So after completing OoT I decide to finally get Twilight Princess. I had thought that there would be full control of the sword and maybe the shield. Yeah, I was wrong for this game but it was correct for the next game Skyward Sword. I never regretted playing the game. I remember Malo, the little kid who look like a baby. I remember how Rusl, even when injured attacked you if you bothered his wife or attacked him while you a wolf. I remember how riding on Epona, felt a lot better than Epona in OoT. I remember how in order to get Poe Souls, you brutally ripped them out of the Poe's complete with them screaming in agony. I remember being turned into a wolf the first time. I remember the fun of using the the iron boots in the Goron Mines to walk on the walls and ceilings and cheating in sumo wrestling Gorons by using them. I remember the fun of using not just one clawshot but 2. I remember the awesomeness of using a ball and chain. Am I forgetting someone? Oh yes how could I forget Midna. Midna, Midna, Midna, how I loved your character. I loved her many powers, her attitude, her real form, and the connection I actually felt emotionally to her as the game progressed. I grew to love her so much, I....I...I cried at the end........I WANT HER BAAAAAAAAAAAACK!!!!!....*ahem*....sorry I just really miss her. Anyway more memories. I remember the ghost of the Zora Queen. I remember how fishing was fun with either the pole (which I actually fished with in real life) and with the reel were fun. How you could catch "illegal" fish that were enemies. Helping Malo buy the store in Hyrule castle town, so that it could not only serve rich people, but you could afford the magic armor...and how weirded out I was when I saw everyone dancing in the store. Scaring people as wolf link, its strangely so much fun. Zant was badass...until he took off his helmet, which then he became insane. FUCKING GANONDORF!!!! My god, he was especially badass in this game. His badassitude just from his revamped appearance completely wiped out any agtitation that Zant was Hijacked by Ganon. He even supposedly kills Midna....THAT BASTARD....THAT BADASS BASTARD!!!...*ahem*...wow I really get off on tangents. I remember the Hyrulian Bazooka from the resistance's Big Damn Heroes Moment. Jousting with King Bulbin was very fun. The now completely naked save for lady godiva hair more awkward to play around friends and family Twilight Princess version of the Great Fairy. Bomb arrows and the mingame with them. You're probably bored now from any this I'm listing right. Well there are more memories of this game but lets cut it short. This is why I want to abridged this game and have been working on the series for 3 years.
My ninth Zelda game:
Majora's Mask on emulator though, I'm thinking about buying the game on the Wii Shop Channel. Depressing game isn't it? Well, even though I never completed the game (well that's a lie I did but with cheats missing the last dungeon and the mini ones with the moon children) I still have memories. Killing aliens at Romani ranch. Putting the Deku Princess in a bottle...when she happens to be the same size as link. The cucco sidequest. FREAKIN" SCARY ASS HAPPY MASK SALESMAN. The MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON. Fierce Diety Link, Majora, Guru-Guru being nearly as scary as the happy mask salesman compared to his Seasons and Ocarina versions.
Other zelda games to be placed that I've only played some of:
Phantom Hourglass...only ten minutes....Yeah, I didn't like the touch screen controls
Link's Awakening: Played a fellow camper's game, and I think I emulated it and played it some.
Zelda games I haven't played yet:
Wind Waker, Spirit tracks...why would I include the HORRIBLE CDI games?
Anyway I'm hoping to get these games so I can get more memories of the Zelda series.
Miscellaneous other memories:
To be imputed when I remember them and they don't fit in any of the above categories.
Well, that the end of my retrospective. Hopefully, once I complete Skyward Sword I'll have more memories to add to this. So what do you think? How does it relate to you? Any memorable experiences you've had with the Zelda series? Or anything else. Just comment on this please.
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.................................................................................................I am in pure shock. Shock about the brilliance of the 8 songs given on this CD. No, brilliance doesn't meet the grandeur of this CD, and perfectness is still not enough to describe it. In short, NO WORDS CAN DESCRIBE HOW GOOD IT IS!!!
I normally enjoy listening to remixes of various zelda themes...but this one CD blows them all out of the water.
Yes, I did get Skyward Sword and plan to play it during Thanksgiving, but until then I'll be listening to this CD over and over again.
I am glad that I got this limited edition CD, both to signify that I'm a dedicated Zelda fan and for the awesomeness of the orchestrated music.
.................................................................................................I am in pure shock. Shock about the brilliance of the 8 songs given on this CD. No, brilliance doesn't meet the grandeur of this CD, and perfectness is still not enough to describe it. In short, NO WORDS CAN DESCRIBE HOW GOOD IT IS!!!
I normally enjoy listening to remixes of various zelda themes...but this one CD blows them all out of the water.
Yes, I did get Skyward Sword and plan to play it during Thanksgiving, but until then I'll be listening to this CD over and over again.
I am glad that I got this limited edition CD, both to signify that I'm a dedicated Zelda fan and for the awesomeness of the orchestrated music.
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Zelda's theories
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Today me and 2 of my friends discussed zelda theories. I came up with several new theories. Here are my theories:
In Majora's Mask, why does the moon have a face?
Now you may look at this and think, "well probably Majora possessed skullkid, right?"
WRONG.
I believe the moon always had a face.
But Infinite the moon never had a face in the other games.
No, it did...on the other side of the moon, the dark side of the moon! Why? Well, its easy to consider if you take into account earth's moon. Now earth's moon while orbiting the planet is very slowly rotating on its axis. So slowly that probably our descendants will probably be able to see what was the dark side of the moon from the earth unaided. Now Majora had already moved the moon onto a collision course with planet so who's to say that he could rotate it so the face will be shown. To prove this, remember in order to face Majora, first have to be sucked through a portal into the moon's mouth and then land in Majora's flashback before fighting him (I'll get to this later). So the mouth is the entrance to the land that created the mask. To answer all those who probably will be trying to find flaws in order to keep the traditional theory here's my answer: WHY ON EARTH DOES MAJORA NEED TO GIVE THE MOON A FACE?
What exactly is the land in the Moon?
The answer to that lies in the game Twilight Princess. The Twilight realm is a dark land accessed by a large mirror. If your wondering why I'm referencing the Twilight Realm in relation to the land in the moon. Here's the relation: they're one and the same.
"What? But the land in the moon is way too peaceful to be the Twilight Realm."
To alleviate your confusion, your thinking of the wrong land. The realm you first see when you enter the moon is Majora's flashback.
"Flashback?"
Yes a Flashback. Notice, how all the residents wear the boss masks, yet they're still in your inventory. There can not be more than one of those masks because they were unique. Yet later when you actually fight Majora, those masks leave your inventory and attack you.
"But if its a flashback then how are you able to gain the Fierce Diety mask after trading all the ones in your inventory?"
Simple. The Zelda series has shown that dreamscapes (like the one in Link's Awakening) are dreams that other people and beings can enter even if they're not the dreamer, and very few items get out of the dreamscape into the real world. The flashback is a dreamscape that Link is a stranger in. Now the Twilight realm is probably only partly shown (maybe just a building) in the area you fight Majora. It is probably the land you saw in the flashback before its ruin by Majora.
Now you might be saying, "okay, okay. You make good points but why is the twilight realm within the moon?"
Well to be accurate the land isn't within the moon, hence the open sky in the flashback. The moon is basically the same as the Twilight Mirror, it is a mirror itself that acts as a teleporter to another world. The evidence for this shall be proven once more by earth's moon. The you can see the moon and many things (without fire or electricity) in the night because the moon reflects the suns light. Ever notice that in a lunar eclipse the moon is hard to see and if you don't live near the city, the landscape around is hard to see. So you see the moon is essentially a mirror reflecting the sun's light. Now you need a magic mirror to open up a portal to the twilight realm. The moon is already shown to be both magical and a mirror. That's right the face side of the moon is a teleporter to the twilight realm. More evidence to prove that the twilight realm is the same realm that Majora originated from:
The fact that many of the Twili tribe have symbol of Majora and Zant's helmet/mask and the fused shadows look like Majora. Even the fact that when Midna first tries to wield the Orden Sword and Shield (which she does hold the sword correctly) she WEARS the shield as a mask. Now, even if you never held one you at least know that you don't wear a shield as a mask, unless your sheltered. The Twili were a sheltered race, not having any access to Hyrule for a long time. They're a race that worships masks. So probably something that looks like a mask might be worn as a mask. I mean come on how many Majora symbols and mask-like helmets do you see in Twilight Princess.
Edit (more theories):
First off, I want people who base theories on the third zelda game (link to the past) to know this: A Link to the Past IS NOT THE REAL NAME OF THE GAME. The real name is The Legend of Zelda: Triforce of the Gods, as it was called in Japan. Now some who don't know Japanese (neither do I) might say maybe A Link to the past is what the name basically translates out to. No that is not even close to how it was translated. The foreign imports from Japan were censored. Here were the censors in the game as stated by zeldawiki.org
"The Japanese version of the game is titled The Legend of Zelda: Triforce of the Gods, which is the English translation of the original Japanese name, Zelda no Densetsu: Kamigami no Triforce. It is said that Nintendo of America changed the name of the game to "A Link to the Past" because they wanted to avoid any references that could be considered religious in the title of the game. For the same reason, parts of the background story were modified as well, for example Agahnim is a priest in the original version, but only a wizard in the English version. Likewise, in the Japanese version the text symbols seen in scripts that are translated by the Book of Mudora are based on Egyptian symbols, in the English version they were replaced by random, meaningless figures." You see. Now theories based around "A Link to the Past" using the words "A link" "link" or "past" as evidence for they're theories are invalid. Now Triforce of the Gods make A WHOLE LOT MORE SENSE AS A NAME DOESN'T IT?!
Also another rant about another theory: Minish Cap being in early chronology because that is where Link gets his hat.
SO WHAT?! That would make sense if EVERY INCARNATION OF LINK was given the hero's clothes. But the fact is that is not true for 60% of the games. In Ocarina of Time, Link never got the hero's tunic, it was the standard garb for the Kikori. Triforce of the Gods (yes that is what I'm now gonna refer to A Link to the Past as), Link already had a garb and there is no mention of him inheriting it. Twilight Princess refers to the inherited garb OF OCARINA OF TIME/MAJORA"S MASK LINK. Wind Waker has the garb as part of a tradition honoring Ocarina of Time Link. Of course there's the recent game Skyward sword which seems to be the earliest chronology on the time line. What does Skyward Sword Link have? THE WHOLE FING GARB INCLUDING THE HAT. So in conclusion, only some games have the hero's garb inheritable or part of a tradition and those games mainly refer to Ocarina of Time where Link got his garb.
So where does Minish cap fit in the timeline then?
The opposite chronology of what it was though to be, near the latest chronology. First to prove my point, I believe that the Minish Sword/ 4 Sword WAS the Master Sword. The Minish Sword's handle before it was fixed looked just like the Master Sword's handle. Also if there was 2 evil slaying swords already in existence...WHY DOESN"T ANY LINK GET BOTH. Seeing how the Skyward Sword becomes the Master Sword eventually (and seems to lose some of its powers), whose to say that the same thing happens to the Master Sword.
More proof you say?
Well, look at the technology present in the 4 sword trilogy. Far more advance than most other Zelda games. Even the rail crates move far faster (much to Link's regret) than in any other game. It seems that if Ganondorf is killed off for a long time, technology in hyrule really advances just like in Spirit Track. So with heavy advances in technology it seems to take place on one of or both of the timelines where Ganondorf was semi permantly killed off. Thus it obviously takes place after Wind Waker and/or Twilight Princess or maybe even Triforce of the Gods (wherever that fits in).
Well, this is all the reasonably developed theories I have made thus far. Maybe I'll add more later. Also please comment and especially critique the theories. I want to perfect this theory more, (possibly make a new popular theory) before I submit to a site that lists zelda theories,
In Majora's Mask, why does the moon have a face?
Now you may look at this and think, "well probably Majora possessed skullkid, right?"
WRONG.
I believe the moon always had a face.
But Infinite the moon never had a face in the other games.
No, it did...on the other side of the moon, the dark side of the moon! Why? Well, its easy to consider if you take into account earth's moon. Now earth's moon while orbiting the planet is very slowly rotating on its axis. So slowly that probably our descendants will probably be able to see what was the dark side of the moon from the earth unaided. Now Majora had already moved the moon onto a collision course with planet so who's to say that he could rotate it so the face will be shown. To prove this, remember in order to face Majora, first have to be sucked through a portal into the moon's mouth and then land in Majora's flashback before fighting him (I'll get to this later). So the mouth is the entrance to the land that created the mask. To answer all those who probably will be trying to find flaws in order to keep the traditional theory here's my answer: WHY ON EARTH DOES MAJORA NEED TO GIVE THE MOON A FACE?
What exactly is the land in the Moon?
The answer to that lies in the game Twilight Princess. The Twilight realm is a dark land accessed by a large mirror. If your wondering why I'm referencing the Twilight Realm in relation to the land in the moon. Here's the relation: they're one and the same.
"What? But the land in the moon is way too peaceful to be the Twilight Realm."
To alleviate your confusion, your thinking of the wrong land. The realm you first see when you enter the moon is Majora's flashback.
"Flashback?"
Yes a Flashback. Notice, how all the residents wear the boss masks, yet they're still in your inventory. There can not be more than one of those masks because they were unique. Yet later when you actually fight Majora, those masks leave your inventory and attack you.
"But if its a flashback then how are you able to gain the Fierce Diety mask after trading all the ones in your inventory?"
Simple. The Zelda series has shown that dreamscapes (like the one in Link's Awakening) are dreams that other people and beings can enter even if they're not the dreamer, and very few items get out of the dreamscape into the real world. The flashback is a dreamscape that Link is a stranger in. Now the Twilight realm is probably only partly shown (maybe just a building) in the area you fight Majora. It is probably the land you saw in the flashback before its ruin by Majora.
Now you might be saying, "okay, okay. You make good points but why is the twilight realm within the moon?"
Well to be accurate the land isn't within the moon, hence the open sky in the flashback. The moon is basically the same as the Twilight Mirror, it is a mirror itself that acts as a teleporter to another world. The evidence for this shall be proven once more by earth's moon. The you can see the moon and many things (without fire or electricity) in the night because the moon reflects the suns light. Ever notice that in a lunar eclipse the moon is hard to see and if you don't live near the city, the landscape around is hard to see. So you see the moon is essentially a mirror reflecting the sun's light. Now you need a magic mirror to open up a portal to the twilight realm. The moon is already shown to be both magical and a mirror. That's right the face side of the moon is a teleporter to the twilight realm. More evidence to prove that the twilight realm is the same realm that Majora originated from:
The fact that many of the Twili tribe have symbol of Majora and Zant's helmet/mask and the fused shadows look like Majora. Even the fact that when Midna first tries to wield the Orden Sword and Shield (which she does hold the sword correctly) she WEARS the shield as a mask. Now, even if you never held one you at least know that you don't wear a shield as a mask, unless your sheltered. The Twili were a sheltered race, not having any access to Hyrule for a long time. They're a race that worships masks. So probably something that looks like a mask might be worn as a mask. I mean come on how many Majora symbols and mask-like helmets do you see in Twilight Princess.
Edit (more theories):
First off, I want people who base theories on the third zelda game (link to the past) to know this: A Link to the Past IS NOT THE REAL NAME OF THE GAME. The real name is The Legend of Zelda: Triforce of the Gods, as it was called in Japan. Now some who don't know Japanese (neither do I) might say maybe A Link to the past is what the name basically translates out to. No that is not even close to how it was translated. The foreign imports from Japan were censored. Here were the censors in the game as stated by zeldawiki.org
"The Japanese version of the game is titled The Legend of Zelda: Triforce of the Gods, which is the English translation of the original Japanese name, Zelda no Densetsu: Kamigami no Triforce. It is said that Nintendo of America changed the name of the game to "A Link to the Past" because they wanted to avoid any references that could be considered religious in the title of the game. For the same reason, parts of the background story were modified as well, for example Agahnim is a priest in the original version, but only a wizard in the English version. Likewise, in the Japanese version the text symbols seen in scripts that are translated by the Book of Mudora are based on Egyptian symbols, in the English version they were replaced by random, meaningless figures." You see. Now theories based around "A Link to the Past" using the words "A link" "link" or "past" as evidence for they're theories are invalid. Now Triforce of the Gods make A WHOLE LOT MORE SENSE AS A NAME DOESN'T IT?!
Also another rant about another theory: Minish Cap being in early chronology because that is where Link gets his hat.
SO WHAT?! That would make sense if EVERY INCARNATION OF LINK was given the hero's clothes. But the fact is that is not true for 60% of the games. In Ocarina of Time, Link never got the hero's tunic, it was the standard garb for the Kikori. Triforce of the Gods (yes that is what I'm now gonna refer to A Link to the Past as), Link already had a garb and there is no mention of him inheriting it. Twilight Princess refers to the inherited garb OF OCARINA OF TIME/MAJORA"S MASK LINK. Wind Waker has the garb as part of a tradition honoring Ocarina of Time Link. Of course there's the recent game Skyward sword which seems to be the earliest chronology on the time line. What does Skyward Sword Link have? THE WHOLE FING GARB INCLUDING THE HAT. So in conclusion, only some games have the hero's garb inheritable or part of a tradition and those games mainly refer to Ocarina of Time where Link got his garb.
So where does Minish cap fit in the timeline then?
The opposite chronology of what it was though to be, near the latest chronology. First to prove my point, I believe that the Minish Sword/ 4 Sword WAS the Master Sword. The Minish Sword's handle before it was fixed looked just like the Master Sword's handle. Also if there was 2 evil slaying swords already in existence...WHY DOESN"T ANY LINK GET BOTH. Seeing how the Skyward Sword becomes the Master Sword eventually (and seems to lose some of its powers), whose to say that the same thing happens to the Master Sword.
More proof you say?
Well, look at the technology present in the 4 sword trilogy. Far more advance than most other Zelda games. Even the rail crates move far faster (much to Link's regret) than in any other game. It seems that if Ganondorf is killed off for a long time, technology in hyrule really advances just like in Spirit Track. So with heavy advances in technology it seems to take place on one of or both of the timelines where Ganondorf was semi permantly killed off. Thus it obviously takes place after Wind Waker and/or Twilight Princess or maybe even Triforce of the Gods (wherever that fits in).
Well, this is all the reasonably developed theories I have made thus far. Maybe I'll add more later. Also please comment and especially critique the theories. I want to perfect this theory more, (possibly make a new popular theory) before I submit to a site that lists zelda theories,
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Hey, Infinite here, this is my first journal entry.
It seems like I have always liked horror movies since I was very little. I remember watching Jurassic Park 2: Lost World in theaters when I was, I think, around 5 or 7 and clearly remember the T-Rex in the city and it eating the dog. I enjoyed that part of the movie whereas my older brother was afraid of it. But still even when I watched horror movies from time to time I had nightmares of it like any little kid did. I remember watching an episode of Rugrats with the bogeyman under the bed that later turns out to be a shirt. Nonetheless it scared the shit out of me and made me afraid of a monster under my bed. I remember watching the beginning of the shitty Congo movie, which I had forgotten the name until after the Nostalgia Critic reviewed, and having nightmares of what I thought the monster was. I didn't watch it that far and thus did not see the let down. I remember watching Goosebumps and being afraid of it and getting nightmares. So yeah in summary when I was very young I was scared shit-less by the same things that scared other kids my age.
One day I decided to become more courageous, especially when watching horror movies. My strategy to achieving this may seem kinda stupid. I decided to start watching a lot of horror movies especially the ones on the SciFi Channel (now called SyFy). Yes, I now realise that SciFi mainly had bad concept horror movie and badly made movies, but at that time I didn't know. Also, yes, I know watching horror movies to become brave may seem like a stupid idea, but in truth it actually did make me braver. For example whereas I used to have nightmares based on horror movies, and random nightmares, for several or more nights, after I started watching these movies to become braver, if I did have nightmares it would only be based on the horror films I watched and not only that I tended to have it for less than half a night. Also, whereas many of the scare tactics horror movies used to surprise or scared you, did scare me, after I tried becoming braver, I could withstand, expect, and just enjoy these tactics. The reason, I think, that this strategy worked was because:
1. After getting used to all the things that make horror movies scary, they no longer scared me as much if at all.
2. After getting accustomed to the fact that these creatures will never kill me because its impossible for them to exist, or be done in my life.
3. Using the previous two reasons and combining my love of dbz (because the character are far more power than the monsters) and other shows, I'll just for example dream that I was a sayian and annihilate the living or undead snot out of these creatures, thus ending the nightmare. In other words, I used another show, to tell myself in my dreams that these nightmares don't exist.
So yeah, it works...but only if you keep it maintained, if you don't then you be susceptible to the scare tactics again, but the nightmare solution won't. Nowadays, I don't watch nearly as many horror movies as I used to when I was younger thus, I'm yet again susceptible to the scare tactics these movies employ, however the amount nightmares I have, which by the way I barely have and if I do is a clusterfuck 'cause it is random and makes no sense, hasn't increase but rather decrease because of maturity. Also the strategy doesn't work for every movie. An example of this is Pumpkinhead, which after I watched it, when I was still using the strategy to become braver, I had nightmares of it for several nights, which is one of the reasons I enjoy this movie. Even watching the movie I was scared, just seeing the titular monster move was scary as hell. For those of you who don't know Pumkinhead is an obscure 80's horror movie. Contrary to the name, the titular monster does not have a pumpkin as a head, in fact it does not look remotely like anything you can think of if you never saw the monster. The only discernible reason it called Pumpkinhead is because it was buried in a pumpkin patch.
Here is a link to the imdb webpage for the summary and actors, etc. www.imdb.com/title/tt0095925/
Anyway this was the only horror movie I watched that despite using the method I talked about above had nightmares over several nights. Although I think that method did lessen the duration these nightmares pertaining to this movie, I could only estimate how long it would've been if I never used that method. As a result, I like this movie for its scary ass monster design, and the fact that the monster design was hard to get out of my dreams.
Another movie, that became an favorite of mine was Army of Darkness. Yet again, I watched this Horror comedy (and the best one at that) when I was younger. I love this movie and it became my most favorite movie later on. I loved the comedy, I loved the mood, I liked the story, I like the horror and gore, and most of all I liked Ash Williams played by Bruce Campbell who is my favorite actor. In fact this year, I watched the rest of the movies in the Evil Dead trilogy, and I watched a walkthrough of two Evil Dead games: Fistful of Boomstick, and Regeneration. This is a movie I suggest to everyone that reads this. The movie is highly quoteable and made Bruce Campbell, the most famous B-movie actor.
Here's a link to the imdb webpage www.imdb.com/title/tt0106308/
Another Horror series I love is the Friday the 13th. All I can say about it is this: Jason Voorhees is a psychopathic, homicidal, zombie, manchild who wields a machete and has a hockey mask.
As you can see I like the 80's horror movies the most.
Finally to close: the reason why I like horror films besides the obvious story, gore etc. is the fact that it is a symbol of what I conquered and should continue to conquer. Horror movie have been a part of my life for a long time that I don't know what I'll be without them.
It seems like I have always liked horror movies since I was very little. I remember watching Jurassic Park 2: Lost World in theaters when I was, I think, around 5 or 7 and clearly remember the T-Rex in the city and it eating the dog. I enjoyed that part of the movie whereas my older brother was afraid of it. But still even when I watched horror movies from time to time I had nightmares of it like any little kid did. I remember watching an episode of Rugrats with the bogeyman under the bed that later turns out to be a shirt. Nonetheless it scared the shit out of me and made me afraid of a monster under my bed. I remember watching the beginning of the shitty Congo movie, which I had forgotten the name until after the Nostalgia Critic reviewed, and having nightmares of what I thought the monster was. I didn't watch it that far and thus did not see the let down. I remember watching Goosebumps and being afraid of it and getting nightmares. So yeah in summary when I was very young I was scared shit-less by the same things that scared other kids my age.
One day I decided to become more courageous, especially when watching horror movies. My strategy to achieving this may seem kinda stupid. I decided to start watching a lot of horror movies especially the ones on the SciFi Channel (now called SyFy). Yes, I now realise that SciFi mainly had bad concept horror movie and badly made movies, but at that time I didn't know. Also, yes, I know watching horror movies to become brave may seem like a stupid idea, but in truth it actually did make me braver. For example whereas I used to have nightmares based on horror movies, and random nightmares, for several or more nights, after I started watching these movies to become braver, if I did have nightmares it would only be based on the horror films I watched and not only that I tended to have it for less than half a night. Also, whereas many of the scare tactics horror movies used to surprise or scared you, did scare me, after I tried becoming braver, I could withstand, expect, and just enjoy these tactics. The reason, I think, that this strategy worked was because:
1. After getting used to all the things that make horror movies scary, they no longer scared me as much if at all.
2. After getting accustomed to the fact that these creatures will never kill me because its impossible for them to exist, or be done in my life.
3. Using the previous two reasons and combining my love of dbz (because the character are far more power than the monsters) and other shows, I'll just for example dream that I was a sayian and annihilate the living or undead snot out of these creatures, thus ending the nightmare. In other words, I used another show, to tell myself in my dreams that these nightmares don't exist.
So yeah, it works...but only if you keep it maintained, if you don't then you be susceptible to the scare tactics again, but the nightmare solution won't. Nowadays, I don't watch nearly as many horror movies as I used to when I was younger thus, I'm yet again susceptible to the scare tactics these movies employ, however the amount nightmares I have, which by the way I barely have and if I do is a clusterfuck 'cause it is random and makes no sense, hasn't increase but rather decrease because of maturity. Also the strategy doesn't work for every movie. An example of this is Pumpkinhead, which after I watched it, when I was still using the strategy to become braver, I had nightmares of it for several nights, which is one of the reasons I enjoy this movie. Even watching the movie I was scared, just seeing the titular monster move was scary as hell. For those of you who don't know Pumkinhead is an obscure 80's horror movie. Contrary to the name, the titular monster does not have a pumpkin as a head, in fact it does not look remotely like anything you can think of if you never saw the monster. The only discernible reason it called Pumpkinhead is because it was buried in a pumpkin patch.
Here is a link to the imdb webpage for the summary and actors, etc. www.imdb.com/title/tt0095925/
Anyway this was the only horror movie I watched that despite using the method I talked about above had nightmares over several nights. Although I think that method did lessen the duration these nightmares pertaining to this movie, I could only estimate how long it would've been if I never used that method. As a result, I like this movie for its scary ass monster design, and the fact that the monster design was hard to get out of my dreams.
Another movie, that became an favorite of mine was Army of Darkness. Yet again, I watched this Horror comedy (and the best one at that) when I was younger. I love this movie and it became my most favorite movie later on. I loved the comedy, I loved the mood, I liked the story, I like the horror and gore, and most of all I liked Ash Williams played by Bruce Campbell who is my favorite actor. In fact this year, I watched the rest of the movies in the Evil Dead trilogy, and I watched a walkthrough of two Evil Dead games: Fistful of Boomstick, and Regeneration. This is a movie I suggest to everyone that reads this. The movie is highly quoteable and made Bruce Campbell, the most famous B-movie actor.
Here's a link to the imdb webpage www.imdb.com/title/tt0106308/
Another Horror series I love is the Friday the 13th. All I can say about it is this: Jason Voorhees is a psychopathic, homicidal, zombie, manchild who wields a machete and has a hockey mask.
As you can see I like the 80's horror movies the most.
Finally to close: the reason why I like horror films besides the obvious story, gore etc. is the fact that it is a symbol of what I conquered and should continue to conquer. Horror movie have been a part of my life for a long time that I don't know what I'll be without them.
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