Yet Another Ocarina of Time Retrospective

On a platform full of videos about The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, I attempt to say something new. This is yet another Ocarina of Time retrospective, delving into its design, narrative, and impact in my own way.

0:00 - Intro
2:57 - Development
10:43 - Design
54:07 - Time

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Featuring "Zeldawave" by Marble Pawns - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHUvykXL8Og
"Water Temple Syndrome" coined by Wolfalous - https://www.twitch.tv/wolfalous

Sources:
Ocarina of Time - A Masterclass in Subtext - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyUcwsjyd8Q
OOT Development Timeline - https://tcrf.net/Prerelease:The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Ocarina_of_Time
Iwata Asks: Chanbara in Zelda - http://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/#/3ds/zelda-ocarina-of-time/1/1
Interview with Miyamoto about Ocarina of Time 「日本語」- https://web.archive.org/web/20120621110724/http://www.geocities.jp/bgrtype/gsl/words/zeldaokarinatime/zeldatokinookarina.html
Interview with Miyamoto from Nintendo Power, October 1996 - https://archive.org/stream/Nintendo_Power_Issue001-Issue127/Nintendo%20Power%20Issue%20089%20October%201996#page/n71/mode/2up
The riveting early plot summary for Zelda 64 from Nintendo Power, March 1997 - https://archive.org/stream/NintendoPower1988-2004/Nintendo%20Power%20Issue%20094%20%28March%201997%29#page/n109/mode/2up
Iwata Asks: The Birth of Z-Targeting - http://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/#/3ds/zelda-ocarina-of-time/1/2
Super Mario 64 Developer Interviews - http://shmuplations.com/mario64/
Iwata Asks: Where Navi Came From - http://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/#/3ds/zelda-ocarina-of-time/1/3
Pre-Orders Cancelled for Ocarina of Time - https://www.ign.com/articles/1998/11/04/ye-snoozed-ye-loozed
“Bottom of the Well” Definition - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bottom_of_the_well
The Man Who Saw the Truth (Ocarina of Time Theory) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n96y9N9-DTc
Human Short-Term Memory Study - https://www.simplypsychology.org/short-term-memory.html#:~:text=The%20duration%20of%20short%20term,a%20process%20known%20as%20rehearsal.
Zelda 64 1996 Footage - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XKHQNCtsM0
Zelda 64 Spaceworld 1997 Footage - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqbdf1qmtL8
Toei Kyoto Studio Park Footage - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytdS2d6rRGI

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