The COMPLETE History of The Legend of Zelda | Perspective Shift

[@keatsiannightingale]

(I'd suggest adding a Part 2 to the title, to make it easier for future viewers, not only to find this one but to know it's a series just by the title and look up the other ones.)

[@nephilexfrost7202]

Id add making a playlist.....it was hard to find these tonight when I wanted to put them on

[@DeviantDork]

Yeah, that's why this video didn't give as many views as the first one. They didn't know how to title it

[@AdventureAttitude]

Maybe change the title of this video to include “part II”

[@ItsATMDrums]

This video will go down in history as one of the very best looks into the Zelda series. Great work Derrick!

[@MentalLiberation]

Agreed. Derrick has been amazing with the retrospectives. I hope he gets to do one of the super retrospectives

[@retropalooza]

​@@MentalLiberationhe's talented yup

[@MrJamesDiamond]

Only if he doesn't stop after the second one.

[@cassiodvieira]

Looking forward to part 3!

[@coinzy]

Still waiting on it

[@oliver_3185]

Hey Derrick been a fan since the early gamexplain days. You’ve always been one of my favorite content creators and you have no idea how hype I was waiting for this video to come out. Thank you sir.

[@averycoleman126]

Where is Part 3? I love this type of videos and love Zelda!!!

[@AngusRocker22]

Fantastic work on these videos. I'm a huge Zelda fan and I'm even learning a few tidbits I never knew before.

[@basschoenmakers5982]

Still waiting on part 3

[@MrJamesDiamond]

Can't wait for Part 3!

[@mindiescurry]

These are the best ever Zelda retrospectives I’ve ever experienced Derrick. Amazing work, I hope you find time to finish the series.

[@EnigmaBarry]

Fantastic video Derrick! Interesting to hear Eiji's Aonuma's Marionette background. Also cool how OoT devs used theatre as inspiration for Z-Targeting.

[@EnigmaBarry]

Speaking of marionette, for E3 1998, Nintendo used Marionettes to promote Ocarina of Time at it's booth. Someone named Phil Honeywell was working there and shot footage of the event. It consists of a puppet Zelda around a courtyard and then a large Ganondorf puppet shows up in the dark.

[@t-elijahmorrison6855]

in 2011, we got the first officially published timeline in The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia.

[@red5158077]

How fitting in this episode he talks about the oracle games and they got released on the switch online service today ^^

[@mondongo_en_salsa]

Derrick, you are awesome. take all the time you need for these and thank you for doing them

[@ShytPump]

Just watched part one and only a few minutes into this. Wow i just gotta say your level of detail is so refreshing. Most retrospective videos about zelda talk about the game, gameplay, story, and a little about rhe development. I love how you focus so heavily on the lesser known details and dont fluff it up with things that are either your opinion or that we already know. So informative and your research must be intensely thorough. I havent even been watching ive been listening while i work. Kinda sucks i dont get to see the video as well but still, I'll be listening to your content my entire shift now.

[@Sept1mus]

The retrospectives are definitely some of the best content you put out. Keep up the good work!

[@lastgreninja7643]

definitely one of the best zelda videos i’ve ever watched, can’t wait for more

[@Aultimaespada1]

Amazing as always! Can't wait for part 3!

[@86RSJag]

As an early Gamexplain viewer. This video takes me back to simpler times. Love your deep dives and reviews. The best!

[@cyronis4606]

Fricken beautiful. Worth the wait. Bravo Derrick

[@dgc1570]

Congrats on finally finishing up part 2 of the Zelda retrospective

[@keatsiannightingale]

(updated) This was a journey! I finished it today, the day nintendo announces oracle of seasons/ages on nso, and seeing their story here only peaked my interest! I really like that style for a zelda game, so I think those will be my next thing. This was great to watch and I'm looking forward to what's to come. There are so many details in this, alongside the footage, this was indeed very thorough work (I'm sure it was exhausting as well!) and we deeply appreciate it! Well done! (previous comment) This is massive and I'm sure it will be a joy to listen to and watch. I'm saving it because I like watching it in chunks. I'm liking it already and leaving a comment, just to show support and appreciation for your work. This was a massive quest on your part and I'm sooooo glad it is here! (I'll update the comment once I'm done just to say what I like the best :D )

[@luliby2309]

Please keep doing these sorts of things Derrick. They are ever so good. I loved learning more about Aonuma. That's wild that he never gamed and was hired to make them.

[@StatPlat]

drawing while listening and im so invested, I love the way the video is paced like a story

[@Cainenghis]

I love the perspective you're giving in these analyses!

[@cjt217]

Derrick, thank you so much for cataloging all of this for us!

[@akilp7999]

I thought I knew at least a little about the history of Zelda, but boy was I wrong! It's super interesting how it seems like the development team kinda stumbled onto some of the core elements of OoT. Absolutely excellent video!!

[@WinspearUltima]

Majoras mask and ocarina of time are some of my favourite games in the series, they are in my top 5

[@Bruceybaby2009]

I’m just discovering your videos now and I gotta say they are the most comprehensive and in-depth Zelda deep dives, while still maintaining a certain level of quality. I think other channels might attempt to do this thorough of an exploration into Zelda history, but the quality seems to drop off noticeably. Keep em coming!

[@_Conzo_]

This series is an invaluable resource and a monumental effort - amazing work, Derrick!

[@benedictinex]

Would love to see the next part!

[@wayfarer1021]

Awesome work! Looking forward to part 3, and part 4, and part 5, and many more parts! 😂

[@kirindas4691]

Thanks for the retrospective!

[@carlosg3447]

Great work with the retrospectives Derrick! Looking forward to the other parts!

[@philosophyoftrucking]

Fantastic series. Really great content. Keep up the good work.

[@SchoolofRockNRoll]

Rhoam may be the king of Hyrule; Derrick is the king of retrospectives

[@misterdarkness483]

You did an amazing job on this Derrick!

[@TheZebbga]

Another great video, the work is paying off. Also Derek is a really good narrator. I look forward to part 3.

[@TheDisturbedguy1989]

This was the best history of Zelda I’ve ever seen

[@nelson-haha89]

This was really good. But I am missing windwaker hd in my life so bad now.

[@Axecon1]

Fantastic video Derrick! It's so cool to hear how experimental Zelda titles are during their development!

[@PinoyKun32]

1:10:36 I feel like it was this shot that really started the original stigma against "Celda". I remember seeing this particular shot in EGM and a lot of people did not like the look, especially the red lips/mouth that reminded people of CD-i Link. It really wasn't until more info and better screenshots and videos and especially the team nailing down the design of Wind Waker Link that opinions shifted.

[@wouterdutch4706]

Fantastic work and perspective to such a video! Excited to see the rest of this series come

[@GamerFunOriginallyAarush]

Nice work!

[@sarahmonster4936]

Thank you! I love learning!

[@DeputyDorkstuff]

Super great in-depth video and I can't wait for the next one. Hopefully it doesn't come off as rude, but it took me out of it each time Aonuma was pronounced like "aiya-numa" 😂

[@thunderproductions5115]

Loving this series

[@brandoncupples5137]

Bring on part 3!

[@yaktaur]

These videos are surprisingly comprehensive and impressive. I wonder if it may be worth linking/mentioning sources though? I feel like these can't all be original research and should be worth pointing out who first promoted this information and where.

[@metaj92]

Great job on the video!

[@danghootenanny]

Great video. Keep it up please 🤘

[@TaliesinMyrddin]

I'm SO glad things turned out that Oracle of Ages had proper time travel

[@Jamsch101]

Great video Derrick!

[@zeldaandmariofan05]

Great retrospective and I can't wait for Part 3. I am a person who personally enjoys Majora's Mask more than Ocarina of Time, but I love both games. Also, i didn't realize that people hated the cell shaded graphics of Wond Waker, but then again I didn't have a GameCube. I actually didn't play Wind Waker until I got a Wii and found out it could play GameCube games, so I got Wind Waker and a GameCube controller to play ot on Wii and Wind Waker is in my Top 5 favorite Zelda titles.

[@jasontyler1542]

I hope part 3 is still coming ❤

[@jackerie2689]

We need part 3!

[@guguig9746]

Stellar work

[@SamboNice]

instant like; thanks for the hard work Derrick

[@jaredcrowley]

amazing work!

[@TainoMoya]

Your Xenoblade history video is one of if not my favorite video from you so seeing more like it is exciting Thank you❤

[@rickster008]

12:23 I've been there in 2014 it was really cool we learned to fight like samurais when I was there and I took a picture with one of the Ninja's. there was this cool exhibit where they had all the power rangers there too. 50:42 I met him in Japan he's a really cool person

[@beauvogames]

Fantastic video! Such an interesting look at the design philosophy and thought processes behind many of the elements of the games I'd never really thought about 😊

[@LooseAsADEUCE]

This was the era where I became a fan of the Zelda series. I first played OoT back in '01 and it was such a magical game to me. I was (and still am) a big fantasy fan so Zelda scratched that itch perfectly. I played the Oracle games on my GBC and was anxiously looking forward to new releases. I remember the "Celda" days vividly from my time on the GameFAQs message boards and whew...it was not a pleasant time to love Zelda and be excited for Wind Waker. I'm glad the game was as good as it was but yea, the art style did a number on 00s era kids and teens who wanted "edgy mature" stuff.

[@cavin20101]

Can't wait for the other psrts

[@nathanpearson5423]

Great work Derrick😃

[@dudujencarelli]

There's really no other choice than to split the videos. After Wind Waker, we still have the GBA Four Swords (and its A Link to the Past version). Then there's Four Swords Adventures (plus Navi Trackers), then Minish Cap, Twilight Princess, Phantom Hourglass, Spirit Tracks, Skyward Sword, A Link between Worlds, Triforce Heroes, Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom. And it could go even longer if you include the two Tingle spinoff games. The first one is essentially a classic top-down Zelda adventure with Tingle instead of Link. We even hear the classic Zelda chime whenever Tingle solves a puzzle.

[@JustJulyo]

This is what Nintendo should be doing to thank the developers for their hard work!

[@dittom3426]

Fantastic video, but damn RIP Four Swords [Edit] Actually I guess it makes more sense to cover that with Four Swords Adventures in the next video

[@tatenaibenbusi]

1:04:05 Stoner Link

[@ben8446]

WELL DONE DERRICK 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤

[@LordTechnopants]

These games, these moments, these memories..... & this great series of vids. Happy days.

[@N3o3k8]

About 20 minutes in I did think "is part 2 just going to be OOT and MM"😅 I would have easily watches the hope video just on that, by the time the final part comes out I think I'll have to watch the whole 6+ hours in one go

[@merose3]

Any plans on Part 3

[@JNIKEL]

This is awesome! Do we know if they are going to add the new camera angles, or is that just for next gen consoles / pc?

[@By-the_Way]

Great video! I really do think Fujibayashi is too underrated compared to Aonuma, because he's done a lot for the series as well. Wind Waker's cartoony style has always been one of my favorite Zelda styles :) (I just love the scene where Tetra decides to catapult you in a barrel...)

[@novustalks7525]

The hiring process is so wholesome

[@chrisej5987]

Looking forward to the tales series of games 😅 ❤

[@PatJamma]

31:55 this was actually a made up statement by Grezzo to save face. The reality is that Grezzo ported OoT and they patched very little. Some of their "fixes" were just pure coincidence that resulted from something that was actually new, such as changing how the item selection interface worked. The only noteworthy bug that was patched out was the Infinite Sword Glitch, or ISG. And even then, it wasn't patched out completely, just the best method of activating the glitch. Unfortunately ISG is needed for a lot of other glitches, so patching it out is what patched a bunch of other glitches out.

[@TBoneTony]

I never minded Tingle, I just saw him as another NPC who had something small to offer to the game like selling maps, similar to the Happy Mask Salesman from the Ocarina of Time game. Tingle wasn't necessary to complete the game, but if you needed a good map of where you were in the overworld that was where Tingle came in. Now almost into my 40s I can relate to Tingle being a grown man who still loves to have a bit of fun in life considering that is what working both in school and higher education as well as having a working job and even a family can do to you.

[@dgc1570]

THE GOAT!

[@ChrisHoulihan]

I LOVE this!!!!!!!!

[@chazcarlson8108]

Where is part 3?

[@retropalooza]

Curious to see your information references to learn more

[@TBoneTony]

I have to admit, I didn't get Wind Waker because of being pissed off at Space World footage being nothing more than a tech demo. Never trusted game trailers until things were made confirmed with a Release Date and Gameplay Footage included before getting excited. E3 2004 and E3 2005 changed allot of things around and while I did get to borrow Wind Waker from a friend of mine at the time and playing it before giving it back to him, I was able to complete the game enjoying a few parts but clearly felt like I was more of a Ocarina of Time type of Zelda fan in the end. Though I did respect those who enjoyed Wind Waker more considering the battle system was major improvement over the N64 classic and I did love some of the facial expressions between Link and Tetra/Zelda. I had my share of games on the GameCube to tie me over until Twilight Princess was released in late 2006, by playing StarFox Adventures as well as JRPGs like Skies of Arcadia and Baten Kaitos as well as playing Prince of Persia Sands of Time and playing as Link in Soul Calibur 2. There was plenty to distract myself in the years leading up to Twilight Princess as well as getting to play the previous Zelda games on the GBA via the NES Classics.

[@ShadowWizard224]

My top 10 Zelda games: 🛡️ #10 A Link To The Past #9 Link’s Awakening #8 Skyward Sword #7 Minish Cap #6 A Link Between Worlds #5 Breath of the Wild #4 Twilight Princess #3 Majora’s Mask #2 Wind Waker #1 Ocarina of Time 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@ceejaygorway5218]

Did part 3 ever get made?

[@SearchmanDS]

Learning how Nintendo handled developing the Zelda series into 3D is fascinating. It's really amusing they were inspired to make Z Targeting/lock on from Toei's Edo park given how many times I've seen that turn up in Kamen Rider or Super Sentai for settings for episodes/movies 🤣 Ah Majora's Mask, the game that landed the Zelda franchise on my interest radar. At the time I hadn't played many video games and the ones I had were Tiger Electronics and the like. Game kiosks were becoming more popular in stores like Best Buy and Target back then so they caught my young eyes was my family would browse stores after dinner. Then one night at Toy's-R-Us I saw the Majora's Mask kiosk game demo and I was hooked. The opening moments of Link being cursed into a Deku by Skull Kid and the boss fight against Odalwa captured my attention and imagination. While I never really had a N64 to play the game I got the game guide to read up on the game and talked to my friend's at school about it. Years later when I got the Wii it was the first game I purchased for the Virtual Console and then in 2015 I bought it 3DS.

[@TBoneTony]

Every new generation of Consoles, I see people get excited over game trailers both online and hearing younger gamers chat about it on the bus when they are going over the new announcements on their smart phones. However being an old man gamer, I remember that Spaceworld 2000 tech demo of Link and Ganondorf, thinking that today's youth that are excited over game trailers don't fully understand what a Tech Demo is and how quickly plans can change over time. Experience tells me to never get excited over game trailers, wait until something is confirmed before getting excited. Even games can get cancelled too such as what happened to a few RARE games around that time when the Nintendo GameCube was first announced. 2 years later, Microsoft brought RARE and only 1 of those RAREWARE games saw the light of day on the GameCube.

[@darkron288]

It really was around the time of ocarina of time that zelda became as big as it did, not saying the other games were not popular but ocarina of time opened the door for many new fans of the series, it was my introduction of the series and its the one most talked aobut today for how much of a impact it had on the series and gaming as a whole.

[@darkron288]

Anddd then wind waker took alll that good will, spat on it, kicked the fans in the nuts and proceeded to nearly kill the franchise, thank god twilight princess sold as well as it did otherwise we wouldn't have stuff like btow and tears of the kingdom

[@AREAlhero]

@@darkron288 What a weird and blatantly untrue thing to say lmao

[@ShadmehR_23]

Bro.. We want part 3

[@Gaspe19]

Are you ever going to do a part 3?

[@LeanneMustafa]

woah, i learned something new i had no idea the reason behind tww's look was to stand out cause all games were looking samey in the early 2000s, all trying to be realistic. talk about a big w moment. cellshaded toon link is still best link

[@SatansBestBuddy1]

48:30 - I do not like the Majora's Mask remake. with Aonuma being involved, it felt like he was carrying over the mistakes he made while making Skyward Sword directly into Majora's Mask, with this misunderstanding that players need help while playing the game whenever possible. which is _not_ what Majora's Mask was originally intended to be like, and that meant a lot of the changes were at odds against the original game itself. TL:DR is, Majora's Mask on N64 was tight and polished and replaying was a baked-in idea of the basic game design. Majora's Mask 3D is not made to be replayed, it's made to be *completed*. anyway I'm gonna bitch about a few of the changes they made that ruined the game for me: - the "rewind time to save" system is gone, you save at a statue now, and not resetting the cycle means the tension of having to do as much as possible every cycle is gone, and there's no option to use the original system here, I'm glad people who were upset with that system don't have to engage with it, but people who enjoyed it can't, either - all the bosses being reworked to not take damage except for their giant eyeballs and only having one valid strategy to expose the giant eyeballs is bad enough, but they _also_ didn't playtest them nearly as much as they should have, so some fights are super easy to exploit and end in a minute and others are black boxes that drag on forever - the music is super compressed and the wonderful and iconic synths of the N64 game are now strained and subdued on the 3DS - the lighting changes made OoT3D too bright but my god, the new lighting means the mood of MM3D is completely different now, and it doesn't mesh with the somber tone of the writing - the bombers notebook being more detailed means it also updates more often and force stops the game when it does, so what used to be a quick jingle with "notebook updated" is now five seconds of repeating information you just got - zora swimming being slow by default means all the puzzles involving zora swimming now _ALSO_ require magic, so the Beaver Races are now much harder cause you need to hit magic pots along the way - they changed deku jumping so it doesn't preserve acceleration properly so it's slower and you'd fail jumps more often unless you awkwardly reposition after every jump - zora swimming being slow by default means you don't actually get to play with it, and unless you have infinite magic on, you won't, so now exploring the great bay is an unfun slog by default - the ice arrows only being usable in sparkling spots in the water removes all freedom to create ice blocks anywhere and means all puzzles are already solved for you - changing Garo's mask from an ominous hood to a golden crown makes the chase scene around Gorman Track quite silly as instead of the intended scenario of being chased by masked bandits you're being chased by guys in gold and purple hats (and this is the only mask to be changed like this so why bother???) - the bombers in town now chase you down to give you hints which is annoying as hell and they'll even do it during cutscenes

[@darvida719]

where is part 3 pleeease ?

[@innotech]

Wind Waker still stands as one of my favorite Zeldas. I was never swayed by the Spaceworld demo.

[@Caolan114]

A video worthy of DYKG

[@ShiftyQuail]

The original Wind Waker rendering still looks so good. Really wish the Wii U version had shown some restraint with the lighting adjustments.

[@stephengubler557]

Where’s part 3 🥲

[@Fellipe2k5]

Part 3?

[@lehjani]

Is it just me or after hearing it so many times it starts to sound like he's saying Zewdoh