THE LEGEND OF ZELDA WIND WAKER 20TH ANNIVERSARY - Happy Console Gamer

[@MetalGearTrav]

That opening song in Windwaker was such a magical opening to a Zelda game. I will always cherish this game.

[@jarlwhiterun7478]

Both the intro to WW and OoT are nostalgia filled and give me a sense of wonder that only games like BotW and Elden Ring can provide now.

[@patrikwennersten7568]

I still use it as my alarm signal every morning :)

[@johnlawful2272]

This is the best one piece game

[@RealmsofPixelation]

The most beautiful part of this video is the fact that you're friends again after having a little falling out. So good to see!

[@gemgor]

Its always great to see Rob Man in a video

[@ski9392]

Damn right! Rob's the man!

[@koobsmooth]

It was THE most graphically impressive game I had experienced up until that point. WIND WAKER, METROID PRIME, and SUNSHINE all came out so close to together! The Game Cube was my system of choice that generation.

[@Fox_Mccloud11]

those 3 are my 3 favourite 1-player experiences on the cube and all top 10 games of all time in my book. Pure magic and at the time I couldn't believe how immersive and amazing the experiences were!

[@alpine1600s]

Hard to believe it's been 20 years. I remember going into Media Play and reserving my copy. It also came with a bonus Ocarina Of Time for Gcube.

[@JazGalaxy]

Geez, media play. That’s a name I haven’t heard in a whole. I forgot all about it.

[@adlerjeramie]

Loved Media Play. One of the first places that started getting anime/manga/Japanese products regularly before they went under and Borders started doing it.

[@kobakusu]

Rob is looking pretty pirate mode

[@hanktray]

I’m just glad he doesn’t have a peg leg

[@jackhoff7880]

​@@hanktrayit's funny because he broke his leg not log ago

[@jarlwhiterun7478]

​@@jackhoff7880 long*

[@davealaya]

Yaaar mateys

[@TheRaviation]

One piece - Blackbeard

[@deku_man_x]

A Masterpiece still to this day, i finished it recently again with my daugter ❤

[@colin8802]

This is the first Zelda I played all the way through. I have additional nostalgia for it because I both received it and first played it on my birthday, and the game opens on Link's birthday. All the things that people complained about were things that I loved about it: the art style, the amount of sailing, the Triforce quest, etc. No other game until BotW felt like such a massive adventure.

[@papabear463]

Videos with Rob are my favorite

[@alex64gaming]

What an amazing game! The Wii U remaster is absolutely incredible, best version in my opinion.

[@beyondz55]

Swift sail ftw

[@Cactus270]

Agreed! The fact that isn’t on the Switch yet is a crime

[@retrogamerfan123]

To bad in a few days the game’s getting delisted from the Eshop along with tp hd

[@SakuraAvalon]

@@retrogamerfan123 Luckily I have both physical.

[@dan47483]

Great to see Rob Man!

[@guyinapandasuit2691]

I love videos with you and Rob. Feels like I'm hanging out with good friends everytime I watch one of these. I haven't played more than a few hours of wind waker lol perhaps one day. My backlog is asinine.

[@adlerjeramie]

I played the original on the GC and my mind was absolutely blown. My favorite Zelda title of all time followed closely by the original A Link to the Past. I loved the story most of all with the true embrace of the hero as a tradition and the interplay between the pieces of the Triforce.

[@acidDrop2000]

one of my absolute favorites. it's just so unique and the music is incredible. would kill for a console sequel in this world

[@HPRshredder]

7:14 - that meme was on the top at E3 when Nintendo was talking about PAC Man, and on the bottom it was the Twilight Princess reveal

[@sheskimusic]

Yesss!! Rob, great to see you. Hope you’re feeling better man. Great video, Johnny.

[@fordxbgtfalcon]

WindWaker is my favorite Zelda game off all. I’d love to see a remaster on Switch.

[@brandonbeyond5477]

Wind Waker is my favorite Zelda game. I love everything about it, the art style, the gameplay, and the world. There's so much imagination put it into it. It's such a fun, colorful, and great time. Another great episode, Johnny and Pirate Rob.

[@Aragorn7884]

🤔🥱😴😴

[@davidohearn8047]

I played this as a 13 year old in 2003 and it was the first Zelda game that I attached myself to. It’s my favorite just off of nostalgia in my life at that time. When it released on Wii U I bought the system just because of the HD version. Only game I ever owned for a Wii U. Hope this comes out with a new HD release.

[@francistein]

Rob looks like a member of Tetra's Pirate Crew

[@philp7353]

Great to see Rob Man! You're looking good Rob!

[@Reginmund]

Missed this back in the day and still waiting for a Switch port.

[@backyardparkworks]

You guys look more and more like anime villains as time goes on, in the best way possible. Love the jackets, love the commentary

[@PK_Dispel]

I remember this game and these times so fondly. My sister and I used to play the hell out of it using the GBA tingle tuner thing. I've always loved the music being so bright and uplifting, perfect for an adventure!

[@kadosho02]

Wind Waker's GameCube release day. It was raining. I never could forget that day, because it flooded in my neighborhood. But when I took my copy home, I played it for several weekends. Absolutely loved it My thoughts about the trailer for Wind Waker. I loved it. Something new, different, and it looked amazing. Who knew the GameCube was capable of this art style? Especially after Jet Set Radio. Cel shading fit the game perfectly.

[@thecosmicloaf]

So so good and refreshing to see Rob again! It's over too soon! I would pay to hear you guys do like a podcast. Even if it's like one episode a month!

[@shimmervampire]

I always love seeing Rob! You two have the best chemistry together talking about games

[@GuiOmania]

Rob look like he just join a Metal Band !!!

[@anthonyharding4380]

I played it on the GameCube. It's one of my personal favourite games. I found sailing super chill and the treasure hunting very satisfying :)

[@JP-ur3pk]

Rob looks awesome 😎

[@brandontoler2382]

Let's goooooooo. Hope everyone is doin well. Winderwaker is dope. Is there anybody else who wishes all jon and rob vids were an hour long? Hah

[@stlunatic6006]

Every single time haha

[@MadPanicGaming]

Oh man, this is definitely in my top 5 Zelda games ever, and for sure my favorite Gamecube game, so damn awesome. The visuals, sound, story and gameplay are all damn near perfect.

[@divinations00]

Windwaker is easily in my top Zelda games. Between the artstyle, the music, and the incredible dungeons and story it's truly an incredible game! Now I gotta replay it before Tears of the Kingdom!

[@raikiri23]

I’m not the biggest Zelda fan myself, but I love Wind Waker to bits. A lot of great memories playing it on my little 11” tube TV when I was 10.

[@drycell183]

I absolutely loved Windwaker. It was such a peaceful game and I love the music as well. Thanks for posting this video today. I think it’s great when you post videos about past games and not just current.

[@sophisticated]

It's the most fun I ever had with Zelda out of all the games in the series. Botw is amazing but Wind waker was amazing and fun. It's my favorite. At 15 years old I was amazed.

[@zachcouch8654]

Yes Rob More Rob Old school anime with Rob!

[@Ganjabeard5000]

Lmao you guys are such beauties, love it!! Been watching you two kill it since the bandana days. Keep up the great work gentlemen! Also: HELL YEAH WIND WAKER!!!!!!!!!

[@FunkyFresh48]

I remember getting OOT and OOT Master Quest for pre ordering this game. I planned my vacation from work for the release. I also smoked cigarettes at the time, so sailing wasn't an issue. 😄 One of my favorite Zelda games.

[@altercell_]

Always love a robman episode and always love talking Zelda!

[@hanginwithyourbuds6240]

I was one of those guys that hated the way this game looked but as soon as I played it I was hooked.

[@easy_e_1976]

I played both versions of the game and I still love it to this day. Always a pleasure

[@davidberger8420]

Johnny and Rob Man. Too Sweet ✌

[@JohnnyMRey]

Robman will be a killer Pirate NPC. I picture him running a pub in providing players rumors and side missions.

[@Ghost88o9]

The game cube was amazing for me. I was 13-14 yrs old. What an era ☺️

[@Strat-o-caster]

I have played every Zelda, multiple times. But I think I come back to this one the most, so much magical charm

[@gundambassexe31]

Happy 20th Anniversary Zelda wind waker! Welcome back Rob 💚💚🔺🔺🔺🔺🔺

[@cacophonic7]

Me and all my friends ended up loving and playing the crap out of Wind Waker. It was the right time, and we were the right age and it was kind of magic. Good times.

[@danielpagan2848]

Nintendo should have the same team that did the Metroid Prime remaster work on Wind Waker. That would be amazing.

[@RaduD99]

the wii u remake already exists, we definitely don't need a second one. they should just port that one

[@johnmitchell4142]

@@RaduD99 unless they make it a bigger game :)

[@clankfish]

@@johnmitchell4142 unless they *finish the game 😅

[@danielpagan2848]

@@RaduD99 Tell that to Capcom and Square😂 they keep remastering and remaking the same RE and FF games and making a ton of money.

[@bigt4135]

Just release the Wii U version

[@Justinmeatybonds]

I had a falling out with my best friend and today I talked to him for the first time in a while. It was cool to watch this video knowing your's and rob's past.

[@barbwatchesyt4084]

Rob looks amazing 🤩🏴‍☠

[@RobManWorld]

Why thank you. 😊

[@electricghost92]

Man, I was 10 when this came out and I got this on my bday and played all the way from the beginning until Dragon Roost. That was the first time I "tested" a new game and got carried away because it was so good. Also the little things about this game that make it so damn charming: Link's sneaky face when sidling, the metal gear stealth section, the comedy, the farting pigs, running away from snot boy, and the fact that you can pick up enemy weapons, etc. The music and gameplay also were great. They knocked it out of the park and made one of the most replayable and timeless Zelda games in the series.

[@slaytanica]

I remember going to KB Toys right after school with my Grandmother right after school to get it the day it released for the gamecube. It’s a fond memory that I have with her and it became my favorite Zelda game

[@lessthandrew1]

I loved hearing your "older" perspective on this. My first Zelda game was OoT, so Windwaker was a departure for me. For you both, it was a return home. Never thought of that!

[@jackhudson21]

My favorite zelda game, can't believe it's been 20 years! Love Rob's pirate look

[@Zeldafan1ify]

Hearing you guys reminisce about wind waker launch days is really bittersweet 😢 I was around 7-8 when wind waker released, too young to know about the controversies and didn't actually discover the game until I was 12, but I still remember when people trash-talked wind waker even into the 2010s and I was always fighting them, but now everyone praises it. So how I discovered it: my best friend at the time owned the game and was stuck in the forsaken fortress, so he gave me a chance to try the game. It was like love at first sight, I literally couldn't sleep for weeks until I had my own copy of wind waker, it was all I could think about. When my mom finally took me to my childhood gamestop and got me the game, the rest was history. I'm 27 now, and Wind waker is still my favorite video game of all time. It's also the most replayable game for me, I can't tell ya how many times I've completed it. Luigi's mansion 1 actually kept a record count for every time I finished it, I wish they'd done that with ww! And it wasn't even my first zelda! That honor belongs to ocarina of time, but wind waker was definitely my very first full playthrough. I was a broke teen without a wii u in 2013 so I didn't get to play wind waker hd (much to my suffering), but today I have it in my collection. Hard to believe you guys were around my age now when it released, hard to believe that 20 years even happened! Crazy.. wind waker is like my home away from home 💚

[@QueenViolet8]

I hope this will come to Switch I haven’t gotten to play this yet 😀

[@TheRavenwolf666]

I never played the Wii U version but I have it on GameCube and already finished it. It was really fun playing Windwaker.

[@DerekOstlund]

I was 8 and it made a big impression. I knew about earlier entries in The Legend of Zelda. The bokoblins in that blue dusky fortress manning the searchlights was really cool. Forest Haven marked another highlight. I was familiar with the Deku Tree and how intriguing was it to see him in a new form. The nods to Ocarina of Time throughout the journey in Wind Waker were understood to me. To this day the ocean and the islands from the game have gotten into me in a deep way, still having dreams sometimes about them. I'm enjoying the channel.

[@leeellis6738]

The first game I bought for my Gamecube, loved it back in 2003. Still playing it today via emulation.

[@steinerlajos376]

Zelda Wind Waker on GameCube is my all time favorite Zelda game. Pure joy.. As it described in the video.. Such warm memories..

[@pappywinky4749]

WW is one of my favorite games of all time. I remember the whole excitement before, I remember the moment I changed my mind about the graphics. The main title screen is still my favorite zelda music piece of all time, in fact, I love that soundtrack even more than OOT. While the latter game was monumental and blew my mind and still live rent-free in my mind, WW shaped me as a gamer. There is so much nostalgia for me around that one. My friend and I were so excited for it, picking the game, obsessing over the box. The gamecube may not have been the best console, but that period of gaming history remains my favorite because so many major games and events happened during those days. It was such an exciting era for gaming.

[@ohbogey]

Glad ur both still good friends now. It can be hard to speak up in a friendship & go over any wrongs that were done😓

[@sephiroth-gaming8894]

Woohoo! Welcome back Rob Man!!!! 🎉🎉

[@Spidernick88]

Absolutely loved Wind Waker on the GameCube. It has been my favorite Zelda for a long time.

[@keywade2452]

My favourite Zelda game!

[@ChileanSpartanUSA]

Yes Robman!!!!

[@tinypinata505]

My favorite Zelda. Endless fond memories playing this game.

[@GuiOmania]

I am still pissed that we still not got the HD version yet on the switch !!!

[@Big_Jenks]

I rented it when it came out, completed it in 3 days I played it so much.

[@camerontrois]

Rob just stopping by before he heads to the Renaissance Festival

[@Adamcarson34]

I remember a friend telling me about it. Besides that any picture or info I got was from Nintendo power and then one day it came with one of my Nintendo power magazine subscriptions and became one of my favorite games of all time.

[@CameronAllOneWord]

I was honestly disappointed in the trailer for five minutes and then I watched it again and got excited. To this day I love this game so much. I loved how long the boat rides took. That song is so soothing and nice and seeing a tiny island in the distance slowly getting bigger built so much anticipation and wonder for what you’ll end up finding there.

[@alexsnedden8639]

Almost 300k subscribers! Congrats Johnny! You're my fav youtuber and your videos are so genuine and cool! Thanks so much mate!

[@TheMackamaple]

Hey, been watching for years and just wanted to say I love your content!

[@ItsRMFL]

That pirate went Rob mode.

[@spiritdancer36]

So I was moving from Alaska back to Oregon and missed a lot of the stuff surrounding it. My brother bought it for me as a welcome back. I felt shocked when I saw the style, set down the controller and walked away for a few weeks. I wasn’t angry, I just walked into it with preconceived notions and knew I needed to let those go. I came back to it 3 weeks later and have been in love ever since. BOTW, WW, and OoT are my top 3.

[@fishyperil2153]

I was only 12 at the time, so maybe the graphics didn't bother me because I was actually the targeted audience for this kind of graphics, but I just loved everything about the game almost immediately. Sure, I was a bit surprised when I first saw it because of how different it looked from OoT and MM but it didn't take me long to get used to it. To this day it's one of the games I remember most fondly.

[@bigt4135]

Just started playing on Wii U the other day. I remember getting this game in college on GameCube. It’s my favorite 3d Zelda.

[@dayru_ru]

Wind Waker was the first Zelda I beat; it got me through the toughest years of my childhood. It's beautiful and will always be extremely important to me...

[@thisisstupid6524]

Good news, hope you are in a better place now

[@aesthetic9]

I have so many fond memories of Windwaker. I loved how expressive Link was in that game. I know a lot of people did not like the sailing, but I found it relaxing and I just admired the music and scenery. The remaster is by far one of the best I have every played. I have played that countless times and it never gets old.

[@zeniktorres4320]

I never finished it on the GameCube. The sailing took a long time. But now I'm ready to play it again on the GameCube. But I agree, the sailing was so relaxing, which is part reason why it was taking me a long time :)

[@Gaming_since_the_eighties]

My favourite moment in The Legend of Zelda - Wind Waker is when you enter Hyrule Castle, and everything is frozen in time were a battle was set. It´s the part, were Link pulls the Master Sword out.

[@ladynikkie]

I remember the Zelda community was pretty divided when this came out but don't be fooled by its looks that game is very challenging.

[@chrisfury6316]

It brings such a pleasant "awww" feeling into my heart thinking about Windwaker. I was happy back than. And yes after OoT i was turned off at first by the looks, but within seconds i just fell in love with the game. It was one of the loveliests experiences i ever had as a gamer!

[@tanookiplayer]

I saw this video in my subscription & it made me feel old. I used to have the collector's edition that came with Ocarina of Time & Master Quest.

[@Dedrohauf]

I remember getting this game on a Sunday, I bought the Brady game guide too. I woke up at 6am to play the game on a Monday before school started and then I was lucky enough to find out that it was a snow day!

[@jhauer2935]

Quite possibly the best Zelda title. The music, the scope of the title, the surprisingly dark ending and the whimsical look all contributed to a timeless entry into the series. The graphics stand up today. Cel shaded games generally do.

[@retrogamedreamer8761]

One of my favourite games of all time. I remember playing through this shortly after its release with my gf at the time. We stayed up all night playing. It was such an amazing adventure and I absolutely LOVED the art style. Finally ditching the boring style of Ocarina of time and MM and back to the happy, colorful and simply wonderful style I had grown to love. A classic. Can’t wait to play through it with my son.

[@75Golgotha]

This game and Metroid Prime were the two reasons I bought my Gamecube. I think I got all of those things together for around $130 discount which was crazy in 2003.

[@ShakesPotada]

My favourite Zelda game, it's just so clean and also reminds me of my time in Cardiff living with a crazy eastern European gamer who introduced me to this great adventure in 2003..great times in and out of Evolution lol

[@oddeye9640]

I absolutely loved this game when it game out. Still do. I wish they’d make another like it.

[@ValcristRoda]

At first when Wind Waker was revealed I was a little apprehensive especially after seeing the Zelda Gamecube tech demo with a lean more towards the Ocarina of Time look. After seeing the game in motion and how expressive Link was, I was sold and fell in love with the game.

[@ishmuriyo6702]

I remember a friend of mine who's brother worked at a mom n pop game store sold it to me for 30. I was 14 at the time. I walked home quickly. I put the game in my GameCube an fell in love with the awesome graphics n gameplay. Can't believe how fast time goes...

[@statesminds]

It’s so funny how so many people hated the look of Windwaker when now it’s one of the best aged games ever. Lol after majoras mask tho it definitely was whiplash

[@macuser7048]

Rob is looking like the guy from OOT who runs the shop.

[@richardingram2374]

Can’t remember where but I remember reading or watching something prior to release that showed how Links legs and feet were modelled to stand correctly on any angled surface and line up properly with steps. The nerd in me loved that attention to detail. A random memory I always have with WW. A Wonderful game from a wonderful time in gaming.

[@Toycollectinggeek]

My fave zelda. Completed soooo many times. It's a joy

[@henrikolsson8786]

I loved the game when it came out. But I had some issues with the cartoon look at first. I got used to it and learned to love that too. Great game

[@segaherman_twitch]

I always enjoy videos when you guys talk about zelda .

[@mrnobodytheuser2950]

The game looked beautiful at the time, I bought a copy but never finished it, still sitting on my shelf.