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I am a fan of The Legend of Zelda; it and Fire Emblem are my two favourite video game franchises, and I've been a Zelda fan for far longer than I have been a Fire Emblem fan. I became a Zelda fan when I was very young and my family got a GameCube and, with it, the Legend of Zelda Collector's Edition, which had the original game, Adventure of Link, Ocarina of Time, and Majora's Mask. I didn't like the first two games, and Majora's Mask gave me nightmares, but I played Ocarina of Time a lot, and it's safe to say that it made me a Zelda fan... which is the reason it has bugged me to no end that I never actually finished the game, or even came close to finishing it. A couple years ago, I sat down, started a new file, and set out to finish the game. I made it all the way to the Spirit Temple before having to move, and then I never even got the GameCube set up before having to move again. But now, I have finally sat down and finished the game. I have to say... it's kind-of weird; going back to the game after all this time, and thinking about what I thought of it then and what I think of it now. I mean; can you really call it nostalgia if you never actually played a significant chunk of the game until fairly recently? What I can say is that, outside of graphics, the game has aged remarkably well (and even then, certain moments still look decent). I tried Mario 64 on the Switch via 3D All-Stars, and while it is certainly still a very functional game today that has aged well in most places, it took a while to get used to certain quirks about Mario's movement that later games got rid of (like him turning in a wide circle if turning 180 degrees from stop instead of simply turning around in place). With Ocarina of Time, I can't really think of anything except that the Wii U and the Switch have made me too used to gyro aim and going back to aiming with just a stick is rather annoying in comparison. But that's not really the game aging so much as the console and controllers aging. So... yeah. Anyone else have this experience of having a game for a long time and never actually finishing it until years later?

I managed to find a copy of a first edition run of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time earlier (it's gold!) and I made it to the Fire Temple which I keep trying to call "Fire Emblem." The chant in the temple (among other things) spurred a lot of controversy back in the day, as many people claimed it sounded similar to an Islamic chant. Now, I'm not Islamic and I don't mind the chant. It adds a whole 'nother creepiness factor to the game, which is nice (though I guess it would've made more sense in the Shadow Temple or Well). But it just sounds like a regular chant to me. I don't get why people get so caught up in this religion removal stuff, even if the stuff isn't explicitly stated to be religious. I don't mind seeing Islamic, Muslim, Jewish, Christian, and however many religions there are in media. I'm trying very hard not to go into "full-on-rant-mode" here, haha. What do you think? Are you someone who cannot stand seeing something of a different religion (I'm Christian and I don't mind)? Or are you like me and just play the game/watch the movie/etc.? Also, can someone tell me how rare the 1st edition carts of OoT are?