{"id":136473,"date":"2026-03-15T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-198349"},"modified":"2026-03-15T16:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T16:00:00","slug":"feature-thank-you-mum-for-the-last-ocarina-of-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2026\/03\/15\/feature-thank-you-mum-for-the-last-ocarina-of-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Feature: Thank You, Mum, For The Last Ocarina Of Time"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In the days before Christmas \u201898, after much effort and many calls, my Mum managed to find the last copy of Ocarina of Time<\/a> in the Birmingham Toys R Us. Condolences to those who missed out, but my Mum was always going to get it. When she really<\/em> wants something, the world just bends to suit.<\/p>\n

Black box, gold lettering, a sleepy Link in an enchanted forest, and permission for me, my brother, and cousin to play on the front room TV all of Christmas day (which felt extra long in that childhood slowtime way). I\u2019ve been Zelda-pilled since, and could chart my growth against releases like height lines on a wall, keeping my inner Kokiri child alive.<\/p>\n

Zelda is a home note, heroic and true in this life of loving games – playing, reading, discussing, sometimes<\/em> writing. And so much of it enabled by a supportive Mum who often called a Game Boy a \u2018Playboy\u2019.<\/p>\n

You might know about the treat in the credits of Skyward Sword<\/a>, a sequence showing Not-Princess Zelda’s unseen parallel adventure that had been happening alongside and in between Link’s. Today is Mother\u2019s Day in the UK, but for you, it could be someone else. Either way, it\u2019s nice to think of The Legend of The Legends, who bought us Zelda and other games.<\/p>\n