r/gaming • u/Stanman128 • 1h ago

I had to recreate this childhood photo when I got to the exact same spot.

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I played this game end to end every summer growing up and I’m beyond ecstatic to be revisiting all the memories.

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u/RDGOAMS 1h ago

crazy how we lose track of time when trying to beat water temple, bro was stuck there for 20 years

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u/[deleted] 56m ago

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u/lod254 46m ago

Under the floating block! Of course!

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u/Anthaenopraxia 5m ago

iirc they added some extra puzzles to the water temple in the Master Quest edition. As if it wasn't hard enough already...

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u/SanityInAnarchy 32m ago

Nah, he just got remastered

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u/Wahammy 1h ago

"Childhood Photo" "2007" ...my back hurts...

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u/Stanman128 1h ago

To be fair, this was me in middle school and nowhere near my first playthrough 🤣

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u/Stillback7 58m ago

You're like 30 years old and everyone is treating you like a youngin lmao

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u/joeltheconner 55m ago

He's not a youngin...we are just Hella old

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u/gamewastotallyrigged 18m ago

I didn’t need Reddit to tell me that I’m old, but whatever

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u/Retbull 25m ago

Why am I catching strays from your back pain?

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u/Toros_Mueren_Por_Mi 14m ago

Did you forget to take your cod olis yesterday?

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u/coldphront3 PlayStation 56m ago

That’s because the alternative is admitting we’re old now lol. I was 16 in 2007

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u/Has_Two_Cents 50m ago

Bro I was 16 in 1998

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u/MightyCaseyStruckOut 35m ago

Same here. And I literally hurt my back yesterday just by taking a deep breath lol

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u/dragonick1982 29m ago

I'm only 44 not old by any means but I sneezed wrong the other week (leaning forward sitting down at a weird angle) and ripped muscle tissue on my ribs or something. Hurt to cough or sneeze for like 2 weeks. Was not even aware shit like that was possible

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u/illlojik 36m ago

My brother in back aches

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u/IronMonkeyofHam 49m ago

I was 20 then and still young now. Planning to live to my full 120 years, so another couple decades til I jump into the older category

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u/AnonymousFroakie 46m ago

This is the kinda mindset I can get behind hell yeah

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u/imisstheyoop 37m ago

Hell yeah, that's my attitude (and age) as well!

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u/Sunkilleer 30m ago

Sure thing, Grandpa. Let's get you back to the home now.

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u/Lavatis 38m ago

dude, 35 is not old. you're tripping. just because we're not kids anymore and we're solidly in the adult stage of life, that doesn't make us old. you don't go from young adult->old, and especially not in your 30s.

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u/Horvo 51m ago

18 in 2007 checking in.

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u/Virtual_fake 17m ago

My daughter was 1 in 2007.

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u/Loxias26 43m ago

15 in 2007 👍

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u/MaterialDetective197 16m ago

I work with a guy that is 15 years younger than me - he's 30. He's kind of like a kid to me. My daughter is 7 years younger than him and her boyfriend is almost 25. So, for me at least, y'all are kids.

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u/bigbear_mouse 13m ago

Sure, grandpa. (It's a joke, I'm 29, ty for calling me a kid).

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u/3dforlife 55m ago

Well, he still has all his life ahead of him.

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u/poke29980 PC 14m ago

in the younging here. i was literally 1 when that photo was taken

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u/TheRetroGoat 1h ago

Oh thank god, I was ready to just let my old age kill me.

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u/Stolehtreb 45m ago

I mean… sorry to let you know this but people younger than this guy do exist

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u/adol1004 1h ago

I mean, I was discharged from the army at 2006.

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u/Moody_GenX 1h ago

Haha... I was in 97...

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u/Epin-Ninjas 59m ago

Ahah.. I was born in 97...

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u/Fraun_Pollen 58m ago

Aaand there goes my back again

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u/sara666grind 52m ago

Dang how many of your 9 backs left?

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u/SodaCanBob 53m ago

I was 97 in 97.

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u/Moody_GenX 51m ago

Haha... I have a son older than you...

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u/OrionSouthernStar 1h ago

Funny because just as I read OP’s comment it had dawned on me that 2007 was when I got out of the army.

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u/CompetitiveGrand9721 56m ago

What's the point of clarifying what point this was in your childhood? It won't make their back hurt any less lol

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u/dev1tuna 1h ago

I fucking graduated HS in 2002

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u/Zahfier 54m ago

Don’t forget to schedule your colonoscopy

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u/3dforlife 55m ago

1999 here.

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u/OkFortune6494 52m ago

And they played that Prince song at the graduation ceremony... didn't they...

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u/BVRPLZR_ 50m ago

They did at mine lol

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u/HaloFever117 45m ago

I graduated HS last millenium.

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u/Final_TV 4m ago

that’s the year i was born

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u/sm04d 1h ago

LOL, I got married two weeks after that photo was taken.

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u/pizzaisprettyneato 58m ago

If he was like 12 in 2007 that would make him born 1995, which means he’s in his early 30s now.

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u/adorablesexypants 22m ago

I actually was talking about this with friends last night while playing Daggerheart.

I was laughing because I was like man I remember playing this when it first came out and it’s wild seeing the kids lose their marbles over it again.

Both friends looked at me and went “I never had it I was just on the too young side” and the other was like “I wasn’t even alive when it came out”.

I feel so fucking old.

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u/Jayjay5674 39m ago

I was thinking oh this guy must be old then I realized we prob around the same age 💀💀💀

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u/mutantbabysnort 1h ago

Oof, damn mine too 

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u/LotusVibes1494 58m ago

I can’t wait to see the pic he takes as an old man playing on his neural implant chip

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u/feralrabidcat 46m ago

hey. hey. hey. guess what. i was 1 year old in 2007. and i can drink now

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u/failmatic 41m ago

My neck cramped reading this post

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u/southpaw85 1h ago

little kid you was not side questing for those extra pieces of heart at all

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u/Stanman128 1h ago

I really wasn’t looking back. 🤣

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u/emanuele0933 1h ago

Rare case of a male with more hair in grown up form than in kid form

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u/VailStampede 57m ago

So... you're telling us, you've been stuck at the WATER TEMPLE FOR 19 years?!!!

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u/JonasErSoed 55m ago

Wait, has anyone actually made it out of there??

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u/Fuzzy_Adagio_6450 1h ago

YOU FAILED!! (theres no fake tree in the second shot)

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u/Stanman128 1h ago

90s decoration choices were so weird looking back lol

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u/GhostingTheInterweb 59m ago

90s? This MF's childhood photo is 2007. We old!

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u/SouthIsland48 58m ago

My mom would have draped white christmas lights around fake trees like yours year round for ambience lighting

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u/HyenDry 58m ago

So was the photo taken in the 90’s cause it says 07?

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u/Stanman128 35m ago

2007 photo. 90s housing setup. It took my folks a while to give up some of the old furniture.

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u/Obootleg PC 43m ago

Old house I'd guess, parents were still using furnishings from the 90s.

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u/thatguy_griff 1h ago

choosing to believe op has it but current picture is too close

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u/AugustOfChaos 1h ago

He IS the tree.

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u/patriotfear 48m ago

Damn your parents let you stay up til 4am? Legends.

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u/kylel999 42m ago

I never met a person who had the date and time set properly on their digital camera lol

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u/HurryOne 32m ago

My mom let me and my best friend be late for school because we were about to beat the game. My best friend lived next door and we were playing before the bus came. We missed the bus and she drove us. We were like 30min late

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u/Pacman1up 1h ago

You and the TV grew up.

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u/Dragonfire2699 1h ago

That's amazing!

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u/QuickRundown 48m ago edited 32m ago

N64 in 2007. Did you have a big brother? Edit: do you have one.

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u/maaaatttt_Damon 33m ago

He’s just a man of culture

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u/-Vertex- 44m ago

I know right, I was balls deep into the 360 then.

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u/lakefront12345 1h ago

I got to the water temple and quit the game when I was younger cause I got stuck. I beat it like 10 years later.

Playing the remake, I was SO cautious I didn't miss anything playing it 🤣

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u/Diz_Conrad 1h ago

I love stuff like this. It's just sweet. The Internet really needs more sweetness in the sea of negativity it is.

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u/Evening-Golf-6375 1h ago

That’s so wholesome.

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u/Lone_survivor87 1h ago

Damn water temple

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u/kid_ish 44m ago

The N64 controller really had us doing the strangest shit with our hands, didn’t it?

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u/slothxaxmatic 20m ago

Didn't seem that bad back then.

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u/kylel999 42m ago

All three of them!

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u/highvyleague 1h ago

Honestly, with how much trouble that water temple gave me, I had the same before and after pictures from when I first started the water temple vs when I finally finished it.

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u/Freezepops334 53m ago

Quick story time. Last year my parents had me, my wife, siblings, their SO’s over to watch our old family videos. Christmas ‘98 comes on and there is 7 year old freezepops crying uncontrollably because he got OOT instead of Mario party. I said out loud “you have no idea how happy this game will make you”. All of those vibes are back this year.

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u/Porkie_Chop 1h ago

This is so amazing and wholesome. Makes me wish my family took more pics back in the day. Have a blast!!

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u/Downtown_Conflict_53 1h ago

Even got the same T-shirt on

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u/LuluGuardian 1h ago

Yoooooo hell yea dude. Sick pics and I hope you are having even more fun than you did back then

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u/bryan_pieces 1h ago

Dude this is so sick. Hope you’re having fun

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u/thisisausername1011 1h ago

Awww that's so cute 😭

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u/Loose-Lingonberry406 14m ago

See, shit like this makes me smile.

Thanks for sharing man, I hope you are enjoying the game as much as I did.

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u/JemKnight 1h ago

Kid link + you

Adult link + you

Love it

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u/danmankan 1h ago

I know the water temple is hard but it shouldn't take that long to beat. 19 years seems a tad excessive.

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u/skywalkerRCP 1h ago

Love it!

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u/FerreroRocherEnjoyer 1h ago

Dam this is peak

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u/Chemical-General5835 1h ago

Bro still had the same t shirt 😂

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u/AReverieofEnvisage 55m ago

No it's wrong. You're not even close to the edge. No! Do it again!

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u/Didipot 54m ago

Post like this is what i like and appreciate to see..

This is golden.. 💯

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u/aqpw4u 47m ago

Quality asf post man this is good shit

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u/ravens52 39m ago

It’s come full circle. This is so wholesome.

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u/CrazyWS 1h ago

This post definitely gonna do numbers on here, I’m just commenting for an investment

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u/julianx2rl 1h ago

"They're the same picture"

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u/JourneymanHunt 1h ago

And still just as happy!

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u/AnneFlankinbot 1h ago

Love this one. Wish I could find a picture of me playing on my 64 as a kid.

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u/gc11117 1h ago

Thats a cool photo, not gonna lie

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u/EliParker 1h ago

Awww that’s so cool

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u/TheDevilsAdvokaat 1h ago

Ha. Just reached the boss room of dodongo cavern myself.

Really enjoying this game. Never did complete the original...hope I do this time.

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u/GravityTortoise 1h ago

That’s really cool

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u/EricJDMBAMD 1h ago

I hate that spot! Water temple 👎🏾👎🏾👎🏾

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u/Raslatt 1h ago

Heck ya OP, this is pure gold!!

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u/Advanced-List7437 1h ago

This picture fucks

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u/Saintpeterz28 1h ago

My man 🤜

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u/realtonemachine 1h ago

Hell yea.

Side note. Anyone else find new water temple way more straight forward until you realized you didn’t have the boss key? Then it got rough.

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u/bradleyshred 59m ago

Tv leveled up, graphics leveled up, still the same amount of happiness. Peak

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u/Christoffiw 57m ago

Good shit. Hope you enjoying like back in those days.

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u/ChaseDFW 56m ago

Life is good

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u/dah_pook 55m ago

This is adorable

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u/AkiraKitsune 54m ago

made me smile like crazy

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u/Affectionate-Flan-99 51m ago

Love it. Great post my dude

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u/InternetName4 50m ago

These types of posts are so heartwarming

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u/CelticMoss 32m ago

This is wholesome content and I miss those times

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u/djkyota 1h ago

Absolutely wholesome and awesome at the same time

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u/kellyisayatch 1h ago

Stop this is too sweet !!

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u/IPuntTinyTrolls 1h ago

This is beyond wholesome

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u/JenovaJireh 1h ago

Some things don’t change

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u/Soulsliken 1h ago

You the man.

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u/HeyThereCharlie 1h ago

Bro pulled the Master Sword irl

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u/nofutures4 1h ago

Love these type photos. Keep on gaming.

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u/Snickerdoodle321 1h ago

Legendary. Well done!

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u/AdRevolutionary2248 1h ago

Ive never been more proud of u than i am right now.

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u/Bclay85 1h ago

My man has eyelashes for days. I say that as an over 40 male. Respect where respect is due.

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u/Friendly-Pattern1171 1h ago

Gotta go all out shave the head and beard

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u/Crackslap 1h ago

that's awesome!

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u/_trashcan 1h ago

Great post

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u/OddlyWetBread 59m ago

This the kind of photo that makes you say “hell yeah”

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u/blepboopbop 59m ago

As a random, universal being - I am so proud of you sharing this experience! 🧡

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u/McDoodly 59m ago

This is awesome! Congratulations on sharing a fun moment with your past and present self and us.

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u/Bjornsdotter 59m ago

What a great picture!

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u/bryanBFLYin 58m ago

This is dope 👌🏾

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u/Onyxprimal 58m ago

Wholesome. I love it! Enjoy, my fellow gamer!

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u/SouthIsland48 57m ago

Actually crazy you were playing N64 in late 2007. That was vintage by then

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u/TNS_420 57m ago

Are you wearing the same shirt?

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u/Sargas90 56m ago

Hell yeah!

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u/Kunfliktt 55m ago

Humble pic! Love it friend!

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u/agdnan 55m ago

Can you retake the picture with the same amount of hair and no beard? /jk

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u/Arrakis_Surfer 54m ago

Nice. In 2007 I was playing Twilight Princess though.

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u/DrixHTX 52m ago

Stan bro you jump scared me on this app, I legit did a double take seeing your face on reddit

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u/TheBigCG 52m ago

Not gonna lie. This is sick. This is what gaming is about.

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u/Ok_Doubt_1187 51m ago

You aged great, brother.

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u/HelloTardis 46m ago

I did that temple in 1998……I was 13…… time is an asshole.

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u/metalmachineZ 46m ago

I love the pic! I'm right there with ya man.

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u/Chiaroscuro025 43m ago

Okay that's just awesome. What a cool idea. Rock on my man!

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u/Useful_Bottle8423 41m ago

This picture encapsulates exactly why Nintendo and its IP’a are still relevant today even though Gen Z or Alpha don’t seem interested.

Millennials and nostalgia

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u/bxn325 37m ago

AWESOME!!!

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u/Siggy778 34m ago

You're aging well, big dawg.

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u/Jonnyyrage 33m ago

insert saving private Ryan gif of him going from young to old

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u/Dharma_code PC 29m ago

❤️

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u/crashlanders 22m ago

This makes me happy. Thank you for sharing this. Playing this game with my kids has unlocked a sense of nostalgia and joy I did not know I needed.

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u/Gryfth 15m ago

Damn, dude aged well af.

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u/EhDamn 11m ago

That fucking water temple...

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u/LiquidSwords89 1h ago

Hell yeah

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u/RadioEditVersion 1h ago

He he he, love this

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u/AkiraKitsune 48m ago

11k upvotes in under 30 minutes... jesus christ

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u/TidePodsTasteFunny 1h ago

This is wholesome! Congrats friend! Good memories!

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u/downtownpanda 1h ago

Hell yeah, life is good

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u/cocoteddylee 1h ago

Hell yeah my man. We all feel this.

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u/innicrazy 1h ago

You didn't shave your hair! JK cheers to you. So wholesome.

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u/RidiPwn 1h ago

You have the same look

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u/neonmystery 1h ago

I love this for you, man!

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u/Successful-Owl1462 1h ago

This is so cool!

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u/the_real_junkrat 1h ago

Didn’t put away the sword so the shield is on his back. Gonna have to do it again.

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u/smr312 1h ago

Now do it again next year on 09/29 to have a 20 years later pic

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u/Performed 1h ago

Hell yeah

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u/ColdEngineBadBrakes 1h ago

Did you get younger or older?

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u/Systimatic 1h ago

I've been thinking about playing it again the past couple of days, seeing these posts. I worry I might still remember all of the puzzles though.

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u/Pant0Mime3 1h ago

That blue hallway is instantly recognizable in both shots, even with the jump from CRT to widescreen.

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u/Sylpheed_Gamma 1h ago

Hells yeah my dude

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u/Sigma_F0x 1h ago

How long did it take you as a kid? I got the game when I was 9 back in 99. I got stuck in the water temple and stopped playing for 2 years until I came back and figured it out.

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u/abruneianexperience 1h ago

Shave the hair And beard. Then I'll believe it's the same

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u/HyenDry 59m ago

Wait so was the photo taken in the 90’s? Cause it says 07

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u/Achylife 58m ago

Hell yeah man.

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u/Fragrant-Equipment-1 56m ago

This is so awesome 👏

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u/Ghazghkrull 56m ago

This is so rad! Thanks for posting!!

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u/daraand 55m ago

I love seeing these. Warms my heart. Nintendo hit it out of the park with this release!