sudden gaming realizations you've had recently

[Samus Aran]

Today I just realized that the Windfall Island theme in Wind Waker is a remix of the Kakariko Village theme.

[Mando Pandango]

There are pieces of Saria's Song in the Earth Temple theme too.

[Kalahari Inkantation]

lol kaz

did you notice outset island is a remix of kokiri forest

I realized only a few days ago that Midna hides in Link's shadow in Twilight Princess' Light World.

Also, I recently discovered that in Super Mario 64, the themes for Snow Man's Land and Rainbow Ride are arranged versions of Bob-omb Battlefield.

[spoiler][youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AN-NbukIjKw[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGh-3hvqt34[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQBK03kiRN0&feature=related[/youtube][/spoiler]

[Samus Aran]

There are pieces of Saria's Song in the Earth Temple theme too.

oh god what

did you notice outset island is a remix of kokiri forest

OH GOD WHAT

[Nyerp]

wow kaz

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFotPNb5BzY[/youtube]

please tell me you noticed the kokiri forest theme in this jesus christ

[Samus Aran]

that one yes

[Hiro]

I must be an idiot because I'm not really hearing it

[Samus Aran]

I must be an idiot because I'm not really hearing it

it's just much slower and it doesn't use the entirety of the melody, just most of it

[Kalahari Inkantation]

I must be an idiot because I'm not really hearing it

[spoiler=kakariko/windfall][youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4T5s7KKnFA[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiELF_3ecis[/youtube]

similarities to kakariko occur from 0:21 to 0:25, from 0:30 to 0:33, and from 0:38 to 1:03[/spoiler]

[spoiler=kokiri/outset][youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCB0s6l0zqI[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uG960gmNiKY[/youtube]

outset is mostly its own song but similarities to kokiri occur from 0:55 to 1:03[/spoiler]

wow even wind waker's music sounds outdated now

[Hiro]

[spoiler=kakariko/windfall][youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4T5s7KKnFA[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiELF_3ecis[/youtube]

similarities to kakariko occur from 0:21 to 0:25, from 0:30 to 0:33, and from 0:38 to 1:03[/spoiler]

[spoiler=kokiri/outset][youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCB0s6l0zqI[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uG960gmNiKY[/youtube]

outset is mostly its own song but similarities to kokiri occur from 0:55 to 1:03[/spoiler]

wow even wind waker's music sounds outdated now

oh okay I see it now
the outset island one just seems like more of a little easter egg

[Nyerp]

There are pieces of Saria's Song in the Earth Temple theme too.

i'm not hearing this at all and i think you're just bullshitting

[Mando Pandango]

i'm not hearing this at all and i think you're just bullshitting

Got songs confused, I meant Forest Haven. Honestly I had just heard about it and now that I listen I don't here it there either.

I have been lied to.

[Kalahari Inkantation]

i hope you guys all noticed this

[spoiler]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJZGMBoRO4g[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNn9O_Klsis&feature=related[/youtube]

[/spoiler]

[Samus Aran]

yeah, that one was plenty obvious, it's simply the same theme except updated

[Kalahari Inkantation]

the hyrule field theme in ocarina of time changes after every completed dungeon

the change is a simple rearrangement of the numerous eight-measure chunks that make up the main theme, but it's something i wasn't aware of until now

I guess that explains why OoT's Hyrule Field is one of the only ones I've never been able to memorize perfectly -- it's always rearranging itself.

The song itself also becomes calmer when Link stands still, and becomes harsher when there are certain types of enemies nearby (which is not the same as the "enemy approaching" theme that also plays but i guess that one is for different enemies).

I'd always suspected that the song suddenly becoming more sinister had to do with nearby enemies, but now it's confirmed.  As for the part about it becoming calm when Link stands still, I'd always just assumed that the calming of the music meant the day was ending.

evidence:

[spoiler][youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fw_sjlk1Gbw[/youtube][/spoiler]

the five-minute hyrule field 'theme' we usually find on youtube (like this one) is actually just a compilation of every one of the eight-measure bits that can be heard the theme, but you would almost never hear this exact sequence in the game because it constantly changes

the part from 1:53 to 2:53 only ever plays in the presence of certain enemies (for instance, the tektites on death mountain and at the entrance to lake hylia)

the part from 3:44 to 4:39 only plays when link is standing still

I have a brand new appreciation for Ocarina of Time.