Ocarina of Time Remake Boss Deep Dive
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The Ocarina of Time remake is finally showing us what Nintendo has done with the game’s iconic bosses — and some of the changes are much bigger than a simple graphical upgrade.
In this video, I compare the original N64 versions of Ocarina of Time’s bosses with what we’ve seen in the 2026 remake trailer, looking at redesigned models, animations, arenas, attacks, visual effects, and potential gameplay changes.
We’ll take a closer look at bosses including:
• Queen Gohma
• King Dodongo
• Phantom Ganon
• Volvagia
• Twinrova
I’ll separate what Nintendo has actually shown from speculation about what these changes could mean for the full fights.
Volvagia in particular appears to have some fascinating changes that could hint at a significantly expanded encounter.
What do you think — are these bosses staying faithful to the original, or is Nintendo rebuilding them from the ground up?
#Zelda #OcarinaOfTime #OcarinaOfTimeRemake #Nintendo #ZeldaOOT #NintendoSwitch2
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That aside, I'm looking forward to the King Dodongo fight. I'd love to not have to worry about whether or not I'll fall asleep during that boss fight lol.
Seriously though, my gut tells me that each of the adult temple bosses will have new aspects to their fight, perhaps each containing a new phase. I could see the child temple bosses remaining largely the same, mechanics wise. It'll help accentuate the difficulty spike from child to adult. We shall see though. Regardless, I'm delighted with how they all look. The detail on Dodongo is incredible.
My idea:
- first phase is the same as the original.
- second phase: all the water in the pool consolidates into a giant humanoid water body, the 4 pillars sink underground and you have to battle the giant water monster one vs one. Avoiding its giant punching attacks while using the hook shot to grab the amoeba from its head.
I’m actually looking forward to Morpha the most because they could redesign that entirely and nobody would be against it.
You hit him with the hammer, his face falls off, then he does the fire run phase with the boulders falling like on death mountain
Am I remembering incorrectly?
Ocarina of Time Remake Boss Deep Dive
Top Tier
9,725 views
The Ocarina of Time remake is finally showing us what Nintendo has done with the game’s iconic bosses — and some of the changes are much bigger than a simple graphical upgrade.
In this video, I compare the original N64 versions of Ocarina of Time’s bosses with what we’ve seen in the 2026 remake trailer, looking at redesigned models, animations, arenas, attacks, visual effects, and potential gameplay changes.
We’ll take a closer look at bosses including:
• Queen Gohma
• King Dodongo
• Phantom Ganon
• Volvagia
• Twinrova
I’ll separate what Nintendo has actually shown from speculation about what these changes could mean for the full fights.
Volvagia in particular appears to have some fascinating changes that could hint at a significantly expanded encounter.
What do you think — are these bosses staying faithful to the original, or is Nintendo rebuilding them from the ground up?
#Zelda #OcarinaOfTime #OcarinaOfTimeRemake #Nintendo #ZeldaOOT #NintendoSwitch2