Forget Dance Pads, This Breath of the Wild Player Beat Calamity Ganon With an Ocarina
In recent years, there has been a growing trend to use non-controller objects as controllers to beat challenging video games. We’ve seen people beat the game with dance pads, Donkey Konga bongo drums, literal bananas, Rock his band’s guitars and more. Well, add “Ocarina” to the list. Because someone beat The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild he played one.
won # Breathof the Wild with my ocarina pic.twitter.com/LieyyLLcR9
— 🔴LIVE NOW gv_mimi (@gv_mimi) April 10, 2023
Streamer gv_mimi, aka Mimi, is a variety streamer focused on Breath of the Wild challenges, speedruns, and other Zelda games. Since the beginning of March, they’ve been trying to recreate The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Map notes onto the ocarina and play each note to move Link and fight enemies. Needless to say, it’s not easy.
baby’s first guardian with ocarina # Breathof the Wild Please look at me! 🥹 pic.twitter.com/OL2bjXU9OZ
— 🔴LIVE NOW gv_mimi (@gv_mimi) March 10, 2023
However, in the last month, Mimi has gotten considerably better at manipulating Link, albeit limited by the speed at which she breathes into her ocarina and the general clumsiness of moving Link around in 3D space. Initially unable to even fight normal enemies, Mimi gradually improved her skills, eventually tackling Breath of the Wild’s dungeons and bosses, and finally defeated Ganon himself yesterday.
Defeated Thunder Bright with an ocarina🥹🥹🥹# Breathof the Wild pic.twitter.com/b1xvLmRl0k
— 🔴LIVE NOW gv_mimi (@gv_mimi) March 22, 2023
Mimi attempted to take the victory lap today by doing the Trial of the Master Sword “upside down”, but tweeted hours ago, “I had to drop that idea because”everything else broke” They also voted for readers Ask which instrument and game Audiences wanted to see next, offering melodica, piano, clarinet, recorder, trombone, and otamatone, as well as ocarina. Supporting Wind Waker on the trombone.
IGN previously interviewed streamer MissMikkaa, who beat Elden Ring’s Malenia not only with a dance pad, but two games at the same time with a dance pad and a controller. And with Tears of the Kingdom releasing on May 12th, we’re sure to see even more creative ways to beat a Zelda game.
Rebekah Valentine is a news reporter for IGN. you can find her on her twitter @duck valentine.
