10 Scariest Retro Video Game Moments That Still Terrify Us Today

8. First ReDead Encounter - Ocarina Of Time

The only entry from a non-horror game in this list, this encounter is all the more impactful because you just don't expect it in a fun-for-all-ages series like Zelda. Of course, anyone familiar with Zelda knows that it's had its fair share of disturbing imagery over the years, but none are as unsettling as this. You first run-in with one of these is in the Royal Family's Tomb, and is anticipated by the creature's distinctive, deep moaning that you hear immediately upon entering the dungeon. As you approach the otherworldly wailing, you enter a room with two brown, lanky, shambling figures that seem to move like your standard zombies. 'Easy', you think, before taking a slash at one. Suddenly it emits a blood-curdling scream that paralyses you. You panic and button mash frantically as it slowly lumbers in for the kill. Finally, Link breaks free from his stun state, but it's too late, as the creature pounces on your back and digs its teeth into your clavicle, or dry-humps your back, or whatever unspeakable thing it does to sap Link's life force away. Being around these creatures is still an uneasy feeling, and remains my darkest memory of any Zelda game. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONkbc5Narlg