My son has been playing Majora’s Mask on a Raspberry Pi with N64 emulation, but we’ve run into some issues. The game occasionally freezes, which is frustrating. He’s reached the final boss and completed the game, but after the credits, there’s a strange scene where it zooms into a tree stump with ‘The End’ displayed. However, the game seems to freeze right there. I’ve found mixed information online; some say you should be prompted to save, while others claim the freeze is normal, and you should reset the game manually. He also believes he should receive the ‘Fierce Deity Mask’ after the reset, but it’s not appearing. I’m unsure if this is a glitch, a misunderstanding, or if he’s missing something, as I have little experience with Zelda games. Can anyone clarify what’s supposed to happen?
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Honestly, after the ‘The End’ screen, you can’t do anything besides reset the game. It does autosave there, and it’s meant to appear like a freeze, but it’s just how the game ends. The Fierce Deity Mask is optional; you only get it if you’ve completed the requirements during gameplay, but once you finish the game, it’s mostly pointless.
From what I remember, nothing more happens after that screen—you’d just reset the game. It’s not really a freeze; it’s designed that way. As for the Fierce Deity Mask, it’s usually about bartering with the moon children before you beat Majora. It’s optional, so it’s tough if he thought it was a must-have for the ending.
You’re right, the ‘The End’ is literally just that—the end! It’s normal for the game to seem like it’s frozen there. The Fierce Deity Mask is a separate reward. Just make sure he got all the required masks before finishing, or it won’t appear even after the game resets.
To get the ‘Fierce Deity Mask,’ you need to collect all 24 masks (excluding Deku, Goron, and Zora) and give them to the Moon Children just before facing the final boss. After the credits roll and it zooms into the tree stump, that’s actually the end of the game. You just need to reset after that; nothing else happens, so it’s not a freeze in the game, just the end of it.
The game does autosave after you beat Majora’s Wrath. You only get the Fierce Deity Mask if you collected all 20 non-transformational masks before the final fight. So if your son met those conditions before reaching the credits, he should have it when he reloads his save. But otherwise, yeah, nothing happens after the credits, so resetting is what you have to do.
