I have not played Ocarina of Time as much when I was a kid (the only copy was in the dentist's office, and we always began at the village) and the closest I ever gotten to was the Deku Tree Dungeon. Even then, I didn't really find Navi as annoying as some people make her out to be.

In fact, now whenever I think of Navi, my mind always says "Dude, she voiced Mami from Madoka!" or Chugga defending her.