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The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

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Release Date
21 November 1998
Platforms
Wii • Nintendo 64 • 64DD • Wii U
Publisher
Nintendo
Developer
Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development

01Overview

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is the fifth main installment in The Legend of Zelda series and the first developed for Nintendo 64, bringing the series into 3D. Link leaves Kokiri Forest with the fairy Navi after learning that Ganondorf is seeking the Triforce. His journey spans Hyrule Field, towns, temples, and dungeons filled with enemies, puzzles, hidden rooms, and bosses. Drawing the Master Sword from its pedestal sends Link seven years into the future, allowing players to explore Hyrule as both a child and an adult while working to stop Ganondorf. Each version of Link can use different weapons, tools, and abilities, so progress often requires returning to locations in another time period. Items such as the bow, hookshot, bombs, and elemental arrows open routes and provide new ways to solve dungeon puzzles. The Ocarina of Time is used to perform learned songs that reveal secrets, activate mechanisms, summon Epona, change the time of day, and warp between locations. Combat uses a lock-on targeting system that keeps Link facing selected enemies while attacking, blocking, or moving around them. Exploration also includes optional quests, Pieces of Heart, Gold Skulltulas, fishing, and horseback travel across Hyrule.

Game Details

Genre
Puzzle • Adventure
Game Mode
Single player
Perspective
Third person
Themes
Action • Fantasy • Sandbox • Open world

Platform Availability

PCXboxPlayStationNintendoSteamGOGEpic Games

02Trailers & Gameplay Videos

1 Official Videos

03Screenshots & Artwork

04Editions, Expansions & DLC

Editions

The Legend of Zelda: Collector's Edition
Base Game

The Legend of Zelda: Collector's Edition

Receive Four Complete Classic Zelda games all on one disc when you buy the Zelda GameCube Bundle: The Legend of Zelda, Zelda II - The adventure of Link, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask. The disc also includes: Playable Demo of the Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, Zelda Retrospective Movie, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker Movie Preview.

Wii • Nintendo 64 • 64DD • Wii U
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time + The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time - Master Quest: Two-game Bonus Disc!
Premium Edition

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time + The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time - Master Quest: Two-game Bonus Disc!

A special bonus disc that contained the both the original Ocarina of Time and the previously unreleased Master Quest. This disc was given out in limited quantities with preorders of The Wind Waker. Additionally, it was sold packaged with The Wind Waker in some regions.

Wii • Nintendo 64 • 64DD • Wii U

Expansions

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time - Master Quest
Major Update

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time - Master Quest

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time - Master Quest is a reworked version of the original Ocarina of Time for the Nintendo 64. Master Quest contains largely the same content as the original game but with more redesigned and difficult dungeons. Master Quest was available on a special bonus disc that also contained the original Ocarina of Time, it was given out in limited quantities with preorders of The Wind Waker. It was previously developed to be released as an expansion to the original game via the Nintendo 64DD, but that version was cancelled due to the lackluster sales of the hardware.

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