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The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Developer(s) Nintendo EAD
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Designer(s) Shigeru Miyamoto, Takashi Tezuka
Engine Rewritten Super Mario 64 engine [1]
Release date(s) Flag of Japan November 21, 1998
Flag of United States November 23, 1998
Flag of Canada November 23, 1998
Flag of Europe December 18, 1998
Flag of The People's Republic of China November, 2003 (iQue)
Genre(s) Action Adventure, Puzzle
Mode(s) Single player
Rating(s) ESRB: E (Everyone)
ELSPA: 3+
OFLC: G8+
Platform(s) Nintendo 64, GameCube, iQue, Wii Virtual Console.
Media 256Mb (32MB) Nintendo 64 cartridge
GameCube Optical Disc
Preceded by The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
Followed by The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is a video game made in 1998 for the Nintendo 64. It was the fifth Legend of Zelda video game and was the first to be in 3D. Many people think that it is one of the best games ever. In the game, the main character Link goes on a adventure to save Hyrule from the evil dark King Ganondorf. To win, Link must fight Ganondorf and all his minions. A special object in the game is the ocarina that lets Link uses it to travel back in time.

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[change] Story

Spoiler warning: The text below is about parts of the story or how it ends.

At the Kokiri Forest, the Great Deku Tree asks Navi to tell Link to come to him. When Link arrives, he learns that the Great Deku Tree is dying because of a curse, and that he is the only one who can save him. Link enters the tree and kills many of the monsters in it, but it too late for him to save the tree. Before the Great Deku Tree dies, he gives Link a Kokiri Emerald and tells him that it was a man in black armor who put the curse on him. He also tells Link that he needs to go to Princess Zelda at Hyrule Castle, who can see the futue. Before Link leaves, Saria, Link's friend, gives him the Fairy Ocarina, an instrument.

At Hyrule Castle, Link sneaks pass the guards and meets Princess Zelda. Zelda tells him that it was Ganondorf, king of the Gerudo, who killed the Great Deku Tree. She also tells him that Ganondorf wants to steal the Triforce, a magical item, and control the world. To defeat him, Link needs to find three Spiritual Stones and the Ocarina of Time.

[change] Release

It was a very popular game, and many people liked it. Five million games were sold around the world after half a year, and 7.6 million games were sold in all.

Many people were happy with this game, although there were a few, small problems. One problem was that players cannot skip through the parts when people talk. Another was that players cannot play against the boss monsters that they have already killed.

Overall, many websites and magazines think this game is one of the best games ever made. GameSpot, Famitsu, IGN, Electric Gaming Monthly, Edge, and Nintendo Power all gave the game perfect scores.

[change] References

  1. Question 13 of Nintendo Power interview with Shigeru Miyamoto link. URL accessed on May 20, 2006

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