The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
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| title = The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
| image = [[Image:ZeldaOoTbox.png|250px]]
| caption = ''The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time'' box cover – Player's Choice version
| engine = Upgraded ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' engine
|developer = [[Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development|Nintendo EAD]]
| publisher = [[Nintendo]]
| designer = [[Eiji Aonuma]] <small>(Game System Director and Dungeon Design)</small><br /> [[Yoshiaki Koizumi]] <small>(3D System Director and Event Planner)</small><br />[[Yoichi Yamada]] <small>(Game System Director and Memory Management)</small><br />[[Tôru Ôsawa]] <small>(Script Director)</small><br /> [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] <small>(Producer and Supervisor)</small><br />[[Yusuke Nakano]] <small>(Character Design and Artwork)</small><br /> [[Kōji Kondō]] <small>(Music Composer)</small><br />
| series = [[The Legend of Zelda (series)|''The Legend of Zelda'' series]]
| released = {{collapsible list|title=Nintendo 64|{{vgrelease|JP=[[November 21]] [[1998]]|NA=[[November 23]] [[1998]]|EU=[[December 11]] [[1998]]}}}}{{collapsible list|title=GameCube (''Master Quest'')'''|{{vgrelease|JP=[[November 28]] [[2002]]|NA=[[February 17]] [[2003]]|EU=[[May 3]] [[2003]]}}}}{{collapsible list|title=iQue Player|{{vgrelease|[[China|CN]]|[[November 2003]]}}}}{{collapsible list|title=Virtual Console|{{vgrelease|PAL=[[February 23]] [[2007]]|NA=[[February 26]] [[2007]]|JP=[[February 27]] [[2007]]}}}}
| genre = [[Action-adventure game|Action-adventure]]
| modes = [[Single-player]]
| ratings = [[Entertainment Software Rating Board|ESRB]]: E<br />[[Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association|ELSPA]]: 3+<br />[[Pan European Game Information|PEGI]]: 7+ ([[Nintendo 64|N64]], [[Nintendo GameCube|GCN]]), 12+ ([[Wii]])<br />[[Office of Film and Literature Classification (Australia)|OFLC]]: G8+
| platforms = [[Nintendo 64]], [[Nintendo GameCube]], [[iQue Player]], [[Virtual Console]]
}}
{{nihongo|'''''The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time '''''|ゼルダの伝説 時のオカリナ|''Zeruda no Densetsu Toki no Okarina''}} is an [[action-adventure game|action-adventure]] [[video game]] developed by [[Nintendo]]'s [[Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development|Entertainment Analysis and Development]] division for the [[Nintendo 64]] [[video game console]]. It was released in Japan on [[21 November]] [[1998]], in North America on [[23 November]] [[1998]], and in Europe on [[11 December]] [[1998]]. Originally developed for the [[Nintendo 64DD]] peripheral, the game was instead released on a 32-megabyte cartridge—at the time the largest-capacity cartridge Nintendo had produced. It was re-released on the [[Nintendo GameCube]] as part of ''The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time: Master Quest'' and ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Collector's Edition]]'' compilations, on the [[iQue Player]] in 2003, and on the [[Virtual Console]] in 2007.
''Ocarina of Time'' is the fifth game in ''The Legend of Zelda'' series in terms of release, but is set before the first four games.<ref name="Nintonline">{{cite web|url=http://www.miyamotoshrine.com/theman/interviews/08982.shtml | title=Miyamoto Interview| date= 1998-08-01|publisher=Nintendo Online Magazine|author=Kushida| accessdate=2006-09-23}}</ref> The player controls the series' trademark protagonist, [[Link (The Legend of Zelda)|Link]], in the land of [[Hyrule]]. Link sets out on a quest to stop [[Ganon]]dorf, King of the [[Gerudo]], from obtaining the [[Triforce]], a sacred relic that grants the wishes of its holder. Link travels through time and navigates several dungeons to awaken sages who have the power to seal Ganondorf. Music plays an important role—to progress, the player learns several songs for Link to play on his ocarina or the Ocarina of Time.
The game received wide critical acclaim and commercial success. The first ''Zelda'' game with [[3D graphics]], it was praised for taking elements of the two-dimensional games and successfully translating them into the third dimension. Despite a November release, it became the best-selling game of 1998<ref name="IGN best-sell" /> and sold over 7.6 million copies over its lifetime, excluding ports and re-releases.<ref name="IGN GDC 2004"/> On [[Game Rankings]], a site which collects and averages game reviews, Ocarina of Time holds the highest average review score of all time. Its Gamecube re-release, which includes the original game and a new "Master Quest" with reworked dungeons, holds an average score of 90% based on 24 reviews, ranked #190 among all games. <ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.gamerankings.com/itemrankings/simpleratings.asp?rankings=y|title=Rankings|publisher=CNET|author=CNET|accessdate=2008-06-05|date=2008}}</ref>
[[Metacritic]], another review collection site, has Ocarina of Time's N64 version holding the highest average score, and its GCN version holding the 203rd highest score.
==Gameplay==
[[Image:ZELDA OCARINA OF TIME.jpg|thumb|left|Young Link in Hyrule Field. The on-screen display shows actions mapped to context-sensitive buttons. Here, the green button controls Link's sword attack, the blue button sheaths Link's sword, and the yellow buttons control secondary weapons.]]
''The Ocarina of Time'' is an [[action-adventure game]] with [[Console role-playing game|role-playing]] and [[Video puzzle game|puzzle]] elements. The player controls Link from a third-person perspective in a three-dimensional space. Link primarily fights with a sword and shield; he can also use projectile weapons, bombs, and magic spells.<ref>The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time instruction booklet, pp. 22–25.</ref> The control scheme introduced techniques such as context-sensitive actions and a targeting system called "Z-targeting"<ref>So named because it was executed by the Z button, Z-targeting is referred to as L-targeting in the GameCube re-releases. See {{Cite book | publisher=[[Nintendo]] | date=2003 | title=The Legend of Zelda: Collector's Edition instruction booklet | language=English | location=USA | pages=pp. 16–17}} and {{Cite book | publisher=[[Nintendo]] | date=2003 | title=The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time/Master Quest instruction booklet | language=English | location=USA | pages=pp. 14–15}}</ref><ref name="Essential 50" /> In combat, Z-targeting allows the player to have Link focus on an enemy or other object.<ref>The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time instruction booklet, pp. 11–12.</ref> When using this technique, the camera follows the target and Link constantly faces it. Projectile attacks are automatically directed at the target and do not require manual aiming. Context-sensitive actions allow multiple tasks to be assigned to one button, simplifying the control scheme. The on-screen display shows what will happen when the button is pushed and changes depending on what the character is doing. For example, the same button that causes Link to push a box if he is standing next to it will have him climb on the box if he is moving toward it.<ref name="Essential 50" /> Much of the game is spent in battle, but some parts require the use of [[stealth game|stealth]].
[[Image:OcarinaOfTimeBattle.JPG|thumb|right|Adult Link facing a Wolfos using Z-targeting. This technique widens the visible area with a [[letterbox]], and surrounds the enemy with a [[reticle]], so players can [[circle strafing|stay aimed on the foe while strafing around it]].]]
Link gains new abilities by collecting items and weapons found in dungeons or in the overworld. Not all are required—''Ocarina of Time'' has several optional side-quests, or minor objectives that the player can choose to complete or ignore. Completing the side quests usually results in rewards, normally in the form of weapons or abilities. In one side quest, Link trades items he cannot use himself among [[non-player character]]s. This trading sequence features ten items and ends with Link receiving an item he can use, the two-handed Biggoron Sword, the strongest sword in the game. In another side quest, Link can acquire a [[List of recurring characters in The Legend of Zelda series#Epona|horse]]. This allows him to travel faster, but attacking while riding is restricted to arrows.<ref>The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time instruction booklet, p. 38.</ref>
Link is given an [[ocarina]] near the beginning of the game, which is later replaced by the [[Musical instruments from The Legend of Zelda series#Ocarina of Time|Ocarina of Time]]. Throughout the game, Link learns twelve melodies that allow him to solve music-based puzzles and teleport to previously visited locations in the game.<ref>The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time instruction booklet, p. 30.</ref> The Ocarina of Time is also used to claim the [[Master Sword]] in the Temple of Time. When Link takes the sword, he is transported seven years into the future and becomes an adult. Young Link and adult Link have different abilities. For example, only adult Link can use the Fairy Bow, and only young Link can fit through certain small passages. After completing certain tasks, Link can travel freely between the two time periods by replacing and taking the sword.
==Plot==
{{See also|List of characters in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time}}
''Ocarina of Time'' is set in [[Hyrule]], a fictional kingdom and the setting of most ''Zelda'' games. [[Hyrule#Hyrule Field|Hyrule Field]] serves as a central hub connected to several outlying areas with diverse topography. Some of these areas are populated by one of the [[Races in The Legend of Zelda series|races of Hyrule]]: Hylians, Gorons, Zoras, Kokiri, and Gerudo.<ref>The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time instruction booklet, pp. 7–8.</ref>
The game opens as the fairy [[List of characters in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time#Navi|Navi]] awakens Link from a nightmare. Navi brings Link to the guardian of his village, [[List of characters in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time#The Great Deku Tree|the Great Deku Tree]], who is cursed and near death. Link breaks the curse, but cannot stop the tree from withering. The Deku Tree tells Link a "wicked man of the desert" has cursed him and seeks to conquer the land of Hyrule and that Link must stop him. He gives Link the spiritual stone of the forest, the Kokiri's Emerald, and sends him to Hyrule to speak with the princess of destiny, Zelda. He dies shortly after.<ref>The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time instruction booklet, p. 6.</ref>
At Hyrule Castle, Link meets [[Princess Zelda]], who has been having dreams about the future of Hyrule and foresaw Link's arrival. She believes [[Ganon]]dorf, the Gerudo King of Thieves, is seeking the [[Triforce]], a holy relic in the Sacred Realm that gives its holder god-like power. Zelda's description of Ganondorf matches that of the man who killed the Great Deku Tree. Zelda asks Link to obtain the three Spiritual Stones, one of which he already possesses, so that he might enter the Sacred Realm and claim the Triforce before Ganondorf reaches it.<ref>''The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time'': '''Princess Zelda:'''You go find the other two Spiritual Stones! Let's get the Triforce before Ganondorf does, and then defeat him!</ref> Link goes to Goron City, where he meets Darunia, the leader of the Goron race. After Link kills King Dodongo, the [[Boss (video games)|boss]] of Dodongo's Cavern, Darunia gives him the Goron's Ruby, symbolizing brothership. Link next obtains the Zora's Sapphire from the Zora Princess, Ruto, after rescuing her from the belly of Lord Jabu-Jabu (a whale-like creature sacred to the Zoras).
Link returns to the castle, where Ganondorf is pursuing Zelda on horseback. Spotting Link, Zelda throws the Ocarina of Time into the castle moat and telepathically teaches Link the "Song of Time". After Ganondorf rides off, Link retrieves the Ocarina and uses the song together with the Spiritual Stones to open the door to the Sacred Realm. Through the door, Link finds the [[Master Sword]], a legendary sword forged to fight evil. As he pulls the Master Sword from its pedestal, Ganondorf appears, having followed Link into the Sacred Realm, and claims the Triforce.<ref>''The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time'': '''Rauru:''' Though you opened the Door of Time in the name of peace... Ganondorf, the Gerudo King of Thieves, used it to enter this forbidden Sacred Realm! He obtained the Triforce from the Temple of Light, and with its power, he became the King of Evil...</ref>
Seven years later, an older Link awakens in a distant room and is met by [[List of characters in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time#Rauru|Rauru]], the ancient Sage of Light, one of seven sages who protect the location of the Triforce. Rauru informs Link that his spirit was sealed for seven years until he was old enough to wield the Master Sword and defeat Ganondorf.<ref>''The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time'': '''Rauru:''' The Master Sword is a sacred blade which evil ones may never touch.... Only one worthy of the title of "Hero of Time" can pull it from the Pedestal of Time.... However, you were too young to be the Hero of Time.... Therefore, your spirit was sealed here for seven years.</ref> The seven sages can imprison Ganondorf in the Sacred Realm; however, five of the seven sages are unaware of their identities after Ganondorf transformed Hyrule into a land of darkness. Link returns to Hyrule and is met by the mysterious Sheik, who guides Link to rid five temples of Ganondorf's monsters, allowing the power of the temples to awaken the sages.<ref>''The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time'': '''Sheik:''' If you believe the legend, you have no choice. You must look for the five temples and awaken the five Sages.... One Sage is waiting for the time of awakening in the Forest Temple. The Sage is a girl I am sure you know... Because of the evil power in the temple, she cannot hear the awakening call from the Sacred Realm...</ref>
After awakening five sages, Sheik is revealed to be Princess Zelda and the Sage of Time. She tells Link that Ganondorf's heart is unbalanced, causing the Triforce to be split into three pieces, as predicted in an ancient prophecy.<ref>''The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time'': '''Sheik:''' Seven years ago, Ganondorf, the King of Thieves, used the door you opened in the Temple of Time and entered the Sacred Realm. But when he laid his hands on the Triforce, the legend came true. The Triforce separated into three parts. Only the Triforce of Power remained in Ganondorf's hand as Power is what he most believed in, when compared to the other two pieces.</ref> Ganondorf kept the Triforce of Power, while the other two chosen by destiny carry the remaining pieces: Zelda gained the Triforce of Wisdom and Link obtained the Triforce of Courage. After Zelda bestows Link with the magical Light Arrows, Ganondorf traps Zelda in a magical crystal and takes her to his tower. The remaining six sages help Link enter the tower, where Link battles Ganondorf and frees Zelda. After escaping the collapsing castle, Link is trapped within the castle area by a ring of fire and forced to battle Ganondorf once again; but this time, using the power of the Triforce of Power, he transforms to his true form: Ganon. After holding off against Ganon without his sword, Link eventually retrives it and, with the aide of Zelda's paralyzing light, delivers the final blows that defeat Ganon. The seven sages trap Ganondorf in the Sacred Realm; still holding the Triforce of Power, Ganondorf vows to take revenge on their descendants.<ref>''The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time'': '''Ganondorf:''' Someday... When this seal is broken.... That is when I will exterminate your descendants!! As long as the Triforce of Power is in my hand.... '''Zelda:''' Thank you, Link... Thanks to you, Ganondorf has been sealed inside the Evil Realm!</ref> Zelda uses the Ocarina of Time to send Link to his original time to live out his childhood. The game ends with Link and Zelda looking at each other in the castle garden.
==Development==
First shown as a technical demo at Nintendo's [[Nintendo Space World|SpaceWorld]] trade show in December 1995,<ref name="Essential 50">{{cite web|url=http://www.1up.com/do/feature?cId=3136442|title=The Essential 50 Part 40: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|publisher=[[1UP.com]] |accessdate=2007-10-23}}</ref> ''Ocarina of Time'' was developed concurrently with ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' by Nintendo's [[Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development|EAD]] division.<ref name="NP 89">{{Cite journal |journal=Nintendo Power |date=October 1996 |volume=89 |title=Shigeru Miyamoto interview}}</ref> Both were the first 3D game in their respective series. Nintendo planned to release ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' as a [[launch title]] for the [[Nintendo 64]] and later release ''Ocarina of Time'' for the [[Nintendo 64DD]], a disk drive peripheral for the system.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.gamespot.com/gamespot/features/video/hist_zelda/page14.html |work=History of Zelda |title=The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time |publisher=[[GameSpot]] |first=Andrew |last=Vestal |coauthors=Cliff O'Neill and Brad Shoemaker |accessdate=2008-05-08}}</ref> Nintendo eventually decided to release ''Ocarina of Time'' on a cartridge instead and follow it with a 64DD expansion.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ign64.ign.com/articles/060/060580p1.html |title=Zelda Officially Goes to Cart |publisher=[[IGN]] |date=1997-03-07 |accessdate=2008-04-23}}</ref> At 32 megabytes, it was the largest game Nintendo had created.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://ign64.ign.com/articles/061/061195p1.html | title=Zelda 64 News: The biggest Cartridge Game Ever | publisher=[[IGN]] |date=[[1997-08-21]] |accessdate=2007-10-23}}</ref>
[[Shigeru Miyamoto]] was the principal director of ''Super Mario 64'', but was a producer of ''Ocarina of Time'', in charge of several directors.<ref name="IGN Sensei">{{Cite web |url=http://ign64.ign.com/articles/066/066649p1.html |title=Sensei Speaks |date=1999-01-29 |publisher=[[IGN]] |accessdate=2008-05-08}}</ref> Individual parts of ''Ocarina of Time'' were handled by multiple directors—a new strategy for Nintendo EAD. Miyamoto's team was new to 3D games, but assistant director Makoto Miyanaga recalls a sense of "passion for creating something new and unprecedented".<ref>{{Cite journal |journal=Nintendo Power |title=Inside Zelda Part 12: The Role of the Sidekick |date=May 2006 |volume=203 |pages=pp. 76–78}}</ref> Miyamoto initially intended ''Ocarina of Time'' to be played in a first-person perspective, so as to enable the players to take in the vast terrain of Hyrule Field better, as well as being able to focus more on developing enemies and environments. However, the development team did not go through with it once the idea of having a child Link was introduced, and Miyamoto felt it necessary for Link to be visible on screen.<ref name="Iwata Asks">{{Cite web |url=http://us.wii.com/iwata_asks/crossbow/vol1_page1.jsp |title=Wii.com - Iwata Asks: Link's Crossbow Training |date=2008-05-08 |publisher=[[Wii]].com |accessdate=2008-05-08}}</ref> The development crew involved over 120 people, including [[Stunt performer|stuntmen]] used to capture the effects of sword fighting and Link's movement.<ref>{{Cite journal |journal=[[Nintendo Power]] |url=http://www.miyamotoshrine.com/theman/interviews/0898.shtml |title=The Legend of Miyamoto |date=August 1998 |volume=111 |pages=pp. 52–55}}</ref> Some of Miyamoto's ideas for the new ''Zelda'' title were instead used in ''Super Mario 64'', since it was to be released first.<ref name="NP 89" /> Other ideas were not used due to time constraints.<ref name="IGN Sensei"/>
''Ocarina of Time'' originally ran on the same [[game engine|engine]] as ''[[Super Mario 64]]'', but was so heavily modified that designer [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] considers the final products entirely different engines.<ref>{{Cite journal |url=http://www.miyamotoshrine.com/theman/interviews/111998.shtml |title=Interview with Shigeru Miyamoto |accessdate=2007-10-23 |journal=[[Nintendo Power]] |date=[[1998-11-13]] |volume=114}}</ref> One major difference between the two is camera control. The player has much control over the camera in ''Super Mario 64'', but the camera in ''Ocarina of Time'' is largely controlled by the game's AI. Miyamoto says the camera controls for ''Ocarina of Time'' are intended to reflect a focus on the game's world, whereas those of ''Super Mario 64'' are centered on the character of [[Mario]].<ref name="IGN Sensei"/> Miyamoto wanted to make a game that was cinematic, but still separate from movies.<ref name="IGN Sensei" /> Takumi Kawagoe, who creates [[cut scenes]] for Nintendo, says that his top priority is to have the player feel in control of the action.<ref>{{Cite journal |journal=Nintendo Power |date=December 2005 |volume=198 |title=Inside Zelda Part 7: An Honest Perspective on Hyrule |pages=pp. 70–72}}</ref> To promote this feeling, cut scenes in ''Ocarina of Time'' are completely generated with [[real-time computing]] and do not use pre-recorded or [[full-motion video]].<ref name="IGN Sensei"/>
Customers who [[pre-order]]ed the game received a limited edition box with a golden plastic card affixed, reading "Collector's Edition." This edition contains a gold-colored cartridge,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ign64.ign.com/articles/060/060204p1.html |title=Zelda's Future is Golden |date=[[1998-08-26]] |publisher=[[IGN]] |accessdate=2007-09-24}}</ref> a tradition for the ''Zelda'' series that began with the original game for the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]]. Demand was so great that [[Electronics Boutique]] stopped pre-selling the title on [[November 3]], [[1998]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ign64.ign.com/articles/065/065566p1.html |title=Ye Snoozed, Ye Loozed |date=[[1998-11-03]] |publisher=[[IGN]] |accessdate=2007-09-24}}</ref>
Later versions of ''Ocarina of Time'' featured minor alterations in the final build of the game after its initial release. These alterations included the removal of a Muslim chant in the background music of the Fire Temple and the moon and star symbol that was on the Mirror Shield and other objects scattered throughout the game (signs, blocks, etc) for their Islamic references. The moon and star symbols were replaced with more generic ones. Ganondorf's blood was also altered from red to green.<ref name="IGN MQ review" /><!--Please read if this can be referenced to a more reliable source: ''Ocarina of Time'' contains unused development code, such as an Arwing from the [[Star Fox (series)|''Star Fox'' series]], with attack and movement fully programmed.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.joystiq.com/2005/10/05/hidden-star-fox-arwing-in-ocarina-of-time/ |title=Hidden Star Fox Arwing in Ocarina of Time? |publisher=[[Joystiq]] |last=Ransom-Wiley |first=James |date=2005-10-05 |accessdate=2008-04-17}}</ref>-->
===Re-releases and sequels===
''Ocarina of Time'' was re-released for the [[Nintendo GameCube]] in the ''Ocarina of Time: Master Quest'' and ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Collector's Edition]]'' compilation discs as an emulated [[ROM image|ROM]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://cube.ign.com/objects/608/608263.html |title=The Legend of Zelda Collector's Edition |publisher=[[IGN]] |accessdate=2007-09-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://cube.ign.com/articles/387/387479p1.html |title=Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time / Master Quest |last=Schneider |first=Peer |authorlink=Peer Schneider |date=[[2003-02-27]] | publisher=[[IGN]] |accessdate=2007-09-24}}</ref> ''Ocarina of Time: Master Quest'' started as an expansion to ''Ocarina of Time'' to be used with the [[Nintendo 64DD]] under the working title ''Ura Zelda''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ign64.ign.com/articles/068/068023p1.html |title=Nintendo Sequel Rumblings |publisher=[[IGN]] |date=1999-05-11 |accessdate=2008-04-23}}</ref> The ''Master Quest'' compilation was given as a premium for pre-ordering ''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker|The Wind Waker]]'' in Japan and North America,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Zelda Bonus Disc Coming to US |publisher=[[IGN]] |date=[[2002-12-04]] |url=http://cube.ign.com/articles/379/379346p1.html |accessdate=2007-09-24}}</ref> as well as in a special GameCube [[Product bundling|bundle]] at [[Wal-Mart]]. In [[Europe]] and [[Australia]] the disc came in the same case as the initial pressings of ''The Wind Waker''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Limited Edition Zelda in Europe |publisher=[[IGN]] |date=[[2003-04-15]] |url=http://cube.ign.com/articles/393/393625p1.html |accessdate=2007-09-24}}</ref> In Europe it was available for a limited time through a special offer on the Nintendo website. The ''Ocarina of Time: Master Quest'' box contains a single disc which includes the original game, the ''Master Quest'' version, and six video demos for various games for the GameCube including one for ''The Wind Waker'' and a video demo of the [[Game Boy Advance|GBA]] re-release of ''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past#Re-releases and sequels|A Link to the Past]]''.<ref name="IGN MQ review">{{Cite web |url=http://cube.ign.com/articles/387/387479p1.html |title=Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time / Master Quest |last=Schneider |first=Peer |authorlink=Peer Schneider |date=[[2003-02-27]] |publisher=[[IGN]] |accessdate=2007-09-24}}</ref> ''Master Quest'' uses the same engine and plot of ''Ocarina of Time'', but dungeons have been rearranged.<ref name="IGN MQ review"/> ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Collector's Edition|Collector's Edition]]'' was available in GameCube bundles in Europe and North America, as well as by registering hardware and software, or by subscribing to official magazines or clubs.<ref name="Zelda 99">{{Cite web |title=Zelda Bundle at $99 |publisher=[[IGN]] |date=[[2003-11-04]] |url=http://cube.ign.com/articles/457/457897p1.html |accessdate=2007-09-24}}</ref> In addition to ''Ocarina of Time'', the disc also contains the original ''The Legend of Zelda'', ''The Adventure of Link'', ''Majora's Mask'', a demo for ''The Wind Waker'' and a ''Zelda'' retrospective.<ref name="Zelda 99"/> The original game is displayed on the Nintendo 64 with a resolution of 320 × 240, but the GameCube ports run at 640 × 480 and support [[progressive scan]].<ref name="IGN MQ review"/><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://cube.ign.com/objects/608/608263.html |title=The Legend of Zelda Collector's Edition |publisher=[[IGN]] |accessdate=2008-04-23}}</ref>
The game was released in Europe and Australia for the [[Virtual Console]] on Nintendo's [[Wii]] console on [[February 23]], [[2007]] for 1000 Wii Points. It was released in North America on [[February 26]], [[2007]], and in [[Japan]] on [[February 27]], [[2007]].<ref>{{cite web |first=Tim |last=Surette |publisher=[[GameSpot]] |date=[[2007-02-24]] |url=http://www.gamespot.com/news/6166385.html |title=Ocarina of Time to blow on VC |accessdate=2007-05-27}}</ref> This version is a direct [[porting|port]] of the Nintendo 64 version, but does not support controller vibration.<ref name="GameSpot VC review" /> The Wii can play the GameCube compilation versions with this feature intact. A five minute demo of the game is included as an unlockable in ''[[Super Smash Bros Brawl]]''.
''[[The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask]]'', was released in 2000 for the [[Nintendo 64]], as a direct sequel to ''Ocarina of Time''. It uses the same basic [[game engine|engine]], but requires the [[Expansion Pak]], which provides an additional 4 [[Megabyte|MB]] of [[Random access memory|RAM]].<ref name="IGN MM review">{{cite web |url=http://ign64.ign.com/articles/151/151933p1.html |title=Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask |last=Mirabella III |first=Fran |authorlink=Fran Mirabella III |publisher=IGN |date=[[2000-10-25]] |accessdate=2008-04-23}}</ref> ''Majora's Mask'' begins with Link searching for his fairy, who left at the end of ''Ocarina of Time''. He is taken to an alternate version of [[Hyrule]] called Termina.<ref name="IGN MM review"/> ''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker]]'', released for the [[Nintendo GameCube]] in 2003, is set in a maritime society where the story of Link from ''Ocarina of Time'' has been passed down as a legend.<ref>{{cite video game |title=[[The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker]] |developer=[[Nintendo EAD]] |publisher=[[Nintendo]] |date=2003-03-24 |language=English}}</ref>
===Audio===
''Ocarina of Time''{{'}}s music was composed by [[Koji Kondo]], the composer in charge of music for the ''Zelda'' series since the first game.<ref name="Inside Zelda 4"/> In addition to characters having musical themes, areas of Hyrule are also associated with pieces of music.<ref name="GameSpot soundtrack">{{Cite web |url=http://www.gamespot.com/features/vgs/universal/tenspot_soundtrack/page11.html |title=Top Ten Video Game Soundtracks |publisher=[[GameSpot]] |last=Trueman |first=Doug |pages=p. 11 |accessdate=2007-09-20}}</ref> This has been called [[leitmotif]] in reverse—instead of music announcing an entering character, it now introduces a stationary environment as the player approaches.<ref name="Whalen">{{Cite journal |title=Play Along — An Approach to Video Game Music |first=Zach |last=Whalen |publisher=the international journal of computer game research |year=November 2004 |url=http://www.gamestudies.org/0401/whalen/ |accessdate=2006-09-24 |volume=4 |issue=1}}</ref> In some locations, the music is a variation of an ocarina tune the player learns, related to that area.<ref name="Whalen"/>
Beyond providing a backdrop for the setting, music plays an integral role in gameplay. The game is cited as the "first contemporary nondance title to feature music-making as part of its gameplay".<ref>{{Cite web |last=McDonald |first=Glenn |title=A Brief Timeline of Video Game Music |url=http://www.gamespot.com/gamespot/features/video/vg_music/p6_01.html |publisher=[[GameSpot]] |year=1999 |date=1999-02-26 |accessdate=2008-04-06}}</ref> The button layout of the [[Nintendo 64 controller]] resembles the holes of an ocarina,<ref name="IGN review"/> and players must learn to play several songs to complete the game. All songs are played using the five notes available on an ocarina, although by bending pitches via the analog stick, players can play additional tones.<ref name="IGN review"/> Kondo said that creating distinct themes on the limited scale was a "major challenge", but feels that the end result is very natural.<ref name="Inside Zelda 4">{{Cite journal |journal=[[Nintendo Power]] |title=Inside Zelda Part 4: Natural Rhythms of Hyrule |volume=195 |date=September 2005 |pages=pp. 56–58}}</ref> The popularity of ''Ocarina of Time'' led to an increase in [[ocarina]] sales.<ref>{{Cite news | first=Sharon R |last=King |title=Compressed Data; Can You Play 'Feelings' On the Ocarina? |url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C00E0DE133AF936A25751C0A96F958260 |publisher=''[[The New York Times]]'' |date=1999-02-15 |accessdate=2008-04-24}}</ref>
The soundtrack of ''Ocarina of Time'' was produced by [[Pony Canyon]] and released in Japan on [[December 18]], [[1998]].<ref name="Pony Canyon">{{Cite web |title=ゲームミュージック(パッケージ表記ナシ)「ゼルダの伝説・時のオカリナ」オリジナルサウンドトラック |url=http://hp.ponycanyon.co.jp/pchp/cgi-bin/PCHPM.pl?TRGID=PCHP_SKH_1010&CMD=DSP&DSP_SKHBNG=199800001494&DSP_SKHKETSEQ=001 |publisher=[[Pony Canyon]] |accessdate=2008-04-28 |language=Japanese}}</ref> It comprises one compact disc with 82 tracks.<ref name="Pony Canyon"/><!--Please readd if a more reliable source is found: lasting 76 minutes and 14 seconds.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rpgfan.com/soundtracks/zeldaootost/index.html |title=RPGFan Soundtracks — The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time OST |publisher=[[RPGFan]] |accessdate=2008-04-05}}</ref>--> A US version was produced with the same tracks but different packaging artwork. Many critics praised the music in ''Ocarina of Time'', although [[IGN]] was disappointed that the traditional ''Zelda'' overworld theme was not included.<ref name="IGN review"/> [[GameSpot]] considers it one of the top ten video game soundtracks as of 2001.<ref name="GameSpot soundtrack" />
The soundtrack did not entirely pass by Nintendo censors, however. The theme for the Fire Temple, in its original form, features chants resembling Muslim chants as a large part of its atmospheric structure. Deeming it inappropriate, Nintendo removed it, instead adding more subtle vocals in accordance to other vocals in ''Ocarina of Time''. The [[NTSC]] gold cartridges and early gray carts still have this theme however. Gold [[PAL]] cartridges from Australia have the modified version.
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==Awards==
In 1998, ''Ocarina of Time'' won the Grand Prize in the Interactive Art division at the [[Japan Media Arts Festival]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://plaza.bunka.go.jp/english/festival/1998/|title=2nd Annual Japan Media Arts Festival|publisher=Japan Media Arts Plaza|accessdate=2007-09-20}}</ref> It also won six honors at the 2nd Annual [[Interactive Achievement Awards]], including "Game of the Year", "Outstanding Achievement in Interactive Design", "Outstanding Achievement in Software Engineering", "Console Game of the Year", "Console Adventure Game of the Year", and "Console RPG of the Year."<ref>{{cite web | title=2nd Annual Interactive Achievement Awards | publisher=Interactive.org | url=http://www.interactive.org/awards.php?winners&year=1999 | accessdate=2006-06-21}}</ref>
==Reception==
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|Allgame = N64: 5 out of 5<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.allgame.com/cg/agg.dll?p=agg&sql=1:11686~T1 | title=allgame ((( The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time > Review )))| last=Marriott | first=Scott Alan | publisher=''[[Allgame]]'' | accessdate=2008-06-16}}</ref>
|CVG = N64: 9 out of 10<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=8350 | title=Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time review | last=Constantides | first=Alex | publisher=''[[Computer and Video Games]]'' | date=2001-08-15 | accessdate=2008-04-21}}</ref>
|EGM = N64: 10 out of 10<ref name="1UP review">{{cite web | last=Huber | first=Brooks | title=Retro Review: Zelda Ocarina of Time | publisher=1UP | url=http://www.1up.com/do/blogEntry?bId=7906056&publicUserId=5739595 | accessdate=2007-03-01}}</ref>
|Fam = N64: 40 out of 40<ref name="Famitsu">{{cite web | author= IGN staff | title=Zelda Receives Highest Ever Famitsu Score| publisher=[[IGN]] | date=[[1998-11-13]] | url=http://ign64.ign.com/articles/065/065709p1.html | accessdate=2008-04-13}}</ref>
|GSpot = N64: 10 out of 10<ref name="GameSpot review">{{cite web | last=Gerstmann | first=Jeff | title=The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time review | publisher=[[GameSpot]] | date=1998-11-23 | url=http://www.gamespot.com/n64/adventure/legendofzeldaoot/review.html | accessdate=2006-01-29}}</ref><br />
Wii: 8.9 out of 10<ref name="GameSpot VC review">{{Cite web | url=http://www.gamespot.com/wii/adventure/legendofzeldaootn64/review.html | title=The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Virtual Console) review | last=Gerstmann | first=Jeff | publisher=[[GameSpot]] | date=2007-03-05 | accessdate=2007-10-27}}</ref>
|IGN = N64: 10 out of 10<ref name="IGN review">{{cite web | last=Schneider |first=Peer | title=Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time review | publisher=[[IGN]] | date=[[1998-11-25]] | url=http://ign64.ign.com/articles/150/150437p1.html | accessdate=2006-01-29}}</ref><br />
GCN: 9 out of 10<ref name="IGN VC review">{{cite web | last=Schneider |first=Peer | title=Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Master Quest review | publisher=[[IGN]] | date=[[2003-02-27]] | url=http://cube.ign.com/articles/387/387479p2.html | accessdate=2008-06-09}}</ref><br />
|NP = N64: 9.5 out of 10<ref>{{Cite journal | year=November 1998 | title=Now Playing | journal=[[Nintendo Power]] | volume=114 | pages=p. 122}}</ref>
|Nintendo Official Magazine UK = 97% "The most enjoyable, immersive and flawless game you'll ever play"<ref>{{cite | Nintendo Official Magazine UK | Older Publisher (out of print), Monthly Review of Games | Contact Nintendo Official Megazine UK for Details, if required </ref>
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|MC = N64: 99% (22 revs)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/n64/legendofzeldaocarina?q=|title=The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time reviews|publisher=[[Metacritic]]|accessdate=2008-03-04}}</ref><br />
GCN: 91% (10 revs)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/cube/legendofzeldaocarinamaster?q=|title=The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time / Master Quest reviews|publisher=[[Metacritic]]|accessdate=2008-03-04}}</ref>
|GR = N64: 97.6% (31 revs)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages2/197771.asp|title=The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time reviews|publisher=[[Game Rankings]]|accessdate=2008-03-04}}</ref><br />
GCN: 89.7% (24 revs)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages4/564226.asp|title=The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Master Quest reviews|publisher=[[Game Rankings]]|accessdate=2008-03-04}}</ref><br />
|TTR = GCN: 3.4629 out of 4<ref>{{cite web|url=http://games.toptenreviews.com/reviews/g28904.htm|title=Zelda: Master Quest Reviews|publisher=[[TopTenReviews]]|accessdate=2008-06-14}}</ref>
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<!--If you have a source for this, please add it to the above table: *being the second game to receive the Platinum Award from [[Electronic Gaming Monthly]], meaning that all four reviewers gave it a score of 10/10-->
''Ocarina of Time'' was released to critical acclaim and commercial success. It sold 2.5 million copies during the 39 days it was available in 1998, and became the best-selling game of that year.<ref name="IGN best-sell">{{cite web | url=http://ign64.ign.com/articles/066/066340p1.html | title=Zelda Breaks All Records | publisher=[[IGN]] | date=[[1999-01-07]] | accessdate=2007-09-20}}</ref> During its lifetime, it sold 7.6 million copies worldwide, excluding ports and re-releases.<ref name="IGN GDC 2004">{{Cite web | url=http://cube.ign.com/articles/501/501970p1.html | publisher=[[IGN]] | date=2004-03-25 | accessdate=2008-04-29 | title=GDC 2004: The History of Zelda}}</ref>
Upon its initial N64 release, ''Ocarina of Time'' received perfect review scores from gaming publications such as ''Famitsu'',<ref name="Famitsu" /> ''Electronic Gaming Monthly'',<ref name="1UP review" /> GameSpot,<ref name="GameSpot review" /> and IGN.<ref name="IGN review" /> The reviews praised multiple aspects of the game, particularly in the areas of level design, gameplay mechanics, and sound. GameSpot's [[Jeff Gerstmann]] wrote that ''Ocarina of Time'' "a game that can't be called anything other than flawless",<ref name="GameSpot review" /> and [[IGN]] called it "the new benchmark for interactive entertainment" that could "shape the action RPG genre for years to come".<ref name="IGN review" /> After publication, ''Ocarina of Time'' was featured on a number of compiled lists of most influential games, including those of ''Electronic Gaming Monthly''<ref name="EGM top">{{cite web |url=http://gamers.com/feature/egmtop100/index.jsp |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20030611191341/http%3A//gamers.com/feature/egmtop100/index.jsp |archivedate=2003-06-11 |title=Electronic Gaming Monthly's 100 Best Games of All Time | author=''EGM'' staff | year=2001| accessdate=2008-01-02}}</ref>, IGN<ref name="IGN top">{{cite web|title=IGN's Top 100 Games|publisher=[[IGN]]|year=2006|url=http://top100.ign.com/2007/ign_top_game_4.html| accessdate=2007-12-18}}</ref>, and ''[[Nintendo Power]]'' as of February 2006.<ref name="NP Top 200">{{Cite journal | title=NP Top 200 | journal=[[Nintendo Power]] | pages=p. 66 |date=February 2006 | volume=200}}</ref> [[GameTrailers]]' editors named it the best game of all time in a February 2007 list of ''the Ten Best and Worst Games of All Time''. They said that "industry standard" features like Z-targeting have enabled it to become a "walking [[patent office]]."<ref name="Game Trailers">{{Cite web | url=http://www.gametrailers.com/player/usermovies/45172.html | title=Top Ten Best and Worst Games of All Time | publisher=[[Game Trailers]] | date=2007-02-26 | accessdate=2008-04-28}}</ref>
The graphics were praised for their depth and detail, although reviewers noted they were not always the best the console had to offer. ''[[Game Revolution]]'' took note of the faces, the "toughest graphical challenge on 3D characters", saying that the characters' expressions and animation featured "surprising grace".<ref name="Game Revolution review">{{cite web | author=Baldric | title="Without a fairy, you're not even a real man." | url=http://www.gamerevolution.com/oldsite/games/n64/rpg/legend_of_zelda.htm | work=Game Revolution | accessdate=2008-04-09}}</ref> [[IGN]] felt that ''Ocarina of Time'' improved on the graphics of ''[[Super Mario 64]]'', giving a larger sense of scale.<ref name="IGN review" /> Impressive [[draw distance]]s and large [[boss (video games)|boss]] characters were also mentioned as graphical highlights.<ref name="IGN review" /> Although excelling in the use of color and the visibility and detail of the environment, reviewers noted that some graphical elements of ''Ocarina of Time'' did not perform as well as ''[[Banjo-Kazooie]]'',<ref name="IGN review" /><ref name="1UP review" /> a game released for the same platform earlier that year. IGN said that the [[framerate]] and textures of ''Ocarina of Time'' were not as good as those of ''Banjo-Kazooie'', particularly in the marketplace of Hyrule Castle, which was called "blurry".<ref name="IGN review" />
Gameplay was generally praised as detailed, with many side quests to occupy players' time. IGN said players would be "amazed at the detail" of the environment and the "amount of thought that went into designing it". ''EGM'' enjoyed that Nintendo was able to take the elements of the older, 2D ''Zelda'' games and "translate it all into 3D flawlessly".<ref name="1UP review" /> The context-sensitive control system was seen as one of the strongest elements of the gameplay.<ref name="IGN review" /> Reviewers noted that it allowed for simpler control using fewer buttons, but that it occasionally caused the player to perform unintended actions.<ref name="IGN review" /><ref name="Essential 50" /> The camera control was quoted as making combat "second nature",<ref name="IGN review" /> although the new system took time for the player to get use to.<ref name="IGN review" /><ref name="1UP review" /> [[Thunderbolt (website)|Thunderbolt Games]]' associate editor criticized the game's pacing for being "a boring dungeon crawl."<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.thunderboltgames.com/reviews/viewreview/1090|title=The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|first=Terence|last=Gage|publisher=[[Thunderbolt (website)|Thunderbolt]]|date=2007-08-17|accessdate=2008-06-05}}</ref>
The game's audio was generally well-received, with IGN comparing some of [[Koji Kondo]]'s pieces to the work of [[Philip Glass]].<ref name="IGN review" /> A large number of atmospheric sounds and the use of [[surround sound]] were said to effectively immerse the player in the game world. Some reviewers complained that the audio samples used in the game sounded dated;<ref name="IGN review" /> others considered this a benefit, calling them "retro".<ref name="Game Revolution review" /> [[Game Revolution]] called the sound "good for the Nintendo, but not great in the larger scheme of things" and noted that the cartridge format necessitated "MIDI tunes that range from fair to terrible".<ref name="Game Revolution review" />
Reviews for the ''[[#Re-releases and sequels|Master Quest]]'' and the [[Virtual Console]] re-release considered the graphics and audio outdated.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.gamerevolution.com/oldsite/games/gamecube/rpg/legend_of_zelda_master_quest.htm | title=The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Master Quest review | last=Liu | first=Johnny | publisher=[[Game Revolution]] | date=2003-02-03 | accessdate=2007-10-27}}</ref> After originally giving a rating of 10/10, IGN gave ''Master Quest'' 9/10<ref name="IGN MQ review" /> and GameSpot gave the Virtual Console release 8.9/10.<ref name="GameSpot VC review" /> <!--This ref is strange, see talk page ''Nintendo Power'' listed the game in their top five recommended Virtual Console games for "old-school players".<ref name="WiiHandbook08">{{Cite journal | title = Everything Old-School is New Again| issue = Winter Special 2008| journal = [[Nintendo Power]]| publisher = [[Future Publishing]]| date = Winter 2008| pages = p. 43}}</ref>-->
==Notes==
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==References==
* {{Cite book | publisher=[[Nintendo]] | date=1998 | title=The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time instruction booklet | language=English | location=USA | id=U/NUS-NZLE-USA}}
* {{Cite video game | title=The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time | developer=[[Nintendo EAD]] | publisher=[[Nintendo]] | date=1998-11-23 | language=English | platform=Nintendo 64}}
==External links==
* [http://www.zelda.com/ocarina/ Official site, with complete walkthroughs for ''Ocarina of Time'' and ''Master Quest'']
* [http://www.zelda.com/universe/game/ocarinatime/ ''Ocarina of Time'' at Nintendo's Zelda Universe]
* [http://www.nintendo.com/ Nintendo official site]
* [http://www.1101.com/nintendo/nin1/index.htm Shigesato Itoi's Website] {{ja icon}} – information by production team
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