The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (1998)

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The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is the fifth main installment of The Legend of Zelda series and the first to be released for the Nintendo 64. It was one of the most highly anticipated games of its age, and is listed among the greatest video games ever created by numerous websites and magazines. The gameplay of Ocarina of … The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is the fifth main installment of The Legend of Zelda series and the first to be released for the Nintendo 64. It was one of the most highly anticipated games of its age, and is listed among the greatest video games ever created by numerous websites and magazines. The gameplay of Ocarina of Time was revolutionary for its time, it has arguably made more of an impact on later games in the series than any of its predecessors even though they had the same cores of exploration, dungeons, puzzles and item usage. Among the gameplay mechanics, one of the most noteworthy is the time-traveling system. The game begins with the player controlling the child Link, but later on an adult Link becomes a playable character as well and each of them has certain unique abilities. Ocarina of Time also introduces the use of music to solve puzzles: as new songs are learned, they can be used to solve puzzles, gain access to new areas and warp to different locations. Dungeon exploration is somewhat more puzzle-oriented than in earlier games but they are not too complex. Read more

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Developers
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Publishers
Gradiente, Nintendo, iQue
Genres
Adventure, Puzzle
Themes
Action, Fantasy, Open world, Sandbox
Franchises
The Legend of Zelda
Series
The Legend of Zelda, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Also known as
Zelda Chuanshuo Shiguang Zhi Di (Chinese title, romanization) · 塞尔达传说: 时之笛 (Chinese title, traditional) · Zelda no Densetsu: Toki no Ocarina (Japanese title, romanization) · 塞尔达传说 时光之笛 (Chinese title, simplified) · 塞尔达传说-时光之笛- (Chinese title, stylized) · Zelda 64 (Working title) · TLoZ: OoT (Acronym) · Ocarina of Time (Abbreviation) · Toki no Ocarina (Abbreviation) · TLoZ: Ocarina of Time (Abbreviation) · 젤다 시오 (Korean title, abbreviation) +3 more

Release dates

  • Nov 21, 1998 (Japan) Nintendo 64
  • Nov 23, 1998 (North America) Nintendo 64
  • Dec 1998 (Cancelled) (China) Nintendo 64
  • Dec 11, 1998 (Europe) Nintendo 64
  • Dec 18, 1998 (Australia) Nintendo 64
  • 1998 (Brazil) Nintendo 64
  • Nov 18, 2003 (China) Nintendo 64
  • Feb 23, 2007 (Australia) Wii
  • Feb 23, 2007 (Europe) Wii
  • Feb 26, 2007 (North America) Wii
  • Feb 27, 2007 (Japan) Wii
  • Jul 02, 2015 (Digital compatibility release) (North America) Wii U
  • Jul 02, 2015 (Digital compatibility release) (Europe) Wii U
  • Jul 03, 2015 (Digital compatibility release) (Australia) Wii U
  • Dec 23, 2015 (Digital compatibility release) (Japan) Wii U
  • TBD (Cancelled) 64DD

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