Zeruda no densetsu: Toki no okarina (1998) (VG)

Director:

Shigeru Miyamoto

Writers:

Shigeru Miyamoto (story)
Dan Owsen (English text)

Release Date:

23 November 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Fantasy

Tagline:

Have Ye What it Takes?

Plot:

A young Kokiri boy named Link discovers that his destiny is to save the land of Hyrule from the dark prince Ganon

Plot Keywords:

Link | Zelda | Hyrule | Triforce | Princess

Awards:

2 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Nobuyuki Hiyama	...	Adult Link (voice)
Fujiko Takimoto	...	Young Link (voice)
Jun Mizusawa	...	Zelda / Sheik (voice)
Takashi Nagasako	...	Ganondorf (voice)
Kaori Mizuhashi	...	Navi / Various characters (voice)
Yayoi Jinguji	...	Various characters (voice)
Yoshinori Tsujimoto	...	Motion Capture

Also Known As:

Legend of Zelda V (Japan: English title) (working title)
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (USA)
Zelda 64 (Japan: English title) (working title)

Country:

Japan

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Iran:(Banned) | USA:E10+ (re-rating) | UK:U (Nintendo 64 version) | USA:E

Company:

Nintendo

Trivia:

Two soundtracks for the game exist. An American soundtrack features longer musical tracks, but is missing some of the music. A Japanese release has all of the music, but the tracks are noticeably shorter to compensate for this.

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Sheik teaches Link songs, they are played on Sheik's harp when Link learns them on the Ocarina. But whenever link plays one of these songs on the ocarina, Sheik's harp can be heard, even though the character is nowhere in sight.

Quotes:

[after Link tries to stop Ganondorf from reaching Zelda and Impa, Ganondorf attacks him]
Ganondorf: Pathetic little fool! Do you realize who you're dealing with? I am Ganondorf and soon I will rule the world!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in South Park: Imaginationland (2008) (V)

Wow.

A little while ago, I gave this game a bad review. Boy was I wrong at the time, and now I stand corrected. As quality goes, this is the BEST game I have ever played! There are still a few complaints, but other games have even more.

First of all, the graphics aren't the best out there. The characters look better than in many other games, but backgrounds still don't match up to Super Mario 64. But at least you can go there this time. There are no voices except Navi's annoying "Hey!", but that's a minor complaint. And finally, the biggest flaw is that you can't fight bosses anymore, which is a big pity. That means the only thing you can do after beating this game is to start another file over.

But now that we're done with the rants, let's get to the good stuff.

TLoZ: OoT has the biggest 3D world I have ever seen! They've got a giant volcano, a huge lake, a desert, a forest etc. And each place is filled with villains and people to interact with.

And each of the 8 dungeons Link must play through are nicely designed with intricate puzzles and wonderful music. In fact, the entire game has nice music. Kudos to Koji Kondo there.

The control system takes some getting used to, but once you get used to it, you'll find out it works very well. Some people complain about the lack of an auto-jump, but I find that it works quite well. The Z-targeting system is a good way to fight your enemies. It adds realism to your fights.

This game is also long. It would have taken me over 100 hours to beat if I didn't have a cheat sheet. Overall, in my opinion, as far as quality goes, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time snatches the title of best game away from Soul Calibur, both of which were given 10s by more critics than any other games.