The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Video Game 1998)
"Zeruda no densetsu: Toki no okarina" (original title)

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

Director:

Shigeru Miyamoto

Writers:

Shigeru Miyamoto (story), Dan Owsen (English text)

Stars:

Nobuyuki Hiyama, Fujiko Takimoto, Jun Mizusawa

3 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview:
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

Storyline

A young Kokiri boy Link, must defend Hyrule and the Triforce from the Gerudo King Ganondorf. Through the power of the Ocarina of Time, Link travels back and forth through time to set things right again. Basically a prequel to all Zelda games, it shows Link's original life and trials before all other Zelda games.

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Plot Keywords:

link | zelda | hyrule | triforce | sword | 

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Taglines:

Have Ye What it Takes?

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Fantasy

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Certificate:

E

Details

Official Sites:

Official Zelda 64 Website

Country:

Japan

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 November 1998 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

Company Credits

Production Co:

Nintendo

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Black and White Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

One of the games original tag lines was "Doust thou get the girl? Or play like one?" However, this tagline was later removed because of it's sexist humor. Also, the musical chant that can be heard in the Fire Temple in the original Nintendo 64 version of the game was removed in later versions because it was supposedly offensive to Muslims.

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Goofs

The dimensions of Lord Jabbu-Jabbu's insides do not match his size on the outside.

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Quotes

Sheik: It is something that grows over time. A true friendship, a feeling in the heart that grows even stronger over tme. The passion of friendship will soon blossom into a righteous power, and through it you will know which way to go.

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Crazy Credits

After the end credits, the Scarecrow Song plays again, in various arangements

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Connections

Referenced in The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (2000)

User Reviews

The quest for peace and prosperity in the magical land of Hyrule.

This game, created by the incredible Shigeru Miyamoto, is by far and away the best game I have ever played. It provokes emotions and thoughts that many films totally fail to inspire. The game, as well as being mentally challenging, is physicaly difficult as well, with much practise needed to perfect the moves and complete the tasks necessary to finish the game.

The story follows Link, a young Kokori boy who recently has been having terrible nightmares. The Kokori folk are the people of the Kokori forest, a giant woodland area in this magical land. All of the Kokori folk retain their youthfulness. No matter when they are born, they always stay childlike. Each member of the Kokori people has his or her own guardian fairy to help them through their life struggles. Link however does not have a fairy and never has done. Then one day Link is visited by a fairy who tells him to visit the great Deku tree who is a giant tree possessed by the spirit of the wood who serves as the father of all the Kokori. The Deku tree knows of the nightmares and predicted them long ago. He reveals to Link that he is going to grow up as a hero and save Hyrule. He also reveals that Link is not actually a Kokori boy, he is in fact a Hyrulien (from the town of Hyrule) and that is why he never had a fairy.

After having left the forest Link goes to Hyrule town with his new found friend and guardian fairy called Navi, then on to Hyrule castle to meet princess Zelda as prophecised by the Deku tree. She tells him that she has been having the nightmares as well and she also a suspicion that a strange man who works for her father (the king) will try to overthrow the peaceful land of Hyrule and rule as a terrible dictator. And so the giant quest begins, (for it is truly giant) so great in fact that you mature to an adult before it ends. That however is for you to find out about. I do suggest that you play this game if you have an N64 and if you dont have one, I suggest that you buy one to play it. It has changed my life in more ways than on. My imagination took me to places I could never dream of before after I finished this game. I found it wholly satisfying and thought provoking also. If I could use four words to describe this game they would be: epic, enchanting, magical, and emotional. It is not a game but an experience.