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:

Although the character Impa actually appeared in the instruction book and back story for the original NES Legend of Zelda, this is the first time the character has actually appeared in a game.

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:

Nabooru: If only I knew you would become such a handsome man... I should have kept the promise I made back then...

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Soulcalibur II (2003) (VG)

boe_dye sez... amazing that it's ten years old already!

I remember when this first came out ten years ago! I remember how ridiculously cool it was that you no longer had a top view of Link and Hyrule.

I just recently played through this game again along with Wind Waker in preparation for Twilight Princess, which my wife and I have finally gotten to playing, and I will tell you, it's just as stunning today as it was when I first played it! Every time Nintendo comes out with a main Zelda game, the reviews are always the same "This is the best Zelda game EVER!", with the exception of Majora's Mask, which was just weird and doesn't really have a place in the Zelda series.

What made this game so memorable, aside from the incredible graphics at the time, was the in depth story line. You really got a feel for the characters and what was going on.

The game play was and still is phenomenal even by today's standards. And even though all the Faeries look like Hookers, the graphics are breath taking.

What i liked most about this game simply was the enjoyment of playing. It wasn't too long, and not too short. The puzzle made you think, but really weren't hard enough that you needed to purchase the book.

If you are fortunate enough to find a copy of this, then you should treat yourself. I would suggest the gamecube version because it does come with the Master's Quest which at the time was only released in Japan.

The game is the same on both platforms.

If you can't find it, then i would suggest downloading the free emulator known as project64 and finding a Rom. I actually just played though on an Emulation and it was flawless.

I hope that in ten years that i will still be able to play this game with the fondness that i had for it 10 years ago, and still have for it today.