Tag: Ocarina of Time Week

Ocarina of Time is known for many things: bosses, dungeons, story, and gameplay innovations. Yet the one aspect of the game that I find most iconic is the game’s musical score. The legendary game includes a diverse and beautiful range of songs that represents some of composer Koji Kondo’s best work. From its dungeon themes, to its tense battle music, to the six-eight note ocarina songs, and finally to its area themes, the game’s soundtrack has stood the test of…

Time travel is tricky. It’s rough, it’s course, and it gives us multiple timelines. But for all its problems, time travel was one of the more interesting facets of one of the best Zelda games ever. Whether Link was being sealed in the Temple of Light for seven years or using the Master Sword to travel to and from the past, time has been an important concept and integral component of Ocarina of Time. Which is odd considering that you really only…

Come one, come all! Zelda Versus, our high-stakes tournament series, has returned! You, our valued readers, once again have the chance to cast your votes on a certain aspect of the Zelda series and so decide the best of the best. It’s Ocarina of Time Week here at Zelda Dungeon, and our tournament this time around should act as the perfect vehicle to celebrate the Nintendo 64 classic. Ocarina not only introduced us to the first 3D version of Hyrule…

It may be hard to believe, but The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time will be celebrating its 20-year anniversary in a few short days. Released on November 21st, 1998, this Nintendo 64 epic not only ushered the Zelda series into the modern 3D landscape, and it not only set the stage for future games of the franchise to find success, but it helped shape the game industry during a pivotal time in history and effectively capitalized on the endless…