The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is the fifth game in the Legend of Zelda series; it's preceded by The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening and followed by The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask. Ocarina of Time was praised by critics and players alike for it's intuitive storyline and time travel mechanics and it's 3D graphical style, which was new technology at the time. Like previous Zelda titles Ocarina of Time was directed and produced by Shigeru Miyamoto, who also worked on Nintendo titles including the Super Mario series and Donkey Kong. Ocarina of Time was very well received by critics and is one of the few video game titles to have received a perfect score from gaming magazine Famitsu. Ocarina of Time has received numerous awards and perfect scores in multiple gaming magazines. Ocarina of Time was originally released on the Nintendo 64 in numerous versions, and emulated versions of the title has been released on Nintendo Gamecube and the Nintendo Wii while a remake is available for the Nintendo 3DS.

The base game mechanic behind Ocarina of Time is it's titular "time travel" concept in which the hero travels backwards and forwards seven years in time by removing the Master Sword from it's pedestal in the Temple of Time or vice versa. This blade is in turn used to defeat the game's boss monsters and seal the villain Ganondorf in the sacred realm. Time travel is also used heavily in the various side stories and side quests. The other massive innovation is the use of the Ocarina of Time. The use of this instrument allows the hero to teleport to various locations, influence certain elements of the scenery, influence the time of day and the weather, speak with the hero's friend Saria, and summon your horse.

Story

The story of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time revolves around the evil wizard Ganondorf's rise to power and the hero's quest to defeat him and bring peace to the land of Hyrule once again. The game opens with the hero's mentor and protector, The Great Deku Tree, sending a fairy, Navi, to inform the hero about his new responsibilities. Navi escorts the hero to the Great Deku Tree who explains that Ganondorf has come to the land of Hyrule and is vying for power. He asks the hero to retrieve the spiritual stone of the forest that lies within him, thereby opening the first dungeon for exploration. After the hero retrieves the stone, the Great Deku Tree reveals that he is doomed to die because of a curse that Ganondorf cast upon him and asks that the hero travel to Hyrule Castle to meet the Princess Zelda after which he dies. The hero leaves his home in Kokiri Forest, but is stopped by Saria on the bridge leading out. She gives him an ocarina and tells him to remember her. The hero then travels to Hyrule Castle and indeed meets Princess Zelda, who asks him to travel to the Gorons' home to collect the spiritual stone of fire and the Zoras' home to collect the spiritual stone of water. She also explains to him about a dream that she had in which all of Hyrule is covered in dark clouds. After this meeting the hero is taught the song Zelda's Lullaby on his ocarina by Impa and is shown the way to Kakariko Village, which lies beneath the Gorons' home in Death Mountain. He collects the spiritual stone of fire from Dodongo's Cavern and the spiritual stone of water from inside the great fish Lord Jabu-Jabu and returns to Market Town. At the gate he is stopped by Ganondorf and warned not to interfere in his business. The hero receives the Ocarina of Time and continues, undaunted, to the Temple of Time where he receives the Master Sword.

After removing the Master Sword from the Pedestal of Time, the hero falls into a deep sleep for seven years during which time he is trained and taught by Rauru, the sage of light. When he awakens he discovers that much has changed during the seven years he spent sleeping. He meets his equal, a mysterious hero named Sheik, who reveals that Ganondorf has taken over the world and released monsters to overrun it. She tells him that he must travel to and explore the five temples to awaken the five other sages, who will lend him their power to defeat Ganondorf. The hero travels to each of these temples and awakens its sage, often finding that the sage is a friend or acquaintance, and collects their power in the form of a medal. With these medallions in hand, the hero travels to the Temple of Time once more where he discovers that Sheik is actually Zelda. Ganondorf comes and captures the princess, but not before she provides the hero with her own power in the form of the Light Arrows. The hero travels to Ganondorf's castle and discovers that Ganondorf has locked all the sages in seperate rooms. Link saves all the sages, and proceeds to Ganondorf's room, Ganondorf then confronts him for a final showdown, in which he utilizes the power hidden in the Master Sword and the light arrows to weaken and then defeat Ganondorf. However Ganondorf, in his dying throes, uses the last of his power to damage the castle causing it to collapse. The hero and Princess Zelda manage to escape, but before they can leave the ruins they are confronted by Ganon in his true form. Ganondorf disarms the hero, forcing him to resort to light arrows and anything at his disposal. He manages to knock Ganon out for a few seconds, buying him enough time to retrieve the Master Sword, The hero defeats him once again, and the hero, with the aid of the Princess Zelda and the six other sages, traps Ganon in the Sacred Realm. The Princess thanks the hero, but explains that he has a bigger destiny than that which he has already faced and returns him to his childhood.

Characters

Main article: Ocarina of Time Characters

Races

Main article: Ocarina of Time Races

Ocarina of Time was the first game in the franchise to feature several vastly different races. The different races are based on the different terrains throughout the main regions of the game.

Enemies

Main article: Ocarina of Time Enemies

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• Anubis
• Armos
• Arwing (Hacking)
• Baby Dodongo
• Bari
• Beamos
• Big Deku Baba
• Big Poe
• Big Skulltula
• Biri
• Blade Trap
• Boulder
• Bubble
  • Blue Bubble
  • Green Bubble
  • Red Bubble
  • White Bubble
• Business Scrub
• Cucco
• Dead Hand's Hand
• Deku Baba
• Deku Scrub
• Dinolfos
• Dodongo
• Door Mimic
• Eye Switch
• Fire Keese
• Floormaster
• Flying Jar
• Flying Tile
• Freezard
• Gerudo Guard
• Gerudo Thief
• Gibdo
• Gohma Larva
• Gold Skulltula
• Guay
• Ice Keese
• Iron Knuckle
• Keese
• Leever
  • Green Leever
  • Puple Leever
• Like Like
• Lizalfos
• Mad Scrub
• Moblin
  • Spear Moblin
  • Club Moblin
• Octorok
• Parasitic Tentacle
• Peahat
• Peahat Larva
• Poe
• ReDead
• Red Jelly
• Shabom
• Shell Blade
• Skull Kid
• Skulltula
• Skullwalltula
• Spike
• Stalchild
• Stalfos
• Stinger
• Tailpasaran
• Tektite
  • Red Tektite
  • Blue Tektite
• Torch Slug
• Wallmaster
• White Wolfos
• Withered Deku Baba
• Wolfos

Mini-Bosses

Main article: Ocarina of Time Mini-Bosses

• Big Octo
• Poe Sisters
  • Joelle
  • Beth
  • Amy
  • Meg
• Flare Dancer
• Dark Link
• Dead Hand

Bosses

Main article: Ocarina of Time Bosses

• Parasitic Armored Arachnid, Queen Gohma
• Infernal Dinosaur, King Dodongo
• Bio-electric Anenome, Barinade
• Evil Spirit From Beyond, Phantom Ganon
• Subterranean Lava Dragon, Volvagia
• Giant Aquatic Amoeba, Morpha
• Phantom Shadow Beast, Bongo Bongo
• Sorceress Sisters, Twinrova
• King of Evil, Ganondorf
• Ganon

Dungeons

Inside the Deku Tree

Dodongo's Cavern

Inside Jabu-Jabu's Belly

Forest Temple

Fire Temple

Ice Cavern (Mini- Dungeon)

Water Temple

Bottom of the Well (Mini-Dungeon)

Shadow Temple

Spirit Temple

Ganon's Castle

Items

Main article: Ocarina of Time Items

Locations

Main article: Ocarina of Time Locations

In The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time you start off in Kokiri Forest which is your home. In Kokiri Forest, you have your first dungeon, the Great Deku Tree. In Kokiri Forest there are many townsfolk and the leader Mido and your best friend, Saria lives there too. In Kokiri Forest, there is a place called the Lost Woods. Saria has a hideout there next to the Forest Temple, which is unreachable as a kid. Out of Kokiri Forest, there is a place called Hyrule Field, the largest area in the game. Every location is connected to it, with Hyrule Field being at the center of these locations acting as a sort of hub world. As a kid, you must run very far across the field. As an adult, you can have an optional event to get a horse, Epona that makes you run very fast across Hyrule Field. The next area you visit is the Market, with a lot of townsfolk and a lot of stores and games such as the Bazaar, which has all of your needs to buy. There is also the Potion Shop, which sells potions to refill your life and Magic Meter. Next is the Happy Mask Shop. You can choose to be a mask salesman there as a kid.

Sages

Main article: Ocarina of Time Sages

There are Seven sages in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. The Sages are:

Rauru - Light Medallion

Saria - Forest Medallion

Darunia - Fire Medallion

Princess Ruto - Water Medallion

Impa - Shadow Medallion

Nabooru - Spirit Medallion

Reception

Reviews for The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time were extremely good. The most notable being IGN's review for the game which was a perfect 10/10. This perfect score was the very first IGN had ever given out. This game is commonly referred to as the best zelda game and one of the best games ever.

Other media

• The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Manga)