For the Zelda fans out there, this is a favorite to many. At the same time, it is often the only game that not-so-true Zelda fans have played. Either way, it’s kind of a big deal in the Zelda franchise
Who has two thumbs, an Ocarina, and the Master Sword – BITCH?! You do! (or did) if you’ve ever experienced “The Legend of Zelda – Ocarina of Time”. Let me take you back, to better remind you of the awesomeness of this game…
The year was 1998. The Nintendo 64 gaming console was still new to many homes, and yet to see a game that TRULY showed it off (sorry, Super Mario 64 doesn’t count). Then came along “Ocarina of Time.” The fourth in The Legend of Zelda console franchise. It featured sandy-haired Link as the protagonist: A child who was adopted by the forest tribe, The Kokiri, as an infant when his Hylian mother was killed in the early stages of the war against Ganondorf. He never truly belonged to the Kokiri since he was without a fairy, and though he had the green clothes of the tribe, he lacked the LOOK of the Kokiri. Until his destiny is revealed to him by The Great Deku Tree. Then all is clear. Link is not of the Kokiri, but rather the chosen one of the Hylian race. The one who will save the land of Hyrule. The one who holds the Triforce of Courage!!!
That all sounds like nonsense to you, doesn’t it? Alright… Sorry, but you probably aren’t a TRUE Zelda fan. Nevertheless, I’m sure you enjoyed the game.
Maybe this will sound more familiar:
You are a blonde lad in green clothes, awakening from a bad dream to find a little pink fairy by his bedside. She’s annoying as hell (the fairy, that is) and constantly interrupts EVERYTHING you are doing to say, “HEY, LISTEN!!!” before giving you a kernel of knowledge that you probably already know. I.E. “We should go to Castle Town!” …Ya think?! I just got informed of that by the fucking Deku Tree AND almost everyone in the forest. But thank you for suggesting that we go to motherfucking Castle Town!
Clearly, I’ve played this game too many times. Sorry about that. I’ll continue now…
You battle crazy arachnids in the forest, psychotic lizards in the volcanoes, mutant jellyfish in the lakes…. Does THAT sound familiar?
Excellent. Keep reading.
The mini-games were always my favorite element, The Arrow-Shooting Game? The Fishing Game? The Bombchu Bowling Game? That, my pupils, is the finest in entertainment. And then you have the ultra-dramatic storyline:
Ganondorf, the prince of thieves, kidnaps the princess Zelda in his plot to take over the world. Link, the unlikely orphan, is destined to save Zelda AND the world. He battles through the lands, recovering pieces of the Triforce: The ultimate keys to enlightenment and power. He places these keys in the able hands of the gods and the prophets, and then he goes back to living the life of an orphaned, albeit lucky, child… And he acquires a horse, and a girlfriend who just happens to be the Princess of the Kingdom of Hyrule.
That, my friends, is Ocarina of Time. There’s time travel by way of sword-in-stone; romance; adventure; suspense; philosophy… EVERYTHING you could possibly want – wrapped into one game with killer graphics (for it’s time)
It’s no wonder it’s deemed, by many, the best in The Legend of Zelda franchise. You keep saving that Princess, Link. Party On. .
PLUTONIUM POWER! 