The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is a 1998 action-adventure game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64. It was the first Legend of Zelda game with 3D graphics. It was released in
North American box art
When the player uses Z-targeting, the view shifts to a letterbox format and arrows indicate the targeted enemy. The player can then circle strafe around the enemy to keep their sight on them. In this particular screenshot, adult Link is fighting a Wolfos "miniboss" at the entrance to the Forest Temple.
The Nintendo 64 with 64DD attached
The developers were inspired by chanbara (samurai) sword techniques, as seen in this photo.
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The Legend of Zelda is a video game series created by Japanese game designers Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka. It is primarily developed and published by Nintendo, but some installments and re-rel
Shigeru Miyamoto, the series creator, was inspired by his adventures in forests and caves as a child.
Koji Kondo, the series's original composer
Ocarina of Time, released in 1998 for the Nintendo 64, was the first 3D game in the series.
The Wind Waker, released in 2002 for the GameCube, was the first game in the series featuring cel shading.