legend of zelda: ocarina of time

The Retail Cold War: An Investigation Into The Strangest Street Break In Australian History

According to all official statements from Nintendo, Ocarina of Time on the 3DS is on sale today – but most of us have been playing the game since last Friday. It was the strangest, most covert street break in Australian history – a street break that threatens to transform the way games are sold in this country. We spoke to all the major retailers, and Nintendo itself, to try and uncover precisely what happened, and why.


Some Of Ocarina’s Original Glitches Were Deliberately Kept In 3DS Version

In building the 3D remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, the mandate for the developer Grezzo was to preserve fans’ memories of the original as much as possible. That meant, where possible, that bugs from the original Nintendo 64 game were intentionally left in.


Ocarina Included In Ocarina Of Time 3D Premiums

French gaming site Le Mag Jeux Video got pictures of what appear to be the official premiums for The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D; it includes a wooden (or wood-patterned) pen and a plastic ocarina with the holes identified by their note. I had no idea an ocarina looked like a blue athletic cup.


Nintendo, Wary Of Bargain-Binned Spirit Tracks, May Give Ocarina Of Time A Small Shipment

When the DS’s The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks showed up in bargain bins four months after release, for less than the price of lunch at McDonald’s, it was rather embarrassing for Nintendo. rumour has it the 3DS’ Ocarina of Time will get a small shipment to avoid such a fate.


Ocarina Of Time’s Goron Leader Gets A Cheeky Statue

Prepare for some naked Goron arse as you behold the majesty of First 4 Figures’ Darunia, Goron Leader, statue.


Zelda Song Played ON A FRIGGIN’ CARROT

Zelda music renditions are a dime a dozen. Zelda YouTube music renditions ON A CARROT ain’t. Here, YouTuber heita3 plays the tune “Song of Time” from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time on a carrot, which he’s dubbed his “Carrot Ocarina”. Hey, cut him some slack, he’s playing music on vegetables! Hit the jump for him playing non-game songs on broccoli, a pumpkin, a cucumber, a radish, a cabbage and a bunch of carrots. This guy is all kinds of awesome.


Ocarina Of Time Deposes Imposter, Reclaims Throne Atop A Mountain Of Skulls

It was big news when we heard Mario Galaxy had overtaken Ocarina of Time as the #1-rated game of ALL TIME over at Gamerankings. That was a record that had stood for a long, long time. And, unless you want to be a prick about it, is still standing: Ocarina of Time has reclaimed the top position. Seems not everyone was done reviewing Mario Galaxy, and when a couple more scores trickled through the gates that weren’t up to the other’s standards, it dropped Mario to #2. I know that was enough to cancel my pre-order (Aus release date: Nov 29). Who wants the second-best game of all time? Not me, that’s for sure.

Nintendo Wars: Ocarina of Time Strikes Back [Go Nintendo]


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