Kotaku Australia » ocarina of time

Zelda Producer Won’t Quit Til He Betters Ocarina of Time

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 04:30:00 +0000

Legend of Zelda bossman Eiji Aonuma is a perfectionist. Dude made Ocarina of Time – widely regarded as one of the best games ever – and yet, he’s not happy. Why?

Because he’s yet to make a game that’s better than Ocarina.

Speaking with Nintendo Power magazine, Aonuma said:

I’m happy that a title I worked on some time ago remains highly praised to this day, but that also shows how none of the subsequent games in the series have surpassed it. As someone who is still working on the series, I have mixed feelings about that. Because I haven’t yet surpassed it, I can’t quit. Surprisingly, that simply motivation may be the reason I continue to work on the Zelda series.

Don’t get so down on yourself, Eiji! You know…and I fully understand the ramifications of saying this…I thought Wind Waker was better than Ocarina. Yes. Really. That oughta cheer you up!

Nintendo Power [via Go Nintendo] [Image]

Ocarina of… iPhone?

Brian Crecente — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 20:00:00 +0000

The Ocarina may be a legitimate instrument that’s been around 12,000 years or so longer than The Legend of Zelda, but that doesn’t stop people from making the association.

In this video you get a glimpse of a new iPhone-driven digital Ocarina and a guy using it to play a very familiar theme. Hit the jump to check out a chorus of these things playing Stairway to Heaven.

The Ocarina of iPhone? [Make]

The Gerudo Valley Live Show

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 08:00:00 +0000

If you polled our offices and asked us the one way to improve the Gerudo Valley theme from Ocarina of Time, you’d get a unanimous response: have two nerds perform it in-person, and have it sound like tense pre-shootout music from a Sergio Leone western. Which is exactly what this is. And is precisely why we love it so damn much.
[thanks Andrew!]