The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time introduced a targeting system that simplified 3D combat.

Koji Kondo, who has been described as the " greatest legend in the video game audio industry " because of his work for Nintendo, has composed much of the music for the series, although the last game for which he was solely responsible for the composition of the soundtrack was The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.

In Ocarina of Time, playing instruments is a core part of the game, the player needing to play the instrument through the use of the game controller to succeed.

Ocarina of Time is " of the first contemporary non-dance title to feature music-making as part of its gameplay ", using music as a heuristic device and requiring the player to utilise songs to progress in the game — a game mechanic that is also present in Majora's Mask and, in different forms, The Wind Waker, Oracle of Ages, Spirit Tracks, Twilight Princess, and Skyward Sword.

Much of the backstory of the creation of Hyrule was revealed in the games A Link to the Past, Ocarina of Time, The Wind Waker, Twilight Princess and Skyward Sword.

Zelda also appears under various other aliases and alter egos, including Sheik ( in Ocarina of Time ) and Tetra ( in The Wind Waker and Phantom Hourglass ).

In Wind Waker and Twilight Princess, he wore robes with the above description, but in Ocarina of Time, he wore a tight fitting tunic and pants.

After another hiatus, the series made the transition to 3D with Ocarina of Time for the Nintendo 64, which was released in November 1998.

Ocarina of Time was re-released on the Nintendo GameCube in 2002, when it was offered as a pre-order incentive for The Wind Waker in the U. S., Canada and Japan.

It includes a previously unreleased 64DD expansion known as Ura Zelda in Japan and Ocarina of Time Master Quest in North America.

Ocarina of Time was included as part of Collector's Edition for the GameCube in 2003.

In 2011, Nintendo released a new version of the game in 3D for the Nintendo 3DS titled The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D.

While Majora's Mask retains the graphical style of Ocarina of Time, it is also a departure, particularly in its atmosphere.

Following the release of The Wind Waker came The Legend of Zelda: Collector's Edition, which included the original The Legend of Zelda, Zelda II, Ocarina of Time, Majora's Mask, and a demo of The Wind Waker.

In addition, Nintendo celebrated the 25th anniversary of The Legend of Zelda game by releasing a Zelda game for all its current consoles in 2011: Link's Awakening in the 3DS's Virtual Console on June 7, Ocarina of Time 3D for the 3DS on mid-June, Four Swords Anniversary Edition on September 28, 2011 to February 20, 2012 as a free DSiWare download and Skyward Sword for the Wii, which was released on November 18, 2011 in Europe, November 20, 2011 in the United States and November 24, 2011 in Australia.

Another title is The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Ura, intended to be an upgraded remake of Ocarina of Time for the Nintendo 64DD.

Prior to the release of The Wind Waker, a bonus disc called The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Master Quest was released, containing a port of Ocarina of Time and a GameCube-modified version of Ocarina of Time Ura.

Ocarina of Time, The Wind Waker and Skyward Sword have each received a perfect 40 / 40 score ( 10 / 10 by four reviewers ) by Japanese Famitsu magazine, making Zelda one of the only series with multiple perfect scores.

A novel based on Ocarina of Time was released in 1999 written by Jason R. Rich and published by Sybex Inc. under their Pathways to Adventure series.

It was written by Tracey West and was set shortly after the events of Ocarina of Time.

Some Ocarina makers increase the range by designing double-or triple-chambered ocarinas tuned 1 octave apart although some double ocarinas are not made to increase the range, but to play in harmony with the other chambers.

This celebration included a free mailout Club Nintendo offer of the Ocarina of Time soundtrack to owners of the 3DS version of that particular game, special posters that are mailed out as rewards through Club Nintendo, and a special stage inspired by the original Legend of Zelda in the video game Super Mario 3D Land for the 3DS.

Link can return to 6: 00 am on the first day by playing the " Song of Time " on the Ocarina of Time.

The music was composed by Koji Kondo and Toru Minegishi, and largely consists of reworked music from Ocarina of Time, complemented with other traditional Zelda music such as the " Overworld Theme " and new material.

The game received the perfect 10 / 10 scores from GameSpot and IGN, and being the second game ever to get a perfect 40 / 40 by Japanese gaming magazine Famitsu ( the first being The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time ).

* " Humphrey the tortoise " theme " Merry Ocarina " by Pierre Arvay.

* The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time: Obtaining Magic Jars restores magic points, which are expended by many items and other special abilities.

Other series elements originated by Link's Awakening include fishing, and learning special songs on an ocarina ; the latter mechanic is central to the next Zelda game released, Ocarina of Time.

In the 3D games, beginning with Ocarina of Time, Link was voiced by six actors: Nobuyuki Hiyama as adult Link ; Fujiko Takimoto as young Link ; Sachi Matsumoto as Link in The Wind Waker ; Akira Sasanuma in Twilight Princess ; Yūki Kodaira in Spirit Tracks ; and Takashi Ōhara in Skyward Sword.

He is known as the " Legendary Hero " in A Link to the Past, " Hero of Time " in Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask, " Hero of Winds " in The Wind Waker and Phantom Hourglass and Spirit Tracks and " Hero chosen by the gods " in Twilight Princess.

Although initially conveyed as two-dimensional sprites, in the newer games, starting with Ocarina of Time, they are rendered by 3D computer graphics.

About midway through the game, Link meets Jovani, a man who is cursed by Poe Souls, and, by killing Poes, Link can get rewards from him-their role in Twilight Princess being similar to the Gold Skulltulas from Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask.

* The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time — Utilizing the newly found " wrong warp " it is possible to complete the game within 22 minutes by interrupting a warp from the warp point that appears after killing Gohma, the first boss and then exiting the room.

The manga team of Akira Himekawa has been producing manga adaptations of the The Legend of Zelda video games in Japan beginning with their manga adaptation of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, which was first published in 1999 by Shogakukan.

The first manga available was A Link to the Past followed by Ocarina of Time 1 & 2.

While taking a break, both the Ocarina of Time Zelda entrusted to him and Epona were abducted by a Skull Kid and his two fairies.

Linear is brought out of a trance that Yurka put her in by Mag when he plays the Ocarina he gave her.

Majora's Mask is the sixth installment in The Legend of Zelda series and the second using 3D graphics, the first being The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, the game's predecessor.

In The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, a new Link must constantly travel to the past and to the future using the Ocarina of Time in order to stop Ganondorf's takeover of Hyrule and imprison him into the Sacred Realm with the help of the six sages and the Master Sword.

Ocarina of Times follow-up, Majora's Mask, was released in April 2000.

In addition, manga have been created based on the many of the series ' games, including A Link to the Past, Ocarina of Time, Majora's Mask, the Oracle series, Four Swords Adventures, The Minish Cap and Phantom Hourglass.

Unlike Ocarina of Time, Majora's Mask requires the Expansion Pak, which provides additional memory for enhanced graphics and more on-screen characters.

The gameplay of Majora's Mask expands on that of Ocarina of Time ; it retains the concept of dungeon puzzles and ocarina songs, and introduces character transformations and the restriction of a three-day cycle.

While most masks in Ocarina of Time are limited to an optional side-quest, they play a central role in Majora's Mask, which has twenty-four masks total.

Majora's Mask takes place several months after Ocarina of Time and begins with Link searching for an unnamed friend ( implied, more or less, to be his former fairy companion Navi ).

There he meets the Happy Mask Salesman, who says he can help Link if he retrieves the Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask from the Skull Kid.

By re-using the game engine and graphics from Ocarina of Time, a smaller team required only one year to finish Majora's Mask.

The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask runs on an upgraded version of the engine used in Ocarina of Time and requires the use of the 4 MB Expansion Pak.

The Wind Waker follows in the footsteps of Ocarina of Time and its sequel Majora's Mask, retaining the basic gameplay and control system from the two Nintendo 64 titles.

Nintendo artist and series regular Yusuke Nakano designed the characters for the two titles, and incorporated previous creations from Ocarina of Time into Oracle of Seasons and characters from Majora's Mask into Oracle of Ages.

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, released in November 2006 for the Nintendo GameCube and a month later for the Wii, is set around a century after the events of Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask, in an alternate timeline to The Wind Waker.

It revives the use of a fairy companion as in Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask.

There have been manga based on The Legend of Zelda, Ocarina of Time, Majora's Mask, Oracle of Ages, Oracle of Seasons, Four Swords Adventures, A Link to the Past and The Minish Cap.

Lizalfos are humanoid lizards that appear in The Adventure of Link, Ocarina of Time, Majora's Mask, Twilight Princess and Skyward Sword.

They appear in The Legend of Zelda, A Link to the Past, Link's Awakening, Ocarina of Time, Majora's Mask, Oracle of Ages, Oracle of Seasons, Four Swords Adventures, and The Minish Cap.

In Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask, they are aquatic and attack similarly to River Zoras from other games.

In Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask, defeated Poes can be captured in a bottle and traded for Rupees and other benefits.