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.

In Ocarina of Time, by using the Mask of Truth, the player learns from a Gossip Stone that any adult that enters Lost Woods without the protection of a Guardian Fairy will become a monster ( although its only revealed that such monster is a Stalfos during the Biggoron Sword quest, when link trades in the Odd Potion for the Poacher's Saw ).

According to director Eiji Aonuma, they were " faced with the very difficult question of just what kind of game could follow Ocarina of Time and its worldwide sales of seven million units ", and as a solution, came up with the three-day system to " make the game data more compact while still providing deep gameplay ".

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.

However, the Nintendo 64 was popular in the Americas, selling 20. 63 million units there ( more than half of its worldwide sales of 32. 93 million units ), and is home to highly successful games such as The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Super Mario 64, GoldenEye 007, Banjo-Kazooie, and Super Smash Bros ..

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.

Link uses the Ocarina of Time to play the Song of Time, which he can use to travel back in time when he plays it, to relive these three days repeatedly so he can prevent the disaster.

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

She also sang a vocal arrangement of " Epona's Song " for the The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Re-Arranged Album and the Tanoshii Muumin Ikka opening and ending themes.

The ocarina has similar features to the Xun ( 塤 ), another important Chinese instrument ( but is different in that Ocarina uses an internal duct, whereas Xun is blown across the outer edge.

At another time, he stated that, had the game not come after A Link to the Past, Ocarina of Time would have been very different.

The Game Boy Camera comes in five different standard colors: blue, green, red, yellow and clear purple ( Japan only ) There was also a limited edition gold The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time version, which contains different stamps from the standard versions and was available only in the USA through a mail order offer from Nintendo Power.

In A Link to the Past, Link travels between a " Light World " and a " Dark World "; in Ocarina of Time and Oracle of Ages, Link travels between two different time periods.

# Video game soundtracks are often released after a game's release, usually consisting of the background music from the game's levels, menus, title screens, promo material ( such as entire songs that only segments of which were used in the game ), cut-screens and occasionally sound-effects used in the game ( Examples: Sonic Heroes, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time )

It was developed simultaneously with The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, but as Ocarina of Time was released more than two years later, some puzzles were taken from that game for Super Mario 64.

* " Nocturne of Shadow ", a song from the video game The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

In 1998, the ocarina was featured in the Nintendo 64 video game The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, attracting a marked increase in interest and a dramatic rise in sales.

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.

The game reuses three of Ocarina of Times ocarina songs: the " Song of Time "; the " Song of Storms ", for aforementioned weather manipulation ; and " Epona's Song ", which again summons Link's horse.

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

Ura Zelda became Ocarina of Time Master Quest outside Japan, and was released on a bonus disc for the GameCube given to those who pre-ordered The Wind Waker in the US and bundled with the GameCube game in Europe.

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 ).

The series has also been parodied, including an episode of The Powerpuff Girls which features the Mayor of Townsville playing a spoof of Ocarina of Time, and a season 3 episode of Robot Chicken, in which a skit based on The Legend of Zelda references aspects of the series, including the existence of multiple Links, Triforce, Rupees and rescuing Princess Zelda.

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.

The Nintendo 3DS's lineup has included numerous remakes, including The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Starfox 64 and Cave Story.

Link has several family members, including an uncle in A Link to the Past ; an unseen mother in Ocarina of Time, who dies fleeing a war when Link is a baby ; a grandmother, who raises him, and a sister, Aryll, in The Wind Waker ; and a grandfather in The Minish Cap.

Like Ocarina of Time, Star Fox Adventures has a day-and-night phase, but a more accurate and gradual one.

Linear never speaks, but has learned to play the Ocarina from Mag.

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.

* Epheremelda: Link's fairy guide and companion who has a crush on Link, foreshadowing Navi from Ocarina of Time.