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Most epic game since Super Mario Bros.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: February 26, 2003
Author: Amazon User

If you have never played this before I highly recommend that you either rent this game or go to a store that sells video games and buy it.
Zelda: ocarina of time is full of adventure, enchantment, spectacular duels, and great fun! You will go under the sea, over mountains, through forests, in deserts, even go through time to save the land of Hyrule. My advice is to find Zelda and play it.

one of the greatest games ever

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: December 17, 2002
Author: Amazon User

was definitley one of the best games ever!!! i got every single thing on the game that you could possibly get without any extra help from the internet, etc. Still, not quite as good as games like link to the past

Great game, probably one of the best

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: January 22, 2008
Author: Amazon User

There isn't much you can say that is bad with this game. For it's time it had excellent graphics, excellent game play and sound. This game is truly one in a million that I am sure any person can enjoy, BUT, if your a Zelda fan (and have played all if not most games from the beginning) you'll notice some of the things in OOT are recycled. For example, the Kakariko town music is completely recycled from Zelda: A Link to the Past. In fact this game borrows a lot from Zelda: A Link to the Past, though they do manage to change some things in OOT here and there. Still for what it's worth Zelda: OOT is still a pretty darn good game, though I think the story should have been more original.

Besat Zelda Game EVER!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: January 14, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I know,I am under 13. I'm using my Mom's account. BUT ANYWAY LET'S GET OFF THAT CRAP.It is a very good game. Who ever thinks it's z....zz.....z......zz.....GET A LIFE! It's good so far. (i'm working on Doongongo's cavern....)It's good. I like fighting the bosses. It is hard but really fun. I can't wait to go see the Zoras!

Does Zelda 64 really live up to all that hype?

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: November 02, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This commentary on "Ocarina of Time" was written as a gaming article for a retro-gaming site back in May of 1999. I was going to post it on Amazon but for some reason never got around to it. Mike London, November 3, 2007

[Blurb: With all the hype, its hard to be objective about OoT. Is it the best game in the series, or does it have to settle for second (or, egad, third?) best? Is it like Star Wars Episode I, all special effects and no substance? Find out a few thoughts from a fellow gamer!]

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is easily one of the most hyped games of recent gaming history. In fact, I think I could safely say it IS the most hyped game yet. There is only one thing that can compare to it in terms of hype, and this product is in an entirely different industry. Star Wars: Episode I had the same amount of coverage. Being a big fan of both, of course I've beat the game and have seen the movie. And they have one thing in common. They're both eye candy. But how do they hold up to the rest of the series? In my opinion, The Empire Strikes Back is by far the best Star Wars movie. But what about OoT you ask? How can I defame such an instant classic?


One reason mainly. In the original and in The Legend of Zelda: Link to the Past, (I can't speak for Zelda II because I haven't beat it yet) the ending was spectacular. Not the game ending, for The Legend of Zelda was produced in the Stone Age and there was much ending wise, but the last dungeon. Ah, the last dungeon. Only recently (like December 23, 1999) have I beat the first quest of The Legend of Zelda. That last dungeon on Death Mountain was a killer, a true challenge that you had to match your mettle with to get past it, save Princess Zelda and beat that nasty ol' Gannon. It was truly a great dungeon. Now skip on past those five years between the release of the original and the SNES version. What have we here? A dungeon comparable to that in the original Legend of Zelda! Everything is bigger and better in the SNES version, including the last dungeon. Whew, and I thought the original was harder, but no way!

Then, in 1993, we see the release of the Game Boy version of Zelda. The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening was released to a very receptive crowd. But guess what! No end dungeon! In terms of dungeons, this is the smallest of the Zelda titles (again, not including Zelda II). You beat eight dungeons, and then you go and beat the Wind Fish. Personally, I'm half a dungeon away from completing this Zelda game (Dungeon Seven, which I completed half of, went and beat eight, and now I'm back on the last half of VII). That last dungeon was challenging, granted, but what about that classic end dungeon? No where to be found here. Granted, it's a Game Boy game, and it is huge for that consol. So that offence is not to serious. And we did get a new dungeon, though not the ending I was hoping for, with the Colour Dungeon on DX, which was the rerelease of the classic game for Game Boy Colour.

After five long years, The Legend of Zelda: Orcarina of Time was released for the N64. So cool! Link in a 3D adventure. About time too. Mario, the cash cow counterpart to Link, got his 3D adventure way back in `96. Of course, I bought the game. And of course, I beat it. It is an excellent game. Truly it is one of the great classics. But one flaw keeps it from edging out The Legend of Zelda: Link to the Past. The end dungeon absolutely sucked. That is my only disappointment with that game. As I was nigh the close of the Shadow Temple, I was really looking forward to getting into Gannon's tower. I was expecting a great closer dungeon, just like in Link to the Past.

[Spoiler: If you haven't beat the 64 version of Zelda, don't read this]

What did we get? Instead of a great closer dungeon, we got a door way that was blocked by barriers. What did we have to do? Go thru six rooms and beat whatever was in them, then go and shoot the barrier corresponding with each temple to open the pathway. And what did I get? A great disappointment. Sure, this might have been a good way to end a novel or something, but to end a Zelda game like that was horrible. The Game Boy was forgivable and acceptable, but this ending to Zelda 64 was truly despicable. That has been my biggest disappointment with the Zelda series.

[Spoiler Finished]


Others say The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is the best Zelda game. I have to disagree. Don't get me wrong. It is easily one of my favorite games of the N64. It's a great game, very innovative (espically that nifty Z Targeting feature) and an epic in its own right. But for what the system is capable of, The Legend of Zelda: Link to the Past beats it out of the coveted title of Best Zelda Game. LTTP is huge. It fully utilized the SNES technology. It had a full twelve dungeons, two of which the sole purpose was to beat the bad guy, and not try to retrieve any medallions or crystals or pendents or pieces of triforce or what ever. That's one more than the original has. (LoZ has one closer dungeon for each quest.) After you beat the bad guy twice, you go and fight Ganon. There were plenty of side quests for an SNES Zelda also. Overall, for the system's capabilites, LTTP is my favorite.

But what about The Legend of Zelda: OoT? My two chief complaints are these:
1. Weak closer dungeon (as I spent a good time detailing up above).
2. Not enough bad guys to kill in the Overworld.

All other Zelda games, including the black sheep of the family (Zelda II), has plenty of bad guys to kill in the Overworld. But what have we in OoT? A few measly skeleton dudes at night, and some giant flying plants that you can hardly get too in Hyrule Field. Give me the old Zelda with bad guys streaming at you in every new screen. For all the time they put into it, you don't think it would be to hard to correct this problem.

Then we come to another mistake Nintendo made in the N64 version of Zelda. Granted, LoZ had two main tracks, one being the Overworld theme and then the dungeon theme. They could have had more variety, but it was back in the Stone Age. That Overworld Theme became pretty much the theme of the entire series. And guess what they decided to omit music wise from OoT? The Overworld them from the original LoZ! I couldn't believe they did that! Hopefully we'll see it in Zelda Gaiden. Maybe the Triforce will show up in that game too. Just a thought.

Now, after railing on OoT for a great majority of this article, you may think I hate the game. Quite the opposite, really. It's a great game, and worthy to be in the Zelda Series. (Gee, it sounds like I'm defending Zelda II, which I've already done in a separate article). But it has been the single most hyped up game in the history of Nintendo, and it is totally out of balance. Great 3D game, but would have been better had it corrected the problems I stated above. It's a fun game, and I had a great time beating it. It provides a lot of enjoyment. But, just like Star Wars: Episode I, it just can't live up to all that hype? I wonder if any game (or movie) could actually.

[May 9, 1999. An article originally written for NintendoLand.com. I've written four released articles and one unreleased article (dealing with SMB 2). It will have to be edited. Also, perhaps incorporating part of the structural symmetry article.]

An astounding and simply mind-blowing adventure

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: May 27, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Here's the thing:
I've had this game for 4 or 5 years and I still think that this is the greatest game ever created. This was my first game for N64, and this was definately one of the games that made the game-deprived system stand out to PSX and Dreamcast. If you have an N64 and do not have this game, then you have serious issues. If you have an N64 and are refusing to get this game, then you also have serious issues. And if you perfer Final Fantasy VII over this, then you are simply hopeless. This game has it all. Great music, scary enemies, challenging puzzles, and a huge world to explore can all be found in this game. So, GET THIS GAME RIGHT NOW!
However, I'd like to give a warning: the ESRB rating for this game is totally inaccurate. This game did not deserve any of its E rating. It contains blood, gore, horror, violence, and partial nudity, so I would not recommend this game for anyone under 13.

the second best zelda game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 3
Date: May 13, 2003
Author: Amazon User

First off I would like to tell everybody that this is not the best zelda game, Windwaker is, but that this game change the zelda series completly. For one it was the first 3D zelda game. It like windwaker better because it has better grapics which is understandable. Their gameplay is about the same.

Now about the game.You wake up and visit a tree who tells u u must find 3 pendants to obtain the master sword and destroy ganon.
You find yourselve riding on horseback, floating on beanstalks and just about anything else you might think of.

Overall, a great game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 05, 1999
Author: Amazon User

Ah, Zelda. How I remember laboring over the various dungeons and overworlds of all of the first three games, and feeling a great sense of adventure and prowess as I spent hours on my Nintendo. After beating any of these games, a great feeling of pride and resolution comes over you, The Ocarina of Time, however, left me with no such feelings. Playing the game was a blast, but after it was over, all that was in my mind was all the flaws and room for improvement. First of all, WAY too easy. Zelda has always been a challenge, and this was certainly not. Items are easy to find, and I don't even bother with killing enemies...they don't do anything. The N64 is clearly geared toward younger players (with the exception of Turok 2 and a few others), and even the beloved Zelda series has fallen to its childishness in it's cartooniness and simplicity. The ending was the most unsatisfying I had ever seen in any game. Not to ruin any of it for you, but Ganon is even easier than Bowser in Mario64 and after all you did for Hyrule, Zelda simply tells you to forget the whole thing, go home, and return the Ocarina of Time. Also, sorry kids, no triforce. Nope...don't even get to SEE it, let alone obtain it. The triforce has been the crucial part of any Zelda game to date, and since us in America will never see the 64DD which expands the game, we do not get a complete version and we will never see many of the other aspects and adventures in the game. All in all, this game is great, outstanding, and will be treasured forever, but if you are looking for the next "Zelda: A Link to the Past" (in my opinion, the best Zelda game created), this is not it. It lacks the polish and admiration that other Zelda games have brought to my life. The game was rushed to get it out before Christmas, and it really does show, albeit after you beat it (while playing, you are oblivious to the flaws). While it is a bit disappointing that this, so full of flaws, is most likely the LAST Zelda game we will see, no collection is complete without it, and it is very worth your while to play it. Just expect some disappointment from your local Zelda freaks, I being one of them. Thank you, and good luck.

THIS IS SUCH A KOOL GAME!!!!!!!!! ITS GOT EVERYTHING IN IT!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 07, 1999
Author: Amazon User

THIS IS SUCH A KOOL GAME!!!!!!!!! ITS GOT EVERYTHING IN IT!

A+ Nintendo Work!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 07, 1999
Author: Amazon User

I must say that this is one of the most adictive games of all time. I agree that as far as the series goes it was a little easy but the game has a wonderful engine and great characters. In addtion, anyone who has ever complained about story lines will not be disappointed by this one. I still say that a a link to the past is still the best but not by far. Link to the past was an enormous game for the time and even in 1999 but as the technology was new you counldn't do much. This game has scarificed number of things for things to do better. Like riding Epona. A+ NINTENDO!

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