The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Game by Nintendo Reviewed by Adrock gbcam@hotmail.com Size: 256 Megabits Save: Battery Released: Nov 1998 Works with: Rumble Pak **************************************************************************** Opening Snide Remarks: Originally planned for release on the Nintendo 64 Disk Drive, the game was moved to a cartridge because of deadlines. This game shocked the world. People who reserved got a gold cartridge copy of the game. **************************************************************************** Gameplay Descripion: The game will keep you on the edge of your seat til the end. It is about a 60 hr. play. There are eight palaces to play, five as Adult Link for the Medallions, and three as Young Link for the pendants. The story is extremely involving. From leaving Saria behind, to meeting Princess Ruto, to becoming an adult, to saving the princess... You might find a tear in your eye before it's over. Why the title? Well, Zelda 64 features a real-time ocarina in the game. You can play any note on it, you can even play full songs. This is because with the controller you can make flat and sharp notes with Z and R, and alter the pitch and moderation of the notes with the control stick. There are certain songs that will have effects on your gameplay, they may open a door for you, warp you to a spot on the map, or other various things. There are 100 skulltulas to destroy (kind of like stars on Mario 64.), if you get 10, 20, 30, 40, or 50, you will get an object in the game. Get all one-hundred for a GOLD Rupee. Also you have a horse named Epona. The horseback riding in the game is very realistic. You feed the horse "carrots" to make it go faster and jump over things. Also something I found realistic is that the game shifts from day to night on 10-15 min. intervals. There may be some things you can do at night that you can't do in the daytime, for instance, find Skulltulas or get locked out of the Market by the Drawbridge. Mini-games galore in here. One that stands out among the crowd is fishing. You could make a game out of just this tiny part. The feeling is so real. You can cast your line, reel it in, hook it, wait for a bite, or just chase fish with the iron boots. It's Rumble compatible, too, so you can feel what's on your line. Nintendo worked especially hard on this small part of the game. The small fishing lake is in Lake Hylia. Want gameplay? Want a real challenge? I don't know what Final Fantasy 8 has in store, but some people have been saying it's not too good... nothing bad to hear about Zelda 64 though. No one thought Nintendo could pull it off. It's a new contender for best game of all time. Liked: Best Gameplay out there, with an involving storyline. And there's even time to fish. Hated: Nothing. **************************************************************************** Graphics Description: Don't think Mario 64. Think more like something you'd see at the movies. Zelda 64 pushes the envelope on graphics. Characters you meet are very well done. You can look people in the eye and feel them staring back at you... It's too spooky. The landscapes are realisic, you can look into the sun and be blinded by the rays, or stroll the field on your horse. Two things plague the graphics. One is screen data. There is way too much screen clutter, and I think most of it isn't totally necessary at all times. I imagine if the screen data was hidden at times like in Banjo-Kazooie, it would be so much better. At least while looking around with C-Up. Two is the static backgrounds inside houses and shops. They are detailed and they do the job, but they are wayyy too blurry. Liked: Beautiful Cinema style graphics. Surrealism. Hated: Screen data and blurry static backgrounds for houses and shops. **************************************************************************** Sound/Music Description: The music is captivating, as well as the sound FX. There are no voices like there were in Mario 64. The closest noises they have to sound are the giggles and shrieks of the girls, the corny laugh of the architect, and the grunts and groans Link makes. The music from Kakariko and other past towns and castles can be found in the game. Liked: Awesome sound FX and music. I would buy the CD. Surround Sound Support. Hated: Original Zelda field song (from Zelda 1 on up) gone. No voice talents. **************************************************************************** Play Control/Game Design: A is your action button. You can push, pull, grab, open, speak, attack (roll), put away weapons, fall off a cliff, check, read, and (sometimes) jump with the A button. There is auto-jump in this game. That means if a cliff is too high to normally reach, Link will jump for it for you. This actually works better in a game like this. As I said, you can jump with the A button at times, but it is only for dodging purposes, the backflip is to move out of the way of attacks, and the side hop is to catch the enemy from another side. Let's face it, there is just no way that the C-buttons can be used for camera on a Zelda game. You gotta use them for weapons. That is why they made Z-Targeting. You can press Z and you will focus on an object or enemy that your camera fairy flashes on. If nothing is flashing, you will get a first-person view instead. This is a pretty cool idea. Hopefully some other games will pick it up. There are many weapons to find in this game, including three swords. Each sword has a different feel. Also there is a hammer, slingshot, boomerang, magic attacks, and many others. Liked: Innovative controls and lots of weapons. Hated: Nothing. **************************************************************************** Improve: Of course, you can only ask for more. Once the DD comes out, a "Ura-Zelda" (meaning "another Zelda") will come out, adding new elements to the game. That is if the DD comes out. RIYL: I recommend this game to fans of any game, even if they don't like games. **************************************************************************** Final Words: Stunning. Awe-inspiring. Tingling. Exciting. Perfection. **************************************************************************** Score Gameplay: ***** Graphics: ***** Sound/Music: ***** Play Control/Game Design: ***** Personal Opinion: ***** Total: 25 Final Score: %100 **************************************************************************** Currently Known Codes: ____________________________________________ BE AWARE, THIS LIST IS LONG AS HELL!!! ____________________________________________ Barbecued Link Play through your game as normal until Ganon, the final boss. After you have knocked Ganon down the first time, retreive the master sword. Get the master sword from Zelda but instead of going back to face Ganon, go the opposite way and move away from Ganon. There should be a piece of land that is near Zelda which juts away from the floating arena. Move back in it until you hit an invisible wall. Turn around in place until you are facing Ganon and equip your bow and arrow. Aim carefully and fire an arrow at Ganon's tail. If the trick worked Ganon should get up and Link should be engulfed in flames. Beat the Shadow Temple Mini Boss To beat the mini boss in the Shadow Temple ( the one where hands grap you and hold you in place until it bites you ), all you have to do is use your lense of truth. When using it, look for a shadow on the ground. When you see it, put a bomb on it. The boss will then come up out of the ground and you won't be hurt. Big Bomb Bag As a kid go to the bombchu game room in Hyrule Town Market. Play a second time, if you win, you will recieve a bomb bag that can hold 30 bombs. If you're not very good at bombachu bowling, here's another way to get a bigger bomb bag. As young Link, go to Goron City. There is a large Goron rolling around. Stop him with a bomb, and he will give you a bigger bomb bag. Boot Locations To get the Hover Boots go to the Shadow Temple as a adult and go through the invisible wall in the first room and there will be more invisible walls in the next room in one of them there will be a door leading to a deadhand. Beat it to get the Hover Boots. To get the Iron Boots beat the Ice Cavern. Bottle Locations Bottle #1:At Lon Lon Ranch, play Talon's Super Cucco Game. When you win, you will receive a bottle(1) with Lon Lon milk Bottle #2: In Kakariko village, find all the cuccos and return them to the pen, then talk to the lady standing next to the pen, she will give you a bottle. Bottle #3: At Lake Hylia (you must have the silver scale), dive into the water to find a bottle and a letter. Bottle #4: As adult Link, go to the market and talk to the ghost person in the house directly to the left as you enter. Go outside and collect poes, once you collect 1000 points, the ghost will give you a bottle. Chicken Attack Any fan of the old Zelda games will have figured this one out already: Attack a chicken repeatedly with your sword and it will call for backup. Soon, tons of chickens will flap around on screen, trying to give Link that same fuzzy "Birds" feeling as in Hitchcock's famous movie. Simply leave the room or area to stop the chicken attack. Creating Music with the Ocarina You can get even more detailed in the music you play with the ocarina with these extra tips. To play flat notes, hold Z while playing a note. To play sharp notes, hold R while playing a note. To vary the pitch on a note, use the Control Stick. Try it out and compose your own masterpieces! Cure a Wounded Sign If you slash a sign to smithereens, you can put it back together by playing Zelda's lullaby on your ocarina. The sign will magically recreate itself in front of your eyes. End Game Song At the VERY end of the game, after the entire ending, when it says "The End" and freezes the frame, if you leave it on for awhile, it'll start playing the song you made up for the scarecrow. Wait another minute or so and it'll play it again in a different octave or different instrument. It does this about 4-6 times and then stops. No biggie, just another little "easter egg" Miyamoto dropped in there. Epona Glitch After doing the trick of choosing any weapon on Epona, Choose the ocarina and use it. It will show you off the horse playing but put it away and the game will think you're on Epona but you're really not. Everywhere you go Epona will either run alongside you or go the opposite way. Extra Bottles To get extra bottles go to a place where there are fish swimming in a shallow pool, like the hole behind the potion shop in Kokariko Villiage, or Zora's fountain. Equip a bottle, and swap at a fish. When he is in mid-swap pause it and equip something useless in the bottle's place and it will turn into a bottle. DON'T use something important, because you might not be able to get it back. NOTE: The bottles will appear in your equipment screen, but you may not be able to use them. Finding Gold Skulltulas Before planting a Magic Bean in a mound of soft dirt, empty a jar of bugs (you can buy them for 50 rupees at Hyrule Market or just find them under rocks) on top of the mound. Catch one of the bugs mmediately afterwards so you don't have to find or buy more of them. After one of the bugs goes into the mound of dirt, a Gold Skulltula will jump out, except for the mound right next to the bean selling guy. Free Cow If you return to Lon Lon Ranch after you get Epeona, Malon will challenge you to a race. If you beat 50 sec. she'll say what she wants to give you something but it is too heavy to carry. If you return to your house there is a cow in it! Free Hylian Shield You must NOT have the Hylian Shield already for this trick to work. Go to Kakiriko Graveyard at nightime as a kid and pull back the grave with flowers in the first row of graves. Jump in the pit and open the chest inside. NOTE: If you already have the Hylian Shield, the chest will contain a blue rupee. Free Lon Lon Milk If you have an empty bottle, stand in front of any cow and play "Epona's Song". The cow will feel energetic and fill your bottle up with Lon Lon Milk for free! Fun with Gossip Stones When you are able to use bombs find a gossip stone. Place a bomb at the base of the stone. When the smoke clears the stone should flash blue twice, red once and then blast off. Also when you get the megaton hammer from the fire temple find a stone and give it a good wallop and the stone will flatten like a pancake. Don't worry if you send the stone into space it will come back when you exit the room. When you flatten the stone it should bounce back to its normal shape in a couple of seconds. Golden Scales Go to the fishing hut when Link is an adult. If you can catch a 20 pound fish you'll receive golden scales. These let you dive to 8 meters. Great Faerie Locations 1.) Magic Spin Slash: On Top of Death Mountain, there is sign, to the left looks like a door, BOMB it to find a door. 2.) Din's Fire: In Hyrule castle, once you enter climb up the vines, jump of the gate and run foward, there should be a sign, go past it and use a BOMB to blow up the rock. 3.) Farore's Wind: At Zoras Fountain, go to the right once you enter, there is an island with trees and rocks, go there, use a BOMB on the rock on the wall, then run into the cave. 4.) Double magic meter: Play the Bolero of Fire on the Ocarina, then go across the bridge that leads to the Leader Goron, instead of going into his chamber, go left, equip your MEGATON HAMMER and break the rock. 5.) Double Energy (Adult): Once you leave the market going towards Ganons Castle, go right, run until you see a bunch of rocks, go past them and you will see a big column, use your GOLD GAUNTLETS to lift it. 6.) Nyru's Love. To find it go into the Desert Collasas. At the enrance to the spirit tample go left. You should see an oasis keep going and you will see two palm trees with a mark in the middle of them. Detonate a Bomb to reveal a secret hole go inside to get Nyru's Love Great Golden Gauntlets To get the golden gauntlets you must go to Ganon's Tower and go into the shadow room. Once there get to the platform past the guy that steals your stuff when he sucks you in. Once on the platform you must shoot the un-lit torch or lite it somehow and there should be a pathway that leads down to a switch, press it, a chest sould fall from the ceiling, go back up, dont worry if you fall you can come back and the chest should still be there. Hidden Gold Rupees Don't wait untill you have 100 Gold Skulltulas to get the golden Ruppee, get it as soon as you get bombs. As either Link, go to Kakariko Village. Right when you walk in there is that tree in the middle. Well take about 10 paces directly behind that tree, you should be in the center of a somewhat open area in the town. (If you have the Stone of Agony, you will feel it rumble.) Place a bomb there and back away, when it explodes there will be a hole in the ground and kill the two mummies with the Song of the Sun and your sword. A treasure chest will appear with a golden ruppee inside. Another gold rupee is hidden in the boulder chamber in Goron City. Stay on the left side of the chamber that destroys the rocks. When you get to the end of the line of rocks there should be a gold rupee. In the same chamber there should also be a purple rupee. For a third, get to the bottom of the well and defeat Dead Hand. Now grab the Lens of Truth and equip it and look for a small chest behind the one you just opened. Open it to reveal a golden rupee. Hidden Red Fairies (Gossip Stone) Low on energy? Find a Gossip Stone (the cycloptic rocks that giggle when you hit them) and play one of the following three songs next to it: Zelda's Lullaby, Epona's Song, or Song of Storms. Either touch the red fairy that flies out to fill up your energy or catch it in a bottle so that it can revive you if you die. How to get Epona the Horse Getting Epona can be very tricky at times. This guide will help you beat Mr Ingo. Learn Epona's Song. As Young Link talk to Malon in the horse corral in Lon Lon Ranch after meeting Princess Zelda. Talk to her again and show her your ocarina and she'll teach you Epona's Song. Become Adult Link and get at least 70 rupees. Talk to Mr. Ingo outside the corral at Lon Lon Ranch and pay 10 rupees to ride the horse. Instead of getting on the horse provided, play Epona's Song and Epona will run up to you. Ride her around the corral to practice. Wait until the time is up. Talk to Mr. Ingo again and pay to ride again. Play Epona's Song and get on Epona. This time, walk up to Mr. Ingo while on Epona and use Z Targeting to talk to him. He'll challenge you to a race with a 50 rupee wager. Win the race against Mr. Ingo. He'll challenge you to a second race. Win again and you'll get Epona. Use the A button to get Epona running really fast and jump over any fence to escape the ranch. Race Tips: Racing Mr. Ingo can be tough. Here's how to win. Hold forward on the control stick as soon as the race begins. Use 1 carrot (push A to use a carrot) and wait for it to come back before using it again to keep up with Mr. Ingo. Hug the fence and wait for him to move out of your way. Then use up all the carrots you have EXCEPT ONE to speed Epona up and pass him. Wait until a second carrot appears and use it, then keep doing this to keep ahead of Mr. Ingo. NEVER USE YOUR LAST CARROT! Just keep using the second-to-last carrot. If you use the last one you'll slow down big time and lose. Lens of Truth The quickest way to obtain the Lens of Truth in the bottom of the well so you don't wind up running around like a chicken with it's head cut off is as follows: Enter the well: Play the song of storms as child Link inside the well. Next enter the well. Going stright along the passage until you meet up with a big Skultula is the first step to the large room which you simply walk straight through the wall in front of you to enter. Take the first Right passage, and follow it until you reach the crest of the royal family embeded in the ground next to you. Play Zelda's Lullaby to lower the water in the well. Next go back the way you came into the starting room. That first pool of water that you passed will be gone leaving you access to the chest below (bombs) and the small crawl-through tunnel. Crawl through, and continue down this passage until you enter the room with DEAD HAND. Watch out for his large hands which will grab hold of your head and leave you vulnerable to Dead Hand's attacks. However you will need to be caught by these hands once you've hit Dead Hand enough that he sinks into the ground. Your chest obtained here will be the Lens of Truth, once Dead hand is defeated of course. Mad Soldier You know that in the castle courtyard there are the pictures, right? Well, there's also a soldier that's there. Go to the window opposite of the window with pictures. Use your slingshot and shoot in the window. A soldier will peek out, say something, and throw a bomb at you. It's not a useful trick, but it's pretty funny to see. Magic Arrows Fire Arrow - In Lake Hylia, walk across the bridges to get to the tree. Play the Ocarina to make it night time. Equip your bow. Play the flute again, then shoot the sun. Ice Arrow - In the Gerudo training course, you must collect keys. When you have at least 5, walk into the door in front of the entrance, and use all the keys to make a path. In the big chest you will find the Ice Arrow. Light Arrow - When you get all of the medallions, go to the Temple of Time. You will find Zelda and she will give it to you. Magic Bean Square Locations Here's the locations of the Magic Bean Squares. Lake Hylia by the laboratory. Desert Colossus by the temple. Gerudo Valley by the bridge. To the left of the entrance bridge to Kokiri Forest. By the Kokiri shop. Lost woods - trail to it: right, left, right, left, and left. Zora's river by the bean selling man. Kokariko graveyard at the top-back-left corner. Death mountain trail at the foot of dodongo cavern. Play the Bolero of Fire to warp into the death mountain crater and the square will be right near the point of arrival. Multiply Bugs Got a few empty bottles to fill with bugs? Here's an easy way to get multiple bugs without having to go look for them. You need one bug to start off with, commonly found under rocks or by bumping into trees. Catch the bug in a bottle. Now empty the bottle out again. Voila, three bugs will come out -- now you can fill three of your bottles. Navi's Hints Be sure to keep an eye on your fairy companion at all times. When Navi turns green and flies over to a spot, it's usually an indication that there is something hidden there. If you don't feel a rumble from the Stone of Agony, then it's most likely a red fairy (refreshes health and magic). Play the Song of Storms or Zelda's Lullaby, to lure it out. In some occasions, Navi also points out potential "scarecrow" spots and hidden caves. Red Fairies Galore! In Lake Hylia go to where the owl is sitting between the two bridges. Talk to him. After you talk to him run away so he doesn't take you to the castle. Go back to where he was. Then go behind the piece of stone and pull it. Go in the hole and there will be about 20 red fairies! Save the Ranch and Get Animals As a kid go to Lon Lon Ranch. Talk to Malon and she'll teach you a song. Play it to Epona and she'll grow fond of you. Then become an adult. Go to Lon Lon Ranch and pay Mr. Ingo to ride a horse. Then when you're in there, play Epona's song. Epona will run up to you and you ride her for a minute. Then pay him again, get on epona, ride to Mr. Ingo and speak to him. He'll ask if you want to race, say yes. Beat him twice. Then he'll lock you in the ranch. All you have to do is jump over the gate. To get the cow go back to the ranch and talk to Malon. She should ask if you want to do the obstacle course, say yes, and if you break the record you get a cow. Scarecrow Song When you go to Lake Hyrule as young Link, show your Ocarina to the scarecrow. He will ask you to play a song, so create one of exactly 8 notes and remember it. Show and play the song back to the other scarecrow. Come back to the lake as adult Link and play the song to the first scarecrow and you will learn the scarecrow song. Secret Pictures in Zelda's Courtyard Go to the courtyard where you first meet Zelda . Look in the windows, and in one of them you will see some pictures of some familiar video game characters! Secret of Butterflies Ever wonder what secret the harmless little butterflies are hiding that flutter about Hyrule? As young Link, take out a stick and find some butterflies. Slowly follow them until one touches the stick -- which, tadaaaa: turns it into a red fairy. Use a bottle to catch it or touch it to be healed instantly. Shortcuts Through the Lost Woods To Get Through The Lost Woods Quickly, Follow These Directions: Go Right, Left, Right, Left, Straight, Left, Right. To Get To Goron City Quickly From Kokri Forest, Take The First Right, Then a Left, And Go Straight. NOTE: You Must Have Already Been To Goron City And Blown Up the Boulders Covering the Path. Skulltula Rewards Kill the following numbers of Skulltula Spiders and receive the items below: 10: Adult Wallet (holds 200 rupees) 20: Stone of Agony (hidden rumblings) 30: Giant Wallet (holds 500 rupees) 40: Bombchu (climbs up walls) 50: Piece of Heart 100: Gold Rupee (see "Unlimited Money") Stone of Agony Please note that you must have the Rumble Pak for this secret to happen. Once you aquire the Stone of Agony, equip it, and every time Link approaches an important item in the game, the Stone of Agony will beat real hard the closer you get to the important item. It is basically a little note that your approaching something good. Super Cuccoo Game Cheat This should make it a lot easier to catch the Super Cuccoos. As young Link, go to Lon Lon Ranch and enter the first door on the left. The sleeping guy (Talon?) will be there in a room full of chickens. Grab and toss all the chickens into the corner of the room where the bottom of the staircase is. The chickens will get stuck there and won't roam as much. Now go and play the Super Cucco game. He'll toss his three "super chickens" into the room. An easy win, now that all the other chickens are stuck in the corner. The prize: A full bottle of Lon Lon milk. Travel Hyrule Fields Safely Are you getting annoyed at the skeletons that pop out of the ground at night when you're walking around in the Hyrule Fields? Ever tried camouflaging yourself as local wildlife? For example, try putting on the rabbit mask you get at the mask shop and you will be able to run around freely without the annoying undead attackers. Note: You need to be young Link to wear masks. Tunic Locations To get the Goron Tunic go to Goron City as an adult and stop the little goron rolling on the 3rd floor with a bomb. Talk to him about the dragon and the gorons and he will give you the Goron Tunic. To get the Zora Tunic go to Zora's Domain as an adult and unthaw King Zora with a bottle of Blue Fire from the Ice Cavern or the Potion Shop. Unbreakable Deku Sticks To get an unbreakable Deku Stick you must do the following: Get a lot of Deku Sticks. Equip a Deku Stick. Do the Jumping Slash Attack on an object and either hit the tip or middle of the stick. The stick will break in half and you will keep one half which is invincible and is twice is strong than Link's normal sword. Unlimited Money For some reason everyone is dissapointed because all you get for finding 100 skulltulla tokens is 200 rupees. Well, actually, it's infinite. Once you get the first huge rupee, you can come back whenever you want and get another one. I don't know why no one else has noticed this yet... Use any Item on Epona the Horse To obtain and use every item on Epona you must first have at least 10 hearts and fight Gannondorf. Play as normal until you reach Gannon. Now, when, and only when he knocks the sword out of your hand, save the game and reset. Now do not equip your sword. If you do, this code will not work. Go on Epona and the game will let you use any item you are able to put into the C buttons. NOTE: This code only works on certain, earlier versions of the game. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------