The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is an action-adventure game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64. It was released in Japan and North America in November 1998, and in PAL regions the following month. Ocarina of Time is the first game in The Legend of Zelda series with 3D graphics.
It was developed by Nintendo EAD, led by five directors including Eiji Aonuma and Yoshiaki Koizumi, produced by series co-creator Shigeru Miyamoto, and written by Kensuke Tanabe. Veteran Zelda series composer Koji Kondo created the musical score. The player controls Link in the fantasy land of Hyrule on a quest to stop the evil king Ganondorf, by traveling through time and navigating dungeons and an overworld. The game introduced features such as a target-lock system and context-sensitive buttons that have since become common in 3D adventure games. The player must learn to play numerous songs on an ocarina to progress.
Ocarina of Time received widespread acclaim from critics and consumers and won several awards and accolades, who praised its visuals, sound, gameplay, soundtrack, and writing. It has been ranked by numerous publications as the greatest video game of all time, and is the highest-rated game of all time on the review aggregator Metacritic. It was commercially successful, with more than seven million copies sold worldwide. In the United States, it received more than three times more pre-orders than any other video game at the time, and was the best-selling game of 1998 in the country.
A direct sequel, The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, was released in 2000. Ocarina of Time has been re-released on every one of Nintendo's home consoles since and on the iQue Player in China. An enhanced version of the game for the Nintendo 3DS, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D, was released in 2011. Master Quest, an alternative version of the game including new puzzles and increased difficulty, is included in one of the GameCube releases and the 3D version.
Sound Effects Used[]
Note: Many of these sounds were reused in the game's sequel, Majora's Mask, as both games run on the same engine.
- Legend of Zelda Secret Jingle
- Sound Ideas, ANIMAL, BATS - LARGE GROUP SQUEAKING (Used for Keese.)
- Sound Ideas, ANIMAL, CREATURE - LARGE ANIMAL GROWL 02 (Used in a low pitch for King Dodongo.)
- Sound Ideas, ANIMAL, CREATURE - LARGE ANIMAL ROAR 01 (A high pitched, highly distorted and echoey version is used for Poes.)
- Sound Ideas, ARCHERY - ARROW IMPACT AND RATTLE (high pitched)
- Sound Ideas, ARCHERY - ARROW SWISH AND IMPACT INTO TARGET (swish only)
- Sound Ideas, BIRD, BLUE JAY - SINGLE CALLS, ANIMAL 01 (The 1st call is used in a very low pitch.)
- Sound Ideas, BIRD, CROW - COMMON CROW: CALLS, ANIMAL
- Sound Ideas, BIRD, FLAMINGOES - VARIOUS: CALLS, ANIMAL
- Sound Ideas, BIRD, FLYCATCHER - SINGING, ANIMAL
- Sound Ideas, BIRD, GOOSE - BUFF GOOSE: CALLING, GEESE, ANIMAL 01 (The 1st call is used for Lizalfos and Dinolfos.)
- Sound Ideas, BIRD, HAWK - CALLS, ANIMAL
- Sound Ideas, BIRD, OWL - CALLING, ANIMAL 02
- Sound Ideas, BIRD, PIGEON - FLY BY, LAND ON PERCH, ANIMAL 02 (Used for Keese wings.)
- Sound Ideas, BIRD, NIGHTINGALE - SINGING, ANIMAL
- Sound Ideas, BIRD, ROBIN - BLACK TAIL ROBIN: SINGING, ANIMAL
- Sound Ideas, BIRD, ROOSTER - MORNING CALL, ANIMAL 01 (Used for Cuccos and to signify the beginning of a day.)
- Sound Ideas, BOTTLE, CHAMPAGNE - POP CORK OUT OF BOTTLE 01 (Used in a low pitch.)
- Sound Ideas, BUBBLE, LAVA - FLOWING LAVA: BUBBLES AND STEAMING (Used for ambience inside Death Mountain.)
- Sound Ideas, BUBBLES, UNDERWATER - STEADY UNDERWATER BUBBLES
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, BELL - SMALL HAND BELL: FAST SHAKES
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, CHICKEN - SINGLE HEN CLUCKING (Used for Cuccos.)
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, CRACKLE - ICE CRACKLING
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, FANTASY - MAGIC FANTASY MUSIC, LONG/SHORT, BELLS (Edited versions are used for the Lens of Truth.)
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, HOWL - DOG HOWL 01 (Used to signify the beginning of a night. Edited versions are used for Wolfos.)
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, SQUEAK - SHORT WOODEN DOOR SQUEAK
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, WHISTLE - POLICE WHISTLE: SHORT
- Sound Ideas, COMEDY - LOW DULL TWANG
- Sound Ideas, COMEDY - SMALL CORK POP (very high pitched)
- Sound Ideas, COW - SINGLE MOO, ANIMAL 06
- Sound Ideas, CRASH, CHINA - LARGE CHINA VASE SMASH (A high pitched version is used whenever an icicle breaks.)
- Sound Ideas, CREAK, DOOR - SHORT DOOR CREAK 03 (Used in a very low pitch.)
- Sound Ideas, DOG, POMERANIAN - SMALL DOG, BARKING, ANIMAL
- Sound Ideas, DOOR, JAIL - SLIDE OPEN, FAST, CELL (The impact portion of the sound is used in a low pitch for the Gorons' cells in the Fire Temple.)
- Sound Ideas, DOOR, LOCKER - LARGE: OPEN (Used in high and low pitches for metal doors.)
- Sound Ideas, DOOR, WOOD - CLOSET DOOR: CLOSE, RUB ON CARPET (close only)
- Sound Ideas, DOOR, WOOD - OPEN 04
- Sound Ideas, ELECTRICITY, SPARK - HIGH VOLTAGE SPARK, ELECTRICAL 01 (The last portion of the sound is used whenever Ganondorf charges up his electricity ball attack.)
- Sound Ideas, ELECTRONIC - MAGICAL SWISH 02 (Used for Twinrova's magic.)
- Sound Ideas, ELECTRONIC - MAGICAL SWISH 03 (Used for Twinrova's magic.)
- Sound Ideas, ELECTRONIC - MAGICAL ZING 02
- Sound Ideas, EXPLOSION - LARGE EXPLOSION 05 (Series 6000) (cut-off)
- Sound Ideas, EXPLOSION - LARGE EXPLOSION AND BURN 03
- Sound Ideas, FALL, BODY - HEAVY BODY IMPACT, HUMAN, CARTOON 02 (Used when Link bumps into something, falls from a great height, or takes damage from certain enemies.)
- Sound Ideas, FIRE, FIREPLACE - WOOD BURNING IN FIREPLACE, LOTS OF CRACKLING (Used for torches.)
- Sound Ideas, FLAME THROWER - MEDIUM BURST RUNS DOWN, FIRE
- Sound Ideas, FOOD, EGG - CRUNCH EGG SHELLS, CRACK (Used in a very low pitch whenever a Gohma egg breaks.)
- Sound Ideas, FOOTSTEPS, SAND, DRY - MALE BAREFOOT: WALK (3rd footstep)
- Sound Ideas, FOOTSTEPS, WOOD, SOLID - MALE BAREFOOT: WALK (The 5th footstep is used for Lizalfos and ReDeads.)
- Sound Ideas, FROG, BULLFROG - CROAKING, ANIMAL, AMPHIBIAN 02 (Used in various pitches.)
- Sound Ideas, HIT, METAL - ANVIL DROP ON FOOT, CARTOON
- Sound Ideas, HORSE - INTERIOR: WHINNY, ANIMAL 02 (Used for Epona.)
- Sound Ideas, HUMAN, SCREAM - SCREAM: FEMALE, HORROR 03 (An edited version is used for ReDeads and Gibdos.)
- Sound Ideas, HUMAN, SWALLOW - SWALLOW: LIQUID 02
- Sound Ideas, MOTOR, CARTOON - LARGE TURBINE: START UP, WIND DOWN
- Sound Ideas, NOISE, WHITE - WHITE NOISE (Used in Bongo Bongo's death cutscene when it melts into static.)
- Sound Ideas, POTTERY - CLAY POT: BREAK, CRASH, SMASH 02
- Sound Ideas, RAIN - MEDIUM RAIN ON GRASS AND CEMENT, WEATHER
- Sound Ideas, ROCK, WATER - ROCK: SPLASH INTO WATER 03
- Sound Ideas, ROPE - 2' ROPE: SINGLE CREAK 01
- Sound Ideas, SCI FI - BIG ENERGY ZAP, CARTOON
- Sound Ideas, SQUEAK, TENSION - HIGH TENSION SQUEAKING
- Sound Ideas, SUCTION, AIR - AIR SUCTION THROUGH THIN TUBE, CARTOON 01 (high pitched)
- Sound Ideas, SWIMMING - INDOOR: DIVE OFF SIDE, POOL, WATER 01
- Sound Ideas, SWORD - REPLACE INTO SHEATH 02
- Sound Ideas, SWORD - TWO SWORDS CLANKING TOGETHER: SINGLE HIT 03
- Sound Ideas, SWORD - TWO SWORDS SCRAPING, RING OFF 02 (Used whenever Link draws his sword.)
- Sound Ideas, THUNDER - THUNDER CLAP AND RUMBLE, WEATHER 01 (Series 6000) (A distorted version is used.)
- Sound Ideas, THUNDER - THUNDER CLAP AND RUMBLE, WEATHER 04
- Sound Ideas, THUNDER - THUNDER CLAP, LOTS OF CRACKLE, WEATHER (Used when Barinade shoots electricity.)
- Sound Ideas, TOMBSTONE - STONE DRAGGING ON STONE, GRIND 11
- Sound Ideas, WATER, DRIP - WATER DRIPPING INTO FULL TUB 01 (Used in Morpha's death cutscene.)
- Sound Ideas, WATER, FALLS - LARGE FALLS
- Sound Ideas, WATER, STREAM - SMALL STREAM, FLOWING
- Sound Ideas, WEATHER, LIGHTNING - BOLT OF LIGHTNING STRIKES CLOSE BY, THUNDER 05 (Used for Ganondorf's electric magic.)
- Sound Ideas, WIND - EERIE WIND, WEATHER (A small portion is used when moving the camera.)
- Sound Ideas, WIND - HEAVY, WEATHER (A very low pitched version is sampled in the game's soundtrack.)
- Sound Ideas, WIND - HOWLING HORROR WIND, WEATHER
- Sound Ideas, WIND - LOW EERIE WIND MOAN, WEATHER 01 (Sampled in the Fire Temple's music.)
- Spectrasonics, ANCIENTS (Sampled in the soundtrack.)
- WB CARTOON, HIT - EXPLOSIVE METAL CLANG (An edited version is used for the Iron Boots.)
Image Gallery[]
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time/Image Gallery
Audio Samples[]
The very low pitched version of BIRD, BLUE JAY - SINGLE CALLS, ANIMAL 01, as heard in the game: The edited versions of CARTOON, FANTASY - MAGIC FANTASY MUSIC, LONG/SHORT, BELLS, as heard in the game: The edited version of HUMAN, SCREAM - SCREAM: FEMALE, HORROR 03, as heard in the game: WIND - EERIE WIND, WEATHER, as heard in the game: The distorted version of THUNDER - THUNDER CLAP AND RUMBLE, WEATHER 01, as heard in the game: