1.1 Events leading up to Ocarina of Time.Īt E3 2010, a remake of the game for Nintendo 3DS was announced, called Ocarina of Time 3D. It has also been ranked the greatest video game of all time by dozens of other publications. In the 2010 Gamer's Edition, Ocarina of Time was updated as 'the most critically acclaimed game of all time.' It is also the highest scoring game of all time on Metacritic, at 99/100. Ocarina of Time is listed in Guinness World Records - Gamer's Edition 2008, as the highest ranked game of all time. In addition, G4 television declared it 'the #1 game of all time' as well as Nintendo Power. It is generally considered to be a classic, most famously scoring the first perfect 40/40 score in Famitsu Magazine - a feat that only 26 games (including The Wind Waker, Skyward Sword and Breath of the Wild) have ever achieved.
Released in the United States on November 23, 1998, it was the first game in The Legend of Zelda series that was visually displayed in 3D (previous games of the series had a front or top-down view). It is listed among the greatest video games ever created by numerous websites and magazines. It was one of the most highly anticipated games of its age. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is the fifth main installment of The Legend of Zelda series and the first to be released for the Nintendo 64 & the fourth game in the series to be released on a Home console. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time guide