Version 1.1 and 1.2 was produced after the release, it contains some changes and fixes minor bugs against the original: The color of Ganondorf’s blood has been changed from red to green. There are also gray cartridges of 1.0, but these are rare.įrom version 1.1 and 1.2. The game cartridge in 1.0 is gilded (comparable to Zelda: Majora’s Mask), it appeared only in Japan and the USA. There are a total of three versions of the game box, the differences are small. Within a month 2.5 million copies were sold, and although the game only appeared in November, it became the best-selling game of the year. Ocarina of Time received an entry in the Guinness Book of Records under “Most Preorders for a 1998 Console Game.” 325,000 customers had pre-ordered the game in the US to get their copy right on the day of publication. Nintendo’s chief developer Shigeru Miyamoto also received five more Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences awards, also known as the Oscars of the Video Game Industry, for the game.įrom the renowned Japanese magazine Famitsu, the game was the first ever the highest score 40 out of 40 points, as well as the highest award & scoring in the prestigious British EGDE magazine, which so far next Ocarina of Time only Super Mario 64, Gran Turismo, Half-Life 2 and Halo managed.

Did You Know?Īt the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E³) in Los Angeles, Ocarina of Time was honored as the “Best Game of the Year 1998”. Clear feature of Ocarina of Time is the constant interplay between the two time levels in which Link must move around to fulfill his task. From a chronological point of view, Ocarina of Time tells the spells from A Link to the Past, complementing its SNES predecessor.

Ocarina of time 1.0 cartridge