The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is a 1998 action-adventure game developed by Nintendo. It is the fifth installment in The Legend of Zelda series, released on November 21, 1998 in Japan and later that year in other countries for the Nintendo 64.
Overview
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is an action-adventure game developed and published by Nintendo in 1998. It stands as the fifth entry in The Legend of Zelda series, following earlier installments such as The Legend of Zelda (1986) and Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (1987).
Release history
The game launched in Japan on November 21, 1998, with releases in other countries following later that same year. It was built for the Nintendo 64 console.
Development context
Ocarina of Time was originally developed for the 64DD peripheral device. Instead, it was released on a cartridge with the largest capacity produced by Nintendo at the time: a 256-megabit cartridge.
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