A screenshot from the new game. The character Link is dressed in a green outfit with lots of detail like weave and thread. He has parted blonde hair, pointy ears and big blue eyes. He is holding an ocarina - a wind musical instrument with holes to put your fingers on and a mouthpiece to blow in, not dissimilar to a recorder. He is standing in a courtyard with flowers in the background and a white ball of light on the right - we can tell it is a fairy by its wings.Image source, Nintendo
ByTom GerkenTechnology reporter
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The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time was finally released on Thursday, after years of rumours that Nintendo would remake the game - considered one of the best ever made.

IGN called it "the biggest game of the decade" in their review, external when it launched in 1998 on the N64, and it set the standard for 3D games.

A lot of the things we take for granted in modern games - such as riding a horse, fighting with a sword and shield, or locking on to enemies with the tap of a button - were pioneered or perfected in Ocarina of Time.