Legend of Zelda, The - Ocarina of Time (USA) ROM

This is one of those game that don't go away from our minds, it was a huge breakthrough like other games for the N64 because it turned a series well known and loved by adding one more dimension,the third. Many people complain that this one broke the Zelda series because it should be top view, but letting beside fanboy -ish complains this is one master piece from nintendo and really stays true to the series. A must for who never played.

The timeless, epic adventure of a young, fairy-less boy from Kokiri Forest. With a sword and sheild in hand, Link travels across the vast land of Hyrule on foot, by horse, and even across time! Save Zelda and all the world through many dungeons, puzzles, and magnificent boss battles. A must for any N64 fan and Zelda enthusiast.

As someone who has been playing Zelda games since the original was released on the NES, I feel like I know the series well. That said, The Ocarina of Time is a good game. It isn't the best game ever made, and it isn't even the best Zelda game.
Ocarina suffers from what I call "Final Fantasy VII Disorder". This is when a game in a series is the first that many people played. Since the series in general is well-made, people usually have fond memories of the game that introduced them to said series.
Ocarina has many great things going for it. The dungeons are vast, and boss battles amount to the sum of the skills you've been practicing throughout those dungeons. The game's simple mechanics work so well together that the game is more than the sum of its parts.
It does, however, suffer from the same thing that most games of this nature do. The camera gets in the way, box-pushing puzzles abound, etc.
The game is good, yes, but it isn't perfect. No game is. It is a fun diversion that will last you a few hours. Its just another example of over-hyping. If you like it, I recommend playing A Link to the Past and The Wind Waker.

This particular Zelda game has been my favourite since I was little. It always keeps you entertained. For all the years I've played it, never a bored moment.

If you haven't played Zelda - Ocarina of Time. Then your missing out, BIG TIME, there are alot of good games for the N64, but this is without a doubt, the best, maybe even the best game ever created. If all N64 games & emulators suddenly disappeared and this was the only 1 left, it would be worth downloading & playing. The controls would take a little getting used to, I recommend the emulator "Project64 1.7", it has all the cheats already in there, you can just pick which ones you want to play with, and if your not used to their controls, you can change them. Zelda - Ocarina of Time, might be very complicated if you've never played, or beaten it, but you can look up a walkthrough if you have no idea what to do. It has some of the greatest gameplay ever, from catching chickens, to auto aiming, and riding horses, to defeating "wierdly shaped" bosses. You can even editing how Link looks, in the cheat section, and also you can basically make it so you have everything from the start with cheats. But the overall game is amazing, good graphics (For A N64 Game), and the greatest gameplay ever. In the game you have to save Zelda from an evil force, whos name is Gandorf, and stop him from taking over the Zelda universe, with the help of your fairy Navi. You must get 3 "gems" and put them into a temple, or I guess the Hyrule church, and then pull the sword from the ground, and become an adult, which later you will find, that Hyrule has been destroyed and is enhabited with zombies. You must travel to dungeons with amazing gameplay to defeat Gandorf and other bosses. Overall, the gameplay is amazing and fun, a little complicated though, and then graphics are amazing in Zelda for the N64, and the bosses and enemies are interesting, and with the cheats, it can be alot easier and more fun. I recommend downloading this and playing it, even if you don't want an emulator, I recommend this, and if you have a N64 emulator, and not have this game, then download it NOW! It is worth it, completely. Trust me, it's Zelda...