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The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

1998 · Nintendo EAD

Explore Hyrule across two periods and solve dungeons that connect tools, music and spatial understanding.

PLATFORMS

N64GameCubeiQue Player

GAMEBOX SCORE

93

Provisional GAMEBOX editorial ratings. These are not verified facts or aggregate review scores.

/ 100

Retro Score94
Hidden Gem84
Revival Potential85

GAME DNA

experience
Discovery-led · Companion journey
genre
Action Adventure · Adventure
mood
Atmospheric · Hopeful
gameplay
Exploration · Puzzle · Combat
difficulty
Medium
era
1990s
pacing
Balanced
perspective
Third-person
structure
Open world

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Game DNA is GAMEBOX editorial classification; era comes from the sourced release year. Ratings are separate editorial judgements.

AtmosphericHopefulExplorationPuzzleCombat

ABOUT THE GAME

Explore Hyrule across two periods and solve dungeons that connect tools, music and spatial understanding.

Explore Hyrule across two periods and solve dungeons that connect tools, music and spatial understanding.

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RETRO HISTORY

First listed release: 1998. Explore the cited source for the game's release and development history.

ORIGINAL RELEASE
1998
Developer
Nintendo EAD
Publisher
Nintendo

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2002

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VERY STRONG MATCH

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Similarity breakdown
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  • gameplay: Combat · Exploration · Puzzle100% distinctive overlap · 21.4 / 21.4 points
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  • difficulty: Medium100% distinctive overlap · 2.7 / 2.7 points
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2003

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79% SIMILAR

STRONG MATCH

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WHY IT'S SIMILAR

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Similarity breakdown
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  • gameplay: Combat · Exploration · Puzzle100% distinctive overlap · 21.4 / 21.4 points
  • structure: No shared values0% distinctive overlap · 0.0 / 27.7 points
  • pacing: Balanced100% distinctive overlap · 12.0 / 12.0 points
  • perspective: Third-person100% distinctive overlap · 6.6 / 6.6 points
  • difficulty: Medium100% distinctive overlap · 2.7 / 2.7 points
  • era: No shared values0% distinctive overlap · 0.0 / 4.0 points

2006

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79% SIMILAR

STRONG MATCH

Hopeful · Atmospheric · Action Adventure · Adventure · Discovery-led

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Similarity breakdown
  • experience: Discovery-led35% distinctive overlap · 25.1 / 71.1 points
  • mood: Atmospheric · Hopeful100% distinctive overlap · 62.0 / 62.0 points
  • genre: Action Adventure · Adventure100% distinctive overlap · 30.4 / 30.4 points
  • gameplay: Combat · Exploration · Puzzle100% distinctive overlap · 21.4 / 21.4 points
  • structure: Open world100% distinctive overlap · 25.7 / 25.7 points
  • pacing: Balanced100% distinctive overlap · 12.0 / 12.0 points
  • perspective: Third-person100% distinctive overlap · 6.6 / 6.6 points
  • difficulty: Medium100% distinctive overlap · 2.7 / 2.7 points
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2000

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STRONG MATCH

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2003

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Similarity breakdown
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  • genre: Action Adventure · Adventure100% distinctive overlap · 30.4 / 30.4 points
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  • pacing: No shared values0% distinctive overlap · 0.0 / 14.7 points
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  • difficulty: Medium100% distinctive overlap · 2.7 / 2.7 points
  • era: No shared values0% distinctive overlap · 0.0 / 4.0 points

2000

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PARTIAL MATCH

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