Uploaded April 2023 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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A legend in more than just name.

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Credits/References:

Icon Art by Tartan Kiwi; twitter.com/Tartan_Kiwi

Development:
nintendo.fandom.com/wiki/Development_of_The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Ocarina_of_Time
iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/3ds/zelda-ocarina-of-time/4/0
iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/3ds/zelda-ocarina-of-time/3/0
iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/3ds/zelda-ocarina-of-time/2/0
iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/3ds/zelda-ocarina-of-time/1/0
tcrf.net/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Ocarina_of_Time
G4 Icons Zelda: youtube.com/watch?v=46GdpHk_VIs
techraptor.net/gaming/features/development-timeline-ocarina-of-time-1
history-computer.com/what-was-the-video-game-crash-of-1983-and-why-did-it-happen

Shinto Segment:
"OCARINA OF TIME - A Masterclass in Subtext" by Good Blood: youtube.com/watch?v=GyUcwsjyd8Q
2020 Defining Shinto: a reader by Macwilliams, Mark Wheeler, and Michiaki Okuyama
killscreen.com/previously/articles/unmistakable-influence-shintoism-videogame-history
femhype.wordpress.com/2016/05/10/japanese-environmentalism-shinto-the-legend-of-zelda

Maturation Analysis:
zeldauniverse.net/2011/09/14/immortal-childhood

Pandora's Voice by Lara Sluyter of youtube.com/@LARASHORRORSOUNDS
Gameplay Footage by Game Master TV: youtube.com/watch?v=EfUoDfnH9ew
Ura Zelda Mockup Footage by AeroArtwork: youtube.com/watch?v=-kehj0S5_IM
Ocarina of Time Home Movie by Shadowvail: youtube.com/watch?v=-95DLdbzd98

Music
OoT Title: youtube.com/watch?v=CKA1zCwcYBE
OoT Title(Hyrule Symphony): youtube.com/watch?v=yElKCP-cz5U
Inochi no Namae Acoustic by Natanael A: youtube.com/watch?v=223ItQnNhBI
Zelda 1 Intro: youtube.com/watch?v=uyMKWJ5e1kg
Zelda 1 Hyrule: youtube.com/watch?v=lpEzYEoV9qY
Link to the Past Hyrule: youtube.com/watch?v=xUvEWCmZx0A
Kokiri Forest Remaster by Herbie Hopps: youtube.com/watch?v=ejylNkIybtA
Dragon Roost Island Cover by PPF: youtube.com/watch?v=5Kf9-_ihLrQ
"The Darkness and the Light" by MkVaff from ocremix.org: youtube.com/watch?v=z2MCzeBiZHM
Monkey Island 1 Intro by Pandakopanda74: youtube.com/watch?v=i3dB0qEcG20
Loop Hero - Road Chariot by blinch: youtube.com/watch?v=9ojWD-HZid4
Majora's Mask Title: youtube.com/watch?v=eWduRg-AwjE
Farewell Hyrule King Remaster by Yargami Scipionyx: youtube.com/watch?v=6ogzLyWwmHs
Hyrule Castle Remaster by Yargami Scipionyx: youtube.com/watch?v=7CPppngVTPM
Loop Hero Dark Matter Moon by blinch: youtube.com/watch?v=4q-La8uR0HU
Hyrule Temple Melee: youtube.com/watch?v=-51ZvV6ISD4
Deku Tree: youtube.com/watch?v=pSmYrPv8kzM
Hyrule Field Orchestral Arrangement by The Noble Demon: youtube.com/watch?v=uRo0M-TbmFY
O Fortuna by SICL Choir: youtube.com/watch?v=wZIUe1rGV00
OoT Staff Roll: youtube.com/watch?v=EQdIsG4z0uQ
Lost Woods: youtube.com/watch?v=Ljqe4Nj7nBA
Life Stream Orchestrated by domanix: youtube.com/watch?v=hovFKH4ZSS4
Who Can Fathom the Soundless Depths? by Chris Christodoulou: youtube.com/watch?v=rdnpdJXgV0Q
Legendary Hero Wind Waker: youtube.com/watch?v=KgRK62Pn6FQ
Inochi no Namae Acoustic by Sungha Jung: youtube.com/watch?v=w0jgN_UDeyM
Final Hour Remaster by Yargami Scipionyx: youtube.com/watch?v=BscPn4q_2hA
OoT Staff Roll Orchestral Arrangement by The Noble Demon: youtube.com/watch?v=_gMwJWOrwUI
Staff Roll 2: youtube.com/watch?v=8d_Ws9my014