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Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D Coming To Nintendo's 3DS

Too many new Zelda games AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!

So very much Zelda. It wasn't enough for Nintendo to announce the new Zelda: Skyward Sword for Wii this morning. A few minutes ago at a post-E3 roundtable, the company's maestro of game design Shigeru Miyamoto casually mentioned that arguably the most beloved Zelda ever, Ocarina of Time, will be coming to the Nintendo 3DS. 

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Some people (like me) consider Ocarina one of the very best and most important games of all time, so that's a pretty big deal.

It seems like the final game's title will be The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D, based on a non-interactive demo I got to see before Miyamoto's Q&A. That demo pretty much just showed Ocarina's original intro, with Link riding around on Epona, galloping around the overworld in front of Hyrule Castle. Same music and camera angles as the original, to my recollection, but the graphics were very obviously a lot more detailed (and in 3D) than those in the old Nintendo 64 game.

In fact, unlike Super Mario 64, which was ported pretty much as-is to the original DS for its launch, Ocarina 3D will receive significant updates, according to Miyamoto. For one, director Eiji Aonuma pledged to make amends for the deplorable Water Temple in this updated version by adding a touch-screen method of quickly toggling the iron boots on and off. Hooray!
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I'm glad I'll have another chance at playing this, I never got past the water temple the first time round :S

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I'm surprised Nintendo chose Zelda and Star Fox instead of a Mario game. The Mario remakes have been the way Nintendo launched new handhelds since forever.

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Crap! This is a reason for me to buy a 3DS lol

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I never enjoyed this game.

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I'm waiting for Majora Mask 3D.

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I never owned an N64 (my brother did, but kept it in his bedroom all the time) so as such, I've never actually played Ocarina of Time.
 
I wasn't interested in it at the time because I was opposed to the idea of 3D Zelda game. I still consider Link to the Past the best Zelda, but since I haven't played this, that isn't really definitive. 
 
I wonder if this will still hold up, considering it's on 13 year old graphics. We know how old 3D graphics tend to hold up...

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Yay! Now I can curse the water temple in 3D!!!

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Im already buying a 3DS and i never played this game properly, good time to do so it seems.

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@JokerSmilez said:
" I never owned an N64 (my brother did, but kept it in his bedroom all the time) so as such, I've never actually played Ocarina of Time.  I wasn't interested in it at the time because I was opposed to the idea of 3D Zelda game. I still consider Link to the Past the best Zelda, but since I haven't played this, that isn't really definitive.   I wonder if this will still hold up, considering it's on 13 year old graphics. We know how old 3D graphics tend to hold up... "
They're updating the graphics some though. It definitely looks like it has more detail from the screenshots, and it looks a bit more colorful too.
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I remember playing the Water Temple on the Nintendo 64. I used the dungeon keys on the wrong doors and I literally could not progress any further. Thus my Ocarina of Time experience came to an abrupt end.
 
Looks like this remake is my chance to finally beat the game right and proper.

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Okay, I'm buying a 3DS.

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@cuirass said:
" I'd consider buying this again if Nintendo would implement an achievements equivalent. "
I would LOVE achievements on the 3DS.
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I kinda want a 3DS now.

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If Zelda turns out to be a launch title, like Super Mario 64 was for the DS, I'll probably import a 3DS (assuming there's the usual 6-month gap between the japan release and the U  release.)

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Awesome.

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If I remember correctly, Super Mario 64 DS included some pretty serious graphical improvements as well.

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Hmmm. Guess I'm buying a 3DS.

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I just want to bump this before bed, because I've been watching some Youtube videos and I've got to say... 
 
I want Zelda so bad I could fucking puke.

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@TooWalrus said:
" I just want to bump this before bed, because I've been watching some Youtube videos and I've got to say...  I want Zelda so bad I could fucking puke. "
Please don't puke in your bed.  That would be rather awkward for all parties involved.