I won’t bore you by praising The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. At this point, it has been named “the best ever” by a bunch of blogs and publications, while others have named it “most overrated”. No matter which side you take, just know that for better or worse, Ocarina of Time has been played by a lot of people, influenced a bunch more, and is going to be talked about until the heat death of the universe. Now that we all agree, what else is there to say on the first 3D Zelda game ever?
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is a game full of secrets, glitches, and bugs whi𒊎ch can be used in unexpected and unusual ways. These tricks can help make the game easier, push speed runners to finish it faster, or sometimes, they serve absolutely no purpose other than being a nice little surprise for dedicated players. We have assembled twenty of those hidden parts of the game in hope that they would provide you, the gamer, with new ways of experiencing a game which has been under the spotlight for so long🥂.
So take a look at this list, and maybe you’ll find something that will convince you to plug in that Nintendo 64 (or Gamecube, or Wii, or Wii U, or 3DS…) just to can see a different side of Ocarina of Time.
20 🀅 Sign-sual Healing
Sometimes, in Ocarina of Time, Link might “accidentally” break a sign with his sword (or compulsively destroy them like I do). Unfortunately, while most signs share information that we already know (like helpfully pointing at Hyrule Castle when it’s the most obvious landmark in Hyrule Field), some of them actually have helpful advice for first-time players. If you haven’t had the time to read a freshly vandalized sign and you would like a second chance, there is a way to mend wha🔯t’s broken without having to exit the area entirely. Just take out your Ocarina, and play “Zelda’s Lullaby”. The sign’s parts will magically reassemble in front of you, as if nothing happened. ไSo you can now go back to cutting down helpless wooden signs without fear of regrets.
19 Let ꧒The Sword Do The Work
The very dedicated Ocarina of Time community calls it the “Infinite Sword Glitch”: Align yourself to be near an object which can be interacted with (a sign, for example) in a way which you see the action icon 𒐪(i.e. The A button will say “read”). Then, press R to activate your shield and B to stab. Mid-movement (you have to be precise, so it takes some practice), press A to activate the action (such as reading the sign). The sword will start glowing white if you did it right. From that point forward, the sword will attack anything it touches without the need to swing it, even while running. Counterpoint: You can’t jump ledges while it’s activated, and swimming or exiting an area will cancel it. But on the other hand, you can kill monsters just by running at them.
18 𝄹 The Surprise Is At The Bottom
Lake Hylia is home to the Lakeside Laboratory, a quaint little building which houses a scientist, a pool of water, and not much else. Usually, it is visited during a fetch quest for Biggoron’s Sword, and once more to acquire a Heart Piece, but then it is quickly forgotten about. That's a shame, because many more adventurous tourists might visit the spot if they knew of what’s lurking at the bottom of the pool. Once Link has acquired the Iron Boots, he can put th🍒em on to sink to the bottom of the Laboratory and find a shark caught in a cage. Sure, it’s a 2D sprite in a 3D world, but as one of Hyrule’s oddities, it’s certainly worth at least one visit.
17 You Can Never Have Enoug♒h Bottles
Some of the items you get in Ocarina of Time 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:are not as useful as others. For example, Farore’s Wind has to be one of the least used item in Zelda history. On the other hand, having some more extra bottles would certainly help when it comes to storing life-saving fairies and potions. While unintended, it is possible to replace those undesirable items with extra bottles. To do so, just use one of your bottles to catch anything, like water or bugs, and then press Start at the split second before Link’s “I found something!” animation begins. At the inventory menu, swap the bottle for the item you need to replace, exit the♊ menu, and voila! While any item can be replaced, it’s safer to swap ﷽something you know you won’t need as much, such as the Biggoron’s Sword Receipt, or the Magic Beans once they have all been used.
16 ♚ One 💛More Use For Those Bottles
Now that you have all those bottles, there’s got to be something else to do with them in order to justify all of this inventory space. Sure, you could fill them up with Poe Souls or bugs and make a pretty penny, but you could also use them to defeat the embodiment of evil! Link’s 🌜bottles must be pretty sturdy, because they are one of only two items in the game (other than the swords) which can be used to reflect Ganondorf’s energy back at him. Indeed, as Phantom Ganondorf and in the penultimate battle near the top of his tower, Ganondorf likes to throw balls of energy at Link. These must be sent back at him in a magical version of tennis, and . In fact, they are even better than the sword, because Link swings faster when holding a bottle.
15 Hyrule’s Ec🦩to Cooler
The previous entry mentioned Poe Souls as a way to make quick money. Wheꦏnever Link defeats a Poe (big or small), the game will ask the player if they want to put its soul in one of their empty bottles. These can then be sold to the Poe Collector for rupees (and an empty bottle eventually). If that kind of business bores you, and you fancy yourself a risk taker,﷽ you can also… drink the ghosts? If Link decides to consume a Poe Soul like a potion, he is literally gambling with his life. Randomly, it will either restore part of his hearts, or take all but one of them away. If you are already about to die, then you don’t have much to lose by drinking someone’s spirit, no matter the implication.
14 A Child In The 🅷Deep End Of The Pool
Usually, Link will need to wait until⛦ he’s an adult to collect the Golden Scale which allows him to dive deep in the water. As a child, he is limited to the Silver Scale, which he can acquire by diving off the waterfall in Zora’s Domain. If you want to skip the kiddie pool and go straight into the deep end, 🌼then use this glitch. Going into the fishing pond as a child, you will need to catch a fish of 8 pounds or more. Then, go to the center of the pond, and make sure Navi is not hovering above a fish. Press and hold the Z button (and never let it go!) and start swimming to the land. Talk to the owner, who will evaluate your fish and somehow give you the Golden Scale instead of Heart Piece! Now, you can finally release that Z Button.
13 The Fisherm🍎an’s Secret
The owner of the Fishing Pond, once so happy and relaxed, has grown stressed and self-conscious after Hyrule fell to Ganondorf’s rule. As a result, he has lost most of his hair, a fact which he is trying to hide by wearing a hat, kinda like Hulk Hogan wearing a bandana. If you feel like humiliating a poor, kind man who never asked for any of it, you can try to steal his hat. Just cast your fishing rod towards him, and if your aim is true, then you will have his hat hooked to your line. At that point, you can either give it back, or l💃eave the premise after which you will be fined 50 rupees. Finally, there will also be an extra rule specifically directed at you added to the list near the entrance.
12 That Many Spiders Is Usually A B𝕴ad Thing 🔯
Collecting Golden Skulltula Tokens is extremely rewarding: that’s how you acquire a bigger wallet as well as the coveted Stone of Agony. However, most Gold Skulltulas are out of reach, and it’s a bit of a hassle to find them all. Thankfully, if you know which h♑idden cave to go to (Pssst! It’s the one near the tree where, as a child, you wake Talon in Hyrule Castle), you can acquire the same Skulltula over and over again to inflate your tokens count. In the grotto, kill the Gold Skulltula without touching its token. Then, target it with the Z button and send your boomerang to retrieve it. Before the boomerang comes back to you,ﷺ backflip into the portal that takes you back to the surface. You will be credited with the token, and yet, when you go back into the cave, the Gold Skulltula will still be there.
11 Get Rid Of Those Pesky Skul🌠l Kids
When Link is a child, the Skull Kids are nice enough despite their inherent creepiness. They just play the flute and encourage Link to put on a concert with them. When Link becomes an adult, they are hostile to him and try to kill him by shooting pellets at the poor guy. If you try to defend yourself and kill them with the Mas꧟ter Sword, you will find that they are usually quick enough to stay out of reach, and it might take a long time to get rid of one. The trick is to use Biggoron’s Sword. That humongous blade has enough reach and power to kill the pests in a few hits. Even better, killing one provides a gigantic orange rupee worth 200!