
Ocarina of Time with a little something extra
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the Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Master Quest is a re-release of both versions of the game, the original Nintando 64 version, and the cancelled Ura Zelda version for the N64DD add-on. Both games are included on this pre-order bonus set, and it is indeed worth checking out.
The Master Quest itself is mostly the same as the original game, as far as I know only the dungeons were altered. The room layout is the same, but with new puzzles and fiendishly-placed extra enemies that make things a lot more difficult in some areas. Overall it was nice to play these remixed dungeons, but I wish they had made some more changes for this release, it's different enough to be fresh and fun after a couple years, but too similar to warrant playing both versions back-to-back.
Being a Gamecube release, Nintendo wisely decided to put the games into high-resolution, making the graphics quite a bit crisper than the originals. Too bad the framerate hasn't improved, it runs at probably 20-30 FPS, which is pretty strange considering the Gamecube is infinitely more powerful than the N64. Still, OoT is plenty playable, the framerate is only an occasional nuisance. There a a couple minor sound issues as well, and the save system seems tedious with the addition of the memory card (much like the FF anthologies on PSX). But hey, still no load times, God bless cartridge games for that.
The control is nice, adapting to the GC controller really only takes a few minutes to master.
Overall I'd recommend checking out the Master Quest, but remember that deja can be misleading, especially in remixed dungeons.
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