Ocarina of Time Was Built Twice: From 64DD Disk to Cartridge

Ocarina of Time shipped on a cartridge in November 1998, but it began as a project for the Nintendo 64DD disk drive. This episode follows the record: a late-1995 demo, the cartridge move reported on March 7, 1997, a missed holiday, and the second build that became Majora's Mask. Where the sources disagree, such as the staff count and the month of the first showing, we say so instead of picking a side. Chapters 00:00 A Perfect Score for a Rebuilt Game 00:38 The Late-1995 Demo 01:25 From 64DD to Cartridge 03:55 Delays, Team Size, and Sales 06:01 The Second Build: Ura Zelda 07:08 The Record in Review Sources Nintendo, Iwata Asks: Ocarina of Time 3D, Vol. 2 (primary interview); Source Gaming, "The History of Zelda 64DD" (2017-02-28); Nintendojo, "The History of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time" (2018-11-29); Wikipedia, "The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time". #Nintendo64 #N64 #RetroGaming #GamingHistory