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Let's set the stage here. 98, Ocarina of Time comes out. It's a massive hit for the N64. Change

as the world forever. Change as the way games are made. Very impressive. If you don't like it,

you have to be there. That's all I got to say. So this is good for Nintendo, but they build all this

architecture to make a Zelda game. And there's not much longer to go on the N64's lifespan. So they're

trying to do more with the Ocarina of Time assets to make the most out of that three year development

schedule. And if you don't recall at the time, Ocarina of Time was very delayed. It was originally a 64

D.D. game. It was the killer app for the 64 D.D. But that will come out much later. Ocarina of Time

would end up being a cartridge game. It was supposed to be a 97 game. It moved to late 98. It was a

very delayed production by Nintendo. So during the development of Ocarina, there were two expansions

being planned. There is a Zelda and Zelda Gaiden. So Zelda Gaiden becomes Majora's Mask. And your

Zelda eventually surfaces in the form of the Ocarina of Time Master Quest, which is available as a

pre-order bonus. If you pre-order the Wind Waker, I think they made it available again in some

fashion. I don't really remember. But nobody really knows if the Master's Quest for Majora's

for Ocarina of Time, rather, is everything they plan for a Zelda. No one knows if that contains

everything they plan. Because in my estimation, that Master Quest thing is kind of disappointing. It's

just the bunch of rearranged dungeons, but not even that significantly rearranged. I don't know.

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