The Stone of Agony is an item in Ocarina of Time.[1]
Location and Uses[]
The Stone of Agony can be obtained as a reward from one of the cursed children of the House of Skulltula in Kakariko Village after collecting 20 Tokens. Once obtained, the Rumble Pak (if attached to the Nintendo 64 controller with functioning 2 AAA batteries) will vibrate when close to a Secret Grotto.
As this item is specifically for the original N64 version, it no longer functions properly in some subsequent emulated re-releases; In the Wii Virtual Console version, despite the fact that the Nintendo GameCube Controller and Wii Remote support rumble functionality, the game does not rumble, therefore Stone of Agony serves no purpose. In the Wii U Virtual Console and Nintendo Switch Online versions, however the rumble functionality is present, therefore the item has a purpose again.
In Ocarina of Time 3D, as the remake was released on the Nintendo 3DS, the Stone of Agony is replaced with the Shard of Agony.
Trivia[]
The actual Rumble Pak, which the Stone of Agony is directly based on
- As easily seen by is appearance, the Stone of Agony is modeled after the Rumble Pak accessory. Interestingly, instead of the Nintendo 64 logo on top, the item counterpart has the Triforce symbol instead.
- According to The Great Hyrule Encyclopedia, the Stone of Agony is a companion relic to the Lens of Truth.[2]
- Although the Stone of Agony does not appear in Majora's Mask, the controller still vibrates when Link is close to a Secret Grotto or hidden Treasure Chest.
- The other vibrating factors in the Wii U and Switch re-releases work without obtaining this stone.
Nomenclature[]
 Names in other regions  | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Language | Name | Meaning | |
 | Japanese | もだえ石 (Modae Ishi) (OoT)[3] | Stone of Agony |
| This table was generated using translation pages. | |||
See also[]
References
- ↑ Encyclopedia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 140
- ↑ "The Stone of Agony is the companion relic to the Lens of Truth. While the Lens allows its owner to see what normal eyes can not, the Stone lets its owner feel a powerful trembling when something strange is near. It vibrates whenever it passes near hidden treasure or a secret grotto." — n.a., The Great Hyrule Encyclopedia, Zelda.com (Archive).
- ↑ Nintendo Official Guidebook—The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Shogakukan) pg. 153