The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Master Quest

Template:Game The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Master Quest is a "Second Quest" version of the original Ocarina of Time for the Nintendo 64. Master Quest contains largely the same content as the original Ocarina of Time, but with redesigned, more difficult dungeons.

Master Quest was available on a special bonus disc that also contained the original unedited Ocarina of Time. This disc was given out in limited quantities with preorders of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker. It was also sold packaged with The Wind Waker in some regions.

History

In the late 1990s, Nintendo planned an add-on peripheral for the Nintendo 64 called the Nintendo 64DD. The Nintendo 64DD used magnetic disks, allowing more memory, extra content, and new games. While Nintendo hoped that the Nintendo 64DD would attract third-party developers, they also had several first-party titles and expansions prepared, including an expansion for The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time entitled Ura Zelda.

Ura Zelda was to be a much harder version of Ocarina of Time, featuring redesigned dungeons to give players who have mastered the original Ocarina of Time new challenges. However, because the 64DD add-on was a commercial failure in Japan, the Ura Zelda expansion was ultimately never released.

Several years later, Master Quest was developed and released for the Nintendo GameCube. Master Quest is generally believed to be the equivalent to or spiritual successor of Ura Zelda, as it features revamped dungeons with a steeper difficulty level, much like Ura Zelda was intended to.

After the release of Master Quest, a ROM version has been ported to the Nintendo 64. It is, however, only playable through emulation.

Changes from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

A different layout and chronoligical progression through each dungeon and temple.
Some Gold Skulltula locations have been moved.
The frame-rate has been slightly improved.
Certain items that are optional in the original version, such as the Fire Arrows and the Scarecrow's Song, are now mandatory to complete the game.