The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (1998)
| All time rank: | 4 of 1,000 |
| 1990s rank: | 1 of 276 |
| 1998 rank: | 1 of 32 |
| List appearances: | 82 lists |
| Developer: | Nintendo EAD |
| Platform: | Nintendo 64 |
| Genre: | Action-Adventure |
| Series: | The Legend of ZeldaThe Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time |
| Wikipedia: | Wikipedia |
| IGDB: | IGDB |
| HowLongToBeat: |
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Main: ~27h
Main+Extra: ~30h
100%: ~38h
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Indy100
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Multiplayer.it
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2024
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2023
British GQ
2023
Digital Trends
2023
GLHF
2022
Gamereactor
2022
GLHF
2022
IGN
2020
Collider
2020
Esquire
2020
GAMINGbible
2020
GQ Spain
2020
Slant Magazine
2019
IGN
2019
Popular Mechanics
2018
Game Informer
2018
GamesTM
The 200 Greatest Games of All Time
#27
2018
IGN
2018
Slant Magazine
2017
Edge
The 100 Greatest Videogames
#9
2017
Jeuxvideo
2017
Polygon
2017
Stuff
2016
Power Up Gaming
2016
Time
2015
Edge
2015
GamesTM
2015
IGN
2015
Power Unlimited
2014
Popular Mechanics
2014
Slant Magazine
2014
Stuff
2013
GamingBolt
2013
NA
1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die
#1
2013
PC and Tech Authority
2012
G4
2012
Gameswelt
2011
Gamereactor
2011
Jeuxvideo
2011
Stuff
2010
FHM
2010
GamesTM
2010
The Phoenix
2009
Benchmark.pl
2009
Edge
2009
Empire
2009
Game Informer
2009
Jeux Video Network
2008
Stuff
100 Greatest Games
#2
2007
Edge
2007
IGN
2005
IGN
2005
Nintendo Power
2005
The Age
2005
Yahoo! UK
2003
GameSpot
2003
IGN
2002
Electronic Gaming Monthly
2002
The Sydney Morning Herald
2001
GameSpy
2000
Edge
The 100 best games of all time
#1
2000
GameSpot
1999
Hyper
The Top 50 Games of All Time
#3
1999
Next Generation
1999
The Independent
Decade
3
| Year | Publication | Name | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Game Two | Die 20 BESTEN GAMES der 90er! | 2 |
| 2021 | The Guardian | The 15 greatest video games of the 1990s – ranked | 2 |
| 2016 | Insider | The 11 best games from the '90s | 8 |
2025
Game Two
2021
The Guardian
2016
Insider
Miscellaneous
5
| Year | Publication | Name | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | GamesRadar+ | The 25 best N64 games of all time | 1 |
| 2023 | Edge | The 100 Greatest Games of Edge's Lifetime | 4 |
| 2022 | Goomba Stomp | The 40 Best Nintendo 64 Games | 1 |
| 2022 | IGN | The 25 Best Nintendo 64 Games of All Time | 1 |
| 2021 | Den of Geek | 25 Best Nintendo 64 Games Ever Made | 1 |
2024
GamesRadar+
2023
Edge
The 100 Greatest Games of Edge's Lifetime
#4
2022
Goomba Stomp
2022
IGN
2021
Den of Geek
End of year
4
| Year | Publication | Name | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Goomba Stomp | The Best Games of the 1990s (1998) | 1 |
| 1999 | BAFTA | Game of the Year 1999 | 1 |
| 1999 | D.I.C.E. Awards | Game of the Year 1998 | 1 |
| 1999 | Edge | Game of the Year 1998 | 1 |
2021
Goomba Stomp
1999
BAFTA
1999
D.I.C.E. Awards
1999
Edge