Koji Kondo’s favorite Zelda overworld theme is from Ocarina of Time
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Koji Kondo has been making Zelda music ever since the series’ first entry. As such, you might be curious as to which game takes the top spot as Kondo’s favorite overworld theme.
That honor goes to Zelda: Ocarina of Time. In an interview with Polygon, Kondo spoke about how he “broke it into 8-bar sections and there was some random phrasing that was implemented so that the melody would be changed up.” He hoped to create a track that players wouldn’t get “tired of listening to”.
Below are Kondo’s full words:
“That’s a tough question. Looking back, I think the version that we used in Ocarina of Time. …this is the overworld theme that we’re talking about here.”
“For Ocarina, we wanted something that didn’t play so often that players got tired of listening to it. So I broke it into 8-bar sections and there was some random phrasing that was implemented so that the melody would be changed up. Again, these are 8-bar sections that I created to all work together, but when combined, they change, and there’s some random stuff going on there. I really like the way that worked out.”
Video: Zelda: Ocarina of Time mod – play as… Waluigi
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Video: Shoot arrows without a bow in latest Zelda: Ocarina of Time glitch
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The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time may have originally launched close to 16 years ago, but new glitches are discovered every now and again. The latest, shown above, lets players shoot arrows without a bow. Check it out!
Aonuma recalls how Zelda: Ocarina of Time helped one girl recover from her illness
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Eiji Aonuma has shared the one Zelda-related memory that moved him the most.
Back in the day, Aonuma received a fan letter from the mother of an elementary school girl who was sadly hospitalized due to an illness. She gave her daughter Zelda: Ocarina of Time to play.
After initially thinking that it would be impossible to complete, the girl started to get the hang of things and ended up deciding, “if Link is trying this hard, then I will, too!” – referring to her rehabilitation. “And before they knew it, she was back to her healthy self,” Aonuma said.
Check out Aonuma’s full words below.
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Video: Japanese gamer plays Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Mario Kart Wii with his feet
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This is about as random as it gets…
Here’s another video of the gamer playing Mario Kart Wii with his feet:
Yep.
