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371- The Analogue 3D

Retro Gaming Discussion Show · January 30, 2026

Shared from search: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

01:07:52 - 01:08:05

So I'm going to go first, and I'm going to choose my big hitter, and it can only be the Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time. Now, Turnbull's going to get his little Ocarina out

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... without speaking about some of the big hitters. So what we've decided to do is each of us comes in with a big game each, a big AAA title, and a bit more of a wild card-y one as well, So I'm going to go first, and I'm going to choose my big hitter, and it can only be the Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time. Now, Turnbull's going to get his little Ocarina out (laughing) He's bought that as well. That analog guy should released the analog Ocarina. - And he's got the sword and the shield. (laughing) ...

2 more quotes about The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time from this episode

01:31:14 - 01:31:44

... But yeah, I can absolutely see why it's a big hitter, and I think it's the second highest rated game on the system, isn't it, after Ocarina of Time or Metascore, when I looked at that. ...

01:11:09 - 01:11:59

You feel this expansive, free-roaming world, where, yeah, there'll be areas locked off you until you get the right equipment to access them, but you just roam and you get on your horse upona. The Ocarina, obviously, in the title plays a major part of, you learn the different tunes that you had to press all the buttons on the controller to play the different, so many dynamic things it did, changing the weather, allowing access to different locations, you name it, this Ocarina was the core to the game. ...

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