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Ocarina of Time 1986

PLAYED BY RETRODAD

This is my first major quest posted on the discord server and my very first quest posted on PureZC. This is a NES demake of the popular Nintendo 64 game The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time in the style of the first Legend of Zelda inspired by art made by artist Ncxaesthetic. This quest recreates the entirety of the original game with slight downgrades and changes such as items It features: - A full on title screen (note: there is no manual, it is just there for accuracy) - Z1 styled cutscenes - 9 major dungeons - 3 mini dungeons - 9+ new bosses - some new enemies - and more! Update 1.1 includes: - Some hidden stairs found in some screens that seemed empty, making the Stone of Agony somewhat more useful - Zora's River now has ambience - The Archery Range now gives rewards - The Sage of Light now has a unique sprite instead of just being Abei Update 1.2 includes: - Slightly edited rainbow bridge cutscene. - Some areas that had no music now have music - Shops with the tunics now have bomb ammunitions Update 1.3 includes: - Beating a dungeon now shows the respective Spiritual Stone/S…

GENRENES-style
ZC VERSION3.0
DOWNLOADS243
ADDED25 Jul 2026
UPDATED17 Aug 2026
Ocarina of Time 1986 screenshot
SCREENSHOTS10
DESCRIPTION
This is my first major quest posted on the discord server and my very first quest posted on PureZC. This is a NES demake of the popular Nintendo 64 game The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time in the style of the first Legend of Zelda inspired by art made by artist Ncxaesthetic.
This quest recreates the entirety of the original game with slight downgrades and changes such as items
It features:
- A full on title screen (note: there is no manual, it is just there for accuracy)
- Z1 styled cutscenes
- 9 major dungeons
- 3 mini dungeons
- 9+ new bosses
- some new enemies
- and more!
Update 1.1 includes:
- Some hidden stairs found in some screens that seemed empty, making the Stone of Agony somewhat more useful
- Zora's River now has ambience
- The Archery Range now gives rewards
- The Sage of Light now has a unique sprite instead of just being Abei
Update 1.2 includes:
- Slightly edited rainbow bridge cutscene.
- Some areas that had no music now have music
- Shops with the tunics now have bomb ammunitions
Update 1.3 includes:
- Beating a dungeon now shows the respective Spiritual Stone/Sage Medallion on the subscreen if done out of order
- Some enemies not from Zelda 1 now drop bomb ammunitions
Update 1.4 includes:
- Some screens have been slightly updated
- When you have the Master Sword, the damage you take is now devised by 2
- 2 more hidden stairs have been added
Update 2.0 includes:
- TOKEN has been renamed to GERUDO TOKEN
- SLINGSHOT has been renamed to FAIRY SLINGSHOT
- RED TUNIC has been renamed to GORON TUNIC
- BLUE TUNIC has been renamed to ZORA TUNIC
- MEDALLIONS have been renamed to SAGE MEDALLIONS
- F6 Menu is now unique.
- Fixed a secret that had a border that prevented you to get rupees
- Fixed an oversight with music in Goron City
- Ganon has been upgraded
- 1 room in Level 9 was changed
Update 2.1 includes:
- Fixed an oversight with the Spiritual Stone of Fire not showing on the subscreen
Update 2.2 includes:
- The manual now uses the Japan sprite with the English text
- The Moblin in the grave is now a Goriya
- The Lens of Truth can now reveal the fake wall between the Grave and the Windmill
Update 2.3 includes:
- Bombchus now have their proper explosion sound
- The game no longer shows the bottom 8 pixels anymore
Update 2.4 includes:
- Fixed an oversight with the Spiritual Stone of Fire still not showing on the subscreen
QUEST INFORMATION
New update version 2.4! What if Ocarina of Time was released in 1986 as some sort of 'Lost Levels' of Zelda 1? This quest uses enhanced music which can be found here: https://drive.google...s6m?usp=sharing
STORY / TIPS & NOTES
A long time ago, the Six Sages built the Temple of Light within the Sacred Realm. Ganondorf, the Gerudo King of Thieves, has obtained the Triforce of Power and became the King of Evil. The power of the Sages lies sleeping in the five temples scattered across Hyrule. The time has come for you to become the Hero of Time.
Tips & Cheats
No cheats here.
If you have all the knowledge of Zelda 1 then you kind have a good idea at what items that were already in Zelda 1 can do for you.
You also probably have to play the original Ocarina of Time to know how things work because there isn't much help here.