5 things Ocarina of time influenced in video games

he Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is arguably the greatest game of all time,the game is a masterpiece in its own right, Ocarina of Time has many innovations that have become staples of the video game industry.

1 The Pre-Order and the Pre-Order Bonus

Nintendo knew that it had one of the biggest games ever on its hands and it wanted to make sure that hype was going to turn into profit. To ensure that they did something no video game had done before, allow you to buy the game before it even came out. But how do you convince someone (and more importantly, someone’s parents) to buy a game before you are able to play it? Give them something extra for buying early. In this case, reserving the game before its release date not only made sure that you would get the biggest game of the year, but you would get a shiny golden cartridge as well. The gold carts sold out, and the business of pre-orders was born.

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