Remaking Ocarina of Time was for Players and Developers Alike

Nintendo published the latest Ask the Developer interview series with this run focusing on the remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. There are plenty of tidbits, but my favorite some of the reasoning behind remaking the game. Here is series producer Eiji Aonuma: "Many of the team members who work alongside me on Legend of Zelda games today have only experienced developing the more recent titles. That led me to wonder, 'Do they truly understand just how significant The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time was to the series as a whole?' Of course, there are team members who vaguely know the game, and those who played it in their childhood days. But I started to wonder how they'd interpret The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time as they go about developing future Legend of Zelda games. By learning the game structure and development style behind the original The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, and by actually rebuilding it as a full remake, it may trigger new insights that they can…

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