Link pulls the Master Sword from the Pedestal of Time. The room floods with green light. And through that light walks a man who has no business being there. Ganondorf enters the Sacred Realm. He touches the Triforce. And in that single moment, everything Hyrule spent three eras trying to prevent finally happens. Most people…

Ocarina of Time is over twenty-five years old, and its dungeons still hold up better than almost anything the series has made since. Not “hold up for their time.” Hold up, full stop. Today I’m going to examine that theory in detail. Ocarina of Time’s dungeons work because of a specific, deliberate design decision Nintendo…

Nintendo is about to remake one of the most beloved games ever made. And somewhere in a Nintendo boardroom, someone will suggest making it a little less scary. I think that decision, if it happens, would be a mistake. The darkness in Ocarina of Time is very important. It works because of everything warm the…

Every remake comes with a wishlist. More content in Hyrule Field. A redesigned Water Temple. Voice acting. Nonlinear dungeon order. Better combat. Bigger towns. The internet has had twenty-eight years to compile its grievances with Ocarina of Time, and right now, with a remake confirmed and almost nothing shown, all of them are being aired…

Nintendo just confirmed it. Ocarina of Time is coming to Switch 2, fully remade, sometime in 2026. After years of leaks, rumours and fan-made games – it’s actually happening. And there’s good reason to be excited. This is the highest-rated video game ever made. For a huge chunk of you watching this, it’s the first…

It happened. After years of fan petitions, rumours, Nintendo stood up at a Direct and said the words out loud. Ocarina of Time. Nintendo Switch 2. 2026. Today, we’re going to get into that very topic. My reaction and thoughts on the upcoming remake. What We Actually Know First, the facts — because there aren’t…