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Ocarina of Time Spaceworld '97 Beta Experience

Original game : The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

Platform : N64

Author : /Zel/

Release date : 21 November 2021

Category : Complete

Patch version : r1

Modifications : G, S, L, T, P

Downloads : 8252

ROM Information

Database match: Legend of Zelda, The - Ocarina of Time (USA)
Database: No-Intro: Nintendo 64 (v. 20210220-053642)
File/ROM SHA-1: AD69C91157F6705E8AB06C79FE08AAD47BB57BA7
File/ROM CRC32: CD16C529

Hack description

Experience a rare behind-the-scenes look at one of the most beloved games of all time! This is a mod of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time that aims to recreate the demo that attendees of Nintendo Space World in 1997 would have experienced. From areas to dialogue to textures, the beta of Ocarina of Time has been carefully and accurately recreated.
For the readme and source code, see here: https://github.com/z64proto/sw97

Screenshots

Contributions

ContributorType of contributionDescription
/Zel/HackingMain programming
MrCheezeHackingMain programming
Fig02HackingMain Programming

Reviews

Nice to see what once wasMAOT6662021-12-21Version r1

Some minor spoilers ahead:

I watched a play through this a few months back, seeing the Beta areas before what they could eventually become in the next year after it's official release back in 1998, and now seeing what some dev's did to re-create this is a really cool!

I liked seeing how even some of the medallions had spells for them (Like ALLTP had spells for Bombo's & Ether) Fairy (Like in Adventure of Link), And even Sword Slashing while walking like what we got in Twilight Princess. And even having some extra Arrow spells looked really neat,

My favorite part of this was seeing what the Forest Temple looked like it Beta, walls with light shinning through them and the mini stair case going down towards the Phantom Ganon fight (which would have been a tight fight in the smallest room possible)

Seeing what the Deku Tree, Dodongos Cavern, Gerudo Training Grounds, ect, once had made me think why some of these things they changed around or even got rid of (Some to big, Some to small?) and wasn't in the final release, but can understand things (Like the Fairy spell) could easily break the game

If you're a fan of Ocarina Of Time, and wanted to see what the Beta once had with some enemies thrown in the batch you should at least check or try this out yourself, good couple hours of fun for sure!

8.5/10

The Definitive Hack That I've Waited 20 Years For!GeBeCluck232021-11-22Version r1

An absolutely amazing mod! The amount of work that went into this in researching beta leaks of Ocarina of Time, not to mention all of the legwork in actually hacking and implementing it into the ROM easily makes this one of the most fantastic collaborative efforts in preserving Video Game history! It even runs on real hardware! HIGHLY recommended to anyone at all who is even the slightest bit interested in video game history. 10/10

Good experienceYoshiWhite622021-11-22Version r1

Can't believe the beta was recreated as a TLOZ OOT hack. I played it for almost an hour and I was impressed by how well it is, to many this hack may seem unnecessary since we have the final version that for many is the best game in history. Noticing the changes with the version made me recommend this hack.