# The Ocarina of Time **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 15, 2005, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ocarina-of-time/331201 "2005-11-15T19:28:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Harborwolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Harborwolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harborwolf)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2005, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ocarina-of-time/331201/41 "2005-11-19T04:00:16Z")
> [@Talon Karrde](#): > > Bah! The megaton hammer sucks! It’s only good for big tough enemies or rocks that don’t move much. Biggoron has better range and is just plain cooler. Come on. It’s a hammer. A big freakin hammer! You squash the enemies witha big hammer! It’s fun. You can also stun enemies with it to get close and smash 'em flat. I admit the Goron sword is loads more practical, but doing the jump/slash with a hammer is pimp. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Talon\_Karrde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Talon\_Karrde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Talon_Karrde)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2005, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ocarina-of-time/331201/42 "2005-11-19T07:49:20Z")
Yeah, I suppose the hammer was pretty cool at first. Playing whack-a-mole with that dragon boss was great 😃 I don’t think I’ve played that game in six or seven years. To be honest, I don’t have any desire to play it ever again. It was perfect, I guess I just got enough out of it the first four times through. So what were everyone’s favorite Ocarina songs? At the time, it was Bolero of Fire. The scene where you learn it is just so cool. If I heard the songs again today I might choose a different one. Did anyone else cheat with the scarecrow song by just playing the same note eight times? ---
**Author:** ![Rysto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ecccb3/32.png) [@Rysto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysto)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2005, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ocarina-of-time/331201/43 "2005-11-19T18:13:45Z")
My favourite Ocarina songs were Bolero of Fire, and Saria’s Song. Most of the songs were pretty good though, except for the Sun’s Song. ---
**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2005, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ocarina-of-time/331201/44 "2005-11-19T19:00:17Z")
> [@Harborwolf](#): > > Come on. It’s a hammer. A big freakin hammer! You squash the enemies witha big hammer! Who knew that the Link/Zelda programmers were closet Og-ites? :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Wolfian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7ea924/32.png) [@Wolfian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolfian)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2005, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ocarina-of-time/331201/45 "2005-11-19T20:34:44Z")
New Wave Bossa Nova. Song of Healing was great too, especially the scene where You heal the mummy/scientist and his daughter comes over to comfort him. I mist up there everytime. > [@rinni](#): > > - The birds that divebomb you at Lon Lon Ranch at night? Brrrr, they give me the chills for some reason! Yeah, but they’re great target practice. ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2005, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ocarina-of-time/331201/46 "2005-11-19T20:44:14Z")
Talon Karrde > [@](#): > > Did anyone else cheat with the scarecrow song by just playing the same note eight times? Guilty. But what’s worse is that when I became an adult, I forgot the note I had played. I was an idiot and replaced my magic beans with a bottled fairy. Of course, the game doesn’t recognize that, duh! I had to restart, but now I’m at the sub boss of Jabu Jabu and I can’t seem to kill him! Errrgggh. ---
**Author:** ![Arch\_Trout](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9f8e36/32.png) [@Arch\_Trout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arch_Trout)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2005, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ocarina-of-time/331201/47 "2005-11-19T23:32:30Z")
> [@Rysto](#): > > My favourite Ocarina songs were Bolero of Fire, and Saria’s Song. Most of the songs were pretty good though, except for the Sun’s Song. Saria’s song…that’s not a ringtone on my phone when the wife calls. And the Hyrule Field song isn’t the ringtone when my brother calls. Who told you otherwise…he’s a liar! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Harborwolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Harborwolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harborwolf)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2005, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ocarina-of-time/331201/48 "2005-11-19T23:40:58Z")
Heh. The bolero of fire reminded me of something that cracked me up in the game. **Alias** was playing the game when she got hit by a firebat and got set ablaze. She meant to use the sword but hit the wrong button. What she got was Link, on fire, rocking back and forth waiting to play a song. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Wolfian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7ea924/32.png) [@Wolfian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolfian)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2005, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ocarina-of-time/331201/49 "2005-11-20T00:25:52Z")
> [@Harborwolf](#): > > Heh. The bolero of fire reminded me of something that cracked me up in the game. **Alias** was playing the game when she got hit by a firebat and got set ablaze. She meant to use the sword but hit the wrong button. What she got was Link, on fire, rocking back and forth waiting to play a song. 😃 You’ve think the Song of Storms would help, but [no](http://www.adventurers-comic.com/d/0370.html). ---
**Author:** ![flamingbananas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f4b2a3/32.png) [@flamingbananas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flamingbananas)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2005, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ocarina-of-time/331201/50 "2005-11-20T03:40:13Z")
> [@Arch Trout](#): > > Saria’s song…that’s not a ringtone on my phone when the wife calls. And the Hyrule Field song isn’t the ringtone when my brother calls. Who told you otherwise…he’s a liar! > 😃 Ahhhh! I want Zelda ringtones! ---
**Author:** ![jali](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecae2f/32.png) [@jali](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jali)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2006, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ocarina-of-time/331201/51 "2006-03-29T17:05:07Z")
Quick question gamer Dopers: I’m still playing and I’m curious about those behive thingies in the corners of some grottos. What are they there for? I’m looking at everything this time and I’m having a ball! ---
**Author:** ![cactus\_waltz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/74df32/32.png) [@cactus\_waltz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cactus_waltz)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2006, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ocarina-of-time/331201/52 "2006-03-29T17:13:32Z")
I think you can crack them open and earn rupees. Try the slingshot. ---
**Author:** ![jali](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecae2f/32.png) [@jali](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jali)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2006, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ocarina-of-time/331201/53 "2006-03-29T17:43:10Z")
Quick question gamer Dopers: I’m still playing and I’m curious about those behive thingies in the corners of some grottos. What are they there for? I’m looking at everything this time and I’m having a ball! ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2006, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ocarina-of-time/331201/54 "2006-03-29T18:40:38Z")
Oh. Not a **Doctor Who** thread. Nevermind. Carry on. ---
**Author:** ![Chanteuse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9de053/32.png) [@Chanteuse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chanteuse)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2006, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ocarina-of-time/331201/55 "2006-03-29T23:01:06Z")
My six year old son is in there playing Wind Waker as we speak. I’ve been playing it some today, myself! As for the ocarina songs in OOT–is it just me, or does Song of Storms sound a bit like a Willy Wonka tune? (“Come with me, and you 'll be in a world of pure imagination!”) It’s not exactly the same, but similar enough that when I play it I can’t help but think of the lyrics! ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2006, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ocarina-of-time/331201/56 "2006-04-01T03:27:27Z")
I’ve played Wind Waker and loved it. I’ve been meaning to get Ocarina for N64 or maybe the GC version, but now I’ve heard the new Nintendo system coming out is going to play older games, which you can download. Woot! Maybe Ocarina will be one of them, 'cause I plan on selling a kidney if that’s what it takes to get the new Nintendo system. Xbox can [censored] me! ---
**Author:** ![Lakai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de0a6/32.png) [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2006, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ocarina-of-time/331201/57 "2006-04-01T06:10:14Z")
Zelda was the sole reason I considered getting Gamecube, but for some reason I did not like the Wind Waker screen shots and got a PS2 instead. As for Ocarina, it is truly an excellent game. It is ranked up there with Super Mario 3 as being way ahead of its time. Story wise, it is still the best. ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2006, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ocarina-of-time/331201/58 "2006-04-01T06:19:26Z")
> [@Lakai](#): > > Zelda was the sole reason I considered getting Gamecube, but for some reason I did not like the Wind Waker screen shots and got a PS2 instead. It was criticized for not using state-of-the-art graphics. It’s true too. But it was still an awesome game and proved games don’t necessarily need SOTA graphics to be good. Coming out of N64 & Mario & all that, the graphics were fine. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ocarina-of-time/331201.md?page=2)