# The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

17 Hacker News commenters recommended The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and 3 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 8 of 13 months. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** Players call it a still-good game with an engaging world and Z-targeting that later action games built on.

## Why people recommend it

- Still good after decades (3 comments): "Ocarina of Time is a good game. It was a good game almost 30 years ago when it first came out, and it's still a good game today." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48063493)) "I still play OoT on my original N64... when it gets boring I just wait another year or so and can play through again." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48637338)) "As an adult I recognize that it is a good game" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46825148))
- Favorite Zelda game (3 comments): "I first played it in like 2014 (after playing the others) and immediately considered it the best Zelda game." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48510574)) "It's one of my favorites (tied with Ocarina)." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48342634)) "OOT-WW-TP are all better than BOTW" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50267532))
- Engaging dream world and gameplay (2 comments): "Nintendo did a great job providing enough to keep everyone engaged into the dream and fantasy behind it" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50143958)) "the story is a background to excellent gameplay" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50147050))
- Fond memories and replays (2 comments): "I still play OoT on my original N64... when it gets boring I just wait another year or so and can play through again." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48637338)) "Goldeneye, Ocarina of Time, etc. Great memories." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46246457))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Breath of the Wild](https://hackerapproved.com/p/legend-of-zelda-breath-of-the-wild.md): 27 recommend
- [Shadow of the Colossus](https://hackerapproved.com/p/shadow-of-the-colossus.md): 14 recommend
- [God of War](https://hackerapproved.com/p/god-of-war.md): 12 recommend
- [The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom](https://hackerapproved.com/p/legend-of-zelda-tears-of-the-kingdom.md): 12 recommend
- [Horizon Zero Dawn](https://hackerapproved.com/p/horizon-zero-dawn.md): 10 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time", https://hackerapproved.com/p/legend-of-zelda-ocarina-of-time/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).