10 Awesome Moments That Defined The N64

10. Discovering The Great Deku Tree (LoZ: Ocarina Of Time)

Ocarina of Time – released eight years ago in 1998 – is arguably one of the greatest entries in the series, and an undeniable classic in its own right. It was the first attempt at a 3D Zelda game, and despite a handful of niggling drawbacks, was considered a tremendous success, selling almost ten million copies worldwide, and a million copies in the week of its release, putting modern Zelda games to absolute shame.

The game was an instant classic, comprised equally of standout sequences and iconic moments, but there was one in particular that defined the entire experience. Discovering the Great Deku Tree in Kokiri Forest happens quite early on – and besides representing the first dungeon in the game – was an impressive sight to behold, a ginormous talking tree infected with a great evil, and needing assistance.

Journeying instead, the player is immediately accosted by monsters, the dungeon itself representing many players’ entry point into the entire series.

There was something so majestic about the entire sequence – and while the Deku Tree would make subsequent reappearances throughout the series – his first encounter is by far the most memorable.