In My Collection - The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
In My Collection is a new series I’m trying out. This one is for paid subscribers only, so make sure to subscribe! I am a physical media guy and an advocate of game preservation so I thought it would be neat to take some pictures and talk about the physical media, try to remember how much I paid for it and where I obtained it, the current value of the item and so on and so forth. I know it will be a fun time for me going back through these things and hopefully fun for you reading!
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D
Publisher: Nintendo
Year of Release: 2011
System: Nintendo 3DS
Item Type: Complete in Box
Price Paid: $0 maybe
Current Value (Pricecharting): $20.80
Man, I’m really getting some mileage out of this game list I’m going through, aren’t I? 😄
So, I’m actually just now realizing that I never ended up buying the original Nintendo 64 cartridge of this game. I will need to rectify that. When I played this back several years ago, I already owned the Nintendo 3DS copy. Plus, I love retro games, but the original Ocarina of Time’s graphics aren’t necessarily wonderful and so the 3DS spit shine was definitely preferable. So, let’s talk about what I remember about obtaining this cartridge and talk about the media itself, shall we?
It’s been a long time (this game released in 2011), but I think I got this as a Christmas gift from someone. Or heck, I might have gotten it for my wife for her birthday or Christmas. She loves Zelda games. So, I either paid $0 for this if it was a gift for me or the retail price if I purchased it for my wife which I’m guessing was somewhere between $50 to $60. If anyone remembers how much 3DS games cost back then, shoot me a DM or make a comment below. Based on the current price, I think I got hosed and should have waited for this to drop in price. But that’s okay, I’m glad it’s super cheap because you get a lot of bang for your buck.
Let’s start by looking at the box:
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