Zelda: Ocarina of Time’s Coolest Dungeon Hides a Secret Tribute to a Beloved Classic

Nintendo's highly anticipated remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is finally here, and millions of players are reliving their childhood adventures or experiencing Link's journey for the very first time. Though the Nintendo 64 game has received a dramatic visual glow-up for the Switch 2 , the remake meticulously preserves the spirit of the original — including an extended reference to a classic American novel that even Ocarina diehards may have missed the first time around. [Ed. note: Mid-game spoilers ahead for The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time .