The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Nintendo Power)

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is a comic published in a 1998 special edition of the German Club Nintendo magazine. It acts as a prequel to the game, explaining how OoT:'s parents died and OoT: came to be raised as a OoT:. The comic was first published in German and then translated into Dutch when published in the Netherlands. As with most comics in the German Club Nintendo magazine and related special issues, the art was done by Japanese artists at the company Work House in Tokyo.

The special edition prologue was followed by a two-part comic in the regular magazine, late in 1998. It was also illustrated by Work House, but the writer(s) are unknown. The first part of this follow-up consists of a sort of overview of the game in the form of advice given to Child Link by Navi, Adult Link and Sheik. The second is a retelling of the first section of the game, until the initial meeting with Princess Zelda.

Part 1: Hyrule Under Fire
The comic opens in the midst of the OoT (Nintendo Power):. OoT (Nintendo Power):, a captain of the OoT (Nintendo Power):, comes home and explains to his OoT (Nintendo Power): and mother-in-law that while some people want OoT (Nintendo Power): to get involved in the war between the OoT (Nintendo Power): and the NaN Gorons, this violated OoT (Nintendo Power):'s traditional neutrality. He blames the influence of the OoT (Nintendo Power): for stirring up dissension, and is fearful that the war will harm his young son, OoT (Nintendo Power):, planning to flee the country once the war begins. His mother-in-law mentions that she once heard the legend of a peaceful forest people known as the OoT (Nintendo Power): who lived in the forest and that they could flee there. However, that very night a rebellious mob storms OoT (Nintendo Power): in an attempt to overthrow the king. OoT (Nintendo Power): attempts to defend his sovereign, but is struck down and dies. OoT (Nintendo Power):'s grandmother then urges her daughter to flee for her life.

Part 2: Escape to the Kokiri
OoT (Nintendo Power):'s mother flees OoT (Nintendo Power): on horseback until she reaches the edge of OoT (Nintendo Power):. There, she meets the owl OoT (Nintendo Power): who tells her to take Link to the OoT (Nintendo Power):. He also warns her that according to legend, every mortal who steps into the woods will become a plant. She braves the woods, knowing that every step could be her last, until she reaches the Deku Tree. The tree tells her that her child will play a very important part in the future of OoT (Nintendo Power):, but she doesn't believe him. To her, OoT (Nintendo Power): is merely an ordinary baby. The Deku Tree accepts OoT (Nintendo Power):, but his mother turns into a tree once the OoT (Nintendo Power): take him in. OoT (Nintendo Power): grows up unaware of his OoT (Nintendo Power): heritage, being taunted by the other OoT (Nintendo Power): because he does not have a guardian OoT (Nintendo Power):. The comic ends at the opening of, with OoT (Nintendo Power): waking up from a terrible nightmare to find that his guardian OoT (Nintendo Power): OoT (Nintendo Power): has come at last.

Part 3: The Gate of Time
OoT (Nintendo Power): wakes OoT (Nintendo Power):, but instead of meeting the Deku Tree, he meets an older version of himself. Adult OoT (Nintendo Power): explains the necessity of travelling between the two time periods, and Child OoT (Nintendo Power): is introduced to the OoT (Nintendo Power): and some of the songs that can be played. He also encounters OoT (Nintendo Power):, OoT (Nintendo Power):, and OoT (Nintendo Power): while transporting around using the OoT (Nintendo Power):.

Part 4: The Sleep of the Righteous
Rather than a prologue to the game, this comic briefly retells the introduction and the first section of the game, including OoT (Nintendo Power):'s nightmare and awakening by OoT (Nintendo Power):, a conversation with the Deku Tree, the OoT3D: OoT3D:, the encounter with OoT (Nintendo Power): at the exit of the OoT (Nintendo Power):, and OoT (Nintendo Power):'s first meeting with OoT (Nintendo Power): in OoT (Nintendo Power):.