I don't know about you, but Ocarina of Time shaped my childhood. It augmented my love for adventure, exploration, and storytelling. It is usually considered the greatest The Legend of Zelda game, if not the best video game ever made. I've been thinking lately, that Ocarina of Time could've been so much more. I believe that it could've been a much grander experience if the game wasn't held back by the hardware of the Nintendo 64. Nintendo planned to make extra Ocarina of Time content for the Nintendo 64DD, but we all know how that went. By modern day standards, that would've effectively been what we call DLC.

"Nintendo already made an Ocarina of Time remake for the 3DS you doink!" I hear you say. Well, you aren't wrong. Square Enix is currently in the process of making what is effectively a reimagining of their magnum opus Final Fantasy VII, and it looks phenomenal. It isn't just an HD recreation of the original game with a few new bells and whistles. Using modern day console hardware, Square Enix has almost unlimited potential for what the can do with the remake and what cut content they can implement.

This is what I think Nintendo should do with a The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake. I'm sure longtime fans would love it, and it would draw in new gamers to enjoy a modern take on OoT's grandeur. If Nintendo would release it to coincide with OoT's 30th anniversary, it would have to be released on either November 21st 2028 (To align with the Japan release date) or November 23rd 2028 (For the North America release date). By the time the remake comes out, it would be released for Nintendo's 10th or 11th generation video game console.

Some fans probably would sport disdain for a reimagining of their favorite childhood video game, so I have a proposal for a workaround. Nintendo could include a fully playable HD 100% faithful remake of the original Ocarina of Time with the remaster. Diehard fans could just not play the remaster and stick to the HD recreation if they wanted to.

I made a long-winded Reddit post awhile back about what I think Nintendo should add to the remaster. If you're wiling to check it out, here's a link. Pun not intended, but unavoidable nonetheless. :)