What madeThe Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Timegreat for you? Was it the graphics? The hot 3D game play? It surely wasn’t the underwater sections[grumble], was it? No, it was probably Epona, Link’s horse. No?
Nintendo’s game designer Eiji Aonuma told Nintendo Power the real story behind Epona in an interview. When Aonuma was asked about how Epona came to be, he gave a very non-technical answer:
If I said we included Epona because Miyamoto likes horses, that would be oversimplifying it, but that was actually the biggest factor. He wantedOcarinato be unique, and realized that there weren’t any other games that involved riding a horse….
If you’re not countingBarbie’s Horse Adventures, I think they’re right.Shadow of the Colossuswasn’t out yet, but Argo is a worthless animal when compared to Epona anyway.
The interview excerpt atGoNintendoalso talks about whyOcarinahad such a lasting impact, and there’s even a hint of a new upcomingZeldaadventure.
