The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time glitch discovered after nearly 30 years

6 hours ago by Sundray to c/nintendo

As incredible as it may seem, considering the game originally released in 1998, a new glitch has been discovered in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time that could have a direct impact on the speedrunning community. First reported by GameRadar, the glitch was shared on Twitter by Ocarina of Time speedrunner ZFG, who described it as a “really cool...

The exploit involves using a bottled item at the exact moment a hitbox disappears to “overwrite damage values,” allowing players to defeat certain bosses without the items normally required to fight them. So far, two major applications have been found: defeating Volvagia without the Megaton Hammer and taking down Ganondorf without Light Arrows.

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One big step closer to the "Bottle Only" speed run

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