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These figures were all in the American 'Video Game Superstars' range. Link came complete with Epona, a Quiver, the Master Sword and the Hylian Shield. Ganondorf came with his own dark horse and the staff of Phantom Ganondorf, and Impa comes with Zelda and a white steed.
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These are the various 'Video Games Superstars'
figures, out of their box, in different positions.
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In 2005 Nintendo
granted First 4 Figures
the licence to produce a
range of high quality,
hand painted statues
based on games from
throughout the Zelda
series. Made
from poly-stone,
only 2,500 are
made of each in
the series,
making them a
must-have for
collectors.
These two statues are
based on Link and Shiek
(though Shiek is
mislabelled as a
Majora's Mask character).
Shiek looks fantastic,
worth the £60 asking
price, but the Link
model is dreadful, with
heavy black shadows and
what looks like mascara.
I mean sure, the guy
wears tights, but come
on guys...
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The box set of Zelda figures on the left was made by BD&A. These are more detailed than the Video Game Superstars range, but are 'Collectible' Action figures. Not only does this mean that they come with less stuff and the box is disturbingly hard to open, but the figures are not as articulated. Link can also be bought on his own, as seen in the middle image. These figures are all from the UK.
As for the unpainted prototype, I am not sure which figure he turned out to be but I think that he was one of the bigger figures from the UK.
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The figure on the left is
of Link, but it seems to be made by Nintendo Power, a Nintendo magazine in America. I'm not sure if it was a free gift or if it was sold in stores, but it doesn't look like an action figure as on closer inspection it doesn't have many points of articulation. |
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The Tomy
Zelda Figure Range on the right has loads of different
characters from Ocarina Of Time, even a Poe. But we don't know much more than that
about this mysterious
series. |
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This diorama was part of
a larger set that
depicted selected scenes
from Ocarina of Time. |
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Gashapon merchandise
comes in eggs, dispensed
by vending machines. The
first set shown come on
little bases that can be
snapped together for a
character line-up, and
are made of malleable
plastic to give them
opposable limbs. The
second set don't come
with bases, and are made
with hard plastic, but
the paint job is more
detailed. |
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This Airfix kit is one
of those plastic trays
contain incomprehensible
body parts and a guide
schematic that looks not
unlike the planning
sheet for a nuclear
reactor. You were meant
to twist out the parts
and glue them together,
but I don't remember
ever successfully
completing one of these
kits. |
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A bit like Beanie Babies, there were 5 of these 8" plushies in the whole series, with favourite characters like Ganondorf, Darunia, Zelda, and Link with and without Navi. |
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The keyring on the left was a free gift by the N64
Magazine in the UK. The illustration
in there was done by
Rare-employee (after N64
Magazine comically swapped
him with Rare for exclusive
Perfect Dark screenshots)
Will Overton. He's got a habit
of making superb pieces of
anime, and this is no
exception. |
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This keyring was apparently 'collectable'. The problem with this, though, is that
it -is- collectible. Quite why anyone
would take it out of the precious
package is beyond me, because there's no
way of getting it back in. However, the keychain is high
quality, and isn't prone to snapping
unlike some past bendable toys. The
shield is a little easy to lose, being a
separate accessory. Nice package,
though. |
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This Prima guide was the official walkthrough, or as they call it 'Strategy Guide', for Ocarina Of Time. I'm not sure how much strategy you guys used in the game but I know I didn't use a lot. The guide was packed throughout with maps, artwork, and loads of secrets. |
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N64 Magazine used to give away guide books with every issue called the Double Game Guide +. Each book had a guide for two games, but because Ocarina Of Time was so big the whole book was dedicated to it. The '+' in the name
referred to the cheats at the back of every guide for other games, but there were none in the Ocarina Of Time walkthrough. |
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The inflatable Ganondorf
came free with an issue
of the now-defunct
Official Nintendo
Magazine in the UK. The
idea was that, when
placed in a provided
base full of water, he
would pop back up if
smacked down. Weebles
wobble... |
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While not exactly merchandise, the UK Ocarina of Time magazine advert is worth mentioning. The
slogan 'Willst thou get
the girl?' was also used
in an accompanying TV
advertisement followed by
the line 'Or play like
one?'. The ITC, Britain's
TV standards company,
received 72 complaints
about this. Another 28 and
the advert would have been
banned. Which is why it was worth mentioning. |
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The Nintendo 64 sticker set, given away free by N64 Magazine issue 21 in the United Kingdom, did make your console look pretty cool. However, it was hard to put on, with bubbles tending to emerge with the less competent of users, and when you took it off the N64 looked... boring again. |
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These playing cards were given away by N64 Magazine issue 35. They were called 'N64 Pocket Battle Cards', and the game they played was not unlike Top Trumps. Not all of the characters were Zelda ones, there were many more obscure Nintendo characters in there, too. |
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This was given away free in
Australia. The 'It's time to get evil, medieval' slogan is
particularly cringe-worthy, but the artwork used is
cracking. |
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An unofficial
PEZ dispenser,
but with
official
Nintendo
branding. |
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