The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time has just released on the Switch 2 in a glorious remake. While it’s pretty much everything we wanted from a remake of the N64 classic (read our 10/10 review for detailed reasons why), it was missing one thing that Zelda aficionados are clamoring for: Master Quest.
While not nearly as popular as the original Ocarina of Time, the Master Quest version of the game, released on GameCube in 2003, has a keen fanbase. Rather than being brand-new content in the Ocarina of Time world, Master Quest offered a harder version of the original game. Dungeons were tweaked to be more difficult, items were moved, and harder enemies were introduced. On 3DS, released in 2011 (shocking, 15 years ago!), Master Quest also flipped the world - something not in the GameCube version.
Master Quest isn’t included in the Switch 2 Ocarina of Time remake, but Nintendo has released DLC for many of its first-party games, leading to speculation that the alternate version of the game would be added later on. This now seems to be a step closer to reality, with the Switch 2 game’s files reportedly referencing Master Quest.
Analysis of the files has suggested the Master Quest will be added as DLC (or was at least the plan), and that the game world will be changed as in the previous versions.
Nintendo hasn’t made any announcement on the Master Quest coming (or not) to the Ocarina of Time Switch 2 remake. If you are playing OOT on Switch 2 and want a no-nonsense guide to help you on your journey, we've got a massive The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake 100% walkthrough, right here.
