The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is a game that is a historic piece of Nintendo's library of games. Many decades after the game's original release, it remains one of the most fondly remembered and acclaimed titles in gaming. This transition from 2D to 3D made it one of the most legendary of the Zelda franchise, which eventually led to Ocarina of Time getting several different re-releases over the years. One re-release that most fans may have forgotten about was when it was included in Super Smash Bros. Brawl under its Masterpieces feature.
Super Smash Bros. Brawl was the third game in its franchise, being released on the Wii in the mid-2000s. One feature that was included in this game was the "Masterpieces," which were free playable time-restricted demos of various Nintendo games. These demos were great ways of introducing players to where the characters originated from, promoting the Virtual Console games that were on the Wii's digital stores. One of these demos was Ocarina of Time, where it came with two pre-loaded save files of Young Link and Adult Link, with five minutes given to play the demo. With these conditions, this speedrunner was able to beat the entirety of this game within that time limit.
Under normal circumstances, a speedrun of Ocarina of Time could be under 17 minutes, as players go from the beginning of the game to the end credits. However, the speedrunner, known as Savestate, was able to complete the game within 5 minutes. They noted that all the items that are given to the Adult Link save file in the Japanese version of Super Smash Bros. Brawl's Masterpiece demo could be used to execute a warp glitch to the credits.
The run is a sight to behold, as Link exits the Temple of Time, using his bombs and other tools to trigger the right glitch. Savestate noted that they had several different failed routes that were planned out for this demo's run, thanks to the help of their partner. They even uploaded a video detailing the route ideas made to pull this off. This sets a new World Record for speedrunning Ocarina of Time.
The final time of this speedrun was 4 minutes and 52 seconds, which is just barely under the demo's time limit, with the notification of it popping up after part of the credits have rolled. The fact that the entirety of Ocarina of Time is able to be played and beaten in a five minute demo is nothing short of outstanding. Savestate expressed their joy in that the run was even possible and that the work put into it was worth it.
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is available now on Nintendo 64.