Difference between revisions of "Ocarina of Time Version Guide"

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There are multiple versions of OoT that have been released, the newer the version, the fewer the number of glitches that can be performed.
It's helpful to know which version you have so that you don't sit there for hours trying to do a glitch that you can't actually do on your version; all the glitches on this site will tell you which version of the game you need to do them, so all you need to know is what version you have, which is what this page is for.

How to Determine Your Game's Version using the compile date

This method will show you the date your game was compiled, and is a flawless method for determining your game version. This will only work for N64 versions, for a version on any other console see the next section.

Crash the game using one of the following methods:

• Nayru's Crash
• Fogged
• Archery Crash
• Temple Crash
• Weird Ocarina
• Playing with Fire
• Bombchu Hover

Input the Debug Code and flip through the different screens until you get to the one showing the date. The possible dates are:

• 98-10-21 04:56:31 = (NTSC) 1.0
• 98-10-26 10:58:45 = (NTSC) 1.1
• 98-11-10 14:34:22 = (PAL) 1.2
• 98-11-12 18:17:03 = (NTSC) 1.2
• 98-11-18 17:36:49 = (PAL) 1.2

Note that although there are two PAL versions and they both have a different compile date to the NTSC 1.2, all three versions are considered as v1.2 due to there being no known glitch differences between them at the current time.

How to Determine Your Game's Version in the Game

Go to the Fishing Pond and choose to fish. Equip the Hover Boots and run out onto the water; before the boots wear off cast the rod. Can you cast the rod while you are still hovering?

If yes then you have Version 1.0.

If no read on.

Get on Epona and go to the Gerudo Archery Range. Talk to the Gerudo there:

If she asks: "Do you want to try again for 20 Rupees?" you have Version 1.1

If she asks: "Do you want to try for 20 Rupees?" you have Version 1.2

If you have the game on GameCube then it is another version which will be referred to as GCN.

The Master Quest version will be referred to as MQ.

The Wii Virtual Console version is the same as GCN.

This should sort out any problems you may have had with trying to find out what version you have. The above information is as accurate as current knowledge allows.

More differences

For some reason if you still can't determine your version see here.

^†Some 1.1 versions may or may not have these features.