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How to Use the Wii Ocarina

It's been over a decade since "The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time" made its debut on the Nintendo 64 console and video game history as one of the first and best 3D adventure games to hit store shelves. Today, the game is still ranked on lists as one of the best video games ever made. As such, "Ocarina of Time" was one of the first games to be re-released on the Wii's Virtual Console. One of the game's central mechanics was the use of an ocarina, an egg-shaped wind instrument, to trigger key game events. In the original version, the ocarina could be played independently of the game's story-specific melodies. This functionality was retained for the Wii remake.

Things You'll Need

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time download
Classic controller or Gamecube controller

Instructions

Gamecube Controls
- 1
  Set either the Fairy Ocarina or the Ocarina of Time to either "X," "Y" or "Z."
- 2
  Pull out your chosen ocarina by pressing either "X," "Y" or "Z," whichever button you set the instrument to.
- 3
  Use the "A" button and the directional C stick (up, down, left and right) to play five different notes. Alternatively, hit the "Y" button for C left, the "X" button for C right and the "Z" button for C down. There are no alternatives for the "A" button and C up.
- 4
  Hit the "L" button to make a note flat and the "R" button to make a note sharp. Push the gray control stick up or down to have the note gradually raise or lower to the next note. Push the stick left or right to simulate vibrato.
Classic Controls
- 5
  Set the Fairy Ocarina or the Ocarina of Time to either the "X," "Y" or "ZL"/"ZR" buttons.
- 6
  Press either the "X," "Y" or "ZL"/"ZR" button to take out the ocarina.
- 7
  Hit the "A" button and use the right control stick to make the five different notes essential to the game. If desired, use the "Y" button instead of right control stick left, the "X" button instead of right control stick right or "ZL"/"ZR" instead of right control stick down. Neither the "A" button nor the right control stick up motion have substitute buttons.
- 8
  Hold "L" to make a note go flat and "R" to make a note go sharp. Point the left control stick up to make a note slowly go up to the next note and point the left control stick down to make the opposite effect. Push the left control stick left or right to create vibrato.

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