The game is a meticulous recreation of Hyrule inside the Super Mario 64 engine. Epona, Link's reliable steed, has been replaced with wooden carriages dragged by overzealous Chain Chomps. The Forest Temple, located in the Lost Woods, is filled with colorful Boos instead of flaming skulls. Hyrule Castle, for instance, is owned by Peach and patrolled by pink Bob-ombs. The world is a little different to the one found in Link's adventure, however.

The unofficial and legally dubious project allows players to traverse Hyrule, the mystical kingdom found in the Zelda series, as Nintendo's portly plumber. But never have the two games been combined in a fan-made ROM hack like Super Mario 64: Ocarina of Time. Both have been celebrated with portable re-releases and a deluge of fan movies, artwork and soundtrack remixes. Similarly, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time - the first in the franchise with 3D graphics - is considered a classic with a record 99 rating on Metacritic. Its large, imaginative levels and increasingly difficult challenges have defined the 3D platformer genre since its release on the Nintendo 64. S uper Mario 64 is considered to be one of the greatest video games of all time.