The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time has long been praised as one of the best games of all-time, and for good reason, too. Not only was it revolutionary for its time, but it managed to take the Zelda franchise in a whole new direction and was used a source of inspiration for many future titles. The game has been re-released several times since its initial launch back in 1998, but none of them have added any significant changes to the game, with the exception of the added difficulty in The Legend of Zelda: Master Quest, That is, until Nintendo releases an updated version to the original classic for the Nintendo 3DS.

Not much is known about Nintendo’s latest handheld Zelda project, but Mr. Miyamoto and Mr. Aonuma have promised that The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D will contain some new features that were absent in the original. One particular example that he mentioned is that in the Water Temple, for instance, instead of having to constantly drag up the menu screen to switch between Link’s ordinary boots and iron boots, Mr. Aonuma has promised that the touch screen will be used to make that much easier.

One of the more notable enhancements to the game based on screenshots is that the graphics have been redone to take advantage of the Nintendo 3DS. While only six screenshots depicting Link riding Epona in Hyrule Field have been released so far, it’s no trouble to tell that The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D looks much improved overall.

Much secrecy still surrounds The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D, but hopefully all that will change with the lead-up to the Nintendo 3DS. No firm release date has been set, but don’t be too shocked if it releases near the Nintendo 3DS.