<s>
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Majora	I-Application
's	I-Application
Mask	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2000	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
home	B-Device
console	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
in	O
2000	O
as	O
a	O
main	O
installment	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
series	I-Application
and	O
was	O
the	O
second	O
to	O
use	O
3D	O
graphics	O
,	O
following	O
1998	O
's	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ocarina	I-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
,	O
to	O
which	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Designed	O
by	O
a	O
creative	O
team	O
led	O
by	O
Eiji	O
Aonuma	O
,	O
Yoshiaki	O
Koizumi	O
,	O
and	O
Shigeru	O
Miyamoto	O
,	O
Majora	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mask	I-Application
was	O
completed	O
in	O
less	O
than	O
two	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
of	O
Majora	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mask	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
two	O
months	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Ocarina	B-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Characteristic	O
of	O
the	O
Zelda	B-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
completion	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
involves	O
successfully	O
traversing	O
through	O
several	O
dungeons	O
,	O
each	O
of	O
which	O
contain	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
complex	O
puzzles	O
and	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
,	O
Majora	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mask	I-Application
—	O
unlike	O
Ocarina	B-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
—	O
required	O
the	O
Expansion	O
Pak	O
,	O
which	O
provided	O
additional	O
memory	O
for	O
more	O
refined	O
graphics	O
and	O
greater	O
flexibility	O
in	O
generating	O
on-screen	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Majora	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mask	I-Application
earned	O
widespread	O
acclaim	O
from	O
critics	O
and	O
is	O
widely	O
considered	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
video	O
games	O
ever	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
rereleased	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	O
Collector	O
's	O
Edition	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
in	O
2003	O
,	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
service	O
in	O
2009	O
,	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
service	O
in	O
2016	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Online	I-Application
+	I-Application
Expansion	I-Application
Pack	I-Application
in	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
enhanced	O
remake	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Majora	I-Application
's	I-Application
Mask	I-Application
3D	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Majora	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mask	I-Application
expands	O
on	O
that	O
of	O
Ocarina	B-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
A	B-Application
Link	I-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
Past	I-Application
and	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
now	O
a	O
tradition	O
into	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
obtain	O
a	O
map	O
and	O
a	O
compass	O
for	O
assistance	O
,	O
although	O
they	O
are	O
optional	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
to	O
Majora	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mask	I-Application
are	O
little	O
fairies	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
collectibles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
masks	O
in	O
Ocarina	B-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
are	O
limited	O
to	O
an	O
optional	O
side-quest	O
,	O
they	O
play	O
a	O
central	O
role	O
in	O
Majora	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mask	I-Application
,	O
which	O
has	O
twenty-four	O
masks	O
in	O
total	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
instance	O
,	O
Goron	O
and	O
Zora	O
Link	O
can	O
exit	O
Clock	B-Application
Town	I-Application
at	O
will	O
,	O
but	O
Deku	O
Link	O
is	O
not	O
permitted	O
to	O
leave	O
due	O
to	O
his	O
childlike	O
appearance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Examples	O
include	O
the	O
Postman	O
's	O
Hat	O
,	O
which	O
grants	O
Link	O
access	O
to	O
items	O
in	O
mailboxes	O
,	O
and	O
Kafei	B-Application
's	O
Mask	O
,	O
which	O
initiates	O
a	O
long	O
side-quest	O
to	O
receive	O
the	O
Couple	O
's	O
Mask	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Majora	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mask	I-Application
imposes	O
a	O
time	O
limit	O
of	O
three	O
days	O
(	O
72	O
hours	O
)	O
in-game	O
time	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
about	O
54	O
minutes	O
in	O
real	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Link	O
can	O
return	O
to	O
6:00am	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
day	O
by	O
playing	O
the	O
Song	O
of	O
Time	O
on	O
the	B-Application
Ocarina	I-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Link	O
can	O
slow	O
down	O
time	O
or	O
warp	O
to	O
the	O
next	O
morning	O
or	O
evening	O
by	O
playing	O
the	O
Inverted	B-Application
Song	I-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Song	O
of	O
Double	O
Time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jackson	O
Guitars	O
created	O
a	O
limited	O
edition	O
7-string	O
replica	O
of	O
this	O
guitar	O
that	O
was	O
the	O
grand	O
prize	O
in	O
a	O
contest	O
in	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
,	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Jackson	O
Zoraxe	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Majora	I-Application
's	I-Application
Mask	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
Termina	O
,	O
a	O
land	O
parallel	O
to	O
Hyrule	O
,	O
the	O
main	O
setting	O
of	O
most	O
Zelda	B-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Termina	O
is	O
a	O
world	O
that	O
is	O
trapped	O
within	O
a	O
perpetual	O
three	O
day	O
limbo	B-Application
,	O
between	O
the	O
time	O
when	O
Link	O
first	O
enters	O
Termina	O
at	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
Majora	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mask	I-Application
,	O
and	O
when	O
a	O
large	O
falling	O
moon	O
crashes	O
into	O
the	O
land	O
causing	O
its	O
apocalyptic	O
destruction	O
and	O
killing	O
its	O
inhabitants	O
72	O
hours	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Skull	O
Kid	O
,	O
a	O
former	O
inhabitant	O
of	O
Hyrule	O
,	O
obtains	O
Majora	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mask	I-Application
and	O
wills	O
Termina	O
into	O
existence	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
evil	O
power	O
of	O
the	O
mask	O
combined	O
with	O
Skull	O
Kid	O
's	O
heavy	O
heart	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
residents	O
of	O
Termina	O
,	O
who	O
are	O
created	O
from	O
the	O
Skull	O
Kid	O
's	O
memories	O
,	O
resemble	O
the	O
residents	O
of	O
Hyrule	O
featured	O
in	O
Ocarina	B-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
,	O
and	O
possess	O
their	O
own	O
unique	O
culture	O
and	O
myths	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Termina	O
is	O
depicted	O
as	O
a	O
darker	O
,	O
more	O
unsettling	O
version	O
of	O
Hyrule	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
landmarks	O
are	O
familiar	O
and	O
side	O
characters	O
who	O
previously	O
appeared	O
in	O
Ocarina	B-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
are	O
presented	O
with	O
individual	O
stories	O
of	O
misfortune	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
center	O
of	O
Termina	O
lies	O
Clock	B-Application
Town	I-Application
,	O
which	O
features	O
a	O
large	O
clock	O
tower	O
that	O
counts	O
down	O
the	O
days	O
before	O
the	O
Carnival	O
of	O
Time	O
—	O
a	O
festival	O
where	O
the	O
people	O
of	O
Termina	O
pray	O
for	O
good	O
luck	O
and	O
harvests	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Termina	O
Field	O
surrounds	O
Clock	B-Application
Town	I-Application
;	O
beyond	O
lie	O
a	O
swamp	O
,	O
mountain	O
range	O
,	O
bay	O
,	O
and	O
canyon	O
in	O
each	O
of	O
the	O
four	O
cardinal	O
directions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Southern	O
Swamp	O
contains	O
the	O
Deku	O
Palace	O
and	O
the	O
Woodfall	O
Temple	O
,	O
an	O
ancient	O
shrine	O
that	O
contains	O
monsters	O
and	O
a	O
giant	O
masked	O
jungle	O
warrior	O
,	O
Odolwa	B-Application
,	O
who	O
has	O
been	O
poisoning	O
the	O
swamp	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Snowhead	O
mountain	O
range	O
,	O
north	O
of	O
Clock	B-Application
Town	I-Application
,	O
is	O
the	O
site	O
of	O
the	O
Goron	O
village	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Normally	O
a	O
lush	O
pine	O
forest	O
region	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
,	O
the	O
area	O
has	O
been	O
experiencing	O
an	O
unusually	O
long	O
winter	O
caused	O
by	O
the	O
mechanical	O
monster	O
Goht	B-Application
in	O
Snowhead	O
Temple	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
giant	O
masked	O
fish	O
,	O
Gyorg	B-Application
,	O
is	O
generating	O
storms	O
and	O
contaminating	O
the	O
water	O
surrounding	O
the	O
Great	O
Bay	O
Temple	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
desolate	O
Ikana	B-Application
Canyon	I-Application
,	O
to	O
the	O
east	O
of	O
Clock	B-Application
Town	I-Application
,	O
is	O
the	O
site	O
of	O
a	O
former	O
kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
giant	O
masked	O
insectoid	O
serpents	O
known	O
as	O
Twinmold	B-Application
are	O
casting	O
a	O
dark	O
aura	O
from	O
their	O
nest	O
in	O
Stone	B-Application
Tower	I-Application
Temple	I-Application
,	O
causing	O
the	O
corpses	O
of	O
former	O
citizens	O
and	O
soldiers	O
to	O
be	O
revived	O
as	O
undead	O
monsters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Romani	O
Ranch	O
,	O
southwest	O
of	O
Clock	B-Application
Town	I-Application
,	O
is	O
the	O
site	O
of	O
a	O
ranch	O
which	O
houses	O
Romani	O
,	O
her	O
older	O
sister	O
,	O
Cremia	O
,	O
Grog	O
,	O
and	O
Mamamu	O
Yan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
final	O
confrontation	O
with	O
Skull	O
Kid	O
,	O
Link	O
is	O
transported	O
to	O
the	O
inside	O
of	O
the	O
moon	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
portrayed	O
as	O
a	O
green	O
field	O
with	O
a	O
single	O
,	O
large	O
tree	O
in	O
the	O
center	O
with	O
five	O
children	O
donning	O
the	O
masks	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
four	O
preceding	O
bosses	O
playing	O
underneath	O
it	O
and	O
a	O
fifth	O
donning	O
Majora	B-Application
's	I-Application
mask	I-Application
,	O
who	O
triggers	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
final	O
battle	O
,	O
sitting	O
against	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Majora	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mask	I-Application
is	O
set	O
two	O
months	O
after	O
Ocarina	B-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
with	O
Link	O
on	O
a	O
personal	O
quest	O
:	O
searching	O
for	O
his	O
departed	O
fairy	O
,	O
Navi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
steal	O
both	O
Epona	O
and	O
the	B-Application
Ocarina	I-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Having	O
no	O
other	O
choice	O
,	O
Tatl	O
guides	O
Link	O
to	O
Clock	B-Application
Town	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Link	O
recovers	O
the	B-Application
Ocarina	I-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
but	O
fails	O
to	O
get	O
the	O
mask	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
explains	O
Skull	O
Kid	O
's	O
mask	O
is	O
the	O
eponymous	O
Majora	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mask	I-Application
,	O
a	O
mask	O
containing	O
a	O
powerful	O
evil	O
that	O
can	O
bring	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
days	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
he	O
collects	O
himself	O
,	O
The	O
Happy	O
Mask	O
Salesman	O
then	O
sends	O
Link	O
to	O
properly	O
recover	O
the	O
Majora	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mask	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Link	O
then	O
begins	O
his	O
quest	O
by	O
going	O
to	O
the	O
regions	O
that	O
Tael	O
mentioned	O
:	O
Woodfall	O
,	O
Snowhead	O
,	O
the	O
Great	O
Bay	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Ikana	B-Application
Canyon	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Ikana	B-Application
,	O
inhabitants	O
are	O
terrorized	O
by	O
a	O
curse	O
that	O
brings	O
the	O
dead	O
back	O
to	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Majora	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mask	I-Application
leaves	O
Skull	O
Kid	O
and	O
goes	O
inside	O
the	O
moon	O
,	O
with	O
Link	O
in	O
pursuit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Link	O
defeats	O
the	O
Majora	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mask	I-Application
and	O
the	O
moon	O
disappears	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Link	O
,	O
the	O
fairies	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Giants	O
all	O
make	O
amends	O
with	O
Skull	O
Kid	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Happy	O
Mask	O
Salesman	O
recovers	O
the	O
now	O
powerless	O
Majora	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mask	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Link	I-Application
's	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
in	O
1993	O
,	O
fans	O
waited	O
five	O
years	O
for	O
Ocarina	B-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
,	O
the	O
active	O
development	O
of	O
which	O
took	O
four	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
reusing	O
the	O
game	O
engine	O
and	O
graphics	O
from	O
Ocarina	B-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
,	O
a	O
smaller	O
team	O
required	O
only	O
one	O
year	O
to	O
finish	O
Majora	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mask	I-Application
,	O
with	O
development	O
having	O
started	O
in	O
January	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Aonuma	O
,	O
they	O
were	O
"	O
faced	O
with	O
the	O
very	O
difficult	O
question	O
of	O
just	O
what	O
kind	O
of	O
game	O
could	O
follow	O
Ocarina	B-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
and	O
its	O
worldwide	O
sales	O
of	O
seven	O
million	O
units	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
a	O
solution	O
,	O
came	O
up	O
with	O
the	O
three-day	O
system	O
to	O
"	O
make	O
the	O
game	O
data	O
more	O
compact	O
while	O
still	O
providing	O
deep	O
gameplay	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
's	O
main	O
goal	O
was	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
refined	O
,	O
compact	O
successor	O
to	O
Ocarina	B-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
that	O
would	O
allow	O
players	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
different	O
experience	O
each	O
time	O
they	O
played	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Majora	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mask	I-Application
first	O
appeared	O
in	O
the	O
media	O
in	O
May	O
1999	O
,	O
when	O
Famitsu	O
stated	O
that	O
a	O
long-planned	O
Zelda	B-Application
expansion	O
for	O
the	O
64DD	B-Device
was	O
under	O
development	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
project	O
was	O
tentatively	O
titled	O
"	O
Ura	O
Zelda	B-Application
"	O
(	O
"	O
ura	O
"	O
translates	O
roughly	O
to	O
"	O
hidden	O
"	O
or	O
"	O
behind	O
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
expansion	O
would	O
take	O
Ocarina	B-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
and	O
alter	O
the	O
level	O
designs	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
how	O
the	O
"	O
master	O
quest	O
"	O
expanded	O
upon	O
the	O
original	O
Legend	B-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
announced	O
that	O
"	O
Zelda	B-Application
:	O
Gaiden	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
roughly	O
translates	O
to	O
"	O
Zelda	B-Application
:	O
Side	O
Story	O
"	O
,	O
would	O
appear	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
demo	O
at	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Space	O
World	O
exhibition	O
on	O
August	O
27	O
,	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
media	O
assumed	O
that	O
Zelda	B-Application
:	O
Gaiden	O
was	O
the	O
new	O
working	O
title	O
for	O
Ura	O
Zelda	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Screenshots	O
of	O
Zelda	B-Application
:	O
Gaiden	O
released	O
in	O
August	O
1999	O
show	O
unmistakable	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
final	O
version	O
of	O
Majora	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mask	I-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
large	O
clock	O
that	O
dominates	O
the	O
center	O
of	O
Clock	B-Application
Town	I-Application
,	O
the	O
timer	O
at	O
the	O
bottom	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Goron	O
Mask	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
same	O
month	O
,	O
Miyamoto	O
confirmed	O
that	O
Ura	O
Zelda	B-Application
and	O
Zelda	B-Application
:	O
Gaiden	O
were	O
separate	O
projects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
unclear	O
if	O
Zelda	B-Application
:	O
Gaiden	O
was	O
an	O
offshoot	O
of	O
Ura	O
Zelda	B-Application
or	O
if	O
the	O
two	O
were	O
always	O
separate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ura	O
Zelda	B-Application
might	O
have	O
become	O
Ocarina	B-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
Master	O
Quest	O
outside	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
a	O
bonus	O
disc	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
given	O
to	O
those	O
who	O
pre-ordered	O
The	B-Application
Wind	I-Application
Waker	I-Application
in	O
the	O
US	O
and	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
game	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
announced	O
a	O
"	O
Holiday	O
2000	O
"	O
release	O
date	O
for	O
Zelda	B-Application
:	O
Gaiden	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
March	O
2000	O
,	O
what	O
ultimately	O
became	O
the	O
final	O
titles	O
were	O
announced	O
:	O
Zelda	B-Application
no	I-Application
Densetsu	I-Application
Mujura	O
no	O
Kamen	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Majora	I-Application
's	I-Application
Mask	I-Application
elsewhere	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Majora	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mask	I-Application
runs	O
on	O
an	O
upgraded	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
engine	O
used	O
in	O
Ocarina	B-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
and	O
requires	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
's	O
4MB	O
Expansion	O
Pak	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
two	O
games	O
that	O
require	O
said	O
peripheral	O
;	O
the	O
other	O
being	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
64	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
theorized	O
this	O
requirement	O
is	O
due	O
to	O
Majora	B-Application
's	I-Application
Masks	I-Application
possible	O
origin	O
as	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Device
64DD	I-Device
game	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
necessitate	O
an	O
extra	O
4MB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
Expansion	O
Pak	O
allows	O
for	O
greater	O
draw	B-General_Concept
distances	I-General_Concept
,	O
more	O
accurate	O
dynamic	O
lighting	O
,	O
more	O
detailed	O
texture	O
mapping	O
and	O
animation	O
,	O
complex	O
framebuffer	B-Algorithm
effects	O
such	O
as	O
motion	O
blur	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
characters	O
displayed	O
on-screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
expanded	O
draw	B-General_Concept
distance	I-General_Concept
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
see	O
much	O
farther	O
and	O
eliminates	O
the	O
need	O
for	O
the	O
fog	O
effect	O
and	O
"	O
cardboard	O
panorama	O
"	O
seen	O
in	O
Ocarina	B-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
,	O
which	O
were	O
used	O
to	O
obscure	O
distant	O
areas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
considered	O
the	O
texture	O
design	O
to	O
be	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
created	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
,	O
saying	O
that	O
although	O
some	O
textures	O
have	O
a	O
low	O
resolution	O
,	O
they	O
are	O
"	O
colorful	O
and	O
diverse	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
gives	O
each	O
area	O
"	O
its	O
own	O
unique	O
look	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
largely	O
consists	O
of	O
reworked	O
music	O
from	O
Ocarina	B-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
,	O
complemented	O
with	O
other	O
traditional	O
Zelda	B-Application
music	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Overworld	O
Theme	O
"	O
and	O
new	O
material	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
three-day	O
cycle	O
progresses	O
,	O
the	O
theme	O
song	O
of	O
Clock	B-Application
Town	I-Application
changes	O
between	O
three	O
variations	O
,	O
one	O
for	O
each	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
relates	O
the	O
shift	O
in	O
music	O
to	O
a	O
shift	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
atmosphere	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
the	O
quickened	O
tempo	O
of	O
the	O
Clock	B-Application
Town	I-Application
music	O
on	O
the	O
second	O
day	O
conveys	O
a	O
sense	O
of	O
time	O
passing	O
quickly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
314,044	O
copies	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Majora	I-Application
's	I-Application
Mask	I-Application
were	O
sold	O
during	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
on	O
sale	O
,	O
eventually	O
selling	O
601,542	O
copies	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
fourth	O
best-selling	O
game	B-Application
of	I-Application
2000	I-Application
with	O
1,206,489	O
copies	O
sold	O
for	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Europe	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
eighth	O
highest-grossing	O
game	B-Application
of	I-Application
2000	I-Application
with	O
€	O
27,000,000	O
or	O
grossed	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultimately	O
,	O
3.36million	O
copies	O
were	O
sold	O
worldwide	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Majora	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mask	I-Application
received	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Opinions	O
were	O
favorable	O
regarding	O
how	O
the	O
game	O
compared	O
with	O
Ocarina	B-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
,	O
which	O
is	O
often	O
cited	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
greatest	O
video	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tampa	O
Bay	O
Times	O
,	O
who	O
previously	O
called	O
Ocarina	B-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
"	O
the	O
Gone	O
With	O
the	O
Wind	O
of	O
video	O
gaming	O
"	O
,	O
claimed	O
Majora	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mask	I-Application
outdid	O
its	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Greg	O
Orlando	O
reviewed	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
another	O
beautiful	O
Link	O
in	O
the	O
chain	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informer	O
called	O
the	O
three-day	O
cycle	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
inventive	O
premises	O
in	O
all	O
of	O
gaming	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
stated	O
that	O
"[w]ithout	O
question	O
,	O
Majora	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mask	I-Application
is	O
the	O
finest	O
adventure	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
has	O
to	O
offer	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
often	O
regarded	O
as	O
the	O
darkest	O
and	O
most	O
original	O
game	O
in	O
the	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Edge	O
magazine	O
referred	O
to	O
Majora	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mask	I-Application
as	O
"	O
the	O
oddest	O
,	O
darkest	O
and	O
saddest	O
of	O
all	O
Zelda	B-Application
games	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
N64	B-Operating_System
Magazine	O
ended	O
their	O
review	O
by	O
saying	O
that	O
"	O
it	O
was	O
told	O
that	O
Majora	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mask	I-Application
should	O
cower	O
in	O
the	O
shadow	O
of	O
Ocarina	B-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
described	O
Majora	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mask	I-Application
as	O
"	O
The	O
Empire	O
Strikes	O
Back	O
of	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
...	O
it	O
'	O
s	O
the	O
same	O
franchise	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
's	O
more	O
intelligent	O
,	O
darker	O
,	O
and	O
tells	O
a	O
much	O
better	O
storyline	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
characterized	O
the	O
story	O
as	O
"	O
surreal	O
and	O
spooky	O
,	O
deep	O
,	O
and	O
intriguing	O
"	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
living	O
proof	O
that	O
the	O
N64	B-Operating_System
still	O
has	O
its	O
magic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Majora	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mask	I-Application
has	O
also	O
placed	O
highly	O
in	O
publication	O
and	O
fan-voted	O
polls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
some	O
critics	O
felt	O
that	O
Majora	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mask	I-Application
was	O
not	O
as	O
accessible	O
as	O
Ocarina	B-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tampa	O
Bay	O
Times	O
argued	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
hardest	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Zelda	B-Application
series	I-Application
simply	O
because	O
of	O
its	O
3-day	O
deadline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
,	O
which	O
awarded	O
Ocarina	B-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
10/10	O
,	O
only	O
gave	O
Majora	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mask	I-Application
8.3/10	O
,	O
writing	O
that	O
some	O
might	O
find	O
the	O
focus	O
on	O
minigames	O
and	O
side	O
quests	O
tedious	O
and	O
slightly	O
out	O
of	O
place	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
much	O
more	O
difficult	O
than	O
its	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameRevolution	O
wrote	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
takes	O
a	O
little	O
longer	O
to	O
get	O
into	O
this	O
Zelda	B-Application
"	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
that	O
"	O
there	O
are	O
moments	O
when	O
the	O
game	O
really	O
hits	O
you	O
with	O
all	O
its	O
intricacies	O
and	O
mysteries	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
makes	O
it	O
all	O
worthwhile	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Majora	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mask	I-Application
was	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
GameSpots	O
annual	O
"	O
Best	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
Game	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
losing	O
to	O
Perfect	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
nominated	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Adventure	O
Game	O
"	O
among	O
console	B-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2003	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
rereleased	O
Majora	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mask	I-Application
on	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
as	O
part	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	O
Collector	O
's	O
Edition	O
,	O
a	O
special	O
promotional	O
disc	O
which	O
also	O
contained	O
three	O
other	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
games	O
and	O
a	O
twenty-minute	O
demo	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Wind	I-Application
Waker	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
disc	O
came	O
bundled	O
with	O
a	O
GameCube	B-Application
console	O
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
subscription	O
offer	O
to	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
magazine	O
,	O
or	O
through	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
official	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Collector	O
's	O
Edition	O
was	O
also	O
available	O
through	O
the	O
Club	O
Nintendo	O
reward	O
program	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
bonus	O
discount	O
offered	O
in	O
2004	O
with	O
the	O
purchase	O
of	O
The	B-Device
Legend	I-Device
of	I-Device
Zelda	I-Device
:	I-Device
Four	I-Device
Swords	I-Device
Adventures	I-Device
during	O
the	O
month	O
long	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
other	O
GameCube	B-Application
rereleases	O
,	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
Collector	O
's	O
Edition	O
are	O
emulations	O
of	O
the	O
originals	O
using	O
GameCube	B-Application
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
only	O
differences	O
are	O
minor	O
adjustments	O
to	O
button	O
icons	O
to	O
resemble	O
the	O
buttons	O
on	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Majora	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mask	I-Application
also	O
boots	O
with	O
a	O
disclaimer	O
that	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
sounds	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
may	O
cause	O
problems	O
due	O
to	O
their	O
emulation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
also	O
features	O
a	O
slightly	O
higher	O
native	O
resolution	O
than	O
its	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
counterpart	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
progressive	O
scan.Majora	O
'	O
s	O
Mask	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
service	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
Australia	O
on	O
April	O
3	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
and	O
Japan	O
on	O
April	O
7	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
May	O
18	O
and	O
commemorated	O
as	O
the	O
300th	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
game	O
available	O
for	O
purchase	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
January	O
2012	O
,	O
Club	O
Nintendo	O
members	O
could	O
download	O
Majora	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mask	I-Application
onto	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Console	O
for	O
150	O
coins	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
service	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
June	O
23	O
,	O
2016	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
November	O
24	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Majora	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mask	I-Application
was	O
released	O
through	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Online	I-Application
Expansion	O
Pack	O
service	O
on	O
February	O
25	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Content	O
based	O
on	O
Majora	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mask	I-Application
has	O
also	O
appeared	O
in	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
stage	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Great	O
Bay	O
Coast	O
area	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
titled	O
"	O
Great	O
Bay	O
"	O
,	O
appears	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Melee	I-Application
and	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Skull	O
Kid	O
also	O
appears	O
as	O
a	O
computer-controlled	O
Assist	O
Trophy	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
for	I-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
3DS	I-Application
and	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
U	I-Application
and	O
Ultimate	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Moon	O
appears	O
as	O
an	O
Assist	O
Trophy	O
in	O
Ultimate	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Skull	O
Kid-themed	O
mask	O
is	O
available	O
as	O
customizable	O
headgear	O
to	O
be	O
worn	O
by	O
Mii	O
characters	O
in	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
and	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
and	O
Ultimate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
fan-made	O
patch	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
entitled	O
N64HD	O
—	O
featuring	O
enhanced	O
graphics	O
,	O
textures	O
,	O
and	O
lighting	O
—	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ocarina	I-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
3D	I-Application
,	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
Ocarina	B-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
director	O
Eiji	O
Aonuma	O
suggested	O
that	O
a	O
Majora	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mask	I-Application
remake	O
was	O
dependent	O
on	O
interest	O
and	O
demand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
this	O
news	O
,	O
a	O
fan	O
campaign	O
called	O
"	O
Operation	O
Moonfall	O
"	O
was	O
launched	O
to	O
promote	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
Majora	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mask	I-Application
for	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
campaign	O
name	O
is	O
a	O
reference	O
to	O
a	O
similar	O
fan-based	O
movement	O
,	O
Operation	O
Rainfall	O
,	O
set	O
up	O
to	O
persuade	O
Nintendo	O
of	O
America	O
to	O
localize	O
a	O
trio	O
of	O
role-playing	O
games	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
to	O
an	O
email	O
sent	O
by	O
a	O
customer	O
,	O
a	O
representative	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
of	O
America	O
revealed	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
no	O
official	O
announcements	O
of	O
Majora	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mask	I-Application
remake	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
were	O
interested	O
to	O
hear	O
about	O
what	O
fans	O
wanted	O
,	O
acknowledging	O
their	O
campaign	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Zelda	B-Application
producer	O
Eiji	O
Aonuma	O
and	O
Miyamoto	O
expressed	O
interest	O
in	O
developing	O
the	O
remake	O
in	O
the	O
future	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remake	O
of	O
Majora	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mask	I-Application
,	O
titled	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Majora	I-Application
's	I-Application
Mask	I-Application
3D	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
in	O
February	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Ocarina	B-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
3D	I-Application
before	O
it	O
,	O
the	O
remake	O
features	O
improved	O
character	O
models	O
and	O
stereoscopic	B-Algorithm
3D	I-Algorithm
graphics	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
altered	O
boss	O
battles	O
,	O
an	O
additional	O
fishing	O
minigame	O
,	O
and	O
support	O
for	O
New	B-Device
Nintendo	I-Device
3DS	I-Device
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
coincided	O
with	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
the	O
New	B-Device
Nintendo	I-Device
3DS	I-Device
system	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
special	O
edition	O
New	B-Device
Nintendo	I-Device
3DS	I-Device
XL	I-Device
model	O
was	O
launched	O
alongside	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
European	O
release	O
featuring	O
a	O
pin	O
badge	O
,	O
double-sided	O
poster	O
,	O
and	O
steelbook	O
case	O
.	O
</s>
