The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Nintendo Power)

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is a comic published in a 1998 special edition of the German Club Nintendo magazine. It acts as a prequel to the game, explaining how 's parents died and came to be raised as a . The comic was first published in German and then translated into Dutch when published in the Netherlands. As with most comics in the German Club Nintendo magazine and related special issues, the art was done by Japanese artists at the company Work House in Tokyo.
The special edition prologue was followed by a two-part comic in the regular magazine, late in 1998. It was also illustrated by Work House, but the writer(s) are unknown. The first part of this follow-up consists of a sort of overview of the game in the form of advice given to Child Link by Navi, Adult Link and Sheik. The second is a retelling of the first section of the game, until the initial meeting with Princess Zelda.
==Part 1: Hyrule Under Fire==
The comic opens in the midst of the . , a captain of the , comes home and explains to his and mother-in-law that while some people want to get involved in the war between the and the , this violated 's traditional neutrality. He blames the influence of the for stirring up dissension, and is fearful that the war will harm his young son, , planning to flee the country once the war begins. His mother-in-law mentions that she once heard the legend of a peaceful forest people known as the who lived in the forest and that they could flee there. However, that very night a rebellious mob storms in an attempt to overthrow the . attempts to defend his sovereign, but is struck down and dies. 's grandmother then urges her daughter to flee for her life.
==Part 2: Escape to the Kokiri==
's mother flees on horseback until she reaches the edge of . There, she meets the owl who tells her to take to the . He also warns her that according to legend, every mortal who steps into the will become a plant. She braves the , knowing that every step could be her last, until she reaches the . The tree tells her that her child will play a very important part in the future of , but she doesn't believe him. To her, is merely an ordinary baby. The accepts , but his mother turns into a tree once the take him in. grows up unaware of his heritage, being taunted by the other because he does not have a guardian . The comic ends at the opening of , with waking up from a terrible nightmare to find that his guardian has come at last.
==Part 3: The Gate of Time==
 wakes , but instead of meeting the , he meets an older version of himself. Adult explains the necessity of travelling between the two time periods, and Child is introduced to the and some of the songs that can be played. He also encounters , , and while transporting around using the .
==Part 4: The Sleep of the Righteous==
Rather than a prologue to the game, this comic briefly retells the introduction and the first section of the game, including 's nightmare and awakening by , a conversation with the , the , the encounter with at the exit of the , and 's first meeting with in .