We Asked Nintendo of America’s Nate Bihldorff About Localizing Ocarina of Time’s Most Obscure Secrets

Nintendo of America localisation chief Nate Bihldorff says the team gives special attention to easily missed lines in *The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time*. Their work helps make secret interactions feel rewarding, and can create a sense of connection between players and developers.

Bihldorff said testing such lines is difficult because teams must trigger specific circumstances to check them. He also hopes the game may still contain undiscovered secrets, though he cannot speak for its developers. The Switch 2 remake brought together staff who worked on the original and younger employees encountering it for the first time, giving the localisation team a mix of perspectives.