Top 10 Things that Make the Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Popular

1 It was the first 3D Zelda

2 Being able to travel between two different time periods

3 Hidden skulltulas, gossip stones, etc.

4 Iconic main characters

5 The story's execution

6 The change of heart from the second half of the game.

7 Side quests (Masks, Biggoron's sword, etc)

8 It's hidden non linearity

9 The soundtrack

The soundtrack is awesome.

10 Being able to play the ocarina