Fans line up at South Philly Best Buy for midnight release of 'The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time'

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Gamers were up late, waiting in line for the midnight release of a new Nintendo game.

"The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time" is now in stores, and fans made sure to be there to grab the first copies.

The game is a remake of a video game classic from nearly 30 years ago.

The long line for Link wrapped around the Best Buy store in South Philadelphia before doors opened at midnight Thursday.

Action News spoke to some fans who were among the first in line. They had been waiting since 5 p.m. Wednesday.

"'Ocarina of Time' is one of the most well-loved games in the Zelda franchise and I think it's one of the biggest midnight releases that has happened in a while," said Nathan Todd of Brewerytown.

"Just childhood memories," said Mouhamad Kobessi of South Philadelphia. "I was playing this since I was a little kid."

When they finally got to enter the store, you could feel the "tri-force" as some of the Best Buy employees even dressed up in costume.

In addition to the game, Best Buy also had a limited number of Legend of Zelda 40th anniversary Switch 2 systems and Switch 2 Pro controllers available.