- "Hole of "Z"
Let's go through this small hole! Stand in front of the hole and push (+) towards it." - — Sign
The Hole of Z is a location from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. Located within the Forest Training Center area of Kokiri Forest, the Hole of Z is a tiny hole through which Link can crawl. When Link does this, he finds himself in a maze-like area with a giant boulder rolling within it. If Link can avoid the boulder and reach the Treasure Chest on the other side of the maze, he will obtain the Kokiri Sword.
Etymology[]
The Hole of Z is named after the button on the Nintendo 64 controller that is used to, among other things, position the camera behind the player, a useful skill in the maze inside. This makes sense, as the Hole of Z is traversed in the beginning of the game, when the controls are still being taught to the player.
In the Nintendo GameCube re-releases The Legend of Zelda: Collector's Edition and The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Master Quest, as well as The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D, the Hole of Z is renamed the Hole of L, due to the functions originally mapped to the Z button being mapped to the L button on the consoles these re-releases are on.