The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is an action-adventure game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64. It was released in Japan and North America in November 1998, and in PAL regions the following month. Ocarina of Time is the fifth game in The Legend of Zelda series, and the first with 3D graphics. It was developed by Nintendo EAD, led by five directors including Eiji Aonuma and Yoshiaki Koizumi, produced by series co-creator Shigeru Miyamoto, and written by Kensuke Tanabe. Developed concurrently with Super Mario 64 and Mario Kart 64, it was initially intended as a 64DD disk and as a console launch game, but was ultimately delayed and released in cartridge format instead. Veteran Zelda series composer Koji Kondo created the musical score.