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If the player talks to Keaton while wearing the Keaton Mask, he'll ask a series of questions. A sound is made signaling whether the answer selected is correct or incorrect. Picking the correct answer will trigger the "pause" sound from the game Excitebike on the NES.
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During an early Beta version of Majora's Mask, the Fairy Ocarina was available and usable.
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Through use of Gameshark or Action Replay cheats, it is possible to get "Saria's Song", as well as the "Sun's Song" from Ocarina of Time. The "Sun's Song" has no difference from Ocarina of Time, and fast-forwards time to the next day. "Saria's Song", however, doesn't do anything.
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A clear impression of Skull Kid can be seen in the grass when looking towards the south entrance of Clock Town from the Astral Observatory telescope.
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"Farewell to Gibdos" has a similar melody to that of the Merry-Go-Round located at Big Boo's Haunt in Super Mario 64.
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In the magic hag's potion shop, Kotake is standing on a box of lemons in order to reach over the counter.
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Majora's Mask was planned for release on the iQue Player, a Chinese version of the N64, and there are several screen captures from the game on the back of the iQue packaging. It's theorized that the game's dark undertones and imagery were deemed too violent to pass Chinese censorship laws, so the release was cancelled.
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Though not explicitly stated in the game, the instruction booklet mentions Termina as a kind of parallel world of Hyrule.
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All 4 main dungeon items pertain to the Bow. Woodfall Temple features the bow itself, while the Snowhead Temple has Fire Arrows, the Great Bay Temple has Ice Arrows, and the Stone Tower Temple has Light Arrows.
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Aside from owl saves, the American release of Majora's Mask had a number of other changes made to it, both aesthetically and to its game-play, such as making dungeons easier, or simply moving objects around.
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The impermanent flow of time in the first three-day cycle as Deku Link is 1.66 times faster than normal, meaning it takes only 27 seconds for each game hour to pass rather than the standard 45 seconds for every three-day cycle after it. It is in this stage of the game where NPCs and most enemies are not rendered outside of Clock Town's boundaries.
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The Song of Healing has the same first six notes as Saria's song but played backwards with a different rhythm.
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According to the gossip stone in Romani Ranch in the Cucco Shack, the All-Night Mask was used as a torture device.
"A torture device of insomnia called the All-Night Mask seems to be available at the Curiosity Shop..."
"A torture device of insomnia called the All-Night Mask seems to be available at the Curiosity Shop..."
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When the thief Sakon tries to steal the bomb bag from the Old Lady from the Bomb Shop, if Link hits the Bomb bag with an arrow, the hookshot, or another bomb, the bag will explode, killing Sakon.
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At the end of the game, Skull Kid asks Link to be his friend and says, "You have the same smell as the fairy kid who taught me that song in the woods." This hints at the Skull Kid being the same one that Link sold the Skull mask to and taught Saria's song in Ocarina of Time.
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The arch at the entrance to Romani Ranch is actually the same arch at the entrance to Kakariko Village from Ocarina of Time. Even the text on the sign is re-used, effectively saying "Welcome to Kakariko Village" in both games. This is more noticable in the Japanese version, which features the text in Japanese instead of the localized version's Hylian text. The Hylian text still translates to "Welcome to Kakariko Village", though.
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If Link is wearing the Captain's Hat during the fight with Igos du Ikana, a cutscene will take place where he will mistake Link for Captain Keeta, a military general for the Ikana. He then realizes that Link is too tiny to be Keeta and then resumes attacking Link.
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If the player equips the Bremen Mask and plays the marching melody during the Ikana Warriors mini boss battle, they will march with Link. It's quite handy to leave them open for an attack. However, it won't work with the following mini boss, Igos du Ikana, as he'll just attack Link regularly.
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During development, Majora's Mask went by the name Zelda Gaiden. It was being developed for the failed Nintendo 64 Disk Drive add-on, and was to take full advantage of the hardware. The player originally had seven days to complete the game rather than three and it used the Disk Drive's internal clock to play out in real time.
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In a prerelease trailer for Majora's Mask, there seems to be an unused mask that looks like Adult Link for Ocarina of Time. This mask was rumored to be a transforming mask which would turn Link into Adult Link, allowing him to use certain items. The mask was removed before the final version and young Link is capable of using all of the items directly.
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