subdirectory_arrow_right The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Game)
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If the Song of Healing in The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask is reversed, it sounds similar to Saria's Song from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. While this may seem unintentional, the inputs to perform each song are also reversed from each other, with Saria's Song being played by pressing Down, Right and Left, while the Song of Healing is played by pressing Left, Right and Down.
Song comparison:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJB85e1L3MI
Song of Healing inputs:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkmI_OeiNqY#t=43
Saria's Song inputs:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cd60Sgob99I#t=226
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJB85e1L3MI
Song of Healing inputs:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkmI_OeiNqY#t=43
Saria's Song inputs:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cd60Sgob99I#t=226
subdirectory_arrow_right The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D (Game)
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DidYouKnowGaming video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPWSmizffuw#t=157
Twinkling white stars article:
https://www.nme.com/news/gaming-news/modder-discovers-stars-in-majoras-mask-are-linked-to-your-file-name-3106865
Estimated star variations article:
https://www.thegamer.com/majoras-mask-star-change/
[Below additional links and photo submitted by Wolfen50]
Star system article:
https://gamerant.com/legend-of-zelda-majoras-mask-star-skybox-unique/
DidYouKnowGaming Bluesky post:
https://bsky.app/profile/didyouknowgaming.bsky.social/post/3k6ouury5mf2b
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPWSmizffuw#t=157
Twinkling white stars article:
https://www.nme.com/news/gaming-news/modder-discovers-stars-in-majoras-mask-are-linked-to-your-file-name-3106865
Estimated star variations article:
https://www.thegamer.com/majoras-mask-star-change/
[Below additional links and photo submitted by Wolfen50]
Star system article:
https://gamerant.com/legend-of-zelda-majoras-mask-star-skybox-unique/
DidYouKnowGaming Bluesky post:
https://bsky.app/profile/didyouknowgaming.bsky.social/post/3k6ouury5mf2b
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In the game's files are unused graphics that say "Game Over" and "Continue Playing?" In the final game, losing all of the player's hearts will warp said player back to the beginning area, and Spoiler:letting the moon fall will result in a lengthy cut scene followed by the famous words, "You've met a terrible fate, haven't you?" accompanied by the Happy Mask Saleman's chuckle.
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In the game's files is unused text regarding the player's stolen Hero Shield. It's suggested that the shield would've been stolen, resulting in the player going to the Curiosity Shop to get it back.
"You bought back the Hero's Shield
that was stolen from you.
In the future, watch out for
swooping birds on your travels."
"You bought back the Hero's Shield
that was stolen from you.
In the future, watch out for
swooping birds on your travels."
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In the game's files are two unused texts regarding the Hylian Loach. This may suggest that said fish would've been found in both a bottle and without one.
The first text states:
"It's a Hylian Loach in a bottle!
An illusory fish that
few have caught...
And it came in a bottle!
What a find!"
Another one states:
"You got the Hylian Loach!
An illusory fish that
few have caught..."
The first text states:
"It's a Hylian Loach in a bottle!
An illusory fish that
few have caught...
And it came in a bottle!
What a find!"
Another one states:
"You got the Hylian Loach!
An illusory fish that
few have caught..."
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There's unused text regarding getting a seahorse in a bottle. In the final game, the player must have an empty bottle to get a seahorse.
"You traded for the Seahorse.
And it came in a bottle!
You should hurry and return it
to its home at Pinnacle Rock."
"You traded for the Seahorse.
And it came in a bottle!
You should hurry and return it
to its home at Pinnacle Rock."
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Inside the moon, there is a bird that flies around the tree on the plain. This bird was originally in the beta version of Ocarina of Time, but went unused and was repurposed for Majora's Mask.
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Eiji Aonuma has stated that Anju and Kafei's characters were inspired by the 1998 North Korean Taepodong missile crisis. During the game, Link must help Kafei Spoiler:retrieve a wedding mask so that he can marry Anju mere minutes before the moon is set to annihilate Clock Town.
'We were attending a wedding of a staff member and were talking with Koizumi and the others: "Come to think of it, it’s somewhat strange to come to a wedding in a situation when missiles may fall down today."'
Zelda Informer article:
http://www.zeldainformer.com/aonuma-explains-origins-of-majoras-mask-characters-anju-and-kafei-inspired/
Article on 1998 North Korean Taepodong missile crisis:
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/02/13/asia-pacific/chronology-north-korean-missile-development/#.WRpvsWjyuUk
http://www.zeldainformer.com/aonuma-explains-origins-of-majoras-mask-characters-anju-and-kafei-inspired/
Article on 1998 North Korean Taepodong missile crisis:
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/02/13/asia-pacific/chronology-north-korean-missile-development/#.WRpvsWjyuUk
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In the North American commercial, a woman can be heard saying "Though I walk through the valley of death, I shall fear no evil."
This is a paraphrasing of the first half of the Bible verse Psalms 23:4, "Yes, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for you are with me; your rod and your staff they comfort me."
This is a paraphrasing of the first half of the Bible verse Psalms 23:4, "Yes, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for you are with me; your rod and your staff they comfort me."
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An unused fishing mini game can be found in the game's data. It would have been similar to that of the fishing in Ocarina of Time. Fish and the owner of the fishing mini game can be spawned into the game by modifying the data, but using the fishing rod will frequently cause the game to crash.
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Zelda was originally going to use a flute to teach Link the song of time, but the instrument was swapped for an ocarina.
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One possible reference in the game occurs during the final boss fight against Majora's Incarnation; he sometimes hums what sounds like the melody to the Death Mountain Dungeon from the very first Legend of Zelda
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After Kafei gives Link the Pendant of Memories, he asks Link to keep it "a secret to everybody", a reference to the popular quote from The Legend of Zelda.
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During early trailers of the game Zora link, Deku Link and Goron Link had their instrument icons instead of the ocarina. It's unknown why this feature went unused in the original game but it was later reused in the 3DS remake.
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After playing the Song of Soaring, the map that displays locations Link can travel to comes up. The locations of the Southern Swamp and Windfall are displayed incorrectly. The Southern Swamp is shown to be east of Woodfall, but the player must travel east from the Southern Swamp in order to go to the Old Hags Potion Shop, Deku Palace and Woodfall.
This was corrected in the 3DS remake.
This was corrected in the 3DS remake.
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Originally, the in-game three-day system was going to be a week, but Eiji Aonuma, the game's director, thought that player's would be annoyed having to go through an entire week again and it would be hard to remember what happens each day.
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During the final boss, there are flower symbols on the floor. The player can actually use these as Deku launch pads if they equip the Deku Mask.
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