Zelda 64 beta has been discovered – and fans are breaking it up



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Additional reporting by Andy Robinson.

A group of video game curators have discovered a partial beta version of Nintendo 64 classic The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.

the Forest of Illusion The Twitter account said it discovered the beta ROM left behind on an old acquired dev cartridge.

According to the group, the development cart mainly contained the Nintendo F-Zero X driver, but it was discovered that it had been redefined and originally housed a first demo for the N64 Zelda.

About half of the original Ocarina of Time ROM – which was said to have been intended for Nintendo’s Spaceworld show in 1997 – is believed to have been found on the cart.

Forest of Illusion shared the content online on Tuesday, and fans have already been able to grab a significant amount of new information about the preview, including new areas, redesigned elements and other elements that never made it into the preview. final version.

Beta and unused items include early versions of the Lens of Truth and Spirit Stones, as well as a landmine reminiscent of Mario Kart’s Blue Shell or Bowser’s Shell.

Also shown are all of the powers of the bow, some of which didn’t make the final cut, the herb Link would use to summon Epona instead of using the Ocarina like you did in the retail version of the game, as well as several musics. note the items.

Originally, Link held one of these notes above his head whenever he used a song to match that piece of music.

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Fans have also discovered the text of the many die-cut equipable medallions originally intended for the game.

The Soul Medallion would allow players to transform into Navi Fairies and fly around the environment. The Light Medallion allowed players to use an attack similar to Lighted Arrows in the end game. Finally, the Dark Medallion allowed Link to prevent enemies from seeing him.

Additionally, the beta files reveal significant differences in the structure of the game’s story. A section of translated text suggests that originally, Princess Zelda allegedly asked Link to collect the Spirit Stones while she researched how to enter the Temple of Time in the Royal Library.

The text also suggests that originally Nintendo intended to include hostel areas at Zora’s Estate and Lon Lon Ranch, while Gerudo bandits – not monsters – roamed Hyrule Field at night.

Much of the text is titled “Spaceworld 1997”, suggesting that the construction was intended for display at the old Nintendo Japan exhibit.

More videos on the new areas and other discoveries are currently in the works, including a video summary from Hard4Games and a detailed Twitter feed from user Mr. Cheeze. explore the text included in the ROM.

It should be noted that Tuesday’s Zelda reveals are unrelated to the significant amount of classic Nintendo data leaked across the internet in 2020.

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The so-called Nintendo “Gigaleak” saw the first prototypes of games such as Yoshi’s Island, Star Fox, Super Mario 64 and Zelda: Ocarina of Time shared online.

The data included another preview version of Ocarina of Time that was much closer to the end game, but contained references to the 64DD. An Ocarina extension was initially planned for release on the failed add-on.

The full N64 leak is believed to contain source data for final game releases, including Super Mario 64, Mario Kart 64, Star Fox 64, Wave Race 64, Yoshi’s Story, Legend of Zelda games Ocarina of Time and Majora’s Mask, as well as the Dr Mario 64 and Animal Crossing.

Nintendo has experienced a significant number of data leaks over the past two years, including debug ROMs for various SNES and N64 games, as well as source code, internal console emulators and more.

The leaks also reportedly contain internal documentation relating to GameCube, Nintendo DS, Nintendo 64 (and its 64DD add-on), Wii and iQue only in China, showing how the systems work and the development processes behind them.

The data is believed to have come from a server hack linked to BroadOn, a company Nintendo had hired to develop Wii hardware and software.