The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time/Unused text

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time contains a whole lot of unused text. All offsets mentioned are for US v1.0 unless otherwise noted.

Dialogue
Intended for Kokiri citizens when Link is a child, but never used. (offset: )

Did something happen to the Great Deku Tree?

Somehow, it seems that the air in the forest has changed.

Mister, do you know a boy named Link? He left the forest and never came back...

I wonder if Link will ever return?

It would be awesome to be big like you, mister! I really want to be big like you! I want to be big and strong and beat up the Deku Scrubs, but... We Kokiri won't ever get bigger for the rest of our lives... What a bummer!

Intended for Kokiri Forest before Phantom Ganon is beaten. However, none of them are actually used. (offset: )

I have you now! In this gap between dreams and reality, soon all that will remain of you will be your dead body!

Found among the Forest Temple text. The reference to dreams reflects the way that, prior to the start of the boss battle, Phantom Ganon adopts the form of Ganondorf to mimic the villain's appearance in Link's recurring nightmares. In the final game, none of the bosses talk to you except for Koume and Kotake. (offset: )

Saria hasn't come back yet... But I know she'll return someday...

We'll all work together to protect the forest!

These on the other hand are intended for after you beat Phantom Ganon. Again, no Kokiri says any of these lines. (offset: )

I lost! Now I'll sell you a Deku Stick for 15 Rupees.

I lost! Now I'll sell you Deku Nuts if you leave me alone. 5 pieces 20 Rupees they are.

Probably intended for the Deku Scrubs when you beat them, but they use a different text than this sloppily written one. (offset: )

Dialogue
I sealed the entrance because I don't have much merchandise to sell. But you're quite a persistent customer, aren't you.

Can only really be the Goron Shop salesman...but he doesn't say that. (offset: )

You know, I'm so grateful to you. When I have a kid, I will name it after you!

This would fit Darunia, but he doesn't use this line. (offset: )

You pick the Bomb Flowers with (A). Press (A) again to set it.

A Bomb Flower-related line that is not used. (offset: )

I'm saved! Thank you! Here, take this!

Probably intended for the Gorons in the Fire Temple when you save them. It seems they originally gave you the keys themselves, while in the final version they're inside treasure chests for you to collect. (offset: )

Link...Can't hold... anymore...I can't hold it any longer... Get out of here!!

Found among the Fire Temple dialog. Maybe there was a special room where you could only survive for a limited time. (offset: )

Big problem! Everybody is gone! But I'll keep my business open!

A similar line is said by the Goron Shop salesman as an adult, but not this one. (offset: )

You traded the Giant's Knife for the Biggoron's Sword! This blade was forged by a master smith and won't break!

This should be used if you have the Giant's Knife when you complete the fetch quest for the Biggoron's Sword, but it isn't. (offset: )

Dialogue
Hey, newcomer! Wait a second and I'll open the gate for you.

The Gerudo who opens the gate uses a different text, rendering this one unused. (offset: )

The Entrance to the Past The Entrance to the Present The Entrance to the Future

It is only possible to travel between two time periods in the final game, the past and the future. (offset: )

There is another reference to the "past, present, and future" made by Sheik when she teaches you the Requiem of Spirit: "Past, present, future... The Master Sword is a ship with which you can sail upstream and downstream through time's river... The port for that ship is in the Temple of Time... To restore the Desert Colossus and enter the Spirit Temple, you must travel back through time's flow... Listen to this Requiem of Spirit... This melody will lead a child back to the desert."

I am the Gerudo master of horseback archery! On top of that, I'm the Gerudo master of horseback riding! Want to try horseback archery for 20 Rupees? Yes No

You have guts--I like you. Follow me.

It's out of the question if you don't have a horse!

I won't have anything to do with a coward like you!

Ah, you are not as good as you claim. Maybe next time.

You did well. For today, I admit I lost. It seems I have a lot of room for improvement.

This text strongly suggests that the horseback archery was originally not a simple target practice, but that you actually had to compete against another Gerudo on horseback. Possibly canned because the developers considered it too difficult to implement. (offset: )

Great Ganondorf's...Enemy... Must die...

This string's position among the Spirit Temple text suggests that the brainwashed Nabooru was supposed to say this when encountering you. (offset: )

Here, I'll give you this... It's a very important thing to me. Let's have a competition later!

Link...see you again!

Two more lines by Nabooru, this time in the Chamber of Sages after you beat Twinrova. They look like placeholder strings, though what competition exactly Nabooru is referring to remains a mystery. (offset: )

Kaepora Gaebora
Hey, Link! Look over here! Beyond this point you'll find Kakariko Village. Watch your step! Hoot hoo!

A similar message is said by the Owl in front of Kakariko Village. This rendition, however, is not used anywhere. (offset: )

Link! This way! Hoo hoo! I wonder what Saria is doing now? How about going back to the forest sometime?

This text may be an early rendition of the Owl's message after talking with Zelda in the castle for the first time, telling you to go learn Saria's Song in the Sacred Forest Meadow. (offset: )

Hoot hoot! Link, you look like you're getting more comfortable in your role as adventurer. I think Princess Zelda is waiting for you to visit her again. You already have the Goron's Ruby, don't you?

Apparently, you were meant to visit Zelda a second time after you got the Goron's Ruby. In the final game you only need to visit her once, because you normally see her fleeing from Ganondorf by the second visit. Of note, the final game does include a conversation with Zelda if you return to meet her after obtaining the Goron's Ruby, but nothing hints to it as said hint was clearly cut. This text also won't display if Link managed to obtain the Zora's Sapphire beforehand. (offset: )

Navi
Link, what are you looking at?

Supposedly said by Navi, but it doesn't really fit anywhere at all. (offset: ). The "Navi information spot" object has a value for this beside some empty values.

WHAAAT!? Look at all those flags! Can you figure out which ones are real?

Appears among the Navi text. Fits into the Haunted Wasteland the most, seeing as that's a place with lots of flags. However, fake flags may have made the level simply too hard. (offset: )

Gold Skulltula This is also known as a Spider of the Curse. If you defeat it, you'll get a token as proof!

There's no opportunity for Navi to ever say this in the final game, because Gold Skulltulas cannot be Z-Targeted. (offset: )

Dead Hand’s Hands If it grabs you, tap any button to escape!

Same as above. It Might have been scrapped because of how awkward "Dead Hand’s Hands" sounds.

If you want to ride that boat, be careful! It looks very old… Who knows when it might sink? Would have been said at some point in the ferry room in the Shadow Temple.

Dialogue
Those who find a Small Key can advance to the next room. Those who don't can go home!

This text can only really refer to the Treasure Box game; no idea why it wasn't used. (offset: )

Sorry about that...OK, well... LET'S BOWL!

May have been used at some point in the Bombchu Bowling Alley. (offset: )

Unsorted
Welcome! May I help you? I want to shop Just looking

A generic shop string that is not used by any shop in the game. (offset: )

You can't use a Big Poe here! Sell it to the man at the Hyrule Castle Town gate!

This message doesn't appear at all in the game, no matter what you do. Trying to use the Big Poe just gives the standard "This item can't be used here" message. (offset: )

All right, you're done! Please wait outside while I set up your next challenge!

Even though there are a number of mini-games in OoT, none throw you out after you've played. (offset: )

This door is currently being refurbished.

Dunno. Could have fit in Hyrule Castle, where there are a couple of doors you can't open. (offset: )

The record time of those who raced against me was: --Dampé the Gravekeeper

This wouldn't really fit anywhere, except maybe on a sign inside the grave. (offset: )

Mmmm...mumble...mumble... Huh? Yeah, I'm awake! What? Hey, it's you! Welcome! Awww... That was rough! Malon yelled at me for a long time! You took care of us, so I'm proud to give you this milk! You can keep the bottle for yourself.

Obviously spoken by Talon. It seems unlikely he gave you two bottles, so it's more likely that the Super Cucco game originally did not exist and you had to do something else to earn the bottle. (offset: )

Oh, Mr. Hero! Thanks for all your hard work! Wah ha ha hah !!

There's a strange guy living in the Windmill. Have you already met him, Mr. Hero?

Two lines intended for the guard in front of Death Mountain, but he doesn't say any of these. (offset:, )

Oh no... He's not breathing... Link!?

Possibly intended for the game over screen or the encounter with the dying knight in Hyrule Castle Town's back alley. (offset: )

You found Princess Ruto! Now King Zora will give you the Spiritual Stone of Water... Well, maybe. Huh?

This message wouldn't have worked at all like this, because when you find Ruto it is already hinted that the Spiritual Stone of Water was in fact swallowed by Jabu-Jabu. (offset: )

Do you want to continue fishing? Yes No

This question by the fisherman doesn't appear in-game. (offset: )

Link! Finish him off with the sword of time, the Master Sword!

Oh sealed door opened by the Sages... Close forever with the Evil Incarnation of Darkness within!!

These appear to be remnants of an early ending. They're not used by Zelda or Rauru in the final game. (offset: )

No... That's not what I want... I want something inside a bottle... I didn't mean that thing...

This was supposed to be said by the beggar, but he never uses this. If you try to sell him an event item, he'll just give his standard "Sell me something with C" speech. (offset: )

Oh, a darling little Fairy! I'll buy it for 25 Rupees! All sales final, OK?

No matter what you do, it is impossible to sell a fairy, rendering this text unused. (offset: )

Using a GameShark code, you can make the following Japanese text appear on the Item subscreen:

風のメダル 氷のメダル

They read "Wind Medallion" and "Ice Medallion", respectively, which of course suggests that there were two temples corresponding to these medallions. There are some subtle hints that they existed at some point, the most prominent one being the Ganon's Castle Trials where the Forest Trial uses wind puzzles which do not appear in the Forest Temple, and the Water Trial is actually an ice puzzle like in the Ice Cavern.

Hi! I'm a talking door!

Value 0000 of the "checkable spot" object is associated with this text. It appears in the Master Quest Debug ROM, in the Sasa Test map.