Development:The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (Game Boy)/Entities
This is a sub-page of Development:The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (Game Boy).
 | To do: Add TEST, MSTES2, and TOBID. |
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Removed Entities
MSTES4
| To do: What else does this entity's code do? |
This entity's label is short for "Message Test 4". The section header for its code is blank. It would have used the graphics for SLIMB, the Zol.
Its code indicates that it would have displayed message 0009.
Ahhh... It has the Sleepy Toad- stool, it does! We'll mix it up something in a jiffy, we will!
MSTES5
| To do: What is BOSS1 in the final game? What else does this entity's code do? |
This entity's label is short for "Message Test E". The section header for its code is blank. It would have used the graphics for BOSS1.
Its code indicates that it would have displayed message 000C.
Double double, toil and trouble a toadstool mix makes powder for tricks!
MSTES6
| To do: What else does this entity's code do? |
This entity's label is short for "Message Test 6". There are three different versions of it: one in ZE6.DMG and two in ZEN.DMG. The section headers for the first and third versions of its code call it "メッセージテスト！", meaning "Message Test!". The section header of the second version is blank. The first and third versions would have used the graphics for CHUNLI, an unused entity in the final game. The second version would have used the graphics for MOTOS, the Hardhat Beetle.
Its code indicates that it would have displayed message 000E.
It's the toad- stool you picked in the woods. What is it for? You hold it over your head and a mellow aroma wafts into your nostrils.
MSTES7
This entity's label is short for "Message Test 7". The section header for its code is blank. It would have used the graphics for SKEL0, the aggressive Stalfos.
Its code indicates that it would have displayed message 0011.
I'm tired... I'm goin' ta sleep now... Zzzzzz...
MSTES8
| To do: What else does this entity's code do? |
This entity's label is short for "Message Test 8". The section header for its code calls it "対話的人物試験", meaning "Interactive Character Test". It would have used the graphics for BABUL, the Anti Fairy.
Its code indicates that it would have displayed the following messages.
0022:
BOW WOW! BOW WOW!
0012:
Well that was a surprise! Hey! I'll tell you a secret! Use your sword to poke at dungeon walls... If you hear a hollow clank, you can break the wall with a Bomb!
MSTES9
| To do: What graphics would this entity have used? What else does its code do? |
This entity's label is short for "Message Test 9". The section header for its code is blank.
Its code indicates that it would have displayed message 0013.
You've learned the 'Ballad of the Wind Fish!' This song will always remain in your heart!
MSTESA
This entity's label is short for "Message Test A". The section header for its code is blank. It would have used the graphics for CHUNLI, an unused entity in the final game.
Its code indicates that it would have displayed message 0014.
Please remember this song! You should play it every once in a while to keep it fresh in your mind!
MSTESB
This entity's label is short for "Message Test B". The section header for its code is blank. It would have used the graphics for SKEL0, the aggressive Stalfos.
Its code indicates that it would have displayed message 0015.
Please! I want you to learn it! This song is my favorite!
MSTESC
This entity's label is short for "Message Test C". The section header for its code is blank. It would have used the graphics for SKEL0, the aggressive Stalfos.
Its code indicates that it would have displayed message 0016.
So, how do you like it? It's really touching, isn't it? Does it stick in your mind? Yes No
MSTESD
| To do: What is BOSS1 in the final game? |
This entity's label is short for "Message Test D". The section header for its code is blank. It would have used the graphics for BOSS1.
Its code indicates that it would have displayed message 0017.
Hi there, big guy! I'm Crazy Tracy! I've got a little secret for sale that'll pump you up!
MSTESE
| To do: What is BOSS1 in the final game? What else does this entity's code do? |
This entity's label is short for "Message Test E". The section header for its code is blank. It would have used the graphics for BOSS1.
Its code indicates that it would have displayed message 0018.
Will you give me 28 Rupees for my secret? Give Don't
STEST
| To do: What is BOSS1 in the final game? What else does this entity's code do? |
It's not entirely what this entity's label is short for, but it might stand for "Status Test". The section header for its code is blank. It would have used the graphics for BOSS1.
Replaced Entities
MSTESF
This entity's label is short for "Message Test F". The section header for its code calls it "対話的人物試験", meaning "Interactive Character Test". It would have used the graphics for JIJII, an entity which is no longer present in Link's Awakening. JIJII shares its name with an old man NPC from A Link to the Past, pictured at right.
Its code indicates that it would have displayed message 0029.
Aye Caramba! Kid, you have a lot to learn, trying to buy something you have no use for!
In the final game, the entity, number 4B, was replaced with a pot.
MSTEST
| To do: Which messages would it have displayed? What else does its code do? |
This entity's label is short for "Message Test". There is no section header for its code. It would have used the graphics for MORI1, the Moblin.
In the final game, the entity, number 37, was replaced with an arrow drop.
Unused Entities
 | This needs some investigation. Discuss ideas and findings on the talk page. Specifically: All of these have code associated with them in the source files. Someone should figure out what it does, as well as if any of these entities have sprites associated with them. Also, someone should check the Japanese version of Link's Awakening to see if there's anything more that remains of these enemies compared to the DX version. |
13: BOMBO
This entity also appears in a very early enemy list in the leaked source files of A Link to the Past.
The Link's Awakening DX Disassembly notes that it's possible to kill, that it crashes the game if the player collides with it, and that it can be defeated with the Magic Powder.
1D: BASSF
This entity's name may be short for "Bass Fish".
The Link's Awakening DX Disassembly notes that it is "disabled", meaning that it has no code associated with it.
25: BOSS1
BOSS1 appears to be a removed boss.
The file ZEN.DMG contains a section of code pertaining to it following the point where the end of the file is defined, meaning that none of the code is read or used. Among other things, the code defines the message IDs that the entity would have used. The IDs seem to have been overwritten with unrelated messages in the final game, but comments next to the IDs give some indication of what the messages would once have said.
LD A,$25 ; Nanda temeewa.. LD A,$2A ; Watashi ni nanika.. LD A,$26 ; Kanbenshitekudase.. LD A,$2B ; Na naniwosurunoda.. LD A,$2C ; Sonnani watashino .. LD A,$27 ; Oboeteyagare!! LD A,$28 ; LD A,$24 LD A,$2D CALL MSGCHK ; Doubutsuwo...
| # | Speaker | Message | Comment | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0024 | Great Fairy | Let's heal your wounds and get rid of all that stress... Close your eyes and relax... |
[None] | |
| 0025 | Grim Creeper | You dirty rat! You k-k-k...beat my brothers! You'll pay!! I'll never forget you! |
Nanda temeewa.. | What's yer problem? |
| 0026 | Grim Creeper | Hey runt! You think you can take me?! All right boys, get this punk out of my face! |
Kanbenshitekudase.. | C'mon, show some mercy... |
| 0027 | Yep! Those're my boys! I'm Papahl, pleased ta meetcha! I'll be lost in the hills later, so keep a look out for me, hear? |
Oboeteyagare!! | I'll make sure you remember this!! | |
| 0028 | Marin | Yes!! Yes!! Break them! Break them all! ... ... ... ... What? What's wrong? |
[None] | |
| 002A | System | You've got a Heart! Thump! One of your Heart Containers is filled! |
Watashi ni nanika.. | What do you want with me... |
| 002B | Shop | Rod Base 10 for 10 Rupees Buy Don't want it |
Na naniwosurunoda.. | Wh, what are you doing... |
| 002C | Shop | Bow & Arrow Set Only 980 Rupees! Buy No Way |
Sonnani watashino .. | You really want my... |
| 002D | Shop | 10 Arrows 10 Rupees Buy Don't |
Doubutsuwo... | The animals... |
26: KWUSO
This entity's name is short for "Otter". It shares its name with a removed entity from A Link to the Past. Both seem to be named after the otter man from the manga Utsurun Desu, whose graphic appears in a Mario sprite sheet found in both the Super Mario World art files and the A Link to the Past source code files from the Gigaleak.
It shares code with BOSS1. (The code described in the BOSS1 section of this page is labeled as both BOSS1MV and KWUSOMV. MV stands for "MOVE", and is developer shorthand for entity handling code.)
4C: FRBAR
This entity's name is short for "Fire Bar". Fire Bars appear in A Link to the Past, but not in Link's Awakening.
4E: CHUNLI
This entity's name seems to refer to Chun-Li from the Street Fighter series. Since entities from other Nintendo properties like Kirby, Kaeru no Tame ni Kane wa Naru and Mario appear in Link's Awakening, perhaps the developers considered including entities from third-party IPs, as well.
64: PSCRL
This entity's name seems to be short for "P Scroll". It was originally meant to be used in map square 0x1E8, as seen below.
DE1E8 DB $43,BBIRD ;;;;;; DB $CC,PSCRL DB EEND ;
You can see the final version of the map here.
67: SWTRP
This entity's name is short for "Switch Trap".
6B: TANABE
This entity's name refers to script writer Kensuke Tanabe. A comment in the file Source\Disk3\GBZE\ZEN.DMG identifies it as a "メッセージテスト！" (Message Test!).
70: KODOMO
This entity's name translates to "CHILD". It appears in a list in the file Source\Disk3\GBZE\ZEN.DMG, where it's noted to be the same as a used entity called "KODOMA" (short for "KODOMOA", meaning "CHILD A"), a child that appears in the Dream Shrine. KODOMO and KODOMA both use ID 70.
8C: SWBLK
This entity's name is short for "Switch Block".
8D: SWBLK2
This entity's name is short for "Switch Block 2".
Entities with Unusual Names
0F: KUZUH
The internal name for the Armos Statue refers to programmer Takamitsu Kuzuhara. There are numerous self-referential homages to him in the source code and the game itself. (For example, he's the proprietor of the Trendy Game.)
Interestingly, this entity also appears in a very early enemy list in the leaked source files of A Link to the Past. Kuzuhara was included in the credits for the SNES game under "Special Thanks".
2C: INOSI
The internal name of the Spiked Beetle is INOSI, which is short for "inoshishi", meaning "boar".
4D: NYAMA
The internal name for the item shop proprietor is a reference to someone named Nishiyama. While there's no Nishiyama in the Link's Awakening credits, Tatsuo Nishiyama is credited as one of the programmers on A Link to the Past.
57: NINJA
Pairodd's entity name reflects a time when it actually was a ninja. This also explains why they shoot ninja stars.
Here's an early teleport animation from the same file:
89: HINO
The header for the Hinox enemy indicates that its name is a reference to Shigefumi Hino of the R&D department, who's credited as a character designer on Link's Awakening.
C4: TODD
It turns out the Walrus has a name, and that name is Todd the Walrus. Game changer.
D3: GMUSI
The internal name for the rabbit in Animal Town is GMUSI, which is short for "G MUSI", meaning "[?] Bug". Some versions of the entity list read "動物村 虫" (Animal Village: Bug), while others helpfully note "動物村 虫（実はうさぎ）" (Animal Village: Bug (Actually a Rabbit)).
Old Enemy Bank Data
ZBD.DMG contains the following data after the end point of the file is defined, meaning it is neither read nor used.
EBANKDT may be an older version of GEBANKD (Ground Enemy Bank Data) and DEBANKD (Dungeon Enemy Bank Data), which are found in the same file, before they were split into two.
Entity identifications in square brackets are guesses based on the Japanese descriptions.
| Data | Translation | Entity |
|---|---|---|
; うるりら－ EBANKDT ; OLD DB $00,$01,$02,$03 ;0 DB $10,$11,$12,$13 ;1 DB $20,$11,$12,$13 ;2 BASSF DB $00,$01,$12,$03 ;3 Ground heishi DB $10,$11,$15,$13 ;4 MAGE0 DB $10,$11,$14,$13 ;5 HIPLP DB $10,$11,$04,$13 ;6 店員１ DB $10,$11,$05,$13 ;7 爺 DB $10,$11,$06,$13 ;8 ブーメラン DB $10,$11,$12,$18 ;9 速虫 DB $10,$11,$12,$19 ;A 回転砲台 DB $10,$11,$08,$13 ;B 店員２ DB $26,$11,$07,$13 ;C テストマリン DB $08,$07,$04,$09 ;D クレーンゲーム DB $10,$11,$17,$13 ;E TERSA DB $10,$11,$12,$1B ;F 猪,爆弾兵 DB $10,$11,$12,$1A ;10 卓球兵 DB $00,$01,$04,$03 ;11 釣り店員 DB $20,$21,$04,$03 ;12 魚達 DB $10,$11,$12,$1D ;13 まとわりBOMB DB $10,$11,$12,$1E ;14 NINJA DB $10,$11,$14,$1F ;15 HIPLP 仮面 DB $00,$01,$02,$0A ;16 GHOSB DB $10,$11,$30,$31 ;17 HAYAB DB $10,$11,$30,$13 ;18 HAYAB 2 DB $10,$26,$32,$33 ;19 BGKAO DB $10,$26,$32,$13 ;1A BGKAO 2 DB $10,$11,$34,$35 ;1B BSLIM DB $10,$11,$34,$13 ;1C BSLIM 2 DB $10,$11,$36,$37 ;1D TBOSS DB $10,$11,$36,$13 ;1E TBOSS 2 DB $10,$11,$38,$39 ;1F BSNAK 1 DB $10,$11,$38,$13 ;20 BSNAK 2 DB $10,$11,$12,$28 ;21 GORMA DB $10,$11,$12,$29 ;22 BSKEL DB $10,$11,$12,$2A ;23 DDNGO DB $10,$11,$3A,$3B ;24 BFIRE 1 DB $10,$11,$12,$3B ;25 BFIRE 2 DB $3C,$3D,$3E,$3F ;26 BBIRD DB $2C,$2D,$2E,$2F ;27 BFISH DB $0D,$0E,$0F,$13 ;28 GIRL0 DB $0D,$0E,$23,$13 ;29 BABA0 DB $00,$0E,$0F,$22 ;2A KINOK & PAPA0 |
Ulrira BASSF Overworld Soldier MAGE0 HIPLP Clerk 1 Old Man Boomerang Speedy Bug Rotating Artillery Clerk 2 Test Marin Crane Game TERSA Boar, Bomb Soldier Ping-Pong Soldier Fishing Clerk Fish Following BOMB NINJA HIPLP Mask GHOSB HAYAB HAYAB 2 BGKAO BGKAO 2 BSLIM BSLIM 2 TBOSS TBOSS 2 BSNAK 1 BSNAK 2 GORMA BSKEL DDNGO BFIRE 1 BFIRE 2 BBIRD BFISH GIRL0 BABA0 KINOK & PAPA0 |
[Removed Entity] Wizrobe Iron Mask [Removed Entity] [Boomerang] [Mini Moldorm] [Flame Shooter] [Trendy Game Owner] Boo Buddy [Spiked Beetle], [Bouncing Bombite] [Knight] [Fisherman (Under Bridge)] [Fisherman (Fishing Game)] [Timer Bombite] Pairodd Iron Mask's Mask Giant Ghini Moldorm Moldorm 2 Facade Facade 2 Slime Eye Slime Eye 2 Genie Genie 2 Slime Eel 1 Slime Eel 2 Gohma Master Stalfos Dodongo Snake Hot Head 1 Hot Head 2 Evil Eagle Angler Fish Marin Witch Sleepy Toadstool & Tarin |
