Prerelease:The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes

This page details pre-release information and/or media for The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes.

Early Communication Icons and GUI

Used in nearly all promotional images and in all playthrough demonstrations by Nintendo Treehouse Live (prior to the game's release) is a set of communication icons with numerous differences from the set actually found within the game. This gif demonstrates the subtle differences between the two:

Background

• The early background had a decorative line ending in a curl underneath the level name and remaining fairies. The background was changed to be much simpler, with different (and more faint) decorative indents.
• The remaining fairies had a completely different icon in the early version of the game.

Hero Panels

• The shape of the Hero Panels was changed from having rounded corners to cut corners.
• The wood effect of the panels (alternating lighter and darker strips) are much thinner and more numerous in the early design. The result is that the early panels make a more realistic wood effect while the used panels achieve that cartoon look and feel.
• The Red, Green, and Blue Link icons are larger in the early panels. They also have a thick black border, while the used panels have a very thin border.
• The font for the player name and outfit is larger in the early version.
• Red Link's hair is orange instead of red.

Communication Icons

• The communication icons use an entirely different font in the early version.
• The text in the early version is slightly curved upward, while the used version has completely straight text.
• The 'Over here!' icon fills in the triangle made in my Link's right hand near his face, this was left unfilled in the early version.
• The 'Nooo!' icon is the most drastically different, with different eyes and a different mouth. A larger version of this graphic was also released as a piece of promotional artwork. Nintendo Badge Arcade uses said artwork as a badge.

The Early 'Nooo!' Icon. The 2 bottom-most lines were emphasized and the teeth were removed from the mouth.