The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time/Unused Actors & Objects

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Unused actors and objects in Ocarina of Time. Use Map Select and the codes and info regarding Actor, Object, and Variable Replacement to try loading them yourself.

Actors

En_Part

Actor	Object
0007	0001

This is an effect spawner for enemies' deaths.

En_Scene_Change

Actor	Object
0024	0040

This unused actor has little remaining functionality. All it does is write its name to the console and set a fog parameter. It may have served a similar function to En_Holl, the used actor for the Room Transition Plane that immediately precedes it in the actor list. Why it is connected to object 0040, the used object_jj (Jabu-Jabu), is unclear.

The current source code is 70 lines long, but refers to lines 290 and 386 in its calls to OPEN_DISPS and CLOSE_DISPS, meaning there was likely a lot of code commented out before it was compiled for the final game.

(Source: jrra, zel, Ocarina of Time Decompilation Project)

Bg_Pushbox

Actor	Object
002C	0003

As the name suggests, Bg_Pushbox is a movable block. Trying to load this object in-game normally results in a crash because it does not load its own object. The actor seems to date back to an earlier point in development when Link was able to push and pull any wall at will, as its collision lacks the "grabbable" attribute used by grabbable objects in the final game. It also does not unset the grab flag like other objects, so Link won't let go of it. This suggests it was Link's actor that unset the flag at some point in development.

Modifying Link's code to account for these discrepancies is thus necessary for the block to function properly in the final game.

Its behavior differs from regular blocks in that it moves continuously (albeit slowly) and not in steps. It makes no sound when moved and also uses a cylinder collision box which can cause issues if the block is pushed towards a wall or off an edge.

(Source: aegiker)

En_OE2

Actor	Object
004F	0035

This actor is linked to object_oE2, detailed below. However, when loaded in-game, it only appears as a targetable blue spot. Though she helpfully points it out, Navi has nothing to say about it.

object_oE2

Object 0035 is an early version of the generic red-haired Kokiri girls.

En_Horse_Zelda

Actor	Object
005B	0046

As you might expect, this actor is linked to object_horse_zelda (Zelda's white horse). However, in the final game, object_horse_zelda is only loaded by En_Viewer, an actor which loads various objects used in cutscenes, so this goes unused.

Link is seen chasing this horse in Hyrule Field in a screenshot from Spaceworld in November 1997.

En_Bird

Actor	Object
0072	0077

If loaded using GameShark codes, this unused bird flaps its wings but otherwise remains stationary. It is also missing transparency. It has code for movement, but the code is incomplete with most of its initial variables zeroed out.

It was later repurposed for Majora's Mask, where several fly around the tree on the plains of the Moon.

object_bird

Object 0077 is present in the object list for Kokiri Forest setup 05, room 01 (Cutscene - The Deku Tree Tells of Ganondorf's Curse), but because it lacks an actor, it's never loaded.

En_Lightbox

Actor	Object
007C	0081

z_en_lightbox is a broken grabbable object. By default it shows up as a large rectangular block that makes a thrumming noise.

There are a few reasons why it doesn't work in the final game:

• It unsets the wrong bgcheck flag when landing, causing it to constantly be in a state of hitting the ground, explaining the sound.

• It's too big. Offsetting its scale by 0.1 puts it at a normal scale to be grabbed by Link. This also makes it match z_en_pu_box's scale.

• Picking it up voids you out. It actually tries to prevent this by setting a dynapoly flag at Actor+0x162 when held, but that value does not disable the collision anymore, so it fails.

When fixed, it behaves similarly to a bomb, except with customizable values.

• IREG(57) controls its midair deceleration
• IREG(58) controls its ground deceleration
• IREG(59) controls the max Y velocity before being allowed to collide with the ground
• IREG(60) controls its bounciness when hitting the ground

All of these values are divided by 100, so changing them by 1 increases the effect by 0.01.

(Source: aegiker)

object_lightbox

In addition to the model loaded with the actor above, object 0081 also contains three variants as unreferenced geometry.

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  Default

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  Variant 0x0

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  Variant 0x3D0

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  Variant 0x7A0

En_Pu_box

Actor	Object
007D	0082

Pu_box seems to be later version of Bg_Pushbox. Unlike the former, it does load its own object but otherwise exhibits the same quirks, requiring modifying Link's code. It moves faster and also makes a sound like other stone blocks.

(Source: aegiker)

object_pu_box

Three variants of this block also exist within the object as unreferenced geometry.

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  Default

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  Variant 0x0

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  Variant 0x700

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  Variant 0xA80

En_Arow_Trap

Actor	Object
0081	0001

An unused trap which would periodically spawn an arrow into a fixed direction.

The arrow it spawns does use an unique parameter, which isn't properly set up inside the arrow actor itself, causing it to only become active and changing its intended direction when Link shoots an arrow.

En_Vase

Actor	Object
0082	0086

This actor is linked to the unfinished, orange-hued pot below.

object_vase

Object 0086 is a pot whose design is based on the jars in A Link to the Past. Its rim lacks transparency, and it does not have any collision or associated behaviors.

Arrow_Fire

Actor	Object
010A	0001

This needs some investigation. Discuss ideas and findings on the talk page. Specifically: What do you do?

Arrow_Ice

Actor	Object
010B	0001

This needs some investigation. Discuss ideas and findings on the talk page. Specifically: What do you do?

Arrow_Light

Actor	Object
010C	0001

This needs some investigation. Discuss ideas and findings on the talk page. Specifically: What do you do?

Obj_Elevator

Actor	Object
012B	011B

While this actor went unused in the retail version of Ocarina of Time, it is used in Ocarina of Time Master Quest. When loaded in-game and stepped on, it makes a clicking noise as if a switch had been pressed.

object_d_elevator

To do: Investigate variables.

Object 011B is a large, 4-tiered stone elevator.

En_Nwc

Actor	Object
0135	0124

These primitive-looking baby Cuccos were later revamped and repurposed for use in Majora's Mask.

object_nwc

To do: Add info about Grog's shop.

Object 0124 lacks collision, which causes it to fall through the floor and into the void when loaded. The object freeze function in the Debug ROM can be used to prevent this.

Item_Inbox

Actor	Object
0137	0001

This actor's name indicates that it is connected to items found in treasure chests.

En_Sda

Actor	Object
013A	0001

There's a dynamic shadow attribute. It is seen in early screenshots and videos and can be seen in the final game utilized by signs that can be cut. It is also used during the final battles with Ganondorf and Ganon, both on the bosses and the Master Sword, when Ganon knocks it out of Link's hands.

En_Clear_Tag

Actor	Object
013B	0001

The Arwing from Star Fox 64, used by the developers to model Volvagia's flying animations.

When Link enters a map in which an Arwing is loaded, an animation plays depicting it flying around and doing a barrel roll. It acts as an enemy, firing at Link with its laser beams. It can be vanquished with three Slingshot hits, or the Boomerang. Upon defeat, it will crash and explode in a huge mass of flaming red debris.

Within player_actor there is a routine that spawns an Arwing at coordinates (0,100,0) relative to Link's position. This routine is located after a sequence of code used to determine whether a chest should award an item or freeze Link, suggesting that the Arwing may have once spawned when opening a chest at one point. (Indeed, the Ocarina of Time iQue leak confirms this to be the case.)

(Source: Discovery - Cendamos & jaytheham, Purpose - Iwata Asks: Ocarina of Time 3D 2.3)

En_Go

Actor	Object
0152	00C9

While unused, this actor is linked to a used object, object_oF1d_map, which contains the Goron. In the retail game, the used Goron actor is known as En_Go2.

This needs some investigation. Discuss ideas and findings on the talk page. Specifically: What do you do?

Objects

Duplicates

object_ny

Actor	Object
[None]	00E3

Oddly, the final game contains two instances of the Spike Trap object: 00E3 and 00E5. Only 00E5 is used. According to the Ocarina of Time iQue leak, object ID 00E3 was originally assigned to "zelda_go2".

To do: Add info about what zelda_go2 is, and a link.

object_md

Actor	Object
[None]	00FA

Similarly, the final game contains two instances of Mido's object: 00FA and 00FB. Only 00FB is used. According to the Ocarina of Time iQue leak, object ID 00FA was originally assigned to "zelda_gate".

To do: Add info about what zelda_gate is, and a link.

Items

The "gi" within some of these filenames indicates the objects were "Get Items", models which Link holds over his head when an item is first obtained.

object_b_heart

Object 0049 is a giant kind of Heart Container that should be used by Item_B_Heart, but does not have any connection despite the name. When spawned, its texture emits an interesting motion effect.

object_gi_melody

Object 00B6 was once displayed when Link learned a new song. It uses variables 0008 to 000C of the used actor 008C, Demo_Kankyo (Cutscene_Environment).

It is present in every cutscene setup where Link learns a melody from Sheik, save for the cutscene where Link learns the Nocturne of Shadow. Despite this, it is never visible in-game.

There is evidence that Demo_Kankyo was used at one point to display this music note. Starting at D45980 in the Debug ROM, there is a list of object dependencies for the different values of Demo_Kankyo's variable. At indexes 08-0C, object 00B6 is listed as a dependency. It's not known if the functionality to display the note still exists. The object has 6 color settings intended for warp songs.

Map	Setup	Room	Setup ID	Used
Ice Cavern	04	All	Cutscene - Learning the Serenade of Water	✔
Shooting Gallery	05	00	Sasaki Cutscene Test 2	✘
Shooting Gallery	06	00	Sasaki Cutscene Test 3	✘
Temple of Time	00	All	Normal Gameplay	✔
Temple of Time	04	All	Cutscene - First Time Returning From the Chamber of Sages	✔
Temple of Time	06	All	Cutscene - Learning the Prelude of Light	✔
Sacred Forest Meadow	04	00	Cutscene - Learning the Minuet of Forest	✔
Sacred Forest Meadow	05	00	Cutscene - Learning Saria's Song	✔
Desert Colossus	04	00	Cutscene - Learning the Requiem of Spirit	✔
Death Mountain Crater	04	01	Cutscene - Learning the Bolero of Fire	✔
Death Mountain Crater	05	01	Cutscene - Learning the Bolero of Fire in Opening Demo	✔

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object_gi_grass

Object 00F7 is a reed whistle once used by Link for calling Epona, rather than Epona's Song. This idea was revived in the form of the Horse Call item in Twilight Princess.

Link can be seen using this item in pre-release screenshots from April 1998.

object_medal

Object 009F contains early versions of the elemental Medallions, reflecting their original colors. In the final game, the Spirit Medallion is orange, the Shadow Medallion is purple, and the Light Medallion is yellow.

object_gi_coin

Object 012E contains N-stamped coins in four colors. The colors match that of the Rupees: green, blue, red, and gold. Some of the debug text associated with parameter.c, found in the game's code file, refers to Skulltula tokens as "N Coins".

object_gi_butterfly

Object 0175 is similar to the container that holds the bugs sold in the Potion Shop. (Indeed, the object number of the bottled bug, 0174, immediately precedes it.) A butterfly is visible inside the cage. With a little hacking trickery, the cage can be placed in a shop and purchased, but nothing will appear in Link's inventory.

Because 0068 is missing from the list of purchasable items, and 0067 corresponds to the bottled bug, it's likely that it once corresponded to the butterfly.

object_gi_ocarina_0

Object 010E is a "Get Item" for the Fairy Ocarina, part of a set of models that appear over Link's head when he first obtains an item. However, in the final game, Link receives the Fairy Ocarina from Saria, triggering a unique cutscene in which the camera pans around Link holding the item. As a result, the "Get Item" sequence doesn't occur, and this detailed model is never used.

There is still data in Link's actor, player_actor, that anticipates him obtaining the Fairy Ocarina like a "Get Item". However, the text box displayed upon receiving this ocarina is the "Get" message for the Ocarina of Time.

NPCs

object_human

Object 0006 is an NPC that appeared in pre-release screenshots from 1996-97. She gained the nickname "Aria" through a series of interviews of dubious provenence with a supposed Nintendo insider that originally appeared on the fansite Zeldapower.com.

Her model format is more similar to the NPCs of Super Mario 64 than those in Ocarina of Time. Technical details on this older format can be found here.

object_oA1

Object 0023 is an early version of the Kakariko rooftop man.

object_oA2

Object 002E is an early version of the Zora. While it is completely untextured, each piece of the model is colored #958DAC, which is a bluish-gray, similar to the skin of a dolphin.

The object is present in the object list of the cutscene in which Link awakens in the Chamber of Sages after seven years of slumber. However, because it lacks a corresponding actor, it is never loaded.

Debug text found in actor En_Xc suggests that its filename originally belonged to Sheik.

object_oA3

Object 003B is an early version of Impa's masked head. It can be seen in pre-release screenshots of the cutscene in which Zelda and Impa flee from Hyrule Castle.

object_oA4

Object 003C is a Hylian man in a blue shirt and white pants. He can be seen in a pre-release screenshot of the Market from November 1997.

object_oA5

Object 003D is a thin Hylian woman in a purple dress. A similar, more-refined version of this model is used in the Market. She can be seen in a pre-release screenshot of the Back Alley.

object_oA6

Object 003E is a Hylian man in a blue shirt and orange pants. This object was accidentally given two left arms, causing the view from the right side to look unusual. However, the right arm still exists as unreferenced geometry in the model at offsets 1028 and 10B8, making it possible for the model to be restored.

Original	Restored

object_oA7

Object 003F is a Hylian woman in a white shirt and orange pants. She can be seen in a pre-release screenshot of the Market from November 1997.

object_oA8

Object 0041 is an old Hylian man.

object_oA9

Object 0042 is the hooded head of an old Hylian man.

object_oA10

Object 0057 is an early version of a Hylian soldier. It is present in the object lists of the Castle Hedge Maze (Day) and Castle Hedge Maze (Night) maps, but it's never loaded because it lacks a corresponding actor.

object_oA11

Object 0058 is another early version of a Hylian soldier. It can be seen in a pre-release screenshot from June 1998.

object_oB1

Object 0028 is an early version of the Bazaar proprietor.

object_oB2

This needs some investigation. Discuss ideas and findings on the talk page. Specifically: Render this properly...

Object 0043 is a bearded Hylian man in a purple shirt and green pants.

object_oB3

Object 0044 is an early version of the carpenter boss' wife.

object_oB4

Object 0045 is a Hylian woman wearing a blue smock and a white dress. She appears in Kakariko Village in this 1998 pre-release trailer.

A similar, more-refined version of this model is used in the Market.

object_oE1

Object 0033 is an early version of Mido.

object_oE1s

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Object 00C3 is another early version of Mido. Appears identical to other, though this one comes with a single "animation" built in, that being a static pose with his arms by his sides.

object_oE3

Object 004B is an early version of Saria. The unused animation file object_oE_anime contains an early animation for her, which she is seen performing in this pre-release screenshot from November 1997.

Pre-release Screenshot	Restored Object

(Restoration: Airikita)

object_oE4

Object 004C is an early version of the generic red-haired Kokiri boys.

object_oE4s

Object 00C4 is another early version of the generic red-haired Kokiri boys.

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object_oE5

Object 004E is an unused female Kokiri NPC. At one point, the Kokiri characters had more varied designs. This particular girl appears in pre-release screenshots from November 1997. She has blonde hair, and her vest features dual Kokiri symbols. This object is dependent upon object_oE2, which contains geometry that object_oE5 needs in order to be loaded properly.

Because of this NPC's blonde hair, she is often mistaken for an early version of Fado.

object_oE6

Object 004F is the head of a blonde Kokiri girl wearing a brown band. This model was used in the Spaceworld '97 demo.

Front	Side	Back

object_oE7

Object 0050 is the head of an open-mouthed Kokiri boy wearing a green cap. This model was used in the Spaceworld '97 demo.

Front	Side	Back

object_oE8

Object 0051 is the head of a red-haired Kokiri girl wearing a green band. This model was used in the Spaceworld '97 demo.

Front	Side	Back

object_oE9

Object 0052 is the head of a blonde Kokiri boy wearing a mint-colored cap. This model was used in the Spaceworld '97 demo.

Front	Side	Back

object_oE10

Object 0053 is an early version of the Kokiri Shop proprietor's head. This model was used in the Spaceworld '97 demo.

object_oE11

Object 0054 is the head of a blonde Kokiri boy wearing a small green beanie. This model was used in the Spaceworld '97 demo.

Front	Side	Back

object_oE12

Object 0055 is an early version of Fado's head. This model was used in the Spaceworld '97 demo.

Front	Side	Back

object_oF1s

Object 00CF is an early version of the Goron. This object contains unreferenced geometry at offset 84E0 displaying an early Goron curl. This curl is recorded as static geometry instead of the animated position used in the final, and has a head that appears less tucked.

Early Goron Curl	Final Goron Curl

Other

object_fire

Object 000F is an early flame animation with eight frames. This was originally used for the torches alongside the drawbridge at Hyrule Castle.

The fire effect used in the final game consists of two overlapping textures: a flame shape and a noise image. The noise image scrolls to create the illusion of flickering. This is less resource-intensive, and uses a longer animation loop.

object_mjin_oka

Object 0068 is a song pedestal with an ocarina design. The appearance of the ocarina reflects an earlier stage of development when it would have been inlaid with the three Spiritual Stones.

This pedestal is present in several cutscene setups:

Map	Setup	Room	Setup ID	Used
Kokiri Forest	08	00	Panning Through Kokiri Forest	✘
Kokiri Forest	09	00	Panning Through Kokiri Forest 2	✘
Kokiri Forest	07	01	The Deku Tree Speaks With Navi	✔
Kokiri Forest	08	01	Panning Through Kokiri Forest	✘
Kokiri Forest	09	01	Panning Through Kokiri Forest 2	✘
Sacred Forest Meadow	04	00	Learning the Minuet of Forest	✔
Sacred Forest Meadow	05	00	Learning Saria's Song	✔
Zora's Fountain	04	00	Receiving Zora's Sapphire	✔
Zora's Fountain	05	00	Jabu-Jabu Inhales	✘
Zora's Fountain	06	00	Credits in Zora's Fountain	✘
Desert Colossus	04	00	Learning the Requiem of Spirit	✔
Ganon's Castle Exterior	04	00	Sages Construct the Rainbow Bridge	✔

However, it is only loaded and visible during gameplay in setups 05 and 06 of Zora's Fountain.

A contemporary fan account of playing the 1998 CBS Toy Test demo suggests that these pedestals were once used as song triggers, forcing Link to take out his Ocarina and displaying a musical staff when stepped on.

(Toy Test Playthrough Account: ZHQ.com)