The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D

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The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D
Also known as: Zeruda no Densetsu: Toki no Okarina 3D (JP) Developers: Nintendo, Grezzo Publisher: Nintendo Platform: Nintendo 3DS Released in JP: June 16, 2011 Released in US: June 19, 2011 Released in EU: June 17, 2011 Released in AU: June 30, 2011 This game has unused graphics. This game has unused items. This game has unused text. This game has a notes page This game has a bugs page

King Dedede's self-aggrandizing remake of Ocarina of Time.

Unused Items

To do: Check if the models have been updated at all, get pictures of any that are different. Also replace pictures when better ones are available, i.e. understanding of the format and viewers improve.

Some of the unused items that were present in Ocarina of Time still exist in Ocarina of Time 3D. However, thanks to the remake's file structure, it's possible to peer inside the containers for these unused models and see the files they contain.

Music Notes

• zelda_gi_melody_wind.cmb
• zelda_gi_melody_fire.cmb
• zelda_gi_melody_ice.cmb
• zelda_gi_melody_soul.cmb
• zelda_gi_melody_dark.cmb
• zelda_gi_melody_light.cmb

Link once held these music notes over his head when he learned a new song. Their filenames reflect an earlier stage of development. They've been dummied out in the remake, appearing as textureless triangles.

Coins

• zelda_gi_coin_yellow.cmb
• zelda_gi_coin_red.cmb
• zelda_gi_coin_green.cmb
• zelda_gi_coin_blue.cmb

Mysterious N Coins. Unfortunately, the file names don't give any hints to their purpose.

Butterfly Cage

• gi_butterfly_model.cmb and gi_butterfly_modelT.cmb

A cage for catching butterflies.

Reed Whistle

• gi_grass_model.cmb

A reed whistle that was originally used to call Epona during Ocarina of Time's development.

Unused Actors

To do: Investigate dk_board.zar, dk_floater.zar, dk_lightbox.zar, dk_spia.zar, dk_stonebridge.zar, dk_trap.zar, and zelda_gi_none.zar to see if they're unused.

Several unused actors from Ocarina of Time also make a reappearance.

Ocarina Pedestal

• mjin_okarina_model.cmb

The infamous ocarina pedestal that appears in an unused cutscene version of Zora's Fountain.

Child Zelda Cutscene Model

• zelda_zl1.zar

A child Zelda cutscene model with less animations than zl4, the version used by the game. She also has an early version of the Goddess cutscene hardcoded into her actor.

Orange Pot

• dk_vase

The unfinished orange pot with broken transparency is still alive and well, though its name has changed from object_vase.

Dummied-Out Light Box

• dk_pu_box.zar

Remnants of Early Development

Some of the game's filenames reference the changes Ocarina of Time went through in its multi-year development history.

Ultra 64

The Ultra 64 was the development name for the Nintendo 64. Ocarina of Time 3D contains four Link models. Two are the Child and Adult Link models used in-game: zelda_link_child_new.zar and zelda_link_boy_new.zar. However, the two older Link models used in Ocarina of Time still exist, and their filenames reflect the old nickname for the system.

• zelda_link_boy_ultra.zar
• zelda_link_child_ultra.zar

Ura Zelda and the Disk Drive

To do: zelda_link_boy_ultra contains a file named boy/anim/clink_demo_DDbox_open.anb. Is this related to the 64DD too?

Ocarina of Time: Master Quest was originally developed as an disk-based expansion of the original game for the N64's short-lived 64DD add-on. Ultimately, the system succumbed to poor sales, and the expansion known as Ura Zelda was never released.

Some of the ideas Nintendo had for the expanded version of OoT were channeled into Majora's Mask, while the dungeons with an increased degree of difficulty were first released as part of an Ocarina of Time bonus disc that came with preorders of The Wind Waker, and later included in the 3DS remake with the dungeons mirrored and Link taking double damage.

Accordingly, some of the game's filenames still reflect the expansion's development title and the system it was planned for.

• The file zelda_mag.zar, which contains the title logo, also holds g_title_fire.cmab and g_title_fire_ura.cmab. These files correspond to the orange fire that appears on the regular logo, and the green flames that appear on the Master Quest logo.

• The texture file used for choosing the Master Quest option from the menu screen is called ura.ctxb.

• The mirrored maps used in the Master Quest have "DD" in the filename, a reference to the Disk Drive.

Early Story

The Forest Temple was once a Wind Temple, while the Water Medallion was once an Ice Medallion. This was initially supported by the presence of unused item text for a Wind Medallion and an Ice Medallion in the original game, as well as the texture for the Forest Medallion warp platform being named object_mjin_wind and the texture for the Water Medallion warp platform being named object_mjin_ice.

Examining filenames in the remake reveals more traces of this early state of affairs.

Wind Temple

• The filename for the Minuet of Forest is NA_BGM_OCA_WIND.
• Sheik animation related to learning the Minuet of Forest is called kazenomenuetto.csab (Minuet of Wind).
• The filename for the unused note linked to learning the Minuet of Forest is called zelda_gi_melody_wind.cmb.
• In addition to being wind-themed, the database filename for the Forest Medallion mini dungeon in Ganon's Castle is called ganontika_kaze.qdb (Ganon's Basement - Wind).

Ice Medallion

• The filename for the unused note linked to learning the Serenade of Water is called zelda_gi_melody_ice.cmb.
• In addition to being ice-themed, the database filename for the Water Medallion mini dungeon in Ganon's Castle is called ganontika_kori.qdb (Ganon's Basement - Ice).
• The texture that appears below Kotake when she appears from the ground in Twinrova's Lair has a Water Medallion symbol on it.

Leftover XML Data

In a file called new_magic_wind.cskla there's a complete XML document defining animation data. It's in the Anim folder of the zelda_magic_wind.zar archive at the bottom of the file. You can see it in full here.

There are a few interesting things about it in the start of the file:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<NintendoWareIntermediateFile>

Apparently Nintendo has an internal tools suite named "NintendoWare" if the opening tag is anything to go by!

<EditData>
	<MetaData>
		<Key>MetaData</Key>
		<Create Author="shinomi" Date="2010-07-30T13:39:49" Source="new_magic_wind.ma">
			<ToolDescriptions Name="NW4C_Export for Maya 2009 Service Pack 1a" Version="0.8.0" />
		</Create>
	</MetaData>
</EditData>

"Junichi Shinomiya" is listed as the author of this file, credited under "Planning" for the game. He created this file on July 30th, 2010 and it uses the source file new_magic_wind.ma. In this context, ".ma" files are "Maya Ascii" files, a text-based version of the files the Maya 2009 software can save. The next tag indicates the tool that generated this XML file is named as "NW4C_Export for Maya 2009 Service Pack 1a" which seems to be a tool in the "NintendoWare" suite. This one is specific for use with (Autodesk) Maya 2009.

Beyond this point is the animation data itself which identifies bones and various details about how the animation should play out such as LoopMode="OneTime" meaning to NOT loop the animation and IsAdditiveAnimation="false" likely meaning it overrides any other animations playing rather than blending with them. ie; You cannot run and cast Farore's Wind at the same time.

Unused Text

Sheikah Stone Visions

There are unused hint titles for most of the sections. They are listed below, along with where they would have appeared within the final hint list.

Inside the Deku Tree

Passing the Torch

Between Waterlogged Limbo and Webbed Feet.

Dodongo's Cavern

A Platform in Flames

Between The Wall Above the Ladder and Something in Your Eye.

Inside Jabu-Jabu's Belly

Down the Hatch

Comes before the first hint, Reaching the Far Shore.

Tackling Tentacles

Between Removing the Red Tentacle and Bigocto Battle.

Fire Temple

Moving the Blue Block

Between The Second Goron and The Third Goron.

Flame Walls Revisited

Between The Dancer in Flames and Spiraling toward Treasure.

Floor, Meet Hammer

Between Spiraling toward Treasure and Totem Toppling.

Unsticking a Stuck Block

Between The Sixth Goron and The Final Goron.

Totem Toppling Revisited

Between The Sixth Goron and The Final Goron.

Water Temple

Defanging the Shell Blade

Between Twin Flames and The Beached Block.

Geyser Leapfrog

Between The Beached Block and Through Troubled Waters.

Climbing Upstream

Between The Third Mark and Level Up... and Down.

Shadow Temple

Silver and a Spinning Blade

Between Pointing toward Truth and The Stone Umbrella.

Well-Guarded Silver

Between Pointing toward Truth and The Stone Umbrella.

Spirit Temple

The Statue on the Switch

Between Lighting Up the Sun and Sun Block.

Moving the Massive Block

Between Spirit Temple Revisited and Rising Above.

Paving the Way with Silver

Between Rising Above and Lighting the Way.

Behind Bars

Between Trap Doors and Let There Be....

Miscellaneous

There's also a small list of miscellaneous unused hint titles.

The Four Torches
Silver Rupees Are the Key
Stone Wrangling
A Light in the Darkness
The Road Less Seen
Into the Fire
Taking Coins from the Enemy
Rupees and Stone Soldiers
Through Iron Bars
Let the Sun Shine

An entire category also went unused, and was intended to be between Water Temple and Shadow Temple.

Bottom of the Well

Version Differences

All the unused text in the original Ocarina of Time is still present here. The only exception is the following line:

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

A handful of other unused lines have been retranslated for the remake:

Ocarina of Time	Ocarina of Time 3D
Dead Hand's Hands If it grabs you, tap any button to escape!	Dead Hand's Hand If it grabs you, rapidly tap (A) to escape!
Treasure Chest Shop We don't necessarily sell them...	Treasure Chest Shop We don't actually sell them...
Happy Mask Shop! Now hiring happiness delivery men!	Happy Mask Shop! Now hiring happiness- delivery men!
Bombchu Bowling Alley You can experience the latest in Bomb technology!	Bombchu Bowling Alley You can experience the latest in bomb technology!

There's at least one unused line which is unique to the 3D version:

[Analog Stick]: Change setting

Also present in many files is the string ShUnqueen, with many files having "queen" in the name. It is unknown why "queen" is there, but "ShUn" may refer to the main programmer at Grezzo, Shun Moriya.

Unused Scenes

To do: I'm looking into these still, there may be more where this came from.

hakadan_boss_0_info.zsi

This room, bundled with the rooms for the Shadow Temple, is nothing more than a simple cube. The internal model name refers to this room simply as "SceneConverter", which hints at the fact that this is simply a testing model, and was never meant to be kept.