The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap

The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap
Developer: Capcom Publisher: Nintendo Platform: Game Boy Advance Released in JP: November 4, 2004 Released in US: January 10, 2005 Released in EU: November 12, 2004 This game has unused areas. This game has unused enemies. This game has unused graphics. This game has unused music. This game has debugging material. This game has regional differences.

To do: everything else, like the unused/debug items

Capcom? In my Zelda? It's more likely than you think.

Unused Graphics

An unused animation of the decorative mailbox above the post office in Hyrule Castle Town. The level of animation suggests that there were to be fully functional mailboxes in the game, much like with Wind Waker.

To do: all the other unused art in the game (there is a lot)

Unused Music

An unused introduction to the final dungeon that sounds far more dark and foreboding than what the game actually uses.

Another unused introduction, most likely used for appearances by Vaati.

An unused rendition of the title theme from Link to the Past.

An unused fanfare, from Ocarina of Time. It's the fanfare for getting a small treasure.

The Lost Woods BGM, also from Ocarina of Time, is present in the game.

Unused Items

This was originally planned to be included in the game, as was revealed by a romdump returning the text "Your Lon Lon Milk turned into butter!".

Version Differences

There are some differences between the different revisions of the game. The main differences are in the European version.

Lon Lon Ranch

European version	Other versions

In the Lon Lon Ranch zone, you can go to the Gorons' Cave by using whirlwinds. In the European release of the game, one of these whirlwinds is missing. However, it doesn't prevent you from entering the cave.

Palace of Winds

In the European version, using your Ocarina on the top of the building that leads to the Palace of Winds is not allowed, as it is in the other versions.

Bomb Bag

In the Japanese and North American versions, you can buy a Bomb Bag for 600 rupees at Stockwell's after having bought the Boomerang. There is no way to obtain this bigger Bomb Bag in the European version.

Lantern Bug

In the European version, when you turn your lantern on, then immediately throw your boomerang, the boomerang will disappear for a while, and you will be able to do some strange things as floating in the air. If you repeat the process with the bow instead of the boomerang, you will shoot two arrows instead of one. These bugs are not present in the other versions of the game.