The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker

The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
Developer: Nintendo Publisher: Nintendo Platform: Gamecube Released in JP: December 13, 2002 Released in US: March 24, 2003 Released in EU: May 2, 2003 This game has unused areas. This game has unused graphics. This game has unused items. This game has unused music. This game has debugging material. This game has regional differences. This game has a prototype article This game has a prerelease article

The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker depicts the land of Hyrule after global warming has taken place. Link must sail between the few remaining masses of land to beat Ganon once again.

Debug Menu

The Debug Menu in The Wind Waker is very similar to that of Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask. It has a large map selection screen. It is also possible to see the end of the game and even all the cutscenes.

It can be enabled using one of the following codes, depending on which version the player has:

Version	Code
NTSC JAP	04387C38 80387718
NTSC US	043945B0 8039408C
PAL UK	0439B2B0 8039AD8C

曜日： (Day:)

X：進む (X: Advance)

Y：戻る (Y: Back)

＋字右：進む (D-Pad Right: Advance)

＋字左：戻る (D-Pad Left : Back)

時刻： (Time:)

３コン（A）：デモ２３ OFF (3rd Controller (A): Demo 23 OFF)

(Source: GlitterBerri (translations), Dark Linkaël, Jhameleon (codes))

To do: Need more details on the Debug Menu and its functions.

E3 Title Theme

This E3 title theme was found amongst all the other music tracks, or "streams" as we call them, within the ISO.

Unused Items

Enemy weapons

It was originally intended that picking up an enemy weapon switched your sword icon to one of these. This feature can be seen in early screenshots, but it's not in the final version, rendering these icons unused.

The Boko Stick icon is used by another unused item which is called longsword internally.

Water Boots

The icon of this item is Japanese text reading うぉーたぶーつ (translating to "water boots"). Trying to use the item makes Link jump as if you were switching Link's boots.

Wind Waker Stone

Internally, the Wind Waker is called baton, so this is the "Wind Waker Stone." No idea what it was supposed to do.

These three symbols were probably appear in some texts to use this stone.

Temporary icon

A dungeon map with Japanese kanji on it - "仮" (kari/ka/ke), which translates to "temporary."

Unused Textures

Sign texture

A file named "wood_piece_01.bti" contains an old version of the Wind Waker sign background texture. It is identical to the one seen in a picture from E3 2002.

Flags

These flags are all unused. They may have been intended as temporary fillers for whatever purpose.

This flag reads "旗　赤い手旗" (Flag: Red Hand-Flag).

This flag reads "旗　大売り出しの旗" (Flag: Sale Flag).

This flag reads "旗　大漁祈願の旗" (Flag: Prayer For a Big Catch Flag).

This flag reads "旗　勇者の旗" (Flag: Hero Flag).

(Source: Jaytheham (images), GlitterBerri (translations))

Unused Textures

Unused Rooms Textures

DmSpot0 textures

• 

H_test textures

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 

I_SubAN textures

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 

kazan textures

• 
• 

Msomke textures

• 
• 
• 

Siren textures

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• H sten01.png
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 

tincle textures

• 
• 

Unused Models

The Wind Waker also has several models unused, some are pretty amazing.

• 

  This is an older version of a platform with an eye. It is used in one of the test levels.

• 

  It is a small stone, but with unused textures.

• 

  This little bird is not used in the game, but is used in one of the test levels. [1]

• 

  This may be the model the strangest of The Wind Waker. This is a head with glasses. Delirium, programmers?

• 

  This cube is used in the test areas of the game.

• 

  As with the cube, the cylinder is used in the test areas.

• 

  It is a model of a Poe enemy unused in The Wind Waker. It appears to be missing some textures.

• 

  It is a fairly large model with trees. It would probably be used initially for a forest.

Unused Mini-Maps

There are some unused mini-maps in The Wind Waker. Some come from older game versions, others are only test maps. These mini-maps below are in a folder named "dat", used to display mini-map on screen.

• 

  It's the mini-map of Outset Island from E3 2002. (DmSpot0)

• 

  It's the mini-map of an old version of the Boating Course Islands. But it seems to be the mini-map of the forest at Outset Island. (E3ROOP)

• 

  It's an unused mini-map of Dragon Roost Cavern. (M_NewD2)

• 

  It's a test mini-map of the God Tower. It looks like it's first room. (Siren)

• 

  It's the mini-map of the room of the Darknut mini-boss, without outlines. (Siren)

• 

  It's the mini-map of an old version of the boss room of the God Tower. (Siren)

• 

  It's the mini-map of an old version of the top of the God Tower. (Siren)

• 

  It's a mini-map used in the Earth Temple. However, it used to belong to the Dragon Roost Cave. (M_Dai)

• 

  It's a test mini-map of the Wind Temple. There is some Japanese writing saying "工事中 (koujichuu)", which translates to "under construction." (kaze)

These mini-maps are different to the mini-maps above. Firstly, they are in a folder named "tex" which isn't in every game map/room group, like "dat" is. There are only three mini-maps with two different sizes, small like normal maps and large. They are much older, too.

• 

  It's a large map of one of the game's test areas. (Amos_T and other)

• 

  Perhaps the best unused map of Wind Waker! A very old version of Outset Island, much older as the one from E3 2002. It is very different to the final version. (DmSpot0 and other)

• 

  As we see, it's both the map of the unused small round island and the map of the invisible island with Bokoblins and Moblins on it. (VrTest and other)

Outset Island comparison

• 

  Early version Outset Island (2001/2002)

• 

  E3 2002 version Outset Island (2002)

• 

  Final version Outset Island (2002)

Test Rooms/Early Maps

Wind Waker has a huge number of Test Rooms and Early Maps. Here is a list organized alphabetically by the internal "Group" name. A Group consists of a number of related rooms, e.g.: each dungeon has two groups, one containing all the rooms but the Boss room, and a second with just the Boss room.

Group name	Room info	Images
A_nami	An invisible island with Bokoblins and a Moblin.
A_R00 (test_R00_siroroom)	This Group contains a single room A00_siroroom. However, the actual model file for the room is in an unusual plain-text format output by Maya (the modelling program). So the only way to view this would be to convert it into a normal model format or write a special parser for it. You can, however, view the collision data for the level which is normal, and this reveals it to be the area shown in the very first Wind Waker trailer, where Link attacks and sneaks past Moblins and is surrounded by glowing fairy things.
Abship	This Group contains all 7 of the normal Submarine interiors and also Room3 which is unused in the final game and has but a solitary torch inside it.
ADMumi	An early version of the Triangle Island nearest the Tower of the Gods. The island is loaded once you reach the top of the Tower, and it's actually possible to get there without cheating by using glitches, as seen in the video.
Amos_T	Terrain testing area.
Cave06	It is a cave which hides unused a Heart Container Piece in a chest appear to do by playing the "Wind Song" on a slab with the symbol of the wind. The exit leads to the entrance of Savage Labyrinth.
Cave08	This Group has 3 rooms, two appear to be early versions of Wind Temple rooms and the other is unknown as it fails to load.
Cave11	Contains 21 rooms, some or all of which are unused rooms from the Savage Labyrinth.
DmSpot0	A version of Outset Island shown pre-release at E3.
E3ROOP	An early version of the boating course islands - fails to load normally.
Ebesso (Holiday house)	Early island with white (untextured) house.
ENDumi	Possible early map - fails to load. There is a small island where Tetra invisible. In the distance, there is the pirate ship with Tetra Arill on board.
GanonC	This Group contains the Wind Chamber from Ganon's Tower, and also 5 unused rooms. This is an old version of Phantom Ganon Tower with rooms. A door leads to the "Kalle Demos" of Ganon's Tower.
H_test	This room has a bunch of pigs in it.
I_SubAN	This Group contains 17(!) early versions of various grottos/mini-dungeons.
I_TestM	Terrain testing area with interactive objects.
I_TestR	Rope swing testing area.
ITest61	Early versions of two rooms in the Bomb Island cave.
K_Test2	Treasure chest testing area.
K_Test3	Character testing area.
K_Test4	Enemy testing area.
K_Test5	Miscellaneous testing area.
K_Test6	A second character testing area.
K_Test8	Event activated/spawning and respawning enemy testing area.
K_Test9	Interactive object testing area.
K_Testa	A second interactive object testing area.
K_Testb	A third character testing area.
K_Testc	A third interactive object testing area.
K_Testd	Light effects, rings of fire/switches, post boss warp light, iced ladder, iced heart, iced baddies, massive ice mountain, mounted Moblin laser, cannon with rocks on the ground as range indicator, giant fan, megaton hammer blockers. (Requires more testing)
K_Teste	Contains "final boss" like waterfalls and several pieces of forsaken fortress parts. It also contains warp pots, a boss door, wall puzzles, and the sub hatch that leads to the Nintendo Gallery. Entering the warp pots does nothing nor does accessing the wall puzzles. Both simply freeze the game.
KATA_HB	A stone platform with a bridge.
KATA_RM	32 variations of a plain stone room, each one contains a different enemy or set of enemies. The last room is an older version of the Earth Temple.
kazan (Volcano)	Early version of Fire Mountain.
kaze	In the Wind Temple, there are two circular rooms unused. One of them must contain a Darknut.
M_Dai	This is probably an older version of the Earth Temple entrance.
M_NewD2	The first room is an older version of the entrance of Dragon Roost Cave and the second is a room that would probably contain a chest.
morocam	Camera sequence testing area.
Msmoke	Two stone rooms with interior details.
Mukao	An old version of Island Earth Temple.
PShip2	Unused Ghost Ship interior. When you defeat the enemies no ladder appears, you can use your Hookshot on the chest to get to it though. It contains a Triforce chart. If you look at the area behind where you start you'll see it looks like the Pirate ship, not the ghost ship.
PShip3	Same as PShip2 but everything is gloomier and the roof is slightly different.
Siren	The first two rooms are unused in the final version of the God Tower. The third room is the former boss Gohdan. The fourth is the top of the God Tower in a different style and the fourth room contains a Darknut.
SubD44	Unused mini-dungeon in which you battle various enemies.
SubD51	Another version of Bomb Island cave. As SubD44, there are caisses and blocks statues. Contains a chest of 100 Rupees.
TEST	Decoration testing area, nothing more than a basic room with ceiling, walls, and a floor. The most peculiar thing, however, is an invisible wall laid out along the front of the floor tiles adjacent to the room walls, impairing the player's ability to touch the actual walls.
TF_03	Room0 is the Bird's Peak Rock Triforce Chart Cave, the other 5 rooms are unused. Identical rooms TF_05.
TF_05	A second unused mini-dungeon.
TF_07	Contains only one room and it doesn't load. There are four Darknut defeat to reveal a chest containing a Silver Rupee.
tincle	This is the art studio located in the top of Tingle tower, it's mentioned in the description of Knuckle's statue in the Nintendo Gallery. Exiting takes you to Tingle island.
VrTest	A basic island.

Outset Island different

With the Debug Menu, it is possible to play a current version of Outset Island unique. A palm tree is added by the house of Link, two mailboxes, a few jars and several Keeses flying near the suspension bridge at the top of the island.

Might have served for a possible old cutscene.

Regional differences

The treasure chest under Grandma's House contains a Heart Piece in the Japanese version. For the American version, this Heart Piece was moved to the bottom of the Savage Labyrinth, which previously only contained some rupees - the chest under Grandma's House contains an Orange Rupee instead.