The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
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| The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds |
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Also known as: Zelda no Densetsu: Kamigami no Triforce 2 (JP)
 This game has a prerelease article |
This game has unused areas.
This game has unused graphics.
This game has unused models.The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds is the third entry of the series to be set in the Hyrule of A Link to the Past (the second being the relatively-obscure Inishie no Sekiban), and offers an open concept for dungeon progression, a paid weapon system, and Ravio.
 | To do: American vs. European regional differences. |
Contents
1 Internal Project Name
2 Unused Graphics
2.1 Placeholder Textures
2.2 Outfits
2.3 Dungeon Background
2.4 Interface Icons
2.5 Link
2.6 Early Textures
3 Unused Areas
3.1 Kanno Maps
3.1.1 FixedKanno1 - Lost Woods
3.1.2 FixedKanno42 - Zora Lake
3.1.3 FixedKanno43 - Under the Bridge
3.1.4 FixedKanno46 - Lost Woods Poe Area
3.2 Ikkaku Maps
3.2.1 FixedIkkaku26 - New
3.2.2 FixedIkkaku27- New
4 Other unused areas
4.1 Early Hera Entrance
Internal Project Name
A Link Between Worlds is referred to internally as "Jack". The reason for this becomes apparent when looking at the internal names of other Zelda games released in the same timeframe: Ocarina of Time 3D is known as "Queen", The Wind Waker HD is known as "King", and Majora's Mask 3D is known as "Joker", while Tri Force Heroes is known as "Alice".
The last moniker might seem out of place, until you remember the playing card elements in the classic tale of Alice in Wonderland, which this seems to be a reference to.
Unused Graphics
Placeholder Textures
This texture is found in various model files. 仮 translates to "temporary".
dummy
Two placeholder floor textures:
Dark_floor1
Ganon_floor1
Three placeholder wall textures:
a04_Wall
a05_BanWall
b08_Iron
Outfits
These are placeholders for the young woman's clothes. It's called "obj_dress" and is located in the textures of indoor locations (idr_Common.bch).
Dungeon Background
This dummy background depicts Hyrule Castle from A Link to the Past. It was meant to be displayed while at a high location, such as the Tower of Hera. This image appears in eight different dungeon files.
Interface Icons
This action button, seen in the (then-unnamed) A Link Between Worlds downloadable eShop video, still remains in the game's data.
Link
This placeholder version of Link in his painting form has a white zero on it. Its filename is PeraLinkLv0.
| Placeholder | Final |
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Early Textures
This early wall texture was seen in the Nintendo direct of April 2013 and is located in the Tower of Hera's sky files (file_00046.bch located in DungeonHera1.szs) assigned/applied to a unused area in the model vr_Hera_mountain, which is an early entrance to the Tower of Hera.
| Nintendo Direct (17 April 2013) | Final |
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Unused Areas
There are two sets of unused areas, designed by different staff members. These two people are Ryutaro Kanno and Takayuki Ikkaku. According to the credits, Kanno was responsible for field planning, while Ikkaku worked on dungeon planning. Indeed, the leftover areas tied to their names reflect their roles in development.
Kanno focused on recreating areas from A Link to the Past in three dimensions, while Ikkaku created some new locations.
Kanno Maps
FixedKanno1 - Lost Woods
The Lost Woods have been recreated, but the area doesn't quite resemble the original from A Link to the Past.
| A Link Between Worlds | A Link to the Past |
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There's a New Super Mario Bros.-style signpost here instead of a standard Legend of Zelda one. Both Ryutaro Kanno and Takayuki Ikkaku have worked on New Super Mario Bros. games in the past.
FixedKanno42 - Zora Lake
Zora Lake was also recreated in 3D.
| A Link Between Worlds | A Link to the Past |
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This map resembles its A Link to the Past counterpart much more closely than the Lost Woods area above.
FixedKanno43 - Under the Bridge
This area, underneath the bridge, features a tent and a bonfire. The opposite wall is plain and featureless.
FixedKanno46 - Lost Woods Poe Area
The Poe puzzle section of the Lost Woods.
A top-down view:
This area also includes sprites for two Poes and a text box:
The text on the sign reads "↑ 迷いの森", which translates to "↑ Lost Woods".
Ikkaku Maps
FixedIkkaku26 - New
An angled view of the first of two maps created by Takayuki Ikkaku. It's a simple room with a sunken center.
A top-down view:
FixedIkkaku27- New
An angled view of the second of two maps created by Takayuki Ikkaku. It features a doorway opening to a raised platform.
A top-down view:
Other unused areas
Early Hera Entrance
An early entrance to The Tower Of Hera is located in file_00046.bch (Hera's sky files) in DungeonHera1.szs with the model named vr_Hera_mountain. The early wall texture, as seen in the April 2013 Nintendo Direct, is assigned to the wall, as seen below:
| The Legend of Zelda series | |
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| NES | The Legend of Zelda (Prototype) • Zelda II: The Adventure of Link |
| SNES | A Link to the Past |
| Nintendo 64 | Ocarina of Time • Majora's Mask (Prototypes) |
| GameCube | The Wind Waker • Twilight Princess • Four Swords Adventures • Ocarina of Time Master Quest (Debug Version) • Collector's Edition |
| Wii | Twilight Princess (Prototype) • Skyward Sword (Prototype) (Save Data Update Channel) |
| Wii U | The Wind Waker HD • Twilight Princess HD • Breath of the Wild |
| Nintendo Switch | Breath of the Wild |
| Game Boy (Color) | Link's Awakening • Oracle of Ages • Oracle of Seasons |
| Game Boy Advance | A Link to the Past and Four Swords • The Minish Cap |
| Nintendo DS | Twilight Princess Preview Trailer • Phantom Hourglass • Spirit Tracks |
| Nintendo 3DS | Ocarina of Time 3D • A Link Between Worlds • Majora's Mask 3D • Tri Force Heroes (Prototype) |
| Spin-offs and Related Games | |
| Satellaview | BS Zelda no Densetsu • BS Zelda no Densetsu: Inishie no Sekiban |
| CD-i | Link: The Faces of Evil • Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon |
| Nintendo DS | Tingle no Balloon Fight DS • Freshly-Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland • Irodzuki Tingle no Koi no Balloon Trip |
| Wii | Link's Crossbow Training |
| Wii U | Hyrule Warriors |
| Nintendo 3DS | Hyrule Warriors Legends |
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