Relationships

Posted at 11:25 PM on Tuesday March 29th, 2011

“My bounty is as boundless as the sea, my love as deep; the more I give to thee, the more I have, for both are infinite.” – Romeo and Juliet, Act II, Scene II Monogamy is highly valued in western society. The monogamous union of marriage is traditionally considered to be the end-all-be-all of dating, [...]

Screenshots & Footage – Spaceworld 2001

Posted at 03:10 PM on Friday March 25th, 2011

Media kindly provided by Lavacopter. August 21st, 2001 (Spaceworld) The world’s introduction to the glories of Celda.

Screenshots & Footage – Interface 2

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May 2nd, 2002 May 21st, 2002 (E3) May 24th, 2002 June 3rd, 2002 June 5th, 2002 Despite the character mentioning that Link is journeying to fulfill his destiny of saving her, this video doesn’t make too much sense from the perspective of TWW Zelda, considering she’s with Link for most of the game as Tetra [...]

Screenshots & Footage – Spaceworld 2000

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Media kindly provided by Lavacopter. August 24th, 2000 (Spaceworld) Ah yes, the first glimpse we saw of a Gamecube Zelda in the realistic style of Ocarina of Time and Majora’s Mask. Nothing peaked the anticipation of fans like a fully-rendered face-off between Link and Ganondorf. If only they knew what was to come… Link’s original [...]

Screenshots & Footage – 2000 (Part 2)

Posted at 02:15 PM on Monday March 21st, 2011

Media kindly provided by Lavacopter. March 23rd, 2000 In the final version, this scene takes place at night. If Link hasn’t been changed back yet, why does Deku Link have a bow? “I’m the Happy Mask Man. I’m a travelling peddler who seeks happy masks in all times and places…” “Time continues to pass even [...]

Screenshots & Footage – 2000 (Part 1)

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Media kindly provided by Lavacopter. January 18th, 2000 The moon lacks the scary face we see in the final game. The Zora Guitar gets its own icon to replace the Ocarina. Wonder why this was scrapped? January 25th, 2000 The minigame here is changed from sticks to rings. January 27th, 2000 Tael is blue here [...]

Screenshots & Footage – 1999

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Media kindly provided by Lavacopter. August 4th, 1999 A different ice texture and green trees in the Snowfall area of Hyrule Field. The minimap is blank and the clock has an “H” symbol and doesn’t display the current hour above the sun icon. The bow is the one from Ocarina of Time. Link starts out [...]

Prerelease Footage

Posted at 05:08 PM on Saturday March 19th, 2011

This post is incomplete! Help me out by adding commentary and links to things I missed in the comments. May 11th, 2004 This video showcases a number of areas unseen in the game, particularly the early enemy-filled version of the Sacred Forest with fully-modeled trees, the dead trees, and the red-skied field upon which the [...]

Commercials

Posted at 03:56 PM on Thursday March 17th, 2011

Media kindly provided by Lavacopter. Commercial 1 Commercial 2 Commercial 3 Commercial 4

Screenshots & Footage – 1998

Posted at 03:40 PM on Tuesday March 15th, 2011

Media kindly provided by Lavacopter. 1998 January 6th Yellow Navi appears to denote a friend rather than an enemy in this shot. “I am from the cheerful Goron tribe. I haven’t seen you around before, but I’m sure you’re a good guy, goro.” “The pretty grass at my feet is an alpine plant known as [...]