History Trivia / TheLegendofZeldaMajorasMask

** Tou would also not believe how many fan made versions of the titular mask have been made.

** Originally, separate icons were used in the HUD for each of Link's instruments (which change depending on which form he's in). The final game just used the Ocarina icon.

* PropRecycling: Recycled most of the character models from ''Ocarina of Time'', which greatly reduced development time for this game.

* BannedInChina

* NoExportForYou: Do you live in an NTSC region? Want your hands on that LimitedSpecialCollectorsUltimateEdition with its steelbook case, poster, and badge? Tough. Especially painful since the 3DS is region-locked.

** One image taken from the earliest stages of development showed that all three Gorman Brothers were originally just one Ingo, and might've worked for Cremia at one point instead of having competition against her.

* AbridgedSeries: From the same person who abridged [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Ocarina of Time]]. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubEOxpQoreU&feature=related Here's the first episode.]]
** And there's another in the works by someone who abridged [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess Twilight Princess]], and also abridged [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Ocarina of Time]]!

** Instead of the Fierce Deity's Mask, there was going to be a mask in the game that would have let Link turn into his adult self from Ocarina of Time (evidence of it's existence can be seen in really early screenshots). This mask was scrapped for being mostly useless since all major equipment could be used by young Link this time around. Not wanting to let the "adult Link" aspect go to waste, however, the developers put in the Fierce Deity's Mask instead as a 100% completion bonus that's required to use on the final boss in order to see the GoldenEnding. Remnants of this idea include the fact that Fierce Deity Link reuses adult Link's voice clips and model (not textures), as well as an unused mask depicting Link's regular face.

** Instead of the Fierce Deity's Mask, there was going to be a mask in the game that would have let Link turn into his adult self from Ocarina of Time (evidence of it's existence can be seen in really early screenshots). This mask was scrapped for being mostly useless since all major equipment could be used by young Link this time around. Not wanting to let the "adult Link" aspect go to waste, however, the developers put in the Fierce Deity's Mask instead as a 100% completion bonus that's required to use on the final boss in order to see the GoldenEnding.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Early screenshots showed the moon to have no face.

* FanNickname: ''The Legend of Zelda: Link in Wonderland'' for the game.

** One image taken from the earliest stages of development showed that all three Gorman Brothers were originally just one Ingo, and also worked for Cremia instead of forming a dislike towards her.

** One image taken from the earliest stages of development showed that all three Gorman Brothers were originally just one Ingo, and probably worked for or helped Cremia.

** Early screenshots also display various changes to textures throughout the game. A small example is that the Deku Pipes originally were colored white instead of brown, but a much bigger example is some of the wall textures for both inside and outside of Clock Town. The textures originally were a bit more surreal with weird-looking suns, but in the final game the walls textures instead got somewhat less surreal looking designs. Perhaps another very interesting change is that Link was originally going to have the Kokiri Shield from Ocarina of Time return in place of the Heroes Shield (or perhaps as an alternate starting shield), and the Kokiri Sword originally looked exactly like how it did in Ocarina.

** Early screenshots also display various changes to textures throughout the game. A small example is that the Deku Pipes originally were colored white instead of brown, but a much bigger example is some of the wall textures for both inside and outside of Clock Town. The textures originally were a bit more surreal and AliceInWonderland-like with weird looking suns, but in the final game the walls textures instead got somewhat less surreal looking designs. Perhaps another very interesting change is that Link was originally going to have the Kokiri Shield from Ocarina of Time return in place of the Heroes Shield (or perhaps as an alternate starting shield), and the Kokiri Sword originally looked exactly like how it did in Ocarina.

** Early screenshots also display various changes to textures throughout the game. A small example is that the Deku Pipes originally were colored white instead of brown, but a much bigger example is some of the wall textures for both inside and outside of Clock Town. The textures originally were a bit more surreal and AliceInWonderland-like with weird looking suns, but in the final game the walls textures instead got somewhat less surreal looking designs. Perhaps another very interesting change is that Link was originally going to have the Kokiri Shield from Ocarina of Time return in place of the Heroes Shield (or perhaps as an alternate starting shield), and the Kokiri Sword originally looked exactly like how it did in Ocarina. A lot of these really early textures and models can be seen in screenshot form here: http://www.jaytheham.com/zcw/Majora's_Mask_Beta_Content

** Early screenshots also display various changes to textures throughout the game. A small example is that the Deku Pipes originally were colored white instead of brown, but a much bigger example is some of the wall textures for both inside and outside of Clock Town. The textures originally were a bit more surreal and AliceInWonderland-like with weird looking suns, but in the final game the walls textures instead got somewhat less surreal looking designs. Perhaps another very interesting change is that Link was originally going to have the Kokiri Shield from Ocarina of Time return in place of the Heroes Shield (or perhaps as an alternate starting shield), and the Kokiri Sword originally looked exactly like how it did in Ocarina. A lot of these really early textures and models can be seen in screenshot form [[http://www.jaytheham.com/zcw/Majora's_Mask_Beta_Content here]].

** Instead of the Fierce Deity's Mask, there was going to be a mask in the game that would have let Link turn into his adult self from Ocarina of Time (evidence of it's existence can be seen in really early screenshots). This mask was scrapped for being mostly useless since all major equipment could be used by young Link this time around. Not wanting to let the "adult Link" aspect go to waste, however, the developers put in the Fierce Deity's Mask instead as a 100% completion bonus that's required to use on the final boss in order to see the GoldenEnding.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Early screenshots showed the moon to have no face

* ExecutiveMeddling: The game was originally supposed to be an expansion to OoT, titled "Ura Zelda". However, when the designers expressed displeasure with this idea, they were challenged to make a new adventure in 1 year.

** [[SomeCallMeJohnny Mr. Smiles]] for the Mask Salesman.

* FanNickname: ''The Legend of Zelda: Link in Wonderland'' for the game.

* AbridgedSeries: From the same person who abridged OcarinaOfTime. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubEOxpQoreU&feature=related Here's the first episode.]]
** And there's another in the works by someone who abridged [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess Twilight Princess]], and also abridged OcarinaOfTime!

** And there's another in the works by someone who abridged TwilightPrincess, and also abridged OcarinaOfTime!