* ActingForTwo: Creator/SachiMatsumoto voices the four Links, as well as Shadow Link.
* DummiedOut:
** Large plot-relevant parts of the script, as Miyamoto deemed it would distract too much from the gameplay.
** Within the game disk, there are 90%-complete fourth acts for each world; in the final game, there are three per world.
* ExecutiveMeddling: Miyamoto metaphorically "[[FlippingTheTable upended the tea table]]" during development of the game's story (he felt it was too complex), which explains why it seems to be all over the place.
* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: This is the only main game in the ''Legend of Zelda'' franchise (up to [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild Breath of the Wild]]) that can't be played on the UsefulNotes/WiiU or UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS. [[note]]Most prior games including ''The Legend Of Zelda'', ''Zelda II: The Adventure of Link'', ''The Legend of Zelda: A Link To The Past'', and ''The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap'' can be played on the Wii U's Virtual Console, ''The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages'', ''The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons'', and ''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening'' can be played on the 3DS's Virtual Console, ''The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword'' can be played on its system's successor via backwards compatibility, and ''The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time'', ''The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask'', ''The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker'', and ''The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess'' have received remakes, with the first two games also being released in their original form on the Wii U's Virtual Console. Every game after these debuted on either the Wii U or 3DS.[[/note]]
* NoExportForYou: The "Navi Trackers" mini-game is only available in Japan and Korea, though the Korean version is just a repackaging of the Japanese version. A localized version was shown at E3, with English voice acting. In case you were wondering, Tetra would [[MadLibsDialogue only say the first letter of the name, instead of pronounce it like in the Japanese and Korean version]].
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The E3 build of the game had the Links use a design similar to ''A Link to the Past''.
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