You learn something new every day, and something new that fans are learning today is the fact that The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time originally had teleportation portals that would transport players to different locations across Hyrule. This bit of trivia was originally revealed a few months ago during an interview with a developer who worked at Nintendo in the 1990s, and helped make beloved Nintendo 64 games such as Super Mario 64, Starfox 64, and 1080 Snowboarding. According to Giles Goddard, the former Nintendo employee in question, a very early test build of Ocarina of Time featured floating crystals that acted as portals that would warp Link across the game's world.

As those familiar with the game might know, the final product instead opted for a more open-world approach to exploring Hyrule. However, fans were incredibly curious about what these supposed portals looked like, eager for a glimpse at what one of the world's most famous games looked like early on in development. Goddard was initially reluctant to share further details, but early this morning, he opted to show a GIF of what that original tech demo looked like. You can see it for yourself, below.

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— Giles Goddard (@giles) November 2, 2021

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[Tac 21]

fair enough

 

[frecklebars]

i swear theyll keep finding stuff about oot 50 years from now

and im by no means complaining about that lol

 

[HarveyHouston]

Now you're thinking with... crystals? Eh, would never make a great tagline!

 

[emilin_rose]

this is so cool. This would be awesome to add into other zelda games as well.