Still waiting for your Zelda bonus disc? Come check out what freebies you get with the Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker when you pre-order!
The Wind Waker pre-order bonus disc contains full versions of The Ocarina of Time and its previously unreleased expansion, Master Quest, but the American version also comes with a handful of additional Easter Eggs.
As you can see from the photos, the bonus disc is treated like a full-fledged GameCube game and comes with its own instruction manual to help those unfamiliar with the N64 classic. Also enclosed is a teaser “special preview” manual for the Wind Waker, which is roughly 10 pages in length and introduces some of the game’s characters, mechanics, items and locations. This mini-manual contains spoilers, though knowing Nintendo, everything mentioned is undoubtedly encountered near the beginning of Link’s new quest.
Since N64 games hardly take up 1.5 GB of data, the U.S. disc also contains seven promotional videos. As to be expected, one shows gameplay of The Wind Waker. This contains footage already seen online and on the PGC E3 2002 DVD as well as some brand new footage revealing a few new enemies.
Another video features showcases some hi-quality footage of Amusement Vision’s F-Zero title in action with a bit of E3 demo footage on the side. The following selection is for 1080 Snowboarding, which features little more than a brief glimpse of what was already seen at Cube Clubs. Finally, the disc holds footage of a much improved Wario World, boasting smoother graphics and added Wario commentary along with one or two added features, most notably Wario’s ability to inhale coins (like Kirby).
The other three videos feature games already on store shelves: Metroid Prime, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, and a medley of clips from various 1st and 3rd party titles—all of which are already released or featured in the other four videos.
But don’t forget, this disc contains a full N64 game (and a half), so have fun revisiting one of the best games ever made!
