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Offline JonLeung

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Stolen from GoNintendo.  Many of these things I didn't know!  I'll have to try these out, Twilight Princess is collecting dust...I'm surprised I never bothered to talk to Epona as Wolf Link.  o_0

- After defeating an enemy, press A without moving and Link will perform the cool-looking flourish move(spinning his sword before sheathing it) like he does in cutscenes. This may only work on harder enemies.

- On Epona, press A to get the speed boost then draw your sword, Link will hold it above his head like he’s going in to battle.

- When going in to a group of enemies on Epona, you can do a quick dismount, and Link will hop off with a backflip. Similarly, if you mount Epona while running from the back, Link will hop up and speed off.

- You can talk to Epona when you’re beast Link. She tells you to hurry up and change in to your human form.

- The night sky is an accurate representation of the real night sky. Stars are the correct brightness, and constellations such as Orion and Cassiopeia. The moon moves, but the stars stay still, however.

- Hyrule in this game is geographically the same as in Ocarina of Time (flipped horizontally for the Wii version, as we know).

- The howling stone songs are all from Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask. One of the Howling Stone songs is the Requiem of Spirit. Another one is the Song of Healing. Another is Oath to Order.

- Oocca are inspired by M.C. Escher’s painting ā€œOther Worldā€.  You can see them here in M.C. Escher’s ā€œAnother World IIā€.

- You can find a silver rupee in the Cave of Ordeals, it’s in the room with two Dark Nuts (about floor #39). Use the wolfs sense and dig for it. There is also a silver rupee in the bell in Kakariko village, you can clawshot it, or shoot it with bomb arrows, and there’s one more in a chest towards the end of the game.

- In Agithas castle, you can kick pill bugs. Turn on your lantern, and the bugs will be attracted to it. Also Agitha will get frustrated if you leave her castle without giving her a new bug. Agitha can also be found outside the southern entrance of Castle Town, looking for bugs in the grass.

- If you go back to Diababa’s lair a second time, there’s a bottomless pit of water.

- In the fishing hole, Hena has a picture of the fishing pond owner from Ocarina of Time. If you quickly look over at Hena after looking at the Legendary Fisherman from OOT, she will be scratching her back. If you talk to her when she scratches, she makes a comment about it. In OOT, the Fisherman always was scratching his back.

- You can grow pumpkins by pouring water on them, which improves the items they give. You can also pour water on certain people for a reaction. These appear to be the only use of bottled water in the game.

- On the way to the first dungeon, you can steal lantern oil and red potions from the bird. If you run off without paying, the bird will attack you next time and call you a thief. This is a reference to Link’s Awakening.

- When you open doors in a dungeon, Link opens them himself for the first time in a Zelda game. Dirt will fall off of the door the first time, but will be clean all times after that. Nice attention to detail..

- Ooccoo is the little bird that warps you out of dungeons. 00CC00 is the hexadecimal colour code for the green of Links tunic in the original Zelda. It’s likely a coincidence, with Ooccoo being a play on Cocoo (the chickens).

- Fyer (the cannon guy) has a bullet bill on his sleeve.

- The Ordon Shield is a one of a kind item, you can buy a replacement at Malo Mart, but it’s slightly different.

- There’s a rumour that if a blue chu and a yellow chu run together, they will form a green chu. Green chu’s likely existed to refil the magic meter, a feature that was eventually dropped from the game. The magic meter can still be seen in a screenshot on the back of the box.

- When you ask the fortune teller in Hyrule Castle town for your ā€˜love’ fortune, her chant is actually ā€œWait….loading takes a whileā€ spelled backwards.

- If you go in to Castle town as a wolf, the guards will circle you, if you charge the Midna attack and spin, they will get scared and drop items and rupees.

- In the Kakariko bomb shop there are signs that tell you not to bring in any flammable items. If you take out your lantern, the shopkeep will tell you off. If you take the lantern out upstairs, he will bang his desk and drop water on you.

- The postman can be found at various places in the game, but he’s quite rare. He can be seen at several locations, including Kakariki village, Zora’s Domain and even the Cave of Ordeals.

- Killing all Guays in certain areas will cause yellow and blue rupees to fall from the sky and trees.

- Links hawk can be seen flying around in any areas where there’s hawkgrass.

- Fire a bomb arrow in to the sky for an instant firework!
 

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RE: Things you might not know about Twilight Princess! o_0 (SPOILERS)
« Reply #1 on: January 25, 2007, 10:16:30 AM »
Very cool details.  God I love Nintendo.  I figured out a lot of these in the course of the game, messing around and stuff, but there are a few that I've got to see now.

Postman is also in Ordon.  He's at the back of the ranch, complaining about goats or something.  More later if I think of any.
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RE:Things you might not know about Twilight Princess! o_0 (SPOILERS)
« Reply #2 on: January 25, 2007, 10:29:06 AM »
Those are really neat!

The postman is also in Telma's bar...
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RE: Things you might not know about Twilight Princess! o_0 (SPOILERS)
« Reply #3 on: January 25, 2007, 10:57:33 AM »
I did think it was odd that this one didn't have a magic meter.  I was ok with it but thought it odd.  Also Thought it odd that the Great Fairy was only one place and not in the credits.
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RE: Things you might not know about Twilight Princess! o_0 (SPOILERS)
« Reply #4 on: January 25, 2007, 11:16:04 AM »
Oh yeah, forgot about Telma's bar.  POSTMAN WANTS MEAT
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RE:Things you might not know about Twilight Princess! o_0 (SPOILERS)
« Reply #5 on: January 25, 2007, 11:53:16 AM »
I really thought Oocoo came from Bosch art, but since I equally like Escher this revelation is just as neat, I should have noticed before.

Orion and other constellations are in the Wind Waker as well.

Other cool thing that I noticed is that Link's normal clothes get wet, and once he gets out of the water they slowly start to dry until they recover their original color, while wet they are slightly darker.

And I'll be beaten for this one, but the "its a secret to everybody" line is from which Zelda game? I really  never played the 2D ones much.

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RE: Things you might not know about Twilight Princess! o_0 (SPOILERS)
« Reply #6 on: January 25, 2007, 11:56:08 AM »
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RE: Things you might not know about Twilight Princess! o_0 (SPOILERS)
« Reply #7 on: January 25, 2007, 01:27:00 PM »
There's one thing the article forgot to point out...

There's a character named Telma...

She has a cat.

Her name is Louise.

Together they make...

Telma and Louise!
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RE:Things you might not know about Twilight Princess! o_0 (SPOILERS)
« Reply #8 on: January 25, 2007, 01:43:31 PM »
Another crackpot theory would be Louise is sister. Who knows, maybe Billy B. has some connections... But the  previous theory is more plausible.

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You can talk to Epona when you’re beast Link. She tells you to hurry up and change in to your human form.


Yea I remembered trying that, just to see the reaction. Its a missed opportunity if you ask me, since Wolf-Link and Epona could have had some interesting conversations...

Also, you can summon Epona as Wolf-Link. Just go where the reeds go, and the song notation will pop up. Try it!

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- Killing all Guays in certain areas will cause yellow and blue rupees to fall from the sky and trees.


Best place to do that is right outside Hyrule Castle's south entrance. When I did for target practice, I was briefly stunned as to where all the rupees came from.
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RE:Things you might not know about Twilight Princess! o_0 (SPOILERS)
« Reply #9 on: January 25, 2007, 03:28:52 PM »
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- Hyrule in this game is geographically the same as in Ocarina of Time (flipped horizontally for the Wii version, as we know).

It is designed to be similar, but there are quite a few inconsistencies.

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- The howling stone songs are all from Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask. One of the Howling Stone songs is the Requiem of Spirit. Another one is the Song of Healing. Another is Oath to Order.

I would like to see a list.  I recognized several of the early ones, but not all of them.

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- Oocca are inspired by M.C. Escher’s painting ā€œOther Worldā€.  You can see them here in M.C. Escher’s ā€œAnother World IIā€.

False. It's similar, but read the staff interviews and you'll find the true story.  It just started as a sketch someone did while they were in a meeting.

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- You can find a silver rupee in the Cave of Ordeals, it’s in the room with two Dark Nuts (about floor #39). Use the wolfs sense and dig for it. There is also a silver rupee in the bell in Kakariko village, you can clawshot it, or shoot it with bomb arrows, and there’s one more in a chest towards the end of the game.

That last chest is in the Hyrule Castle treasure room.  Most people miss it because you need the key from the graveyard, which is a bit hidden.

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- In the fishing hole, Hena has a picture of the fishing pond owner from Ocarina of Time. If you quickly look over at Hena after looking at the Legendary Fisherman from OOT, she will be scratching her back. If you talk to her when she scratches, she makes a comment about it. In OOT, the Fisherman always was scratching his back.

Fun. Gotta check that out.

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- You can grow pumpkins by pouring water on them, which improves the items they give. You can also pour water on certain people for a reaction. These appear to be the only use of bottled water in the game.

Again, can I get a list of people.  Would be cool to play with.

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- On the way to the first dungeon, you can steal lantern oil and red potions from the bird. If you run off without paying, the bird will attack you next time and call you a thief. This is a reference to Link’s Awakening.

That bird seriously almost killed me.  You can make right if you put money in the box, but the bird will not forgive you until you do.

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- Fyer (the cannon guy) has a bullet bill on his sleeve.

Another one I need to check out.

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- There’s a rumour that if a blue chu and a yellow chu run together, they will form a green chu. Green chu’s likely existed to refil the magic meter, a feature that was eventually dropped from the game. The magic meter can still be seen in a screenshot on the back of the box.

Hard to find a spot with a blue chu and yellow chu, but that is a brilliant find on the back of the box.

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- When you ask the fortune teller in Hyrule Castle town for your ā€˜love’ fortune, her chant is actually ā€œWait….loading takes a whileā€ spelled backwards.

When you ask about your career she says "What am I talking about" backwards.

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- If you go in to Castle town as a wolf, the guards will circle you, if you charge the Midna attack and spin, they will get scared and drop items and rupees.

Nice.

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- The postman can be found at various places in the game, but he’s quite rare. He can be seen at several locations, including Kakariki village, Zora’s Domain and even the Cave of Ordeals.

Oh I need to find him in Zora's Domain.  I knew about the others.

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- Links hawk can be seen flying around in any areas where there’s hawkgrass.

Can anyone tell me where the hawk grass is at the Fishing Hole?  Seeing that bird overhead really bugs me.

 
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RE: Things you might not know about Twilight Princess! o_0 (SPOILERS)
« Reply #10 on: January 25, 2007, 04:05:20 PM »
I also found really funny how the descendants from the fisherman in ocarina all had afros, or long hair like Hena, since he was all embarrased when you took his cap off because he was going bald, but that probably wasn't intentional from the dev team.

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RE:Things you might not know about Twilight Princess! o_0 (SPOILERS)
« Reply #11 on: January 26, 2007, 02:37:34 AM »
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- If you go in to Castle town as a wolf, the guards will circle you, if you charge the Midna attack and spin, they will get scared and drop items and rupees.

Nice.

Yeah, when I first found that out, I thought it would be a good way to stock up on arrows without wasting rupees.  Then I realized there was no reason to care.
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- Links hawk can be seen flying around in any areas where there’s hawkgrass.

Can anyone tell me where the hawk grass is at the Fishing Hole?  Seeing that bird overhead really bugs me.

And near the Sacred Grove, too.

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RE: Things you might not know about Twilight Princess! o_0 (SPOILERS)
« Reply #12 on: January 26, 2007, 06:16:21 AM »
Is there anything you can actually do with the postman when you find him in random locations?  I spent a half hour trying to figure out how to dry his damn letter in Kakariko village before I finally gave up.

Is there any way to open the locked door to the house under the bee hive in Ordon village?  I could be mistaken but I don't think I was ever able to get in there.
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RE: Things you might not know about Twilight Princess! o_0 (SPOILERS)
« Reply #13 on: January 26, 2007, 07:14:39 AM »
That house is the ranch hand's.  I haven't found a time to get in either.
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