Prerelease:The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures
This page details prerelease information and/or media for The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures.
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E3 2003
Lots of early screenshots are from IGN. https://www.ign.com/games/the-legend-of-zelda-four-swords-adventures Noteworthy images:
- 83, shells do not appear visibly in trees in the final game.
- Originally, Links were supposed to start levels with the slingshot instead of no item.
- 114, Shows an unused magic jar.
- 117, Course 3 looks very different.
- 124, Originally, there were 2 shells to collect per map instead of 1.
- 151, FSA would have kept track of the amount of rupees.
- 155, Unused moon gate effect.
- 159, Maps in Navi trackers have a specific minigame that will always be played. Normally course 3 is always bingo.
- 168, Layer issues with the swords.
For winning in Tetra's Trackers, you would obtain the Triforce coin from Four Swords GBA.
(Source: E3 2003)
(Source: E3 2003)
Video Footage
(Source: Interactive Multi Game Disc January 2004 For Japan)
(Source: E3 2003) Notes (FSA).
- Unused old man in Lake Hylia house.
- Lots of early levels.
- Blue Link can't go into some GBA areas.
- There's a completely unused ice temple shadow battle map.
(NT)
- Fairies move up and down instead of in a circle on the map.
- Early version of course 1.
- There are no pictures of the next character, instead, there are stamp numbers.
(Source: playable demo level in London in August 2003)
- The fire rod can damage Shadow Link.
- Link doesn't grunt when swinging his sword.
- All Links have the same voice pitch.
- Early item icons.
- Shadow Link multiplies into the same color Link.
- Early Tingle design as well as different colored balloons.
- Hurricane spin has a different particle effect.
- Early version of Link's head icon on the GBA screen.
- The level is still in the game's files.
(Source: playable demo level in London in August 2003)
(Source: playable demo level in London in August 2003)
(Source: E3 2003)
- 41:48, shows a cut FSA level, that is still in the game's files located at GC4sword/boss/boss009
- It's difficult to hear, but listen closely and you'll also hear Tetra's trackers in the background!
- Pegasus boots and the "trap" enemy leave an afterimage.
- Unused mirror item that takes you to the dark world.
(Source: E3 2003)
1:10 and 1:58 shows rare TT video footage https://dai.ly/x5skare (Source: E3 2003)