Explore Ocarina of Time’s Rumored Extra Dungeons in this Retrospective
Posted on January 19 2019 by Alexis S. Anderson
Myths about extra content in Ocarina of Time are nothing new, and they don’t come as much of a surprise considering the evidence fans have of cut-content from both the original game and its cancelled Ura expansion. Despite credible claims of extra dungeons having been planned for the game, there are a handful that fans have falsely alleged are actually accessible. YouTube’s Game Architects examine two: a pyramid dungeon in the Haunted Wasteland and the infamous Sky Temple.
Due to early screenshots from Ocarina of Time that suggested the player would be able to find the Triforce and possibly interact with it in-game, fan after fan has hunted for the Golden Power. Out of this search came a few persistent rumors about where it may be located, and the tricky ways its resting place could be accessed.
The first of these covered in the video is a dungeon supposedly housed in a pyramid seen when one veers off course in the Haunted Wasteland. When the Song of Storms is played in one particular spot in the dessert, a triangular silhouette can be made out on the horizon. This silhouette is impossible to reach without cheats, and when approached turns out just to be a darkened part of the map boundary. So, that theory is a bust.
The more well known mythical dungeon-to-the-triforce is the Sky Temple. Many thought perhaps there was a temple planned for the game where Link would free the Sage of Light, Rauru. Because one does not appear in the game’s story, rumors of ways to access this hidden area abound. One rumored method required hacking into perpetual night and fighting droves of Stalchildren until a giant one appears whose skull becomes the entrance to the Sky Temple once defeated. Another suggestion was to throw a bomb directly into the center of the pit below Ganon’s Castle, but players were again met with disappointment.
Neither of these fabled dungeons exist. And no matter how much some fans may will it to be, the Triforce is not hidden somewhere in the Ocarina of Time for eagle-eyed players to discover (or is it?).
Do you think there’s any truth to these rumored dungeons? Are there any other Zelda myths you find interesting or think are in need of debunking? Let us know in the comments!
Alexis S. Anderson is a Senior Editor at Zelda Dungeon who joined the writing team in November, 2014. She has a JD from the UCLA School of Law and is pursuing a career in Entertainment and Intellectual Property Law. She grew up in the New Jersey suburbs with her parents, twin brother, and family shih-tzu.
