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(Listen Along) Ice Cavern Theme: Zelda: Ocarina of Time Music - Ice Cavern - YouTube
Be advised that the following article contains unconfirmed, fan-made theories or speculation. It was announced that the Water Temple from Ocarina of Time was originally going to be called the Ice Temple. There's a theory that the temple did make it to beta and in the actual game there's remains of the original dungeon. Let's have a look...
The Water Temple is the sixth dungeon in Ocarina of Time, and in my opinion it's by far the hardest. Like I said, it was originally going to be the Ice Temple. Some fans believe that after the temple had changed in the final version of the game, parts of the old Ice Temple were re-used. For example, the Ice Cavern, the mini-dungeon that is taken place before the Water Temple.
The Ice Cavern was possibly put in the game because there was so much material going to waste after Nintendo decided they wanted a Water Temple. They may have used the original Ice Temple theme for the Ice Cavern and maybe used some of the things that would've been in the Ice Temple in the mini-dungeon. The Ice Temple could have made it as far as beta, so it's a late change-of-mind for Nintendo.
People might doubt that possibility but it's not the only thing like that in Ocarina of Time. The Bottom of the Well may have been an old version of the Shadow Temple. It could've still been called the Shadow Temple but Nintendo might have not wanted it to be taken place in a well. It goes the same for the Gerudo Training Grounds and the Spirit Temple, all similar situations.
So the Ice Temple could've made it to the beta version of the game. Maybe Nintendo also originally wanted another area like the Ice Cavern in Ocarina of Time. Maybe they wanted a snowy and mountainous area but they didn't get time to, because in Zelda timeline, before Ocarina of Time there was games that had an area like that in. So if the Ice Cavern is that, then maybe it's an old section of Snowpeak from Twilight Princess. This would make sense considering Snowpeak is located right next to Zora's Domain. There's even a cave in Twilight Princess at Snowpeak that resembles the Ice Cavern very much with its ice themed puzzles.
So what do you think about any of this? Post below! Thanks and have a nice day/evening!
- GreenGyser :chu:
Be advised that the following article contains unconfirmed, fan-made theories or speculation. It was announced that the Water Temple from Ocarina of Time was originally going to be called the Ice Temple. There's a theory that the temple did make it to beta and in the actual game there's remains of the original dungeon. Let's have a look...
The Water Temple is the sixth dungeon in Ocarina of Time, and in my opinion it's by far the hardest. Like I said, it was originally going to be the Ice Temple. Some fans believe that after the temple had changed in the final version of the game, parts of the old Ice Temple were re-used. For example, the Ice Cavern, the mini-dungeon that is taken place before the Water Temple.
The Ice Cavern was possibly put in the game because there was so much material going to waste after Nintendo decided they wanted a Water Temple. They may have used the original Ice Temple theme for the Ice Cavern and maybe used some of the things that would've been in the Ice Temple in the mini-dungeon. The Ice Temple could have made it as far as beta, so it's a late change-of-mind for Nintendo.
People might doubt that possibility but it's not the only thing like that in Ocarina of Time. The Bottom of the Well may have been an old version of the Shadow Temple. It could've still been called the Shadow Temple but Nintendo might have not wanted it to be taken place in a well. It goes the same for the Gerudo Training Grounds and the Spirit Temple, all similar situations.
So the Ice Temple could've made it to the beta version of the game. Maybe Nintendo also originally wanted another area like the Ice Cavern in Ocarina of Time. Maybe they wanted a snowy and mountainous area but they didn't get time to, because in Zelda timeline, before Ocarina of Time there was games that had an area like that in. So if the Ice Cavern is that, then maybe it's an old section of Snowpeak from Twilight Princess. This would make sense considering Snowpeak is located right next to Zora's Domain. There's even a cave in Twilight Princess at Snowpeak that resembles the Ice Cavern very much with its ice themed puzzles.
So what do you think about any of this? Post below! Thanks and have a nice day/evening!
- GreenGyser :chu:
