Random: Zelda: Ocarina Of Time Very Nearly Had Its Own Hobbit Character
“It’s a dangerous business, Link, going out your door.”.
By the time The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time launched in 1998, J.R.R. Tolkien’s ‘The Hobbit’ had already been on shelves for over 60 years. It should come as no surprise, then, to assume that the iconic fantasy title would have some influence on Nintendo’s own N64 adventure title.
According to Did You Know Gaming, however, who recently trawled through an extensive amount of old Nintendo interviews, Ocarina of Time was originally set to include its own original character called ‘Hobbit’. This was revealed in an interview with Shigeru Miyamoto himself, who explained that the role of the Deku Scrubs was originally intended for a separate character who would tell stories, sell items to Link, and more.
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