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It ends in artwork of the various Links. There is no narration, only an arrangement of ''The Legend of Zelda'' theme for sound.
It ends in artwork of the various Links. There is no narration, only an arrangement of ''The Legend of Zelda'' theme for sound.


''The Legend of Zelda'', ''The Adventure of Link'', ''Ocarina of Time'' and ''Majora's Mask'' are shown as they appear in ''Collector's Edition'', including recoloured button prompts for the [[Nintendo 64]] games to match the GameCube's button colours. ''Link's Awakening DX'', ''Oracle of Ages'' & ''Oracle of Seasons'' and ''Four Swords'' are shown running on the Game Boy Player accessory for the GameCube, including border and "Z Button : Options" prompt. This means the GBC games are stretched to the much wider ratio of the GBA screen. The CD-i games, [[Zelda (Game & Watch)|''Zelda'' Game & Watch]] (including the GBA ''Game & Watch Gallery 4'' version) and [[The Legend of Zelda Game Watch|Nelsonic Game Watch]] are excluded.
''The Legend of Zelda'', ''The Adventure of Link'', ''Ocarina of Time'' and ''Majora's Mask'' are shown as they appear in ''Collector's Edition'', including recoloured button prompts for the [[Nintendo 64]] games to match the GameCube's button colours. ''Link's Awakening DX'', ''Oracle of Ages'' & ''Oracle of Seasons'' and ''Four Swords'' are shown running on the Game Boy Player accessory for the GameCube, including border and "Z Button : Options" prompt - this means that the GBC games are stretched to the much wider aspect ratio of the GBA screen. The CD-i games, [[Zelda (Game & Watch)|''Zelda'' Game & Watch]] (including the GBA ''Game & Watch Gallery 4'' version) and [[The Legend of Zelda Game Watch|Nelsonic Game Watch]] are excluded.
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==''The Wind Waker'' Special Movie==
==''The Wind Waker'' Special Movie==
The "''The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker'' Special Movie" is a trailer for ''The Wind Waker'' which is just under one minute long, played over the main theme for the game.
"''The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker'' Special Movie" is a trailer for ''The Wind Waker'' which is just under one minute long, played over the main theme for the game.
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===''The Adventure of Link''===
===''The Adventure of Link''===
{{main|The Adventure of Link}}
{{main|Zelda II: The Adventure of Link}}
Unlike ''The Legend of Zelda'', the opening scroll was not fully retranslated, but merely tweaked to change "NO.3 TRIFORCE" to "THE THIRD TRIFORCE". It reads:
Unlike ''The Legend of Zelda'', the opening scroll was not fully retranslated, but merely tweaked to change "NO.3 TRIFORCE" to "THE THIRD TRIFORCE". It reads:
*''AFTER GANON WAS DESTROYED, IMPA TOLD LINK A SLEEPING SPELL WAS CAST ON PRINCESS ZELDA. SHE WILL WAKE ONLY WITH THE POWER OF THE THIRD TRIFORCE SEALED IN A PALACE IN HYRULE. TO BREAK THE SEAL,CRYSTALS MUST BE PLACED IN STATUES IN 6 WELL GUARDED PALACES. LINK SET OUT ON HIS MOST ADVENTURESOME QUEST YET..."
*''AFTER GANON WAS DESTROYED, IMPA TOLD LINK A SLEEPING SPELL WAS CAST ON PRINCESS ZELDA. SHE WILL WAKE ONLY WITH THE POWER OF THE THIRD TRIFORCE SEALED IN A PALACE IN HYRULE. TO BREAK THE SEAL,CRYSTALS MUST BE PLACED IN STATUES IN 6 WELL GUARDED PALACES. LINK SET OUT ON HIS MOST ADVENTURESOME QUEST YET..."
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===''Ocarina of Time''===
===''Ocarina of Time''===
{{main|Ocarina of Time}}
{{main|The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time}}
Button colours were changed to match the GameCube controller (red A, green B, grey START); and references to "Rumble Pak" were changed to "Rumble Feature" (although the [[Stone of Agony]] design was not changed). The credits scene was pre-rendered as a 450MB video file, apparently due to desynchronisation problems with the music given differences between the emulator and original Nintendo 64 hardware.
Button colours were changed to match the GameCube controller (red A, green B, grey START); and references to "Rumble Pak" were changed to "Rumble Feature" (although the [[Stone of Agony]] design was not changed). The credits scene was pre-rendered as a 450MB video file - apparently due to desynchronisation problems with the music, given differences between the emulator and original Nintendo 64 hardware.
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===''Majora's Mask''===
===''Majora's Mask''===
{{main|Majora's Mask}}
{{main|The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask}}
Presumably due to incorrect emulator programming to account for ''Majora's Mask''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s usage of the [[Nintendo 64]]'s 4 MB memory expansion pack, ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask|Majora's Mask]]'' in ''The Legend of Zelda: Collector's Edition'' occasionally freezes, forcing the player to start over from the last save. The freezing sometimes resulted in the game's [[Owl Statue]] saves being erased, due to how the owl saves worked. This problem was fixed for the [[Nintendo Wii#Virtual Console|Virtual Console]] release of ''Majora's Mask'' in all regions except Europe.
Presumably due to incorrect emulator programming to account for ''Majora's Mask''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s usage of the [[Nintendo 64]]'s 4 MB memory expansion pack, ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask|Majora's Mask]]'' in ''The Legend of Zelda: Collector's Edition'' occasionally freezes, forcing the player to start over from the last save. The freezing sometimes resulted in the game's [[Owl Statue]] saves being erased, due to how the owl saves worked. This problem was fixed for the [[Nintendo Wii#Virtual Console|Virtual Console]] release of ''Majora's Mask'' in all regions except Europe.


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===''The Wind Waker'' Demo===
===''The Wind Waker'' Demo===
{{main|The Wind Waker}}
{{main|The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker}}
Limited to 20 minutes of gameplay. Unlike the full games, this comes with three pre-installed save files, named "Dungeon", "Stealth" and "Island". All begin with three [[Heart Container]]s:
Limited to 20 minutes of gameplay. Unlike the full games, this comes with three pre-installed save files, named "Dungeon", "Stealth" and "Island". All begin with three [[Heart Container]]s:
*Dungeon begins in the entrance of [[Dragon Roost Cavern]] with [[Hero's Sword]], [[Hero's Shield]], [[Pirate's Charm]], the [[Telescope]], [[Sail]], [[Wind Waker]], one [[Bottle]]; [[Spoils Bag]] with one [[Red Chu Jelly]] & one [[Joy Pendant]]; and an empty [[Delivery Bag]].
*Dungeon begins in the entrance of [[Dragon Roost Cavern]] with [[Hero's Sword]], [[Hero's Shield]], [[Pirate's Charm]], the [[Telescope]], [[Sail]], [[Wind Waker]], one [[Bottle]]; [[Spoils Bag]] with one [[Red Chu Jelly]] & one [[Joy Pendant]]; and an empty [[Delivery Bag]].
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Latest revision as of 18:30, October 31, 2024

Collector's Edition
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Games

Release

Platform

Date

Japan November 7, 2003
Europe November 14, 2003
United States November 17, 2003
Australia March 19, 2004

Credits

Developer

The Legend of Zelda: Collector's Edition is a collection of four main games from The Legend of Zelda series, a 20-minute playable demo of The Wind Waker, and two videos: The Legend of Zelda: A Retrospective and a special The Wind Waker video. The collection contains The Legend of Zelda, The Adventure of Link, Ocarina of Time, and Majora's Mask, all run on emulators. The Collector's Edition was only ever made available through special deals and offers which varied from region to region but included things such as registering a Nintendo GameCube and two games for the console at Nintendo's website, buying a subscription to Nintendo Power, or pre-ordering new first-party releases.

A Retrospective

The "A Retrospective" video is just under two minutes long. It is comprised of a short series video clips from, in order:

It ends in artwork of the various Links. There is no narration, only an arrangement of The Legend of Zelda theme for sound.

The Legend of Zelda, The Adventure of Link, Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask are shown as they appear in Collector's Edition, including recoloured button prompts for the Nintendo 64 games to match the GameCube's button colours. Link's Awakening DX, Oracle of Ages & Oracle of Seasons and Four Swords are shown running on the Game Boy Player accessory for the GameCube, including border and "Z Button : Options" prompt - this means that the GBC games are stretched to the much wider aspect ratio of the GBA screen. The CD-i games, Zelda Game & Watch (including the GBA Game & Watch Gallery 4 version) and Nelsonic Game Watch are excluded.

The Wind Waker Special Movie

"The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker Special Movie" is a trailer for The Wind Waker which is just under one minute long, played over the main theme for the game.

Playable Game Notes

All full games require individual memory card files to save the games.

The Legend of Zelda

Main article: The Legend of Zelda

The opening scroll was retranslated into English for this release. The new version reads:

LONG AGO, GANON, PRINCE OF DARKNESS, STOLE THE TRIFORCE OF POWER. PRINCESS ZELDA OF HYRULE BROKE THE TRIFORCE OF WISDOM INTO EIGHT PIECES AND HID THEM FROM GANON BEFORE SHE WAS KIDNAPPED BY GANON'S MINIONS. LINK, YOU MUST FIND THE PIECES AND SAVE ZELDA.

...compared to the original translation:

MANY YEARS AGO PRINCE DARKNESS "GANNON" STOLE ONE OF THE TRIFORCE WITH POWER. PRINCESS ZELDA HAD ONE OF THE TRIFORCE WITH WISDOM. SHE DIVIDED IT INTO 8 UNITS TO HIDE IT FROM "GANNON" BEFORE SHE WAS CAPTURED. GO FIND THE "8" UNITS "LINK" TO SAVE HER.

The item scroll is also now headed "ALL TREASURES" rather than "ALL OF TREASURES", and "RUPIES" changed to "RUPEES". All other entries, including "CONTAINER HEART", remained unchanged. These changes would persist in later rereleases, including the Classic NES Series release on Game Boy Advance and Wii Virtual Console.

The Adventure of Link

Main article: Zelda II: The Adventure of Link

Unlike The Legend of Zelda, the opening scroll was not fully retranslated, but merely tweaked to change "NO.3 TRIFORCE" to "THE THIRD TRIFORCE". It reads:

  • AFTER GANON WAS DESTROYED, IMPA TOLD LINK A SLEEPING SPELL WAS CAST ON PRINCESS ZELDA. SHE WILL WAKE ONLY WITH THE POWER OF THE THIRD TRIFORCE SEALED IN A PALACE IN HYRULE. TO BREAK THE SEAL,CRYSTALS MUST BE PLACED IN STATUES IN 6 WELL GUARDED PALACES. LINK SET OUT ON HIS MOST ADVENTURESOME QUEST YET..."

The missing space after "SEAL," and "LINK SET OUT" rather than "SETS OUT" remain as in the original.

Ocarina of Time

Main article: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

Button colours were changed to match the GameCube controller (red A, green B, grey START); and references to "Rumble Pak" were changed to "Rumble Feature" (although the Stone of Agony design was not changed). The credits scene was pre-rendered as a 450MB video file - apparently due to desynchronisation problems with the music, given differences between the emulator and original Nintendo 64 hardware.

Majora's Mask

Main article: The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask

Presumably due to incorrect emulator programming to account for Majora's Mask's usage of the Nintendo 64's 4 MB memory expansion pack, Majora's Mask in The Legend of Zelda: Collector's Edition occasionally freezes, forcing the player to start over from the last save. The freezing sometimes resulted in the game's Owl Statue saves being erased, due to how the owl saves worked. This problem was fixed for the Virtual Console release of Majora's Mask in all regions except Europe.

Button prompts were recoloured as in Ocarina of Time.

The Wind Waker Demo

Main article: The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker

Limited to 20 minutes of gameplay. Unlike the full games, this comes with three pre-installed save files, named "Dungeon", "Stealth" and "Island". All begin with three Heart Containers:

The "SAVE" and "OPTIONS" buttons in the pause menu are simply non-functional, rather than being non-selectable or giving an error message. There are no specific limits on what can be done other than time and item availability.