Grezzo left in as many original bugs as possible for Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D
One area that remains mostly the same in Ocarina of Time’s transition from the N64 to the 3DS is the title’s original bugs. In the latest Iwata Asks, Grezzo discussed how they made a conscious effort to leave in as many as possible so that they could pay respect to those who played the game on the N64. The funny thing is, it looks like Grezzo also created a few new bugs, such as the Young Link Master Sword glitch.
Moriya: We sped up revealing it and had Ikuta-san and others try out parts of it. We would ask how it differed from what they had imagined, and then we would fix it. One conflict arose when, as programmers, we wanted to get rid of bugs. But the staff members who had played the old game said the bugs were fun! We were like, “What?!” (laughs)
Iwata: Yes, that is an area of conflict.
Moriya: It wouldn’t be fun if your friends couldn’t say, “Do you know about this?” So we left them in if they didn’t cause any trouble and were beneficial.
Iwata: So you implemented them as you would specs, rather than treating them like bugs. It took some work and you had to go out of your way, but you preserved the spirit of the original.
Moriya: Yes. If something simply could not be allowed to stand, we begrudgingly fixed it, so some bugs don’t appear, but we left in as many as we could, so people will grin over that.
