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On the back of Anju's grandmother's wheelchair, there's a picture of a tiger. This is a possible reference to the pet tiger owned by Granny in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time in Kakariko village, who is also Anju's grandmother's Hyrule counterpart.
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There are 3 unused masks that can be found within the game's data that were likely supposed to have been worn by the Skull Kid. They're strange masks that look like Link, each rotated differently to be used in different scenarios.
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The postman in Majora's Mask, who wants to flee, but can't find time for it in his schedule, shows quite the similarity to some couriers from a short story written by Franz Kafka. They want to kill themselves, but refrain from doing so due to their "oath of service".
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In the Ancient Castle of Ikana, if the players goes to the south-east part of the courtyard there will be a pillar. If the player manages to get on top of it, they will find a paper airplane. The airplane cannot be picked up and has no significance whatsoever.
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On the file select screen, if the player pushes start, holds up, pushes A and then pushes B twice, an alternate opening demo will play.
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If the player stands in the little garden outside of the Astral Observatory in Termina Field when the Clock Tower opens on the third day, a different cutscene will play that shows the tower opening as if looking towards Clock Town from the Observatory.
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Each piece of music in the Zora Hall is taken from a previous game in the series. This includes the main hall being the Zora's Domain's music from Ocarina of Time, Tijo playing part of the cave theme from A Link to the Past, Japas playing part of the dungeon theme from The Legend of Zelda, and Evan playing the Game Over song from the same game.
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If the player talks to Keaton while wearing the Keaton Mask, he'll ask a series of questions. A sound is made signaling whether the answer selected is correct or incorrect. Picking the correct answer will trigger the "pause" sound from the game Excitebike on the NES.
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During an early Beta version of Majora's Mask, the Fairy Ocarina was available and usable.
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Through use of Gameshark or Action Replay cheats, it is possible to get "Saria's Song", as well as the "Sun's Song" from Ocarina of Time. The "Sun's Song" has no difference from Ocarina of Time, and fast-forwards time to the next day. "Saria's Song", however, doesn't do anything.
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A clear impression of Skull Kid can be seen in the grass when looking towards the south entrance of Clock Town from the Astral Observatory telescope.
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"Farewell to Gibdos" has a similar melody to that of the Merry-Go-Round located at Big Boo's Haunt in Super Mario 64.
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In the magic hag's potion shop, Kotake is standing on a box of lemons in order to reach over the counter.
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Majora's Mask was planned for release on the iQue Player, a Chinese version of the N64, and there are several screen captures from the game on the back of the iQue packaging. It's theorized that the game's dark undertones and imagery were deemed too violent to pass Chinese censorship laws, so the release was cancelled.
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Though not explicitly stated in the game, the instruction booklet mentions Termina as a kind of parallel world of Hyrule.
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All 4 main dungeon items pertain to the Bow. Woodfall Temple features the bow itself, while the Snowhead Temple has Fire Arrows, the Great Bay Temple has Ice Arrows, and the Stone Tower Temple has Light Arrows.
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Aside from owl saves, the American release of Majora's Mask had a number of other changes made to it, both aesthetically and to its game-play, such as making dungeons easier, or simply moving objects around.
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The impermanent flow of time in the first three-day cycle as Deku Link is 1.66 times faster than normal, meaning it takes only 27 seconds for each game hour to pass rather than the standard 45 seconds for every three-day cycle after it. It is in this stage of the game where NPCs and most enemies are not rendered outside of Clock Town's boundaries.
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The aliens that attack Romani Ranch during the first night are based on the Flatwoods Monster, a monster that was very popular in the 1950s and 60s.
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The Song of Healing has the same first six notes as Saria's song but played backwards with a different rhythm.
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