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In an interview featured in the Japan-exclusive Shogakukan Wonder Life Special guidebook for The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, co-director Takashi Tezuka revealed that Chain Chomps were originally conceived for The Legend of Zelda series under the name "BowWow", but a developer came across old concept art and decided to implement them in Super Mario Bros. 3. A Chain Chomp named BowWow would later appear in The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening.

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Kamigami No Triforce Nintendo Official Guidebook Vol. 1 (pages 135-145 in the guidebook):
https://archive.org/details/kamigami-no-triforce-nintendo-official-guidebook-vol1-2/Kamigami%20no%20Triforce%20-%20Nintendo%20Official%20Guidebook%20-%20First%20Volume/page/136/mode/2up
https://glitterberri.com/a-link-to-the-past/the-men-who-made-zelda/

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Often wondered to this day on why what looks like Chain Chomps would be in Link's Awakening, but what this submission explains might be the answer to that.

CuriousUserX90 Jul 31, 2026 6:39 AM

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