Dataminers Find Master Quest References In Zelda Ocarina Of Time Remake

Some fans were disappointed to find that the Master Quest mode is not in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake for Nintendo Switch 2. Dataminers have now found references to it in the game files.

MrCheeze reported that the files contain multiple references to "MQ" alongside dungeon, save and clear files. Strings such as HasMQ, IsMQModeExist, NewGameMQ and ReleaseMQ also appear in the exefs. Whether these are leftovers from development or a sign of future plans is not yet clear.

Eiji Aonuma was asked about Master Quest's absence in an IGN interview published this week, but he was mostly quiet about the reasoning. He said that when Nintendo releases a game, it wants to leave room for developers to consider future possibilities, but he would not announce anything specific at this time.

Update: More datamine reports from OatmealDome say Master Quest unlocks by owning DLC rather than through a downloaded update. The same reports say the world is mirrored and dungeons are modified, including cows appearing in Jabu-Jabu's Belly.

Sources and links combing the files