Ocarina of Time's 3D player reports a possible error in Dampe's cabin

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Key points

  • A Zelda fan finds the anomalous Sheikah Eye on the Dampe's Hut prop from Ocarina of Time 3D.
  • A variant of the mysterious eye with missing triangles appears, creating intrigue for the player.
  • The presence of Sheikah's strange eye in multiple locations remains an unexplained background detail.



A Zelda a fan shared what appears to be a small mistake in Dampe's Hut in Ocarina of Time 3D, which shows what looks similar to the Sheikah coat of arms, but is not entirely correct. The peculiar 3D Time Ocarina find entertained but also baffled players, given the visual disparity between it and the standard iconography that players would recognize.

Being two incredibly influential games not only in the history of Zelda but overall 3D gaming, Nintendo has taken notice Ocarina of time AND Majora's Maskoriginally N64 titles, remade for the Nintendo 3DS handheld console. The games received a graphical overhaul, along with some quality of life improvements and the additional functionality provided by the additional screen on the handheld console. This meant improvements in graphics and the number of polygons that could be displayed on the screen at one time 3D Time Ocarina managed to include more details than the original, but at least one of those details is a little off.


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Reddit user jeff_indigo took to the site's Zelda subreddits to share his discovery of a strange-looking Sheikah Eye in Dampe's cabin. On the table in Dampe's hut, you can see a book with what looks like the Sheikah crest, but its design is slightly different. The eye and teardrop appear extremely similar to the standard version, but the triangle-shaped eyelashes above the eye are strangely absent. Jeff_indigo wondered if anyone knew why the book had this particular symbol, given its similar, but not identical, qualities.



The Book of Zelda is a repeating mystery

Zelda fans expressed curiosity about the book's presence, but were unable to provide any real answers about it. This mystery actually dates back to when the game launched and players first noticed the book, though not necessarily in this location. This object actually appears in a few places in the file 3D Time Ocarina version, included in Impa's house in Kakariko Village, just outside where the cemetery is located. The book can apparently also be found in the Potions Shop in Castle Town, as well as the Lakeside Laboratory.


Given the connection between the cemetery and the Lens of Truth, including the Sheikah iconography could be a nod to this. However, this would not explain the absence of the triangles. It's unlikely that this is an oversight, so it seems likely that this eye variant must be an entirely separate thing. In any case, even if it appears multiple times, there is no further information to be gleaned from the object or texture itself. Unless Nintendo sheds some light on the matter, it's likely just a little background glimmer that wasn't meant to be looked into in depth.

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