Ocarina of Time Miscellaneous Glitches - Scrambled Text
From ZeldaChaos
This screenshot was taken using an emulator, though the only difference between this and a cartridge version is the color of the arrow/square at the bottom of the message box.
Requirements
- This glitch only works as Adult Link.
- You cannot have beaten the Water Temple.
Instructions
- Enter Kakariko Village.
- There is a big tree in the middle of the village and in front of the tree are two men, talk to the man on the right.
Result
There will be a big gap in his dialogue, and the remainder of his dialogue will disappear.
Explanation
Normally, at the end of each line of text, there is a special hex code that tells the game to proceed to the next line (specifically, it's $01). After the line that starts "I saw the ghostly figure...", there are TWO $01 codes instead of one; the extra line break creates a gap and causes the message box to overflow. The reason why the text disappears after the affected text is probably because that fifth line of text has thrown an overflow error of some kind.
