Nintendo may be gearing up to release more difficult, remixed versions of the dungeons in the newly launched Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake, according to a new discovery in the game’s files.
Reverse engineer MrCheeze shared a screenshot of code on BlueSky that includes repeated instances of “MQ” in its files, which is believed to refer to an upcoming remake of Master Quest.
Master Quest is a reworked version of Ocarina of Time first released on the GameCube on a bonus disc packaged with limited editions of The Wind Waker. It features largely the same content as the original 1998 release, but with its dungeons redesigned with tougher challenges.
These rearranged dungeons were included in the 2011 3DS remaster, Ocarina of Time 3D, but are currently absent from the recent Switch 2 remake. The 3DS version of Master Quest also provided a mirrored overworld.
Dataminer OatmealDome stated that Master Quest will likely be unlocked via DLC rather than an update on Switch 2.
“It will be unlocked by *owning DLC* – it is not just an update,” they said on X.
“The data is incomplete, but I can confirm that the world is mirrored and dungeons are modified (e.g. cows in Jabu-Jabu’s Belly).”
It should be noted that Nintendo has yet to confirm whether or not it plans to introduce Master Quest to the new remake.
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time was released last week on Nintendo Switch 2.
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Written by Reece Heather
A veteran Zelda Universe editor and First-class journalism graduate, Reece emerged with a Nintendo 64 and a lifelong obsession after a narrow escape from Santa’s Naughty List in 1998. Outside of games, he’s reading Punisher comics, being bossed around by his cocker spaniel, and cornering innocent bystanders to rant about the importance of game preservation.
