Throughout the lifespan of The Legend of Zelda series, a number of games (including main series games as well as re-releases and spin-offs) in varying states of completeness have had their releases cancelled. Perhaps the earliest of these was Gottlieb's The Legend of Zelda Pinball Machine (cancelled 1993). After securing a license from Nintendo to produce two Nintendo-franchise-based pinball machines, pinball designer Jon Norris was tasked with designing the table. Before it was completed, Gottlieb decided to repurpose the game with an American Gladiators theme. Licensing for this version ultimately fell through and the game was released as simply Gladiators (November 1993). [116] Hatfield, Daemon (February 23, 2007). "VC Getting (Arguably) Greatest Game Ever". IGN. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012 . Retrieved September 24, 2007. Annual Interactive Achievement Awards". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original on June 3, 2004 . Retrieved July 7, 2023. Guinness World Records. "Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition– Records– Nintendo". Archived from the original on April 5, 2008.

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HD"[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD]. Nintendo. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016 . Retrieved November 23, 2021. In 1998, Nintendo cancelled Ura Zelda, the Ocarina of Time expansion disk for the 64DD [117] due to poor sales figures for the 64DD peripheral. [118] In 2002, Nintendo released a GameCube bonus disc called The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Master Quest. [117] It contains emulated versions of Ocarina of Time and Ocarina of Time Master Quest, which Aonuma and Miyamoto each confirmed is Ura Zelda. [118] [119] Retro Studios had two Zelda games in development. One was an untitled game starring a Sheikah in a story that explores the origins of the Master Sword. [128] [129] Another one was titled Heroes of Hyrule and it starred a Goron, a Zora, and a Rito who set out to rescue Link. [129] [130] Spin-off games Miyamoto, Shigeru. "Iwata Asks: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D: Mr. Shigeru Miyamoto" (Interview). Interviewed by Satoru Iwata. Nintendo of America, Inc. Archived from the original on July 25, 2015 . Retrieved February 4, 2015.