This game is like playing Mario as Princess Peach. Most people - if given a choice - will choose to play as Link. Playing as Zelda is neat, but the novelty quickly wears off. I miss my boy Link.
This is incredible! I can already see in a few days someone posting something like "can you finish Echoes of the Wisdom as Link?". I hope the answer is yes. And hope this glitch isn't patched
Signs basically are the BDSP’s menu glitch. It isn’t just a wrong-warper, it teleports you ANYWHERE. Also, it resembles the back in time glitch in WW, TP, and SS.
Actually, this glitch looks closer to Skyward Sword’s back in time glitch, with the use of a save-corruption exploit with the bird statues in the game.
@@ghb323 Pretty much. Your save is set to the intro, but your location is bugged. So, if you can get this to work in the final rift, you might be able to make it to the final boss as Link
@@DarkLink1996.BROO that would be sooo cool!!!!! I’m just waiting for someone to do it. I would love to play the final boss as link. That boss battle was so underwhelming. Sub par as fuck
You mean Link the ability to summon objects out of thin air as well as use his normal abilities? That's preposterous! Next you'll want him to be able to fuse those summoned objects together to form some kind of war machine!
@@richardmahn7589 Fans will spend years arguing if *this* time Link and Link are love interests, only for observant fans to note that this game actually implies that Stamp Guy is Link's love interest this game.
I don’t know how people figure these things out, they’re probably like “Huh, I wonder if I make another game and save as soon as I start because I don’t feel like playing anymore, then on my old game I want to know what happens if I stand on this exact spot and press buttons over and over again?”
Considering that "swordfighter mode" basically has all of Link's abilities (and then some, the playable link did not have sword beams at full hearts), this isn't really needed to duplicate Link functionality.
Tbh, with how fleshed out Link was in the intro, I was a little convinced that there would be a truncated post game where you play a short little story as Link leading up to Zelda's rescue.
@@sinteleon Yeah, that's eventually what I came to as well, but a short story similar to Olimars Tale in Pikmin 4 would've been cool. Maybe DLC? Though it doesn't feel like they'd do DLC for this title.
Heres some info i gathered on the glitch: For anyone having trouble, leave around half a second - 1 second between your up input and A press) Interacting with a nearby waypoint did unlock it after it triggered the first event, and you can unlock more. I also managed to unlock the log and map, by making my way to the Zora area and triggering the main quest dialogue, which unlocked the log and the map (you cant see unlocked parts of the map, but you can warp using it). Opened a chest with rupees inside and that allowed me to collect overworld rupees, but Ihaven't found a way to access the inventory yet. Will update with more info as I test. 👍
I haven't tested this theory yet but if anyone is doing this for the first time, I have a feeling that by using a save during the Ganon fight, you can play as link cloakless
If it wasn’t specifically for the things you needed to Bind with no other way of removing them and the gaps you need to get over you could beat the entire game
Lol this would be the perfect time for that meme where Link says “Call me Zelda one more time.” Haha they really should make a dlc where we play Echoes of Wisdom from Link’s perspective (after beating the game as Zelda). I think that would be fun tbh
More then likely this will get the Tears of the Kingdom treatment. Only difference unlike in that game this one could mess up your save if they patch it since it isn't just transferring a weapon from the intro.
Honestly, this should have been an unlockable feature after beating the game anyway. Could have been another way to get some extra replay value out of it! But as usual, Nintendo is so set in their ways & can't think past their own noses.
The makers of TLoZ are not known for making a post-game, but it would have been amazing if they let you free-roam after you've beaten the BBEG and they give you the Swordfighter mode again... But this time, it's Link swapping place with Zelda.
There are better spots to do this in around the Lost woods. Some of the big trees void you out at the very top so you can place a sign at the very top and do the glitch at the same time
What it seems to have happened was that you overwrote the save data with the link save data and I think that is a map that isn't normally accessable. I have a feeling on the link map that there are no rifts at all.
Been messing with this and found so much interesting stuff. You cant sccess the map right off the bat but if you acquire a quest it lets u open ut and use fast travel. Getting 4 pieces of heart seems to reset ur hearts back to 3 until u reload. You can only find hearts as drops. You can use horses by jumping directly onto them. Going near the first warp will cause a softlock thst wont let you unlock it but i found a rlly annoying wirk around. The game acts as if rifts are there wheb they arent at times. Currently ive unlocked the first quest and im trying to see how far i can get. Also psa. Trying thr dojo crashes the game
Additionally ive found thst buying a potion adds a permanent drinkable section to ur menu. I'm hoping that by the same logic I'll be able to use accessories
@@alyoalyoalyo from what I've seen so far youre the first one to discover this. When i found out about pause storage I thought smth like this might be possible with loading two saves at once or smth but i didn't have the patience to try it so props to you. Hoping that this video gets more seen in the community and that all this info is recognized
@@fallenledechuThat's when you collect one in the overworld, what happends when you pick up 4 from shops? Or what happends when you transfer 100% zelda to a new game save file, what happends when you get 4 heart pieces then?
@@mariorockysonicmegasochjag Probably nothing too at least the one on Suthorn village didn't do anything... But you Can enter rifts without the Tri rod.. From what I see from a New game : You can't explore Hebra Mountain, Eldin Volcano, Faron Wetland, Quest may be bugged (Tohna of Gerudo Town don't awake After defeating the Monsters) All rifts are closed but act as open, Link doesn't have a falling sound like Zelda...
to be fair, Zelda is a lot stronger than him in this game. All the utility for echoes makes her seriously like a competition for Ganon when it comes to being a wizard.
Thats debatable, without tri none of the echoes would be possible. Plus, which link and arsenal? BOTW link, TOTK link with ultrahand creating mechanical contraptions. Lots of variables. It sure would produce a very fun “boss rush” mode for link to fight zelda
I really wonder about the different interactions, like can link swim? Is there any dungeon he can possibly complete? He may not have the tri rod, but with higher jump and bombs, I feel you can make decent progress somewhere.
He can swim, he kinda wades in water with his shield and sword lol and yeah it'd be cool to check out other dungeons and things, I know for the first one I got up to the boulder you had to bind with to get rid of, and since bind wasn't possible it was a no go. :') But I'll have to keep playing around with other possibilities!
@@alyoalyoalyo I've been experimenting and finding out lots of stuff. U can bypass that first rock by using a bombchu to hit a switch. Next rock is still in the way tho
I think this is Nintendo's queue to make a sequel to this game for Switch 2 where you can legitimately and officially explore this Hyrule as Link. I already have ideas for what the sequel should be like. Where you can have a party of characters to choose from. Link and Zelda being main but you can play as other character(s). And there can even be a co-op mode where players can join in as any of the characters that player 1 isn't playing as. Then we can finally have multiplayer capable Zelda done right!
What’s cool about this glitch is that you can just save once your link and come back to it ANYTIME. Just don’t complete a quest or you will change back to Zelda without her tri rod. Oh and don’t go into the castle. Impa and the king will glitch your shit 😂
You should jeep playing through the game as link to see how far you can get. I am also curious what certain cutscenes will play out like where link is supposed to be in them (will there be two links or will one link just disappear?).
Most glitches involve doing two things at once that override each other. By triggering the white void-out and a dialogue box from the sign causes the player to open a menu during a cutscene which that isn’t supposed to happen.
@@ghb323Ok, I get that, but now how do they know to look for that? Granted, plenty of games in the past had similar glitches but I wonder what's the history behind a "dialogue box and menu glitch"? Who discovered that first? How did they find it?
I love this game, really enjoy playing it. If get 9/10, had the player been allowed to play as either depending on the mission would have made it a 10/10. Way better than i anticipated though.
Im curious if we can beat the game as zelda- then use this glitch to get link That way link can be used and dungeons aint softlocked due to not having zelda abilities
Bruh people can't enjoy the game and stop the game is pretty well made it's a bug it happens you should try make a game like that in 2 years without bugs
the fans when nintendo release a zelda game where you can play as zelda:
This game is like playing Mario as Princess Peach. Most people - if given a choice - will choose to play as Link.
Playing as Zelda is neat, but the novelty quickly wears off. I miss my boy Link.
@@John6-40 Then go and play the 30 or so Zelda games where Link is the protangonist
@@John6-40 It is really interesting how different they function. Link is all about direct contact, Zelda is all about indirect contact.
@@John6-40 dude, the game is named "LEGEND OF ZELDA" That means ABOUT that person.
The others should be renamed to "Adventures of Link"
The fans when they want a ZELDA game where you play as ZELDA but complain because they want to play as link:
(Side note this is a cool video no hate)
It's about time we got the opportunity to play as Link for once!
This is incredible! I can already see in a few days someone posting something like "can you finish Echoes of the Wisdom as Link?". I hope the answer is yes. And hope this glitch isn't patched
It’s still not patched thankfully. Just did it today.
New speedrun category just dropped
Signs basically are the BDSP’s menu glitch. It isn’t just a wrong-warper, it teleports you ANYWHERE. Also, it resembles the back in time glitch in WW, TP, and SS.
Actually, this glitch looks closer to Skyward Sword’s back in time glitch, with the use of a save-corruption exploit with the bird statues in the game.
@@ghb323 Pretty much. Your save is set to the intro, but your location is bugged. So, if you can get this to work in the final rift, you might be able to make it to the final boss as Link
@@DarkLink1996.BROO that would be sooo cool!!!!! I’m just waiting for someone to do it. I would love to play the final boss as link. That boss battle was so underwhelming. Sub par as fuck
@@DarkLink1996.You May be able to get to them, but you can't defeat them, as you Need bind to pull out the Triforce.
now imagine: link with echoes
You mean Link the ability to summon objects out of thin air as well as use his normal abilities? That's preposterous! Next you'll want him to be able to fuse those summoned objects together to form some kind of war machine!
You mean tears of the kingdom?
Zlink = Zelda + Link
@@ghb323 NO LINK! YOU CAN'T USE THE FUSE ABILITY ON PEOPLE WE HAVE NO IDEA WHAT WILL HAPPEN!
@@Glunk222 (Straps a Korok to a contraption that is definitely banned by the Geneva convention) "What?"
New challenge unlocked: Save Link as Link!
IKR? Like Zelda can do it? Sheesh. Link to the rescue!
Link and Link's love is a romance for the ages. I hope they kiss
@@normal6483 NPC Link will just nod and walk away.
@@richardmahn7589 Fans will spend years arguing if *this* time Link and Link are love interests, only for observant fans to note that this game actually implies that Stamp Guy is Link's love interest this game.
Sadly, the game has a lot of story triggers, and you can't even activate the first one, saving zelda.
Link has the maximum number of hearts, so what happens if he gets a heart container?
I don’t know how people figure these things out, they’re probably like “Huh, I wonder if I make another game and save as soon as I start because I don’t feel like playing anymore, then on my old game I want to know what happens if I stand on this exact spot and press buttons over and over again?”
That but at important transitions in the game. Otherwise it is silly shet.
This seems surprisingly functional… feels like a great starting point for a play-as-Link mod.
Considering that "swordfighter mode" basically has all of Link's abilities (and then some, the playable link did not have sword beams at full hearts), this isn't really needed to duplicate Link functionality.
Tbh, with how fleshed out Link was in the intro, I was a little convinced that there would be a truncated post game where you play a short little story as Link leading up to Zelda's rescue.
@@seanritzenthaler9208 though it's mostly enough to represent sword fighter mode, while the rest of the assets go towards link assist mode in endgame.
@@sinteleon Yeah, that's eventually what I came to as well, but a short story similar to Olimars Tale in Pikmin 4 would've been cool. Maybe DLC? Though it doesn't feel like they'd do DLC for this title.
I’m sure we will get a link dlc later on there is no way we won’t
The legend of zelda
Glitches of courage
I think a fun dlc would be playing as link and seeing what he was doing before he saved Zelda
He was breaking pots and harassing cuccos probably. You know, the average Zelda experience.
That could be an entire game in of itself Considering Ganon recognized ya
Heres some info i gathered on the glitch: For anyone having trouble, leave around half a second - 1 second between your up input and A press) Interacting with a nearby waypoint did unlock it after it triggered the first event, and you can unlock more. I also managed to unlock the log and map, by making my way to the Zora area and triggering the main quest dialogue, which unlocked the log and the map (you cant see unlocked parts of the map, but you can warp using it). Opened a chest with rupees inside and that allowed me to collect overworld rupees, but Ihaven't found a way to access the inventory yet. Will update with more info as I test. 👍
How did you get overworld rupees to appear? I've opened two 20 rupee chests and still haven't seen a single rupee spawn.
@@Occulydian they don't spawn from grass, they are fixed overworld spawns (you can find them using an interactive map)
If you go down to Impa’s Brother’s house, you’ll be able to use the map
If you purchase an accessory, you can access the equipment menu
Dang this is wild. Could you imagine a Zelda game with a playable Link?
I haven't tested this theory yet but if anyone is doing this for the first time, I have a feeling that by using a save during the Ganon fight, you can play as link cloakless
Unfortunately you can't save during boss fights.
If it wasn’t specifically for the things you needed to Bind with no other way of removing them and the gaps you need to get over you could beat the entire game
And all the story triggers that you skip.
Really makes you wonder how Link initially got around Hyrule's various locations
Lol this would be the perfect time for that meme where Link says “Call me Zelda one more time.”
Haha they really should make a dlc where we play Echoes of Wisdom from Link’s perspective (after beating the game as Zelda). I think that would be fun tbh
More then likely this will get the Tears of the Kingdom treatment. Only difference unlike in that game this one could mess up your save if they patch it since it isn't just transferring a weapon from the intro.
Honestly, this should have been an unlockable feature after beating the game anyway.
Could have been another way to get some extra replay value out of it! But as usual, Nintendo is so set in their ways & can't think past their own noses.
Does a single glitch that takes really difficult inputs and timing to complete-
“This game is so broken!”
I wonder what happens when you go in water. If he has a swimming animation or not.
He does indeed have a swimming animation
He shares the animations with Zelda, which is why he did the jump when entering the rift
I'm gonna have to try this I kept thinking it'd be cool to have a Link mode for post game
How do people find things like this😂
Ngl, I was expecting an infinite Link (swordfighter) gauge. This is amazing!
The makers of TLoZ are not known for making a post-game, but it would have been amazing if they let you free-roam after you've beaten the BBEG and they give you the Swordfighter mode again... But this time, it's Link swapping place with Zelda.
There are better spots to do this in around the Lost woods. Some of the big trees void you out at the very top so you can place a sign at the very top and do the glitch at the same time
I think you mean the “Eternal Forest” 🤓
What it seems to have happened was that you overwrote the save data with the link save data and I think that is a map that isn't normally accessable. I have a feeling on the link map that there are no rifts at all.
Tri has never met Link, so Tri stays at the point where the glitch was. So whenever Tri talks, map goes to where Tri is
Also wherever you warp to, or exit a door from. Tri stays at spawn, basically
I need to see someone beating the entire game this way, or what is possible even if they have to use glitches!!
Been messing with this and found so much interesting stuff. You cant sccess the map right off the bat but if you acquire a quest it lets u open ut and use fast travel. Getting 4 pieces of heart seems to reset ur hearts back to 3 until u reload. You can only find hearts as drops. You can use horses by jumping directly onto them. Going near the first warp will cause a softlock thst wont let you unlock it but i found a rlly annoying wirk around. The game acts as if rifts are there wheb they arent at times. Currently ive unlocked the first quest and im trying to see how far i can get. Also psa. Trying thr dojo crashes the game
Additionally ive found thst buying a potion adds a permanent drinkable section to ur menu. I'm hoping that by the same logic I'll be able to use accessories
Oh cool! It's neat to see someone else experimenting with it. Wild stuff!
@@alyoalyoalyo from what I've seen so far youre the first one to discover this. When i found out about pause storage I thought smth like this might be possible with loading two saves at once or smth but i didn't have the patience to try it so props to you. Hoping that this video gets more seen in the community and that all this info is recognized
so much more fun playing as Link.
Ah yes you know it’s good when you have two ui up at once (memory storage)
We broke Link 😂
Okay, hypothetically… what would happen if you collected four heart containers
Nothing, when Link touch a Heart piece it disspear and don't show up in the menu
@@fallenledechuThat's when you collect one in the overworld, what happends when you pick up 4 from shops? Or what happends when you transfer 100% zelda to a new game save file, what happends when you get 4 heart pieces then?
@@mariorockysonicmegasochjag There's only one in shop in Suthorn village and I don't know I tried on a New file to not screw my two files
@@fallenledechu Yeah, but you can also get them from the acorn minigame, and probably from some quests too.
@@mariorockysonicmegasochjag Probably nothing too at least the one on Suthorn village didn't do anything...
But you Can enter rifts without the Tri rod..
From what I see from a New game : You can't explore Hebra Mountain, Eldin Volcano, Faron Wetland, Quest may be bugged (Tohna of Gerudo Town don't awake After defeating the Monsters) All rifts are closed but act as open, Link doesn't have a falling sound like Zelda...
to be fair, Zelda is a lot stronger than him in this game. All the utility for echoes makes her seriously like a competition for Ganon when it comes to being a wizard.
and she also can become a sword-wielder for a little while. hugely overpowered
Thats debatable, without tri none of the echoes would be possible. Plus, which link and arsenal? BOTW link, TOTK link with ultrahand creating mechanical contraptions. Lots of variables. It sure would produce a very fun “boss rush” mode for link to fight zelda
@@thesis-and-nieces6722 this specific game
Not really her best abilities are from links blade
@@Mr_Moonlight65 The lizard lvl 3 that jumps and stabs is an enemy I would NOT want to face + a Zelda if I was Link.
Dear nintendo, when im furiously mashing the "a" button, i don't want more dialog or cutscenes 😆
Problem is the game was designed for Zelda. Most of the progression requires her ability to manipulate object
Does this work on 1.0.2
Can Link wear costumes?
No unfortunately it seems not, Link is rather limited to what he's got on him in that early stage.
@@alyoalyoalyo lol I wanted him to wear the kitty costume.
I really wonder about the different interactions, like can link swim? Is there any dungeon he can possibly complete? He may not have the tri rod, but with higher jump and bombs, I feel you can make decent progress somewhere.
He can swim, he kinda wades in water with his shield and sword lol and yeah it'd be cool to check out other dungeons and things, I know for the first one I got up to the boulder you had to bind with to get rid of, and since bind wasn't possible it was a no go. :') But I'll have to keep playing around with other possibilities!
@@alyoalyoalyo I've been experimenting and finding out lots of stuff. U can bypass that first rock by using a bombchu to hit a switch. Next rock is still in the way tho
@@shadowlink3602 Ah I forgot the bombchu! I see I see!
Oh boy here we go!!
I think this is Nintendo's queue to make a sequel to this game for Switch 2 where you can legitimately and officially explore this Hyrule as Link. I already have ideas for what the sequel should be like. Where you can have a party of characters to choose from. Link and Zelda being main but you can play as other character(s). And there can even be a co-op mode where players can join in as any of the characters that player 1 isn't playing as. Then we can finally have multiplayer capable Zelda done right!
I do wonder why they chose to have it mostly based off of A Link to the Past's overworld
Up next: link using automatons 😎
Imma have to try that
Video idea: Can you beat Echoes of Wisdom as Link?
Finally, we can play as Link in a Zelda game. 😮
somewhere someone will try to finish as double link
Two swords
They probably patched this by now
I wish they would let you play as Link, like after you beat the game or something!
A DLC Mode where you get Link's storyline before and after Suthorn Ruins would be nice
@@DarkLink1996. Yes!
Glad this glitch finally made it to the English speaking community. I had to use captions on the Japanese video to do it XD
What’s cool about this glitch is that you can just save once your link and come back to it ANYTIME. Just don’t complete a quest or you will change back to Zelda without her tri rod. Oh and don’t go into the castle. Impa and the king will glitch your shit 😂
Gane aunt broken at all almost finished
the new legend of Link sword of courage looks amazing
how do people find out stuff like this?
Link free and zelda stuck in a tree😂
I wonder if there's a way to perform the glitch before you meet tri so that Link can use echoes
Imagne Nintendo making a DLC of EoW were you could actually play as Link, trying to save Zelda!!!! 😮
You should jeep playing through the game as link to see how far you can get.
I am also curious what certain cutscenes will play out like where link is supposed to be in them (will there be two links or will one link just disappear?).
do people really just try to open menus while on a tree to see if theres a glitch
I can’t tell if ur a boy or a girl with ur voice it’s so in between
Nonbinary oof
did you find this glitche or did someone els find it first
Do you think it would be possible to use this glitch to keep the hood down on the disguise outfit by using a save from the bit in the castle?
Can you create a save file once you got link to revisit it easier later? Any idea? :D
I keep doing it and it just loads me up at the entrance to suthorn ruins
You're loading the save too early, you have to wait a little over .5 seconds after the screen goes black before loading it
@@Occulydian ok
@@OcculydianI took your advise and it worked! Thanks a lot!
What if you go to the final boss fight, double link???
What happens when you collect a heart or 4 pieces of heart?
How do people find this in just days??? I mean, it's not an easy glitch AT ALL 🤣
Most glitches involve doing two things at once that override each other. By triggering the white void-out and a dialogue box from the sign causes the player to open a menu during a cutscene which that isn’t supposed to happen.
@@ghb323Ok, I get that, but now how do they know to look for that? Granted, plenty of games in the past had similar glitches but I wonder what's the history behind a "dialogue box and menu glitch"? Who discovered that first? How did they find it?
When you save this file with the glitch and load it, are you still link?
Yes
I always end up in the starting room please help
That didn't take long
I love this game, really enjoy playing it. If get 9/10, had the player been allowed to play as either depending on the mission would have made it a 10/10.
Way better than i anticipated though.
I would say 9/10 too. Not as good as Games wie Wind Waker but ot is more Zelda (and not only because you play Zelda^^) then the last two Games.
what version of echoes of wisdom does it work on
Im curious if we can beat the game as zelda- then use this glitch to get link
That way link can be used and dungeons aint softlocked due to not having zelda abilities
Does this work of you’ve done more than one dungeon?
this is hilarious!! Great find!!
Why I keep spawning as Link in the intro?
Is it fixed?
How the hell you figure stuff like this out? seriously... this confuses me all the time 😂
Is it patched?? I can’t do it. Is it just me or did they actually fix it?
idk😢
Now question... If you save the game like this does it softlock you to run around as Link or does it fix itself? Lol
Anytime the players can glitch to play as a character they shouldnt be able to at a given point. They will.
Link is so underpowered compared to Zelda, I'll stick with Zelda lol.. it is cute though
Link plays in legendary mode!
What version ? Pls
Now show me how to play as Zelda in totk
Yo, getting new game plus before its officially available.
Gamebanana, link with echoes, make it happen!
I don’t think it works anymore
I always do it whrite but I lode back to suthorn ruins😢
im curious how far u can go.
Interesting!
"this game is soooo broken" when this is literally the only glitch I've seen and it takes over an hour to even do it. Come on! 😅
5:26 burp :D
"so broken" okay you try to purposely do a glitch and say the game is broken
My game version is 1.0.0 Can I use that glitch? or needs to be the latest version ?
I used it on 1.01
Just today
thank you!!!!!!!!!!
anyone have the game file for this dont wanna do the glitch lol
Credits?
Agora deu vontade de jogar.
H...how did someone figure this out. It's such hyper-specific set of steps with an outcome that doesn't make any sense.
Does it work for 1.0.0?
Yes it does!! I just did it on 1.01 so if it works in this one then it will definitely work on the old one
Bruh people can't enjoy the game and stop the game is pretty well made it's a bug it happens you should try make a game like that in 2 years without bugs
This game would have been super fun…or easy if it was link.