Retro Studios is an American video game developer and subsidiary of Nintendo that is best known for its work with the Metroid Prime and Donkey Kong Country series. Sammy Hall, a former Retro Studios pre-production artist, uploaded what is claimed to be pre-production art from a “Canceled Zelda project” from 2005 to 2008 and a “Cancelled Boo project” from 2006 to 2007.
Shinesparkers notes that the art depicts a “pre-production origin story of the Master Sword, set within the bad ending of Ocarina of Time, that never made it beyond pre-production. The title, described as an action/JRPG, would have explored the journey of the last Sheik while Dark Gerudo are giving their 100-year birth to Ganon.” The art from the “canceled Boo project” does not offer much information regarding any narrative.
Check out a sampling from the portfolio below. Please note: The Boo artwork contains some explicit content.
