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URA Zelda
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Speaking to the press in an open forum held today in Tokyo, Japan, Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto casually commented that "Ura-Zelda" (aka: Legend of Zelda DD) has been completed for some time now.
Ura-Zelda isn't so much a new game as it is an expansion to an existing one: Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (it is not compatible with Majora's Mask). The 64DD upgrade title offers new items, levels and characters for those who already own Ocarina of Time. Miyamoto dispelled rumors that Ura-Zelda would offer online play, saying that Nintendo had never intended to incorporate such a feature into the title.
Unfortunately, Miyamoto offered no specifics as to when Ura-Zelda would come out for 64DD, or even if it would.

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According to Miyamoto 64DD Zelda (tentatively named URA-ZELDA) is still in the works!!!

The recent announcement of Zelda Gaiden (Majora's Mask) led many to believe that the 64DD Zelda project --tentatively titled "Ura Zelda" -- was dead, but it's still alive and well. Zelda mastermind Shigeru Miyamoto confirmed in an interview with Famitsu magazine that Ura Zelda and Zelda Gaiden is still in the works, and that Ura Zelda was far from dead.

Originally, Zelda 64 was to be a launch title for the Nintendo 64's 64DD disk drive peripheral. With the 64DD facing constant delays, Zelda 64 was moved to cartridge, and a separate "add-on" title to follow on the 64DD: Ura Zelda. Recently, Nintendo announced a new Nintendo 64 cartridge Zelda title, Zelda Gaiden, leading many to believe it was another 64DD port. Zelda Gaiden, however, is an entirely separate game from the 64DD title, Ura Zelda ("Another Zelda").

When Nintendo first announced the already released Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, it was planning to make the game the 64DD disk drive's flagship title. But hardware delays and a lack of third party support forced Nintendo to convert Ocarina of Time to a cartridge game and start work on a second, add-on adventure for the 64DD. Dubbed "Ura Zelda" (Japanese for "Another Zelda"), the 64DD adventure is said to enable gamers to revisit areas and dungeons of Ocarina of Time and experience new adventures in familiar surroundings.
Gaiden, on the other hand, which is best translated as "side story", only takes Ocarina of Time as a starting point and seems to offer plenty of new dungeons in addition to an all-new quest.

There are currently no plans to unveil the 64DD-only Ura Zelda so far.