The Adventure of Link/Regional Differences

Gameplay Differences

 * In the Japanese version of, NaN Blue Octoroks can be found inside TAoL:. In international versions, they were replaced with blue NaN Anerus.
 * The location of the TAoL: differs significantly between the Japanese and international versions of . In the Japanese version, the TAoL: features a dark sky and enemies such as NaN Bots and a TAoL:. This area was revamped in international versions to feature a light sky and the enemies have been replaced by an elderly woman who explains the surrounding area. The location present in the original Japanese version was relocated southwest in international versions of the game.

Graphical Differences

 * The TAoL:'s sprite resembles an  in the Japanese version of . However, in international versions, its sprite was changed to resemble a black hexapod. As Oni were not culturally relevant to foreign consumers at the time of release, this was possibly done to avoid any connection to.

Narrative Differences

 * The names of two characters, TAoL: and TAoL:, form plays on the technical terms for "" and "" respectively. Though TAoL:'s name,, was localized properly, TAoL:'s name was instead mistakenly transliterated from and the intended meaning was lost.