Legend of Zelda instruction manual question [Boomerang?]

[jb143]

I've been wondering about this for a long time(ever since first playing the game actually) and have never found an answer. I thought maybe someone here could shed some light on this.

In the instruction manual for the Legend of Zelda, I believe in the walk through section, they show a picture of the cave where you get your sword. But in the picture it looks like you get a choice between a sword and a boomberang. Does anyone know what's up with this?

[InsaneDavid]

It was either a mockup screen or from a prototype, I can't remember what the last word on it was.

[Blitzwing256]

it was from the original japanese comerical/cartoon that was made for it back when it was released.

[dlopez9069]

So why did they cut it out of the game? It would have been really cool you would have to make the boomerang do less damage of course so that it would be even with the swords short reach. I think it would have been great!

[jb143]

Does that prototype or a rom still exist? Why would they leave the screenshot in the manual? I remember as a kid trying all sorts of things to get to that screen thinking it was some secret.

[FantasiaWHT]

So why did they cut it out of the game? It would have been really cool you would have to make the boomerang do less damage of course so that it would be even with the swords short reach. I think it would have been great!

Wait, doesn't the boomerang only damage a small handful of enemies, few (if any?) of which actually drop any loot?

[Blitzwing256]

I've only come across one fds prototype of zelda and it went for WAY more money then I could aford, whether it had that scene or not I dunno, but we'll probably never know.