Updated
Updated · Kotaku · Jul 13
Tears of the Kingdom Player Traps Ganondorf in Zonai Hamster Wheel With 1 Hover Stone
Updated
Updated · Kotaku · Jul 13

Tears of the Kingdom Player Traps Ganondorf in Zonai Hamster Wheel With 1 Hover Stone

1 articles · Updated · Kotaku · Jul 13

Summary

  • A Tears of the Kingdom player built a circular Zonai-cart contraption that traps Ganondorf mid-fight in a spinning hamster wheel.
  • The setup appears relatively simple—multiple wheeled carts arranged in a ring, with a central wheel and 1 hover stone—but viewers could not explain exactly how the mechanism stays connected and running.
  • The creator’s post history suggests heavy glitch expertise, which may explain how Ganondorf was placed inside the device and why he cannot escape.
  • The clip stood out on the HyruleEngineering subreddit years after the game’s launch, showing the Zelda community still producing elaborate, absurd combat builds.

Insights

Nintendo built 'guardrails' to stop bugs, so how did one player's hamster wheel completely break the final boss fight?
When players use glitches for creative ends, should developers patch the code or embrace this unintended form of gameplay?