A couple of years ago a modified version of Super Mario 64 appeared on the internet that worked perfectly on PC. It was a perfect port that allowed the Nintendo 64 classic to be played natively without the need for an emulator, being able to enjoy incredible performance, as well as giving freedom to create mods and thousands of custom adjustments. Well, now it’s Zelda’s turn .
An automated port
It all starts with an obsessive project. A reverse engineering job that managed to obtain a version of Ocarina of Time compiled in C managed to open the doors of the impossible, since from there everything would be easier. With the work done, those interested will only have to have a specific ROM and run a tool that will compile the definitive edition to be able to run it on a PC.
Its creator has called this tool Ship of Harkinian, and it is available on Github to download completely free (you must enter their Discord to get the latest version of the software).
What exactly does it offer?
This version of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is capable of offering modern controls with which you can control the camera with the right stick of a gamepad, use high resolutions and enjoy the image on ultrawide screens . The game has been perfected to mold it to the most current needs without losing the essence of one of Nintendo’s jewels.
The result is quite spectacular, although its creator assures that the best is yet to come, since it seems that the implementation of mods will be much simpler than that of Mario 64, due to the fact that the script system of the game is very similar to that of the modern engines.
It will not be the only Zelda for PC
The most interesting thing is that there seems to be another project underway to decompile The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask , a job that is currently at 45%. When it’s finished, we’ll see the same process again, with a perfect PC port that can run on Windows, Mac and Linux.
Where is it downloaded?
The download of Ship oh Harkinian can be done by visiting the official Discord channel that its creators have opened, however, as you may be imagining, the ROM necessary to compile the entire game is another matter. Since this is Nintendo proprietary content, its distribution is absolutely illegal, so we can’t help you in that regard. According to information shared by the project, the exact ROM is a DEBUG version with sha1: cee6bc3c2a634b41728f2af8da54d9bf8cc14099 .
Taking all this into account, it is very likely that the Nintendo offices are already working on knocking down everything related to this project with all possible weapons, since the exclusivity and little permissibility that Nintendo leaves with its properties is well known. . It would not be the first time that we have seen a fantastic work of Zelda that ends up disappearing due to a threat at the hands of lawyers. What will happen this time? You don’t have to be very smart to know.
