{"id":1211818,"date":"2023-12-13T16:43:45","date_gmt":"2023-12-13T21:43:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/?p=1211818"},"modified":"2023-12-13T16:43:45","modified_gmt":"2023-12-13T21:43:45","slug":"fan-made-zelda-links-awakening-remake-lets-you-zoom-out-to-see-the-entire-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/?p=1211818","title":{"rendered":"Fan-made Zelda: Link\u2019s Awakening remake lets you zoom out to see the entire island"},"content":{"rendered":"

An anonymous and inventive Nintendo fan has recreated the Game Boy classic The Legend of Zelda: Link\u2019s Awakening<\/em> with a twist that separates it from the official 2019 remaster<\/a>. The widescreen Windows remake adds high frame rate support and lets you zoom out to view a larger portion \u2014 or even all \u2014 of Koholint Island. But the game may not last long as Nintendo has a habit of crushing copyright-infringing fan games<\/a>, even when crafted lovingly and offered for free like this one.<\/p>\n

Spotted on<\/a> X (alongside a writeup<\/a> by Polygon<\/em>), Link\u2019s Awakening DX HD<\/em> is a love letter to the 1993 original and its 1998 color re-release. The unofficial port recreates the quirky Zelda installment<\/a> with 120 frames per second (FPS) support, which the developer describes as adding \u201cunparalleled fluidity.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The homebrew port also gets rid of the original\u2019s transitions, which loaded a new screen every time you walked to the next one (old-school Zelda style). In this version, the camera pans fluidly as Links strolls around the island, something we imagine was no small task for the unnamed creator.<\/p>\n

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Zoom level, available in the in-game settings menu, lets you pan out to a 1:1, half or one-third pixel scale, allowing you to view as much as the entire island simultaneously. This isn\u2019t a static perspective, either. Each visible section is fully activated (as if Link were on it in the original) and swarming with enemies. You can move around in the panned-out views, swinging your sword at Moblins and searching for the next task without pausing to consult a static game map.<\/p>\n

The game\u2019s developer posted the 90s love letter anonymously, likely to shield them (for a time, anyway) from Nintendo\u2019s litigation-happy<\/a> legal team. The 24 MB Link\u2019s Awakening DX HD<\/em> is a free download on itch.io<\/a>, but we wouldn\u2019t count on it staying there for much longer. Either way, you can watch a snippet of gameplay in the video below.<\/p>\n

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I’ve found out that there’s a port of Zelda Link’s Awakening for PC and I’m amazed with it. This version not only offers widescreen support, but the game now runs at a single screen without any transitions and you can zoom out to see more of the overworld. pic.twitter.com\/yQBbbFeytn<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Vin\u00edcius Medeiros (@VinciusMedeiro6) December 13, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n

This article originally appeared on Engadget at https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/fan-made-zelda-links-awakening-remake-lets-you-zoom-out-to-see-the-entire-island-214345008.html?src=rss
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