Zelda fans re-making Ocarina of Time in 2D [Eurogamer.net]

[DP ServBot]

http://images.eurogamer.net/2013/articles/1/7/1/0/6/9/9/zelda-fans-are-re-making-ocarina-of-time-in-2d-1412069953879.jpg/EG11/resize/300x-1/format/jpg/1710699.jpgFans of Nintendo's N64 classic Zelda: Ocarina of Time are trying to remake the entire adventure in 2D for PC.
The game is being shrunk down to the series' classic top-down view, similar to the one used in Zelda games for the NES, SNES and on handhelds.
Cut-scenes are being drawn, enemy AI is being programmed, and Ocarina's main themes are being re-recorded in fittingly 16-bit versions.
Read more… (http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-09-30-zelda-fans-are-re-making-ocarina-of-time-in-2d)

[Greg2600]

Bah, lost me at PC. Make it run on a SNES or N64.

[Gameguy]

I remember someone else trying to remake the game in this way several years ago, the project was abandoned. The creator of that version actually tried to fake his death to get out of making the game.


Here's a video of the game in production, from way back in 2006.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_L4vOVeY0c