Thanks to u/nul9o9@lemmy.dbzer0.com for turning me on to Ship of Harkinian. It's my opinion after messing with it for a half hour that this is THE way to experience OoT again.

Here's a link to their comment if you'd like to upvote it.

"Hey, Mom. Can we have OoT?"

"We already have OoT at home!"

The OoT at home:

I've been running Ocarina when I can. I just completed the Water Temple. All I need now are the Fire and Shadow Medallions, then I can whack Ganondorf.

I don't even have a Switch 2, and I'm not buying it just to be sold nostalgia I can already relive with stuff I've had for like 20 years. That said, I am running it on Gopher64 this time around.

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[–] 91 points 2 days ago (8 children)
  • [–] [S] 36 points 2 days ago (6 children)

    Dude, I wish I could launch this to the top of the thread. I just set it up, and it's so much snappier than running on emulator.

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  • [–] 21 points 2 days ago

    so much snappier than running on emulator.

    Yep, that's because it's a decompilation of the original game's code under the hood, which was then recompiled as a native PC application.

    Meaning Nintendo can't do shit about it, unless HarbourMasters decides to start making charging for their PC ports?

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  • [–] 44 points 2 days ago (6 children)

    If you're stuck, I have an ancient tome that may be of assistance.

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    [–] 15 points 2 days ago (1 child)

    That’s okay, no one is making you. Enjoyment is not based on what everyone else thinks! I personally cannot wait to play it. Have fun, it’s a great game!

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  • [–] 31 points 2 days ago (2 children)

    switch 1 is the last nintendo platform I'll support. i hope they improve in the future, but console exclusivity is a way of the past

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  • [–] 14 points 2 days ago

    I don't mind console exclusivity if the console were unique in some way, and the exclusive games made use of that feature.

    Nintendo games in the past did this quite well. Many games I've played on the DS just wouldn't work or feel the same way with traditional input.

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  • Hey! Listen!

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  • [–] 13 points 2 days ago (6 children)
  • [–] [S] 10 points 2 days ago (4 children)

    I've seen some YouTubers like Linkus and PointCrow do randomizers before, and I've genuinely considered it a number of times. There are some of the glitches I'm having trouble nailing. Like the hook shot jump off Dampe's hut to access Shadow Temple early.

    But I don't think I ever considered that there would be difficulty levels on these lol I never tried one because I didn't want to get super far into a run and lose it to a glitch that I just don't have the time to master. But knowing that there can be easier rolls set up makes me a bit more comfortable with the idea.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 days ago*

    I absolutely love playing oot randomizers, and I actually just beat my first Dark Soul 3 rando this week. If the tricks and glitches are scaring you off you can leave the "Enable Tricks" section like it is and you shouldn't need to do any crazy things to get to the end. I'd also recommend getting a tracker, linked below. I'd recommend the EmoTracker map, you click on the items you have and the map updates to show what is available. Green means you have everything available to finish a dungeon or get a chest, yellow means it'll need an easy glitch or trick, orange for a more difficult glitch, and red is unavailable at the moment. They are super useful if you aren't sure where to go or if you forget about a single odd chest that could have what you need.

    https://wiki.ootrandomizer.com/index.php/Trackers

    If you do try a rando in the future I hope you enjoy it!

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    [–] 11 points 2 days ago (7 children)

    I’m pleased to inform you that I will be buying OoT remake! I do have a NS2 and I will be happy to buy nostalgia.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 days ago (3 children)

    There's been a couple Nintendo Switch 2 games that I've wanted to play but haven't been console sellers for me yet. OoT Remake is finally it, and the bonus is there's now enough other games I want to play that it won't just be a single game console haha.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 days ago*

    Personally I can't wait for the OoT remake to inevitably get its own Ship. It might take 20 years, but I'm willing to wait that long to finally be able to play the definitive version of OoT.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 days ago (13 children)

    Am I crossing over into another timeline or haven't they already remade an Occarina of Time before?

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  • [–] 30 points 2 days ago (9 children)

    They did for the 3DS. They'll release these every 10-15 years until millenials are dead.

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    [–] 7 points 2 days ago (1 child)

    I am also not buying the remake, but honestly mostly because I'm an achievement whore. SoH doesn't support RetroAchevements though, but I'm ok being a purist.

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    [–] 6 points 2 days ago (3 children)

    I hear 2 Ship 2 Harkinian wasn't nearly as successful

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  • [–] 2 points 2 days ago (1 child)

    I've been running Ocarina when I can. I just completed the Water Temple. All I need now are the Fire and Shadow Medallions, then I can whack Ganondorf.

    Are you doing a randomizer? Three hearts after mirror shield which is an item you get in the last dungeon and still needing the fire medallion is an interesting way to play the vanilla game

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 2 days ago

    Nope, I'm running vanilla. I'm experimenting with what you can do out of order. There's nothing stopping you from just leaving the Water Temple to do Spirit Temple after you get the longshot. I'm sure there's a way to get there without the longshot too.

    I'm also doing a 3 heart run because OoT is actually pretty easy. There does come a point where you have to start doing boss fights perfectly because every hit is OHKO. I've finished a run like this before. But now that I know about Ship, I'm gonna turn the damage multipliers way up and give myself a reason to actually get hearts.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 days ago (2 children)

    That's okay.

    I'm going to purchase the Fable remake when it drops.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 days ago (1 child)

    That's not a remake, it's a reboot. They're starting from near the beginning of the timeline again, but it's not the same story or same company. I'm genuinely excited from gameplay trailers.

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  • Honestly Fable was getting a tad messy by the third game, starting over from scratch but using the original as a framework is probably the only way to do it. I feel like if Bethesda were to do a remake of any of the pre Morrowind games it'd be the same way, also I really wish they would remake Redguard because its such a cool game idea wrapped in a jank fest of an engine which funfact is technically 2d fucken Bethesda black magic.

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