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Link's Awakening DX HD Trailer (unofficial open source remake) (www.youtube.com)
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[-] pimento64@sopuli.xyz 20 points 11 months ago

Here's the actual link to the project: https://linksawakeningdxhd.itch.io/links-awakening-dx-hd

[-] Davel23@kbin.social 7 points 11 months ago

I saw a video on this earlier. Surprised Nintendo hasn't shut it down yet.

[-] lupec@lemm.ee 8 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Same. What really gets me with this one is that the assets look ripped straight out of the original for the most part, not sure why they didn't go with the route of extracting them from supplied game files like most every other similar project I can think of. I can't imagine it'd be due to technical limitations.

I don't think it'll make it to the end of the day, but hey, at least they had the sense to keep it a secret until it was ready lol

[-] caseyweederman@lemmy.ca 4 points 11 months ago

I wonder if it pulls the assets after launch. What happens if you run it for the first time with no network connection?

[-] lupec@lemm.ee 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I just went to check and looks like it's been pulled, so there's our answer I guess

Edit: Nevermind, it's up. Probably a fluke on my end.

Edit 2: Sure enough, I checked and the assets are right there in the zip file. Definitely not going to last long.

[-] zib@kbin.social 4 points 11 months ago

I'm sure the Nintendo lawyers are furiously working on the C&D as we speak.

[-] Holzkohlen@feddit.de 4 points 11 months ago

They will. I have zero doubts about that. I grapped it as soon as I could.

[-] glasgitarrewelt@feddit.de 4 points 11 months ago

Aaaand here is the takedown notice: takedown

[-] BarrierWithAshes@kbin.social 3 points 11 months ago

It being open source is a good sign. I'm not aware of Nintendo going after any open source projects.

[-] Davel23@kbin.social 12 points 11 months ago

Open/closed source has nothing to do with it. If this project is using Nintendo IP without permission (and I see no evidence this is a licensed product) Nintendo will definitely go after them.

[-] BarrierWithAshes@kbin.social -2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

From what ive seen Nintendo's only gone after projects when they're too close to what their doing internally, like with AM2R or that 99 mario game. (also worth mentioning those werent open source projects)

And I still haven't seen Nintendo go after an open source project. They haven't touched any of the sm64 decomp nor have they the Ocarina ones.

[-] altima_neo@lemmy.zip 5 points 11 months ago

Because those don't include assets. You gotta bring your own ROM to rip game assets from. This project seems to include them.

[-] BarrierWithAshes@kbin.social 0 points 11 months ago

Oh. Well then this could go either way.

[-] insomniac_lemon@kbin.social 2 points 11 months ago

Aaaand it's gone (12 hours ago).

[-] BarrierWithAshes@kbin.social 1 points 11 months ago

I was wondering when someone would tag me about it lol. I was wrong. Damn shame too. I would've loved to see the Oracle games in that style.

Hope someone continues it since the source was available. Just de-couple the assets from it and republish it as a launcher.

[-] dangblingus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 11 months ago

In certain instances during gameplay, having a scrolling 16:9 perspective will ruin puzzles and progression that hinges on the discrete screens of the original world map.

[-] caseyweederman@lemmy.ca 6 points 11 months ago

You're correct. From playing, I was pleased to see that secret rooms (specifically the bombable wall in Tail Cave hiding a room with a secret seashell) was thoughtfully obscured.
It was interesting to see that Kaepora Gaebora fades out after a certain distance as opposed to flying in that direction forever, and I did occasionally notice the odd visual stutter when distant "rooms" repopulate with monsters.
A lot of care went into this remake.

[-] YonderCrawdad@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

It's gone :(

[-] HeyMrDeadMan@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

https://youtu.be/hqwP6uuYOWo?si=MJrBrvWi59Y3iieC

This wisdom remains eternally relevant.

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[-] YonderCrawdad@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

Thanks, found a new YouTuber to watch xD

[-] Nima@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

it's been taken down, but I've just been giving out the file to anyone who wants it. it's only 24mb so I suggest spreading it as far and wide as possible.

it's really a hell of a lot of fun to play. and there are more improvements than just the widescreen world view.

edit: I have just been sending it to people on discord. I could pop it on google drive and DM it to any who ask if you'd like.

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[-] figjam@midwest.social 3 points 11 months ago

There have been so many great fan remixes/remakes lately. Where can I go to find more before Nintendo does a nintendo?

[-] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 months ago

Maybe find cases where Nintendo does a Nintendo, and then use the Wayback Machine to fetch it before the takedown?

[-] caseyweederman@lemmy.ca 1 points 11 months ago

I managed to get this working in Steam on Linux after struggling with the Heroic launcher. Heroic gave me the option to download the needed dotnet library but then didn't actually download it, causing me some confusion.
Steam and Protontricks got the job done. Very satisfying project.

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