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[Holammer]

A new user on Itch.io called Linksawakeningdxhd uploaded a PC port of Link's Awakening two weeks ago and Nintendo just took it down.

Takedown notice for Link's Awakening DX HD

The trailer for the port remains on Youtube for now.



The PC version is absolutely sublime and allows for a larger playfield and it's possible to zoom out and play with the entire island visible on screen. There's support for high refresh rates and it works perfectly on my 240hz display. Also various QoL changes and subtle lighting effects to enhance the look.
The file came with the source code and should be easily moddable.

For a deeper look into the game and its features, check out this random Youtuber showing the game to the first dungeon.




If you failed to pick it up, tough luck!

 

[U n i o n 0015]

Did the port include the source ROM? If not, Nintendo can pound sand. If it did...c'mon guys, you know better.

 

[diffusionx]

NINTENDO
HIRE
THIS
MAN

 

[BennyBlanco]

Yeah it’s awesome work. Doesn’t really matter if they took it down, once something is on the internet it will exist in perpetuity.

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

Marin, Malon, Lana, Cremia, Romani, Zelda of BOTW... are the best waifus of the saga.

 

[Gumbie]

Did the port include the source ROM? If not, Nintendo can pound sand. If it did...c'mon guys, you know better.

It did lol. Dude just yoloed it out there for the world.

 

[Krappadizzle]

If you failed to pick it up, tough luck!

 

[Mowcno]

I'm glad not every company is as brutal as Nintendo. That Wipeout pc port didn't get dmca'd and Sega is quite friendly to fangames.

 

[skyfall]

Obligatory:

 

[Holammer]

Did the port include the source ROM? If not, Nintendo can pound sand. If it did...c'mon guys, you know better.

The file includes everything, music & art etc. No ROM required to get it to run.
It getting taken down was just a matter of time.

 

[proandrad]

Definitely did not dl this last night on steam deck, piracy is wrong.

 

[GHG]

Yeah it’s awesome work. Doesn’t really matter if they took it down, once something is on the internet it will exist in perpetuity.

Yep, all they've done is guarantee they will be playing whack-a-mole for eternity.

 

[DeepEnigma]

Modder's do what Nintendon't.

 

[MLSabre]

If you failed to pick it up, tough luck!

Not like it'd matter for long. Once it's out, there's no stopping its proliferation!

 

[LiquidMetal14]

Watching that video where it zooms out, COOL SHIT. It's pretty easy to find anyways. Nintendo can't do the work themselves either so leave it to the community which it continues to shun.

 

[rodrigolfp]

Should I play this if I already played the Switch version?

 

[RNG]

What a hero.

 

[DGrayson]

Thanks to this action by Nintendo I now know that this exists

 

[Dorfdad]

100% agree with above poster didn’t know it existed till now. Time to untie my ship and hit the high seas

 

[rkofan87]

Did the port include the source ROM? If not, Nintendo can pound sand. If it did...c'mon guys, you know better.

amr2 did not have the rom but the big n took it down you do not fuck with the big n.

 

[Mithos]

Thanks to this action by Nintendo I now know that this exists

Pretty much this... Streisand effect and all that...

 

[Sleepwalker]

I didn't download it (just found out about this) but I want to, I can guarantee I will have it in my PC within 10 minutes.

 

[cireza]

That sounds much better than the recent remake actually.

 

[ZoukGalaxy]

I didn't download it (just found out about this) but I want to, I can guarantee I will have it in my PC within 10 minutes.

A 2 seconds google search will give you a smile and bring you the dark side, we can't thanks enough Nintendo to bring the light on awesome project like this, that's the irony.

 

[Dr.D00p]

Someone should write an internal memo to Nintendo's very expensive, on retainer legal dept.

Subject:
You made us look like Dicks, again.

 

[Sleepwalker]

A 2 seconds google search will give you a smile and bring you the dark side, we can't thanks enough Nintendo to bring the light on awesome project like this, that's the irony.

All done and downloaded lol, cheers Nintendo

 

[phaedrus]

Thanks to this action by Nintendo I now know that this exists

 

[NeoIkaruGAF]

Oh, thank goodness I found out about this yesterday!

 

[StereoVsn]

Didn’t realize the modded bundled in the original ROM and music, lol. Still, amazing work and now that it’s there on the interwebs, good luck to Nintendo.

 

[Larxia]

Nintendo are always awful with things like this.
Even if it did include everything... I mean come on it's a 30 years old game, it's not hurting any sales at this point, it's just a passion work.

And it if bothers them that much, then they should just create something equivalent themselves, officially, but if they aren't willing to, they shouldn't react like this.

 

[kiphalfton]

That sounds much better than the recent remake actually.

Didn't recent remake run like crap in certain areas.

 

[DeadMansParty]

Not surprised, Nintendo has always been a bunch of douchebags when it comes to stuff like this. They'll put minimal effort into virtually any port or way to play a game nowadays but strike down genuinely good projects. Nintendo is against game preservation, ports like OOT 3D or MM are stuck on dead systems with no hope of being ported. Instead, they'll take the lazy way out for everything.

Although they did remake Link's Awakening, I don't get why they're so mad about a port of a 30 year old game.

 

[Krappadizzle]

Not surprised, Nintendo has always been a bunch of douchebags when it comes to stuff like this.

Yup.

It's crazy how far behind they are in so many ways while still doing innovative ass shit too. It's been so frustrating since the Gamecube.

 

[Trilobit]

Why are modders so obsessed with Zelda and not obsessed with Super Mario Bros 2?!

 

[Zelduh]

NINTENDO! HIRE! THIS! MAN!!!

Actually don't because this is gross and a stupid idea, completely ruins the atmosphere of the game.

 

[bender]

It's the obvious outcome especially when Nintendo has multiple current offerings of this product they are trying to sell.

 

[Silver Wattle]

I don't even give a crap about this game, I'm just going to download it out of spite.or will I?

 

[BennyBlanco]

not my pic but damn, i gotta jump through these hoops tomorrow

 

[IFireflyl]

not my pic but damn, i gotta jump through these hoops tomorrow

Don't lie. Those thumbs just scream BennyBlanco .

 

[DownLikeBCPowder]

Looks really good IMO.

 

[adamsapple]

Is it still available 'online' online?

NIntendo ain't gonna be able to scrub the internet.

 

[AV]

PHWOAR.

Time to replay the best Zelda game yet again? Might just be.

 

[adamsapple]

Thanks to this action by Nintendo I now know that this exists

Is it allowed to share a link to it, since it is a fan made thing? Or would violate ToS ?

 

[DGrayson]

Is it allowed to share a link to it, since it is a fan made thing? Or would violate ToS ?

I think its best not to link to it directly

 

[Soodanim]

I think its best not to link to it directly

So you're saying run it through a Base 64 encoder then make an acrostic out of the result, got it. adamsapple get to it lad

 

[Torrent of Pork]

At least the government is smart enough to hire the people who crack into the Pentagon for shits and giggles, granted it's at the muzzle of a gun.

Nintendo, this guy loves your games so damn much he made this incredible thing for free, hire him for God's sake.

 

[Davevil]

Another thread condoning piracy

 

[Codes 208]

I suspect by this time tomorrow, the VR nes fan-made ports will be taken down too

 

[NeoIkaruGAF]

Another thread condoning piracy

I have more issues with the rampant hypocrisy.
For a forum where “commie” is a word that pops up pretty frequently, it’s amazing how many people seem to believe that when it comes to Nintendo games, everyone should be freely allowed to do whatever they want, from piracy to modding to illegal distribution, and Nintendo should just STFU and deal with it. The absolute corporate bastards!

 

[graywolf323]

Is it still available 'online' online?

NIntendo ain't gonna be able to scrub the internet.

yeah, there’s a Reddit thread on the Steam Deck subreddit where the mods scrubbed the OP but the comments are still open with links to places to get the files