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Topics: Nintendo, PlayStation, PlayStation 5, Sony, The Legend Of Zelda
Topics: Nintendo, PlayStation, PlayStation 5, Sony, The Legend Of Zelda
The Legend of Zelda is arguably the greatest series in Nintendo’s repertoire.
While Super Mario appeal to just about everyone, every Zelda game launch feels like one for the history books, especially The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom.
In another historical turn of events several Legend of Zelda titles have been appearing in places they probably shouldn’t, such as some of the classic games getting free remakes or sequels on PC.
This next one is truly remarkable though as some mad lads have gotten The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask running PlayStation hardware, which feels like a sin.
Majora’s Mask has seen a few ports over the years since its debut on the Nintendo 64 in 2000.
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It got ported to the Nintendo GameCube with The Legend of Zelda: Collector's Edition and then got a remake on the Nintendo 3DS alongside The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.
Now it’s somehow playable on the PlayStation Vita through a native port that improves upon the original.
Named 2Ship2Harkinian, it’s a source port of the original version of the game, not the 3DS remake.
Aside from being a wildly unexpected port it also provides a number of quality-of-life improvements for the game, including a boost to its performance.
Players will be able to achieve framerates that were previously unthinkable for the game, and despite it running on a handheld there’s no noticeable dip in graphical quality.
It’s a really impressive port, and in case you’re wondering, yes Ocarina of Time is supported as well.
The Majora’s Mask port also joins several other Nintendo games seeing surprise releases on PlayStation’s handheld, like the original Animal Crossing for Nintendo GameCube.
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Now before you dive online and try these ports out for yourself there’s an important disclaimer.
These games are obviously not meant to be playable on PC so ROMs are needed to get them up and running.
Those interested in trying these ports out for themselves will need to provide their own ROMs from physical copies of the game purchased from Nintendo. Downloading ROMs from the internet is piracy, which is obviously illegal.
If you can play these ports legally though you’re in for a treat, as Majora’s Mask is severely underrated compared to other Zelda games so it’s great to see it getting more love.