Never played the orig (never had a console after the Atari 2600), but as much as I’ve hears of the zelda-games, it’s probably worth a shot?
A pirated ROM will probably do fine too? Before even thinking of giving nintendo a single Buck
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wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 hours ago
For anyone lamenting they don’t have a Switch 2, or looking for OoT with QoL improvements for cheaper than whatever Nintendo’s asking price is, there is a free PC port of OoT that will run as fast as your hardware can handle it without messing up gameplay speed etc, has a ton of switchable QoL features, and has mod support for using 3DS (and better) graphics/models. You can even use Master Quest’s edited dungeons with all the benefits of the 3DS version.
It’s called Ship of Harkinian. All you have to do is provide a copy of the game ROM.
Dyskolos@lemmy.zip 6 hours ago
queerlilhayseed@piefed.blahaj.zone 5 hours ago
I think so, I think Ocarina of Time earns its high esteem, and Ship of Harkinian irons out a lot of the QoL issues that make the original annoying, like being able to toggle boots without going into the menu.
After you finish OoT I’d recommend running Majora’s Mask via 2 Ship 2 Harkinian as well. It’s less popular than OoT but every bit as good, I think. I can’t pick just one, but if I had to pick a “#1 favorite video game of all time”, Majora’s Mask would be a finalist. It’s really good.
Dyskolos@lemmy.zip 4 hours ago
Thanks man, will do! As there were tons of Zeldas: it’s a finished story I can even follow without knowing any other title? I assume so, also assuming it’s not just great gameplay but also great story.
wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 hours ago
Each game is meant to playable as a standalone thing, any direct storyline continuation from previous titles is covered in the game itself. Technically Ocarina of Time and Majora’s mask are a pair with MM as the sequel, but either can be played alone with no real loss of context. MM does build on gameplay of OoT though.
It’s not a spoiler to say that across the game series it’s generally a plot about some reincarnation of the three central figures of Link, Zelda, and Ganon. There’s often implied reincarnations of other characters too across multiple games, but that’s mostly just callback fluff for fans. There’s one game set first in the in universe timeline that sets up the impetus for the reincarnation cycle, and one game that splits the timeline into a few branches based off three different interpretations of the ending.
The two main newest ones, Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom, are a two-fer as well, and are a new timeline or convergence of the split timelines depending on who you ask.
For a first time player, don’t worry about it. Whichever game you play will give you what you need to know. Any understanding of the “grand series plot” just adds some extra oomph to scenes in later released games than OoT and MM.
gartheom@lemmy.world 4 hours ago
Most Zelda games are completely standalone and can be played in any order without really having any overlapping story. I think technically Majora’s mask is a sequel to Ocarina of time but you don’t need to play them in that order.
queerlilhayseed@piefed.blahaj.zone 4 hours ago
There’s an overarching storyline with some timey-wimey bits that I read at one point and have since forgotten. I haven’t played all of them so maybe there are continuity assumptions elsewhere but both of the n64 titles can be played without knowing anything else about the series. MM complements OoT, but even then they don’t have to be played in order to be appreciated.
captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 2 hours ago
Okay so. A primer on the Zelda franchise:
Nintendo dislikes video games with stories, and they nakedly hate video game franchises with overall lore. Nintendo wants to make video games that are mechanically fun, “it’s fun to jump on the thing.” “It’s fun to swing a sword ad the thing.” “It’s fun to throw a ball at the thing.” Look no farther than their primary flagship franchise, the Mario series, for games with an excuse plot and highly polished primary gameplay loops. You can tell they truly, madly, deeply resent their secondary flagship franchise, the Zelda series, for being a more narrative driven adventure saga that attracts gamers who like deep overall lore.
Ocarina of Time is the most important game in the Zelda series’ deep overall lore.
samus12345@sh.itjust.works 2 hours ago
Another option is the Ocarina of Time 3D single screen hack for 3DS. Less messing around required.
ChocolateFrostedSugarBombs@lemmy.world 5 hours ago
I play SoH all the time! It’s awesome! But how do you get the master quest stuff in it? SoH doesn’t accept the master quest ROM.
wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 hours ago
Last I checked you can import it when you first run it, or from an option menu somewhere, and it adds it to the options you have when starting a new save. I just followed instructions from the GitHub.
ChocolateFrostedSugarBombs@lemmy.world 3 hours ago
Hmm, ok I’ll have to take another look cause I tried that and it didn’t work for me. I thought I had a valid ROM but maybe not.
vane@lemmy.world 2 hours ago
Thank you for entertainment.
Ocarina of Time
Master Quest
github.com/HarbourMasters/Shipwright/releases
Majora’s Mask
github.com/HarbourMasters/…/releases
and official guide how to setup ( It is automatically extracting n64 roms )
www.shipofharkinian.com/setup-guide/dump-guide