Zelda: Ocarina of Time Mod Remakes the N64 Classic in True 3D

The impressive mod reportedly runs on original Nintendo 64 hardware Nintendo is officially working on a remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, but a modder is already bringing a whole new perspective to Hyrule — literally. Modder Reonu has revealed a new mod for Ocarina of Time that remakes all the game's pre-rendered 2D scenery in true 3D. "I've been working on this for over a year," he writes. "The provisional name is OoT unJPEG." While Ocarina of Time on 3DS does exist, he wants to match the original game's style. To make the mod even more impressive, it will be released for the Zelda 64 Recompiled project as well as a ROM hack that runs on real Nintendo 64 hardware. Getting the project running on original hardware has not been easy and required Reonu to write custom CPU culling code. A video showing off the mod may give players a better idea of exactly what Reonu is doing. Ocarina of Time utilized a lot of 2D images as backgrounds due to the Nintendo 64's hardware limitations. It's a lot like how old movies would use matte paintings to show a city skyline or gorgeous vista without needing to actually be in those places. OoT unJPEG is removing all those 2D images and re