If there is a classic title that has marked the evolution of video games throughout history in many ways, this is it. The legend of Zelda, that since his first cartridge for the NES, in 1986, he made it clear what his intentions were and it contained virtually all the elements that we have seen enlarged and improved in each of its subsequent installments throughout its 37 years and history.
Virtual reality for a 2D game
But of course, if Nintendo has characterized itself by something, it is to have never fallen under the spell of virtual reality, so it was difficult to live one of its franchises in this format (except the episode of the LABO cardboard accessory with The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild
The result is a replica of part of the original cartridge that has been completely redesigned to be seen in 3D. That is to say, each two-dimensional block that we see on the screen has been transformed into a three-dimensional four-sided element that the player can surround and look in any direction, respecting both the block colors and shapes. leprechaun original. From where everything is full of these characteristic bushes and rocks from the first title for the NES of the mid-80s.
To carry out this enormous work of adapting certain 2D screens to other 3D ones, the mud
We can only watch… for now
This work, at the moment, is not available for download and even if you have the Quest VR, you will not be able to enter the old dungeons of The Legend of Zelda of the NES, since We only have the video that we leave just above as proof of this exploit. It makes sense that this is the case because everyone knows how Nintendo spends it and how unfriendly it is to the community playing with its old glories, especially when it still has some for sale via virtual consoles or compilations that ‘he uses as a claim. for its online services on Switch.
East demo we have to take it as a first shot of something that could grow even more until it becomes a complete adaptation of the The Legend of Zelda original, because at the moment kite_VR only carried part of the original cartridge, which we can understand given the complexity of translating an old and established 2D concept into a radically different experience.
Would you like the job done and in the future this VR version of the first Zelda Will it reach our computers to test it as it deserves? For now we’ll keep dreaming even if you never know. The same until Nintendo was encouraged… (just kidding).
