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Wii U - The Legend of Zelda - Gameplay_ by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Apr 7, 2016 4:28 PM UTC by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Apr 7, 2016 4:28 PM UTC It’s been 30 years since video game fans plugged their Nintendo Entertainment Systems into their television sets and (after [blowing on the cartridge](http://time.com/3303348/teens-react-to-nes/) a few times) played a brand new game called Legend of Zelda. To mark the anniversary of one of Nintendo’s most popular video game franchises, fans [Scott Lininger](https://twitter.com/ScottLininger) and [Mike Magee](https://www.facebook.com/RetroMikeM) set out to recreate the original 1986 version of the NES classic so nostalgic gamers could play a 3D version of The Legend of Zelda in their computer browser. “This is a fan created tribute made for fun and always totally FREE to play,” the team announced on [their Facebook page](https://www.facebook.com/zelda30tribute). Their version of the game, which launched on April 4 and can be found at the website [The Legend of Zelda 30 Year Tribute](http://www.zelda30tribute.com/), and it is a faithful reproduction, featuring the heroic Link as he wanders the kingdom of Hyrule to save the Princess Zelda. It even has the familiar 8-bit soundtrack. Players will notice that the Legend of Zelda tribute game is still a work in progress, but the developers are continuing to work out the glitches and fully finish the adventure. ## Transcript [00:00] [ BLANK_AUDIO ] [00:05] Okay. So today, why don't we show a glimpse of how [00:09] the new Zelda game is shaping out. Sure. [ FOREIGN ] [00:12] And it looks like it's sunset already. So we must be [00:15] looking to the west. Right. I wanted everyone to see [00:18] how beautiful this scene is with the setting sun. Wow, [00:20] he's climbed way up high. Yes. Since this is such a [00:24] huge world, we're making a number of high places that [00:27] offer great views. So now you could decide where to go [00:30] to from here. Right. You can see so far. This [00:34] is a good place to look around from and if you see, [00:37] say, a suspicious looking tower in the distance, you [00:40] might decide to head there. Right. And then you saw [00:43] that flash there. Whoa! You set a new type of beacon. [00:46] Yes. And now the corresponding place is also marked [00:49] on the map. Since Link is here now, this is the distance [00:53] he needs to traverse. You can also zoom in from here, [00:56] right? You can. By tapping here. And you can also [00:59] zoom out and out and further out. It's a huge [01:03] world! We haven't even seen the whole world yet. This [01:06] must be the edge of the map. How far are we from [01:09] here to the edge of the map? Yeah, it would take a [01:12] very long time for Link to walk. But anyway, [01:16] why don't we try to point that we marked on the map? [01:20] Let's go! Whoa, a view. I didn't know [01:24] we had the sail cloth. Right, it played an important role [01:26] in the Skyward Sword. Now, it will be a bit hard to [01:30] reach our destination on foot. But luckily, here we have [01:34] a horse. [ UNKNOWN ], long time, no see. This [01:38] is a densely wooded area. Yet I'm hardly touching [01:42] the control stick. You're not touching it? Yeah, and I [01:45] won't hit any trees. Real horses don't run into trees [01:48] very often. Well [01:53] that seems natural. We're working on details like that. [01:56] And now that your hands are free, you can do a variety [01:59] of things on the horse. Yes, you can freely change the [02:02] camera angle, for example. [ BLANK_AUDIO ] [02:05] And you can swing a sword like normal, and shoot [02:10] arrows. [ FOREIGN ] You can take time The aim now [02:13] high. Why don't we go to a place where we can aim [02:17] enemies with these arrows? There's insect and animal [02:21] life as well. I saw apples growing here the last time. [02:24] Yeah, you can pick and eat them. This looks a bit [02:28] suspicious. We must be near a dungeon. [02:32] In places like this, I knew it You tend in to run into [02:35] these guys Another one there. All right. I [02:39] heard a metallic sound. That sound tells that your [02:42] arrow has hit the right spot, and hit your enemy. [02:44] [ BLANK_AUDIO ] And [02:49] then in situations ike this you can volt off the horse. [02:51] Yes. And while jumping, you can shoot arrow. I see. [02:56] And you're in slow motion while jumping off the horse. [02:58] Wow, easier aim.. So [03:04] how far away is our destination from here? Well, it will [03:07] still take about four or five minutes I suppose. Four or [03:11] five minutes more, are you sure this will be released [03:14] next year ?>> Yes. All the staff members are working [03:17] together and doing their best. By the way, Mr. Mioton, [03:21] how about your Star Fox title ?>> Star Fox? You're [03:23] asking me that now? No worries about Star Fox. [03:28] That's good news. Star Fox will arrive before the [03:31] Legend of Zelda, next year. The way it uses the game [03:34] pad is really starting to feel good. Well, before that [03:37] comes out we'll release Majora's Mask. Right you are. [03:42] We've made a number of adjustments to Majora's [03:45] Mask and it now feel's pretty good on 3DS. Yeah, we [03:48] We made it easier to play without altering the field of [03:50] the original game. And we worked on some places [03:54] where we thought improvement was necessary. [03:56] [ LAUGH ] That's right after ten years no less. It's taken [04:00] ten years but the three day system is intact. And it's [04:04] so accessible, you can even play while chatting like [04:06] this. Well, that's all for now. 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