The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time remake Switch 2 emulator branch for PC, called Hookshot, has now been taken down by Nintendo.
The GitHub page for Hookshot, the Switch 2 emulator brand used to run The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time remake on PC, has now been taken down by Nintendo. According to developer NotRexed, their GitHub account also got removed along with the project page. They mentioned on Discord that they won’t be able to resolve this problem anytime soon. However, they assured that they should have the repository back up on a different web location sometime soon.
Another fork of the Nintendo Switch 2 emulator, Lichii, was able to run The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time remake on PC even before its official release. The build ran the opening cutscene at 60 fps, but performance took a major dip into the 20s during gameplay. There was also an excessive amount of bloom visible on-screen. While it wasn’t quite playable at the time, it was still remarkable progress.
Last month, multiple sources reported that Nintendo Switch 2 emulation had become a reality just a few days after a major webkit exploit was discovered in the console’s system software, allowing its firmware to be dumped. Exclusive titles like Mario Kart World, Donkey Kong Bananza, Splatoon Raiders, Pokemon Pokopia, and Fire Emblem Fortune’s Weave were shown running on PC and Mac.
As we discussed earlier, the Nintendo Switch 2 firmware dump opened new possibilities for reverse engineering and emulation on PC. A better understanding of the system’s software and hardware interfaces is helping developers in reproducing the console’s behavior on PC. The firmware dump was made possible by an extraction tool developed by modder Kurumuz. Additionally, another researcher succeeded in extracting decrypted game files for Mario Kart World and other titles.
