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Twilight Princess PC port "Dusk" gets its first release

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It wasn't too long ago we saw our first glimpse of Courage Reborn, another Twilight Princess PC port in the works based on last year's decompilation efforts. With each port offering its own take on what an enhanced version of the game could look like, it's a fantastic time to be a fan of the game. And for those wanting to jump back into Hyrule right now, good news has arrived. Dusk has had its first release.

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Available for Windows, Mac (ARM and x86), Linux (ARM and x86), Android, and iOS, you will struggle to not have a way to play. Featuring controller-friendly menus, you really just need an ISO for the game to get started. Once that's loaded in, you're able to pick whether you want the classic GameCube experience, or a bunch of new quality of life and graphical changes as your starting point. This port features a great variety of tweaks, most notably for me including an on the fly way to mirror the overworld. Those who grew up playing the Wii version will find this invaluable.

Along with the release, we also got a brief trailer covering a lot of what's included:

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A lot of this was fairly well known, with the only major announcement coming at the end with the tease of a randomiser mode. Those interested in getting this setup for themselves can find the downloads below. As mentioned before you will need to supply your own ISO.

:arrow: GitHub Releases Page
 
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Scarlet said:
To be fair were it not for OoT3D I'd probably be with them. I played Wind Waker as my first Zelda game and going back to Ocarina of Time on the bonus disc just felt so lacking. 3D was the glow up it needed though, definitely one of my favourite games now.

Either way, some games just don't gel with some people. Them not liking something popular doesn't necessarily mean they're trolling.
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its probably a generational thing for some of us. i still remember getting my gold NES The legend of zelda game for christmas and then being utterly blown away by how much depth the game had to it. and the music was so amazing for a video game in its time.

Ocarina of Time when it first came out was such a massive step up in the open world style game for its time that it blew me away just as much as the original zelda. Now with all the AAA graphics and if your first game was Wind Waker I could see going back to older zelda games and thinking they graphics and gameplay might be clunky comparatively speaking.

Ocarina of Time stands up there with FF3, FF7, and chrono trigger in my top 5 favorite retro games.
 
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AndorfRequissa said:
or just someone trying to troll. i have never heard someone knock on ocarina of time and call themselves a zelda fan. for most its considered the best zelda game of all time.
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My only issue with ocarina of time is I played it to death so much it stopped being fun

But mirrored master quest on the 3ds was a real joy - got to relive my old favorite game

Majora's mask I prefer, probably mostly because I didn't beat it as many times
 
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TheStonedModder said:
I agree on both points!

I am not sure how often this will be updated, or if their built in update checker is just that or also handles the update process automatically. So I figured for now its a starting point before merging!

Maybe even a mod browser and installer once that all gets cleared up a bit more. I think gamebanana is hit or miss?
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I'm actually working on a unified re/decomp manager that you can find here: https://github.com/portforge/portforge-app
 
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AndorfRequissa said:
its probably a generational thing for some of us. i still remember getting my gold NES The legend of zelda game for christmas and then being utterly blown away by how much depth the game had to it. and the music was so amazing for a video game in its time.

Ocarina of Time when it first came out was such a massive step up in the open world style game for its time that it blew me away just as much as the original zelda. Now with all the AAA graphics and if your first game was Wind Waker I could see going back to older zelda games and thinking they graphics and gameplay might be clunky comparatively speaking.
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My first Zelda game was Link to the Past, and OMG, the 3D Ocarina of Time was absolutely mind-blowing for its graphics, gameplay, and world building. As mind-blowing as Super Mario 64 was at the time, Ocarina of Time was even more mind-blowing for having all the parts of its world connected, and with an amazing story. And the Z-Targeting, which at the time, was another amazing achievement.

Now that all of that is so commonplace, I don't think anybody playing Ocarina of Time for the first time would understand how much of a MASSIVE step up the game was over everything else. Even compared to the computer games at the time.

Scarlet said:
To be fair were it not for OoT3D I'd probably be with them. I played Wind Waker as my first Zelda game and going back to Ocarina of Time on the bonus disc just felt so lacking. 3D was the glow up it needed though, definitely one of my favourite games now.
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Your experience with first playing Wind Waker, and then playing Ocarina of Time reminds me of this persons experience:
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Full video:
 
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I am holding my thumbs that we will see a switch port, even tho I have it on my Wii. I would love to play it portable on the switch.
Yes i know there is a way to play it right now on switch but a native port is always better👍
 
This might be a dumb question but would this be likely to run well on android on switch?
 
misticknight1 said:
Im surprised was this not announced in the trailer thwt was released like a week or two ago? Or is that a different recomp project?
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Different project. Courage Reborn will indeed have a Switch port:

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Thread 'Twilight Princess PC port "Courage Reborn" gets new trailer, mods and texture packs supported, Switch and mobile ports also in the works'

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After the Twilight Princess decompilation efforts concluded last year, many have been waiting patiently (or not so patiently) for news of an inevitable PC port. For those who haven't been keeping up, there are actually two in the works: Dusk and Courage Reborn. A few hours ago a trailer was released for the latter, showing off the features you can expect to see when it does eventually release.

For those not interested in a trailer, the following were shown:
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  • Unlocked resolution
  • Unlocked framerate
  • Mobile and Switch ports
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