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Ocarina of Time 3D gets huge mod to enable single-screen play

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Ocarina of Time is back in style as the upcoming Switch 2 remake looms on the horizon. But what's a fan of the game to do over the next few months? If you've been fancying a replay of the landmark title and have been going between which version to pick up, this new mod might just turn you towards the 3DS version. Released a few days ago, the Single Screen Experience mod does what it says on the tin, migrating the game's UI to the top screen.

Though this mod is aimed at those playing via emulation, with it making the game much more approachable on more traditional handhelds, it is entirely compatible with original hardware. On top of the UI elements being moved to the top screen, the mod also makes use of the D-Pad, ZL, and ZR buttons for item mapping. Not to mention enabling the right stick for a free camera much like what we saw in Majora's Mask 3D.

Those interested in trying the mod for themselves can find it linked below.

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ChibiMofo said:
What a useless mod! It's like modding Wii Sports so it can be played on a GameCube controller by couch potatos. It's a 3D, dual screen game meant for unique hardware. This just turns a great game and a unique experience into a run-of-the-mill Zelda hack.
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Would you feel the same about a mod that made Wii Sports playable with a GameCube controller so disabled people could enjoy it, but was fundamentally the same mod as the one for "couch potatos"
 
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Scarlet said:
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Ocarina of Time is back in style as the upcoming Switch 2 remake looms on the horizon. But what's a fan of the game to do over the next few months? If you've been fancying a replay of the landmark title and have been going between which version to pick up, this new mod might just turn you towards the 3DS version. Released a few days ago, the Single Screen Experience mod does what it says on the tin, migrating the game's UI to the top screen.

Though this mod is aimed at those playing via emulation, with it making the game much more approachable on more traditional handhelds, it is entirely compatible with original hardware. On top of the UI elements being moved to the top screen, the mod also makes use of the D-Pad, ZL, and ZR buttons for item mapping. Not to mention enabling the right stick for a free camera much like what we saw in Majora's Mask 3D.

Those interested in trying the mod for themselves can find it linked below.

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This is useless for my uses but I bet it will be of use for someone else
 
ChibiMofo said:
What a useless mod! It's like modding Wii Sports so it can be played on a GameCube controller by couch potatos. It's a 3D, dual screen game meant for unique hardware. This just turns a great game and a unique experience into a run-of-the-mill Zelda hack.
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What a stupid thing to say.
 
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Works with Dekopon v1.2.2. Place romfs, and then exefs, and exheader.bin from /USA/Emulator folder in topscreenmod_12.zip to /switch/dekopon/load/mod/0004000000033500/, for EUR do the same, place romfs, and then exefs, and exheader.bin from /EUR/Emulator to /switch/dekopon/load/mod/0004000000033600/.

Press R3 to cycle through screen layouts until you get top screen only.
 
ChibiMofo said:
What a useless mod! It's like modding Wii Sports so it can be played on a GameCube controller by couch potatos. It's a 3D, dual screen game meant for unique hardware. This just turns a great game and a unique experience into a run-of-the-mill Zelda hack.
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It's for the people who want the upgraded graphics

People who would like to play a traditional presentation of OoT but with updated graphics
 
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I hope this becomes a trend for more DS and 3DS games.
Dual screen hardware is niche so most people will be emulating them on a single screen in the future.
 
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Thank you! Finally something I can play on my nintendo 1ds!
 
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