I'm nearly in tears because a scenario almost identical to this is something my five-year-old mind came up with a quarter of a century ago and now it's a reality, a beautiful modded reality.

@bradyonetv

6 ай бұрын

Its awesome the power of mods to create the things we only dreamed of as kids

@Absolutely_puck_fakestine

6 ай бұрын

I haven't evolved mentally

@jordanderosha6322

6 ай бұрын

I know how you feel. The resident evil 7 dlc where it's basically an escape room and you have to leave everything as it was or get hurt is the same exact idea I have as a child and was blown away I got to play something like that

@Pao-vo8mf

6 ай бұрын

you did it. your daydream as a kid and that of many others hacked into the future and fueled the desire for this mod

@dawnrigel4255

6 ай бұрын

Yeah when I first played OOT for the first time in high school, it immediately made me think, "damn, I want to make a game that's OOT with a little bit more platforming." Then I thought, oh wait, that's basically Kingdom Hearts lol.

really makes you appreciate the textures of both mario 64 and oot, how color choices and brush techniques did so much of the storytelling since the overworld geometry was so limited. amazing job

@KEVBOYMUSIC

6 ай бұрын

Very true, such a different vibe with the Zelda64 textures.

@bitwize

6 ай бұрын

The texture memory was severely limited too. Each pixel did a whole lot of work.

@just-mees

6 ай бұрын

Brush techniques?

@BossyGerbasi

6 ай бұрын

How everything drawn/(brushed), for example, look at walls of hills and mountains, and all the "brushing" they had to do to give everything texture. ​@just-mees

@richardo490

6 ай бұрын

almost like two different artstyles present different purposes to how the player connects with the world 😮😮😮😮😮

An entire OoT style Mario 64 rom hack, with having to go to each place looking for upgrades, would legit be the best crossover hack lol

@bradyonetv

6 ай бұрын

Totally. I doubt (comparatively speaking to making a full mod) that it would be super hard to make that a reality with the amount of tools at their disposal these days

@Lulink013

6 ай бұрын

Kaze already made a Mario in OOT hack a while back, if you didn't know.

@rainbowsprinklez

5 ай бұрын

@@Lulink013 Difference is, SM64 is clearly the base of that.

I was expecting something like just slapping Link into the Mario 64 map but actually recreating the layout of Bob-Omb Battlefield with Ocarina of Time's camera system, textures and models is much more impressive. And I like the way that it adds unique Zelda game mechanics like having to blow up rocks with bombs to make it through. It actually feels like a level that could plausibly exist in Ocarina of Time that feels well designed and playable rather than just superimposing one game on top of another.

@user-vi4xy1jw7e

6 ай бұрын

You didn't see how different it looked in the thumbnail?

@cuaquers

5 ай бұрын

​@@user-vi4xy1jw7eover the years I've been conditioned not to trust thumbnails

@NibirBaishnab

5 ай бұрын

It's an oot rom hack

@linkgcuk

4 ай бұрын

I would have first tried backflipping through the painting!

The fact that OOT was made from the SM64 engine and only to return back to SM64 is poetic here.

@Josuh

6 ай бұрын

L is real 2401 moment

@TheObsessiveGamer

6 ай бұрын

@@Josuh >Literally is 2401 in the calander too. Shit

@bigangenbygang

6 ай бұрын

Not just that, but the earliest versions of OOT were using paintings to teleport to different locations from within Hyrule Castle. And the old Hyrule Castle dungeon got repurposed as the Forest Temple later in development, retaining the focus on paintings throughout. So even more poetic, it is a return to form both from origins of the engine and from the earliest iterations of the game's development.

@jraug44

6 ай бұрын

It looks like they based the DS port of SM64 on the OOT engine too, considering the similarities in animations and physics, like how tight the controls are, recoil when punching walls, having to face a ledge to grab it, etc.

@Thewaterspirit57

6 ай бұрын

Was it tho? I mean… SM64 ram at 30fps, while OoC actually rendered like, what…. 24fps? Maybe lower. So the game should run the same, but it doesn’t.

I've seen so many Zelda speedruns that seeing Link moving normally in this mod was surreal.

There's something really cute and nice about Zelda's lullaby playing inside of the mushroom castle

@Emanuel08820

6 ай бұрын

I thought the same thing

Incredible!

@platinum-or3y

6 ай бұрын

omg kyle Hull

@dorsenator

6 ай бұрын

Hi, Science Thor!

@LeotheJapaneseLion9890

6 ай бұрын

Oh! I see the scientist is here.

@thebaseandtriflingcreature174

6 ай бұрын

my god, its the King Nerd.

@Deadpool....

6 ай бұрын

you know, im something of a scientist myself ;)

This feels like something that should have been done years ago, why am I just seeing it now? Why didn't I think of it before? Glad it's here now, in any case.

@thewhitefalcon8539

6 ай бұрын

Zelda inside of Mario was done before. They ported the whole game!

@shriiimp

6 ай бұрын

This feels so natural. So pleasing and natural.

Just hearing Link's grunts makes me want to play OoT now.

@jollygrapefruit786

6 ай бұрын

Yeaaah ur a dirty girl ain't ya 😈

@baltakatei

6 ай бұрын

ZFG can help you get your fix.

@TheNecroSodomizer

6 ай бұрын

@@baltakatei He said play Oot, not watch someone else play Oot

@CrizzyEyes

6 ай бұрын

HUT HYAA KYAAH

@Zadck1

6 ай бұрын

The grunts of adventure!

really makes you realise just how brilliant the sm64 level design was

@robertoceferino1456

6 ай бұрын

Absolutely, especially when you consider how rushed they were. Most of the development time was spent on figuring out Mario's movement and the camera, leaving very little time for level design.

@Danbu1988

6 ай бұрын

@@robertoceferino1456 And without any other games as a blueprint to copy or get inspiration from. I am not even such a huge sm64-fan here but it's undeniable what an impressive task they fulfilled when this came out.

@robertoceferino1456

6 ай бұрын

@@Danbu1988 Yeah they created the blueprint for almost all games today. What SM64 did for gaming was like the Beatles did for popular music.

This whole thing is incredibly well done. There are a bunch of small details in here, like the ground using OOT textures, and using the hookshot poles to go between islands. Going up the mountain also sounds exactly like going up Death Mountain trail.

@grieveromega6060

6 ай бұрын

And replacing red coins with silver rubies.

Lord, have mercy. I wish OoT had a sprint button....

@bradyonetv

6 ай бұрын

Me too lol

@6SamChat9

5 ай бұрын

This is why epona exist bro

@gallaxseizor9216

2 ай бұрын

Or the functional Bunny Ears from Majoras mask

This mod is cool because the original concept for Ocarina of Time was going to play out like Super Mario 64 where Link goes to Gannon's Castle and enter paintings that warps him to different parts of Hyrule. The idea later got scrapped when Miyamoto found out that he can create a vast open field with connecting area's with the Nintendo 64 hardware.

@marissawolff8491

6 ай бұрын

That, and both Ocarina of Time and Super Mario 64 were developed on the same engine.

@MsAmber82

6 ай бұрын

But the idea stayed in Ganon's Castle anyway, in a reduced size

@MERCHIODOS

6 ай бұрын

@@MsAmber82 Yes. Ganon's Castle became the final location and the warping through painting became Phantom Ganon's boss fight

@MERCHIODOS

6 ай бұрын

@@marissawolff8491 Thats true. Both Mario 64 and Ocarina of Time used the same engine, but Mario 64 used half of the N64 cartridge size, while Ocarina of Time used the full N64 cartridge

@zydeco2024

6 ай бұрын

Bullshit, that's the dumbest story I've heard of this year

I like how it's not Bom-omb Battle ripped straight from Mario 64 but the level constructed with OoT trees and ground.

Back when I was playing OOT for the first time, I was thinking how the graphics looked better than most n64 games, but after years of playing games in that console, I forgot why I thought that. Now, seeing this footage, I remembered why: mario64's grass is just a green blur, but OOT's has more detail and some yellow patches. Plus the trees are 3d on OOT.

@dominicbonogofski

5 ай бұрын

Yeah, the trees got an upgrade. But not the leaves. Those are still blurry 2D sprites. Or would it be the branches that are the 2D sprites, since most OoT trees just have branches and no leaves because the trees are just dead apparently?

I love how this isn't just trying to be a one for one remake, it is actually adjusting the maps and challenges to be more compatible with Link's abilities and movement. I'm not sure it would be possible to do everything from Mario 64 this way, but I would love to see someone attempt to expand this out and bring over as much as possible. Probably would work better if Majora's Mask was used, since the Zora mask would be the only way to really do the water levels right.

I love how this makes me feel so nostalgic for both games at once

since I saw the spiders guarding the doors, I can absolutely imagine the skulltula tokens being the power stars of the game. would make for a clever collectable required for progression.

Fun fact, the initial concept for Ocarina of Time was for it to take place in Ganon's palace and use painting to travel to other locations as inspired by Super Mario 64. Remnants of this idea can be seen in the Phantom Ganon boss fight.

This is really cool when you consider that Ocarina of Time originally supposed to have the same level progression of Mario 64 with Link jumping into paintings of different areas. Now I definitely prefer the more open-ended world we got from OoT, but this is a nice look into what could've been if they had went with that original level-based design.

Now I want to play this. This looks fun.

@bradyonetv

6 ай бұрын

Its definitely worth a shot, a 100% play through is probably only like a half hour

my dementia brain is gonna have a hard time believing this wasnt real in my childhood

The levels of nostalgia are through the roof! And I have only played the 3ds remake of OoT and Ds remake of SM64. So nicely done!

N64 memories? Is that you!? BradyONE: "It's just me."

This is surreal

@bradyonetv

6 ай бұрын

crazy that something like this exists

Of all the beautiful perfect things in this clip I don’t know why the phrase ‘sign of our gratitude’ stands out to me. It’s perfect OoT

This is so trippy on my brains, it's like I've seen these maps before, and I have, but I haven't at the same time.

This is an amazing mash-up! We are so lucky to have people answering those what if questions we had as children.

This really feels like a Mandela effect that just manifested itself into reality.

This is absolutely beautiful. As someone who played and loved both of these games, I can say you did an exceptional job. ❤️

This is cool as hell, but it makes me so glad Miyamoto didn't stick with his hub world painting idea for Zelda, the sprawling landscape of Hyrule really helps OOT feel like a living world.

@bradyonetv

6 ай бұрын

Agreed

@jellyfishjones4741

6 ай бұрын

It's a great idea, but yeah, I think it worked better for Mario than it would have for a Zelda.

Player to Modder: Player: How much can you Mod OoT? Modder: Yes.

It really does capture the energy of both games. 😮

Time traveler: *kicks a rock* The timeline:

This is awesome and weirdly mind melting. I loved the part when the boss took damage and shot everywhere except where Link was.

@bradyonetv

6 ай бұрын

haha he had misplaced anger

I love this! I was born in 2002 but I grew up with the N64 game cube era! I love this so much! OOT was the first game I ever played! Using them for a Mario 64 mod is so incredible! Thank you!! ❤❤❤

Silver rupees instead of red coins is a nice touch

This is incredibly creative and well put! And the giant scrub as king bob omb is a great touch. You deserve more views!

@v4n1ty92

5 ай бұрын

Fire in the hole

I think I already saw this as a fever dream when I was 8.

This is honestly really cool. I had no idea that Super Mario 64 and OOT shared the same engine. Looks amazing! ❤

This is how you confuse parents.

my brain couldn't process what was happening in this video

My smile couldn't get any bigger! This was awesome!

Nahhhhhh bro this is just amazing. This must’ve been a sh ton of work

I was literally thinking this morning of how much I miss the classic 3D Zelda formula.

I never got into making my own mod, but I think OOT really deserves a "make your own adventure" kind of game engine. Thank you for this

This is so cursed, its such a fever dream that I'm actually feeling kinda sick. Well done.

Time Traveller: *Moves a desk* The Timeline:

Oh my god, this is actually a really neat concept. It's like every map becomes its own little dungeon!

Yooo this is fire! 🔥🔥🔥 It was so touching to watch, thank you!

Ya know, I was half expecting the treasure chest at the end to have simply five rupees or a potion refill or something 😂, one of the typical Zelda trolling rewards

I remember distinctly as a child seeing an old ad for the n64 OoT and for some reason i seem to remember link going up bob-omb mountain and rolling into one of those coves away from the boulders. For many years its been a weird Mandela effect for me figuring out if it was an actual ad i saw back then or if it simply never existed, (i think its the latter lol) seeing this video certainly scratches that itch of actually seeing it like 15 years on even in modded form lol

This made me so happy and so very very uncomfortable at the authenticity of this. Like I wandered into another reality.

Props for the custom boss, that mad scrub leader is adorable.

This is just fucking amazing, from the Castle, the main entrance and overall the way Bob-omb Battlefield was recreated in such a faithful way are amazing

12 year old me: "what if link was in super mario 64?" the internet: "i gotchu bro."

It definitely feels like Zelda oot.

This is the kind of thing I would've seen in my dreams when I was like 8.

Watching this made me a weird headache somehow. Its like one of those fever dreams

This is just... Extremely well done

Now this is a very creative project. Wishing all the best to the developers, looking forward to see what lies ahead.

That lakitu skip was clean, never seen that movement before. Mario take notes.

This is such a simple concept but it feels so surreal and amazing. It feels like a fever dream got turned into reality.

This is so awesome, I would play an entire OOT remake of SM64

@bradyonetv

6 ай бұрын

Me too! That would be sick

OoT really was something special

This is very surreal to watch. Excellent work 👏

This is bordering on a shitpost, but the quality and thoroughness of recreating and/or retexturing Bob-Omb Battlefield in the Zelda art style is astounding.

It's like something out of a dream that I'd have as a kid

This almost feels like something Nintendo would've actually done (also this reminded me of Hercules 64 for better or worse) ((ALSO deku scrub boss fight is cool, feels like fighting the ones in Majora's Mask cutscenes))

This was ridiculously great. Keep going bro haha

This is so high effort, mad respect

Ah I spent years of my youth playing OOT trying to find everthing. Seeing this, hearing every noise again from the grunts, the hits, the little jingles, and the music ah the music. I didn't know you could cry out of pure nastolgia.

@bradyonetv

6 ай бұрын

So glad I could bring back some nostalgic vibes. And thank you so much for the superchat too, its my first ever ❤

Well here is a cross over I never knew I needed in my life!

Wow this is amazing excellent work whoever did this

To think, this is what Nintendo considered before. Leaving remnants of it in the forest temple boss fight.

I've seen this in the tunnels of my mind. Good to see I don't have dementia yet lol.

Wow, this captures the nostalgia of both OoT and Sm64 perfectly! Very cool build!

There's ALOT to unpack here it looks amazing.

Bro this is crazy. Incredible!

Somebody made this. And I love them for it.

I love it. This is amazing! Two of the greatest games of all time

Amazing, the crossover I didn't know I needed

I won’t lie, I was genuinely impressed by that boss fight against the giant mad scrub. Excellent job!

Hey there! Thanks for making the video about my old mod. I might finish it one day, who knows. I'm slowly getting ideas to start it again...

This mod almost did happen in real life with the team wanting to do it in just a castle which would have been horrific. I’m thankful they went the open world route

This was a lot better than i was expecting. I wish I had the talent to make a rom hack, because I could see the entire game being made in this fashion.

There's no need for this to go that hard 🔥🔥 I would love to play this

Apparently OOT was originally going to have a Mario 64 style Hub World with Ganon's castle and you could go through the paintings to reach different parts of Hyrule. They swapped this out for the more open ended adventure in the final version; honestly the best choice as it works much better and was more innovative. The Phantom Ganon fight in the Forest Temple which incorporates paintings is a relic of this.

Using the red and green deku scrubs as standins for the bobombs is brilliant

Someone needs to finish this mod and make it a complete game. Also you're 3 away from 1k dude!!!

seeing these textures on these level geometries is a trip and a half.

I love the Zelda modding community. Randos, romhacks, TAS,... It's so amazing what they are able to do

This is cool. It feels like remembering something for me, but it's just off in some way.

This is amazing. I have no other words.

ah yes, just like i remember. sweet nostalgia

Not gonna lie. When he entered the castle I was expecting Ganondorf's laugh to appear.

@bradyonetv

6 ай бұрын

Thats a great idea lol

there's something so satisfying about seeing something familiar in a new way

Games hit different back then… this got me more exited than any new game that’s about to come out

This was a really cool mod! Thanks for showing it off! It'd be cool if the creator expanded it more. :D

@bradyonetv

6 ай бұрын

I think so too! Too bad he said its a cancelled project, though I imagine with decomp it would be very doable