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Nintendo takes down Hookshot emulator branch for Ocarina of Time remake

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Nintendo removed the Hookshot GitHub page and the developer NotRexed's account, which was used to run The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Switch 2 remake on PC.

Nintendo has taken down the Hookshot GitHub page, an emulator branch used to run The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Switch 2 remake on PC. Developer NotRexed says their GitHub account was also removed along with the project page. NotRexed stated on Discord that they cannot resolve this problem anytime soon but plans to move the repository to a different web location soon.

Nintendo takes down Hookshot emulator branch for Ocarina of Time remakeThe Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time · official art via IGDB

Another Nintendo Switch 2 emulator fork called Lichii previously ran The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake on PC. The Lichii build ran the opening cutscene at 60 fps, but gameplay performance dropped into the 20s and showed excessive on-screen bloom.

Background On November 5, 2026, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time was released for the Nintendo Switch 2. Our earlier story

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