Thanks to u/[email protected] for turning me on to Ship of Harkinian. It’s my opinion after messing with it for a half hour that this is THE way to experience OoT again.
Here’s a link to their comment if you’d like to upvote it.
“Hey, Mom. Can we have OoT?”
“We already have OoT at home!”
The OoT at home:
I’ve been running Ocarina when I can. I just completed the Water Temple. All I need now are the Fire and Shadow Medallions, then I can whack Ganondorf.
I don’t even have a Switch 2, and I’m not buying it just to be sold nostalgia I can already relive with stuff I’ve had for like 20 years. That said, I am running it on Gopher64 this time around.
Hmm, I haven’t played Minish Cap. How is Twilight Princess similar?
When I play TP (GameCube version) it feels very much like playing OoT in style, and the world layout is very similar, but bigger (https://imgur.com/gallery/ocarina-of-time-twilight-princess-map-comparison-chateaulonlon-0DhLs3E). Dungeon design feels very similar too, just with more detail and fancier puzzles. The water temple is still a chore, with backtracking between levels being a core mechanic.