{"id":123956,"date":"2022-04-15T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-15T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-130213"},"modified":"2022-04-15T13:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-04-15T13:00:00","slug":"random-this-artists-majoras-mask-x-tng-mash-up-is-too-good-for-this-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2022\/04\/15\/random-this-artists-majoras-mask-x-tng-mash-up-is-too-good-for-this-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Random: This Artist&#8217;s Majora&#8217;s Mask X TNG Mash Up Is Too Good For This World"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/fc913c76bb0a4\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/fc913c76bb0a4\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture strip\"><a title=\"Star Trek 64\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/fc913c76bb0a4\/star-trek-64.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/fc913c76bb0a4\/star-trek-64.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" alt=\"Star Trek 64\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em>Image: <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpinaSanctuary\/status\/1509195692283105281\">@SpinaSanctuary<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>If you like yourself some <strong>Star Trek<\/strong> \u2014 and what intelligent, attractive person <em>doesn&#8217;t<\/em><em>?<\/em> \u2014 there&#8217;s certainly plenty of it around at the moment. New series, new films, new games; it&#8217;s a bountiful time for fans of the final frontier. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2022\/03\/random-its-official-jean-luc-picard-killed-yoshi-in-the-dark-timeline\">Star Trek: Picard<\/a><\/strong> is currently deep into its second season, with the full main cast of <strong>The Next Generation<\/strong> confirmed to be returning in Season 3, and the upcoming <strong>Star Trek: Strange New Worlds<\/strong> seems to be offering a return to the episodic planet-of-the-week-style format that fans of &#8216;Legacy&#8217; Trek have been jonesing for.<\/p>\n<p>However, we recently stumbled across the beginnings of a fan project that loaded our torpedo bays with more nostalgia than that, even. Behold a bold meeting of two of our very favourite things in the universe: Star Trek: TNG and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/n64\/legend_of_zelda_majoras_mask\">Zelda: Majora&#8217;s Mask<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Artist-animator <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Amaruuk\">@Amaruuk<\/a> is the genius responsible, posting on their fan art Twitter account <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpinaSanctuary\">@SpinaSanctuary<\/a>, and as you can see from the tweets below, the low-poly mixture of MM X TNG looks utterly incredible.<\/p>\n<p>The idea seems to have started recently, when they <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpinaSanctuary\/status\/1507879330625384451?s=20&amp;t=PvEYbbg3iSiPPvbafVtvWQ\">tweeted the fabled words<\/a> &#8220;What if Star Trek, but Zelda 64????&#8221; before posting a 64-bit rendition of Captain Picard&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/memory-alpha.fandom.com\/wiki\/Ressikan_flute\">Ressikan flute<\/a> from &#8216;The Inner Light&#8217; soon after:<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><span lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">IT BEGINS. I made Picard&#8217;s flute from TNG in an approximation of an N64 style! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/glZqJg8aUY\">pic.twitter.com\/glZqJg8aUY<\/a><\/span>\u2014 \u30b9\u30d4\u30fc\u30ca (OPEN FOR COMMS + WORK) (@SpinaSanctuary) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpinaSanctuary\/status\/1508125326445985797?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 27, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p>The artist decided that the episode &#8216;Masks&#8217; \u2014 a rare late-TNG misfire that falls into the <em>so-bad-it&#8217;s-fascinating<\/em> category \u2014 was another natural fit for the Majora&#8217;s Mask mash up. Observe a beautifully blocky Picard having just found the mask of Korgano:<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><span lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Finally got enough of my Star Trek 64 for a GIF X3 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/bnpr?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#bnpr<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bZ0bNDYYDA\">pic.twitter.com\/bZ0bNDYYDA<\/a><\/span>\u2014 \u30b9\u30d4\u30fc\u30ca (OPEN FOR COMMS + WORK) (@SpinaSanctuary) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpinaSanctuary\/status\/1509195692283105281?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 30, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p>From there the artist made quick progress with low-poly versions of iconic Trek objects, plus Commander Data playing his violin and the redoubtable Commander Riker on the &#8216;bone, both rendered in glorious 64-bit form:<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><span lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I&#8217;m sure Tumblr will appreciate these more than Twitter but here&#8217;s some mugs for my Star Trek 64 thing :3 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/obgAWMEIoA\">pic.twitter.com\/obgAWMEIoA<\/a><\/span>\u2014 \u30b9\u30d4\u30fc\u30ca (OPEN FOR COMMS + WORK) (@SpinaSanctuary) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpinaSanctuary\/status\/1513501618091663361?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 11, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><span lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">More Data for good measure :3 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/bnpr?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#bnpr<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CN6Ubi0Tol\">pic.twitter.com\/CN6Ubi0Tol<\/a><\/span>\u2014 \u30b9\u30d4\u30fc\u30ca (OPEN FOR COMMS + WORK) (@SpinaSanctuary) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpinaSanctuary\/status\/1513946540934516739?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 12, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><span lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Plus I added the second crew member of my little Star Trek 64 project! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/bnpr?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#bnpr<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ql15xHXlvC\">pic.twitter.com\/Ql15xHXlvC<\/a><\/span>\u2014 \u30b9\u30d4\u30fc\u30ca (OPEN FOR COMMS + WORK) (@SpinaSanctuary) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpinaSanctuary\/status\/1509835690661474308?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 1, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p>And finally some audio to go with Jean-Luc&#8217;s Ressikan flute. Pass the tissues, will you? We&#8217;re getting a bit weepy&#8230;<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><span lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">MORE??? Yes! I even recorded audio for this one :3 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JTMoDzGxaG\">pic.twitter.com\/JTMoDzGxaG<\/a><\/span>\u2014 \u30b9\u30d4\u30fc\u30ca (OPEN FOR COMMS + WORK) (@SpinaSanctuary) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpinaSanctuary\/status\/1514612507561713675?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 14, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p>For fans of both franchises, this feels like the most perfect mix imaginable. We&#8217;ve already <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2020\/12\/feature_star_trek_on_nintendo_consoles_-_where_are_the_great_star_trek_games\">pondered the whereabouts<\/a> of the great Star Trek console games \u2014 and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2022\/04\/star-trek-prodigy-supernova-will-boldly-go-onto-the-switch-this-year\">a Star Trek: Prodigy game was recently announced for Switch<\/a> \u2014 but it&#8217;s amazing to see that there&#8217;s hope yet for nostalgic Nintendo fans who like a bit of TNG.<\/p>\n<p>The likelihood of this &#8220;ongoing low-poly personal project&#8221; ever being something playable is remote, but we&#8217;ll gladly take a steady flow of gifs like these in our feeds. You can see more of the artist&#8217;s work on their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.artstation.com\/artwork\/DAloNe\">Artstation page<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpinaSanctuary\">via Twitter<\/a>. They&#8217;re also open for subs on <a href=\"https:\/\/ko-fi.com\/amaruuk\">Ko-fi<\/a> and stream on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/birdtoothstudio\">Twitch<\/a>, too (where we glimpsed <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpinaSanctuary\/status\/1514853443764043778\">Lt. Worf with his trusty bat&#8217;leth<\/a>). Be sure to express your great joy and gratitude.<\/p>\n<p><em>Let us know below on a scale of 10-10 just how much you&#8217;d love to play Star Trek 64.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>Further reading:<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image: @SpinaSanctuary If you like yourself some Star Trek \u2014 and what intelligent, attractive person doesn&#8217;t? \u2014 there&#8217;s certainly plenty of it around at the moment. New series, new films, new games; it&#8217;s a bountiful time for fans of the final frontier. Star Trek: Picard is currently deep into its second season, with the full [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-123956","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nintendo-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123956","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=123956"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123956\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=123956"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=123956"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=123956"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}