{"id":99161,"date":"2019-08-26T05:30:00","date_gmt":"2019-08-26T05:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2019\/08\/random_this_legend_of_zelda_fan_is_recreating_a_link_to_the_past_in_the_unity_engine"},"modified":"2019-08-26T05:30:00","modified_gmt":"2019-08-26T05:30:00","slug":"random-this-legend-of-zelda-fan-is-recreating-a-link-to-the-past-in-the-unity-engine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2019\/08\/26\/random-this-legend-of-zelda-fan-is-recreating-a-link-to-the-past-in-the-unity-engine\/","title":{"rendered":"Random: This Legend Of Zelda Fan Is Recreating A Link To The Past In The Unity Engine"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/61b6bdf465be5\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/61b6bdf465be5\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture strip\"><\/figure>\n<p>Grezzo has been busy releasing remasters of certain Zelda games for a number of years now and most recently helped out with the remake of <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/legend_of_zelda_links_awakening\">The Legend of Zelda: Link&#8217;s Awakening<\/a><\/strong> on Switch. Ever since we saw the charming diorama-like graphics in this upcoming release, it&#8217;s made us wonder what other retro Zelda games would look like, if they were given a 3D makeover.<\/p>\n<p>Obviously, we&#8217;re not alone, either, as a talented individual who goes by the alias <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BlobVanDam\">BlobVanDam<\/a> online has been working on recreating the iconic Super Nintendo title <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/snes\/legend_of_zelda_a_link_to_the_past\">The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past<\/a><\/strong> in the Unity engine. The 3D animator started the project back in April this year after hearing &#8220;a rumour&#8221; there would be A Link To The Past remake released in the future. Since then, he&#8217;s made quite a lot of progress. Take a look below:<\/p>\n<aside class=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"House\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/fae52687f6417\/house.original.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/static.nintendolife.com\/blank.gif\" width=\"292\" height=\"245\" data-original=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/fae52687f6417\/house.292x245.jpg\" alt=\"House\"><\/a><a title=\"Shield\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/c162fd5afed9f\/shield.original.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/static.nintendolife.com\/blank.gif\" width=\"292\" height=\"245\" data-original=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/c162fd5afed9f\/shield.292x245.jpg\" alt=\"Shield\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"Link's Uncle\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/0d471babb3085\/links-uncle.original.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/static.nintendolife.com\/blank.gif\" width=\"603\" height=\"495\" data-original=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/0d471babb3085\/links-uncle.603x495.jpg\" alt=\"Link's Uncle\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><span lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I don&#8217;t think I&#8217;ve shown the guards yet!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/unity3d?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#unity3d<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/gamedev?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#gamedev<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/indiedev?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#indiedev<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/legendofzelda?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#legendofzelda<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/zelda?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#zelda<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/alinktothepast?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#alinktothepast<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ijkq2Ceq14\">pic.twitter.com\/Ijkq2Ceq14<\/a><\/span>\u2014 BlobVanDam\ud83e\udd18\ud83d\udd96 (@BlobVanDam) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BlobVanDam\/status\/1165367583110942720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 24, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><span lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Almost done with chests. I may or may not be blatantly copying the Link&#8217;s Awakening remake again for this.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/unity3d?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#unity3d<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/gamedev?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#gamedev<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/indiedev?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#indiedev<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/legendofzelda?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#legendofzelda<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/zelda?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#zelda<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/alinktothepast?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#alinktothepast<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jUrz7qJAWd\">pic.twitter.com\/jUrz7qJAWd<\/a><\/span>\u2014 BlobVanDam\ud83e\udd18\ud83d\udd96 (@BlobVanDam) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BlobVanDam\/status\/1160286067573981184?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 10, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><span lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Realized I haven&#8217;t properly shown off the underground section WIP yet! Ignore Link&#8217;s placeholder animation, I only threw it in there to stop the T-pose jokes. \ud83e\udd2a<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/unity3d?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#unity3d<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/gamedev?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#gamedev<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/indiedev?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#indiedev<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/legendofzelda?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#legendofzelda<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/zelda?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#zelda<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/alinktothepast?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#alinktothepast<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xK9GM0ba0p\">pic.twitter.com\/xK9GM0ba0p<\/a><\/span>\u2014 BlobVanDam\ud83e\udd18\ud83d\udd96 (@BlobVanDam) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BlobVanDam\/status\/1143616689457618944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 25, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p>The new version of Link&#8217;s Awakening by Nintendo EPD and Grezzo is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2019\/06\/video_digital_foundry_takes_a_look_at_the_legend_of_zelda_links_awakening_e3_demo\">supposedly<\/a> running on the Unreal Engine. According to Digital Foundry, this is the same engine as the one <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/yoshis_crafted_world\">Yoshi&#8217;s Crafted World<\/a><\/strong> used. To see more of BlobVanDam&#8217;s work, check out his Twitter and <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/BlobVanDam\/featured\">YouTube<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>What do you think of the above efforts in the Unity Engine? Would you like to see a more official Link To The Past remake in the future? Leave a comment below.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Grezzo has been busy releasing remasters of certain Zelda games for a number of years now and most recently helped out with the remake of The Legend of Zelda: Link&#8217;s Awakening on Switch. 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