Everyone loves 2D Zeldas. Everyone also loves 3D Zeldas. But what about 3D-2D Zeldas? Best of both worlds, in our opinion.
Prolific YouTuber CodyCantEatThis makes a lot of videos with titles like "I made (video game) but with (interesting twist)": over the last year, that's included Minecraft but made of LEGO, Sonic the Hedgehog and Super Mario Bros. in 3D, and Super Mario Odyssey, but it's "cursed".

Cody's latest video, "I Made The Legend of Zelda but it's 3D", is a faithful recreation of the first Zelda game, in 3D (in case you couldn't figure that out from the title). Using Unity and ProBuilder, a plugin for easy 3D modelling, Cody creates the outlines of the overworld, and adds in items, details, and enemies with Magicavoxel.
In the game — which you can see a playthrough of below — you can collect rupees, spend them on potions, kill and be killed by enemies, and even enter caves to meet with strange old wizards. The dungeons and boss fights aren't accessible yet (or maybe ever) because Cody hasn't figured out how to make bosses yet, and because that's a massive amount of extra work.

And, of course, this is a recreation of a Nintendo game, so Cody won't be releasing it, unfortunately. But who needs to play the game itself when we can entertain ourselves instead with a fun fact: did you know there are 1843 bushes in the Legend of Zelda overworld? Madness.
(Thanks to FaroreAbhorsen for tipping us off to this video in the comments!)
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And then someone put it into minecraft.
I'm suddenly reminded of 3D Dot Game Heroes.
This would be a fun official remake... original Zelda in the Link's Awakening engine.
This is actually really cool. I think the game being 2D is part of the charm, but the work that went into this is neat to watch.
@Magician That was a fun game
This will boost his subscriber count
Cool Read, but... It's a Secret to Everybody
I see something in the distance. There's a C & D. Way to NOT keep these cool projects a secret.
Saw this video a few days ago, highly impressive work! With a little bit of extra polish you could almost imagine this being an official product.
@the4seer ooooops
@SMBSS he's not releasing it, so he'll be fine. Also... the video has almost a million views, so I don't think he's interested in keeping it a secret.
If this took some random only a couple of months then just imagine what a well put together official teams at Nintendo could achieve with maybe a whole range of remakes of their 2D classics done even similarly to this....
Impressive. I wonder if he put limits on the magic candle or left it as a flame thrower.
Months to make, minutes to have forever removed from the Internet by Nintendo
A bit weird and disorienting to watch knowing how the game is originally designed. But it would be neat to try out
This just makes me want another 3D Dot Game Heroes. Such an underrated homage to 2D Zelda in semi-3D! I could definitely see someone porting that to Switch and hopefully giving the series new life for a sequel!
... Wun can only hope.
Also check out his mario one. Both are absolutely stellar. Hope he does Metroid next!
https://youtu.be/LVsMotnLymE
similar game released on website a few years ago.
I have also played this one, but deleted by nintendo now.
I'd love to see the original LoZ be remade with modern style in 2D.
@wuntyme8 @Magician yep it reminds me of 3D Dot Game Heroes too, the best Legend of Zelda game no one ever played lol.
Watched the video, it’s a real testament to the dedication he put in. If he were to change up the assets, world map, and flesh out the mechanics and story he could totally package this as a “Zelda-inspired” indie game.
Can recommend 3DSEN, looks even better with a VR Headset, as if you are looking onto a Table.
https://i.ytimg.com/vi/N2aPfdY_5sw/hqdefault.jpg
https://cdn.wccftech.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/3dSen-Final-Fantasy-2060x1030.jpg
i wish Nintendo would actually do this, they wouldn't though as too many people would love to see it happen.
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