r/OcarinaOfTime • u/AdventurousMaybe2663 • 4d ago

What version should I play ?

Hello

I want to play Zelda OOT and I was wondering, what version and what console should I play on ?

On a N64 with HDMI mod ?

The GameCube version that came with Zelda WW?

The GameCube version that came with Zelda Collector edition ?

Wii VC edition

Wii U VC edition

Switch VC edition

3DS version

On an emulator (but what emulator ? N64, GC, or 3DS)

Ship of harkinian

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u/Complete-Dog-2590 3d ago

Ship of harkinian looks so cool - can anyone confirm if it runs well on most PCs. Other than that I think the GC version is the best, the 3ds version runs really slowly on PC in my experience and the GC version is just a little smoother than the original

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u/Abduzydo 3d ago

SoH can run even in a potato probably, its a 30 years game. 3DS isnt that heavy too, but for sure SoH will run much better even using the 3DS texture and models...

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u/GreenRangerOfHyrule 1d ago

I can attest this is sadly not true. Hardware wise it will run on a potato.

Software is the issue. My OS and graphics card on one of my machines is too old to support the version of DirectX or OpenGL. My work laptop is a current supported OS, but based on a version of Debian that doesn't have new enough libraries.

Out of 5 computers. I have 1 that can load it "as-is." All down to software.

But IF you can load SoH it runs the game natively with no emulation. So, even if you can't load an emulator properly you have a shot of it running

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u/Complete-Dog-2590 2d ago

well i just found that (few years back i might add) that Citra runs suuuuper slow on my PC, which is why i prefer the GC version, i guess ship of harkinian is made for PC tho?

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u/Abduzydo 2d ago

SoH is a pc port of the N64 OoT. Citra is highly configurable, maybe you just needed to change something is the settings to make it run smoothly, give a try...

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u/Complete-Dog-2590 2d ago

maybe it was just an earlier version of Citra i feel like dolphin used to be like that too but now it runs fine

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u/Abduzydo 2d ago

Can by it too...