{
  "id": 18522434,
  "title": "Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake launches to day-one PC emulation and strong reviews",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/zelda-ocarina-of-time-remake-launches-to-day-one-pc-emulation-and",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-11-06T15:40:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TechSpot",
    "slug": "techspot",
    "url": "https://www.techspot.com/news/114468-zelda-ocarina-time-remake-launches-day-one-pc.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Nintendo's remastered version of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time launched on the Switch 2 with critical acclaim. The game, already a Metacritic favorite, was successfully emulated on PC as early as the day of its release. Gaming enthusiasts have been able to play Switch 2 games on PC through emulation for some time, but the quality has been inconsistent. The recently released Lichii emulator allows users to play the Ocarina of Time remake, though it suffers from visual glitches and a lower framerate compared to the console version. Despite these issues, the achievement demonstrates the rapid advancements in Nintendo machine hacking. The original 1998 game holds the highest rating on Metacritic, while the remake has received perfect scores from several major outlets, praising its timeless quality and quality-of-life improvements.",
  "summary": "The Nintendo Switch 2 remake of arguably the greatest Nintendo 64 game has been dumped and run on a PC emulator within hours of launch. However, users should probably stick with the console version for now. Read Entire Article",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Mashable",
        "title": "6 good, bad, and weird changes in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time for Switch 2",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/6-good-bad-and-weird-changes-in-the-legend-of-zelda-ocarina-of-time",
        "published": "2026-11-05T11:03:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Polygon",
        "title": "How to change the time of day in Zelda Ocarina of Time",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/how-to-change-the-time-of-day-in-zelda-ocarina-of-time",
        "published": "2026-11-05T18:25:07.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "XDA Developers",
        "title": "Zelda: Ocarina of Time reportedly already runs on PC through an emulator, just hours after its Switch 2 release",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/zelda-ocarina-of-time-reportedly-already-runs-on-pc-through-an",
        "published": "2026-11-05T21:46:17.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}