This Is What Virtual Reality Zelda Looks Like on Oculus Rift

The coolest original Legend of Zelda demo you’ve never seen.    

By Matt Peckham

Imagine playing the original version of The Legend of Zelda in virtual reality mode using Oculus VR’s Rift headset. Never mind that no such mode’s ever existed, or that so much of the original 1986 Nintendo Entertainment System version’s charm — like all such visually abstract games of its era — lies in how you interpolate it’s pixel-laden 2D reality with your brain. With VR tech in the news again, it was probably a matter of time before someone translated a game like this into a wraparound 3D experience.

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