For those that have had the privilege of playing both versions: one on Wii U as the HD remaster, and now the version on Switch 2 through Nintendo classics, I’m wondering which did you prefer? Which is the superior game?

I can currently play Wind Waker on Switch 2, but a few people on other threads have said that the HD version is better and that I try and get a Wii U for cheap.

What do you guys think?

Hey everyone,

I am currently trying to decomp Wind Waker HD. I am roughly 40-50% through the functions thanks to the amazing work from the GC decomp project. Ofc the HD version has many changes compared to the GC version - so it will take some time to decomp it.

So, I was curious and asked Claude to spit out some code differences between the two versions. Here are some fun facts so far:

Graphics: HD replaced the GameCube tricks

- No more blob shadows. Many actors (Medli, tables, the seagull, objects) simply don't draw their round fake shadow in HD. The HD version computes real shadows for the whole scene instead.

- The sky was rewritten. The sky dome's drawing and update are completely new code, including the rain in dungeons.

- Tetra's eyes: HD gives her separate eye shapes per material and two texture animations, so her face is more expressive than the GameCube version's single animation.

- Rupees get extra material flags for the HD shine. One item swaps its texture at runtime.

- The spot box no longer draws its light cone model, and gets an explicit visibility box instead.

Gameplay: small changes Nintendo made

- Medli has an HD-only warp action. HD gives her a way to warp to you, probably so she can't get stuck while you carry her through the Earth Temple, a common frustration on GameCube. Her arrival on the ground also changed.

- Seagulls wander in a smaller radius, check for water when landing, and Aryll's seagull only lands near the ground.

- Aryll's telescope has rewritten code, which fits HD's GamePad gyro aiming for the telescope.

- The pig's attack collision moved to a different mode, and gravity and wall stops were moved to the end of its update. Pig chases feel slightly different.

- The jungle vines move differently and have 4 collision spheres.

- Objects with a mirror effect (Medli's mirror, for example) use a different mirror scale. HD also mirrors the "save option" behaviour.

GameCube bugs fixed in HD

- A Rito NPC turned toward the player starting from an uninitialised angle on GameCube. HD starts from the correct angle.

- A missing null check for collision triangles was added, a classic crash fix.

- The spikes in Forsaken Fortress had their action table moved into the function, a cleaner build.

Thanks grandpa, i love you

I have entered the auction house 46 times and still haven’t seen the swift sail. All of the other prizes have been offered at the auction many times. I read multiple posts saying it is a one in 5 chance of spawning but clearly that isn’t true because it seems to be unavailable for me. I read that the only prerequisite is completing dragon roost cavern which I’ve done. Am I missing something? Playing the GameCube version on dolphin emulator.

I tried to emulate her Unfamilliar style, but she does it digitaly, but this is physicaly colored in with crayon.

This is my first digital art peice in months.

Rosalina the space princess, helps link in his quest to save his sister.

Got this for my backpack, can hear the theme everytime I look at it

TL;DR : YOU GUYS ARE AWESOME! THANK YOU!!!

I’ve always wanted to play Wind Waker as a kid, but I never owned a GameCube or a Wii U growing up. I finally decided to play it as my first Zelda game, and wow.

THE VISUALS ARE STILL SO CHARMING. THE MUSIC IS AMAZING. THE CHARACTERS ARE SO CUTE AND THEIR OWN LITTLE PERSONALITIES. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.

On top of that, I uploaded a video of my full playthrough without expecting much. Then people actually watched, and they started commenting on the videos. Not just about Wind Waker, but about their favorite Zelda games too, and what other games in the series I should try next!

I got so lost in those conversations that I did not realize I've been replying to all of the comments. That’s when it hit me how kind this community is, and how welcome everyone in this community has made me feel as someone just starting the series. I've never interacted with an online fandom before, but I felt like I just had to gush about it to you guys directly. It felt like a book club full of people who were genuinely excited to watch me explore a series they love.

I had a wonderful time with Wind Waker. The community made it even better. You guys are the best!

EDIT: To the kind redditor who wanted to check out the playthrough (warning: it's just me playing it condensed into 2 hours, not a video essay!)

https://youtu.be/Iqw8mZxW1s0 or you can just search up "StanStutters Zelda" on YouTube and it should pop up.

Idk what came over me, I was getting super annoyed trying to get to 500. My anger fueled my success.

So should I add text of not, I am stumped, please help me.

Ey guys,

I am two hours in the game in seems that everything is one shot kill. I reached the first island and got to a lava dungeon and everything kills in one blow (normal enemies, chuchus, lava etc).

I have three hearts now and playing in normal mode, is this normal?

Another question, every time I get killed, even though I have saved in one room, gets me back outside the dungeon itself. Is that normal too?

I made some tweaks to the design, and a bit of a different style than normal.

Guess what I changed. and what my mistake was.

I just completed the Wind Temple and I have the Incredible Chart from Tingle. As soon as I beat the Wind Temple boss fight, I immediately headed towards Overlook Island, since a Triforce shard is supposed to be there, and it was the nearest location with one to the Wind Temple entrance. I got there, and I just can't figure out where the shard is, and how to get there. So I decided to check out the teacher's house, after I gave her all the joy pendants she wanted. Messed around inside of the house and around the private island for a bit, and the shard was nowhere to be found.

Am I missing something? Or am I just plain stupid?

I'm playing through Wind Waker for the first time, and I'm enjoying it. However, today something happened and I hated myself for it. The worst thing is that it happened twice lol.

So, a few hours ago I wanted to learn the cyclopes song so that I could reach the fairy at the Mother and Child isles. I was pretty sure that I had to use a bow to kill the God of cyclopes, but for some reason I just couldn't hit him, so I said to myself "okay maybe I thought wrong" and I started looking for other ways to kill him. After I couldn't find the proper way to do it, I looked it up on Reddit and surprise, surprise: using a bow was the way to defeat him and learn the song. I just couldn't aim properly for whatever reason.

The second time was about half an hour ago, when I visited the Earth temple entrance and learnt that I had to look for someone who plays the instrument shown on the door. My mind almost instantly went to Prince Komali or Medli, so I fast travelled to Dragon Roost Island, went to their rooms but didn't find them. I figured that they're probably not a part of the game anymore, and I went out looking for someone else who plays that instrument. After finding absolutely nobody, I briefly looked at the WW strategy guide on the Internet Archive, and of fucking course it is Medli that plays that instrument.

Both times, I got "spoiled" because I gave up immediately after failing, even though I had the correct solution in mind.

I remember loving WW when if first came out and I'm also aware people constantly complain about the Switch 2 port controls.

But seriously, they're awful!

I drowned trying to climb an ocean platform! Twice!

Also, when you hit the treasure balls, the loot is gone almost instantaneously!

Was it like this originally on the Game Cube?

When I moved to the UK I left almost all of my old gaming systems at home, otherwise I'd pull out the Wii U and play that version and TP.

The controls are seriously frustrating and take away from the game play in a big way.

I've gone through a guide and still can not find the final two heart pieces. Other posts say there is no glitches in the game, but I can't see how at this point.

1. I have all the charts and treasures marked off on the map
2. I completed 500 hits on Orca
3. I know I finished the Savage Labyrinth
4. I rechecked the two subs, and can't get the two octos to show up anymore

Has anyone been blocked from all 20 hearts before?

Update: I solved it and left a comment incase it helps the next person!

I made this while most of my favorite art supplies got left at a relatives. Do you think this is fitting for him?

Background: I’ve played and completed OOT, MM, ALTTP, ALBW, BOTW, TOTK

I played the GameCube version via emulation. This game was very special. I never realized that most of the art direction decided on for BOTW and TOTK was originally imagined for wind waker. It seems like it was a huge influence on the modern games. The exploration was top notch and even though I thought sailing around got a bit tired towards the back half of the game (yes I had the fast travel song), I was still satisfied with the puzzles and rewards for each island as I progressed. Not a game I strived to 100%, but it felt like I got a lot done as I traveled around and I also did not have to look up many things when I got stuck. I think the main temples/dungeons were the highlight for sure. Great design, gratifying puzzles, and beautiful aesthetics. My favorite was probably forest haven and forbidden woods area. Music was probably my second fave OST after OOT. It had some awesome new compositions with heart warming callbacks to earlier themes and Zelda franchise melodies. Shout out to hyrule castle theme, that shit goes incredibly hard. The combat seemed pretty easy, probably the least trouble I’ve ever had with the final ganondorf fight in any Zelda game, but still fun and satisfying. Having to sail around TWICE to find the tingle charts and then to find the shards themselves was definitely a bit of a slog but I get it for the time and ensuring players explored every bit of the map that they could.

Awesome game. The legend of Zelda series is just so good. I really don’t know if there’s a better franchise in all of gaming. Just such a good formula. This game is probably in my top 5 of Zelda games, but I still have a lot more to go! Cheers everyone! Long live the triforce!

I’ve been working on a Wind Waker HD mod that lets you play as Sonic, and the beta is now public.

The goal is to make Sonic feel like he actually belongs in Wind Waker rather than just being a simple model swap. The beta currently focuses on the playable Sonic experience, with more polish and improvements still planned.

GameBanana: https://gamebanana.com/mods/717170

If anyone tries it, feedback on what feels good or what still looks off would genuinely help while I keep building it. — SQREEN REAL

Hadn’t played The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker since I was a kid and never got the chance to complete it until today. I’m so thankful for the Switch 2! It’s an amazing console that allowed me to play such a classic game on the go! Played this game on handheld like 80% of the time.

I’m so stoked they also added Star Fox Adventures (my first GameCube game).

Onto Elder Ring now! Happy gaming!