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A side-by-side comparison showing The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time running on a Nintendo Switch 2 and on a Windows PC via Longshot

Ocarina of Time remake on PC: Longshot recompiles Switch 2 version natively

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake is now playable on PC via Longshot — a static recompiler, not an emulator — but only if you dumped your legally owned copy from a jailbroken Switch 2 before Nintendo patched the exploit on 6 November.

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