Random Zelda Fan Project Turns 'A Link To The Past' Into Roguelike Dungeon Crawler | Time Extension
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https://lemmy.zip/post/22893085
from ktec@lemmy.zip to retrogaming@lemmy.world on 17 Sep 2024 09:09
https://lemmy.zip/post/22893085
Introducing Dungeons of Infinity
A talented individual known as Justin Bohemier has transformed the classic Super Nintendo hit, A Link to the Past, into a procedurally-generated roguelike dungeon crawler. Over four years in development using Gamemaker Studio with the original assets, the game ‘Dungeons of Infinity’ aims to offer a new and challenging experience for fans.
Key Features:
- Procedural Generation - Each playthrough offers unique layouts, enemies, and items.
- Link’s Nemesis Aghanim - The ultimate challenge lies in encountering Link’s arch-enemy, Aghanim. Survival depends on navigating the dungeons until reaching this final boss.
The creator emphasizes that no continues or extra lives are available, adding to the game’s difficulty curve.
What do you think about applying roguelike elements to classic games like ‘A Link to the Past’? Have you encountered similar fan projects?
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What did the dev do to shield the project from a DMCA? Couldn’t find it in the article. If it’s not a romhack, then it would be vulnerable to those.
Nothing, Nintendo can wipe it at any moment. The dev will probably not get sued if he removes the game at the first request and since he hasn’t monetized it in any way. But if Nintendo feels like it he can definitely get sued.
We can hope Nintendo let it be, but in the past they’ve killed many fangames like this one. Like the 2D OOT which was very good but got wiped by Nintendo.
I know it’s common, fun and morally correct to dunk on Nintendo, but they need to “defend their IP”, if they don’t want to lose their trademark on it.
Not how this works.
Its not? Are you sure there’s no “reasonable defense” requirement within IP law here for N? Can you explain why it doesn’t apply?
Copyrights (rights to media content) do not lapse because of failure to enforce them.
Trademarks (the right to call your product a specific name) can lapse if members of the general public start associating it with a type of product rather than your specific brand. This happened with “zipper”, “jet ski”, and “popsicle”. But you can’t sue Grandma Smith because she mistakingly referred to an Xbox as “a Nintendo”.
I never thought I’d root for Nintendo’s lawyers but here we are.
What’s wrong with you?
I hate watching a classic RPG get mutilated into a roguelike.
He might not be in a country that the dmca has authority over.
Or any other copyright claim… 🙄
Do I seriously need to sign up on discord to get this?
Latest Version 1.0.8 Download: files.catbox.moe/y7ych7.zip
Haven’t run it but the contents look legit, just in case anyone wonders if they should risk downloading a random file from a stranger online, thanks Jack Sparrow!
It’s windows, so an exe, I will need to check if it runs later in Linux, not sure when I get to that.
people got it running in steam deck, going to try that soon
That’s what I wondered, thanks!
Can confirm it works on steam deck with proton ge 13.
So you tested that link? It’s safe?
I downloaded and ran the exe from that link, on my steam deck. The game ran and I played it. I do not know if it included any bitcoin miners.
Ok thanks!
Thanks for pointing that out, I can’t prove that it’s safe. It is directly from their Discord, I downloaded and re-uploaded it.
I am not sure if I could post a Discord file link or if they expire, otherwise I would have, although you still wouldn’t be able to tell if it was the original link.
Thanks for posting the next version as well! I do appreciate it.
Latest Version 1.0.9 Download: files.catbox.moe/sdb0b6.zip
VirusTotal scan: virustotal.com/…/3ca9a1f2ef693070684223a56547026b…
Version 1.1.1 Download: files.catbox.moe/tog3ip.zip
VirusTotal scan: virustotal.com/…/0a7808e5bbc2826da17cea32e41ec694…
Version 1.1.2 Download: files.catbox.moe/ymgm0x.zip
VirusTotal scan: virustotal.com/…/84bb266f1573fde4e52802d4e0db4dc8…
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Version 1.1.3 Download: files.catbox.moe/5yj86d.zip
VirusTotal scan: virustotal.com/…/f8a6e163c0795ae65824cd813f3eb182…
An archive of versions uploaded to GDrive was posted on the official Discord: …google.com/…/1wRtJ52U-Cq9YVfvn7Yu_7EhNgNB-GSXW
I will stop uploading new ones here since it looks like the GDrive is being kept updated for now.
Version 1.1.4 Download: files.catbox.moe/fkgl37.zip
VirusTotal scan: virustotal.com/…/1c0d8f0134c91d95426e3030cb294c8f…
Thanks for posting all this! Some of the scans you posted are showing things are malicious. I’m not too tech savvy, can you elaborate on this tool? Does that mean these files are dangerous to run?
Yeah, those are just false-positives, they think they are suspicious or malicious, but they are not. VirusTotal uses 70+ scanners to check the URL or file. The best way to think about it is that since the majority of the scans show it as clean, it is most likely to be safe. If there are several scans showing it as malicious, it probably has something that isn’t safe.
Yeah, I was annoyed by that as well, but if you like a link to the past, it’s worth it.
I disagree. Discord asked for my phone number when I tried to sign up, probably because I used a throwaway mail address and it detected that. No thanks.
Yeah ive has problems in discord rooms that require this cuz i refuse to give them my phone and they’re good at catching the fake numbers from the Internet i tried to pass off. I wonder if it’d work if i tried some alphabet mafia phone numbers?
For what it’s worth, I’ve had my discord account for like 8 years at this point and have never received a text from them. I guess they might have sold it off somewhere but i get more political spam then anything else lol
The phone number requirement is a recent change I believe to deter people from creating multiple accounts, so any old timers probably didn’t have to use a phone number to sign up.
I didn’t comment on the requirement or not, I just know I added my number long ago and have had my account for 8 years
Discord server owners can choose to have their members require account verification before joining as an anti-bot measure.
You'd have to pay me to use Discord.
Ok, how does $5 sound?
That is not even minimum wage.
Depends if you’re only using it for twenty seconds
Payments happen usually at a hourly rate.
It’s a fixed bid. The faster you get the work done the more you make per hour. (Per minute, really.)
If you want to make a fan game, make spiritual sequel instead.
Nintendo can’t do much about games that are very similar to Mario, Zelda or Pokemon for as long as they do not copy any assets, (some) names or levels from those games. Based on the videos the main character is unique but most if not all the other art assets are direct copies from the original game.
You can play as the original character from snes.
There is even meme where one of the people in prison says, “I’m the creator of this game, I’m in jail because Nintendo doesn’t like when people use their assets.”
Link to the Past and Super Metroid have hundreds of “total conversation” mods and utility mods. This one doesn’t do anything different, IP-wise, as the ones already released.
Edit. I’m incredibly wrong, this is a GameMaker game.
This ain’t a romhack (where no assets by Ninteno are distributed). The dev used Nintendo’s assets in Gamemaker and big N don’t like that.
Ah I see. That’s what I get for assuming. Thank you
If you’re gonna make a fan game, do whatever the fuck you want. Fuck Nintendo
So they ruined it. Fantastic.
Hear me out. There is this amazing concept of not doing something you don’t like. Yeah most people don’t know this, but you can indeed just not play games you don’t like.
But whats the point of having a terrible take without sharing it on the internet? That’d be like a big brother eating a whole bag of jerky and not cupping that shit to your face
It’s like none of y’all know what the “R” in “RPG” means. It’s this attitude that stuck us with MOBA cancer.
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Like, does @Etterra@lemmy.world know? They think Zelda is an RPG! O.o
Sounds cool to me . I really enjoy playing a link to the past randomizer so it sounds similar to that
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Just no. Don’t mess with perfection
Lol let people have fun
Okay everyone after Steve Buscemi gets the guillotine
Graal online already exists. Your clutching of pearls is meaningless.
Just a reminder that A Link to the Past Randomizer exists and is also quite fun
With multiple levels of difficulty. Some routes can only be done with glitches. Shit is wild
And it’s integrated into Archipelago.gg, which means you can randomize the alttp items with other games.
I like roguelike games, I’ll check this out when I can. What platforms does it run on?
It’s an exe so windows and Linux for sure (confined it works on steam deck myself).
Check the top comment for a non-discord download link.
It’s a blast to play. Took about 6 tries to finish the game. The difficulty spike at the end is kinda crazy. Definitely recommend getting it before/if Nintendo takes it down.
I’m honestly surprised Nintendo hasn’t done this themselves. It’s such a great idea and the Zelda universe and lore fit perfectly into a dungeon delving rogue like.
Ganon:
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