WIIU
Nintendo Wii U
The Legend of Zelda - The Wind Waker HD (Recompiled)
Wind Waker HD recompiled
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RequiresWind Waker HD (USA or Europe),
.wud, .wux or .wua, plus its .keyPlatformsWindowsLinuxmacOSAndroid
A static recompilation of the Wii U version of The Wind Waker. The game's PowerPC code is translated to C ahead of time, Cafe OS is reimplemented, and GX2 graphics map directly onto Vulkan (or Metal on macOS), with no Cemu runtime.
¶ Requirements
- Disc: your own dump of the USA or European Wii U disc, from your own console.
- Keys: console keys are not included; the setup uses yours.
- Platforms: Windows, Linux, macOS on Apple silicon, and Android arm64.
¶ Install
- Download the portable zip and unzip it anywhere writable.
- Start Wind Waker HD and choose your dump.
- The first start builds the game from the dump (about two minutes); every later start launches directly.
- Optionally let setup Prepare shaders so the first hours do not compile them during play.
¶ Features and options
- Renderers: Metal on macOS, Vulkan everywhere else.
- Performance: 30 or 40 fps modes, dynamic resolution, optional shader pre-build.
- Visuals: toon clouds and a wide set of comfort and display options.
- Mods: built-in options plus a catalogue of community mods installed from inside the game.
- World editor: start with
--editorto place villagers, enemies, chests, doors and your own models, and build quests and levels. - Save tools:
tools/savegame/gc2hd.pyconverts a GameCube save into an HD save, tested across 167 saves.
¶ Known limitations
- The first start is a build step, not instant play.
- Android is arm64 only and builds on the device.
- Some options and the editor are aimed at mod makers and are less polished.
- The rating is provisional.