Mabe Village (Link’s Awakening) 3D render.

3D artist MithosKuu is recreating Koholint Island in 3dsMax8, planning to eventually remake the Game Boy title after modeling every area.

While it’s a technically impressive project, and most seem to be excited about MithosKuu’s plan, the renders seem to lack the original 2D game’s “charm,” that hackneyed, ineffectual term/idea writers often use to name the warmth in their heart that they can’t describe.

Perhaps I’m just a nostalgic jerk — after all, I refuse to play even the colorized DX release, unable to deal with the newness of its fangles. This just looks too much like Pokémon Diamond/Pearl.

This reminds me that I still need to finish Link’s Awakening, a game I bought over 15 years ago! As for why I’ve yet to reach the twist ending, you can read the reason buried in this old Wii Fanboy post.

[Via Infendo]

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