This came from u/AlfredicEnglishRules Fan Made Videogames post and I think it deserves more attention and a direct DL link. Some guy took the LttP assets and put them in a solid roguelike with procedurally-generated dungeon levels, randomized pickups, and permadeath. Admittedly not particularly original, but I'm not a huge roguelike fan and the Zelda nostalgia boost makes it charming and more playable for me. I've killed plenty of time just trying to make it to B5.
The original download is only available on the developer's discord, and ain't nobody got time for that, so here's a copy on catbox:
Stuff like this is why I rarely bother with modern big budget games. There's plenty of old games, indies, and fan games to last a lifetime.
Using copyrighted artwork and trademarked names?
Yeah, this is going to be gone shortly.
I don't understand why people do stuff like this; they're just begging for a takedown and/or a lawsuit. Use some fucking AI to generate assets similar to the original artwork, change the name, and then just describe it as "inspired by Zelda: Link to the Past" and they'd probably be in the clear.
Instead, it'll be a blip on the radar before it disappears and people who don't understand copyright and/or trademark law will whine about Nintendo being assholes for a clear case of reasonable IP protection.
And I say this as someone who has Zelda-inspired apps on the Google Play store. I didn't use Nintendo's artwork and I didn't use Nintendo's trademarks, and they've been up for more than a decade with no legal issues; not even so much as a strongly-worded letter. And they've got hundreds of thousands of downloads.
Know how to not get smacked by IP lawyers? Don't fucking break IP laws.
Don’t stop there, shill your products.
No thanks. They're directly traceable back to my actual identity.