Case study

Hookshot: static recompilation of the Switch 2 Ocarina of Time remake

Hookshot statically recompiles the Switch 2 remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time into a native Windows or Linux program using the user's game files. Its pipeline lifts AArch64 game code to C, implements Horizon OS and NVN2 natively, and renders GPU work with Vulkan.

Targets: Game
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-08
Evidence class: C1 partial scope or analysis entry

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Last commit: 2026-11-10
Language: C++
License (GitHub): GPL-3.0

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Evidence

Demo screenshot from the project's public documentation

Observed: Download and demo observed; the case covers part of the target software.
Scope: Partial
Checked: 2026-11-09

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: A copy of the supported game version: program 0400486024DEC000, update v131072, build e0f3ccfa; input as a .nup file or romfs and exefs folders.
Prerequisites: 64-bit Windows 10 or 11, or 64-bit Linux with glibc 2.35 or newer, and an AVX2 CPU.
Prerequisites: A Vulkan 1.3 graphics card with mesh shaders; 16 GB RAM and about 60 GB of free space for building.
Limits: Experimental; testing has focused mainly on the start of the game, and some areas still have crashes or graphics issues.
License: GPL-3.0.

Cite

BibTeX

@misc{hookshot-oot-switch2-case,
  title = {{Hookshot: static recompilation of the Switch 2 Ocarina of Time remake}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/NotRexed/Hookshot}},
  url = {https://github.com/NotRexed/Hookshot},
  urldate = {2026-11-08},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/hookshot-oot-switch2-case/}}
}

Plain text

Hookshot: static recompilation of the Switch 2 Ocarina of Time remake. https://github.com/NotRexed/Hookshot (accessed 2026-11-08). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/hookshot-oot-switch2-case/

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readme.md GitHub · NotRexed/Hookshot · Revision 232eecb
CONTRIBUTING.md GitHub · NotRexed/Hookshot · Revision 232eecb