

And now the time has come for you to set out for the Duskside to stop the beast from rising again. You play as a young descendant of this priestess.

Although this brought an end to the hostilities, each kingdom ultimately fell into ruin. Thankfully, a legendary priestess confronted the beast and forced it into a deep slumber. However, this creature ended up attacking the east, resulting in a costly war for both sides. In a bid for power, the west tried to tame a legendary beast. The game is set in a once-great kingdom now split between east and west. It uses the same assets and game engine as Ocarina of Time, but features a new world and story. This expansion is a brand new Legend of Zelda adventure. Zelda 64: Dawn & Dusk was ported to 64DD by LuigiBlood, who previously released English translations of the Mario Artist games.

So it’s just as well you can also experience it on emulators or an original N64 console using a flashcart.

Of course, this bit of kit is rarer than hens’ teeth. You can even play it on a 64DD development unit. It was dead on arrival, and our chances of ever receiving an Ocarina of Time expansion were dashed.ĭeveloped by Captain Seedy-Eye, Zelda 64: Dawn & Dusk is a brand new Legend of Zelda 64DD expansion game. It released with minimal support late in the N64’s life (December 1999) and only in Japan. By using the 64 Disk Drive add-on (64DD), it would interface with the original game to offer a new experience. In addition to the main campaign, DUSK features an Endless Survival Mode, putting you front and center against wave after wave of merciless enemies.Īnd for those looking for an extra challenge, DUSK also offers the chance to go head to head online to battle your friends in DUSKWorld arena multiplayer, where darkness hosts the worst of humanity in surprising new ways.Zelda 64: Dawn & Dusk is a new 64DD expansion to Ocarina of Timeĭuring the N64’s heyday, Nintendo had plans to release an expansion pack for The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. Featuring a vast arsenal of badass weaponry including sickles, swords, crossbows, rifles, dual-wielded and double barreled shotguns and incredibly necessary grenade and rocket launchers, DUSK brings unapologetic retro action from start to finish. In three distinct campaign episodes hand-crafted from straight outta the '90s, players will battle through an onslaught of mystical backwater cultists, possessed militants and even darker forces and attempt to discover just what lurks beneath the Earth. Inspired by Doom, Quake, Blood, Heretic, Hexen, Half-Life, Redneck Rampage and all your '90s favorites, while featuring a soundtrack by metal music mastermind Andrew Hulshult. DUSK reintroduces you to a world where butchery and bloodshed must be mastered.
