Zelda: How Majora's Mask on Switch Online Compares To The N64 Version
The recent release of The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask onto the Nintendo Switch Online service has brought improvements to the game compared to the Nintendo 64 version, including a more consistent framerate and smoothing filters to improve texture quality. Being the sixth main installment in The Legends of Zelda series originally released back in 2000, the revival of Majora's Mask for Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack service was highly anticipated by players.
Previously, Nintendo Switch Online releases have had emulation bugs including rendering issues, input lag, and crashing. Even The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, debatably the best game on the service, offered a substandard emulation experience worse than previous versions such as on the Wii U. As Nintendo Switch Online is a paid service, many expected better. However, the release of Majora's Mask has seen many of these issues revisited and fixed within other NSO games. Notably, Ocarina of Time's water temple issues were fixed, demonstrating that Nintendo is listening to the community and responding to concerns.
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The Nintendo Switch Online release of The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask has not only fixed issues encountered in previous games but improved the overall quality of the game for a modernized playthrough. While the NSO emulator technology makes the games look sharper, however, some scenes do look a little different from the original N64 version. As Majora's Mask is possibly the most demanding game on the N64, it is natural that issues have been encountered with adapting the game for modern technology.
As it is considered by some to be the best Zelda game, Majora's
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