The3Dude

About

I’m an NES, SNES, and sometimes N64 ROM hacker with a passion for pushing classic games to their absolute limits. I’m best known for creating “The Legend of Zelda: Perils of Darkness” and “The Legend of Zelda: Mirror of Worlds”. They are Zelda 1 ROM hacks. I focus heavily on full visual overhauls, and reimagining games in ways that feel both familiar and entirely new.

My goal is to expand what these games can do while staying faithful to the spirit that made them timeless in the first place. As of writing this, I’m 22 years old and married to a beautiful wife. I hope to one day have kids, and maybe even introduce them to the same classics that inspired me!

When I’m not hacking or spending time with the wife, I’m usually at work or challenging myself with some of the hardest games ever made.

I’ve beaten the entire NES Ninja Gaiden trilogy, Ghosts ’n Goblins (NES), Ghouls ’n Ghosts* (Genesis), Super Ghouls ’n Ghosts (SNES), the first three Castlevania titles, Super Castlevania IV, all three Dark Souls games, Friday the 13th on NES, Silver Surfer on NES, and more. I love tough games that push me to my limits… They somewhat shaped my love for classic games.

My favorite series of all time are “The Legend of Zelda” and “Kingdom Hearts”. I’ve also got a soft spot for Super Smash Bros. and Street Fighter (sorry, Mortal Kombat fans… just not my thing!).

My earliest Zelda 1 hacks, “Link’s Shadow” and “Trial of Courage”, were made when I was in my mid-teens, back when I thought that everyone agreed that “harder games = better games.” They were brutal, and I know a lot of players were scared off by their difficulty!

Over time, I’ve learned to balance challenge with design, which is why “Perils of Darkness” and “Mirror of Worlds” stand as my most polished and complete works to date, so much so that they have multiple difficulties to choose from. I hope you try some of my hacks sometime :)