#9 The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask
There’s no getting around the fact that this game also has had a graphics overhaul done – this time going from the N64 to the 3DS. And the changes aren’t insignificant: the colors on the 3DS version are far more lush and brilliant than the N64’s muddy palette, and the draw distance is vastly improved. Effects like better shading and glows have been added, and overall, the game is far sharper.
Buuuut… it’s still very clearly an old-gen game. Environments and characters use very low-polygon models that are more on par with a late-‘90s Tomb Raider title than something we’d expect to see today.
Imagine how great Majora’s Mask would be on the Wii U, making full use of the proprietary gamepad and touchscreen and the console’s more powerful hardware. While a Zelda game might not strictly-speaking need a graphics overhaul, Majora’s Mask could really look stunning on modern hardware.
