# The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker

> The cel-shaded GameCube Zelda: Link sails the Great Sea with a talking boat and a magic baton to rescue his sister.

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Page updated: 2026-10-02

- Console: Nintendo GameCube
- Released: 2002
- Developer: Nintendo EAD

The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker is an action adventure developed by Nintendo EAD, released on the GameCube in Japan in 2002 and elsewhere in 2003. Its cartoon-like cel-shaded look divided players at first but is now widely admired.

Hyrule has been drowned under the Great Sea. After his sister is carried off by a giant bird, Link sets out with the pirate Tetra and the talking boat King of Red Lions to rescue her, sailing between islands and using the Wind Waker, a conductor's baton, to change the wind's direction and play songs. Ganondorf is behind it all. The game was remade in HD for the Wii U in 2013.

Native ports: Deep Sea, a static recompilation for Windows that builds the game from your own disc.

## The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker PC Ports

- [Deep Sea](https://emulationking.com/nintendo/gamecube/games/legendofzeldathewindwaker/ports/deepsea/index.md): Deep Sea is a beta native Windows port of The Wind Waker made by static recompilation, with 60 fps and widescreen. It builds the game from your disc.

## The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker Texture Packs

- [Hypatia's Wind Waker HD Mod](https://emulationking.com/nintendo/gamecube/games/legendofzeldathewindwaker/texturepacks/hypatia/index.md): Hypatia's Wind Waker HD Mod, version 2.0001a, retextures The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, with a lighter half build as well.
- [panda_venom's The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker Texture Pack](https://emulationking.com/nintendo/gamecube/games/legendofzeldathewindwaker/texturepacks/pandavenom/index.md): A light, faithful HD upscale of The Wind Waker for the European release, small enough for low-end PCs and the Steam Deck.