Developer uses AI to bring a native version of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time to iOS — no emulation required to play one of gaming's all-time greats on an iPhone or iPad

Developer Chris Sotraidis used OpenAI Codex and GPT-5.6 Sol to build HarkinianPad, a native iPhone and iPad port of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.

The port is based on the decompiled Ship of Harkinian code and was adapted for Arm64 and Apple Metal.

HarkinianPad adds widescreen support, higher resolution, touch and controller controls, and 60 FPS gameplay.

It still requires a legally owned game ROM, but shows how AI tools can help bring classic games to modern devices without emulation.