Zelda Wind Waker HD runs natively on a jailbroken PS4
By Tgames · · 2 min read
WWHD-PS4 Maker turns your Wii U copy of Zelda Wind Waker HD into a native PS4 game for GoldHEN. It works, but slowly: 14 to 16 fps in game.
The Wii U Zelda comes to PS4
Developer Nabiscan58 released on November 7, 2026 version 0.1.13 of WWHD-PS4 Maker. It is a PS4 port of Wind Waker HD Recomp, the static recompilation of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD on Wii U. It is not an emulator: the game's code, translated to C, is compiled for the PS4's Jaguar processor, and graphics go through Mesa's RADV Vulkan driver, ported to the console's graphics chip. The project's code is licensed under MIT.
The download contains no game, no game code and no key. The package you build, however, contains your game: it must not be shared.
How it works
Where does it stand?
The game boots and plays on a PS4 Slim (firmware 10.01, GoldHEN 2.4b18), with sound, the DualShock 4 and saves. But it is slow: 14 to 16 fps in game and 25 to 30 fps on the title screen, while the Wii U holds 30 fps. The bottleneck is the processor: preparing the graphics commands takes up a single Jaguar core, about 61 ms per frame. The author publishes the measurements and leads, and is looking for help to go further. L3 + R3 opens the port's settings, since the PS4 does not give the PS button to applications.
What you need
Be careful
The repository was created on November 7, by an account that has existed since July 2025: download only from its GitHub page, and compare the zip's SHA-256 hash with the one in the release notes. On a jailbroken PS5, the GameCube version of the game already runs in 4K at 60 fps. For other homebrew, see the PS4 essentials.
Sources: WWHD-Recomp-PS4-Port (GitHub) · Version 0.1.13 (GitHub) · ZeldaWWHDRecomp (GitHub)
The Wii U Zelda comes to PS4
Developer Nabiscan58 released on November 7, 2026 version 0.1.13 of WWHD-PS4 Maker. It is a PS4 port of Wind Waker HD Recomp, the static recompilation of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD on Wii U. It is not an emulator: the game's code, translated to C, is compiled for the PS4's Jaguar processor, and graphics go through Mesa's RADV Vulkan driver, ported to the console's graphics chip. The project's code is licensed under MIT.
The download contains no game, no game code and no key. The package you build, however, contains your game: it must not be shared.
How it works
- the Maker, a Windows program, first downloads about 1.1 GB of tools (LLVM, the OpenOrbis toolchain and the project's PS4 SDK), checked against SHA-256;
- it extracts your Wii U copy, version 0, US or European: a.wud or.wux image with its keys, a Cemu.wua archive or an extracted folder;
- it translates the game's code, compiles it for the PS4, in 15 to 60 minutes, and builds a .pkg package to install with GoldHEN's Package Installer. It can also send it through GoldHEN's FTP server.
Where does it stand?
The game boots and plays on a PS4 Slim (firmware 10.01, GoldHEN 2.4b18), with sound, the DualShock 4 and saves. But it is slow: 14 to 16 fps in game and 25 to 30 fps on the title screen, while the Wii U holds 30 fps. The bottleneck is the processor: preparing the graphics commands takes up a single Jaguar core, about 61 ms per frame. The author publishes the measurements and leads, and is looking for help to go further. L3 + R3 opens the port's settings, since the PS4 does not give the PS button to applications.
What you need
- a PS4 running GoldHEN: see which exploit for your firmware;
- a Windows PC to build the package, with room for the tools and the game;
- your copy of Wind Waker HD on Wii U: our Cemu and Dumpling tutorial explains how to dump it.
Be careful
The repository was created on November 7, by an account that has existed since July 2025: download only from its GitHub page, and compare the zip's SHA-256 hash with the one in the release notes. On a jailbroken PS5, the GameCube version of the game already runs in 4K at 60 fps. For other homebrew, see the PS4 essentials.
Sources: WWHD-Recomp-PS4-Port (GitHub) · Version 0.1.13 (GitHub) · ZeldaWWHDRecomp (GitHub)
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