Players turn the “echoes” in “The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom” into cheat codes

On top On a table, Princess Zelda magically binds herself to a green machine that emits gusts of wind. She instantly races across the screen as the air propels the table and each jet engine forward. “Table go vroom-vroom” is the headline – just a small taste of what an inventive player can achieve The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdomthe latest in the series from Nintendo.

Echoes of wisdom is about finding new ways to use the world's objects. It is based on Zelda's ability to copy enemies and objects and reuse them as needed. In the early days of its development, the developers explored different ways to play the game. This included the ability to edit dungeons by copying and pasting objects like doors or candles, essentially allowing players to create their own gameplay – and their own cheats.

However, when series producer Eiji Aonuma had a chance to test it, he had a different opinion. “While it's fun to create your own dungeon and let others play it,” he said in a recent “Ask the Developer” post on Nintendo's website, “it's also not so bad to place items in the playfield, that can be copied and pasted and create gameplay where they can be used to fight enemies.”

So no, Echoes of wisdom is not a dungeon builder. How The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the KingdomHowever, the ability to craft makeshift solutions and items means players quickly find unusual ways to traverse the world and conquer its many levels. In some cases, items are used in ways so outlandish that it seems like they shouldn't exist.

One of Echoes of wisdomThe most useful object is also the simplest: a simple bed with a brown frame. Players quickly found themselves clinging to beds to get around – stack a few of them and they make a great bridge or ladder. If you release one of these in a battle, Zelda can take a nap to restore her health while summoned monsters fight for her. In one particularly inspiring example, a player placed Zelda on a bed and summoned an enemy to create gusts of wind that sent the bed flying. Tables are equally useful, especially if you want to barricade a few guards in their own prison.

On Reddit, players are sharing creations that have allowed them to bypass both restricted areas and the laws of gravity. People have figured out how to make different variations of flying machines without the need for a bed by tying together a crow, a rock, and an enemy that creates gusts of wind. In the game's Water Temple, where players must slowly raise the water level to reach the top, one enterprising adventurer has figured out how to get around the whole mess by carefully stacking water blocks – echoes that create a closed water cube, through that Zelda can swim – go straight up.

As creative as these workarounds are, they also play right into Nintendo's hands. While echoes can feel like an attenuation Tears While these were mechanics that allowed players to build flame-throwing phalluses, Nintendo still wanted to empower them to be “wicked.” As director Tomomi Sano said, it's about players finding ways to use echoes that are “so ingenious that it almost feels like cheating.”