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<\/figure>\n Without the use of a single mod, one skilled Minecraft<\/em><\/span> superfan and YouTuber spent nearly a month recreating the original Legend of Zelda<\/em> inside the blocky survival game. Using a load of command blocks, custom textures, and in-game tricks, the end result is an impressive creation that you can easily play in Minecraft <\/em>without having to download any mods, resource packs, or external tools. <\/p>\n Before we go any further, let\u2019s clear up something here: When we talk about mods in Minecraft<\/em><\/span> <\/em>we are specifically referencing things that add new features or gameplay mechanics to the game via third-party, fan-created tools or software. And that\u2019s not what YouTuber C1OUS3R<\/span> used to recreate The Legend of Zelda<\/em> in Minecraft<\/em>. Instead, they edited textures, exploited in-game features, and used only vanilla command block functions to recreate the classic NES game inside vanilla Minecraft<\/em>. And it\u2019s wild just how much the end result looks like Zelda<\/em>.<\/p>\n In a video uploaded earlier today, C1OUS3R showed in detail how they were able to pull this off. Their desire to avoid using third-party mods or resource packs made their task much harder, limiting what they could do. They could swap out textures or add in custom models, but graphics alone wouldn\u2019t create an authentic NES Zelda<\/em> experience in Minecraft<\/em>.<\/p>\n