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Breath of the Wild may be picking up some of the best scores ever seen for a video game but, for many, the 1998 Zelda title Ocarina of Time remains the greatest.

But one man decided to enjoy the best of both and load the Nintendo 64 classic onto his brand new Switch console . To do so involved painstakingly breaking the Switch's code in order to run the emulated game.

Alex, the self-described 'homebrew hacker' behind the Motorcycles Vancouver YouTube channel posted a detailed video on the site revealing proof of his Nintendo hack.

He describes a similar exploit on the Switch to one that was found in iOS, allowing a three-pronged attack to get inside the console's code.

From there, Alex says the emulator runs well and demonstrates 10 minutes of Ocarina of Time gameplay as proof.

He doesn't stop at a Nintendo 64 but also has an emulator for Sony's PlayStation 2 running on the Nintendo hardware.

Hacking - or jailbreaking - consumer products is a popular hobby for enthusiasts.

It almost always voids any manufacturer warranty on the product, but it allows you to sideload different types of programs onto it.

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The Nintendo Switch launched earlier this month with very limited functionality. There's no browser or capability for online play yet. The Nintendo eShop is running, but again with a limited quantity of software available to download.

Unsurprisingly then, enthusiasts like Alex will find ways to navigate around Nintendo's tight controls.

You can read our full review of the Nintendo Switch right here.