notCHase posted “If Pikmin were in Ocarina of Time” on YouTube on 22 September 2024, describing it as “a mod i made” for Ship of Harkinian, the open-source PC port of Ocarina of Time. Link plucks Pikmin seeds in Hyrule Field and uses them to kill Deku Babas from a distance, carry boulders, repair the bridge to Gerudo Valley and get thrown up to pieces of heart. Each colour keeps its weakness, so red Pikmin die in Lake Hylia and blue ones on Death Mountain. Time Extension and Zelda Dungeon both covered it.
It came back in October 2026, during the AI mashup wave. @_gmedley’s Instagram reel compiled Ocarina of Time mods “from 2024 BVC (before vibe coding)”, ending on this one, with a caption asking anyone who knows notCHase to get him to release it. It’s a conventional mod, one of a run of crossovers notCHase has built in Ship of Harkinian since 2023, including Halo, Samus’s arm cannon and Smash Bros. moves. None of them has been released.
In the timeline
- October 9, 2026: "Ocarina of Time mods are unhinged": pre-AI mods resurface. An Instagram reel by @_gmedley compiles Ocarina of Time mods "from 2024 BVC (before vibe coding)", among them notCHase's unreleased Pikmin mod, and asks fans to get him to release it. It showed about 24,700 likes and 241 comments by 13 October, as the AI mashup wave renewed interest in hand-made crossovers.
FAQ
- Can I download the Pikmin mod for Ocarina of Time?
- No. As of 14 October 2026 notCHase hasn't released it. Time Extension reported in October 2024 that, like his other mods, it was only meant as a showcase. Ship of Harkinian itself is free, but needs your own Ocarina of Time ROM.
- Was it made with AI?
- No. It was posted in September 2024, two years before the AI mashup wave, and notCHase describes it simply as a mod he made for Ship of Harkinian.
Sources
- If Pikmin were in Ocarina of Time (notCHase (YouTube))
- New Mod Introduces Pikmin To The PC Port Of The N64 Classic Zelda: Ocarina Of Time (Time Extension)
- Link Obtains a Pikmin Army in this Delightful Mod for Ocarina of Time (Zelda Dungeon)