How to Play Majora's Mask on Android, Steam Deck, and Windows

The mere mention of certain games can instantly evoke a feeling of nostalgia. Majora's Mask and The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time are two amazing Nintendo 64 games.

Although using an emulator to play either is simple, efforts like Harbour Masters' Ship of Harkinian go beyond that. And thanks to a recent port, Majora's Mask is now playable on Windows, Steam Deck, and Android.

This new port, also from Harbour Masters, is called 2Ship2Harkinian. The developers added several new features to Majora's Mask by reversing the original design. Mods, autosave, cutscene bypassing, and, of course, cheating are all included in this. We'll walk you through the process today so you can play Majora's Mask on Windows, Steam Deck, and Android.

What You'll Need

  • Android: 2Ship2Harkinian-Android APK
  • Steam Deck: 2Ship-Rika-Alfa-Linux
  • Windows: 2Ship-Rika-Alfa-Win64
  • GameCube USA ROM or Majora's Mask N64 1.0 USA (you will need to supply your own)

How to Play Majora's Mask on Steam Deck

Even though it appears complicated, setting up everything to play Majora's Mask on the Steam Deck is simple. Sinceteps are relatively simple since most of the work is done in Desktop Mode.

  1. Switch to Desktop Mode after waking up your Steam Deck.
  2. Go to the GitHub page for 2Ship2Harkinian.
  3. After scrolling down, select Releases.
  4. Download the 2Ship-Rika-Alfa-Linux.zip file by scrolling down once more.
  5. Locate the Downloads folder by using the File Manager.
  6. Find and perform a right-click on the 2S2H file. If you don't have a keyboard, hit L2 or tap the left trackpad.
  7. After extracting the folder, put it in the location of your choice.
  8. Open the 2S2H folder after it has been extracted.
  9. Find your Majora's Mask.z64 ROM and copy it to the 2S2H folder.
  10. When prompted, click Execute after opening the 2ship. App image.

Many text will appear in the window; wait for it to finish. The game will launch, and you can start playing as soon as everything is completed correctly. However, the following is how to get Majora's Mask from Gaming Mode:

  1. Open the Steam app in Desktop Mode.
  2. Click the "Add a Game" button in the lower left corner.
  3. Select and highlight a Game That Isn't on Steam
  4. Click the Browse button from the resulting window.
  5. Choose the 2ship. App image after navigating to the 2Ship2Harkinian folder.

You can now click Return to Gaming Mode from your desktop and exit the Steam window. Instead of being stuck with the non-Steam default graphics, you can contribute artwork if you install Decky Loader and the SteamGridDB plugin.

How to Play Majora's Mask on Windows

Last but not least, the 2Ship2Harkinian port allows you to play Majora's Mask on Windows. Here's how to configure your Windows desktop, laptop, or portable.

  1. Open your preferred browser on your Windows PC or smartphone.
  2. Go to the GitHub page for 2Ship2Harkinian.
  3. After scrolling down, select Releases.
  4. Download the 2Ship-Rika-Alfa-Win64.zip file by scrolling down once more.
  5. Locate your Downloads folder using File Explorer.
  6. After extracting the folder, move it to the desired location.
  7. Open the 2S2H folder after it has been extracted.
  8. Get the 2ship file open.
  9. When "No O2R files found" appears. Create one right now?" Choose "Yes."
  10. You will see "No roms found" after a few seconds. Seek one out? Click "Yes" once again.
  11. Find your Majora'sMask.z64 ROM and choose it.
  12. Hold on a minute or two.

The Majora's Mask port will launch, allowing you to begin playing immediately.

How to Play Majora's Mask on Android

Unexpectedly, there is a port of port that lets you use 2Ship2Harkinian to play Majora's Mask on Android. This is as simple as you know the fundamentals of side-loading apps. Once finished, you can play Majora's Mask on the latest Android handhelds, such as the Odin 2 Mini or Ayaneo Pocket S.

  1. Go to the 2Ship2Harkinian-Android GitHub page using your preferred web browser.
  2. After scrolling down, select Releases.
  3. Once more, scroll down to download the 2ship.apk file.
  4. Go to the Downloads folder after launching the File Manager application.
  5. To install 2ship.apk, tap the file and adhere to the on-screen directions.
  6. After installation, launch the application and agree to all file permissions.
  7. Shut down the app and open it again.
  8. To create an O2R file, touch Yes when requested.
  9. To find a ROM, tap Yes.
  10. Find the Majora'sMask.z64 ROM file and choose it.

As soon as you choose the ROM, the 2Ship program will start extracting all the files it requires for you to play. The game will start up, and you can begin playing after a short while!

There is a slight catch if you attempt to play Majora's Mask on an Android device. You can now not use the touchscreen on your phone or tablet to play the game. Instead, you will need to pair and utilize a controller to play. However, you can use the touchscreen to interact with those menus if you need to make any adjustments, such as visiting the Enhancements menu.

Conclusion

Loading a ROM into an emulator usually works as you would anticipate. Depending on your emulator, you can even apply a shader to give your retro handheld a more vintage feel.