Player Constructs Impressive Mechanical Fish in Tears of the Kingdom

Alright, so the deal is this: crazy cool stuff is happening in “Tears of the Kingdom.” Picture this—someone built a HUGE mechanical fish you can actually pilot. Yes, in a game. Why is this a big deal? Well, it kind of took off online, sparking wild interest. Shows you just how creative people get with this game. It’s like LEGO for grown-ups. Or everyone, really.

Anyway, TOTK just hit its second birthday on May 12. Wild, right? And you’d think things might cool down after a couple of years. Nope. Folks are still diving into these game mechanics like it’s a new toy on Christmas morning. Or just a random morning if Christmas isn’t your thing.

Let’s talk about this fish thing. Kmarkow, this creator from the r/HyruleEngineering subreddit (yeah, that’s a thing), goes full-on mad scientist and makes this… contraption? Inspired by a sea creature concept from Uoma_Never_Seen (another name you can roll your eyes at if you’re not into the Reddit scene). Oh, and that person also cranked out a giant mechanical goose. Because why not?

So, Kmarkow’s fish isn’t just swimming on pure creativity. It’s riding on this enlargement glitch in the game. How fresh is this glitch? Like 2025 fresh. Yet somehow, it works in the current game version, which is 1.2.whatever. So maybe expect it to stick around unless Nintendo decides to pull a fast one on us.

Here’s where it gets fun. The build uses stuff like the Tenoko island boat, hailed like it’s the holy grail of buoyancy. Imagine a boat so solid it’s like it has floaties made of helium. And then jazz it up with the Moe enlargement trick—a cheat that, let’s just say, might’ve slipped through some coding cracks.

Hit up the mechanical fish’s garage and you’d find: five Zonai Sleds, three Construct Heads, a few fans, eyeballs (yep, eyeballs), some fancy swords, and more. A Frankenstein masterpiece? Sure. Plus a bit of room left for extra stuff, maybe a cannon. Because why skimp on firepower?

And so this glitchy adventure continues. Will the developers snip it before it’s gone for good with the Switch 2 Edition of the game? Who knows. I can’t even decide what I’m having for dinner—or if I’m having dinner—let alone predict the whims of coding wizards.

And there it is. The fans of this pixelated world are on a roll, crafting giant mechanical oddities with all the makings of a modern-day garage tinkerer. So, whew, grab a controller and join the chaos if you’re up for it.