Nintendo has asked two fans to take down their remake of the original Legend of Zelda for the NES gaming console. Their browser-based game celebrated the 30th anniversary of the classic Nintendo game. The project's website shares that the gaming giant asked it to remove the site due to copyright infringement.     

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In fact, the video game remake did not include the entire original game featuring Link and Princess Zelda. However, it allowed retro game fans to play the first couple dungeons from a web browser.  

The remake's art and music were close to the original version, according to Techno Buffalo. Meanwhile, the tribute text replaces the name Link with one of the developers named Scott.  

Scott Lininger and Mike Magee noted that they were upset about being required to take down their game. However, they understand that Nintendo has legal rights to the Zelda franchise. The gamers also shared that they have been Nintendo fans for years and knew there was a chance they would be asked to stop developing the Legend of Zelda remake.

In addition, the developers admitted that their game was not the best game in the world. However, they were beholden to Nintendo for inspiring them to build the remake.  

Lininger and Magee will remove Nintendo's intellectual property (IP) before they share the source code on Github, according to GameSpot. They also have plans for future software projects.

The original Legend of Zelda for the Famicom system in Japan celebrated its 30-year anniversary in February. Nintendo's next official Zelda game is an open-world title to roll out for Wii U.

In related news, gamers can reportedly play as a male or female character in the next official Zelda game. Last December Zelda series producer Eiji Aonuma shared that the female version of Link named Linkle could be included in future titles. In fact, the character already appeared as a character in Hyrule Warriors Legends.  

In addition, Emily Rogers reports that the next Zelda game will be available for both Wii U and the Nintendo NX consoles. Both big issues could be addressed by Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) 2016 in the middle of June.   

Here's the endings for Quest 1/2 of The Legend of Zelda: