Re-evaluating what's "new" and what's "classic"

[zaphod77]

The points are that mario maker goes up not only to SNES, but even up to New Super Mario Bros.

and even SMB mode lets you add wings to enemies, make bigger ones by feeding them mushrooms, and goes way beyond SMB1 engine itself.

[Tamamo]

zc is over 15 years old. its ancient and use a library from the 90s. that being said expansion is limited.

[ZoriaRPG]

...and converting to Allegro 5, which is by no means 'state of the art', is no small undertaking.

If you want a more 'modern' Zelda engine, try Solarus. It's still not quite there, in terms of ease of use, but it can make wonderful games.