What is The Legend of Zelda A Link to the Past for Android?

The Legend of Zelda A Link to the Past for Android is an open-source port of Legend of Zelda - A Link to the Past. An existing game or its source code brought to another platform. The original game ran on Android.

Do I need the original game files to run The Legend of Zelda A Link to the Past for Android?

Yes. The project does not include the original game's assets, so you need your own copy.

The Legend of Zelda A Link to the Past for Android

PortHalted

An existing game or its source code brought to another platform.

Based on Legend of Zelda - A Link to the Past

Image of the original game, Legend of Zelda - A Link to the Past. This project has no screenshots of its own yet.

Legend of Zelda - A Link to the Past (original game, not this project) — Image of the original game, Legend of Zelda - A Link to the Past. This project has no screenshots of its own yet.

Links, repository & details

About

An Android port of Zelda3, based on the snesrev/zelda3 repository. It currently supports controllers only, with no touch controls yet.

Getting started

Extract the zelda3_assets.dat file from your ROM, following the original repository's instructions, and put it in Android/data/com.dishii.zelda3/files, which the app creates on its first run. Settings are in zelda3.ini in that folder; defaults are L3 as a turbo button, an 18:9 aspect ratio and fullscreen.

Known issues & limitations

Touch controls are not available yet.

What you need to run it

Original game files required. The project ships code only; you provide your own copy of the game (Android version).

You need a ROM file to extract zelda3_assets.dat.
Android 13 users need the Android 13 version of the app.

Features

You can change options by editing zelda3.ini with a text editor.

How to install

Run the app once to create its files directory.
Put zelda3_assets.dat in Android/data/com.dishii.zelda3/files.

Controls

L3 is the default turbo button.

Summarised from the project's README.

Additional notes

Asset extraction on Android: The README describes creating zelda3_assets.dat on the phone itself with PyDroid, Pillow and pyyaml, by running restool.py with --extract-from-rom on a ROM renamed zelda3.sfc.

FAQ

What is The Legend of Zelda A Link to the Past for Android?: The Legend of Zelda A Link to the Past for Android is an open-source port of Legend of Zelda - A Link to the Past. An existing game or its source code brought to another platform. The original game ran on Android.
Do I need the original game files to run The Legend of Zelda A Link to the Past for Android?: Yes. The project does not include the original game's assets, so you need your own copy.