What is Zelda II: The Adventure of Link Decompilation?

Zelda II: The Adventure of Link Decompilation is an open-source decompilation of Zelda II: The Adventure of Link. Source code reconstructed from the original game's compiled binary, so the game can be understood, rebuilt and ported. The original game ran on NES.

Do I need the original game files to run Zelda II: The Adventure of Link Decompilation?

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

Zelda II: The Adventure of Link Decompilation

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Source code reconstructed from the original game's compiled binary, so the game can be understood, rebuilt and ported.

Based on Zelda II: The Adventure of Link

Image of the original game, Zelda II: The Adventure of Link. This project has no screenshots of its own yet.

Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (original game, not this project) — Image of the original game, Zelda II: The Adventure of Link. This project has no screenshots of its own yet.

Links, repository & details

About

A disassembly of Zelda II: The Adventure of Link for the NES, originally pulled from a lemmy.neocities.org page and based on an original disassembly by Trax. It can be assembled into a new Zelda 2 ROM.

Getting started

The build script is written for Bash and needs ca65 and ld65 installed; run build.sh to assemble the ROM. On Windows the README recommends WSL.

What you need to run it

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

FAQ

What is Zelda II: The Adventure of Link Decompilation?: Zelda II: The Adventure of Link Decompilation is an open-source decompilation of Zelda II: The Adventure of Link. Source code reconstructed from the original game's compiled binary, so the game can be understood, rebuilt and ported. The original game ran on NES.
Do I need the original game files to run Zelda II: The Adventure of Link Decompilation?: Yes. The project does not include the original game's assets, so you need your own copy.