z2rs
Rust reconstruction of Zelda II checked frame by frame against a reference emulator; runs on desktop, browser and Android.
Clean-room Not stated releasedFacts
- Original
- The Legend of Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (1987)
- Platform
- NES
- Method
- Clean-room
- Provenance
- Not stated what this means
- Status
- released
- Licence
- MIT
- Team
- troyedwardsjr
- Started
- 2026-09
- Runs on
- Windows, Linux, macOS, Web, Android
- Needs the original
- Yes: you supply your own legally obtained copy
How to get it legally
This project ships code only. Build or download it from the official repository, then supply data from a copy of The Legend of Zelda II: The Adventure of Link you own. Recomp never links to ROMs, discs or game data.
This project was rebuilt clean-room by troyedwardsjr. Facts last checked 2026-10-14.
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