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The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past on PC

SNES The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past running on PC through recompiled. Supply your own copy of the game.

About the game

Link moves between the Light World and the Dark World to rescue the descendants of the sages. It set the dungeon, item and map structure the series still follows.

Developer
Nintendo EAD
Publisher
Nintendo
Genre
Ação · Aventura
Original game
21 Nov 1991

How this port works

This is a static recompilation: tooling mechanically translates the original console binary into PC code rather than rewriting the game by hand. The result runs natively, typically with an uncapped framerate and widescreen.

The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past recompiled for the Super Nintendo using snesrecomp · Part of the R.A.I.D. community

How to install

  1. 01Supply your own copy of The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past. The project distributes no game files.
  2. 02Download the latest release from the project's GitHub page.
  3. 03The current release ships a Windows build.
  4. 04Extract it into an empty folder outside Program Files.
  5. 05Point the program at your own game files when prompted.
  6. 06Set resolution, frame cap and input before playing.

These projects ship no game data. Supply your own copy.

Frequently asked

Do I need the original game to play The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past on PC?

Yes. The project distributes no game data — you supply your own copy or dump. Every project in this scene works this way, and it is what lets them stay publicly hosted on GitHub.

What does "recompiled" mean?

This is a static recompilation: tooling mechanically translates the original console binary into PC code rather than rewriting the game by hand. The result runs natively, typically with an uncapped framerate and widescreen.

Will The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past run on a low-end PC?

Native ports and recompilations skip CPU emulation entirely, so they are usually far lighter than an emulator for the same console. With no published measurement for this project, though, any estimate would be guesswork — test it on your own machine.

When was The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past released?

The original game shipped in 1991, developed by Nintendo EAD and published by Nintendo. This PC port is from 2026.

Which systems does it support?

The current release (v0.6.5) ships builds for Windows. The game originally shipped on SNES.

Is it legal to use?

The project is public and open source, maintained by mstan, and contains nothing from the commercial game. Responsibility for the game copy you use is yours — which is why the developers require you to supply your own.

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