Case study

The Legend of Zelda: matching NES disassembly

This repository is a disassembly of The Legend of Zelda. A tool written for the project turns a Mesen .MLB file and the ROM into a listing, and the sources assemble with ca65. The build compares its output with the original ROM.

Targets: Game
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-07
Evidence class: C2 code & docs, no demo or download

Stars: 282
Last commit: 2021-02-20
Language: Assembly

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

Observed: Code and documentation observed; no download method or demo found.
Checked: 2026-11-09

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Requirements & limits

Place ca65 and ld65 in an ext folder next to src, then run build.ps1. Output goes to a bin folder.
Verification expects Original.nes in ext, the (U) (PRG0) [!] ROM. Passing --NoVerify skips the comparison.
The README names no license.

Cite

BibTeX

@misc{zelda1-nes-disassembly-case,
  title = {{The Legend of Zelda: matching NES disassembly}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/aldonunez/zelda1-disassembly}},
  url = {https://github.com/aldonunez/zelda1-disassembly},
  urldate = {2026-11-07},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/zelda1-nes-disassembly-case/}}
}

Plain text

The Legend of Zelda: matching NES disassembly. https://github.com/aldonunez/zelda1-disassembly (accessed 2026-11-07). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/zelda1-nes-disassembly-case/

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README.md GitHub · aldonunez/zelda1-disassembly · Revision 50a1c86