The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past on PC: Zelda 3 Launcher

Zelda 3 Launcher is a near one-click tool that prepares and launches, on Windows, the reimplementation of The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past created by snesrev. It downloads the code, extracts the assets from your ROM and builds it, and tells you when the original project has updates.

The launcher includes no ROM or game assets. GigaROM hosts none of this: the download is the official repository.

• Windows.
• Your own copy of the North American Zelda 3 ROM (the README gives its SHA-256).
• Nothing else besides the executable itself.

1. Download the latest release from the official page (“Go to official project” button) and unzip it.
2. Run Zelda 3 Launcher.exe and press the download button; if a zelda3.sfc sits next to the executable it copies it, otherwise it asks you to pick your ROM.
3. Wait for the download and build to finish (it can take several minutes).
4. Press “Launch Zelda 3” to play. The “Restore” button repeats the whole process if something breaks.

• Windows only.
• It depends on snesrev’s project staying available; the author warns the update feature may not work if there have been no changes.

If your computer does not meet the requirements, you do not have the exact version the port asks for, or you prefer the classic route, you can play the original with a console emulator: see emulators and its install and setup guide.