This repository is the ZALiA GameMaker:Studio project including most, if not all, of its contents.
If you're just looking for the game to play, it can be downloaded here.
ZALiA(Zelda Again: Link is Adventuresome) is a Zelda II: The Adventure of Link fan game created by HoverBat in GameMaker:Studio with the goal of creating more Zelda II content. Although it's written in GML(Game Maker Language), the gameplay is accurate to the original's because it is a direct tranlation of the original's assembly code. ZALiA's content is mostly vanilla Zelda II but includes a bunch of added content and a ton of QOL(Quality of Life) improvements.
Please read our license before distributing, modifying, contributing to, or otherwise interacting with this project.
Information on ZALiA version differences: https://github.com/ZA-LiA/ZALiA_Version_Differences
Please read our Contribution Guidelines before opening any issues or creating pull requests.
Additionally, it would be most helpful if you joined the Zelda Again: Link is Adventuresome Discord server if you plan on contributing to the project. You can find some development files there such as my notes on what a specific RAM address is used for and a text file of dissected assembly.
- GameMaker:Studio 1.4.9999 - the IDE for editing and compiling this project.
- Someone informed me you can still get GameMaker:Studio 1.4.9999. If you have trouble trusting links: Go to GameMaker's official home page (I've been told you need a YoYo account and license number, but typing gibberish into the license field works) > Click on Blog at the top > Scroll down to find the search bar > Search 1.4.9999 > Click on search result: GAMEMAKER:STUDIO 1.4.9999 RELEASED
- If you can't get a copy of GameMaker:Studio 1.4.9999, I've been told Undertale Mod Tool can be used though I'm not familiar with it.
- Tiled map/level editor if you want to edit existing scenes/rooms or make new ones.
- Here is the Google Drive download for all the Tiled map files that ZALiA uses.
2025/9/2: I've decided to keep all the player skins here in the repository.
There are about 3800 additional sprites due to the player skins. I have removed all but the default skin so that all the extras are not in the way during development.
When it's time to release the project, or if you would like to include any of the extra skins during development:
Download files_for_importing_player_skins folder and unzip. It contains all the player skin .gmx files and the .png image files that go with them.In GameMaker:Studio > In the assets tree > In the Sprites folder > Right click on the player_character folder > Click Add Existing Sprite.In the window that pops up, navigate to the downloaded skins folder > Select the .gmx files of which skins you want (Do not select spr_PCSkin_KazunobuShimizu_Link01.sprite.gmx as it's the default skin already in the project)In GameMaker:Studio > In the assets tree > In the Scripts folder > In the game_object folder > In the goa folder > Open the PC_init script > Find the comment// UNCOMMENT WHICH SKINS YOU WILL USE HERE> Uncomment which skins you're going to use.
2025/9/2: I've decided to keep all the audio sets here in the repository.
The largest files are audio, and there are 9 extra audio sets added by the community. Because this can slow down development time, I have removed most of them until a new release.
When it's time to release the project, or if you would like to include any of the extra audio sets during development:
Download files_for_importing_community_audio folder and unzip. It contains all the .gmx files of the extra audio sets and the .mp3/.wav files that go with them.In GameMaker:Studio > In the assets tree > In the Sounds folder you will find several empty folders to hold each audio set; ZeldaII_FDS, IsabelleChiming, SteelCrescent, SteelCrescent_Alt, SteelCrescent_NESPlus, SteelCrescent_Skug, SteelCrescent_Synth, Wyng. You will have to import the audio sets one at a time. > Right click on an audio set's folder > Click Add Existing Sound.In the window that pops up, navigate to the downloaded files_for_importing_community_audio folder > Inside it, open the folder that matches the audio set you're importing > Select all of the .gmx files in that folder > Click Open.Repeat steps 2 and 3 until the desired audio sets are imported.