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recomp · Nintendo Switch

LAS Recomp (Link's Awakening)

Playable

Static recompilation of The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (Switch, 2019) for native macOS, Windows and Linux. Not emulation. Start screen offers vanilla play or randomizer seeds. Known issues include the Mysterious Woods looking wrong from outside. Needs your own legally obtained extracted game files.

Open project page on github.com
Needs your own copyNative Windows buildBuilt with Claude

At a glance

Type
recomp
Status
Playable
Series
The Legend of Zelda
Original game
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
Original console
Nintendo Switch
Your own copy
Required
Project home
github.com
GitHub stars
1,065
AI use
Says AI tools were used: “This project was made almost exclusively with AI. Nearly all of the code, tooling, reverse engineering and documentation in this repository was written by and will be maintained by an AI (Anthropic's Claude, through Claude Code)” (source) · all projects

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Playable on handhelds

Shows where a build or port exists — not how well it runs. Sources: the project's own releases and PortMaster, data updated 2026-10-16. Miyoo devices aren't covered yet.

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