Zelda Classic

Release date:	1999–
Made by:	various
Runs on:	Browser Linux Mac OS Windows
Exports to:	Itself.

Zelda Classic (apparently now renamed to ZQuest Classic) is a tool built around recreating the original The Legend of Zelda game's engine, enabling people to build games in its style, though it has since had other features added. Games can not be built as stand-alone programs, you have to run them from Zelda Classic.

There're unofficial ports for web browsers and libretro:

• https://hoten.cc/blog/porting-zelda-classic-to-the-web/
• https://github.com/netux79/zc210-libretro

Games can be made with and without scripting. It uses its own scripting language called ZScipt, but the online documentation is not beginner friendly. Confusingly, ZBrush and GZDoom also have their own scripting languages called ZScript.

Example Games

• Quest Database on PureZC.

See Also

• zeldaclassic.com
  • Development History page.
  • Resources section.
• ZeldaClassic code and issue tracker on Github.
• Zelda Classic Quests on the TIGSource blog.
• Pure ZC - Community page.
• Zelda Classic on rpgmaker.net