Development:The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past/Link's Awakening Files

This is a sub-page of Development:The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past.

For some reason, there are multiple files in the A Link to the Past code that pertain to Link's Awakening. Perhaps the latter started life in the A Link to the Past directory, as Majora's Mask seems to have started life in the directory of Ocarina of Time?

Data Files

bom.lst

This needs some investigation. Discuss ideas and findings on the talk page. Specifically: What does the code do? How does it compare to the code in the released version of Link's Awakening?

This file, found in the graphics subdirectory at 日本_Ver3\char\bom.lst. contains code for a fairy.

ENNO.DAT

This file contains an early list of enemies for Link's Awakening. It's only present in the 日本_Ver3 (Japan - Version 3) directory, at 日本_Ver3\asm\ENNO.DAT.

Content

;****************************************
;*      Enemy                           *
;****************************************
;- - Kind of enemy - - 
PYAAA	EQU	$0
BUMER	EQU	$1
BOMBR	EQU	$2
KTOBJ	EQU	$3 
OCTA1	EQU	$4 ; TAKO
OCTAM	EQU	$5
MORI1	EQU	$6 ; MORIBURIN
MORYA	EQU	$7
TEKTA	EQU	$8 ; TEKTAIT
RIVER	EQU	$9 ; RIVER
KUZUH	EQU	$A
GHOST	EQU	$B ; OBAKE
BOMBO	EQU	$C
;- - - - - - - - - - 
HART1	EQU	$D
RUPY1	EQU	$E
YOSEI	EQU	$F
MSTEST	EQU	$10
MSTES2	EQU	$11
;---------------------------------------------------

Analysis

#	Name	Translation	Identification	Notes
$0	PYAAA	Pewww	Arrow	An arrow projectile shot by Link. It uses the same number in the final game.
$1	BUMER	Boomerang	Boomerang	This entity uses the same number in the final game.
$2	BOMBR	Bomber	Bomb	This entity uses the same number in the final game.
$3	KTOBJ	Fragmented Object	Liftable Rock	This entity is number 05 in the final game. 03 is used by the Hookshot chain, and 04 is used by the fireball shot by the Magic Rod, which were evidentially added into the list after this one was created.
$4	OCTA1	Octorok 1	Octorok	This entity is number 09 in the final game. The note beside it, "TAKO", means octopus.
$5	OCTAM	Octorok Ball	Octorok Projectile	This entity is number 0A in the final game.
$6	MORI1	Moblin 1	Moblin	This entity is number 0B in the final game. The note beside it, "MORIBURIN", is the Japanese name for Moblins.
$7	MORYA	Moblin: Arrow	Moblin's Arrow	This entity is number 0C in the final game.
$8	TEKTA	Tektite	Tektite	This entity is number 0D in the final game. The note beside it, "TEKTAIT", is an alternate way to romanize Tektite.
$9	RIVER	Leever	Leever	This entity is number 0E in the final game. The note beside it, "RIVER", is an alternate way to romanize Leever. The intended romanization of Leever is unclear. It may even be "Reaver".
$A	KUZUH	Kuzuhara	Armos Statue	This entity is number 0F in the final game. Kuzuhara is a reference to Takamitsu Kuzuhara, one of the programmers.
$B	GHOST	Ghost	Hiding Ghini	This entity is number 10 in the final game. The note beside it, "OBAKE", means ghost.
$C	BOMBO	Bombo [?]	[Unknown]	This entity is number 13 in the final game, but it's unused and broken. 11 is used by the Giant Ghini, and 12 is used by the regular Ghini, which were evidentially added into the list after this one was created.
$D	HART1	Heart 1	Heart Drop	This entity is number 2D in the final game.
$E	RUPY1	Rupee 1	Rupee Drop	This entity is number 2E in the final game.
$F	YOSEI	Fairy	Fairy Drop	This entity is number 2F in the final game.
$10	MSTEST	Message Test	Message Test	This entity originally used number 37. It was overwritten by the arrow drop in the final game.
$11	MSTES2	Message Test 2	[Unknown]	This entity is absent from the final game. There was another message test called MSTESF that used number 4B, before it was overwritten by the pot entity.

GBENMY.DMG

This needs some investigation. Discuss ideas and findings on the talk page. Specifically: What does the code do? How does it compare to the code in the released version of Link's Awakening? What other noteworthy things are in this file?

This file is, as titled, a list of "Game Boy Enemies". (The .DMG extension stands for Dot Matrix Game, which refers to Game Boy software.) It's found in the graphics subdirectory at 日本_Ver3\char\GBENMY.DMG. It also contains an early list of enemies for Link's Awakening, as well as a bunch of code.

It's missing entries for KUZUH, GHOST, BOMBO, MSTEST, and MSTES2, so it may be even older than the list found in ENNO.DAT.

;****************************************
;*      Enemy                           *
;****************************************
;- - Kind of enemy - - 
PYAAA	=	$0
BUMER	=	$1
BOMBR	=	$2
KTOBJ	=	$3
OCTA1	=	$4
OCTAM	=	$5
MORI1	=	$6
MORYA	=	$7
TEKTA	=	$8
RIVER	=	$9
;- - - - - - - - - - 
HART1	=	$A
RUPY1	=	$B
YOSEI	=	$C

SUB.TXT

This file is a handy collection of enemy-related subroutines such as the ones that appear in GBENMY.DMG. It's found in the graphics subdirectory at 日本_Ver3\char\SUB.TXT.

Japanese

Translation

＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝ 敵用便利サブル－チン集 －－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－ １ ＥＰＸＹＣＫ : その敵からのプレイヤ－の４方向チェック 　　入力　：　なし 　　出力　：　（Ａ）,（Ｅ）　 ０　右にプレイヤ－がいる １　左 ２　上 ３　下 －－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－ ２ ＥＰＸＣＨＫ : その敵からのプレイヤ－の（Ｘ）方向チェック 　　入力　：　なし 　　出力１：　（Ａ）,（Ｄ） 距離　（ＰＬＸＰＳＬ－ＥＮＸＰＳＬ）　 　　出力２：　（Ｅ） ０　右にプレイヤ－がいる １　左 －－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－ ３ ＥＰＹＣＨＫ : その敵からのプレイヤ－の（Ｙ）方向チェック 　　入力　：　なし 　　出力１：　（Ａ）,（Ｄ） 距離　（ＰＬＹＰＳＬ－ＥＮＹＰＳＬ）　 　　出力２：　（Ｅ） ０　上にプレイヤ－がいる １　下 －－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－ ４ ＰＳＥＲＣＨ ：その敵からプレイヤ－への移動スピ－ド計算１ 　　入力　：　（Ａ）基本スピ－ド 　　出力　：　ＥＮＹＳＰＤ＋ＢＣ　＜－　（Ｙ）スピ－ド 　　　　　　　ＥＮＸＳＰＤ＋ＢＣ　＜－　（Ｘ）スピ－ド －－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－ ５ ＰＳＥＲＣＨ２ ：その敵からプレイヤ－への移動スピ－ド計算２ 　　入力　：　（Ａ）基本スピ－ド 　　出力　：　ＷＯＲＫ０　＜－　（Ｙ）スピ－ド 　　　　　　　ＷＯＲＫ１　＜－　（Ｘ）スピ－ド －－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－ ６ ＥＮＢＧＣＫ ：地形チェツク 　　入力　：　なし 　　出力　：　ＥＮＣＢＦＧ＋ＢＣ ００００００００ 未使用 ｜｜｜｜－右側が障害物にＨＩＴ！ ｜｜｜－－左 ｜｜－－－上 ｜－－－－下 －－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－ ７ ＲＮＤＳＵＢ 　　入力　：　なし 　　出力　：　（Ａ）乱数０－ＦＦ ＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝ 敵用汎用ＲＡＭ ＥＮＳＴＡＴ ＥＮＣＯＮＴ ＥＮＷＲＫ０ ＥＮＷＲＫ１ ＥＮＷＲＫ２ －－　自動タイマー　－－ ＥＮＴＩＭ０ ＥＮＴＩＭ１ ＥＮＴＩＭ２ ＧＯＯＤ　ＬＵＣＫ　！

＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝ Collection of Useful Enemy Subroutines －－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－ １ ＥＰＸＹＣＫ : Four-Directional Player Check from Specified Enemy 　　Input　：　Nothing 　　Output　：　（Ａ）,（Ｅ）　 ０　Player at Right １　Left ２　Up ３　Down －－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－ ２ ＥＰＸＣＨＫ : Player (X) Direction Check from Specified Enemy 　　Input　：　Nothing 　　Output 1：　（Ａ）,（Ｄ） Range　（ＰＬＸＰＳＬ－ＥＮＸＰＳＬ）　 　　Output 2：　（Ｅ） ０　Player at Right １　Left －－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－ ３ ＥＰＹＣＨＫ : Player (Y) Direction Check from Specified Enemy 　　Input　：　Nothing 　　Output 1：　（Ａ）,（Ｄ） Range　（ＰＬＹＰＳＬ－ＥＮＹＰＳＬ）　 　　Output 2：　（Ｅ） ０　Player Up １　Down －－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－ ４ ＰＳＥＲＣＨ ： Movement Toward Player Speed Calculation 1 from Specified Enemy 1 　　Input　：　（Ａ） Base Speed 　　Output　：　ＥＮＹＳＰＤ＋ＢＣ　＜－　（Ｙ） Speed 　　　　　　　ＥＮＸＳＰＤ＋ＢＣ　＜－　（Ｘ） Speed －－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－ ５ ＰＳＥＲＣＨ２ ： Movement Toward Player Speed Calculation 2 from Specified Enemy 2 　　Input　：　（Ａ） Base Speed 　　Output　：　ＷＯＲＫ０　＜－　（Ｙ） Speed 　　　　　　　ＷＯＲＫ１　＜－　（Ｘ） Speed －－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－ ６ ＥＮＢＧＣＫ ： Terrain Check 　　Input　：　Nothing 　　Output　：　ＥＮＣＢＦＧ＋ＢＣ ００００００００ Unused ｜｜｜｜－Collision with Obstacle at Right! ｜｜｜－－Left ｜｜－－－Up ｜－－－－Down －－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－ ７ ＲＮＤＳＵＢ 　　Input　：　Nothing 　　Output　：　（Ａ） Random Number ０－ＦＦ ＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝ All-Purpose Enemy RAM ＥＮＳＴＡＴ ＥＮＣＯＮＴ ＥＮＷＲＫ０ ＥＮＷＲＫ１ ＥＮＷＲＫ２ －－　Automatic Timer　－－ ＥＮＴＩＭ０ ＥＮＴＩＭ１ ＥＮＴＩＭ２ ＧＯＯＤ　ＬＵＣＫ　！

(Source: Translation - GlitterBerri)

SUB.LST

This file is a handy list of enemy-related subroutines such as the ones that appear in GBENMY.DMG. It's found in the graphics subdirectory at 日本_Ver3\char\SUB.LST.

Japanese	Translation
敵効率的使用共通副処理集団 　ＤＥ　＜－　キャラクタ－デ－タアドレス ＥＮ２ＣＳＴ　：　ＯＡＭ　ＳＥＴ ＥＮＳＴＣＫ　：　スクロ－ル　チェック ＥＮＨＮＳＢ　：　はねかえり処理 ＣＲＥＮＰＬ　：　ＶＳ　プレイヤ－ＨＩＴ　チェック ＣＲＫＮＥＮ　：　ＶＳ　プレイヤ－剣　ＨＩＴ　チェック ＥＮＢＧＣＫ　：　ＢＧ　チェック ＥＮＭＶＣＬ　：　移動的計算処理	Group of Efficient Common Enemy Subroutines 　ＤＥ　＜－　Character Data Address ＥＮ２ＣＳＴ　：　ＯＡＭ　ＳＥＴ ＥＮＳＴＣＫ　：　Scroll Check ＥＮＨＮＳＢ　：　Bounce Back Processing ＣＲＥＮＰＬ　：　Player Collision Check ＣＲＫＮＥＮ　：　Player Sword Collision Check ＥＮＢＧＣＫ　：　BG Check ＥＮＭＶＣＬ　：　Movement Calculation Processing

(Source: Translation - GlitterBerri)

Graphics Files

1.CGX

To do: Needs Description/translation Compare these graphics to the final graphics files..

Original	Partially Assembled

2.CGX

To do: Compare these graphics to the final graphics files.

Original	Partially Assembled

• 壁Ⅲ: Wall III
• 壁Ⅳ: Wall IV
• ダンジョンイレカエ: Dungeon Changeover
• ユカ４: Floor 4
• ゼルダの伝説: The Legend of Zelda
• もうひとりのシバハラ: Another Shibahara
  • This subtitle is a pun on Marvelous: Mou Hitotsu no Takarajima, whose title means "Another Treasure Island". While Marvelous didn't come out until Oct. 26th, 1996, it started development "4 or 5 years" prior to its release.
  • Shibahara is the nickname of programmer Takamitsu Kuzuhara.
• The Gojuuon
• ウラ地上（予）: Dark World (Reserved)

3.CGX

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Original	Partially Assembled

• 敵: Enemy
• An Armos statue and a Moblin.
• Pol's Voice.

ABC.CGX

To do: Compare them to the final graphics files.

Original	Partially Assembled

Items, including the Bomb, Boomerang, Sword, Shield, Bow, Hookshot, Rod, Boots, Map, Compass, Key, Rupee, and Heart Container. The Flippers, Powder, and Bracelet are absent.