The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past

The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
Japanese title	ゼルダの伝説神々のトライフォース (Zeruda no Densetsu Kamigami no Triforce)
Developer(s)	Nintendo EAD
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Designer(s)	Shigeru Miyamoto
Release date(s)	1991–2019 SNES November 21, 1991 April 13, 1992 September 24, 1992 Game Boy Advance December 2, 2002 December 6, 2002 March 14, 2003 March 28, 2003 Wii December 2, 2006 January 22, 2007 March 23, 2007 March 23, 2007 June 10, 2008 Wii U December 12, 2013 December 12, 2013 January 30, 2014 February 12, 2014 New Nintendo 3DS March 4, 2016 March 10, 2016 March 10, 2016 April 14, 2016 Nintendo Switch September 5, 2019 September 6, 2019 September 6, 2019 September 6, 2019 September 6, 2019
Genre(s)	Action-adventure
System(s)	SNES, Satellaview, Nintendo Power (SNES), Game Boy Advance, Wii, Wii U, New Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch
Players	1
Modes	Single player
Rating(s)	CERO: All ages ESRB: Everyone PEGI: Ages 7+ USK: Ages 6+
Preceded by	Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
Followed by	The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
Series	The Legend of Zelda
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For the multiplayer adventure included in the Game Boy Advance version, see The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords.

The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (Zeruda no Densetsu Kamigami no Triforce in Japan, lit. "The Legend of Zelda: Triforce of the Gods") is an action-adventure developed and published by Nintendo for the SNES, and the third installment in The Legend of Zelda series. It was released in Japan on November 21, 1991, in North America on April 13, 1992, and in Europe on September 24, 1992. The project was led by Shigeru Miyamoto and his team.

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A Link to the Past used a top-down perspective similar to the original The Legend of Zelda, instead of the side-scrolling format of Zelda II: The Adventure of Link. A Link to the Past expanded on the original's mechanics, introducing gameplay features that have become hallmarks of the Zelda series, such as multi-level dungeons, the Master Sword, the Hookshot, and parallel worlds. It was well-received and is often considered one of the best installments of the series. It sold over four million copies and many critics and fans consider it one of the greatest video games ever made.

In 2002, Flagship ported the game to the Game Boy Advance. The re-release itself had a few differences, and the cartridge also includes a multiplayer mode titled Four Swords, the first multiplayer title in the series. The game was later re-released on the Wii Virtual Console in Japan on December 2, 2006, in North America on January 22, 2007, and in Australia on March 23, 2007; as this was the SNES version running under emulation, the changes made by Capcom were not included.

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