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
Distributor(s)	Wii Virtual Console Wii Shop Channel Wii U Virtual Console Nintendo eShop
Designer(s)	Shigeru Miyamoto
Release date(s)	1991–2016 SNES  November 21, 1991  April 13, 1992  November 24, 1992 Game Boy Advance  December 2, 2002  December 6, 2002  March 14, 2003  March 28, 2003 Wii Virtual Console  December 2, 2006  January 22, 2007  March 23, 2007  June 10, 2008 Wii U Virtual Console  December 12, 2013  January 30, 2014  February 12, 2014 3DS Virtual Console  March 4, 2016  March 10, 2016  April 14, 2016 Nintendo Switch  September 5, 2019
Genre(s)	Action-adventure
System(s)	SNES, Satellaview, Nintendo Power (SNES), Game Boy Advance, Wii VC, Wii U VC, New Nintendo 3DS
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 November 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.

Artwork

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  Japanese magazine flyer.

Table of Contents

Getting Started

• Controls
• Hyrule History
• Characters
• Dungeon Traps
• Items

Enemies

• Light World
• Dark World
• Bosses

Walkthrough

Light World

1. Hyrule Castle
2. The Lost Woods
3. Kakariko Village
4. Eastern Palace
5. The Great Swamp
6. Desert Palace
7. Lake Hylia
8. Death Mountain
9. Agahnim's Tower

Dark World

10. Pyramid of Power
11. Dark Palace
12. Swamp Palace
13. Skull Woods
14. Village of Outcasts
15. Ice Lake
16. Misery Mire
17. Turtle Rock
18. Ganon's Tower

Appendices

• Cheats
• Chris Houlihan Room
• Fairy Springs
• Glitches
• Heart Pieces
• Palace of the Four Sword (GBA)
• Riddle Quest (GBA)
• Version differences
• Unlockables (GBA)

editThe Legend of Zelda series

Last hero timeline: The Legend of Zelda (BS) · The Adventure of Link · A Link to the Past (BS Inishie no Sekiban) · Link's Awakening (DX) · Oracle of Ages & of Seasons · A Link between Worlds · Tri Force Heroes

Central timeline: Ocarina of Time (Master Quest) · Majora's Mask · Four Swords (Anniversary Edition) · Four Swords Adventures · The Minish Cap · Twilight Princess · Skyward Sword

New world timeline: The Wind Waker · Phantom Hourglass · Spirit Tracks

Future timeline: Breath of the Wild

CD-i: Link: The Faces of Evil · Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon · Zelda's Adventure
Other: Collector's Edition · Link's Crossbow Training · Hyrule Warriors

Sub-series: Tingle