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The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past

The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past

The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past

1991
Action, Adventure
Return to an age of magic and heroes! When an evil magician named Agahnim begins kidnapping young maidens in Hyrule in a quest to break the imprisoning seal on Ganon, a young boy named Link is called upon to stop him. Link must venture into twisting mazes, dungeons, palaces and shadowy forests as he searches for the maidens and Princess Zelda. (Nintendo)
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The Legend of Zelda

Genres:

Action, Adventure

Platforms:

Switch, Wii U, Nintendo 3DS, Game Boy Advance, Wii, Super NES

Developers:

Nintendo, Nintendo EAD

Publishers:

Nintendo, Nintendo of America, Nintendo of Europe, Playtronic Industrial

AKAs:

Zelda no Densetsu: Kamigami no Triforce, ゼルダの伝説 神々のトライフォース, 塞尔达传说 众神的三角力量, 젤다의 전설: 과거로 간 링크
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The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past

1991
Action, Adventure
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howabehowabe
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17 Jan 2020
60
50th
I like the world and the item variety, but find myself not having the patience these days for the necessary amount of blind exploration and trial and error. Great soundtrack.
17 Jan 2020
heliophageHeliophage
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16 Apr 2018
94
96th
The original Legend of Zelda may have had some fairly big, sprawling maps and secrets to explore back on the NES. What it did not have is this level of intricacy in how it fits to together. And, honestly, it wasn't this approachable, either. There's a certain art to gently guiding you along in a game with this much room for wandering and so many techniques to pick up along the way, and Nintendo set a strong example in how to do it.
16 Apr 2018
ytadelYtadel
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28 Jan 2018
9
97th
Could this, the third Zelda and only the second in this overhead style, be the best Zelda game of all time? It's certainly in the conversation, with its perfectly designed world, great dungeons, terrific items, simply told story, well-balanced gameplay/challenge and lovely aesthetics (the main Dark World theme in particular remains one of my favorite VGM tracks of all time: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sslj06K-Nlw ). Worth playing through in one long sitting!
28 Jan 2018
velvet_croweVelvet Crowe
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17 Jan 2018
86
90th
I dig LttP's combat since there's a neat positional challenge in how attacks changes the position of both you and the enemy, not to mention the interesting tradeoffs in items. There's also a lot of cool stuff to find in the overworld and for as rote as it is I do like the novelty of SNES era JRPG towns with more action game controls. LttP isn't consistently great, the puzzles mostly suck and there are some bullshit parts like the caterpiller boss, but this is possibly the best Zelda.
17 Jan 2018
billyshearsBillyShears
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14 Jan 2018
90
94th
Hot tip for this game and basically every game where you name your character. Type in "I'm gay" you'll thank me later after you recover from dying of laughter. Ho ho ho
14 Jan 2018
bobblesBobbles
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12 May 2025
82
74th
A massive improvement over the first game, especially in terms of difficulty and user friendliness.
12 May 2025
geniasisGeniasis
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20 Dec 2023
97
98th
A timeless journey unfolds as Link traverses dual worlds, each puzzle and battle echoing the eternal struggle of light against shadow. With dungeons that feel like rites of passage and a mythic cadence guiding every step, the game becomes more than play—it is initiation. Here, the hero’s path is universal, and the call to adventure still resounds, beckoning us to awaken the courage within.
20 Dec 2023
antonio_pAntonio P
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28 Sep 2020
40
39th
Yeah this is an ok game. I don't have a problem with the over head world and the gameplay of the character...My problem in this game is the map and a lack of focus of direction, things being difficult to find because it's simply not marked on the map to make it easier..If they had that I would give this game a lot higher.
28 Sep 2020
olivdb5590OliVDB5590
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27 Nov 2019
92
63rd
Note: I played the GBA port, not the SNES version. It may well be one of my favourite entries of the Zelda franchise, with a very large world for the technological level of the consoles, lots of characters, enough side quests to be an entire good game by themselves... And the storyline is my favourite, although it's purely subjective.
27 Nov 2019
badfurdayBadFurDay
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23 Sep 2019
7
77th
This game was really good, I don't even like Zelda games and I loved this one.
23 Sep 2019
vv238vv238
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22 Oct 2018
97
100th
The greatest 2D adventure game ever made. Everything in this game drips with excellent production design from the combat, the sprite-work, the dungeon layouts, the overworld, and the numerous items. Just a classic in every way.
22 Oct 2018
maddogmaddog
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06 May 2018
94
98th
My favorite Zelda title. Really large world for the SNES, and a secondary world to boot. Great fun to explore and learn all its secrets, and in doing so you unlock the story. It's the balance of complexity and simplicity that just works. Complex for all the gadgets, the levels, the sheer size and holes and items to buy and secrets. Simplicity because you're still a guy with a sword out to find Zelda.
06 May 2018
mwestcottmwestcott
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11 Apr 2018
98
73rd
A legend in its own right. A Link to the Past is admittedly flawed and slow in some places. It is a wondrous adventure and a landmark in freedom in gaming. The game is a massive undertaking and well worth the effort.
11 Apr 2018
mrandersen10mrandersen10
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24 Mar 2018
100
99th
The perfect game. There is no better. My favorite game of all time.
24 Mar 2018
thedicemanTheDiceman
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02 Mar 2018
90
95th
Fantastic.
02 Mar 2018
daigoroDaigoro
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04 Feb 2018
9
98th
Still the best Zelda game of all time.
04 Feb 2018
sirstuckeySirStuckey
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03 Feb 2018
90
66th
A great game and probably a lot of people's favorite Zelda that were born in the early 80s or sooner. Personally I liked Awakening a bit more but that's because I had a game boy first and it was one of the few games I had so I eat it over and over. I eventually got a SNES as a teen and beat this but I don't think I ever played it again or really had a desire to.
03 Feb 2018
redshift338RedShift338
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03 Feb 2018
75
82nd
This game was good. I had fun playing.
03 Feb 2018
martrynmartryn
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25 Jan 2018
83
87th
Almost as good as Ocarina of Time. This game was incredibly fun, and certainly made us want more of Link, reviving the series after a less than fantastic 2nd entry. Still enjoyable today.
25 Jan 2018
hellboy76hellboy76
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15 Jan 2018
91
92nd
Nostalgic good times. It was an improvement on what came before and one of the highlights from the SNES.
15 Jan 2018
bownBown
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13 Jan 2018
90
85th
Only just playing this for the first time since I got the SNES Mini and hell yeah it's way better than I was expecting
13 Jan 2018

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Franchise:

The Legend of Zelda

Genres:

Action, Adventure

Platforms:

Switch, Wii U, Nintendo 3DS, Game Boy Advance, Wii, Super NES

Developers:

Nintendo, Nintendo EAD

Publishers:

Nintendo, Nintendo of America, Nintendo of Europe, Playtronic Industrial

AKAs:

Zelda no Densetsu: Kamigami no Triforce, ゼルダの伝説 神々のトライフォース, 塞尔达传说 众神的三角力量, 젤다의 전설: 과거로 간 링크
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