The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
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| Game name | The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past |
| First released on |
Thursday 21st of November 1991 1991-11-21
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| Genres | Adventure, Role-playing (RPG) |
| Age ratings | ESRB E (Mild Animated Violence) · PEGI Seven (Violence) |
| Game modes | Single player |
| Publisher(s) | Nintendo |
| Developer(s) | Nintendo EAD |
| Platform(s) | SFAM, SNES, GBA, VC, Wii, WiiU, 3DS, Switch |
| Views | 730 times |
| Rating | 8.15/10 (13 votes) |
The plot of A Link to the Past focuses on Link as he travels on a journey to save Hyrule, defeat Ganon and rescue the seven descendants of the Sages. A Link to the Past uses a 3/4 top-down perspective similar to that of the original The Legend of Zelda, dropping the side scrolling elements of Zelda II: The Adventure of Link. A Link to the Past introduced elements to the series that are still commonplace today, such as the concept of an alternate or parallel world, the Master Sword and other new weapons and items.
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past Summary
A top-down action/adventure title in which Link, a blacksmith's nephew living in the fantastical land of Hyrule, must free the land from the evildoings of Ganon by taking up the mythical Master Sword and collecting the three Triforces in order to free the Seven Maidens, including the princess of Hyrule, Zelda, from the dungeons and castles of the Dark World.
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past releases
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Japan | Thursday 21st of November 1991 | Super Famicom |
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North America | Monday 13th of April 1992 | Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) |
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Europe | Thursday 24th of September 1992 | Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) |
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North America | Monday 2nd of December 2002 | Game Boy Advance |
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Japan | Friday 14th of March 2003 | Game Boy Advance |
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Europe | Friday 28th of March 2003 | Game Boy Advance |
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Japan | Saturday 2nd of December 2006 | Virtual Console (Nintendo) |
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Japan | Saturday 2nd of December 2006 | Wii |
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North America | Monday 22nd of January 2007 | Virtual Console (Nintendo) |
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North America | Monday 22nd of January 2007 | Wii |
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Europe | Friday 23rd of March 2007 | Virtual Console (Nintendo) |
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Europe | Friday 23rd of March 2007 | Wii |
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Europe | Thursday 12th of December 2013 | Wii U |
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North America | Thursday 30th of January 2014 | Wii U |
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Japan | Wednesday 12th of February 2014 | Wii U |
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Europe | Thursday 10th of March 2016 | Nintendo 3DS |
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North America | Thursday 14th of April 2016 | Nintendo 3DS |
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Worldwide | Wednesday 4th of September 2019 | Nintendo Switch |
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Worldwide | Thursday 5th of September 2019 | Nintendo Switch |