The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past

Original title: Zeruda no densetsu: Kamigami no toraifôsu

Video Game
1991
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The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (1991)

Action Epic Adventure Epic Fantasy Epic One-Person Army Action Quest Sword & Sorcery Action Adventure Fantasy

The wizard Agahnim has abducted seven maidens, intent on using their power to open a portal to the Dark World. Armed with a trusty sword and shield, Link begins a great and treacherous journ... Read allThe wizard Agahnim has abducted seven maidens, intent on using their power to open a portal to the Dark World. Armed with a trusty sword and shield, Link begins a great and treacherous journey.The wizard Agahnim has abducted seven maidens, intent on using their power to open a portal to the Dark World. Armed with a trusty sword and shield, Link begins a great and treacherous journey.

Directors
- Takashi Tezuka
- Hidemaro Fujibayashi
Writers
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- Fujiko Takimoto

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

9.2/10

4.1K

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Directors
- Takashi Tezuka
- Hidemaro Fujibayashi
Writers
Star
- Fujiko Takimoto

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 nomination total

Photos10

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Fujiko Takimoto

Link (GBA remake only)
(voice)
(uncredited)

User reviews23

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10Sabre44444

Best thing ever!

This is the best video game ever made for any system in any genre. Its also better than any movie ever made! YAY! No game ever will be better than this. Its super good. Super duper. Monkey.

Book1245

A Link to the Past, Without a doubt......

This, without a doubt, is truly the GREATEST GAME EVER CREATED BY NINTENDO. I loved this game. It was the longest Zelda game created (Until OoT). The story was great. (For it's time) The graphics were great. The music added. A lot of the bosses were just as hard as the bosses from OoT. OoT borrowed a lot of the elements from Link to the Past. Like after the first 3 stones, you enter the dark world (Dark Future for Ocarina). And of course, Kakariko Village. And after the seven crystals/medallions, the power of the women/sages from the crystals/medallions, helped you get into Ganon's Tower. That brings me to another great thing. Ganon was much more of a challenge in Link to the Past than in Ocarina. Ocarina's Ganon was easier than Ganandorf. (Don't get me wrong, I love Ocarina). Link to the Past had Ganon go invisible, and being able to transport to different locations. The ending is also one of the greatest video game endings ever.

Overall, I give this game 10/10

ilovestarwars

SNES is a very lucky console...

The Super Nintendo Entertainment System(Or SNES) was a very lucky video game console, because The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past was one of its games. A Link to the past is a game that could be compared by other SNES classics like Actraiser, Super Metroid, Sim City 2000, Super Star Wars and others. This game was renovated in 2003, with The Legend of Zelda: Link to the Past/Four Swords(Game Boy Advance). The best part of the game was the fun.This game is pure FUN! If you are a game maniac, you have to play at least one time in your whole life this game. My score is 10/10.If I could, I would score 11/10.

8Raleon

SNES Classic

Somehow The Legend of Zelda series always seems to come out on top whenever a new Nintendo sytem comes out. This is no exception. I don't think this is better than the two that came before it, but I still put it above the Windwaker, Majora's Mask, and Oracles. The storyline itself is the best thing about it, and one of the best in the series. Makes you want to play it more.

10rollinstone182

One of the best video games ever.

Spectacular storyline, dangerous dungeons, difficult bosses, and an awesome array of weaponry/equipment. This game is the best in the series. With a huge expanse of land for you to explore, there are mysteries to be solved, items to be found, and maidens to be saved. Play this game. You'll enjoy it.

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Trivia
Harassing a chicken will soon send an endless flock of angry birds attacking Link. The only escape is to get out that area fast, if the player is lucky. While this game requires a lot of strikes in order to do so, later games reduced it to three strikes minimum to call for chickens to attack Link.

Goofs
In some dungeons, if Link gets touched by a flake of magic that can turn him into a rabbit if he's wearing the blue or red armor, his armor will revert back to his green cloth until he transforms back into human.

Quotes
Treeman: You're new here, aren't you? Did you come here looking for the Power Of Gold? Well, you're too late. It will obey only the first person who touches it. The man who last claimed the Power Of Gold wished for this world. It reflects his heart. Yes, I came here because of greed for the Golden Power, and look what happened to me... To restore the Golden Land, a person worthy of the Golden Power must defeat the man who created this place... Until that time, I am stuck in this bizarre shape. But what a mischievous thing to leave lying around... The Power Of Gold... Triforce...

Crazy credits
The ending is broken into three parts. Link defeats Ganon and touches the Triforce after it speaks to him, restoring the Sacred Realm. We see various people across Hyrule Link met on his journey, and lastly see the closing credits played over footage of the newly-restored Sacred Realm. The credits end by stating how many lives it took you to complete certain dungeons, and close out with a "total games played" message, staying how many lives you took total to beat the game on your file.

Alternate versions
The Super Nintendo version of Legend of Zelda went through many changes from the Japanese version including.
The English Title screen is called "The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past" with the Triforce logo and now includes the Master Sword as well. Also there's now a castle scenery in the background.
In the opening English opening prologue, The blue soldiers spears has been replaced with swords as they take the maiden women away to be sacrificed by Agahnim.
The English File Select uses a rock pattern background but the word "Kill" mode has now been replaced with "Erase Player".
The English Register file name in the English version can now use up to 6 English letters.
This Super Nintendo game uses English letters and the English font is no longer bolded.
The arrow symbols on the sign has shrunk down to smaller arrows.
The Hylian script's hieroglyphic font is less detailed.
The tile in the Eastern Temple which originally featured a hexagram Star of David symbol has been replaced with a compass symbol due to religious references.
The wanted signs of Link in Kakariko Village no longer displays Link's name right next to the character picture.
Many of the character cast in the credit ending had some of the characters renamed including "Loyal Sage", "Flippers for Sale", "Flute Boy Plays Again" due to religious references of the word "Priest". However the word "Flute" is actually in the shape of an Ocarnia.
The English credits features the Japanese Nintendo staff and now includes the English Script Writers "Daniel Owsen", "Hiroyuki Yamada" and the Nintendo American localization team involved with the Super Nintendo version.