These ports were very popular and contributed to the overall success of the game.Ī successor to the game, titled The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, was released for the Nintendo 3DS in November 2013. Players assume the role of Link, and their goal is to rescue Princess Zelda and save the land of Hyrule. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past is a top-down action game with puzzle-solving elements (similar to the original Legend of Zelda). A Link to the Past has sold over 4 million units world wide and has been ported to both the Game Boy Advance (with slight changes) and the Virtual Console for the Wii and Wii U. Link must travel between the Light and Dark Worlds in order to set things right in the kingdom of Hyrule. Released to critical and commercial success, A Link to the Past was a landmark title for Nintendo and is widely considered today to be one of the greatest video games of all time.
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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. 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. 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. Shigeru Miyamoto and his team were solely responsible for this game's development. Link to the Past is similar to LOZ intended for NES because of features like two worlds which may be explored by the players, as well as 11 dungeons. It is the third installment in The Legend of Zelda series and was released in 1991 in Japan and 1992 in North America and Europe. A Link to the Past emerged in 1992, which instantly became a hit among the people’s consoles. 'The Legend of Zelda: The Triforce of the Gods') in Japan, is a 2D action-adventure video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System video game console. Four Swords is said to be the oldest with regard to the timeline according to Eiji Aonuma, which means that Ocarina of Time precedes Four Swords, as well as the Minish Cap. Players would be able to see for the first time the Four Sword as well as Vaati. An interesting fact is that SNES remained popular for some time even when 32-bit consoles were introduced. NES was sold in 61 million copies, while SNES was sold in almost 50 million. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, known as Zelda no Densetsu: Kamigami no Triforce (ゼルダの伝説 神々のトライフォース Zeruda no Densetsu: Kamigami no Toraifōsu?, lit. In this Zelda game, Princess Zelda and Link play the role of childhood friends. Overall, Super Nintendo was a huge hit across the planet and it sold out common rivals such as Sega Genesis.