Status Predefiance Aug 27, 2020
No idea where to go and I'm only early into the game. Tempted to play this on my Switch despite buying it on the 3DS eShop years ago.
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (1991)
New Nintendo 3DS · Satellaview · Super Famicom · Super Nintendo Entertainment System · Wii · Wii U
4.41 from 4491 ratings · #55 top rated on Grouvee
8810 members have it in their collection · 408 playing now · 1955 backlogged · 996 wish listed
How long? Main story 15h · with extras 17h · 100% 15h (from 49 logged playthroughs)
Venture back to Hyrule and an age of magic and heroes. The predecessors of Link and Zelda face monsters on the march when a menacing magician takes over the kingdom. Only you can prevent his evil plot from shattering the land of Hyrule.
In your quest, you'll venture into twisting mazes, dungeons, palaces and shadowy forests. Test your mettle with …
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Venture back to Hyrule and an age of magic and heroes. The predecessors of Link and Zelda face monsters on the march when a menacing magician takes over the kingdom. Only you can prevent his evil plot from shattering the land of Hyrule.
In your quest, you'll venture into twisting mazes, dungeons, palaces and shadowy forests. Test your mettle with mighty swords and magical weapons. Or heft a boulder and hurl it at your enemies. If the going gets tough, dive into a river - you can swim to escape! Learn powerful spells, locate magical artifacts and solve the mysteries of the evil magician and the hidden realm of Hyrule.
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Details
- Developers
- Nintendo EAD
- Publishers
- Gradiente, Hyundai, Nintendo, Playtronic, St. GIGA
- Genres
- Adventure, Puzzle
- Themes
- Action, Fantasy
- Franchises
- The Legend of Zelda
- Series
- The Legend of Zelda, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
Release dates
- Nov 21, 1991 (Full Release) (Japan) Super Famicom
- Apr 13, 1992 (Full Release) (North_America) Super Nintendo Entertainment System
- Sep 24, 1992 (Full Release) (Europe) Super Nintendo Entertainment System
- 1992 (Full Release) (Korea) Super Nintendo Entertainment System
- Aug 30, 1993 (Full Release) (Brazil) Super Nintendo Entertainment System
- Mar 02, 1997 (Full Release) (Japan) Satellaview
- Dec 02, 2006 (Full Release) (Japan) Wii
- Jan 22, 2007 (Full Release) (North_America) Wii
- Mar 23, 2007 (Full Release) (Australia) Wii
- Mar 23, 2007 (Full Release) (Europe) Wii
- Jun 10, 2008 (Early Access) (Korea) Wii
- Dec 12, 2013 (Full Release) (Europe) Wii U
- Jan 30, 2014 (Full Release) (North_America) Wii U
- Feb 12, 2014 (Full Release) (Japan) Wii U
- Mar 04, 2016 (Full Release) (Japan) New Nintendo 3DS
- Mar 10, 2016 (Full Release) (Europe) New Nintendo 3DS
- Apr 14, 2016 (Full Release) (North_America) New Nintendo 3DS
Also available on
- The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (2002) · GBA
Related
Bundled in
- Super NES Classic Edition (Sep 2017) · Plug & Play
- Nintendo Classic Mini: Super Famicom (Oct 2017) · Plug & Play
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Rating distribution
5 stars
2568
4 stars
1317
3 stars
493
2 stars
91
1 star
22
Community All Reviews Statuses
Status SuperFieroStatus Jun 23, 2020
Random thought: I really like the way the shield looks on the cover of this game. I much prefer it to the blue one in later games. There's just something more interesting about this one. The dents and scratches, the imperfections, and the colors. Maybe I'm just being sentimental about one of my favorite childhood games.
Status plasmasnake Jun 21, 2020
Made to nearly the end with no help but then it got too hard. Try again with a walkthrough.
Status oldbeyonds Sep 17, 2019
Maybe I suck, but this game is really too unfriendly and hard to control.
Status Chovus Sep 8, 2019
This was one of the first games I had for my SNES and I still remember the day I got it. Sitting in the car reading the manual and box over and over while my sister did some kind of figure skating thing. I was so excited to play it when I got home and loved every moment of the …
This was one of the first games I had for my SNES and I still remember the day I got it. Sitting in the car reading the manual and box over and over while my sister did some kind of figure skating thing. I was so excited to play it when I got home and loved every moment of the game.
I 100% completed the game multiple times, with the most recent being in the early 2000s. This is truly one of the best games of all time with timeless characters, story and gameplay. Exploring the world is enthralling, especially when doing the dungeons, and the combat is very enjoyable. If I had to pick one flaw it would be the mini games that are required for all upgrades.
Status raddleman Aug 25, 2019
I challenged myself to complete all of the Legend of Zelda games I could get my hand on since I hadn't played any of them outside of Breath of the Wild. I figured I'd start with this one because it's one of the classics but not as rough as the first two, with the second being a huge departure from …
I challenged myself to complete all of the Legend of Zelda games I could get my hand on since I hadn't played any of them outside of Breath of the Wild. I figured I'd start with this one because it's one of the classics but not as rough as the first two, with the second being a huge departure from the rest of the series. I've made it to boss of the Skull Woods and at this point I think I'm ready to throw in the towel. Not only have I never played any 2D Zelda games at the age of 30 but I've never even played anything in that genre so I'm actually finding this game frustratingly difficult. As someone who plays plenty of Dark Souls I typically enjoy difficult games but when it's something so far outside of my wheelhouse like this I don't find myself improving at all and I stopped having fun hours ago.
I still want to experience more of what Zelda has to offer, and I respect the hell out of what this game accomplished for it's time, but I think I'm going to move on from this title and dip my toes into the 3D world of Zelda with Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask. Maybe when I get around to playing some more of the modern 2D Zelda games my experience will be different and I could potentially go back to this game with a different lens and enjoy it but for now I bid this game farewell.
Status hyrumsutton May 13, 2019
Currently doing a Randomizer of this game. So in love.
Status markrichardmitchell Mar 14, 2019
This is one of the most incredible games ever made.
Most games hope to do one thing really well. Truly great games do two things well, while fusing the two different facets into an unforgettable experience. Zelda fuses an spic story and puzzles in dungeons with free exploration of an amazing overworld. The exploration is a good as breath of …
This is one of the most incredible games ever made.
Most games hope to do one thing really well. Truly great games do two things well, while fusing the two different facets into an unforgettable experience. Zelda fuses an spic story and puzzles in dungeons with free exploration of an amazing overworld. The exploration is a good as breath of the wilds, the puzzles as good as skywards sword. There are some games that will simply never age or decay.
This is one of them. It will always be in the running for the greatest Zelda game of all time: whatever the future holds.
Status Guavatin187 Feb 11, 2017
tried to load up a previous save, aand it's corrupt. Won't be jumping into this anytime soon then :x