The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
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…
A near-flawless adventure that every top-down action game still copies.Kit · Sadkitty Games
Loved
- Light World and Dark World trick is brilliant
- Dungeons are tight, clever and varied
- Item upgrades feel genuinely rewarding
Not so much
- Some heart pieces need a guide to find
- The opening hour is slow on replays
Play it if anyone who loves exploring, puzzle dungeons and finding secrets in every bush.
Skip it if players who want constant direction and a waypoint on every objective.
No cheat codes
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past doesn't have cheat codes. The tips and secrets below are the next best thing.
Play it better
- Get the Pegasus Boots early; dashing into trees and statues knocks loose items and opens up secrets.
- Bomb any cracked-looking wall, and listen for a hollow sound when you hit walls with your sword.
- Grab every bottle you can; a fairy in a bottle revives you automatically when you die.
- Buy the Zora's Flippers at Zora's waterfall as soon as you can afford 500 rupees, since swimming opens huge chunks of the map.
- Hold the sword button to charge a spin attack, which clears groups of enemies and breaks some pots safely.
- If you get stuck in the Dark World, use the Magic Mirror to see where the Light World version of the area leads.
Hidden in plain sight
Tap a secret to reveal it.
Trivia
- In Japan it was called Triforce of the Gods.
- It was the first Zelda to introduce the Master Sword as a named, story-central weapon.
- The GBA port bundled it with a new multiplayer adventure, Four Swords.
- Many designers cite its dungeon key-and-item structure as the blueprint for the modern action-adventure.
