The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past

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The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
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Original title ゼ ル ダ の 伝 説 神 々 の ト ラ イ フ ォ ー ス
transcription Zeruda no Densetsu: Kamigami no Toraifōsu
Studio
Publisher Nintendo
Senior Developer
  • Shigeru Miyamoto (producer)
  • Takashi Tezuka (director)
  • Kōji Kondō (composer)
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    Erstveröffent-
    lichung    		 SNES: November 21, 1991 April 13, 1992 September 24, 1992 GBA: December 2, 2003 March 14, 2003 March 28, 2003 VC: December 2, 2006 January 22, 2007 March 23, 2007
    JapanJapan
    North AmericaNorth America
    EuropeEurope

    North AmericaNorth America
    JapanJapan
    EuropeEurope

    JapanJapan
    North AmericaNorth America
    EuropeEurope
    platform SNES , GBA , VC
    genre Action adventure
    Subject Fantasy
    Game mode Single player
    control Gamepad
    medium module
    language German , English , Japanese
    Age rating
    USK released from 6
    PEGI recommended for ages 7+
    PEGI content
    rating
    Game contains violence

    The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (translated, for example, The Legend of Zelda: A connection to the past ; Japanese. ゼ ル ダ の 伝 説 神 々 の ト ラ イ イ フ ォ ー ス Zeruda no Densetsu: Kamigami no Toraifōsu , for example "The Legend of Zelda: Triforce of the Gods ") Is an action-adventure game that originally first appeared for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) and is part of the The Legend of Zelda series. It was first released in Japan in 1991 and then in North America and Europe in 1992. The game was sold over 4.61 million times on the SNES, making it one of the best-selling games on this platform. In 2013, the indirect sequel The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds was released for the Nintendo 3DS .

    action

    The evil Ganon, in the form of the magician Agahnim, tries to break the seal that keeps him imprisoned in the shadowy world, the former golden land. To do this, he locks the descendants of the wise men who once created the seal, including Princess Zelda, in crystals and keeps them captive in the shadowy world. Link first has to find three amulets , the master sword and a moon pearl in the temple of Hyrules in order to finally free all seven girls from the world of shadows. Together with the wise men he sets out to defeat Ganon and regain the holy Triforce.

    Gameplay

    A Link to the Past is a game of genre action adventure . Accordingly, the game principle focuses on exploring the game world , fighting opponents and solving puzzles. The Link character is controlled from the third person perspective with the help of the control pad in the horizontal and vertical directions through the game world, which is divided into individual, screen-filling areas. The action is shown exclusively from a bird's eye view .

    At the start of the game, Link receives a sword and shield . Later in given other objects ( items ) that enable new actions and can be entered with which some new areas of the game world. The sword is permanently assigned to a key that can be used to address characters in a context-sensitive manner, read signs and carry out further interactions. The player can assign one of the remaining items to another key, while the X key calls up a map of the game world.

    A central aspect of the game is the game world, which is divided into light and shadow world. The shadow world, which the player can enter after a certain game progress at given points, is a modified version of the light world.

    Left health status is shown in life points , which in the game are called "heart containers" . If Link has used up all hearts due to enemy attacks or falling into abysses / lava, the game attempt ends. In the course of the game the player collects additional heart containers.

    The aim of the game is to find all dungeons , to enter, to explore and to fight their respective bosses . In a dungeon, the player is confronted with puzzles and opponents. After collecting a map, he can look at an overview of the rooms in the labyrinth; There is also a compass in each labyrinth that shows the location of the boss and the big key. The big key, in turn, opens the door to the boss and a special chest that contains a new item.

    technology

    After four years of development, the game was released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1991 . It returned to the bird's eye view of the first part. The developers used the better technical capabilities of the Super Nintendo compared to the Nintendo Entertainment System and designed the game world with attention to detail. A German game advisor with a complete solution and all the secrets to be discovered in the game has been published by Nintendo for this game. Later in the game it is possible to switch between the world of light and shadow. The overview map of the two parallel worlds is scrollable.

    music

    The soundtrack in A Link to the Past was composed by Kōji Kondō . Due to the significantly higher performance of the SNES, the quality of the music could be significantly improved. The accompanying music was no longer created on the computer, but instead the compositions were played by an orchestra in order to then digitize the music and integrate it into the game.

    In A Link to the Past , the music of the " The Legend of Zelda " series has had a lasting impact. Many of the pieces of music that are typical of the series today and are played again in newer series offshoots appeared here for the first time. These include the pieces Zelda's Lullaby , The Fairy Sources , Ganondorf's Theme , Hyrules Castle , Kakariko and Selection Screen .

    The soundtrack for the game was released in Japan in 1994 under the name Zeruda no Densetsu: Sound & Drama (ゼ ル ダ の 伝 説 SOUND & DRAMA) with two CDs . The first CD is 44 minutes long and contains part of the soundtrack as well as a 17 minute long piece with background noise, sound effects and Japanese dialogues. The second CD contains 54 minutes, part of the music from the original The Legend of Zelda .

    A Link to the Past & Four Swords

    The game was re-released for the Game Boy Advance in 2002, first in the US and the following year in Europe and the rest of the world under the name The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past & Four Swords . The game was developed on behalf of Nintendo together with Capcom . In addition to the original game A Link to the Past , the new game Four Swords is included. Four Swords is a multiplayer adventure that is partially linked to the main game A Link to the Past . The story is about the wind magician Vaati, who was trapped in the sword of the four (English: Four Sword ). By breaking the seal, Vaati escapes and kidnaps Zelda. After pulling out the sword, the sword and Link split into four different colored links, which must work together to save Zelda.

    Since the Gameboy Advance has a widescreen, the overworld has been changed in some subtle ways.

    Others

    • In the game there is a hidden room, a secret room . According to the text in the SNES version, this room is known in English as the Chris Houlihan Room (in German, for example: Chris Houlihan Room ) and named after a US American Nintendo fan. Houlihan won a mention of himself in a game he did not know. You cannot reach this room in the normal way in the game, but only after a complicated procedure. The usual bugs that allowed you to visit the room were fixed in the new edition for the Game Boy Advance . Since the downloadable version for the Wii and Wii U is the original version, it is available there.
    • In Sweden, the Zelda Gold Pack was also released in 1997 . This is a big box version with game advisor of A Link to the Past , which is now considered one of the rarest SNES games due to its late release and the small size of the Swedish market.

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    Individual evidence

    1. ↑ http://www.mobygames.com/game/snes/legend-of-zelda-a-link-to-the-past/credits
    2. ↑ Zelda sales figures. Archived from the original on February 23, 2005 ; accessed on July 31, 2011 .
    3. ↑ https://www.kotaku.com.au/2013/06/the-world-of-a-link-to-the-past-has-changed-in-the-new-3ds-zelda/
    4. ↑ Zelda Soundtrack A Link to the Past. Retrieved July 30, 2011 .
    5. ↑ Zelda Gold Pack (SNES, Big Box): Rare, expensive, Swedish. Retrieved May 28, 2018 .