A Link to The Past

April 1992 - Back to the Past

Zelda fans had a long wait before The Legend of Zelda: A Link to The Past was released in April 1992, but it was worth it. The first Zelda adventure for the Super NES proved to be even bigger and more exciting than the original game.

The Struggle With The Dark World

Set in an ancient time of fabulous palaces and bold warriors, A Link to the Past chronicles nothing less than a cataclysmic struggle between the forces of Light and Dark. Indeed, Link must venture from Hyrule into the Dark World, a place of overwhelming misery and suffering.

Unprecedented Beauty

Taking full advantage of the Super NES’s 16-bit processing power, A Link to the Past brought unprecedented detail and richness to adventure games. Link must explore multistory castles, towers and pyramids. Vivid touches like the fog shrouding the Lost Woods enhanced the player’s sense of magic and drama. For A Link to the Past, developer Shigeru Miyamoto and his team created one of the most memorable casts of characters ever to grace a video game, including the elusive lord of Hyrule’s waterways, Zora; the telepathic sage, Sahasrahla; and the perfidious magician, Agahnim.

Released in 1992, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past’s popularity was immediate and enduring. Even today, Nintendo Power readers consistently rate it one of their favorite video games of all time.