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{{quote|''[[Arc Words|May the way of the Hero lead to the Triforce.]]''}}
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The story is set many years before the events of the first two ''Zelda'' games, and begins with Link receiving a [[Call to Adventure|psychic message]] from Princess Zelda, telling him to come and save her from her imprisonment in the castle dungeon. Link's
As Link rescues Zelda, he learned that the evil wizard Agahnim is capturing girls from across Hyrule, specifically seeking out the descendants of seven Wise Men (later referred to as the "Seven Sages") in order to spirit them away and consolidate his power: the only way to defeat him is to obtain the three Pendants of Virtue from dungeons across Hyrule, and then retrieve the Master Sword. Of course, saving the world isn't that easy - Link confronts the wizard and is forced into the [[Dark World]], a parallel version of Hyrule distorted by Ganon's wishes after he was sealed in the Golden Land. There, he must navigate both worlds to save the captured maidens and finally defeat Ganon.
The basic plot formula of ''A Link to the Past'' - gather three items, get Master Sword, huge plot twist, gather more items, fight final boss - is known to some fans as "the Legend" and would be repeated many times throughout the series. ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening]]'', a direct sequel to the events of this game, would continue the use of top-down perspective and focus on puzzle-solving and tailor it to a different setting, with more notable divergences from the "Legend" formula that gave the game a unique feel and established many of its own precedents.
''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time]]'' was the first to cement the overarching plot structure proper and translate it to full 3D gameplay, more directly conforming to that formula compared to ''Link's Awakening''. Chronologically, it would be established as directly leading into the events of this game in the "Downfall" (or "Fallen Hero") timeline: Ganondorf defeated Link in the final battle for Hyrule and obtained the complete Triforce, forcing the Seven Sages to seal him in the Sacred Realm (turned into the Dark World of ''A Link to the Past'') as a last resort. The original ''[[The Legend of Zelda (video game)|Legend of Zelda]]'' and its sequel, ''[[Zelda II: The Adventure of Link]]'', were later established as taking place within the same timeline many years later.
Released to critical and commercial success, ''A Link to the Past'' was a landmark game for Nintendo and is considered one of the greatest video games of all time. It was re-released in 2002 on the [[Game Boy Advance]], sharing a cartridge with the multiplayer-only ''[[The Legend of Zelda Four Swords|Four Swords]]'', and sold 6.5 million copies across both platforms by 2004; the game was subsequently re-released on the Wii, Wii U, and New Nintendo 3DS via the Virtual Console, the Nintendo Switch via Nintendo Switch Online, and the Super NES Classic Edition. A spiritual successor, ''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds]]'', was released for the Nintendo 3DS in 2013.
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* [[All There in the Manual]]: The backstory, and a sealed booklet explaining how to beat some of the tougher puzzles. It should be mentioned that [http://www.zeldalegends.net/files/text/z3translation/z3_manual_story.html the translators of the American manual took a few liberties with the text.] It was arguably a [[Woolseyism]] at the time, but [[Dub-Induced Plot Hole|it created a few inconsistencies with later titles]].
* [[And I Must Scream]]: Some of the trees in the Dark World are ''actually people'' (and not to mention, they talk to you). The seven maidens are also each found trapped in a crystal after being sent to the Dark World.▼
▲* [[And I Must Scream]]: Some of the trees in the Dark World are ''actually people'' (and not to mention, they talk to you).
* [[Animated Adaptation]]: An adaptation of the manga is [http://zeldamotion.webs.com/ currently in the works], starring [[Todd Haberkorn]] as the voice of Link.
* [[Arc Number]]: The number 8, as pointed out by [[Zeta Plays]] in his LP of it.
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* [[Bad Future]]: [[Word of God]] stated in the timeline included in the [[All There in the Manual|Hyrule Historia]] that ''A Link to the Past'' (and by extension, the ''Oracle'' games, the first ''Legend of Zelda'', and ''The Adventure of Link'') occurred had Link failed to defeat Ganondorf in the Adult Timeline of ''Ocarina of Time''. While the sages still manage to seal Ganondorf away, presumably the Imprisoning War cost many more lives than would have been lost if Link had won.
* [[Baleful Polymorph]]: Most residents of the Dark World are at least somewhat displeased with having been transformed against their will. Link the pink bunny arguably handles it well, but given his [[Heroic Mime]] status, it's hard to know what he really thinks of the situation.
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** The missing [[Our Dwarves Are All the Same|dwarven]] blacksmith who works near Kakariko ended up in the Dark World trapped as a frog within a wall of heavy stones. Link has to [[Escort Mission|escort him back to his partner in the Light World]].
** Use Magic Powder on the Cucco hiding in a pot in the house of the white-haired woman that sics a guard onto you in Kakariko. Said chicken is ''not'' amused.
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* [[Dual World Gameplay]]: The light world/ dark world.
* [[Dummied Out]]: In the original and Virtual Console releases, a skull statue that somewhat resembles the large skulls at the entrance of Yarna Desert in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening]]'' (which didn't get [[Dummied Out]]) exists that was apparently planned for [[Dark World]] dungeons (most likely Skull Woods due to its name), as it is part of the tileset for [[Dark World]] dungeons, but it was never used... in those versions. About a decade later, these very statues could be seen in the GBA version's added optional dungeon, the Palace of the Four Sword, which is located in the [[Dark World]].
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* [[End of the World Special]]: {{spoiler|Link gets the full Triforce at the end of the game}}.
* [[Epunymous Title]]: For the English version at least.
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