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...But, when these events were obscured by the mists of time and became legend... A mysterious wizard known as Agahnim came to Hyrule to release the seal. He eliminated the good King of Hyrule... Through evil magic, he began to make descendants of the seven wise men vanish, one after another. And the time of destiny for Princess Zelda is drawing near.|The game's opening cinematic}} |
...But, when these events were obscured by the mists of time and became legend... A mysterious wizard known as Agahnim came to Hyrule to release the seal. He eliminated the good King of Hyrule... Through evil magic, he began to make descendants of the seven wise men vanish, one after another. And the time of destiny for Princess Zelda is drawing near.|The game's opening cinematic}} |
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'''''The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past''''', known as '''''The Legend of Zelda: Triforce of the Gods''''' in Japan and commonly abbreviated as '''''(A)LttP''''' |
'''''The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past''''' is an action-adventure game developed and published by [[Nintendo]] for the [[SNES]], known as '''''The Legend of Zelda: Triforce of the Gods''''' in Japan and commonly abbreviated as '''''(A)LttP'''''. It was released in 1991 in Japan and 1992 in North America and Europe as the third game in ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]'' series, and is commonly considered among the best of the 2D games in the series - it shifted gears from the side-scrolling gameplay of ''[[Zelda II: The Adventure of Link]]'' in favor of returning to the top-down adventure format of the first ''Zelda'', as well as featuring more of an emphasis on puzzles alongside combat. |
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The story is set many years before the events of the original ''[[The Legend of Zelda (video game)|Legend of Zelda]]'' and its sequel, ''[[Zelda II: The Adventure of Link]]'', as stated by the game's manual (and reinforced by the official timeline of ''[[Hyrule Historia]]''). Link receives 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 uncle, a former knight in service to the royal family of Hyrule and the lad's guardian, is about to leave the house with a sword and shield in hand; seeing Link awaken, he promises to return in the morning and suggests Link remain in bed. Ignoring his instructions, Link later sneaks into the palace via the sewers in an attempt to rescue the Princess himself, and finds his uncle mortally wounded, unable to go on; he entrusts Link with the task of saving the Princess and gives the boy his sword and shield before dying. |
The story is set many years before the events of the original ''[[The Legend of Zelda (video game)|Legend of Zelda]]'' and its sequel, ''[[Zelda II: The Adventure of Link]]'', as stated by the game's manual (and reinforced by the official timeline of ''[[Hyrule Historia]]''). Link receives 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 uncle, a former knight in service to the royal family of Hyrule and the lad's guardian, is about to leave the house with a sword and shield in hand; seeing Link awaken, he promises to return in the morning and suggests Link remain in bed. Ignoring his instructions, Link later sneaks into the palace via the sewers in an attempt to rescue the Princess himself, and finds his uncle mortally wounded, unable to go on; he entrusts Link with the task of saving the Princess and gives the boy his sword and shield before dying. |
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