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{{quote|''[[Arc Words|May the way of the Hero lead to the Triforce.]]''}}
 
'''''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''''', is an action-adventure game developed and published by [[Nintendo]] for the [[SNES]], and was released in 1991 in Japan and 1992 in North America and Europe. It is 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.
 
The story is set many years before the events of the first twooriginal ''[[The Legend of Zelda (video game)|Legend of Zelda]]'' gamesand its sequel, ''[[Zelda II: The Adventure of Link]]'', as stated by the game's manual (and beginsreinforced withby the official timeline of ''[[Hyrule Historia]]''). Link receivingreceives 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 wakeawaken, 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.; Entrustinghe himentrusts Link with the task of saving the Princess, heand gives Linkthe boy his sword and shield before dying.
 
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 ([[Dub-Induced Plot Hole|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.
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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]]'', the fifth entry in the series, was the first to cement the overarching plot structure properestablished in ''Link to the Past'' and translate it to full 3D gameplay, more directly conforming to that formula comparedin comparison 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 given an [[Updated Rerelease]] in 2002, titled ''The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past & Four Swords'' for the [[Game Boy Advance]], which coupled the enhanced port with the new multiplayer-only game ''[[The Legend of Zelda Four Swords]]'' and ties their save slots together; this enhanced port sold 6.5 million copies across both platforms by 2004, but has not been released in any form since. The base game has seen re-releases 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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