The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (GBA)

“The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past was one of the greatest games to be released for Nintendo's 16-bit SNES. The game brought the classic NES series up to the standards of the day, adding plenty of new gameplay elements while still maintaining...”

“The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past was one of the greatest games to be released for Nintendo's 16-bit SNES. The game brought the classic NES series up to the standards of the day, adding plenty of new gameplay elements while still maintaining the same basic feel of the original action adventure game. In keeping with the recent trend of bringing such classics to the Game Boy Advance, Nintendo has released a port of the game for its handheld system, bringing a fantastic version of A Link to the Past both to new players and those interested in playing through it one more time.

The story in A Link to the Past is roughly what you'd come to expect from the series. Princess Zelda has been kidnapped and, along with several other girls, is going to be used in a ritual that will give an evil wizard supreme power. It's up to the player, as young Link, to stop the wizard's insidious scheme, rescuing Zelda in the process. The game features a very large overworld with a town, a desert, a lake, and, of course, tons of dungeons. After the first act, the game opens up even further by adding a "dark side" of the overworld to the mix. You'll use items to travel back and forth between the normal, light world and the evil, dungeon-filled dark world. Players familiar with the time travel elements in the N64 Zelda game Ocarina of Time will have a basic idea of how this works, as some of the game's minor puzzles require you to work with objects on both sides.

The entire quest is incredibly well-constructed, with plenty of required tasks and quite a few optional ones, most of which will help you get a larger life meter. The game isn't exactly long on story, but the existing plot is more than enough to drive you from one dungeon to the next.”

“A decent GBA transfer of the classic Link to the Past, but they ruined it by adding sound effects from the modern Zelda titles.”

“A decent GBA transfer of the classic Link to the Past, but they ruined it by adding sound effects from the modern Zelda titles.”

“A must have cart. A Link to the Past is on the VC, but everyone should play the original 4 Swords.”

“A must have cart. A Link to the Past is on the VC, but everyone should play the original 4 Swords.”