This cartridge pairs a faithful Game Boy Advance port of the 1991 Super NES classic with a brand-new multiplayer game. Released in late 2002, A Link to the Past keeps the original's Light and Dark Worlds, its quest for three pendants and seven crystals, and the hunt for the Master Sword, while Four Swords, co-developed with Capcom's Flagship, lets two to four players cooperate and compete through randomly arranged stages.
The port has a few differences from the SNES version. Link now shouts and grunts with voice clips taken from Ocarina of Time, some text and translation details were revised, and the presentation was adapted to the GBA's smaller screen. A new dungeon, the Palace of the Four Sword, becomes available once both games have been completed. Because Four Swords requires multiple linked consoles and cartridges, the single-player Link to the Past is the part most people will play here, and it remains one of the strongest top-down Zelda adventures.
Tips for The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past & Four Swords
The Pegasus Boots let you dash into trees to knock down items and charge through some walls and enemies.
Bomb cracked walls in dungeons; many hidden rooms and shortcuts sit behind them.
Use the Magic Mirror in the Dark World to return to the same spot in the Light World and reach otherwise blocked areas.
How to Play Zelda Link To The Past
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Save states let you save your progress at any point. Create a free account to sync saves across devices. Press F11 for fullscreen mode.
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