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The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past

The Game Boy Advance port of A Link to the Past has some small design differences with the original version, like Link's voice and an additional quest and dungeon unlocked after the completion of the main…

2 December 2002

The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past is an adventure developed by Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development, released 2 December 2002 on Game Boy Advance.

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What The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past is

The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past is an adventure game developed by Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development and released in 2002. It was published by Nintendo. It is available on Game Boy Advance only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The wizard Agahnim has been abducting descendants of the seven sages, intent on using their power to obliterate the barrier leading to the Dark World. One of the descendants happens to be Princess Zelda, who informs Link of her plight. Armed with a trusty sword and shield, Link begins a journey that will take him through treacherous territory.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the The Legend of Zelda series

The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past is the 29th of 133 entries we hold in the The Legend of Zelda series. The next entry was The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker in 2002.

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What it launched against

The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past launched on 2 December 2002, within three weeks of Metroid Prime, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell and Metroid Fusion.

Released around the same time: Metroid Prime, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell, Metroid Fusion.

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When did The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past come out?
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past was released on 2 December 2002 for Game Boy Advance.

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