1991
ゼルダの伝説 神々のトライフォース
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past is a top-down action-adventure that sends Link across parallel versions of Hyrule. It combines compact overworld exploration, puzzle-heavy dungeons and a broad inventory of items that steadily expand the player's options.
1991
THE RECORD AT A GLANCE
Explore Hyrule and the Dark World, solve dungeon puzzles, collect equipment, uncover secrets and defeat bosses.
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DEVELOPMENT
Nintendo EAD developed the game for the Super Famicom under director Takashi Tezuka and producer Shigeru Miyamoto, with music by Koji Kondo. The team returned to the overhead perspective of the original Zelda while using 16-bit hardware to create larger spaces, more expressive animation and the Light World/Dark World structure.
HISTORICAL IMPORTANCE
The game crystallised many conventions associated with classic Zelda design, including a structured dungeon sequence, signature tools, parallel-world navigation and a balance between guided progression and optional discovery.
RECEPTION
It was widely praised for its controls, puzzle design, secrets, music and polished presentation. Retrospective reception has remained exceptionally strong, with the game commonly treated as a high point of the Super Nintendo era.
LEGACY
Its dungeon language, item set, dual-world concept and narrative structure shaped later Zelda entries and influenced countless action-adventure games.
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Original Japanese Super Famicom release: 21 November 1991. Directed by Takashi Tezuka, produced by Shigeru Miyamoto and composed by Koji Kondo.
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