Because you don’t need to play it for 3 hours before you can start playing it.

@MegaZeta

Ай бұрын

you can just admit that you're horny for Link

@JonLeung1

27 күн бұрын

In the case of Tears Of The Kingdom, I did ALL of the side quests (yes, even getting all 1000 Korok Seeds) before starting a second Temple. So that was 285 hours before really getting into the actual story (other than the intro stuff and Wind Temple). You could finish A Link To The Past about two dozen times in the same amount of time.

@i-am-the-slime

26 күн бұрын

Because your weapons don't break. Because there is no copy and paste. Because there is no cooking animation. No stupid blood moon animation. There are items, exploration is rewarded with heart pieces. Because there is a story!

@tacopaco4397

26 күн бұрын

looking at you Twilight Princess

@TrueYankeeFan

24 күн бұрын

​@@i-am-the-slimeI know this video is about Zelda, but your comment also perfectly describes why I couldn't enjoy Red Dead Redemption 2: just about every action had a 5 - 10 second animation that destroys the pace of gameplay in my opinion. I find it ironic that the focus on making the game so cinematic actually lowered my immersion in the game.

the color palette alone in this game is just so nice.

@richardspidel3100

Ай бұрын

Has any Zelda game aged better? I don't know, I don't think so.

@eemilsalmi8038

Ай бұрын

@@richardspidel3100Wind Waker has also aged well

@seanabbott3992

Ай бұрын

Yeah I wonder if Minecraft was inspired by it, very similar in my opinion.

@OperculumAudio

Ай бұрын

Yeah, whoever did the 16bit art for this game is legendary. The whole experience of the music, visuals, and gameplay is amazing.

@traviscunningham7062

Ай бұрын

Skyward Sword

For my brother and me in the mid 90’s, it was toiling though those first three dungeons only to discover we hadn’t even finished half the game yet. Our minds were blown when we were thrown into the Dark World.

@thestellarvoid7077

Ай бұрын

Bro same. The very idea that there was like another 9 dungeons after the first 3--4 if you count Hyrule Castle--was incredible to me as a kid.

@Rob-uc8zr

Ай бұрын

i had this exact same experience (without the brother part lol). i woke up early before school one morning cause my mom made me go to bed before i could get the Master Sword. i pulled the sword, beat the wizard Angahim (spelling?) only to discover that i had just finished the TUTORIAL. talk about mind blown.

@golden_calf

26 күн бұрын

When you first get to the Dark World, hear that theme for the first time with that sunset in the background... That's when you know shit just got real

@Daiyabolic

26 күн бұрын

this... we were stoked when we beat the wizard only to realize the game had only just begun.

@brightstarlit

26 күн бұрын

Same! And as a kid it took me MANY hours to beat those first three dungeons!

I played this game on the SNES back in 1993, I was 10. You have to figure how much time we spent looking for the 20 hearts and every item besides every puzzle to finish the game. I really enjoy seeing people (re)discover it today. I'm glad you finally enjoyed playing it.

@brosephiroth

Ай бұрын

same, legit the most excited I ever was waiting for a game

@razorburn7745

28 күн бұрын

I felt so smart beating it at age 7, before looking up cheats and strategies was a thing. The game is just so beautiful. It paints it’s scene well. The OST is iconic.. still whistling Dark World theme over 20 years.

@garygarside9782

14 күн бұрын

figuring out the medallion was fun

For those that were there when it released: remember when you first heard the sound of the muffled rain on the roof of Link’s house and that piece of music that played over that part of the game. Because of the difference in the sound chip of the Super NES to any home console it was like hearing sound for the first time.

@Eener1000

24 күн бұрын

Dude yes! I played it during autumn after dinner when it was already dark and that opening with the rain sucked me in. Had never heard anything like it ever before, super atmospheric.

@flamingosedai1820

10 күн бұрын

This moment in the game has been forever part of me since I was 3-4 when it came out. Lol I've had reoccurring dreams based on that scene

A couple things that were mind bending for me the first time I played it: 1) Almost all the items have two uses. Usually a combat use and a utility/puzzle-solving use. - Boomerang stuns, picks up far items, activates switches - Bombs boom baddies and destroy secret walls - Mirror returns you to the entrance of a dungeon and warps you between worlds. - Hammer flips armored enemies and is required to unlock new areas of the map. and so on... 2) So may thing can be upgraded (secret waterfall fairy, island fairy, blacksmith)... Those two things alone just gave the game so much depth. It was amazing to repeatedly try older items you've had for a while in new ways... like sprinkling magic powder on one of those stupid bomb throwing cyclopes and having him turn into a chicken or whatever. 3) The whole Dark World mirrors the Light World and warping between the two is often how you solve certain puzzles thing. 4) Not really a feature of the game, but there were so many optional items/upgrades that it was the first game I ever remember wanting to 100% by finding every upgrade, every bottle, every heart container and so on. Yeah, definitely my favorite. If you like Link to the Past, I recommend trying Link Between Worlds. I was hesitant to play at first, but there are some great design choices in that game that make it as unique as it is a tribute to LttP and well worth your time to play.

The younger generation will never know what it was like to finish an adventure rpg (or any game) without the Internet. Going to school and talking to friends and hearing how they did this and you telling them how you found that etc. Truly experiencing a game like this organically can never be re-created. These are the main reasons why i think this game and others like it stick with us so much. Not trying to be cheesy but it was more than a game, it was an experience. An experience for me that took a little more than a year to complete. Hope this makes sense.

@CMDR_Vile

14 күн бұрын

The 90s was the golden age for gaming, unlike now where everything is hyper-sensationalized, over hyped, half-assed, soulless, mass produced garbage tainted by corporate greed and pandering. The 90s was gaming in it's purest form, just you, the player, friends and a television screen with nothing else to get in the way. Great times.

@DarthBEWD

12 күн бұрын

Friends and the aid of a paper product called Nintendo Power!

@chrisyoung6190

8 күн бұрын

Yeah "so I finished it in 2 sittings", took me aback. That game took me weeks. Had to call Nintendo Hotline once or twice

@bluecomet8416

7 күн бұрын

@@DarthBEWDI didn’t have either. I just explored a lot and deviated on several tangents. I once focused a playthrough on a NO DISTRACTION run and then realized I needed to side quest to get the necessary items to do some temples.

@laurence2421

6 күн бұрын

@@chrisyoung6190 omfg. I'm 41. I haven't heard the phrase "Nintendo Hotline" in what feels like a century lmao...I forgot that was totally a thing

One of the more interesting facts about this game is that after the Dark Palace and the Swamp Palace in the Dark World, you can tackle the other dungeons in any order. I recommend hitting the remaining palaces in this order : Thieves' Hideout, Skull Woods, Misery Mire, Ice Palace and then Turtle Rock. Here is why: Beating the Thieves' Hideout gets you access to the third sword upgrade sooner, making the boss of Skull Woods easier to deal with. You then go to Misery Mire so you cam get the Cane that places blocks to make getting to the bottom of the Ice Palace easier.

@adventureoflinkmk2

2 ай бұрын

Uhh.. as a kid I personally tackled the palace of darkness (lvl1), thieves town (lvl4) and the ice palace (lvl5) since all the other dungeons kept kicking my ass lol

@Late_Night_Mega

2 ай бұрын

You can do level 4 before level 2. That's what I like to do.

@veghesther3204

2 ай бұрын

I did the same BUT the RED Cane trick for the Ice Palace is SNES version the GBA version actually redesigned the Ice Palace so that you can't actually use the Red Cane trick at all.

@mattdarrock666

Ай бұрын

The boss of skull woods isn't that hard if you unload your fire rod on it...

@ThrawnTheater

Ай бұрын

Yeah as the other comment said, with the Hammer you can get into the Dark World near Kakiriko and get the Titan's Mitt then the Level 3 sword.

Link to the Past was the most well rounded Zelda game. It introduced gameplay mechanics that no other game had at the time and had a wonderful variety in its soundtrack.

@trajectoryunown

Ай бұрын

That specific incarnation Link had some of the best games in the series. What ALttP innovated, the Link's Awakening expanded upon, and the Oracles games perfected. Oracle of Ages and Oracle of Seasons remain my favorite Zelda games to date. Mad underrated. I really wish they'd bring back some elements from back then.

@sabin97

27 күн бұрын

@@trajectoryunown i want to disagree with you, but i only played zelda 1-5. so far 3 is BY FAR the best of the first 5. i need to get up to date with the rest....

@trajectoryunown

26 күн бұрын

@@sabin97 I personally separate Zelda games into two categories when comparing them to one another. 2D and 3D are just too different to draw an honest comparison. I wholeheartedly recommend the Oracles games. When I say they perfected what ALttP innovated, I mean there are more challenging puzzles, slightly better world design, more character depth, and a plethora of new items and equipment that can change your approach. Don't get the wrong idea here, I love ALttP. It's truly one of the greatest games of all time. Bar none. I've played it so much that I've got nearly the entire game committed to memory except for the dialogue and some parts of dungeons. I could provide a detailed walkthrough to someone over the phone without ever referencing a manual and even modify the instructions to suit various play styles. I am in no way putting down ALttP. The Oracles games are honestly just that good.

@sabin97

26 күн бұрын

@@trajectoryunown zelda 5 was a huge disappointment, and i expect the same from 6

Somehow I read the title as "Why Dogs Love Everyone...A Link To The Past"

@mattdarrock666

Ай бұрын

I guess dogs have good gaming taste...

@octavia458

Ай бұрын

Dogs were pretty indifferent to everyone before A Link To The Past.

@Level_Eleven

Ай бұрын

The lesson: If you want a guard dog, do not get him into ALttP

@ironhell813

Ай бұрын

I did not like a link to the past because I couldn’t afford to buy it and it was always rented out.

@MrNucleosome

Ай бұрын

"Directed by David Lynch"

For me it isn’t just nostalgia, as my first Zelda game was *the* first Zelda game. I grew up at the same time that the series did, and A Link to the Past was the first epic, story-driven Zelda, and it’s so amazing what they were able to achieve with the SNES hardware. The SNES itself was also an incredible platform in terms of how it redefined console gaming and just how much more ambitious the games for it were compared to previous console generations. It was a big turning point for gaming. That said, the original black-and-white Link’s Awakening is my absolute favorite Zelda, but LttP is right up there. The ice dungeon’s controls were awful even back then though.

I was a little too young to figure out how to beat the first Legend of Zelda or it's sequal, The Adventure of Link on the NES. When A Link to the Past came out I was ten years old and could actually progress in the game on my own. I think I spent days trying to figure out some of the dungeons but when I eventually finished the game it was among my proudest gaming moments. Incredible game, absolutely amazing for it's time, 10/10.

@LordBaktor

28 күн бұрын

It took me around a year to beat the game. I was also 10 and didn't speak English at the time, so no hint or dialogue was of any help, had to find everything by trial and error.

@Mantelar

22 күн бұрын

I bought my SNES with paper route money the same year. FFII and Zelda were immediately purchased as they became available Beating Zelda is proof positive our education system sucks. If ten year olds everywhere have the energy, intelligence, and discipline to beat this game…man, we just suck at teaching kids.

@ianmatthewkline8279

21 күн бұрын

i'm just slightly younger by like 2 years maybe and the game like this for me was FF Mystic Quest on NES. I even got to call the Nintendo hotline for help 😂

@garygarside9782

14 күн бұрын

i remember everyone owning the gold zelda nintendo game, and when ever i played it i couldn't get far at all, i liked mario games more, but the first time i played link to the past, and the harp playing and the triforce crashing together i was hooked

Because it's peak 2D zelda

@franciscopaz9999

27 күн бұрын

links awakening

@sabin97

27 күн бұрын

i woldntlimit it to just "2d". it's peak zelda.

@Giggles_iJest

26 күн бұрын

@@sabin97 No. Ocarina.

@sabin97

26 күн бұрын

@@Giggles_iJest nah. zelda 5 was the biggest disappointment in the zelda franchise so far. maybe 6 will be more disappointing?

A reason I would like to say as why "Everyone loves ALTTP" is more or less the replay value. Many people such as I, enjoy 100% the game over and over. Its oddly satisfying!

@settheory2219

Ай бұрын

Yes... that's why it's my favourite. You can just play it again and again. I think there's other Zelda games that were better on the first playthrough, but they didn't have the same staying power.

@scikoolaid

Ай бұрын

I don't think any other game has ever captured the same feeling you get for pulling the Master Sword either. The sheer power fantasy is so well conveyed with the little particle effects, music, tone, the change in forest fog literally blown away. The immediate call for help and the dash for the moment to save the princess through loads of scary strong enemies made complete chumps from the Master Sword and reaching the peak you are given the taste of victory, but the taste goes sour all at the same time, you win the battle, but now get forced into fighting a war. It's not just an epic story, the gameplay setup and journey itself is Epic itself. Such an amazing game.

@seantv1510

Ай бұрын

​@@scikoolaid YES! I have never heard anyone describe that feeling with all the details about the perfection of that moment and how it made us feel.

@scikoolaid

29 күн бұрын

@@seantv1510

@viniciuscomacento

26 күн бұрын

Exactly, I've beat it when I was idk 10 years old and from time to time I still sit and beat it again 100%. It's timeless, you never get bored of it.

Great games have tiny moments of wonder and awe that makes them what they are. Finding the master sword in the middle of that foggy forest is one of such moments, and it moved inside me what the creator of Zelda originally intended: the feeling of adventure. Amazing game!

The game was great because for the time it was revolutionary. U don’t understand, story telling and ambience was unheard of in video games around that time. The world was immersive. From the moment u started the game u heard the dread and urgency in the stormy night link wakes up and emerges eventually in the santurary to a whole world to explore. It was mind blowing and for us who were there to experience it first hand, left a lasting impact for the rest of our lives. U won’t ever feel what we felt when we first played it. Was truly magical but that’s ok, now days we have epic journeys like botw and Totk which I can only imagine what kids feel when they first play those games! Hell I’m 41 and will never forgot those games! Btw, for us who didn’t have the internet, it took us weeks and months to beat it! 10 hrs to beat is crazy but at the time we didn’t have these luxuries. While I admit the new Zelda’s are probably objectively better, lttp is my favorite because of nostalgia! I would kill for them to make a 2D Zelda on the scale of botw

I remember playing this with my cousin back in the 90s. He's no longer among the living so it's nice to go back to that old Zelda game and remember the good times once in awhile.

@joshuaizzo8893

7 күн бұрын

I'm sorry to hear that man. Glad you still have the memories

I was a kid when this game out and I saved my allowance to buy the game when it came out. Loved it every since then.

It's the best in the whole franchise. Consider: First game: Amazing. Second game: ...*Innovative*. This game: The results speak for themselves. All the functions and features not previously implemented in prior Zelda titles made for a titular game that was an experience in and of itself. Nothing as ambitious of It's kind had been done before it; This ain't the post-Phantom Hourglass era. It's the dawn of the Super Nintendo, the rise of the 16-bit age. Someday these games would come to be considered *old*, but will always remain the masterpieces that captivated our hearts throughout our childhoods and history itself.

@TheRealNintendoKid

Ай бұрын

Link to the Past was my favorite until Tears of the Kingdom came along.

I had two friends going to school each morning, telling each other secrets that they had found in the game, while I was left in the dark b/c I didn't even have a SNES. I was so desperate to get the SNES and this Zelda game. I didn't get it until 1993, way after my friends both beat the game. But I played it myself without their insight. It was a great experience.

6:26 - This scenario exemplifies something that I, personally, really love about Zelda Dungeons. I've had my fair share of moments like that. Where I've made an assumption about how to move forward based on my preconceived heuristics for investigating for a solution, but the game will simply not let me move forward (because my heuristics are flawed and incomplete). Scenarios like the one at 6:26 are the moments where our pre-existing heuristics get stress tested, like muscles during exercise, causing them to grow and improve. They are opportunities to level up the rigorousness of our investigation skills. That's why I will never understand why people dislike getting "stuck/lost" in a dungeon. Perhaps some people don't like having their pre-existing heuristics challenged, but I've really come to love it. Getting stuck/lost is an opportunity to improve your perception, logic, and navigational skills. It's like adding a little extra weight to the mental dumbbells your mind is trying to lift. If you're just willing to be patient, persevere, and experiment you will grow. Even if I do end up caving and looking an answer up, It's not something that makes me feel cheated or stupid because my failure to find the solution on my own is valuable information about my own flaws. Such failures are fantastic opportunities to combine that information about my flaws with the information shared by others to improve my own investigation skills.

@EmperorsNewWardrobe

Ай бұрын

Nicely put

@dakotanielsen9073

27 күн бұрын

I agree with this 100%, and is one of the reasons I don’t enjoy BOtW and TOTK as much. It feels like everything is too easy, everything is too accessible. You never get stuck, or tricked by any of the puzzles or shrines. I worked for DAYS to try and figure out how to get into the desert in the dark world the first time. And it was so satisfying to finally figure it out. That’s the whole reason it’s blocked off! To frustrate you and make you explore and try things.

I just remember this game restoring the sense of wonder and adventure that The Adventure of Link lost when changing up the design. It felt like a “true” sequel to the original.

For me, its because its the quintessential Zelda game. When I think of what a true Zelda game is, its this. lots of dungeons, secrets, extras, items, it can be played out of order I mean so many things. its everything the first game was cranked up to 11 with a good story to boot.

@peterc504

Ай бұрын

Yeah it's sad we don't have this kind of Zelda anymore but we get this open world empty trash Zelda games...

@thefalselemon579

Ай бұрын

​@@peterc504 Honestly if they made the open world not empty and incorporated a fire story and actually used a lot of the space for super massive, deep, treacherous, puzzle-laden dungeons, I'd be head over heels for the new Zeldas.

@peterc504

Ай бұрын

@@thefalselemon579 true I agree but I doubt we will see that anytime soon.. that is why I would like a brand new Zelda a link to the past style

@thefalselemon579

Ай бұрын

@@peterc504 It would be pretty dope to have an ALttP-type game set in a BotW-type world.

For me, having grew up playing Zelda 1 and 2 on NES, this game slapped so hard simply by the music. Back in the day, video game music was not taken seriously. There was the Zelda TV show that had a decent rendition of the music, to be fair. But, it was a show, you weren't in control of the action. The stroke of genius is how long the game makes you wait for that ever familiar overworld theme, almost making you think you're not going to get it. You have the night storm, dungeons, and all the dramatic heroic music as you make your way to the castle. Then the secret tunnel to the sanctuary. Then... as you leave the sanctuary, double doors bursting open, you are met with (especially at the time) a vibrant environment, strongly contrasting with all that came before in the game... and there it is... there's that music. It comes in hard and hypes you up for the journey ahead. The other reason it remains a favourite for a lot of people - simplicity. It built on the older games but it kept things simple. It also set a lot of future standards for subsequent titles in the franchise. I love Ocarina of Time, but it just feels so much of a chore at times to play with the 3D aspect of the game. Exploring LTTP's Hyrule back in the early 90s without the internet and no Nintendo Power subscription was an epic journey as a kid. So, I admit the nostalgia is strong. However, I have played nearly every Zelda game and the two I always come back to, to finish, are LTTP and OOT. The rest of the games are great... but are one off play throughs for me. Later games are far more exquisite and fleshed out, but they require so much dedication to get through.

As someone who didn't own a snes. We had a genesis growing up. My first zelda was ocarina then Link's Wakening, then Majoras mask. Around 2002-03 I finally got a snes and a copy of a link to the past and it was fantastic. I mean back then we didn't have the luxury of seeing I credible visuals in games now and making games 50-100 hours wasn't a thing back then either. However I went back and played chrono trigger this year and it is STILL amazing. Sometimes less is more, we don't NEED to have the most cutting edge graphics to enjoy a game. People who read books can attest to this. Glad you stuck through and kept playing!

The opening sequence with the 3D Triforce really sticks with me. The game was huge and open feeling for its time too.

You got the dates wrong…it came out in late 1991 in Japan and in early 1992 here. I remember, I was there.

@sam_bibly

Ай бұрын

i was there, too. i remember you. you were weaselly. you were wormy. i was taller. you went to college. i went to prison. now i'm out. i want to get to know the real you.

When I was younger, I never got to play A Link to the Past. I did somehow get my hands on a strategy guide for it, and I'd spend hours admiring the art and imagining myself in all the locations, especially the forest. That's one of my favorite memories. 😊

LttP and Chrono Trigger were the first games I ever finished entirely on my own which is prolly why they still sit at the top spot in my head. You made a great video keep up the hard work!

It’s my favorite video game of all time. The game is linear enough that you know where to go, but there’s also enough “side quests” (tempered/butter sword, the heart pieces, mini games, etc) to keep you busy between dungeons. It’s simple by design compared to today’s games, but was just complex enough to inspire future Zelda games. Ultimately, it’s the nostalgia factor that does it for me. I remember playing this game after school as a child, while my mother would watch me conquer all the dungeons. She would get upset if I played without her watching 🤣 she couldn’t figure out the controls, so she just lived vicariously through me playing. It reminds me of simpler days of my childhood, and whenever I hear the OST I’m overwhelmed with emotion.

The thing about ALTTP... you can be an absolute gremlin. That's it. You want to be a hyper-competent swords master? Go ahead. Want to unleash the magic bee horde against unsuspecting, innocent bosses? Go for it. The journey has but one direction; I cannot be blamed if I break through some walls along the way.

@folksurvival

Ай бұрын

Your comment doesn't make sense.

@scikoolaid

Ай бұрын

@@folksurvival He means you can play the game in many ways, using items not usually thought of to get to the same destination.

@seantv1510

Ай бұрын

​@@folksurvival Trust me, it made sense. You just didn't get it. That's okay though.. but you probably shouldn't chime in just to say you don't think it makes sense.

@folksurvival

Ай бұрын

@@seantv1510 English is probably not his first language.

i just miss the complexity of the early zelda dungeons and the challenge, takashi tezuka was the man when it comes to zelda dungeons, naturally you had difficulty by the end, it was meant to be harder

@scorpionsapprentice3248

2 ай бұрын

just to compare from a geometric perspective, twilight's hryule castle is very similar to the alttp design but does not have the lock up section and instead makes the courtyard and tower (which is shorter but has more unique platforming despite only 2 challenging obstacles) part of it and this was the end game. there are other puzzles but they are pretty generic. alttp's HC is very simplistic because it is the intro and yet and does not have the fewest dungeon rooms in the game believe it or not. the 3d entries in general have their share of complex dungeons but many of them come off as empty or easy follow the path layouts especially when the central room exists. alttp dungeons, despite their low puzzle variety compared to later entries, deliver on each dungeon having a different structural design. not all are linear or non linear. they all feel diverse from one another and do not always follow the same formula. the only similarity is that several have a final linear branch that leads to the boss but some avert this like thieve's town.

@rafaelmoura2103

2 ай бұрын

@@scorpionsapprentice3248 can you imagine ganons tower in 3d? thats what i was expecting from tears of the kingdom, but thats ok, we are still in the first generation of open world zelda, lets see how its gonna be on a more powerfull system

@scorpionsapprentice3248

2 ай бұрын

@@rafaelmoura2103 a ganon's tower sized dungeon in 3d zelda would be a dream come true. botw did deliver with the size of hyrule castle but you can easily cheese it. tbh for the future of open world zelda i want to see the content scaled down where it focuses on quality over quantity and more classic dungeons that could still work in that structure. there needs to be more risks taken however if the series is going to evolve.

@peterc504

Ай бұрын

​@@scorpionsapprentice3248agreed both botw and tok were boring for me..I miss the old formula Zelda games like alttp. I kind of hope Nintendo brings us a brand new top down Zelda like alttp on the new switch..I feel like the old style Zelda games are still amazing and I enjoy them more than these new open boring world Zeldas.. Nintendo could do like they did with metroid and have 1st person and side stroller. But in Zelda case an open world like tok and one like alttp

@scorpionsapprentice3248

Ай бұрын

that being said though i want more top down entries. i don't like 3d as much because they are generally clunkier and too mechanically complex in terms of physics and performance. 3d can accomplish more but it has more complications as well.

Main reason (IMO): Music Music is one of the things that truly sticks with you long after finishing a game

What makes this game so great is how back then, it was unknowingly paving the way to the essence of what a Zelda game should be. Everything was laid down to perfection. Every theme song captured the essence of whatever place you were. Many items became a series iconic. The intro story was captivating just as the first few minutes of the game where you (as a player) and Link quickly went on a quest to save the princess with no idea of what to expect as you explore Hyrule Castle. I am glad I got to experience this game at its own time. This will be always my #1 pick for best Zelda games.

It's my fave zelda game of all time (BotW got pretty close though) Renting LttP when I was a kid, taking it home and playing it that first time, with the opening being in the rain with that music pretty much sealed the deal for me. The graphics are almost perfect and time less. The way LttP improved so much from the original game, like having an actual story, you had a fully fleshed out town with chilled out music. Most of you might not know this, but there is/was a game called Graal that was basically a LttP clone that you could play online. You could actually use the map editor to make your own house and submit it. So at one time I had my own house in an online video game. I eventually ended up on the LAT team (Level Administration Team I think it was). Good times. I say that to say that my earning for a true online 2D zelda game hasn't wavered. I wish they would still do something like that in the style of LttP.

@seantv1510

Ай бұрын

Taking me way back lol. I definitely played Graal back in the day. I really got into Zelda Classic.. which was a clone of Zelda but it also had a free, somewhat user friendly map editing software and I used to mess around creating maps in the editor and making a story but quickly lost interest because I was blown away by the creativity and dedication of the modding community. I thought it was the coolest thing that there were forums of people that all came together and shared/rated the different user submissions where anyone could submit, there were thousands of different games within the Zelda world to play and never did get to play so many of them although I ran through many of the highest rated fan made ALTTP style games and some of them deserved to have been packaged up and sold they were THAT good.

"It never really had a fair shot of becoming my favorite after having played it as late as I have" As someone born in '92 I think that's fair and appreciate you playing it until the end in the first place. I won't type a paragraph, but games have changed in a lot of ways over the decades and it has become harder imo to play older games for enjoyment after becoming accustomed to the quick-hits of dopamine we get from more contemporary games.

Why it's still the best Zelda: 1. Best overall dungeon layouts: several dungeons, not too long or short with balanced boss fights. 2. Most balanced Zelda game overall. 3. Best soundtrack for a Zelda game to this day. 4. Best pacing of a Zelda game to this day with just enough side content/things to do. 5. Best map design. It's not too big and it's very understandable, memorable on where to go in replays. No wasted space. No excess space. Everything feels just right in distance.

First game of the iconic formula, and that was before DragonForce released a song about it.

When the game crashed you said, "it looked like this," an ad happened. That would be really weird if a real ad occured in game.

I grew up with this game. My brother and I played it to death, and I have so many memories of figuring this game out together before you could look up the solutions online. Exploration and experimentation was the only way forward. I do think it's a near perfect game. Its scope is a heck of a lot smaller than say, Breath of the Wild, but for what it set out to do, in the time that it came out, there was nothing like it. It felt like it was years ahead of its time, and it has aged incredibly well. I remember having my socks blown off by Ocarina of Time and Majora's mask too, but somehow, Link to the Past is the one I come back to.

My big problem with a lot of the later Zelda's (At least up until the WiiU haven't played beyond that, though I heard BotW doesn't have this issue due to a completely different approach) is they are very constrictive, they want you to finish certain tutorial tasks and go certain places in a certain order. My first Zelda was TLoZ, the first, where it just drops you off and doesn't elaborate and gives you free reign. Sure there are some barriers, liking needing the bow from level 1 to kill Gohma in level 6, or the raft in level 3 to reach level 4, but that only happens a few times and doesn't feel forced (You can do level 8 as your first dungeon if you are inclined). While AlttP is not nearly as open ended as the original, it still has a fair degree of it, and also adds on a lot of things that were good. For example after finishing Hyrule Castle, the game doesn't force you to go anywhere, you can run straight to the Eastern Palace, or go treasure hunting, or go to the village. Eventually yes, you need to beat the Eastern Palace to progress, but there isn't this big "GO HERE AND DO X, AND IF YOU DON'T YOU CAN'T PROGRESS!" vibe like later games. The game recommends you visit the village, but you don't have to. The Dark World's middle 5 dungeons (You still kind of have to do the 1st and 7th in their order) also function similar to the original game, where their order isn't set in stone (Even if you have to say, do 3 before 5 because of the fire rod, not unlike 1 before 6 because of the bow in the original game), you could do 4 > 6 > 3 > 2 > 5 if you desired. I guess it's just a personal preference as I have found a whole new appreciation for ones like WW and OOT after trying the randomizers which are a lot more open ended than their main game.

The fact that every single zelda game is the favorite game of someone in the Zelda fanbase shows how good the franchise is as a whole. I played Zelda 1 first with my dad on an emulator in 2006/2007 (I'm from 99), then ALTTP, Phantom Hourglass, Twilight Princess, Spirit Tracks, Skyward Sword, OOT 3D, ALBW, MM 3D, Wind Waker HD, BOTW, Link's Awakening Remaster, and TOTK. My favorite (and personal best game ever) is BOTW, but I can easily see why someone prefers one or the other. They all bring something different, being in atmosphere, gameplay, exploration, story and narration, visual style, dungeon design, etc... The only games of the main series I have not played or completed are Zelda 2 (not completed), Minish Cap (not completed) and the Oracle games (not played).

I played this one on the GBA back in 2003 and i didnt know it was an "old" game until a couple of years later and i thought it was awersome even though my firsts were on the n64

Because it's the most 90s thing you could think of. You start the game sneaking into a heavily guarded castle by evil on a stormy night to rescue the Princess. Then, you adventure through Hyrule to get a mystical sword and defeat an evil wizard.

I remember sitting in school waiting till time to go home so i could start playing again, i would draw maps between assignments and on the bus ride. Great memories of this game and i still playthrough from time to time and get that old feeling back

Another great thing about this game is there is an online randomizer for it that shuffles all the items around so every time you play it, it’s fresh, you have to take some pretty crazy routes through the game, sometimes your first dungeon you beat will be in the dark world

Yes, this game is a favorite of mine and it was my first Zelda Game, but so far my number 1 Zelda game is and will forever will be Twilight Princess. When I was younger I struggled in The Link to the Past. I just couldn't get past the first dungeon. I eventually gave up and years later (Last Month) I finally decided to end this. I had the Super Nintendo Mini that had the game, and so I played it and beat it. It was truly a masterpiece. I felt so accomplished when I beaten it. My favorite part about the game is the various items and upgrades I can get my hands on.

Yep. This was my main game for years when i was growing up for sure. Got it when i was 8 and i remember having to ask my Dad for help at first because this was a game for people more grown up then me. Then i grew into it, in the times before i had my own money to buy games. Learned all the secrets and tricks of this masterpiece and used to play it from start to finish every weekend for stretches of time. I still play it every few years, and it is just as fun as when i was 8.

This game represents my entire childhood. I even dreamt I woke up in a rainy night and had to find a shield and sword to rescue a princes

Good for you man, for being willing to give this classic a second chance As an older gamer, it isn’t just nostalgia speaking, but those 16b games aged a lot better than the n64-ps1 era games have

The feeling of exploration. The world felt like my own growing up. We had a forest, old churches, a river, a graveyard, caves. I had my bug-catching net and the tunes in my head and I seriously lived that game for about a year.

Great video! One of my faves of all time. You did a great job giving it a fair modern look! Thank you for bringing us all through memory lane and appreciating this beloved game together

One of my favorite memories from my childhood comes from the first time I played this game. What really made it special is it was a rainy gloomy day where I lived so I felt so immersed at the beginning. I was 11 years old.

@CMDR_Vile

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I still recall the first time i acquired this game, through my aunt's boyfriend's friend who lived in a trailer out in outskirts of the city. It was sunset and looked very much like the scene where you're thrown into the Dark World for the first time, atop of that pyramid palace. His friend just asked if i played video games and gave me his cartridge. I kept it ever since 1992, and that game had a profound affect on me as a 6 year old kid just expanding my imagination.

After I beat this game as a kid, I kept exploring the world for another few months until I collected all the items and hearts. I will always remember where the damn invisibility cape is hidden, because it was the last thing I found

The intro and the lore is so rich before you even start. Details are revealed as you play, but you are diving into a world already in turmoil. It's probably my favourite Zelda game ever #2 BOTW #3 OOT

The Turtle Rock dark room, you actually can avoid the fire bars. Use the hookshot before they hit you, you're invulnerable as long as it's extended.

It's so weird how different the experience is with games now with instant connection and the internet. ALTTP was the first Zelda game I beat. I played the orginal at my cousins whenever I could get the chance but my point is that it is a strange feeling hearing everyone so nonchalantly talking about how this game takes about 8-10 hours to beat when the majority of the people who played this game growing up played it for hours and hours and for months and you would go over everthing and get stuck and you'd take a break of maybe get a hint from someone at school or the gaming magazines that had tips or something. I dont know how many hours I played that game until I beat it, and I know time can be deceptive, but I know for a fact the average player put 100's of hours into that adventure. It wasn't like watching a movie or binging through 1 season of a show type adventure. It was a grow with you over multiple school years and life events type adventure that left a major impact.

LTTP was my first Zelda I actually played through properly, instead of just having a go at a friends house. It'll always be my favourite as it's not just my first Zelda but my first open world game and first RPG. The nostalgia is Strong!!

I have beaten A Link to the Past more times than any other adventure game. It is just so well done from start to finish. Puzzles that make you think a bit, but aren't too tricky, and plenty of secrets to find. It's also a beautiful world that was big enough for exploration, but not so big you could get lost. Close to a perfect game.

I think people are just remembering the nostalgia of the times…back then, it was the most WILD Zelda game to come out. A classic title of the era.

Remember my mom and her friend on the phone in the mid 90s playing this and sharing how to progress through the dungeons with each other

It is legit perfection. Just long enough that it doesn't become a bore, oodles of secrets, great story, amazing soundtrack, and just enough difficulty that anyone can play it. Love Botw and totk, but I don't have thousands of hours anymore to dedicate to a single game.

When I played this on release day I couldn’t believe my eyes. The graphics was unbelievable. What amazed me the most was the intro with the thunder storm in the middle of the night. It really was an effective intro to pull me in. I played it religiously every day. And let me tell you, school had never felt as boring and slow as it did at that time. I just wanted to get home and play lol

One of the games of my childhood. Still love it to this day. The reason it caught on so much was multi reason. Starting with the indepthness of this game. It is a long (for that time, very long) game with tons to do. Some obvious, some not so much, some hidden with secrets to discover. It was also one of the best looking game, graphic wise of its time along with a great feel and handling of it. So much to learn, so much to do. Could keep you busy for months. Since there was no mass internet , social media, online guides and such... you were mostly left to figure it out yourself or from a friend. So you had to work for it. - It also had a open world concept. Not something we saw often, or at all, in gaming back then. Most ppl were used to something like Mario for Nes. One board/level after another. Straight through to the end. No question of where to go or what to do. Zelda was wide open. You do a lot of what ever you wanted. Yes, there were built in machinics to guide you through the game, and prevent you form go TO far ahead... but you had a lot of freedom to explore and do as you wish. And the world was huge to explore. Then add in all the caves and tunnels, and dungeons.. it was massive for its time. It also had areas designed physically, and with music, to give certain areas/times a much more tense, foreboding sense; sense of dread. - Then the dungeons wernt straight forward. You had to work at it and plan ahead and think it through. And it got tougher with each dungeon. The game rly had it all for its time. As such, it got a lot of love from the gamers of its time.

@DominionofGod

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Also, it had a little addition at the end of the game, after the credits rolled when you beat it, where it gave you a number. That number was the total amount of times you died. In this case, that includes your actual dieing AND the 'save and quit' option combined. - It took true knowledge, and patience, to be able to get that number to be ZERO.

For us old timers, the original NES Zelda was out favorite. When it became 16 bit on the SNES, it was like our lives changed forever. The number of hours friends and I spent exploring every inch of Hyrule brings back memories.

The music and the top down view and the way it plunged you right into the action is what got me.

It feels mysterious and exciting. The game has great storyline and lore without being overthought - and still leaves some points to the imagination. It doesn’t over-explain anything.

As far as game design, playability, fantastic controls, satisfying action, fantastic difficulty balance, cool yet simple story and plot that keeps momentum, etc, it's nearly a perfect video game. One of the all time greats.

Great video, all the best with your channel. Hope to see more 🙏

Because it's arguably the best! To quote Egoraptor, "It was the definitive Zelda, right?"

It’s also worth mentioning how in awe we were with this game coming from the NES LoZ

man, good times, I played that as a kid and those two worlds was crazy for me, everytime I played it, I got it to this Zelda world, I loved it! nice video bro

I wish i could get into this game but i couldn't either, one day i hope to go through it, My story is similar to yours OoT was my first and MM being my favorite

I like this video. A lot of videos that do a retrospective/review more or less turn it into a guide. "So you end up going here and do this thing in the game." I like just hearing about other peoples personal experiences and how it made them feel.

This was definitely the first Zelda game I played religiously. (I played the original Zelda but not to the extent of A Link to The Past.) However, for me, and the nostalgia factor too, the best Zelda game was Ocarina of Time! Still listen to the OST from it every now and then!

The Legend of Zelda : A Link to the Past, was mind-blowing and revolutionary when it came out. I started off playing the NES in 1988 and played Atari 2600 as well, so seeing the SNES and this game, along with Super Mario World for the first time was a huge deal back then.

My favorite Zelda game. Just a perfect blend of everything for me.

This is the one Zelda game where Link can really become OP (outside of the fierce diety). There is something satisfying getting the screen full of enemies hitting the Ether medallion the smashing frozen enemies with the magic hammer to refill your magic meter

I didn't play A Link to the Past until after Ocarina of Time came out. At 12 or 13 years old A Link to the Past was the first Zelda game I beat because I couldn't yet grasp the controls and mechanics of Ocarina of Time, or the then alien N64 controller after coming off the SNES and Genesis. It was then that I quickly realized this game, for it's time, was the biggest console adventure that could be experienced on a 16 bit console. The only Adventures on this scale at the time of its release were DOS games that required a text parser to solve puzzles and progress the game. But those games didn't come close in comparison to the seamless open world, smooth combat, puzzle mechanics, story, or smooth animations of A Link to the Past. And the fact it was running on the well loved Super Nintendo console made it even that much more of a treat. However, there were also the Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest games at the time, but this game had a bigger focus on exploration (that gave me the same feeling of exploration of Ocarina of Time, but scaled down) and that sense of wonder and progression couldn't be found anywhere else on the SNES.

Boomer here. I grew up in the 80’s with Atari and NES. SNES was so advanced by comparison when it came out, Zelda 3 was our Breath of the Wild moment. And while we didnt have HD or OLED screens, if you got a great quality 14” tv (shrinking the picture), it was as good as gold.

@TheRealNintendoKid

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Millennial*

@Lastjustice

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Gen X or Millennial. Boomers are old enough to be your parents as they were born in the 1950s early 60s.

It was the epitome of an incredible game. It had puzzles, storyline, action, depth, end-game content and so much more. I wish they would branch out and create content around individual games, starting with Oracle of Ages and Seasons!

For me it’s the nostalgia, this was the first Zelda game I played. I think it’s a masterpiece

My college roommate and I played through this, but right when we were on the final dungeon, the save corrupted. It's been like 8 years and I haven't picked it up since.

This game is where my childhood and love for Zelda began. I was 4 years old and have been in love with the franchise ever since. I’ve beaten the majority of them at this point and it all started here. It’s always been hard to pick my favorite between this game and ocarina of time tho. I’m thoroughly in love with both for different reasons

Aww you were struggling…welcome to our world of the 90s SNES gaming I salute you

Link to the Past is one of my favorite games of all time. Really nice review, that ice does suck and so does that dude who knocks you down.

It's so fun to watch someone that had a close experience to mine with this franchise! Good video congrats

nostalgia as a kid, im not even old enough to have been alive when this game released but played it as a kid since the SNES was the only console we had before getting a gamecube so i loved playing this it was like the new console to me, the music too, first entering the dark world was scary

I was probably four or five when I got my Super Nintendo let me tell you it took me months just to figure out the hidden path to the castle. So every time I played it it was literally just me walking around in the rain not finding anything turning it off to play something else and then one day. 1 magical day while picking up all the bushes a path opened up and it was magical. Since then it's been my favorite game and series

Remarkably an interesting/fresh take from someone who's a bit younger than myself. Appreciate the great video and happy to hear you enjoyed LttP!

It's not necessarily about which game is technically the best or most well designed. It's that this set a standard for what a top-down 2D Zelda game should be and introduced so many things that are now standard, like the Master Sword and Kakariko village, and the other things you mentioned. I was a teenager when I played this at my best friend's house and I remember recording the music on my little tape recorder so I could listen to it at home. My younger brother and I eventually got our own copy and enjoyed playing it together.

This one definitely is my favorite Zelda game! I'm an 80s kid, and I remember Zelda when it wasn't a series yet. Ira been my favorite game series since the start, and I have wonderful memories of the first two, this, Oracles, Ocarina and Majora, Wind Waker, Twilight Princess, and more! There are a few I don't like; Skyward Sword is, hands down, one of my least favorite games of all time, and many of the weird side games, like Phantom Hourglass, Spirit Tracks, Four Swords, Tri-Force Heroes, and others did nothing for me, but LttP has Ling been my favorite one, and it's only gotten more so over the years. When I play others I miss Ganon, and I mean as the boss. I grew up with Saturday morning cartoons, and while I can certainly appreciate a good, deep, relatable villain, I grew tired of humanized Gdorf. I wanted the monster; the pitchfork-wielding pig sorcerer whose likeness inspired the Moblins, and as more than just some dumb phase in a boss fight against the man, the king, the Lord of Evil. Maybe it was also just the timing? I was the right age, with the right friends, to fall for this! LTTP and Super Metroid are still rtwo of my favorite games, and that with something like 30 years, multiple subsequent installments, and the improvements of even just the Nintendo consoles, to try and topple them, but it still holds. I also very much like LBW, as it is much the same, but different enough to feel like its own game. Link to the Past and Twilight Princess will probably always be my favorites!😊

The coloring and design is so typically Zelda yet stands out from all other Zelda games.

Whats the name of the song playing in the end?

I remember back in 1993, Nintendo Power hyping A Link to the Past as a game that was the greatest ever. I believed them but I didn't have a SNES yet so I instead got Links Awakening for Game Boy and that was also so awesome! I never got to play A Link to the Past even when I eventually got a SNES in 1994, so I prefer Links Awakening only because that's what I played instead.

One thing I will say about the late game, it's definitely a pain in the ass on a first playthrough. However the game does give you a ton of tools to deal with it, like the magic cape to avoid the fire while you're on the moving platforms, and the medallions to deal with enemy hordes. I underutilized those items at first but on subsequent playthroughs I started learning when the best times to use them are, and it makes the late game a ton more enjoyable because I really feel like I'm utilizing all of Links arsenal. That being said, you'll definitely need to be prepared with the upgraded magic meter and a few bottles of green potion lol. Great video though I enjoyed hearing your thoughts on the game!

Perhaps you had to be there. I remember when Nintendo brought the SNES around to malls across the country. I was going to hold out and wait on the SNES because how could it really be that much better than the NES. Then I saw A Link to the Past. Stereo Sound! Parallax! The palette! The music! Blew me away. If I had to judge all Zelda games as if I knew nothing about any and experienced them all at the same time, perhaps I'd have a different opinion, but for me, this is my favorite. Really enjoyed Link Between Worlds as a retro romp through Link to the Past but with enough changed that made it interesting all over again.

I'm in my early 40s, and a Link between worlds was my first Zelda game. So I really enjoyed a Link to the past.

ALTTP is the first video game I ever played. I was only two or three years old and I couldn't even read yet, but I knew where to go from watching my older brother play. I'm not exaggerating when I say even just the intro with the Triforce assembling makes me tear up.

Well overall it was just such a good and solid title. It took everything from the OG game and improved on it.