Zelda: A link to the past

richie_os

anyone remember that game? enhanced my childhood so much

herobear

i just picked up the GBA cart of this so i can play it on my ds recently, great game

kryogen

one of my all time favorite games! spent so many hours playing it over and over!

some would say it was a wasted time, i enjoyed every minute of it though!

richie_os

never a minute wasted playing that game

o1s1n

Masterpiece of a game. Really has a magic quality about it. Whenever I play it, it instantly transports me back to my childhood.

richie_os

o1s1n wrote: »

Masterpiece of a game. Really has a magic quality about it. Whenever I play it, it instantly transports me back to my childhood.

ive never heard a more accurate description of this game.

o1s1n

richie_os wrote: »

ive never heard a more accurate description of this game.

Did you have a problem finding the secret passage into the castle at the start of the game?

I remember when we first played it we hadn't a clue where to go for ages.

My cousin was actually giving out because my grandparents had bought his this 'crap game' and wanted something more like the copy of Castle of Illusion that they'd bought me.

Ah, the stupidity of youth.

richie_os

i remember the first time i played it actually, me and my sister used to take turns and she figured out the secret passage good memories

o1s1n

I think I may dig out my snes and give it another go. I've played through it a few times in the last few years on emulators, but it's just not the same.

Actually, I remember changing the battery in the cartridge a couple of years ago. So it should be alright for another 8 years or so.

Excellent!

richie_os

haha ive never had to change the battery in a cartridge, but then again my snes broke a few years ago, so i bought a gba just so i could play a link to the past, i agree its not the same though

Mr E

I had it on the snes and I'd say I played through it about 5 times on its original format. I remember the first time I played it over one great Christmas. Back in those days (*waves walking stick*) there was no internet, so you had to figure it all out the old fashioned way!

It translates really well to the portable format too... the GBA version is excellent, and I've finished it a couple of times on that too.

Favourite game of all time.

animaX

For those of you who love Link to the Past i suggest you google Zelda: Parallel Worlds. Its a full scale fan made mod made from the bones of LTTP. Absolutely amazing, and really difficult.

valleyoftheunos

My mate had thuis when we were kids and while he loved it I could never get into it, Got it for VC there recently and still haven't had a chance to get at it, My new TV arrives in two weeks and LttP is the first thing thats getting booted up.

Mr E

Wow.... playing that game for the first time. I envy you!

star-pants

woooooo I love Zelda, break it out on the SNES every so often for nostalgia.... bless little 2D link!

valleyoftheunos

Mr E wrote: »

Wow.... playing that game for the first time. I envy you!

I'm really lookign forward to it, like I said, tv arriving in two weeks....

padimus

Best thing Nintendo ever did was releasing that game.

Nothing released since on any console holds a candle to it (though Ocarina of Time comes close)

darkskol

Excellent game, had some brilliant music too.

amjon

Is this game really better than the ocarina of time?I bought a SNES about 7 years ago with this and street fighter 2 but never really got into it.

Retr0gamer

Well I think it's a far better game than Ocarina of Time but that is subjective. What I can say for sure is that Link to the Past is one of the greatest games ever made and should be played by anyone with even a passing in interest in videogames. It really is fantastic.

Batesy

Can it be downloaded for the Wii??

valleyoftheunos

Batesy wrote: »

Can it be downloaded for the Wii??

it can, you'll need a classic or GameCube controller to play it though.

~Marky~

I have started playing it again now because of this thread I have not played it in years and years and had forgotten how good it is.

JonThom

Ocarina of Time was an excellent game. I really liked the Phantom Hourglass, great fun. Am on a roll of buying old GBA games for my DS at the moment, so should pick up a copy of this going by what everyone's said on this thread!

Brianb8802

animaX wrote: »

For those of you who love Link to the Past i suggest you google Zelda: Parallel Worlds. Its a full scale fan made mod made from the bones of LTTP. Absolutely amazing, and really difficult.

Just put this onto my DS last nite, great game, must have taken them ages to make

slave1

bought it and stayed up for two days straight to clear it, can still remember finding the sword on the beach

richie_os

slave1 wrote: »

bought it and stayed up for two days straight to clear it, can still remember finding the sword on the beach

sword on the beach? what game are you talking about there?

also can anyone tell me how id go about getting parallel worlds working on my zsnes?

Retr0gamer

Some one mixed it up with Links Awakening on the Gameboy with link to the past.

rainbow kirby

Bloody amazing game. Wish I could find my GBA copy of it!

animaX

richie_os wrote: »

also can anyone tell me how id go about getting parallel worlds working on my zsnes?

I'll pm you

Icarian

I only played LttP on GBA a few years ago, I honestly didnt get what all the fuss as about... are you guys sure that nostalgia isnt clouding your judgement?

minish cap was far superior for my money

animaX

Icarian wrote: »

minish cap was far superior for my money

Blasphemy. I call for a ban!

Oaf7724

Downloaded and beat it for the Virtual Console last year. Couldn't keep my hands off that classic controller. Best Zelda ever.

valleyoftheunos

TV arrives this Monday evening, Zelda commences Monday night.

Mr E

valleyoftheunos wrote: »

TV arrives this Monday evening, Zelda commences Monday night.

If there was a jealousy smiley, I'd use it here -->

rainbow kirby

valleyoftheunos wrote: »

TV arrives this Monday evening, Zelda commences Monday night.

Don't make me take out my Zelda Collector's Edition and start playing Ocarina again. Because I'm tempted.

Antamojo

What a game

valleyoftheunos

TV delayed till ext week it looks like, Grrr.

elekid

valleyoftheunos wrote: »

TV delayed till ext week it looks like, Grrr.

Ouch!

I was so excited when I went to buy this game as a child that I ran from the car to the shopping centre and ended up falling over a bin on the way. I got stuck for ages in the castle garden too trying to work out where to go, it seems everyone who plays it gets stuck there

The "Dark World" remix song in Smash Bros makes me want to replay it so badly.

Retr0gamer

The music in the zelda games really is amazing. There are many recycled themes but most of them are new and exclusive to a certain game in the series. They all just compliment each other so well that I thought for a long time that they just kept updating the music for each new game were really Kenji Kondo had composed 90% new stuff for each release. Each game just has a handful of absolute classics that get used over and over like Kokiri forest and the original zelda theme. Link to the past definitely had the best soundtrack and most of it's themes have been re-used in subsequent games and become series staples.

Irish Halo

rainbow kirby wrote: »

Don't make me take out my Zelda Collector's Edition and start playing Ocarina again. Because I'm tempted.

Just finished that on the Wii actually, moved onto Majora's Mask, not as much fun so far though as I'm not a big fan of the constantly under a time limit gameplay.

Retr0gamer

It takes a while to get into but once you get it, it gets really good. It's probably the most unique zelda game ever made and you'll play nothing else like it. Story is also very good, quite dark.

Voodu Child

elekid wrote: »

Ouch!

I was so excited when I went to buy this game as a child that I ran from the car to the shopping centre and ended up falling over a bin on the way. I got stuck for ages in the castle garden too trying to work out where to go, it seems everyone who plays it gets stuck there

LOL.

I still remember buying this.. I wanted it so bad after seeing a big review in SuperPlay. Games those days cost around £40-45, and there was no way I could afford it.

I was being dragged around Dunnes in the Square one day, and they had this tiny little games section at one of the tills. What did I see hiding in the glass cabinet on sale for £20(:eek:)...I nearly shat myself, couldnt believe my luck :pac:

Antamojo

Retr0gamer wrote: »

The music in the zelda games really is amazing. There are many recycled themes but most of them are new and exclusive to a certain game in the series. They all just compliment each other so well that I thought for a long time that they just kept updating the music for each new game were really Kenji Kondo had composed 90% new stuff for each release. Each game just has a handful of absolute classics that get used over and over like Kokiri forest and the original zelda theme. Link to the past definitely had the best soundtrack and most of it's themes have been re-used in subsequent games and become series staples.

Oh yeah!
Absolute classic gaming music.

valleyoftheunos

TV delayed yet again, have decided that enough is enough and have procured the use of a tiny 14 inch colour portable and will hook up the Wii later this evening.

Zelda here I come.