The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past for Nintendo 3DS

About The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past for Nintendo 3DS

The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past begins on a rainy night, when Link hears Princess Zelda calling for help from the dungeon of Hyrule Castle. A wizard named Agahnim is seizing power, and rescuing Zelda is only the start. Link soon steps into the Dark World, a twisted mirror of Hyrule where his shape changes and the land itself hides dungeons, secrets and the scattered crystals he must gather to challenge Ganon.

This is the adventure that shaped the series formula. You earn heart containers, hunt for powerful tools like the Pegasus Boots and Magic Mirror, and solve dungeons that still feel smart today. The Magic Mirror flips you between the light and dark versions of the same land, and clever use of both worlds opens paths neither one shows alone. Every new item changes how you explore, which keeps the map feeling fresh for the whole journey. It is a masterclass in how much adventure can fit into a compact world.

Genre	Adventure
Publisher	Nintendo
Platform	Nintendo 3DS
Release	1991
Available on	Physical copies for Nintendo 3DS

If you want to play The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past today, plan on a cartridge. The Nintendo eShop for Nintendo 3DS closed in March 2023, and with it went new digital purchases for every title on the system. Physical copies from retailers and trusted shops are the way forward now. Did you buy it digitally before the closure? Good news, owners can still access their purchased games on their system today.

Play it once and you will understand why players still talk about the Dark World.

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What's inside

• The original journey into the Dark World
• Thirteen dungeons across two mirrored lands
• Classic tools like the Magic Mirror and hookshot
• A rescue story that grows into a fight with Ganon
• The blueprint for decades of Zelda adventures

Best for

Best for players who want to experience the Zelda adventure that set the pattern for so many games that followed it.