The Golden Standard of 2D Zelda - The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES) Review

It's hard to call a piece of media truly timeless. Age is the great equalizer, and with time all things will eventually fade. But for A Link to the Past, its sheer quality as both a Zelda game and action adventure title allows it to remain a premiere example of the genre 35 years after its release. Join me today as I look back at the first Zelda title to establish the series as the cream of the crop, and one of the greatest franchises of all time. Timestamps: 0:00 Preamble 1:36 Retrospective Title Card 2:10 Development of the Game 4:52 Narrative of the Game 12:20 Starting the Game 16:16 The Best Tutorial in the Series 20:28 The first dungeon, The Eastern Palace 25:23 The Mysterious Desert Palace 27:31 Death Mountain and the Dark World 29:18 The Tower of Hera 31:30 The Master Sword and Storming Hyrule Castle 34:31 A Fantastic Introduction 36:49 The biggest weakness of the game 42:56 A teaser of things to come 44:55 The Palace of Darkness, and the Beginning of the Rest of the Game 48:53 Exploration Explodes 54:49 My Least Favorite Dungeon in the Game 58:56 Side Content (and how I suck at it) 1:01:25 The Dungeon Everyone Hates 1:06:00 Medal as Hell 1:07:45 Misery Misery Mire, that's what you've chosen 1:12:43 The Final Dungeon and Cleanup 1:16:33 Endgame 1:23:11 Conclusion Credits: Written, Edited, and Voiced By: Seth Anderson Thank you to my friends ‪@StupidStudiosN‬ ‪@GenmaTheSamurai‬ and more who were kind enough to proofread, offer their thoughts and ideas, and be supportive through every step of the video making process. Fan Artwork (in order of appearance) Zelda Retrospective Title Card by @Aegis_Asu Music Used (In order of appearance) A Link to the Past: Kakariko Village A Link to the Past: Hyrule Field Orchestral Arrangement by ‪@TheNobleDemon‬ aka Evan Lark A Link to the Past: File Select/Fairy Fountain Theme A Link to the Past: Lost Woods Theme A Link to the Past: Sanctuary Theme A Link to the Past: Time of the Falling Rain A Link to the Past: Priest A Link to the Past: Ending Theme