super famicom game reviews: LEGEND OF ZELDA KAMIGAMI NO TRIFORCE SUPER FAMICOM

The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, known in Japan as Zelda no Densetsu: Kamigami no Triforce (ゼルダの伝説神々のトライフォース Zeruda no Densetsu Kamigami no Toraifōsu^?, lit. "The Legend of Zelda: Triforce of the Gods"), is an action-adventure video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System video game console, and is the third installment in The Legend of Zelda series. It was first released in Japan in 1991, and was later released in North America and Europe in 1992. Shigeru Miyamoto and his team were solely responsible for this game's development.

DIFFERENCES IN THE GAME:

The English language localization included changes to the original Japanese game. The most common change was the removal of religious references to conform with Nintendo of America's content guidelines. The most obvious change was made to the subtitle of the game, which was changed from Triforce of the Gods to A Link to the Past. The font used to represent an unreadable language, Hylian, originally had designs of a vulture and an ankh. These designs were based on Egyptian hieroglyphs which carry religious meanings, and they were altered in the English version. The localization also made changes to plot details included in the instruction manual. The priest Agahnim became a wizard, and his background, which originally implied that he was sent by the gods, was altered to remove any celestial origin.^[16]

Reception

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Publication	Score
Electronic Gaming Monthly	35/40
Famitsu	39/40
GamePro	5/5
Nintendo Power	10/10
Compilations of multiple reviews
Compiler	Score
Metacritic	95%^[20]
Game Rankings	94%^[21]
Awards
Electronic Gaming Monthly: Gold Award
Nintendo Power: Game of the Year

A Link to the Past is one of the best-selling SNES games, with 4.61 million units sold worldwide,^[4] and has had an exceptionally long stay on Nintendo Power's top games list: when the SNES list was finally retired, A Link to the Past had more than five consecutive years in the number one spot. It was re-released as a Player's Choice title in North America, indicating that it has sold a minimum of one million copies there.^[22]