The new Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) allowed Link to make another appearance in The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past!

This returned after 4 years since the side-scroller, Zelda 2: Link. The new game took on an overview perspective which gave the game a nice polish! This was the first Zelda game where you could collect heart pieces, having 4 to make a full extra heart!

In this game, you will see Link travel back and forth between the Light and Dark World in order to save the Princess Zelda. Link had new found abilities such as moving diagonally and attacking multiple enimies in multiple directions.
New items in this game were included: Sling Shot for grappling, Pegasus Boots for dashing and the Master Sword.

The next game that was developed in the series was The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening! This game allowed developer’s to move the series to a hand held device for the first time. It was also the first in the series to have a story line that didn’t include Princess Zelda, Hyrule and the Triforce! Of course, Link picked up one of Mario’s skills: Jumping!
A Link to the Past held the number one spot on Nintendo Power for 5 consecutive years! To this date, there is not a role playing game that can be compared to ANY games in the Zelda Series. Today we have in our hands the latest edition: Twilight Princess
Thank you Shigeru!

Click here to watch the retrospective on The Legend of Zelda (retrospective Part 2)