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The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past

The gold standard of 2D Zelda. Light world, dark world, a master sword, and a kingdom in peril.

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Why It Matters

It refined the top-down formula to near perfection and introduced items and dungeon design still reused today.

What to Expect

Two mirrored overworlds, twelve dungeons, the hookshot and Pegasus boots, and puzzles that span both worlds.

Controls

Full keyboard map for the SNES core — remappable from the in-emulator menu.

  • Arrow KeysMove / D-Pad
  • ZA button
  • XB button
  • AX button
  • SY button
  • QL shoulder
  • ER shoulder
  • EnterStart
  • VSelect
  • 1Quick save
  • 2Quick load
  • 3Change save slot