Game entry

The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past

1991 · Action-adventure, Puzzle · Super Nintendo, Wii, Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, Satellaview · St. GIGA

The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past carries 1,837 ELO points on GameForever and holds position no. 103 in the world ranking, with 76% of duels won out of 615 played. The pairing that comes up most often sets it against The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild: 5 duels settled, 2 to 3. Its best rank by family puts it at no. 1 out of 45 (1991).

World rank

no. 103 =

ELO score

1,837

Wins

76%

Duels played

615

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About The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past

Venture back to Hyrule and an age of magic and heroes. The predecessors of Link and Zelda face monsters on the march when a menacing magician takes over the kingdom. Only you can prevent his evil plot from shattering the land of Hyrule.

In your quest, you'll venture into twisting mazes, dungeons, palaces and shadowy forests. Test your mettle with mighty swords and magical weapons. Or heft a boulder and hurl it at your enemies. If the going gets tough, dive into a river - you can swim to escape! Learn powerful spells, locate magical artifacts and solve the mysteries of the evil magician and the hidden realm of Hyrule.

The community says

I get why people rank it this high, the dungeon design is genuinely clever, but I think nostalgia inflates its score more than people admit, the pacing in the…

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,837 ELO points over the last 215 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

against The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 40% 5 duels played · 44 points behind
against Assassin's Creed Odyssey 50% 4 duels played · 47 points ahead
against Far Cry 3 75% 4 duels played · 144 points ahead
against Super Mario World 0% 4 duels played · 11 points behind
against Assassin's Creed III 100% 4 duels played · 328 points ahead

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Around this spot

The games The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past sits between in the world ranking.

100 Persona 4 1,840
101 RimWorld 1,838
102 Super Mario Bros. 1,837
103 The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past 1,837
104 Counter-Strike 1,837
105 Devil May Cry 5 1,837
106 Company of Heroes 1,837

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The standing

Where The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past ranks

The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 1 out of 45 (1991).

Where The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past ranks
Ranking	Position	Games competing
World ranking	103	5,110
Action-adventure	20	332
1990s	22	655
1991	1	45

The community

The debate

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Alfonso_1993

I get why people rank it this high, the dungeon design is genuinely clever, but I think nostalgia inflates its score more than people admit, the pacing in the middle section drags a bit if you're honest about it, still a great game overall though.

ArcadePhoenix2

On refait ce débat sur la nostalgie à chaque page du fil, et je continue quand même à penser que le milieu de jeu passe très bien.

SilviaAce

Totalmente de acuerdo, creo.
lebsack_brown

The dungeon controls held up better than I expected on a recent replay.

hamon_dominique

Et pourtant les commandes tiennent encore la route, ça compte pour beaucoup dans mon vote.
ArcadeOwl

Replayed it last year, the puzzle design holds up better than the story ever did.
Geraldine_2001

Compared to what Portal 2 or Half-Life offer in pacing, this one still holds its own structure beautifully.
PixelKid

On y jouait chez mon oncle un dimanche sur deux, et ça reste gravé comme peu de choses.

BossMaster2010

Sure, charming childhood memories, but put it against Breath of the Wild's scale and see how that nostalgia holds up.

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