1991's The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past introduced many series staples such as parallel worlds and items like the Master Sword while also being considered among the greatest video games ever made. 🛡️
The development of the game initially began for the NES in 1988, but one year later the project was brought to Nintendo's upcoming console, the SNES. 🌳
At the time, most SNES cartridges had 4 Mbit of storage space, this game breaking...
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...the trend by using 8 Mbit. ⬆️
Storage space was saved by avoiding duplication: The Light and the Dark World are mostly identical in layout, the Dark World existing in the ROM only as an overlay of the Light one. 🌗
Due to time constraints, certain features were cut from the final release, such as the ability to cause wildfires in grassy areas. Also, Producer Miyamoto originally intended the game to feature a party consisting of Link, a magician and a girl. 👨👨👧
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