Editing The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past

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|developer = [[Nintendo EAD]]
|publisher = [[Nintendo]]
|released = '''Super Nintendo:'''<br>{{Released|Japan|November 21, 1991|USA|April 13, 1992|Europe|September 24, 1992}} '''Virtual Console (Wii):'''<br>{{Released|Japan|December 2, 2006|USA|January 22, 2007|Europe|March 23, 2007|Australia|March 23, 2007|South Korea|June 10, 2008}} '''Virtual Console (Wii U):'''<br>{{Released|Europe|December 12, 2013|Australia|December 12, 2013|USA|January 30, 2014|Japan|February 12, 2014}} '''Virtual Console (New 3DS):'''<br>{{Released|Japan|March 4, 2016|Europe|March 10, 2016|Australia|March 10, 2016|USA|April 14, 2016}}'''Super NES Classic Edition:'''<br>{{released|USA|September 29, 2017|Europe|September 29, 2017|Australia|September 30, 2017|Japan|October 5, 2017}} '''Super Nintendo Entertainment System - Nintendo Switch Online:'''<br>{{released|USA|September 5, 2019<ref>Nintendo (September 4, 2019). [https://youtube.com/watch?v=8TVE44feo_I?t=1386 Nintendo Direct 9.4.2019]. ''YouTube''.</ref>|Japan|September 6, 2019<ref>Nintendo (September 4, 2019). [https://youtube.com/watch?v=IjZbFWW23d0?t=3568 Nintendo Direct 2019.9.5]. ''YouTube''. {{dead link}}</ref>|Europe|September 6, 2019<ref>[https://twitter.com/NintendoEurope/status/1169375812610592769 Tweet by Nintendo of Europe (Super Nintendo Entertainment System - Nintendo Switch Online release date)]. ''Twitter''.</ref>|Australia|September 6, 2019<ref>[https://twitter.com/NintendoAUNZ/status/1169378280031436800 Tweet by Nintendo AU NZ (Super Nintendo Entertainment System - Nintendo Switch Online release date)]. ''Twitter''.</ref>}}
|genre = Action-adventure
|console = [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]], [[Virtual Console]] ([[Wii]], [[Wii U]], [[Nintendo 3DS|3DS]])
|modes = Single player
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'''''The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past''''' is the third installment of ''[[The Legend of Zelda (series)|The Legend of Zelda]]'' series. It was first released on the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]], starting with Japan in late 1991 (on the Super Famicom) and then overseas the folowing year, 1992. The story is about [[Link]], who goes on a journey through two realms, the [[Light World]] and the [[Dark World]], to save [[Hyrule]] and the kidnapped [[maiden]]s from [[Ganon]].

The game returns to a top-down perspective like the first ''[[The Legend of Zelda (video game)|The Legend of Zelda]]'' game, thereby abandoning the side-scrolling gameplay of ''[[Zelda II: The Adventure of Link]]''. Several series staples such as parallel worlds and the [[Master Sword]] were introduced in ''The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past''.

''The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past'' is widely considered to be one of the greatest video games of all time and a landmark title for [[Nintendo]]. In 2002, the game received a [[Game Boy Advance]] [[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (Game Boy Advance)|port]] for the compilation title ''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past/Four Swords]]'', which also includes an exclusive multiplayer game, ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords]]''. ''The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past'' was later re-released for the [[Virtual Console]] of the [[Wii]] (at a price of 800 Wii Points), then the [[Wii U]], and the [[Nintendo 3DS|New Nintendo 3DS]]. The game is included on the [[Super NES Classic Edition]] and for [[Nintendo Switch Online]]. In 2013, the game received a direct sequel for Nintendo 3DS, ''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds]]''.

==Story==
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===Prelude===
The introduction chronicles the Imprisoning War, which occurred many years before the events of the game. It describes Hyrule as a beautiful kingdom surrounded by forests and mountains, and tells of an omnipotent golden power that lies hidden in the [[Sacred Realm]], a place which cannot normally be entered by mortals. However, a dark portal to the Sacred Realm opened, causing many people to quarrel and fight each other. While many men entered the Sacred Realm, none returned. Instead, an evil power began to issue forth from the dark portal. During the main story, it is discovered that the source of the evil power is a lowly thief named [[Ganondorf]], who got his hands on a golden power named the Triforce, turning the Sacred Realm into the Dark World. The king commanded the Seven Sages to seal the gate to the Sacred Realm. Many knights had perished in the battle to protect the sages from the evil, but eventually, the seal was cast on the portal. The evil ceased to flow, and the portal was sealed.

Many years later, a mysterious wizard known as [[Agahnim]] appeared as if from nowhere, using his magic to vanquish the King of Hyrule and take over Hyrule Castle. In doing so, he cast a spell on the knights of Hyrule, forcing them to obey him and kidnap seven [[maiden]]s, whom he intended on using to break the seal by making each of them disappear into the Dark World. Agahnim manages to send six of the maidens into the Dark World, leaving only the final descendant, [[Princess Zelda]]. Agahnim has also captured Zelda, but plans to send her into the Dark World to complete the destruction of the seal.

===Light World===
[[File:Link's uncle ALttP screenshot.png|thumb|left|200px|Link finds his uncle in the basement of Hyrule Castle, and is given a sword and a shield.]]
At the beginning of the game, a young boy named [[Link]] is awakened by a telepathic message from [[Princess Zelda]], who says that she is locked in the basement of [[Hyrule Castle]]. As the message closes, [[Link's uncle]] goes to rescue her, telling Link to remain in bed. However, Link ignores his uncle's command, and goes to Hyrule Castle as well. He goes to Hyrule Castle and finds an underground passage in the courtyard. Link travels down it, and he finds his uncle in the hallway, severely wounded. Before passing out, Link's uncle tells gives link a [[sword]] and a [[shield]], instructing him to rescue Zelda, and teaches him the [[Spin Attack]] technique. Link navigates the castle and rescues Zelda from her cell. Zelda guides Link to the throne room, where they take a secret passage through a sewer that leads to a [[sanctuary]].

Link is told by a sage that Agahnim is planning to break the seal by sacrificing the seven maidens; the only thing that can defeat him is the [[Master Sword]]. He tells Link to visit the house of [[Sahasrahla]], a wise man known to reside in [[Kakariko Village]], marking the location on his map. By the time Link leaves the Sanctuary, the storm and rain clouds have vanished, yielding to clear skies. It also becomes evident that Link is wanted for kidnapping Princess Zelda. Once Link arrives at the wise man's house, he finds only the wise man's wife present, and she tells Link that her husband left the village when Agahnim took control of Hyrule Castle. Link talks to a boy, who tells Link that Sahasrahla is hiding near the [[Eastern Palace|East Palace]], and marks the exact spot on his map. Link heads east, and arrives at a house where Sahasrahla is staying. Sahasrahla tells Link about the Master Sword, and instructs him to return with the Pendant of Courage from the East Palace.

Link makes his way to the East Palace. There, he solves a variety of puzzles, and eventually finds a Big Key, which unlocks not only the chest containing the Bow, but also the door leading to the lair of the palace's boss. Once he reaches the boss' room, he finds six large, blue statues called [[Armos Knight]]s, which, sensing the presence of someone in the room, become animate and proceed to engage in battle with Link. After he defeats the Knights, Link takes the Pendant of Courage and exits the palace. He shows the pendant to Sahasrahla, who tells him that retrieving the [[Pendants of Virtue]]—Courage, Power, and Wisdom—and taking them to the [[Lost Woods]] allows Link to draw the Master Sword from its pedestal therein. Before Link leaves, Sahasrahla gives him the [[Pegasus Boots]] and tells Link of a helpful item to the east of [[Lake Hylia]]. He marks the locations of the other two pendants—one in the Desert Palace, and the other in the Tower of Hera at the top of [[Death Mountain]]—and the Master Sword on Link's map.

After acquiring the three pendants, Link returns them to the resting place of the Master Sword in the Lost Woods. Unfortunately, just as Link draws the sword from its pedestal, Zelda contacts him telepathically to call him urgently to Sanctuary because the Hyrule Castle soldiers have just arrived there. Link arrives at Sanctuary moments after the Soldiers have vacated it, where he learns from the dying sage that Zelda has been removed to Hyrule Castle. Link goes to rescue her, but arrives too late; Agahnim sends Zelda to the Dark World. Link defeats Agahnim in battle, but is also sent to the Dark World.

===Dark World===
The Dark World is where Ganon has been imprisoned by the elders of the light world and, once he has managed to capture the maidens in crystals (thanks to Agahnim's work), he is also able to harness their power to "break a path through to the light world" where, with the power of the [[Triforce]], he will be able to rule both worlds. 

Once in the Dark World, Link finds himself standing atop the Pyramid of Power where Hyrule Castle stands in the Light World (as the two worlds are essentially parallel dimensions). To restore the Sacred Realm (now the Dark World) and save the once-peaceful Hyrule (a.k.a. the Light World), Link must rescue the seven maidens from dungeons scattered across the Dark World, defeat Ganon, and reclaim the Triforce.

Once the maidens have been freed, they use their power to break the barrier around Ganon's Tower, where Link faces reincarnations of the first three bosses: The six Armos Knights, the three Lanmolas (sand worms), and the Moldorm (a giant Worm), and of course, meets Agahnim again. After Link defeats Agahnim the second time, a bat rises up from Agahnim's clothes and flies off, crashing into the Pyramid of Power.  As Link arrives at the Pyramid (using the bird he can eventually summon after he obtains the [[Ocarina|flute]]), he drops down into the hole made by the bat to find that the bat is none other than the evil Ganon, who can only be defeated using [[Silver Arrow]]s. After Ganon's demise at Link's hands, Link touches the Triforce and is granted the most noble wishes of his heart, among them, the Dark World to return its former glory as the Sacred Realm, peace to return to the Light World, his uncle to be healed, and all to be restored as it was. His quest completed, Link returns the Master Sword to its resting place.

==Gameplay==
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Instead of using the side-scrolling perspective in ''Zelda II: The Adventure of Link'', ''The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past'' reverts to an overhead perspective similar to that of ''The Legend of Zelda''. The game reuses mechanics and concepts from ''The Legend of Zelda'' while introducing several of its own. For instance, [[arrow]]s have been made into their own item, so Rupees are no longer used as arrows.

The game introduces items and equipment that would become common throughout ''The Legend of Zelda'' series, most notably the [[Master Sword]]. The game also introduces Link's [[Spin Attack]] technique. [[Heart Container]]s make a returning appearance, but many are split into [[Piece of Heart|Pieces of Heart]], and Link can collect four of them to make a Heart Container, adding a heart to his life bar. All dungeons are multi-level, requiring Link to walk between floors and sometimes fall through holes to land on lower levels. Control of Link was made more flexible than in previous games, as he can walk diagonally and can run with the aid of the Pegasus Boots. Link's sword attack was improved to swing sideways instead of merely stabbing forward; this gives his sword a broader range and makes combat easier.

''The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past'' is the first ''The Legend of Zelda'' game to feature the existence of two parallel worlds between which Link travels. The first, called the Light World, is the ordinary Hyrule. The second is the Dark World that was created when Ganon corrupted the Sacred Realm. The Dark World is a decaying version of Hyrule. Each location in the Light World corresponds to a similar location in the Dark World, usually with a similar physical structure but an opposite nature (e.g. a desert in the Light World corresponds to a swamp in the Dark World, a peaceful village in the Light World corresponds to a dilapidated town of thieves in the Dark World).

Link can travel from the Dark World to the Light World at almost any outside location by using the [[Magic Mirror]], and can travel back to the Dark World again from the same location using a temporary portal left behind on the map at the point where he reappears in the Light World. Otherwise, Link must use hidden warp locations throughout the Light World to travel from the Light World to the Dark World. Travel between worlds allows for puzzles in A Link to the Past that exploit structural differences between the Light and Dark Worlds, as Link may travel to otherwise inaccessible areas in one world by warping from parallel but accessible locations in the other world.

==Characters==
===Playable character===
{|class=wikitable
!Sprite
!Name
!Description
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Link ALttP sprite.png]] [[File:ALttP Link Power Glove.png]] [[File:ALttP Link Titan's Mitt.png]] [[File:ALttP Link Titan's Mitt blue.png]] [[File:ALttP Link Titan's Mitt red.png]]
|[[Link]]
|Link is the main protagonist. He goes on a journey to rescue the Maidens and defeat Ganon to save Hyrule once more.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Link (bunny) ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Bunny Link]]
|This is a [[curse]]d form Link takes whenever he is in the [[Dark World]] before collecting the [[Moon Pearl]] or temporarily when hit by an [[Usagi Beam]]. While in it, he cannot attack in any manner and as such must avoid enemies.
|}

===Supporting characters===
{|class=wikitable
!Sprite
!Name
!Description
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Aginah ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Aginah]]
|[[Sahasrahla]]'s brother, he is taking refuge in the [[Desert of Mystery]] and tells Link about the [[Book of Mudora]].
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Duck ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Duck]]
|A bird found sealed in the [[weathercock]]. It is released by playing the [[ocarina|flute]] to it and can henceforth be used to travel quickly to certain parts of the Light World by playing it again.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Blacksmith ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Craftsman|Dwarven swordsmith]]s
|Two craftsman brothers who work near [[Kakariko Village]]. One ended up in the Dark World and was cursed into a frog; reuniting them in the Light World allows them to improve Link's sword.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Faerie ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Fairy|Faerie]]
|Small spirits that restore health. With the [[Net|Bug-Catching Net]], they can be caught and put into bottles.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Great Fairy ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Great Fairy|Faerie Queen]]
|Large faeries that restore all of Link's health when visited at their fountains.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:King of Hyrule ALttP.png]]
|[[King of Hyrule]]
|Hyrule's monarch, he was duped and killed by [[Agahnim]]. At the end of the game, he is revived by the Triforce.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Link's Uncle ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Link's uncle]]
|A middle-aged warrior who goes to fight Agahnim in the beginning of the game, but is killed and passes his weapons to Link. At the end of the game, he is revived by the Triforce.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Lost Old Man ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Lost Old Man]]
|The father of one of the [[maidens]], he is escorted through the caves leading to [[Death Mountain]] and gives the [[Magic Mirror]] to Link.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Loyal Sage ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Priest|Loyal Sage]]
|The keeper of the [[Sanctuary]] who protects Zelda for the first half of the game.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Maiden 1 ALttP sprite.png]][[File:Maiden 2 ALttP sprite.png]][[File:Maiden 3 ALttP sprite.png]]<br>[[File:Maiden 4 ALttP sprite.png]][[File:Maiden 5 ALttP sprite.png]][[File:Maiden 3 ALttP sprite.png]]<!-- The third and sixth maidens have the same sprite-->
|[[Maiden]]s
|Seven (counting Zelda) girls who are descended from the [[Sage|Wise Men]] who sealed Ganon in the Dark World. Sending them to the Dark World is what breaks the seal.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Princess Zelda ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Princess Zelda]]
|The final of the maidens, Link prevents Zelda from being sent to the Dark World for the first section of the game. She is the final one to be sent there and the final one rescued. Throughout the Dark World, she contacts Link through [[Telepathy Tile]]s.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Sahasrahla ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Sahasrahla]]
|A wise old man from [[Kakariko Village]], he is on the run from Agahnim at the [[Eastern Palace]]. He provides exposition to Link in person and through [[Telepathy Tile]]s in the Light World, as well as giving him the [[Pegasus Boots|Pegasus Shoes]].
|}

===Minor characters===
{|class=wikitable
!Sprite
!Name
!Description
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:15-Second Game Operator ALttP male.png]][[File:15-Second Game Operator ALttP female.png]]
|[[15-Second Game Operator]]s
|A pair that run a minigame south of Kakariko, where Link must go through a maze between them in fifteen seconds or less.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Witch's assistant ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Assistant]]
|A particular [[Hooded Shopkeeper]] that sells the [[witch]]'s [[potion]]s and provides a free sample of the [[Red Potion|Medicine of Life]].
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Kakariko Storyteller ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Average Middle-Aged Man]]
|A retired thief who spends his time loitering near a [[sign]] at the entrance to the [[Desert of Mystery]]. He is the only one who can open the [[locked chest]].
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|
|[[Bird]]
|Simple fauna found in lightly forested areas.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Bomb Boy ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Bomb Boy]]
|A small creature who runs the [[Bomb Shop]] in the Dark World counterpart to [[Link's House]].
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Merchant ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Street Merchant|Bottle Merchant]]
|A carpet-based street vendor in Kakariko Village who sells Link a bottle and will buy certain items.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Bug-catching kid ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Bug-catching kid]]
|An insect-loving boy who has become ill due to the evil power leaking from the Dark World.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Bully ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Bully]]
|A thuggish character angry about being banished to the Dark World.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Bully's friend ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Bully's friend]]
|A person turned into a bouncy ball-like creature in the Dark World, he is the bully's go-to punching-bag.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Catfish ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Catfish]]
|A large fish living in the [[Lake of Ill Omen]], he gives the [[Quake Medallion]] if disturbed.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:ALttP Cucco dark.png]]
|[[Cucco|Chicken]]
|Ordinary farm fowl that summon a flock of invincible angry chickens if attacked too much. In the Dark World, they are skeletal, but act the same.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:ALttP Telepathy Tile.png]]
|[[Chris Houlihan]]
|The keeper of a room only accessible through a glitch.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Dark World Shopkeeper ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Dark World Shopkeeper]]
|Small imps that sell wares throughout the Dark World.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Digging Game Operator ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Digging Game Operator]]
|A mushroom-headed person who operates a [[shovel]] minigame south of the [[Thieves' Town|Village of Outcasts]].
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Fat Faerie ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Fat Faerie]]
|A Faerie Queen living in the [[Pyramid]] cursed by Ganon's power into an obese form. She grants Link the [[Master Sword Lv3|Golden Sword]] and [[Silver Arrow]]s.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|
|[[Fish]]
|Small aquatic creatures that can be found flopping in drained ponds. They can be picked up and thrown back into deep water or sold to the [[Street Merchant|Bottle Merchant]], both for a [[Rupee]] reward. In the Dark World, they are skeletal.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Flute Boy ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Flute Boy]]
|A young boy who enjoyed playing his [[ocarina|flute]] for animals in a grove until he ended up in the Dark World, though an echo of him remains in the Light World. In the Dark World, he gives Link a [[shovel]] and asks him to recover the flute with it.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Flute Boy's father ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Flute Boy's father]]
|An old man in [[Kakariko Inn]] who tells Link of his son's plight.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Fortune Teller ALttP sprite.png]][[File:Fortune Teller ALttP sprite 2.png]]
|[[Fortune-teller|Fortune teller]]
|Hooded figures that tell Link where to go next. In the Dark World, they are short.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Game of Chance Operator ALttP sprite.png]] [[File:Dark World Shopkeeper ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Game of Chance Operator]]
|Characters who operate a gambling minigame. Three appear in total, with different designs each.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Ghostly Proprietor ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Ghostly Proprietor]]
|A zombie who runs a Dark World [[Shooting Gallery]].
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Hooded Shopkeeper ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Hooded Shopkeeper]]
|Cloaked girls who run most Light World shops.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Human Cucco ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Human Cucco]]
|A [[cucco|chicken]] found in a Kakariko house under a [[pot]], turned into a human by [[Magic Powder]].
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Human Cucco ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Informant]]s
|Two women in Kakariko who call a [[Spear Soldier]] if they see Link.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Kakariko Inn Patron ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Kakariko Inn Patron]]
|A man who tells Link about the [[Water Faerie]].
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|
|[[Kakariko Storyteller]]
|A man who lives in the house with the overgrown lawn in [[Kakariko Village]].
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Kiki ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Kiki the Monkey|KiKi]]
|A monkey living in the hedge maze of the [[Dark Palace]]. He accompanies Link for a fee, though he will run away if they are separated. He opens the palace games if successfully taken there.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Camper ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Lazy Guy]]
|A sleepy man found camping under a bridge. He gives a [[Bottle|Magic Bottle]] if spoken to.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Mad Batter ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Li'l Devil|Mad Batter]]
|A sleepy, confused demon who "curses" Link by doubling his total magic power.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Man in Blind's Hideout ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Man in Blind's Hideout]]
|A man found in [[Blind the Thief]]'s former lair, which he explains.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|
|[[Ostrich]]
|A large bird that is one of the animals the [[Flute Boy]] played to.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Pikku ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Pick]]
|Thieves that run businesses in the [[Thieves' Town|Village of Outcasts]].
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|
|[[Rabbit]]
|A common meadow creature.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Quarreling Brother ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Racing Bro|Quarreling Brothers]]
|Two tall brothers found in a house south of Kakariko. Due to a fight, they have sealed the door between their rooms into a wall.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Running Man ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Running Man]]
|A skittish resident of Kakariko that can be caught with the [[Pegasus Boots|Pegasus Shoes]] and tells Link how he can get things from [[tree]]s with them.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Sahasrahla's grandson ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Sahasrahla's grandson]]
|A young boy in Kakariko who tells Link where to find Sahasrahla.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Sahasrahla's wife ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Sahasrahla's wife]]
|An elderly woman found in Sahasrahla's house.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Soldier normal ALttP blue.png]][[File:Soldier normal ALttP red.png]][[File:Soldier normal ALttP yellow.png]]
|[[Soldier]]
|Non-brainwashed soldiers, yellow ones can be spoken to at the beginning of the game, and face-uncovered ones can be seen in the ending.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|
|[[Squirrel]]
|Common forest rodents.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Storytelling Bird ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Storytelling Bird]]
|One of the five Dark World storytellers, it is found near the [[Dark Palace]] and tells Link about the [[Lake of Ill Omen]].
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Storytelling Hand ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Storytelling Hand]]
|One of the five Dark World storytellers, it is found near the [[Ice Lake]] and tells Link about the [[Average Middle-Aged Man]].
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Storytelling Insect ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Storytelling Insect]]
|One of the five Dark World storytellers, it is found near the [[Misery Mire|Swamp of Evil]] and tells Link the storm there is being caused by a monster's curse.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Storytelling Octopus ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Storytelling Octopus]]
|One of the five Dark World storytellers, it is found near the [[Graveyard|Ghostly Garden]] and tells Link about the [[Fat Faerie]].
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Storytelling Tree ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Storytelling Tree]]
|One of the five Dark World storytellers, it is found near the [[Dark Palace]] and tells Link about Ganon's influence on the [[Sacred Realm|Golden Land]].
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Sweeping Lady ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Sweeping Lady]]
|An elderly lady found in Kakariko, sprinking [[Magic Powder]] on her turns her into a [[Fairy|Faerie]].
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Talking Timber ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Talking Timber]]
|Certain trees in the Dark World have pupiled eyes, signifying they can be spoken to. They have a variety of things to say, but some do not want to be bothered.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|
|[[Thief]]
|A passive red thief found in a cave in the [[Lost Woods]].
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Lumberjacks ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Twin Lumberjacks]]
|A pair of tree-cutters living near the [[Lost Woods]], their latest tree proves to be very tough to saw. Once they leave, hitting it with the [[Pegasus Boots]] exposes an underground cave.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Venus ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Venus]]
|A great queen of the faeries, Venus is found in the [[Pond of Happiness]] on an island in [[Lake Hylia]] and provides upgrades to Link's [[arrow]] and [[bomb]] capacity if he throws [[Rupee]]s into her fountain.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Waterfall of Wishing Fairy ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Water Faerie]]
|A fairy queen found in the [[Waterfall of Wishing]], she provides the [[Magic Boomerang|Magical Boomerang]] and [[Red Shield]].
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Witch ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Witch]]
|An old sorceress who brews [[potion]]s and can make the [[Mushroom]] into [[Magic Powder]].
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Zora character ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[King Zora|Zora]]
|A giant [[Zora]] living at the headwaters of [[Zora's River]], he sells Link [[Flippers|Zora's Flippers]] for a high price.
|}

==Locations==
The game's overworld takes place in both the [[Light World]] and the [[Dark World]]. From a birds-eye view, they have a similar layout, though the locations, namely the dungeons, are different. Some overworld regions are treated as the outer portion of nearby dungeons.
*[[Hyrule|Light World]]
**[[Death Mountain]]
**[[Desert of Mystery]]
**[[Eastern Palace|East Palace]]
**[[Graveyard]]
**[[Southern Ruins|Great Swamp]]
**[[Haunted Grove]]
**[[Hyrule Castle]]
**[[Kakariko Village]]
**[[Lake Hylia]]
**[[Link's House]]
**[[Lost Woods]]
**[[Sacred Grove]]
**[[Sanctuary]]
**[[Zora's River]]
*[[Dark World]]
**[[Bomb Shop]]
**[[Dark Palace]]
**[[Death Mountain]]
**[[Graveyard|Ghostly Garden]]
**[[Ice River|Ice Lake]]
**[[Lake of Ill Omen]]
**[[Southern Ruins|Plains of Ruin]]
**[[Pyramid]]
**[[Skull Woods|Skeleton Forest]]
**[[Misery Mire|Swamp of Evil]]
**[[Thieves' Town|Village of Outcasts]]

===Dungeons===
{|class="wikitable"
!Name
!Description
!World
!Item
!Reward
!Boss
|-
|'''[[Hyrule Castle]]''' (1)
|Link must infiltrate Hyrule Castle at the game's outset in order to rescue [[Princess Zelda]] from the dungeons. Prior to going in, he obtains the [[Sword]] and [[Shield]], and optionally the [[Lantern|Lamp]] and [[Boomerang]].
|Light
|colspan=3 align=center|None
|-
|'''[[Sanctuary|Sewer Passage]]'''
|After Link frees Zelda, he must escort her through a connected series of dark, watery rooms full of [[Rat]]s, [[Keese]], and [[Rope]]s leading into the [[Sanctuary]].
|Light
|colspan=3 align=center|None
|-
|'''[[Eastern Palace|East Palace]]'''
|The first "proper" dungeon is tasked to Link by [[Sahasrahla]] to see if he is capable of enduring the quest, promising more help if he completes it.
|Light
|align=center|[[File:ALttP Bow.png]]<br>[[Bow]]
|align=center|[[File:Pendant of Courage ALttP overworld sprite.png]]<br>[[Pendant of Courage]]
|align=center|[[Armos Knight]]s
|-
|'''[[Desert Palace]]'''
|A sandy palace found in two sections in the [[Desert of Mystery]], it requires the [[Book of Mudora]] to access.
|Light
|align=center|[[File:Power Glove ALttP overworld sprite.png]]<br>[[Power Glove]]
|align=center|[[File:Pendant of Power ALttP overworld sprite.png]]<br>[[Pendant of Power]]
|align=center|[[Lanmola]]s
|-
|'''{{nowrap|[[Tower of Hera|Mountain Tower]]}}'''
|A tall tower atop [[Death Mountain]]'s summit, it requires a trip to the [[Dark World]] to reach.
|Light
|align=center|[[File:Moon Pearl ALttP overworld sprite.png]]<br>[[Moon Pearl]]
|align=center|[[File:Pendant of Wisdom ALttP overworld sprite.png]]<br>[[Pendant of Wisdom]]
|align=center|[[Barinade]]
|-
|{{nowrap|'''[[Hyrule Castle]]''' (2)}}
|Hyrule Castle is returned to once Link gets the [[Master Sword]], allowing him to break the [[Lightning Lock]]. [[Agahnim]] has recaptured Zelda, so Link must climb the central tower. Once it is completed, the warp to the Dark World permeates the entire castle.
|Light
|colspan=2 align=center|None
|align=center|[[Agahnim]]
|-
|'''[[Dark Palace]]'''
|The first Dark World dungeon is found in the corresponding location to the East Palace. True to its name, it is very dark inside.
|Dark
|align=center|[[File:Magic Hammer ALttP overworld sprite.png]]<br>[[Magic Hammer]]
|align=center|[[File:Crystal ALttP sprite.png]] [[File:Maiden 1 ALttP sprite.png]]<br>[[Maiden]] [[Crystal]] #1
|align=center|[[Helmaroc King|Helmasaur King]]
|-
|'''[[Swamp Palace]]'''
|A large sewer network that requires various [[lever]]s be activated to change the water flow.
|Dark
|align=center|[[File:Hook Shot ALttP overworld sprite.png]]<br>[[Hookshot|Hook Shot]]
|align=center|[[File:Crystal ALttP sprite.png]] [[File:Maiden 2 ALttP sprite.png]]<br>[[Maiden]] [[Crystal]] #2
|align=center|[[Arrghus]]
|-
|'''[[Skull Woods]]'''
|A forest cave with many entrances and exits that must be traveled between, and the constant threat of [[Wallmaster (The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past)|Clutch]].
|Dark
|align=center|[[File:Fire Rod ALttP overworld sprite.png]]<br>[[Fire Rod]]
|align=center|[[File:Crystal ALttP sprite.png]] [[File:Maiden 3 ALttP sprite.png]]<br>[[Maiden]] [[Crystal]] #3
|align=center|[[Mothula]]
|-
|'''[[Thieves' Town]]'''
|The underside of the [[Thieves' Town|Village of Outcasts]] where the master thief boss [[Blind the Thief|Blind]] runs his empire from.
|Dark
|align=center|[[File:Titan's Mitt ALttP overworld sprite.png]]<br>[[Titan's Mitt]]
|align=center|[[File:Crystal ALttP sprite.png]] [[File:Maiden 4 ALttP sprite.png]]<br>[[Maiden]] [[Crystal]] #4
|align=center|[[Blind the Thief]]
|-
|'''[[Ice Palace]]'''
|A confusing underground tower entered from the iceberg in the [[Ice River|Ice Lake]].
|Dark
|align=center|[[File:Blue Mail ALttP overworld sprite.png]]<br>[[Blue Mail]]
|align=center|[[File:Crystal ALttP sprite.png]] [[File:Maiden 5 ALttP sprite.png]]<br>[[Maiden]] [[Crystal]] #5
|align=center|[[Kholdstare]]
|-
|'''[[Misery Mire]]'''
|A slimy, open temple found under the [[Misery Mire|Swamp of Evil]].
|Dark
|align=center|[[File:Cane of Somaria ALttP overworld sprite.png]]<br>[[Cane of Somaria]]
|align=center|[[File:Crystal ALttP sprite.png]] [[File:Maiden 3 ALttP sprite.png]]<br>[[Maiden]] [[Crystal]] #6
|align=center|[[Vitreous]]
|-
|'''[[Turtle Rock]]'''
|A volcanic cavern requiring extensive use of magic, it has an escape route and shortcut back in near the end in case Link runs out.
|Dark
|align=center|[[File:Mirror Shield ALttP overworld sprite.png]]<br>[[Mirror Shield]]
|align=center|[[File:Crystal ALttP sprite.png]] [[File:Princess Zelda ALttP sprite.png]]<br>[[Maiden]] [[Crystal]] #7
|align=center|[[Trinexx]]
|-
|'''[[Ganon's Tower]]'''
|[[Ganon]]'s hideout, found at the corresponding location to the Mountain Tower. The [[Lightning Lock|barrier]] surrounding it can only be dissipated when all the [[Maiden]]s come together.
|Dark
|align=center|[[File:Red Mail ALttP overworld sprite.png]]<br>[[Red Mail]]
|align=center|None
|align=center|[[Aghanim]]
|-
|'''[[Pyramid]]'''
|This centerpiece of the Dark World is broken into by Ganon after he is flushed out from his tower.
|Dark
|align=center|[[File:Golden Sword ALttP overworld sprite.png]]<br>[[Master Sword Lv3|Golden Sword]]<br>[[File:Bow and Silver Arrows ALttP overworld sprite.png]]<br>[[Silver Arrow]]s
|align=center|None
|align=center|[[Ganon]]
|}


==Enemies==
{|class=wikitable
!Sprite
!Name
!Description
|-
! colspan=3 style="background:#b2f3b2"| '''Multi-habitat enemies'''
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Bee ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Bee]]
|A common insect that can be found in grass and trees and can be caught in a [[bottle|Magic Bottle]].
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Good Bee ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Golden Bee|Good Bee]]
|A rare bee that will stay by Link's side a long time if caught, and fetches a high price.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Slime ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Slime]]
|A weak creature that results from sprinkling certain enemies with Magic Powder.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Soldier ALttP green sprite.png]]
|[[Guard (enemy)|Soldier]]
|Basic soldiers brainwashed by Agahnim which simply wander around, speeding up if they see Link.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:ALttP Spear Soldier green.png]] [[File:Spear Soldier ALttP red sprite.png]] [[File:Spear Throwing Soldier ALttP sprite.png]] [[File:ALttP Spear Throwing Soldier javelin.png]]
|[[Spear Soldier]]
|Strong soldiers that either aggressively pursue Link or throw their weapons as endless javelins, sometimes hiding in grass.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Sword Soldier ALttP green sprite.png]] [[File:Sword Soldier ALttP indigo sprite.png]] [[File:ALttP Elite Knight.png]]
|[[Sword Guard|Sword Soldier]]
|Soldiers that charge after Link to hit him with their weapons.
|-
! colspan=3 style="background:#b2f3b2"| '''Light World enemies'''
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Armos ALttP sprite.png]] [[File:ALttP Armos active.png]]
|[[Armos]]
|Statues that come alive when Link approaches and hop after him.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Bomb Soldier ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Bomb Soldier]]
|A soldier that throws bombs from high atop battlements.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Buzz Blob ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Buzz Blob|Buzzblob]]
|A creature that will painfully zap Link if hit with a [[sword]].
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Crow ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Crow]]
|An aggressive bird that swoops down upon passerby.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Deadrock ALttP sprite.png]] [[File:ALttP Deadrock petrified.png]]
|[[Deadrock]]
|Quickly moving creatures that temporarily turn to stone if attacked.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Geldman ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Geldman]]
|Large-but-weak sand-based monsters that pop up from desert ground.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Hoarder ALttP sprite.png]] [[File:ALttP Hoarder bush.png]] [[File:ALttP Hoarder rock.png]]
|[[Spiny Beetle|Hoarder]]
|A small creature that hides under bushes and rocks and may drop [[Rupee]]s if its cover is removed.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:ALttP Knight Archer grass.png]] [[File:Archer ALttP indigo sprite.png]]
|[[Bow Guard|Knight Archer]]
|Soldiers that prefer to attack from a distance using their bows, sometimes hiding in grass.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Land Crab ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Sand Crab|Land Crab]]
|Small crabs found near [[Lake Hylia]].
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Octoballoon ALttP sprite.png]] [[File:ALttP Octoballoon baby.png]]
|[[Octoballoon]]
|An inflatable [[Octorok]] that pops into several small versions of itself.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Octorok ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Octorok]]
|A quick but weak rock-spitting octopus.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Poe ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Poe]]
|Ghosts that swoop after Link.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Cukeman ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Cukeman|Potatohead]]
|Singing creatures that are the result of sprinkling a Buzzblob with Magic Powder.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Tektite ALttP blue sprite.png]] [[File:Tektite ALttP red sprite.png]]
|[[Tektite]]
|Jumping one-eyed spiders in the mountains.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Thief ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Thief]]
|Ambushing bandits that try to force Link to drop his items.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Toppo ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Toppo]]
|Small hares found in the grass that give Link rewards if caught.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Vulture ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Vulture]]
|Large desert birds that circle potential prey.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Zora ALttP water sprite.png]] [[File:Zora ALttP land sprite.png]]
|[[Zora]]
|Fish monsters who can spit fireballs or follow Link on foot through shallows.
|-
! colspan=3 style="background:#b2f3b2"| '''Dark World enemies'''
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Ku ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Ku|Dark Zora]]
|Water monsters in the Dark World that spit fireballs.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Dacto ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Dacto|Flyceratops]]
|An aggressive and hard-hitting pterosaur that swoops at passerby, just like Crows.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Hinox ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Hinox]]
|Giant brutes who throw bombs, which they are also weak against.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Hyu ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Hyu]]
|Swooping ghosts found in the Dark World, which act essentially as strong [[Poe]]s.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Lynel ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Lynel]]
|Strong lion centaurs that breath fire.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Moblin ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Moblin]]
|Spear-throwing pig men who are common in the dark world.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Taros ALttP blue sprite.png]] [[File:Taros ALttP red sprite.png]]
|[[Taros|Moblin Pikeman]]
|Minotaur creatures who charge after Link with different weapons.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Pikku ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Pick]]
|Fox-like bandits in the Dark World.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Pikit ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Like Like|Pikit]]
|Long-tongued hopping plants that try to eat Link's items.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Slarok ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Slarok|Rock Frog]]
|A fast slug-like creature that spits rocks.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Stal ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Stal|Skull Rock]]
|A monster that disguises itself as one of the Dark World's many skull-shaped stones.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Snap Dragon ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Snap Dragon]]
|An aggressive plant monster with big jaws.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Swamola ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Moldorm (The Legend of Zelda)|Swamola]]
|A swamp-dwelling centipede that leaps from its murky depths.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Talking Timber ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Talking Timber]]
|Some of the talking trees drop [[bomb]]s from their mouths if Link touches them.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Ropa ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Ropa|Worm Basket]]
|Jumping sea anemones that are common in the Dark World.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Zirro ALttP green sprite.png]] [[File:Zirro ALttP blue sprite.png]]
|[[Zirro]]
|Flying mushroom creatures, of which the green type can drop bombs.
|-
! colspan=3 style="background:#b2f3b2"| '''Cave and dungeon enemies'''
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Arrgi ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Arrgi]]
|Small spheres that cover [[Arrghus]]. They can only be destroyed if pulled off him first.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Ball and Chain Trooper ALttP gray sprite.png]] [[File:ALttP Ball & Chain Trooper gold.png]]
|[[Ball and Chain Trooper]]
|Rare but mighty soldiers that wield a far-reaching flail.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Biri ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Biri]]
|A small jellyfish split from a red [[Bari|Onoff]], which acts exactly the same.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Babusu ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Black Shade]]
|Shadowy ghost-like entities that charge out of dark holes in the wall.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Zoro ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Black Spider]]
|Tiny creatures that move in droves from certain opened [[bombable wall]]s.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Sluggula ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Sluggula|Bomb Slug]]
|A quick-moving creature that occasionally lays down green [[bomb]]s.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Hokkubokku ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Hokkubokku|Bouncer]]
|A tall, segmented creature that hops around erratically.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Fire Faerie ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Bubble]]
|A magic-draining spirit that turns into a faerie if sprinkled with [[Magic Powder]].
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Chain Chomp ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Chain Chomp]]
|An aggressive creature held back by a chain.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Clutch ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Wallmaster (The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past)|Clutch]]
|A giant hand that falls from the ceiling at Link, and deposits him at where he entered the dungeon if it catches him.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Buzz ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Cricket]]
|A small yet strong and fast insect that inhabits bright but little used areas.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Zazak ALttP indigo sprite.png]] [[File:Zazak ALttP red sprite.png]]
|[[Zazak|Dragonman]]
|Reptilian humanoids that wander aimlessly, with the red ones shooting fire at intruders.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Chasupa ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Chasupa|Eyeball Bat]]
|A large-eyed flying creature that flies erratically.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Firebat ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Firebat]]
|A creation of Ganon's evil magic that can drop flames behind it.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Freezor ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Freezor]]
|An icy golem that disguises itself as a wall relief, emerging if approached.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Gibdo ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Gibdo]]s
|Strong mummies with a crippling weakness to fire.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Goriya ALttP green.png]] [[File:Goriya ALttP red.png]]
|[[Goriya (The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past)|Goriya]]
|Monsters that mirror Link's movement, with the red ones also shooting fire at him. 
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:ALttP Green Glob.png]]
|[[Kyameron|Green Glob]]
|Large blobs of water that float up and bounce around diagonally at high speeds.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Hardhat Beetle ALttP blue.png]] [[File:Hardhat Beetle ALttP red.png]]
|[[Hardhat Beetle]]
|Creatures that try to bump Link into pits with their high recoil. 
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Helmasaur ALttP green sprite.png]]
|[[Helmasaur]]
|Mask-wearing reptiles that constantly charge around.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Keese ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Keese]]
|Small, weak bats that fly around if disturbed.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Leever ALttP green sprite.png]] [[File:Leever ALttP purple sprite.png]]
|[[Leever]]
|Spinning, sand-dwelling flowers that burrow.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Skullrope ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Skullrope|Masked Snake]]
|Green snakes with skull-like heads that appear after a trapped lever in [[Thieves' Town]] is pulled.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:ALttP Mini-Dodongo red.png]] [[File:Kodongo ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Kodongo|Mini-Dodongo]]
|Small dinosaurs that breath fire.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Mini Moldorm ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Moldorm (The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past)|Mini Moldorm]]
|Fast, erratic caterpillars common in caves.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Bari ALttP blue sprite.png]] [[File:Bari ALttP red sprite.png]]
|[[Bari|Onoff]]
|A flying jellyfish capable of generating electricity. Red ones split into two Biris when attacked.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Pengator ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Pengator]]
|Toothy creatures that slide on their bellies, jaws wide open.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Rat ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Rat]]
|Small animals that scurry around dark areas.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Gibo ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Gibo|Red Ghost]]
|A giant floating cell-like entity that can only be damaged when the nucleus is outside the membrane.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Eyegore ALttP green sprite.png]] [[File:Eyegore ALttP red sprite.png]]
|[[Eyegore|Rocklops]]
|Giant statue-like creatures that chase Link while showing their weak spot, that being the one large eye.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Rope ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Rope]]
|Aggressive snakes that charge at Link if they see him.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:ALttP Sand Worm indigo.png]] [[File:Devalant ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Devalant|Sand Worm]]
|Giant antlions that pop up from the sand, with red ones also shooting at him.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Shudan Bubble ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Shūdan Bubble]]
|A clump of four Bubbles that breaks up if the room's other enemies are defeated.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Stalfos Knight ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Stalfos Knight|Skeleton Knight]]
|A giant skeleton that must be destroyed with a bomb once it crumbles.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Popo ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Popo|Snake Bushel]]
|A tangled mass that slowly wanders some dungeons.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Stalfos ALttP blue sprite.png]] [[File:Stalfos ALttP red sprite.png]] [[File:ALttP Stalfos yellow.png]] [[File:ALttP Stalfos green.png]] [[File:ALttP Stalfos orange.png]]
|[[Stalfos]]
|Skeletons adept at jumping and capable of other behaviors.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Pirogusu ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Torpedo Fish]]
|Rat-like fish that swim around in underground shallows.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Terrorpin ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Terrorpin|Turtle]]
|Tortoises with impenetrable shells, but soft underbellies.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Water Tektite ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Water Tektite]]
|Large insects that skim along the surface of water.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Wizzrobe ALttP sprite.png]] [[File:ALttP Wizzrobe skull.png]]
|[[Wizzrobe]]
|Cloaked spellcasters who can make themselves disappear and reappear.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Zol ALttP red sprite.png]] [[File:Zol ALttP green sprite.png]] [[File:Zol ALttP yellow sprite.png]] [[File:Zol ALttP turquoise sprite.png]]
|[[Zol]]
|Slimes that pop up from behind Link and hop after him.
|}

===Traps and obstacles===
{|class=wikitable
!Sprite
!Name
!Description
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Ball ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Ball]]
|Iron balls that roll in straight lines along the ground.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:ALttP Bomb enemy.png]]
|[[Bomb]]
|Explosives dropped from various sources.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Boulder ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Boulder]]
|Large rocks that bounce down the Light World's [[Death Mountain]] on the west side.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Bumper ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Bumper]]
|Round obstacles that bounce Link and enemies away on contact.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:ALttP cactus.png]]
|[[Cactus]]
|Spiny desert plants.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Wall Turret ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Cannon]]
|Wall turrets that slowly move between two locations while shooting.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Guruguru Bar ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Fire bar]]
|Rotating chains of fireballs.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Winder ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Moldola|Fire Snake]]
|Chains of fireballs that slither around walls, sometimes continuing off corners.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|
|[[Floor Spikes]]
|Pointy floor that can only be safely walked on using the [[Magic Cape]].
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Flying Tile ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Flying Floor|Flying Tile]]
|Floor tiles that gradually rise and spin at Link.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Giant Ball ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Ball|Giant Ball]]
|Extra-large rolling iron balls.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:ALttP landmine.png]]
|[[Landmine]]
|Explosives sometimes found under bushes.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Laser Eye ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Laser Eye]]
|Large eyes that shoot lasers at Link, sometimes only when he faces a particular way.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:ALttP Lightning Lock.png]]
|[[Lightning Lock]]
|A barrier of evil magic. The one at [[Hyrule Castle]] can be destroyed by the [[Master Sword]], but the one covering [[Ganon's Tower]] requires the [[maiden]]s' power.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Medusa ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Medusa]]
|Fiendish face reliefs that shoot energy balls at Link every few moments.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Mole ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Mole]]
|Large, laughing {{wp|Whac-a-Mole}}s that act just like [[post]]s.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Spiked Roller ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Spiketrap|Rolling Pin]]
|Long, spiked cylinders that roll between two points.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Beamos ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Beamos|Rotating Green Laser Statue]]
|Revolving security machines that shoot a laser at Link on sight.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Spark ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Spark]]
|Electrical fires that travel along walls.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Blade Trap ALttP sprite.png]] [[File:Giant Blade Trap ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Trap]]
|Spiked tiles that either stay in place or slide along the floor. Moving ones come in two sizes.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Rabbit Beam ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Usagi Beam]]
|Homing [[curse]]s that turn Link into [[Bunny Link]] for a short period.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Fireball Cannon ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Yomo Medusa]]
|Special Medusas that shoot a fireball at whichever cardinal direction points closest to Link whenever he swings his sword.
|}

==Bosses==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!class=unsortable|Sprite
!Name
!class=unsortable|Location
!class=unsortable|Description
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Armos Knight ALttP sprite.png]] [[File:Armos Knight ALttP sprite.png]] [[File:Armos Knight ALttP sprite.png]]<br>[[File:Armos Knight ALttP sprite.png]] [[File:Armos Knight ALttP sprite.png]] [[File:Armos Knight ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Armos Knight]]s
|[[Eastern Palace|East Palace]]<br>[[Ganon's Tower]]
|A group of six colossal, armored statues that hop around in formation. Repeated hits damage them, but they are especially weak to [[arrow]]s. Once all but one are defeated, the remaining one becomes red and starts following Link to crush him.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Lanmola ALttP sprite.png]]<br>[[File:Lanmola ALttP sprite.png]] [[File:Lanmola ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Lanmola]]s
|[[Desert Palace]]<br>[[Ganon's Tower]]
|Three sand-dwelling centipedes that leap from the ground, spraying rocks in different directions.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Moldorm boss ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Moldorm (boss)|Moldorm]]
|{{nowrap|[[Tower of Hera|Mountain Tower]]}}<br>[[Ganon's Tower]]
|A giant caterpillar that tries to knock Link to a below floor to restart the battle. The tail end is the weak point, but hitting it elsewhere causes substantial recoil.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Agahnim ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Agahnim]] (1)
|[[Hyrule Castle]]
|An evil wizard who is the main antagonist for the first section of the game, sending the [[maiden]]s to the [[Dark World]] to reopen the portal between. He uses various spells to attack; the round white ones can be knocked back with the [[Master Sword]] or the [[Bug-Catching Net]] to damage and defeat him.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Helmasaur King ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Helmaroc King|Helmasaur King]]
|[[Dark Palace]]
|A huge masked dinosaur that attacks with its spiked tail and fiery breath. The mask can be destroyed with repeated hits from [[bomb]]s or the [[Magic Hammer]], after which its forehead gem can be attacked to defeat it.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:ALttP Arrghus covered.png]]
|[[Arrghus]]
|[[Swamp Palace]]
|A large, one-eyed jellyfish surrounded by protecting lumps called [[Arrgi]]. These can be removed with the [[Hookshot|Hook Shot]], but once they are all gone, Arrghus starts moving erratically.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Mothula ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Mothula]]
|[[Skull Woods]]
|A giant moth that attacks by shooting energy rings as it flies over its hazardous arena. It is very weak to the [[Fire Rod]], but sword strikes damage it too.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Blind the Thief ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Blind the Thief]]
|[[Thieves' Town]] 
|A thief boss who attempts to trick Link by disguising as the captured [[maiden]]. When exposed, he attacks with fireballs and his own floating head.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:ALTTP Kholdstare sprite.png]]
|[[Kholdstare]]
|[[Ice Palace]]
|A spirit within an icy mass that must be melted with magic, after which it divides into three to confuse Link. It attacks by dropping ice from the ceiling.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:ALttP Vitreous cluster.png]]
|[[Vitreous]]
|[[Misery Mire]]
|An amoebic cluster of giant eyeballs that throw themselves at Link. The largest one shoots lightning.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:ALttP Trinexx 1.png]]
|[[Trinexx]]
|[[Turtle Rock]]
|A giant, rocky turtle with fire and ice heads weak to the opposing element. Once the extra heads are destroyed, the remaining head becomes a quick snake whose middle segment is the weak point.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:ALttP Agahnim copy.png]] [[File:Agahnim ALttP sprite.png]] [[File:ALttP Agahnim copy.png]]
|[[Agahnim]] (2)
|[[Ganon's Tower]]
|Agahnim is fought again alongside two duplicates atop Ganon's Castle. Once he is defeated again, Ganon emerges from his body.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Ganon ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Ganon]]
|[[Pyramid]]
|The evil king of the Dark World, a former thief who has the [[Triforce]]. He attacks with his [[trident]] both directly and to use magic in various ways. Enough hits petrify him for a brief period, but he can only be killed by hitting him with [[Silver Arrow]]s in this state.
|}

==Items==
===Pickups===
These are common items dropped by defeated enemies and destroyed objects.
{|class=wikitable
!Sprite
!Name
!Description
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:ALttP Apple.png]]
|[[Apple]]
|Fruit that can be knocked down from certain [[tree]]s and pillars to restore health.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Recovery Heart ALttP overworld sprite.png]]
|[[Heart]]
|A common health-restoring item dropped by destroyed objects and defeated enemies.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Magic Jar small ALttP sprite.png]] [[File:Magic Jar big ALttP sprite.png]]
|[[Magic Jar|Magic Decanter]]
|Two-sized magic-restoring items. The small ones can be dropped by many things, but the big ones are rarer.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Rupee ALttP green sprite.png]] [[File:Rupee ALttP blue sprite.png]] [[File:Rupee ALttP red sprite.png]] [[File:ALttP Rupee 50.png]] [[File:ALttP Rupee 100.png]] [[File:ALttP Rupee 300.png]]
|[[Rupee]]
|Colorful gemstones that are worth differing amounts, with green being worth one, blue five, and red twenty. Ones worth more are rare and exclusive to chests.
|}

===Item - Y===
These are the game's equippable items. Most are only obtained once.
{|class=wikitable
!colspan=2|Sprite
!Name
!Description
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Book of Mudora ALttP overworld sprite.png]]
|align=center style="background-color:black"|[[File:ALttP icon Book of Mudora.png]]
|[[Book of Mudora]]
|A book that allows ancient [[Hylian]] script to be deciphered. It is found in the library south of [[Kakariko Village]] by knocking it off a shelf with the [[Pegasus Boots|Pegasus Shoes]].
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Boomerang ALttP overworld sprite.png]]
|align=center style="background-color:black"|[[File:ALttP icon Boomerang 1.png]]
|[[Boomerang]]
|A projectile item that can stun enemies and bring items closer. It is obtained from either a chest in the secret passage into [[Hyrule Castle]] or inside the [[Sweeping Lady]]'s house in Kakariko.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:ALttP Bow.png]]
|align=center style="background-color:black"|[[File:ALttP icon Bow.png]]
|[[Bow]]
|A powerful projectile weapon, it does not come with any ammunition. It is obtained from the [[Eastern Palace|East Palace]].
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Bow and Arrows ALttP overworld sprite.png]]
|align=center style="background-color:black"|[[File:ALttP icon Bow & Arrows.png]]
|[[Bow]] and [[Arrow]]s
|The Bow made usable with collected Arrows, it is useful when battling armored enemies.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Bow and Silver Arrows ALttP overworld sprite.png]]
|align=center style="background-color:black"|[[File:ALttP icon Bow & Silver Arrows.png]]
|{{nowrap|[[Bow]] and [[Silver Arrow]]s}}
|With this, Link can deal extra damage and deal the finishing blow to [[Ganon]]. It is obtained by dropping the Bow into the [[Fat Faerie]]'s fountain.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Bug-Catching Net ALttP overworld sprite.png]]
|align=center style="background-color:black"|[[File:ALttP icon Bug-Catching Net.png]]
|[[Net|Bug-Catching Net]]
|A net useful for catching bees and faeries, as well as repelling evil magic. It is gotten from the bedridden [[Bug-Catching Kid]] in Kakariko.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Flute ALttP overworld sprite.png]]
|align=center style="background-color:black"|[[File:ALttP icon Flute.png]]
|[[Ocarina|Flute]]
|An ocarina belonging to the [[Flute Boy]], it is used to summon the [[Duck]] to travel across the Light World. It is found buried in the [[Haunted Grove]] using the [[Shovel]].
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Hook Shot ALttP overworld sprite.png]]
|align=center style="background-color:black"|[[File:ALttP icon Hookshot.png]]
|[[Hookshot|Hook Shot]]
|A spring-loaded grappling hook used to pull Link towards objects and vice-versa, making him invincible while he does so. It is found in the [[Swamp Palace]].
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Magic Hammer ALttP overworld sprite.png]]
|align=center style="background-color:black"|[[File:ALttP icon Magic Hammer.png]]
|[[Magic Hammer]]
|A powerful mallet that can flatten [[post]]s and flip [[Terrorpin|Turtles]]. It is found in the [[Dark Palace]].
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Magic Mirror ALttP overworld sprite.png]]
|align=center style="background-color:black"|[[File:ALttP icon Magic Mirror.png]]
|[[Magic Mirror]]
|An item that automatically returns Link from the corresponding spot in the Dark World, as long as there is ground to stand on, and is also able to warp to dungeons' entrances. It is given by the [[Lost Old Man]] in the passage to [[Death Mountain]].
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Magical Boomerang ALttP overworld sprite.png]]
|align=center style="background-color:black"|[[File:ALttP icon Boomerang 2.png]]
|[[Magic Boomerang|Magical Boomerang]]
|A Boomerang with enhanced speed and range. It is gained by dropping the Boomerang into the [[Water Faerie]]'s pool, or from a chest in the [[Thieves' Town|Village of Outcasts]].
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:ALttP Mushroom.png]]
|align=center style="background-color:black"|[[File:ALttP icon Mushroom.png]]
|[[Mushroom]]
|A fungus the [[witch]] can use to make [[Magic Powder]]. It is plucked from the [[Lost Woods]].
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Shovel ALttP overworld sprite.png]]
|align=center style="background-color:black"|[[File:ALttP icon Shovel.png]]
|[[Shovel]]
|A spade Link can use to dig up items. It is given by the [[Flute Boy]] in the Dark World to find his Flute in the Light World, which replaces it when found. Another is used in the [[Digging Game]] in the Dark World.
|}

;Replenishable items
Some usable items are replenishable. [[Venus]] can expand the weapons' holding capacity.
{|class=wikitable
!colspan=2|Sprite
!Name
!Description
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Arrow ALttP overworld sprite.png]]
|align=center style="background-color:black"|
|[[Arrow]]
|Ammunition for the [[Bow]], these are useful against armored enemies especially. They are upgraded into [[Silver Arrow]]s later.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Bomb ALttP overworld sprite.png]]
|align=center style="background-color:black"|[[File:ALttP icon Bomb.png]]
|[[Bomb]]
|Explosives that are used to cause heavy damage to enemies and expose passageways.
|}

;Magic items
These items consume magic to use.
{|class=wikitable
!colspan=2|Sprite
!Name
!Description
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Bombos Medallion ALttP overworld sprite.png]]
|align=center style="background-color:black"|[[File:ALttP icon Bombos.png]]
|{{nowrap|[[Bombos Medallion]]}}
|A [[medallion]] that unleashes a fiery attack across the screen. It is found by using the Book of Mudora on a plinth overlooking the [[Desert of Mystery]].
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Cane of Byrna ALttP overworld sprite.png]]
|align=center style="background-color:black"|[[File:ALttP icon Cane of Byrna.png]]
|[[Cane of Byrna]]
|A magic rod that creates a barrier around Link. It is obtained from a cave in the Dark World's [[Death Mountain]] at the end of an obstacle course.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Cane of Somaria ALttP overworld sprite.png]]
|align=center style="background-color:black"|[[File:ALttP icon Cane of Somaria.png]]
|[[Cane of Somaria]]
|A magic rod that can create and destroy orange blocks Link can push and throw, as well as make platforms in [[Turtle Rock]]. It is found in [[Misery Mire]].
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Ether Medallion ALttP overworld sprite.png]]
|align=center style="background-color:black"|[[File:ALttP icon Ether.png]]
|[[Ether Medallion]]
|A medallion that unleashes an electrical attack across the screen, affecting mostly flying enemies and paralyzing most enemies that are not immediately defeated, and is used to enter [[Misery Mire]]. It is found by using the Book of Mudora on a plinth in the Light World's Death Mountain.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Fire Rod ALttP overworld sprite.png]]
|align=center style="background-color:black"|[[File:ALttP icon Firerod.png]]
|[[Fire Rod]]
|A magic rod that shoots a quick fireball forward. It is found in [[Skull Woods]].
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Ice Rod ALttP overworld sprite.png]]
|align=center style="background-color:black"|[[File:ALttP icon Icerod.png]]
|[[Ice Rod]]
|A magic rod that shoots an icy gust forward. It is found in an icy cave near [[Lake Hylia]].
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Lamp ALttP overworld sprite.png]]
|align=center style="background-color:black"|[[File:ALttP icon Lamp.png]]
|[[Lamp]]
|A simple lantern used to light dark rooms and ignite [[torch]]es. It is found in [[Link's House]] at the beginning, or in the passage to [[Hyrule Castle]] if he misses the first one.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Magic Cape ALttP overworld sprite.png]]
|align=center style="background-color:black"|[[File:ALttP icon Magic Cape.png]]
|[[Magic Cape]]
|A mantle that renders Link invisible and intangible to enemies and obstacles, including [[Floor Spikes]] and [[Bumper]]s. It is found in the Light World [[Graveyard]], under a grave that can only be reached with the [[Titan's Mitt]].
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Magic Powder ALttP overworld sprite.png]]
|align=center style="background-color:black"|[[File:ALttP icon Magic Powder.png]]
|[[Magic Powder]]
|Magical dust that turns [[Buzz Blob|Buzzblob]]s into [[Cukeman|Potatohead]]s, [[Bubble]]s (and the [[Sweeping Lady]]) into [[Fairy|Faerie]]s, a particular [[Cucco]] into a [[Human Cucco|human]], and many remaining enemies into [[Slime]]s. It is obtained from the [[Witch]] after giving her a [[Mushroom]].
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Quake Medallion ALttP overworld sprite.png]]
|align=center style="background-color:black"|[[File:ALttP icon Quake.png]]
|[[Quake Medallion]]
|A medallion that unleashes an earthquake across all ground-based enemies on screen, turning those not defeated into [[Slime]]s, and is used to enter [[Turtle Rock]]. It is received from the [[Catfish]] in the [[Lake of Ill Omen]].
|}

;Bottles
There are four [[Bottle|Magic Bottle]]s Link can collect.
{|class=wikitable
!colspan=2|Sprite
!Name
!Description
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Bottle ALttP overworld sprite.png]]
|align=center style="background-color:black"|[[File:ALttP icon Bottle.png]]
|[[bottle|Magic Bottle]]
|Found in the back of [[Kakariko Inn]].
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Bottle ALttP overworld sprite.png]]
|align=center style="background-color:black"|[[File:ALttP icon Bottle.png]]
|[[bottle|Magic Bottle]]
|Bought from the [[Street Merchant|Bottle Merchant]] in exchange for 100 [[Rupee]]s.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Bottle ALttP overworld sprite.png]]
|align=center style="background-color:black"|[[File:ALttP icon Bottle.png]]
|[[bottle|Magic Bottle]]
|Given by the [[Lazy Guy]] found under a bridge near the [[Eastern Palace|East Palace]] and [[Lake Hylia]].
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Bottle ALttP overworld sprite.png]]
|align=center style="background-color:black"|[[File:ALttP icon Bottle.png]]
|[[bottle|Magic Bottle]]
|Found inside the [[locked chest]] by leading it from the ruined house east of the [[Thieves' Town|Village of Outcasts]] to the [[Average Middle-Aged Man]] near the [[Desert of Mystery]].
|}

;Bottled items
There are some items that Link can store inside a Magic Bottle.
{|class=wikitable
!colspan=3|Sprite
!Name
!Description
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Bee ALttP sprite.png]]
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Bottled bee ALttP sprite.png]]
|align=center style="background-color:black"|[[File:ALttP icon Bee and Good Bee.png]]
|[[Bee]]
|Wild bees found in certain trees or randomly from grass. If caught and released, they instead fight by Link's side for a brief period. They can also be sold to the [[Street Merchant|Bottle Merchant]] by releasing them near him.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Faerie ALttP sprite.png]]
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Bottled faerie ALttP sprite.png]]
|align=center style="background-color:black"|[[File:ALttP icon Faerie.png]]
|[[Fairy|Faerie]]
|Small sprites found in certain fountains and trees. If caught, they will revive Link automatically if he runs out of health, and can restore his health once at any point by being released.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Good Bee ALttP sprite.png]]
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Bottled bee ALttP sprite.png]]
|align=center style="background-color:black"|[[File:ALttP icon Bee and Good Bee.png]]
|[[Golden Bee|Good Bee]]
|A rare bee found only in the icy cave near [[Lake Hylia]] by charging into a particular statue. It stays by Link's side longer if released, and can be sold for a higher price.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Red Potion cauldron ALttP sprite.png]]
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Red Potion bottle ALttP sprite.png]]
|align=center style="background-color:black"|[[File:ALttP icon Life Medicine.png]]
|[[Red Potion|Medicine of Life]]
|A potion that fills Link's life energy if drunk. It can be bought at various shops.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Blue Potion cauldron ALttP sprite.png]]
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Blue Potion bottle ALttP sprite.png]]
|align=center style="background-color:black"|[[File:ALttP icon Cure-All Medicine.png]]
|{{nowrap|[[Blue Potion|Medicine of Life and Magic]]}}
|A potion that fills Link's life and magic when drank. It can be bought from the [[Potion Shop]].
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Green Potion cauldron ALttP sprite.png]]
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Green Potion bottle ALttP sprite.png]]
|align=center style="background-color:black"|[[File:ALttP icon Magic Medicine.png]]
|[[Green Potion|Medicine of Magic]]
|A potion that fills Link's magic energy when taken. It can be bought from the [[Potion Shop]] or gained by throwing a Magic Bottle into the [[Water Faerie]]'s fountain.
|}

===Do - A===
These are interactive items Link obtains on his journey.
{|class=wikitable
!colspan=2|Sprite
!Name
!Description
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Moon Pearl ALttP overworld sprite.png]]
|align=center style="background-color:black"|[[File:ALttP icon Moon Pearl.png]]
|[[Moon Pearl]]
|Prevents Link from being turned into [[Bunny Link]] when he enters the Dark World. It is found in the [[Tower of Hera|Mountain Tower]].
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Pegasus Boots ALttP overworld sprite.png]]
|align=center style="background-color:black"|[[File:ALttP icon Pegasus Boots.png]]
|[[Pegasus Boots|Pegasus Shoes]]
|Boots that allow Link to perform a charging dash, which can knock items from trees and throws Link back a few tiles when he hits a wall. They are given by [[Sahasrahla]] after the [[Eastern Palace|East Palace]] is complete.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Power Glove ALttP overworld sprite.png]]
|align=center style="background-color:black"|[[File:ALttP icon Power Glove.png]]
|[[Power Glove]]
|A special gauntlet that lets Link lift and carry light-colored [[rock]]s. It is found in the [[Desert Palace]].
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Titan's Mitt ALttP overworld sprite.png]]
|align=center style="background-color:black"|[[File:ALttP icon Titan's Mitt.png]]
|[[Titan's Mitt]]
|A special gauntlet that lets Link pick up light and dark rocks. It is found in [[Thieves' Town]].
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Zora's Flippers ALttP overworld sprite.png]]
|align=center style="background-color:black"|[[File:ALttP icon Flippers.png]]
|[[Flippers|Zora's Flippers]]
|Flippers that allow Link to swim. They are bought from [[King Zora|Zora]] at the source of [[Zora's River]].
|}

===Equipment===
Link is permanently equipped with these items once he obtains them. If Link obtains a new sword or shield, it replaces the one that he was previously equipped with.
{|class=wikitable
!colspan=2|Sprite
!Name
!Description
|-
! colspan=4 style="background:#b2f3b2"| '''Swords'''
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Fighter's Sword ALttP overworld sprite.png]]
|align=center style="background-color:black"|[[File:ALttP icon Sword.png]]
|[[Sword]]
|A simple sword that can be slashed and spun. It is obtained from [[Link's uncle]] at the outset of the game.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Master Sword ALttP overworld sprite.png]]
|align=center style="background-color:black"|[[File:ALttP icon Master Sword.png]]
|[[Master Sword]]
|A legendary sword that can repel evil magic and shoot [[sword beam]]s. It is pulled from the [[Sacred Grove]] once the three [[Pendants of Virtue]] are gathered.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Tempered Sword ALttP overworld sprite.png]]
|align=center style="background-color:black"|[[File:ALttP icon Tempered Sword.png]]
|[[Master Sword Lv2|Tempered Sword]]
|An improved version of the Master Sword after being worked on by the [[Craftsman|Dwarven Swordsmith]]s once they are reunited.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Golden Sword ALttP overworld sprite.png]]
|align=center style="background-color:black"|[[File:ALttP icon Golden Sword.png]]
|[[Master Sword Lv3|Golden Sword]]
|The best version of the Master Sword, obtained by throwing it into the [[Fat Faerie]]'s pool in the [[Pyramid]].
|-
! colspan=4 style="background:#b2f3b2"| '''Shields'''
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Fighter's Shield ALttP overworld sprite.png]]
|align=center style="background-color:black"|[[File:ALttP icon Shield.png]]
|[[Shield]]
|A basic shield that can block simple projectiles like rocks, arrows, and spears. It is obtained from [[Link's uncle]] at the outset of the game.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Fire Shield ALttP overworld sprite.png]]
|align=center style="background-color:black"|[[File:ALttP icon Red Shield.png]]
|[[Red Shield]]
|A larger shield that can block fiery projectiles. It can be gotten by throwing the Shield into the [[Water Faerie]]'s pool or by purchasing it from the [[Dark World]].
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Mirror Shield ALttP overworld sprite.png]]
|align=center style="background-color:black"|[[File:ALttP icon Mirror Shield.png]]
|[[Mirror Shield]]
|A special shield that can reflect beams and is inedible to [[Like Like|Pikit]]s. It is obtained from [[Turtle Rock]].
|-
! colspan=4 style="background:#b2f3b2"| '''Tunics'''
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Green Jerkin ALttP overworld sprite.png]]
|align=center style="background-color:black"|[[File:ALttP icon Green Jerkin.png]]
|[[Green Tunic|Green Jerkin]]
|The basic tunic Link starts out with.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Blue Mail ALttP overworld sprite.png]]
|align=center style="background-color:black"|[[File:ALttP icon Blue Mail.png]]
|[[Blue Mail]]
|Armor with more defensive power found in the [[Ice Palace]].
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Red Mail ALttP overworld sprite.png]]
|align=center style="background-color:black"|[[File:ALttP icon Red Mail.png]]
|[[Red Mail]]
|Special armor with even more defense found in [[Ganon's Castle]].
|-
! colspan=4 style="background:#b2f3b2"| '''Health'''
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Heart Container ALttP sprite.png]]
|align=center style="background-color:black"|
|[[Heart Container]]
|Large hearts dropped by defeated bosses which add an extra heart to Link's total life energy.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Piece of Heart ALttP overworld sprite.png]] [[File:ALttP Piece of Heart alt.png]]
|align=center style="background-color:black"|[[File:ALttP icon Piece of Heart 1.png]]
|[[Piece of Heart]]
|Heart Container fragments found scattered throughout both lands. Four of them equal a full Heart Container.
|-
! colspan=4 style="background:#b2f3b2"| '''Dungeon'''
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Small Key ALttP overworld sprite.png]] [[File:ALttP Small Key alt.png]]
|align=center style="background-color:black"|
|[[Small Key]]
|Interchangeable keys that only work once each and are only usable in their specific dungeon.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Dungeon Map ALttP overworld sprite.png]]
|align=center style="background-color:black"|[[File:ALttP icon Dungeon Map.png]]
|[[Dungeon Map]]
|An item that shows the dungeon layout, including rooms Link has not yet visited.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Compass ALttP overworld sprite.png]]
|align=center style="background-color:black"|[[File:ALttP icon Compass.png]]
|[[Compass]]
|Shows the position of Link, the boss, and the treasure.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Big Key ALttP overworld sprite.png]]
|align=center style="background-color:black"|[[File:ALttP icon Big Key.png]]
|[[Big Key]]
|A giant key that opens large locks on doors and the main treasure's giant chest. They are generally used multiple times.
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:ALttP Treasure Chest big.png]]
|align=center style="background-color:black"|[[File:ALttP icon Treasure.png]]
|Treasure
|The unique usable item found in the big chest in most dungeons.
|}

;Other upgrade
{|class="wikitable"
!Sprite
!Name
!Description
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|
|Magic upgrade
|A Magic Meter enhancement granted by the [[Li'l Devil|Mad Batter]] after it is awoken.
|}

===Plot items===
Aside from a heart, another special item is rewarded at the end of each dungeon. The Light World dungeons reward a Pendant while the Dark World ones reward a crystal.
{|class=wikitable
!colspan=2|Sprite
!Name
!Description
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Pendant of Courage ALttP overworld sprite.png]]
|align=center style="background-color:black"|[[File:ALttP icon Pendant of Courage.png]]
|[[Pendant of Courage]]
|The first of the [[Pendants of Virtue]], obtained from the [[Eastern Palace|East Palace]] at the request of [[Sahasrahla]].
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Pendant of Power ALttP overworld sprite.png]]
|align=center style="background-color:black"|[[File:ALttP icon Pendant of Power.png]]
|[[Pendant of Power]]
|The second pendant, held in the [[Desert Palace]].
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Pendant of Wisdom ALttP overworld sprite.png]]
|align=center style="background-color:black"|[[File:ALttP icon Pendant of Wisdom.png]]
|[[Pendant of Wisdom]]
|The third pendant, held in the [[Tower of Hera|Mountain Tower]].
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Crystal ALttP sprite.png]]
|align=center style="background-color:black"|[[File:ALttP icon Crystal.png]]
|[[Crystal]]
|Seven Crystals exist throughout the Dark World, each containing one of the [[Maiden]]s.
|}

===Trailing items===
These items simply follow Link on the overworld.
{|class=wikitable
!Sprite
!Name
!Description
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|
|[[Locked chest]]
|A peculiar indigo chest found in the ruins of a building east of the [[Thieves' Town|Village of Outcasts]] after the [[Craftsman|Dwarven Swordsmith]]s have been reuinited. It can be led to the [[Average Middle-Aged Man]] to open it, revealing a [[Bottle|Magic Bottle]].
|-
|align=center style="background-color:gray"|[[File:Super Bomb ALttP overworld sprite.png]]
|[[Super Bomb]]
|A special bomb sold by the [[Bomb Shop]] after six Crystals are obtained. It is used to blow a hole in the side of the [[Pyramid]], leading to the [[Fat Faerie]]'s fountain.
|}

==Gallery==
{{main-gallery|game|The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past}}
<gallery>
ALttP logo.jpg|Logo
ALttP Japan box art.jpg|Japan box art
Link ALttP artwork.png|[[Link]]
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=ゼルダの伝説 神々のトライフォース
|JapR=Zeruda no Densetsu: Kamigami no Toraifōsu
|JapM=The Legend of Zelda: Triforce of the Gods
}}

==Trivia==
*At the time, ''The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past'' was the only home console installment of ''[[The Legend of Zelda (series)|The Legend of Zelda]]'' series that was not included on ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Collector's Edition]]'' (not including the demo of ''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker]]''). This decision is likely because of the Game Boy Advance port, which is compatible with the GameCube via the Game Boy Player. Another possible reason is because the GameCube {{wp|gamepad|face button}} layout is different than the Super Nintendo's.

==References==
<references/>
{{ALTTP}}
{{Games}}
[[Category:The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past|*]]
[[Category:The Legend of Zelda series]]
[[Category:Home console games]]
[[Category:1990s games]]
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