The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past Playthrough (Actual SNES Capture) - Part 1

This is part 1 of my capture of me playing through The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past for the SNES. This is not an emulator and was not played on the Wii or Wii U Virtual Console. This footage was recorded directly from my Super Nintendo using an actual Link to the Past cartridge.

This is one of my favorite titles in the series. It ranks near the top of my list along with the two NES Zelda games (just above Ocarina of Time and Link's Awakening).

I played the first two Zelda games a bunch during the NES era and absolutely loved them. My brother owned Zelda II and we would frequently borrow the first Zelda game, so I was well-acquainted with the series.

For Christmas of 1992 my brother and I received a Super Nintendo with Super Mario World, Street Fighter II, and The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past. After hooking up our new SNES we played Zelda first without even debating it. I still remember the rainy weather in the beginning of the game and how we struggled to find the hidden path into Hyrule Castle. It was quite an experience.

It took my brother and I a while to beat this game since we didn't have Nintendo Power back then. Even though my brother had asked one of his friends for help, the so-called friend only gave us false information. So we had to figure things out on our own.

I have beaten this game more times than I can remember, so I have most of the game memorized. However, I do own the official Nintendo Power Player's Guide since it was given to me back in the late '90s as a bonus for renewing my Nintendo Power subscription. I like to use the Player's Guide to find the remaining Heart Pieces that I always tend to miss.

This game is a real classic. I hope you enjoy the new high-quality footage.

In this first part I started a new save file, rescued Zelda from Hyrule Castle, and picked up some items around Kakariko Village.

Heart Pieces collected in this video:

Heart Piece # 1 - Thieves' hideout in the woods - 14:36
Heart Piece # 2 - Kakariko Village Well - 16:53
Heart Piece # 3 - Blind's abandoned hideout - 18:56
Heart Piece # 4 - Maze race - 25:15

Recorded with the Hauppauge HD PVR and the official SNES S-video cable at 60 frames per second. I used a Toshiba model D-R550 DVD Recorder to upconvert the SNES's native 240p signal to 480i so that the Hauppauge could capture the console's audio/video signal.

I'm using a Super Advantage joystick.