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A Link Between Worlds Was Originally a Remake of Link to the Past

by Justin Baker - July 3, 2013, 2:30 pm EDT Total comments: 6 Source: (Wired), http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2013/07/aonuma-zelda...

Miyamoto's desire to create a Link to the Past remake was almost a reality.

The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds was originally meant to be a 3D remake of the Super Nintendo classic A Link to the Past.

Eiji Aonuma told Wired in a recent interview that he "didn't want to make a remake," after being given the task to create a 3D remake of A Link to the Past by Miyamoto, but he wasn't sure how to "incorporate this world into [his] new project."

At the same time, one of his designers "was working on this concept of having Link go into the walls," and, after seeing that, the idea of making a new Zelda game with those mechanics "clicked."

This was all in response to a question about how the top-down Zelda-style levels in Super Mario 3D Land were well liked by fans, and Aonuma confirmed that Miyamoto himself came up with them.

Talkback

lolmonadeJoel A. DeWitte, Associate EditorJuly 06, 2013

I'm so glad they decided on making a new game.  A Link to the Past is my favorite Zelda game, but I feel like a remake should be reserved for if considerable improvements can be made to the game, and I think that while the new graphics look nice, the SNES graphics of ALTTP is part of the charm.Not only that, but I'm excited to have a new game set in the same world as ALTTP, and a handheld Zelda game that won't be heavily leaning on touch controls.

broodwarsJuly 06, 2013

"Journalists, please explain to your audience that Link to the Past 2 is a new game...because is WAS a remake."Well, that certainly explains why so much of the game is a carbon copy of Link to the Past.

nickmitchJuly 06, 2013

I could've sworn there was something about Miyamoto saying he didn't want to do a LttP remake. I might go look that up.

TJ SpykeJuly 07, 2013

Quote from: nickmitch

I could've sworn there was something about Miyamoto saying he didn't want to do a LttP remake. I might go look that up.

Actually, the opposite:http://www.ign.com/articles/2011/11/10/miyamoto-intent-on-remaking-a-link-to-the-pasthttp://www.ign.com/articles/2012/06/12/zelda-3ds-its-majoras-mask-vs-link-to-the-pasthttp://www.ign.com/articles/2012/06/12/zelda-3ds-its-majoras-mask-vs-link-to-the-pastSo he has been interested in re-visiting the world of A Link to the Past for a long time.

nickmitchJuly 07, 2013

Well, there you go.Thanks for enabling my laziness.

Mop it upJuly 07, 2013

I think we all kind of suspected this after seeing the overworld.

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