The SNES era produced so many games that still hold up and continue to be genre defining to this day. This game took the basic design concepts explored in Zelda 1 and fleshed them out to create the template for what a great 2D adventure game should look like. Strong dungeon theming really helps to bring the world of A Link to the Past to life compared to its predecessor, and an expanded inventory of items gives a huge variety of options for both combat and exploration. Thriving speedrun and randomizer scenes mean that I will probably keep replaying this game for many years to come.