The official The Legend of Zelda: A Link to teh Past thread

[NightDragon83]

TheUnbiasedGuy said:

emilie autumn said:
this game gets little credit today, OOT was basicly this game in 3D. i love the fairy fountains in this game, they are hidden in really cool places and give really good rewards. the light/dark world thing was amazing to and getting the ocarina from diging around the tree stump was also very nice. on a side note, i prefer the japanes name "triforce of the gods" than the horrible "a link to the past"

seriously. OoT wouldnt be what it is if it werent for a link to teh past.

True dat... TOoT borrowed heavily from ALttP... everything from the "Master Sword" to the Hookshot to beating up chickens in Kakariko village (same name as ALttP too!)  The one thing that TOoT did really well that advanced the series (aside from being in 3-D obviously) was introducing Epona as a means of transportation... nothing like taking aim at some Poes while riding through Hyrule field!
Still, ALttP remains my fav Zelda game to this day, and with the exception of TOoT, no other Zelda game has come close to matching it, let alone surpassing it.