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==Story==

After having a nightmare involving facing down a dark, shadowy figure, [[Link]] awakens to the sound of [[Gulley]], the [[Blacksmith (A Link Between Worlds)|Blacksmith]]'s son, calling for him. Having overslept again and shirked his responsibility to his master, Link follows Gulley to the Blacksmith's shop where he runs into the departing [[Captain]]. As the Captain thanks the Blacksmith for his new shield and departs, the Blacksmith's Wife quickly realizes that the absent-minded Captain has forgotten his sword and tasks Link with returning it to him. A guard at [[Hyrule Castle]]'s front gate reveals to Link that the Captain intended on visiting the [[Sanctuary]] before returning to his duties.

Link awakens in his house once more, this time with a strange person in a rabbit hood greeting him as he regains consciousness. The person introduces himself as the merchant [[Ravio]]. After learning what happened to Link and asking permission to stay in his house a while, Ravio gifts him with an old, musty bracelet and suggests Link report the happenings to [[Princess Zelda]] so something can be done about it. At the gate, a guard laughs at Link's story and gains the attention of [[Impa]], Princess Zelda's attendant. Impa allows Link entry into the castle as she announces Link's arrival to the Princess.

[[File:ALBW Link Fighting Yuga Artwork.png|right|170px|thumb|Link and Yuga fighting]]

Link follows him, only to find himself in [[Lorule]], a dimension opposite to Hyrule that is on the verge of ruin and Yuga's homeland. In the throne room, Yuga revives Ganon with the paintings and fuses with him to obtain his Triforce of Power. Becoming a beast, Link is almost doomed until [[Princess Hilda]] appears and imprisons Yuga. She tells Link he must save the Seven Sages if he wishes to save their worlds from Yuga's threat.

After Link and Yuga battle once more, Yuga betrays Hilda and takes the Triforce of Wisdom from her, now having two pieces. Planning to take Link's to remake Lorule in his image, they have one final battle. Zelda grants Link the [[Bow of Light]], which he can use to get Yuga out of his painted form. After a long battle, Yuga is finally defeated.

Zelda is freed, but Hilda is still desperate to save her kingdom. After a brief argument between the two, Ravio shows up and reveals himself to be Link's Lorulean counterpart. He explains to Hilda that this sort of chaos is exactly what led to their Triforce being destroyed in the first place. Realizing the error of her ways, Hilda sends Link and Zelda home through Lorule's version of the [[Sacred Realm]]. It is revealed that through the crack on the large slab there is where Hilda and Yuga first felt the presence of the other Triforce, which led them to devise their plan to steal it. Ravio, being a coward at heart, was too scared to confront them himself and came to Hyrule to find a hero who could stop them. After Link and Zelda's departure, Lorule grows dark, showing that it is at its end at last.

==Gameplay==

[[File:ALBW Artwork.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Concept art, featuring the game's central characters]]

===Overview===

The top screen shows the main game, while the bottom screen shows various game options and inventory features: It allows access to the [[map]], a [[Rupee]] count, item buttons, the [[inventory]], and "Gear", which provides an overview of Link's sword, armor, and main items. The touchscreen is comparable to that of {{OoT3D}} with enhanced map features (e.g., zooming, placing location marks and real-time tracking of Link's position). An [[Stamina Gauge|Energy Gauge]] that regenerates over time also appears, this time used for every item in the game, even replacing collectible bombs and arrows. Additionally, after Link meets [[Irene]], he can call her at any time with a button on the screen.  

===Item Renting===

===Wall Merging===

{{ALBW|-}} is a follow-up to {{ALttP|-}}, set in the same version of [[Hyrule]]. In interviews, Eiji Aonuma stated that the game shows what happened to characters from {{ALttP|-}}, but features new incarnations of Link and Zelda.<ref>{{Cite person|quote=Rather than forcing elements of the original story into this one, we’ve instead focused on bringing back the characters, so you can see what happened to them after the events of the first game.| name=Eiji Aonuma| url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130702190721/http://www.edge-online.com/features/eiji-aonuma-on-the-return-of-a-link-to-the-past-after-22-years-in-a-twilight-realm/ | title=Eiji Aonuma on the return of A Link To The Past, after 22 years in a twilight realm}}</ref><ref>{{Cite person|quote=It's not a direct sequel in the sense that it's the same Link and Zelda. The world is the same and it might be a different generation of Link and Zelda.| name= Eiji Aonuma| url= http://kotaku.com/the-world-of-a-link-to-the-past-has-changed-in-the-new-513424187| title= The World of A Link To The Past Has Changed in the New 3DS Zelda}}</ref> The Hero and Princess of {{ALttP|-}} are mentioned repeatedly, and their story is even narrated through a series of paintings in Hyrule Castle.

===Setting===  

===Limited Editions===

[[File:3DS XL Zelda Edition.png|thumb|200px|right|The limited edition 3DS XL, bundled with the game.]]

===Completion Records===