Why a God Can't Play A Link to the Past

Skawo analyzes the code and save data structures of Zelda games to explain a game-breaking limitation.

The moral of the story is, uh... use save states, I guess. Credits: @SailorLoonie for bringing this matter to my attention! @RoadrunnerWMC and @Meatball132 for beta-ing this video. Resources used: The Minish Cap decompilation github.com/zeldaret/tmc The Zelda Minish Cap Save Editor github.com/minishmaker/save-editor The Zelda ALttP Save Editor github.com/LemonBoy/savezelda-gba Music timestamps: 0:02 Zonai Shrine Completion (Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom) 0:56 Team Rocket Planning (Pokemon Anime) 1:24 E. Gadd's theme (Luigi's Mansion) 2:14 Questioning, Moderato (Ace Attorney: Dual Destinies) 3:33 Phantom Ganon Battle (Zelda: Wind Waker) 4:27 St. Peanutsburg East Pine District (Yokai Watch 3) 4:47 Questioning, Allegro (Ace Attorney: Dual Destinies) 5:48 Minish Forest Theme (Zelda: Minish Cap) 6:29 Kakariko Village (Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom) 8:13 Lavender Town (Pokemon RGBY) 8:59 The Cliff That Time Forgot (Earthbound) ======================= Join this channel to get access to perks: youtube.com/channel/UColqqqGEOAuzeD8Zt5Y67FQ/join #essay #linktothepast #gba #nintendo #capcom #programming