The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past/Versions

General differences

Item	Super Nintendo	Game Boy Advance
Screen Resolution	256 × 224	240 × 160
Sleep Option	No	Present: Press L + R + Select to wake up
Triforce opening	Unskippable Screen flashes many colors	Skippable Screen flashes white
Introductory Story	Plays during attract mode Skippable	Plays during a new game Unskippable
Dungeon Names	No	Displayed upon entry
Item Menu	Every Bottle shares one position Bottle contents displayed in submenu Items highlight by a green circle	Each Bottle has its own position The Shovel takes the Bottle's old position. Items highlighted by a green parenthesis
Secondary Item Indicator	Next to Magic Meter	Next to Heart Meter
Maiden text	Scrolls	Erases
Starting a saved game	May start in the Mountain Cave May not start where you last saved	May not start in the Mountain Cave May start from the last save location
Stones and Skulls	Only the normal variety	Sparkling stones and skulls can be found Striking sparkling stones release Rupees and supplies Striking sparkling skulls creates lit bombs.
Spin Slash	Destroys 8 tiles around the center	Destroys 9 tiles, including the center
Diving	No	May now dive underwater briefly
Ending Triforce Speech	May not speed up text	Text may be sped up
Pyramid of Power	No hole at the east	A new hole at the east leads to a new dungeon (the Palace of the Four Sword) if properly unlocked
Riddle Quest	No	A third lumberjack, Q. Bumpkin, has been added Item Menu: "?", next to the Piece of Heart chart

Audible/Visual changes

Item	Super Nintendo	Game Boy Advance
Chopping down a sign	No	Newly added sound and graphics
Audio
Link's voice	No	Young Link from Ocarina of Time can be heard during certain actions
Dropped Bombs and Blocks	Silent	They make noise if they fall down a hole
Walking in Misery Mire	Unique footsteps sound	Same as water footsteps sound
Visual
Selection Screen	Link is inanimate	Link is running
Super Bomb	No animation	The bomb pulsates while being dragged or set
Maximum Rupee/Bombs/Arrow	Text remains white	Text turns yellow
Faerie Queens	Items thrown in remains stationary	Items thrown in bob up and down
Health Meter	The text "- Life -" is visible above the hearts	No text is present above the hearts
West of the Dark Palace	Grass is formed in the shape of an arrow pointing to the skulls where you must use your Hookshot	A small broken bridge extends across the water to help you see the skulls on the other side
Witch's assistant	Wears a hooded cloak	Maple from Oracle of Ages and Oracle of Seasons
Struck enemies	Flash a variety of colors	Flash gray

Weapon and item changes

Item	Super Nintendo	Game Boy Advance
Swords	May not pick up any items May not chop down signs May not break pots/skulls	May pick up items by swinging your sword Master Sword and above may chop down signs Only a Level 4 sword may break pots/skulls
Lamp	May not damage an enemy	May damage an enemy
Boomerang's cutting ability	Cannot cut signs, grass, or bushes	Boomerang: signs Magic Boomerang: signs, grass, and bushes
Arrows	May not break anything	Wooden arrows can break one pot/skull Silver arrows can break an entire row
Magic Powder	No effect on pots/skulls	Destroys pots/skulls
Magic Hammer	May not destroy stones, skulls, or bushes	May destroy bushes, light colored stones, and skulls
Shovel	May only shovel left or right Replaced by the Flute once you find it	May shovel up or down as well You keep the Shovel after you find the Flute
Flute	No new landing points may be added	A new warp to Turtle Rock is available
Fire Rod	Does not burn bushes	May burn an entire row of bushes
Collecting Magic Items	No effect	Refills your magic meter

Dungeon/Enemy changes

Item	Super Nintendo	Game Boy Advance
Desert of Mystery	Original frequency and speed	More numerous and faster
Dark Palace	Kodongos' fire is visible in the darkness	Kodongos' fire is only visible in your lamp's light
Ice Palace	The Cane of Somaria can be used early, and use it to complete the Ice Palace puzzle quickly	The Cane of Somaria cannot be used to complete the Ice Palace puzzle as the rooms are altered
Turtle Rock Heart Piece	The enemies in the cave are Goriyas	The enemies in the cave are Eyegores
Like-Likes	No	Present near the Dark World Shield Shop

Naming changes

Item	Super Nintendo	Game Boy Advance
Special bee	Good Bee	Golden Bee
Fairies	Faerie	Fairy
Dash item	Pegasus Shoes	Pegasus Boots

Miscellaneous changes

Item	Super Nintendo	Game Boy Advance
Faerie appearing music	First four chords play every time	First four chords only play the first time
Lamp light cone	Cone is visible until one torch is lit	Cone is visible even after a torch is lit
Land Mines	Dashing over a mine detonates them	Dashing over a mine does not detonate them
Bunny beams	When turned into a bunny, you have a green tunic regardless of armor color	When turned into a bunny, the color of your tunic matches your armor.
Bunny Link	Link as a Bunny may not open treasure chests	Link as a Bunny may open treasure chests
Bombing walls	After the bomb explodes, dust falls from the hole	No dust falls from the hole
Red Rupee-giving trees	Obtainable every time you save, reset, and continue	Obtainable once per save file
Golden Bee	Must be captured from the Ice Cave east of Lake Hylia	May also be purchased from a brand new shop in the Village of Outcasts
Dark World Shop	The shop west of the Pyramid of Power sells a Red Shield, a Bee, and 10 Arrows	The shop west of the Pyramid of Power sells a Blue Shield, a Red Shield, and the Mirror Shield, but only if the Mirror Shield was obtained and lost
Angry Dark World Trees	They spit out a bomb the first time you touch them, then you may talk to them	You may talk to them, and then they spit out a bomb
Defeated Zora items	Bombs from defeated Zoras sink into the water	Bombs from defeated Zoras float above the water
Fairy appearance	Original rate	Increased frequency
Hyrule Cemetery	Unjumpable down over any stones	Jumpable down over stones on the Magic Cave grave
Treasure Field Heart Piece	Must leave the room and return to reset before retrying	May jump over the fence at the right, and walk back to retry, leaving all of the holes already tried
Chris Houlihan Room	The telepathic tile is present Original room name Reachable by various methods	The telepathic tile is removed The room is called "Top Secret Room" Unreachable without an emulator or cheat device