The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (Gamebook)

is a gamebook published by Futabasha in their "Futabasha Famicom Game Book Series" on July 26, 1992. It is based on . The gamebook is notoriously "buggy," with many typos or mistakes in the entry number directions, such that it is impossible to finish legitimately.
==Story==
The gamebook closely follows the events of , with a few notable variations:
* is depicted as more eccentric, spending most of his time in a hammock. He is also part of the along with other people in Hyrule, including a merchant who gives the .
*The three and their are each connected to one of the three of legend. For example, the is said to have been given by the to the one who built the , and the supposedly fought with in the past to stop it from destroying the world.
*Some of the have been expanded on. is described as a mechanical automaton, and has the power to create a localized space that transforms into his form. 's room is now lined with thorns, and it has encased the maiden in a cocoon rather than the usual . is also given a motivation in the form of aspiring to steal the from , as a way to prove that he is the better thief.
* is described differently from how it appears in the game. It takes the form of an ornate (albeit ruined) mansion, with passing through a courtyard, reception hall, and dining room, and the fight with taking place in a ballroom.
==Known Errors==
*The book requires marking letters off an alphabet check on the player's record sheet, but frequently neglects to actually tell players to do this.
*Many entries which direct you to another entry have the wrong destination printed. Known mistakes of this kind include:
**Entry 117: 275 should be 410
**Entry 208: 138 should be 10
**Entry 222: 206 should be ???
**Entry 223: 169 should be 40
**Entry 306: 233 should be ???
**Entry 384: 47 should be 447
**Entry 340: 340 should be ???
**Entry 379: 334 should be 303
**Entry 390: 463 should be 175, and 390 should be 463
**Entry 470: 38 should be 378
==Nomenclature==
==Gallery==
File:LttP Gamebook p5.jpg|Link's uncle tells tales of the Sealing War
File:LttP Gamebook p29.jpg|Link escapes from Hyrule Castle with Zelda
File:LttP Gamebook p158.jpg|Sahasrahla in his hammock
File:LttP Gamebook p195.jpg|Link in bunny form runs from Moldorm
File:LttP Gamebook p226.jpg|Ganon
==External Links==
*Amazon page for the book
*More information is available at History of Hyrule