Category:The Legend of Zelda



The Legend of Zelda (often simply called Zelda or LoZ) is one of Nintendo's most famous titles, and one of the longest running series. A Zelda game has appeared on every Nintendo console, an accomplishment shared only with Mario. The games are adventure games that focus primarily on puzzle soving and exploration. The only game to radically break from the normal style was Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, which was a sidescrolling game with RPG elements.

The games generally revolve around a young adventurer, Link, and his quest to save the land from an evil force (usually Gannon). Traditionally Link would fight his nemesis Gannon at the end, and have to save Princess Zelda at some point. In modern games, Zelda has become less of a damsel in distress and has taken a more active role in fighting evil.

Main series games

 * The Legend of Zelda for the NES and GBA
 * BS The Legend of Zelda for the Satellaview
 * Zelda II: The Adventure of Link for the NES
 * The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past for the SNES
 * BS Zelda: Kodai no Sekiban for the Satellaview
 * The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening for the Game Boy
 * The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX for the Game Boy Color
 * The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time for the Nintendo 64, iQue Player, and Nintendo GameCube and Nintendo 3DS
 * The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Master Quest for the Nintendo GameCube (originally intended for the Nintendo 64DD)
 * The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask for the Nintendo 64 and Nintendo GameCube.
 * The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons for the Game Boy Color
 * The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages for the Game Boy Color
 * The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords for the GBA
 * The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker for the Nintendo GameCube
 * The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures for the Nintendo GameCube
 * The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap for the GBA
 * The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess for the Nintendo GameCube and Wii
 * The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass for the Nintendo DS
 * Link's Crossbow Training for the Wii
 * The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword for the Wii

CD-i games
These three games were created by Philips for their CD-i system. Their existence is often unacknowledged by Nintendo and gamers alike.


 * Link: The Faces of Evil
 * Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon
 * Zelda's Adventure

Resources

 * Game list
 * Zelda.com - Official site, featuring an encyclopedia
 * Legend of Zelda series at MobyGames
 * The history of Zelda at Gamespot
 * Zelda wiki