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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.

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The Legend of Zelda series

Two games were only available in Japan for download through Nintendo's short lived satilite broadcast system. BS Zelda is a remake of the original series so it falls into the timeline at the same spot as the original game. Kodai no Sekiban[1] (Stone Tablets of Antiquity) takes place in the same world as, and is a direct sequel to, A Link to the Past.

Main series

CD-i games

These three games were created by Phillips for their CD-i system. They are not part of the official chronology, and their existence is often unacknowledged by Nintendo and gamers alike.

Chronology

See The Legend of Zelda Timeline and the Timeline Theory page at the Zelda Wiki for more information on the chronology.

The actual chronology of Zelda is rather confusing. Many of the games are connected, but for many the timeline is still unknown. For example, the prologue of A Link to the Past was originally the story of Ocarina of Time, but this has since been denied by Nintendo.

Timeline:

Skyward Sword - Ocarina of Time

Now, the timeline splits, depending of which time link stays in at the end of Ocarina of Time, Child of Adult...

CHILD: Majora's Mask - Twilight Princess

Many games have been spectulated to come after Twilight Princess, but for now, no game has been confirmed to come after Twilight Princess.

ADULT: The Wind Waker - Phantom Hourglass - Spirit Tracks

As with Twilight Princess, no games have been confirmed after Spirit Tracks canonically.

Now, there is one more series of games that is theorized to be connected:

FOUR SWORDS TIMELINE: The Minish Cap - Four Swords - Four Swords Adventures

The Four Swords Timeline is a series of connected games, all featuring the four sword. Again, it is unknown where these games fit into the overall timeline.

As a side-note, please note that the hero from Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask are the same hero, known as the hero of time. Also note that the hero from The Wind Waker and Phantom Hourglass are also the same hero, known as the hero of the winds. Last, the hero from Four Swords and Four Swords Adventures are also the same hero (no title).

For more information on theorys about how the reast of the games fall into place, see the links to Zelda Wiki below.

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