What is the chronological order for all of the 'Legend of Zelda' video games including 'Twilight Princess' and 'Phantom Hourglass'?

smartie806

The Legend of Zelda Zelda II: The Adventure of Link The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons and The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda_series#Chronology Oct 14 06, 6:09 PM

ganondorf319

I meant as the storyline goes, not the order they were published in. I personally think it goes: Ocarina of Time Majora's Mask Twilight Princess Oracle Four Swords Four Swords Adventures Wind Waker Phantom Hourglass Link to the past Legend of Zelda Adventure of Link Links Awakening Oct 14 06, 6:11 PM

Brainyblonde

Is there a chronological order of the games? This is a difficult question to answer, because many different people have many different theories. Here at Zelda Elements, we have come up with this order: Ocarina of Time Majora's Mask The Wind Waker Phantom Hourglass A Link to the Past Oracle of Ages Oracle of Seasons Link's Awakening The Legend of Zelda The Adventure of Link http://www.zeldaelements.net/backgroundreading_zeldafaq.shtml#chronological There is much speculation as the chronological order of the Zelda games in terms of storyline, so although Ocarina of Time is the fifth game in the series, it is not known when the events that occur in it take place. It is commonly accepted by most that Ocarina of Time actually takes place before any other Zelda game, but this claim is challenged by some. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0184666/trivia Oct 14 06, 6:37 PM

kaylofgorons

Ocarina of Time introduces many elements almost like an "origin story"--explaining the origin of the Triforce and the beginning of Ganon's almost endless quest for the Triforce. There is no official order to the storylines, especially since it wasn't planned out as a whole series at the beginning. Fans can duke it out all they want, but the fact is that many of the games weren't planned in any order. If Ocarina of Time can be considered the first for listing the origin of the Triforce, then the Oracles games must fall between "Ocarina" and "Windwaker" because the presence of the Triforce in Link's hand is mentioned in the "Oracles" but the Triforce is reunited and left behind at the end of "Windwaker". Again, we could go at this for hours, and it would only be a matter of opinion. In "Link to the Past" you have to save the descendants of the eight sages from Ganon because he's trying to break the seal--sounds pre-WindWaker. Ganondorf seems to be permanently dealt with at the end of WindWaker--Triforce of Power removed and sealed with the Master Sword while the rest of the world moves on. A number of the games could fit in anywhere because they have no time references. Oct 15 06, 1:27 PM

TheRewster

Going by officially licensed games by Nintendo as released in North America (not including remakes/new versions): - The Legend of Zelda (1987) - The Adventure of Link (1988) - A Link to the Past (1992) - Link's Awakening (1993) - Ocarina of Time (1998) - Majora's Mask (2000) - Oracle of Seasons (2001) - Oracle of Ages (2001) - Four Swords (2002) - The Wind Waker (2003) - Four Swords Adventures (2004) - The Minish Cap (2005) - Twilight Princess (2006) - Phantom Hourglass (2007) Aug 11 07, 8:59 PM

entropy_agent

Just go to: http://www.angelfire.com/games/link40/storyline.html All is explained in great detail. Because none of the current answers are correct I'm afraid. If you want the lazy approach; here is the explanation. Basically because LoZ: Ocarina of Time has two seperate endings there are two Hyrules. A current and an alternate. Because at the end of the game Zelda sends link back to become a child again. But in doing so it unmakes the events in the game. Link still rememers it all as a child but doesn't ha e the triforce of courage anymore. So after the credits of LoZ:OoT, it is believed he tells Zelda what will happen, changing events forever. I will first list the regular order; then the Alternate Hyrule order. For it to be further explained go to the website URL. Normal timeline: The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening The Legend of Zelda The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons Alternate Hyrule(sequence starts after LoZ:OoT) The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker The Legend of Zelda: The Phantom Hourglass The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks (not yet released) Zelda II: The Adventure of Link The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages And there we are. Thank all for reading. Nov 27 09, 11:34 AM

Shinylucario

Skyward Sword Minish Cap Four Swords Ocarina of Time SPLIT DOWNFALL TIMELINE Link to the Past Oracle of Ages Oracle of Seasons Link's Awakening Zelda I Zelda II CHILD TIMELINE Majora's Mask Twilight Princess Four Swords Adventures ADULT TIMELINE Wind Waker Phantom Hourglass Spirit Tracks Dec 20 12, 2:35 PM