Zelda order
 

what is the order of the games ive been trying to work it out but i cant seem to get it all figured out

I'm not an expert but here's a rough list (in chronological order):

NES - The Legend of Zelda
NES - The Adventures of Link
SNES - A Link to the Past
Gameboy - Link's Awakening
Nintendo 64 - Ocarina of Time
Nintendo 64 - Majora's Mask
Gameboy Color - Oracle of Ages
Gameboy Color - Oracle of Seasons
Gamecube - The Wind Waker

dont be fooled the order of there release, thats not the order in which they take place

I'd be interested to hear the time-frame arguements of what order the Zelda games come in, heh. That should make some heated discussion.

You didn't specify that you wanted the plot order, you asked what the order of the games is. I don't know the plot order, but wouldn't it sorta fuck up somewhere along? I never beat Majora's Mask, but I remember hearing something about it taking place in another Zelda dimension apart from the rest. I wonder if the other games are the same way?

-Lasereth

First off, learn some better english. Second off, next time specify that you want the "time frame order" instead of the order in which they came out.

Best I can figure is that the MM quest goes on while you are in the Temple of Light for seven years then emerge a full grown Hyrulian. Point for this, you already have you Occarina, Master Sword, and Hyrulian Shield.

That'd make sense, but I still remember Miyamoto saying that it takes place in another dimension (or universe). Maybe that was just a rumor or something, but I'm 100% sure I read it from a gaming magazine when Majora's Mask wasn't out yet.

-Lasereth

Majora's Mask takes place, I believe, after, the events in Ocarina of Time have taken place. Link leaves Hyrule to persue what is called "an old friend", he's riding Epona, who, at the time is still a young horse. I believe this to be after OOT, because you have the Hylian Shield, but not the Master Sword. You lose the Master Sword after vanquishing Ganondorf. But, if you don't believe me, just check out IGN's take on the story

Game & Watch: Zelda*
Wristwatch Zelda**
The Legend of Zelda
The Legend of Zelda: The Adventure of Link
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
The Legend of Zelda: BS-Zelda***
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past - The Four Swords
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
The Legend of Zelda: Wand of Gamelon****
The Legend of Zelda: Faces of Evil****
The Legend of Zelda: Zelda's Adventure****
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
The Legend of Zelda: Ura Zelda*****
The Legend of Zelda: Master Quest******
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages
The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker

*Portable handheld Zelda game
**Wristwatch that featured a Zelda game
***BS-Zelda, or a 16-bit remake of The Legend of Zelda only released via Satellaview, Nintendo's Satellite gaming network for the SNES.
****The piece of shit Zelda games released for the Philips CD-i console.
*****Ura Zelda, originally a brand new Zelda game for the N64DD was finished in development, but canned because of shit N64DD sales.
******Nintendo released this as a bonus disc you recieved for pre-ordering The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker for the GameCube, the disc featured The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, and The Legend of Zelda: Master Quest. Master Quest was a remix of Majora's Mask which featured new dungeons, updated dungeons, etc.

omega2K4 was kind enought to give us a full list but in what order do they take place(in chronological order in hyrule time). my thought is shouldnt OOT be first. I mean thats when Ganon is created

Now where does the Zelda cartoon fit into all this :)

Pardon me, Omega, but wasn't Ura Zelda, Ocarina of Time: Master Quest? I remember that it was actually released on the 64DD and it just had harder dungeons, but had the same storyline. Nintendo brought it out of Japan in the bundle if you preordered Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker as Ocarina of Time: Master Quest.

I believe that Ocarina of Time was intended to be the first Zelda story, with the followup Majora's Mask featuring the same Link. Then next in the chronology were A Link to the Past and Link's Awakening respectively. I base that primarily on the fact that the story of Ganondorf was already known by characters in the game. The NES Zeldas would have to take place further in the future, because the villages in Adventure of Link had the same names as the sages in OOT (A neat bit of retroactive continuity :D ). And of course, Wind Waker has to take place last. The Oracle games could technically fit in anywhere after Majora's Mask (Link looks a little more teenaged). So, as I see it:

Ocarina of Time
Majora's Mask
(Oracle Games?)
A Link to the Past
Link's Awakening
The Legend of Zelda
The Adventure of Link
Wind Waker

Nintendo claims Ura Zelda is Master Quest, but it isn't. I've seen screenshots of Ura Zelda, and it looked nothing like OoT. Ura Zelda wasn't released either, they were going to but since the N64DD wasn't doing so hot, they cancelled it. When you pre-ordered Wind Waker for the GameCube in the US you got a bonus disc that had Ocarina of Time, Majora's Mask, and Master Quest. Master Quest was basically a remix of OoT with new dungeons, some stuff edited out, increased/decreased difficulty at parts, stuff like that.

I believe Master's Quest is a remake of Ocarina of Time with harder dungeons, not Majora's Mask.

THERE'S A ZELDA CARTOON?!?!?! WHERE CAN I GET THAT?!

Wait a sec didn't the big N release an offical statement saying that there was more than one Link and that not all of the games are connected?

heh, I remember that show, it came on right after the Super Mario Brothers t.v. show.

Yeah, I think Ganon's supposed to resurrect himself every hundred years, sort of like Dracula in Castlevania. Also like Dracula, he tends to come back early sometimes.:)

the Zelda cartoon came on during the Super Mario brothers TV show. it was better than the mario tv show that aired it :)

Hold on, your pre-order disc had Majora's Mask on it? Mine only has OoT and Master Quest.

His talking about the one when you bought a new cube...i think

haha I have those cartoons on my computer.. took a while to collect. Some are bad quality but damn.. they sure do bring back memories!

Now I'm trying to find the live-action mario brothers that went with it.. have a few of the mario bros cartoons.. but want to see the live-action mario show! hehe

I hate the zelda cartoon so much and for some odd reason its coming out on DVD