The Timeline of Zelda part 2

Since Nintendo announced "Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks" at the Game Developers' Conference, I have been wondering what I am going to do with it in my timeline. Fact is, until I can play it through, I cannot fit it into the timeline. I can say though that even though this game is being cel-shaded like with "Wind Waker" and "Phantom Hourglass", It is not within the portion of timeline. But thats enough of something that's not here yet.

As I had stated in the previous part of my the timeline, the story does start with "Ocarina of Time". This can be proven in the eyes of many fans by one simple event: The rise of Ganondorf to power. Ganondorf is the only character in the series that is the same person. Every other re-occurring character, even Zelda and Link, has been a reincarnation or descendent.

The next game in the story is "Majora's Mask", which takes place after Link meets Zelda in the end of "Ocarina of Time". This is of corse the same Link at this point.

The next point that i can touch in the timeline cannot for sure be placed right next to "Majora's Mask", but it is the closest I can get

The first 3 games released on a console are already organized into a timeline. First, there is "Link to the Past". No idea what could be placed (if anything) in between, but "The Hyrule Fantasy" (Known in the US simply as "The Legend of Zelda") follows. My theory at this point is that "The Hyrule Fantasy" takes place in only a small portion of Hyrule, as "The Adventure of Link" (which takes place maybe just months after) is in a much larger area of the kingdom. This larger area includes towns, villages, and the Hyrule castle (which is your starting point).

That just about concludes this edition of the Timeline of Zelda. When next I continue with this, I will have researched the release timeline in it's entirety, and maybe have other surprises. 

Timeline as currently standing:

Ocarina of Time-Majora's Mask-?

?-Link to the Past-?-Legend of Zelda: The Hyrule Fantasy-Zelda 2: The Adventure of Link-?

The Timeline of Zelda Part 1

As a fan of the Legend of Zelda series, I have played many in the series. It was the first RPG I had ever gotten to play. Over the years I have, much like any other fan of the series, noticed how broken up the timeline was. My current task is to attempt to figure this thing out once and for all.

The following was pre written by me in preparation for this post:

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In July of 1987, Nintendo released, in North America, A video game that changed the face of RPGs forever. Released on the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), "The Legend of Zelda" became one o Nintendo's greatest hits. It is classified as an Action RPG, the first of its kind. As a young gamer, it was my first RPG. The game was about 2 and a half years old by then, as was I. It was the spark that ignited my love for RPGs.

About a year after its release, Nintendo decided to follow up with a sequel. Taking place just months after its predecessor, "Zelda 2: The adventure of Link" took place in a larger portion of the kingdom of Hyrule, and played differently from the first one. It was so much so, that it was not well received by fans.

Nintendo had listened to the woes of the fans and for the third game, they took it back to a familiar style. "The Legend of Zelda: Link to the Past" Was the first and only game in the series to find its way onto the Super Nintendo, and it was found to astound gamers. It was also found to take place before the first 2 games. As we had gotten use to this gam being the beginning, Nintendo introduced its first entry on the Nintendo 64. "The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time" is recognized by fans as the first in the story, and it is just where this project of mine begins.

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The Legend of Zelda timeline is a task that no one, not even its creator has ever accomplished, which makes this rather difficult.

I will attempt to Include every game in the series in this timeline, with the exception of the Philips CDi Titles, Links Crossbow Training, and the japanese only Satellaview titles (which don't really belong in the LoZ Timeline anyways.)

My current knowledge on the timeline is as follows

Ocarina of Time__Majora's Mask__