The Legend of Zelda series

The Legend of Zelda

ゼルダの伝説

Creator: Shigeru Miyamoto First game: 'The Legend of Zelda' (1986) Best-selling game: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time? (high number of copies) Latest game: The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (2010) For in-depth information: is dedicated to chronicling the The Legend of Zelda series. For additional information: is another wiki dedicated to {{{niwa2-purpose}}} the The Legend of Zelda series.

The Legend of Zelda (Japanese: ゼルダの伝説 Zelda no Densetsu) is a Nintendo franchise that debuted with a title on the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1986 (Japan release) and 1987 for American and European gamers. Nintendo has managed to release a title of the series for each handheld and console system, except the short-lived Virtual Boy.

Titles in the series typically follow the adventures of a young man named Link as he journeys throughout a land (often Hyrule), battling monsters to ultimately save the captive Princess Zelda, who is often being held by the wicked Ganondorf. Retellings, often with artistic liberties, of the games' plots are available through several paperback novels and mangas. Original stories can also be found as paperback novels.

Developers

Shigeru Miyamoto is known to be the primary creator of the series and its characters. He has said that he was inspired by the Lord of the Rings saga and his own exploration of caves near his childhood home. Eiji Aonuma has taken lead development roles on each game since Majora's Mask, with Miyamoto watching over the games' development to see how it goes.

Capcom and Flagship, two third-party developers, are responsible for the games which appeared on the Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance, while Nintendo of America is typically credited with creating the pseudo-minigame Link's Crossbow Training.

Three games released for the Philips CD-i were created and released by Animation Magic due to a broken deal with Philips to produce a CD-based addon to the SNES. These games are considered by most fans to not be canon, though many find the poorly-animated cutscenes to be the source of many laughs in remixes posted on YouTube.

Games

Game	JP release	NA release	EU release	AUS release	KOR release	Platform
00 Main Games
'The Legend of Zelda'	1986	1987	Nintendo Entertainment System	{{{5}}}	{{{6}}}	{{{7}}}
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link	1987	1988	Nintendo Entertainment System	{{{5}}}	{{{6}}}	{{{7}}}
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past	1991	1992	Super Nintendo	{{{5}}}	{{{6}}}	{{{7}}}
Link: The Faces of Evil	N/A	1993	Philips CD-i	{{{5}}}	{{{6}}}	{{{7}}}
Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon	N/A	1993	Philips CD-i	{{{5}}}	{{{6}}}	{{{7}}}
Zelda's Adventure	N/A	1993	Philips CD-i	{{{5}}}	{{{6}}}	{{{7}}}
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening	1993	1993	Game Boy	{{{5}}}	{{{6}}}	{{{7}}}
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time	1998	1998	Nintendo 64	{{{5}}}	{{{6}}}	{{{7}}}
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask	2000	2000	Nintendo 64	{{{5}}}	{{{6}}}	{{{7}}}
The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons	2001	2001	Game Boy Color	{{{5}}}	{{{6}}}	{{{7}}}
The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages	2001	2001	Game Boy Color	{{{5}}}	{{{6}}}	{{{7}}}
The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords	2002	2003	Game Boy Advance	{{{5}}}	{{{6}}}	{{{7}}}
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker	2002	2003	Nintendo GameCube	{{{5}}}	{{{6}}}	{{{7}}}
The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures	2004	2004	Nintendo GameCube	{{{5}}}	{{{6}}}	{{{7}}}
The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap	2004	2005	Game Boy Advance	{{{5}}}	{{{6}}}	{{{7}}}
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess	2006	2006	Nintendo GameCube/Wii	{{{5}}}	{{{6}}}	{{{7}}}
Link's Crossbow Training	2007	2008	Wii	{{{5}}}	{{{6}}}	{{{7}}}
The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass	2007	2007	Nintendo DS	{{{5}}}	{{{6}}}	{{{7}}}
The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks	2009	2009	Nintendo DS	{{{5}}}	{{{6}}}	{{{7}}}
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword	Upcoming	Upcoming	Wii	{{{5}}}	{{{6}}}	{{{7}}}
00 Tingle series games
Freshly-Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland	2006	N/A	Nintendo DS	{{{5}}}	{{{6}}}	{{{7}}}
Tingle's Balloon Fight DS	2007	N/A	Nintendo DS	{{{5}}}	{{{6}}}	{{{7}}}
Color Changing Tingle's Love Balloon Trip	2009	N/A	Nintendo DS	{{{5}}}	{{{6}}}	{{{7}}}

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