|
| The Legend of Zelda series
|
| Developer
|
Character creator: Shigeru Miyamoto
Video game developers: see below
|
| Publisher
|
Nintendo
|
| Platforms
|
As noted below
|
| Released
|
1986-present
|
Added to
Museum
|
As noted below
|
The Legend of Zelda series a Japanese multimedia series consisting of video games, television shows, music, and comic books.
It was spun off into the Tingle series, and the Hyrule Warriors series.
Characters from The Legend of Zelda series also are playable in the Super Smash Bros. series, and in some games in the Mario Kart series and the Mario sports series.
Fictional character biographies
A struggle between good and evil happens throughout time, with the people involved in this struggle having their souls constantly reborn into new bodies, while retaining the names and appearance of their former selves.
Link, the hero of Legend, is reborn to save Princess Zelda, also reborn, from the evil Ganon. Princess Zelda is the key to obtaining the legendary Triforce, and Ganon strives to collect its pieces, as the Triforce can grant the wishes of anyone who holds it.
Video games in The Legend of Zelda series
| Title
|
Developer
|
System
|
Release
|
Added to museum
|
Notes
|
| The Legend of Zelda
|
Nintendo R&D4
|
FDS
GameCube
FC Mini
NES CE
|
1986
2002
2016
2016
|
GC AC: January 20, 2003
GC CE: December 25, 2003
NES CE: June 22, 2017
FC Mini: August 10, 2017
|
The NES version was included in Animal Crossing for GameCube in 2001.
The NES version version was emulated on the GameCube in 2003 in a Collector's Edition.
|
| Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
|
Nintendo R&D4
|
FDS
FC Mini
NES CE
|
1987
2016
2016
|
GC CE: December 25, 2003
NES CE: June 22, 2017
FC Mini: August 10, 2017
|
The NES version version was emulated on the GameCube in 2003 in a Collector's Edition.
|
| Zelda
|
Nintendo R&D1
|
Game & Watch
|
1989
|
Not yet
|
Released as a multi-screen version in 1989.
Released as part of the Nintendo Mini Classics miniature LCD game line in 1998.
|
| The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
|
Nintendo EAD
|
SNES
Wii
SNES CE
SF Mini
|
1991
2006
2017
2017
|
SF Mini: October 31, 2017
SNES CE: March 16, 2018
|
The SNES version of A Link to the Past was emulated on the Wii in 2006.
|
| The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening
|
Nintendo EAD
|
Game Boy
GBC
3DS
Switch
|
1993
1998
2011
2019
|
3DS: February 19, 2018
|
Remade for the Game Boy Color in 1998 as The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening DX.
The Game Boy Color version, Link's Awakening DX, was emulated on the 3DS in 2011.
Remade for the Nintendo Switch in 2019.
|
| BS The Legend of Zelda
|
Nintendo EAD
|
Super Famicom Satellaview
|
1995
|
Not yet
|
Episodically broadcast in two maps, over the course of four weeks each.
|
| The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
|
Nintendo EAD
|
Nintendo 64
GameCube
3DS
|
1998
2002
2011
|
GC CE: December 25, 2003
3DS: September 8, 2017
GC OoT&MQ: November 25, 2019
|
The N64 version was emulated on the GameCube in 2002, bundled with Ocarina of Time Master Quest.
The N64 version was emulated on the GameCube in 2003 in a Collector's Edition.
Remade for the 3DS as Ocarina of Time 3D in 2011.
|
| The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
|
Nintendo EAD
|
Nintendo 64
GameCube
3DS
|
2000
2003
2015
|
GC CE: December 25, 2003
|
The N64 version was emulated on the GameCube in 2003 in a Collector's Edition.
Remade for the 3DS as Majora's Mask 3D in 2015.
|
| The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages
|
Capcom
Flagship
|
Game Boy Color
3DS
|
2001
2013
|
3DS: December 1, 2017
|
The Game Boy Color version was emulated on the 3DS in 2013.
|
| The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons
|
Capcom
Flagship
|
Game Boy Color
3DS
|
2001
2013
|
3DS: December 1, 2017
|
The Game Boy Color version was emulated on the 3DS in 2013.
|
| The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Master Quest
|
Nintendo EAD
|
GameCube
3DS
|
2002
2011
|
3DS: September 8, 2017
GC: November 25, 2019
|
Bundled with The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time on GameCube in 2002.
Based on the cancelled Ura Zelda for the Nintendo 64DD.
Remade for the 3DS as part of Ocarina of Time 3D in 2011, available after completing the game.
|
| The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords
|
Nintendo EAD
Capcom
|
GBA
Nintendo DSi
|
2002
2011
|
Not yet
|
Bundled with The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past on Game Boy Advance in 2002.
Remade for the Nintendo DSi as The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Anniversary Edition in 2011.
|
| The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker
|
Nintendo EAD
|
GameCube
Wii U
|
2002
2013
|
Not yet
|
Remade for the Wii U as The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker HD in 2013.
|
| The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures
|
Nintendo EAD
|
GameCube
|
2004
|
Not yet
|
|
| The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap
|
Capcom
Flagship
|
GBA
Wii U
|
2004
2014
|
Not yet
|
The Game Boy Advance version was emulated on the Wii U in 2014.
|
| The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
|
Nintendo EAD
|
GameCube
Wii
|
2006
2006
|
Not yet
|
|
| The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
|
Nintendo EAD
|
Nintendo DS
Wii U
|
2007
2015
|
Not yet
|
The Nintendo DS version was emulated on the Wii U in 2015.
|
| The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks
|
Nintendo EAD
|
Nintendo DS
Wii U
|
2009
2016
|
Not yet
|
The Nintendo DS version was emulated on the Wii U in 2016.
|
| The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
|
Nintendo EAD
|
Wii
Wii U
|
2011
2016
|
Not yet
|
|
| The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
|
Nintendo EAD
|
Nintendo 3DS
|
2013
|
Not yet
|
|
| The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes
|
Nintendo EAD
Grezzo
|
Nintendo 3DS
|
2013
|
September 8, 2017
|
|
| The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
|
Nintendo EPD
|
Wii U
Switch
|
2017
2017
|
Switch: July 17, 2017
|
|
