<s>
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
franchise	O
created	O
by	O
the	O
Japanese	O
game	O
designers	O
Shigeru	O
Miyamoto	O
and	O
Takashi	O
Tezuka	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
incorporates	O
action-adventure	O
and	O
elements	O
of	O
action	B-Application
RPG	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
centers	O
on	O
the	O
various	O
incarnations	O
of	O
Link	O
,	O
a	O
courageous	O
young	O
man	O
of	O
the	O
elf-like	O
Hylian	O
race	O
,	O
and	O
Princess	O
Zelda	B-Application
,	O
a	O
magical	O
princess	O
who	O
is	O
the	O
mortal	O
reincarnation	O
of	O
the	O
goddess	O
Hylia	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
fight	O
to	O
save	O
the	O
magical	O
land	O
of	O
Hyrule	O
from	O
Ganon	O
,	O
an	O
evil	O
warlord	O
turned	O
demon	O
king	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
the	O
principal	O
antagonist	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ganon	O
wishes	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
Triforce	B-Device
,	O
a	O
sacred	O
relic	O
left	O
behind	O
by	O
the	O
three	O
goddesses	O
that	O
created	O
Hyrule	O
,	O
to	O
remake	O
the	O
world	O
in	O
his	O
own	O
dark	O
image	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
gathered	O
together	O
,	O
the	O
power	O
of	O
the	O
Triforce	B-Device
can	O
grant	O
any	O
wish	O
its	O
user	O
desires	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
if	O
someone	O
with	O
a	O
heart	O
that	O
does	O
not	O
possess	O
a	O
balance	O
of	O
the	O
three	O
virtues	O
of	O
Power	O
,	O
Courage	O
,	O
and	O
Wisdom	O
attempts	O
to	O
touch	O
the	O
Triforce	B-Device
,	O
it	O
will	O
split	O
into	O
three	O
triangles	O
and	O
bond	O
with	O
three	O
people	O
whose	O
hearts	O
embody	O
the	O
required	O
virtue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
their	O
personalities	O
and	O
backstory	O
differ	O
from	O
game	O
to	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
incarnations	O
of	O
Link	O
and	O
Zelda	B-Application
often	O
have	O
many	O
traits	O
in	O
common	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Link	O
often	O
being	O
left-handed	O
and	O
clad	O
in	O
green	O
,	O
and	O
Zelda	B-Application
being	O
associated	O
with	O
wisdom	O
,	O
light	O
,	O
and	O
prophesy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
original	O
Legend	B-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
1986	O
,	O
the	O
series	O
has	O
expanded	O
to	O
include	O
19	O
entries	O
on	O
all	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
major	O
game	B-Device
consoles	I-Device
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
spin-offs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
is	O
one	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
most	O
successful	O
franchises	O
;	O
several	O
of	O
its	O
entries	O
are	O
considered	O
among	O
the	O
greatest	O
video	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
games	O
feature	O
a	O
mix	O
of	O
puzzles	O
,	O
action	O
,	O
adventure/battle	O
gameplay	O
,	O
and	O
exploration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
items	O
are	O
consistent	O
and	O
appear	O
many	O
times	O
throughout	O
the	O
series	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
bombs	O
and	O
bomb	O
flowers	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
both	O
as	O
weapons	O
and	O
to	O
open	O
blocked	O
or	O
hidden	O
doorways	O
;	O
boomerangs	B-General_Concept
,	O
which	O
can	O
kill	O
or	O
paralyze	O
enemies	O
;	O
keys	O
for	O
locked	O
doors	O
;	O
magic	B-Application
swords	I-Application
,	O
shields	O
,	O
and	O
bows	O
and	O
arrows	O
)	O
,	O
while	O
others	O
are	O
unique	O
to	O
a	O
single	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
the	O
games	O
contain	O
role-playing	O
elements	O
(	O
Zelda	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
of	I-Application
Link	I-Application
is	O
the	O
only	O
one	O
to	O
include	O
an	O
experience	O
system	O
)	O
,	O
they	O
emphasize	O
straightforward	O
hack-and-slash-style	O
combat	O
over	O
the	O
strategic	O
,	O
turn-based	O
or	O
active	O
time	O
combat	O
of	O
series	O
like	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
role-playing	O
elements	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
have	O
led	O
to	O
much	O
debate	O
over	O
whether	O
or	O
not	O
the	O
Zelda	B-Application
games	I-Application
should	O
be	O
classified	O
as	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
a	O
genre	O
on	O
which	O
the	O
series	O
has	O
had	O
a	O
strong	O
influence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Miyamoto	O
himself	O
disagreed	O
with	O
the	O
RPG	O
label	O
,	O
but	O
classified	O
Zelda	B-Application
as	O
"	O
a	O
real-time	O
adventure	O
game	O
"	O
;	O
he	O
said	O
he	O
was	O
"	O
not	O
interested	O
in	O
systems	O
where	O
everything	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
decided	O
by	O
stats	O
and	O
numbers	O
"	O
but	O
what	O
's	O
"	O
important	O
to	O
me	O
is	O
to	O
preserve	O
as	O
much	O
of	O
that	O
“	O
live	O
”	O
feeling	O
as	O
possible	O
"	O
which	O
he	O
said	O
"	O
action	B-Application
games	I-Application
are	O
better	O
suited	O
in	O
conveying	O
"	O
to	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Every	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
main	O
Zelda	B-Application
series	I-Application
has	O
consisted	O
of	O
three	O
principal	O
areas	O
:	O
an	O
overworld	O
which	O
connects	O
all	O
other	O
areas	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
movement	O
is	O
multidirectional	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
player	O
some	O
degree	O
of	O
freedom	O
of	O
action	O
;	O
areas	O
of	O
interaction	O
with	O
other	O
characters	O
(	O
merely	O
caves	O
or	O
hidden	O
rooms	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
expanding	O
to	O
entire	O
towns	O
and	O
cities	O
in	O
subsequent	O
games	O
)	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
gains	O
special	O
items	O
or	O
advice	O
,	O
can	O
purchase	O
equipment	O
or	O
complete	O
side	O
quests	O
;	O
and	O
dungeons	O
,	O
areas	O
of	O
labyrinthine	O
layout	O
,	O
usually	O
underground	O
,	O
comprising	O
a	O
wide	O
range	O
of	O
difficult	O
enemies	O
,	O
bosses	O
,	O
and	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
nearly	O
every	O
Zelda	B-Application
game	O
,	O
navigating	O
a	O
dungeon	O
is	O
aided	O
by	O
locating	O
a	O
map	O
,	O
which	O
reveals	O
its	O
layout	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
magic	O
compass	O
,	O
which	O
reveals	O
the	O
location	O
of	O
significant	O
and	O
smaller	O
items	O
such	O
as	O
keys	O
and	O
equipment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
most	O
Zelda	B-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
HP	O
or	O
life	O
meter	O
is	O
represented	O
by	O
a	O
line	O
of	O
hearts	O
,	O
each	O
heart	O
typically	O
representing	O
two	O
hit	O
points	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Legend	B-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
console	O
game	O
with	O
a	O
save	O
function	O
that	O
enabled	O
players	O
to	O
stop	O
playing	O
and	O
then	O
resume	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ocarina	I-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
introduced	O
a	O
targeting	O
system	O
that	O
let	O
the	O
player	O
lock	O
the	O
camera	O
on	O
to	O
enemy	O
or	O
friendly	O
NPCs	O
which	O
simplified	O
3D	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
was	O
principally	O
inspired	O
by	O
Shigeru	O
Miyamoto	O
's	O
"	O
explorations	O
"	O
as	O
a	O
young	O
boy	O
in	O
the	O
hillsides	O
,	O
forests	O
,	O
and	O
caves	O
surrounding	O
his	O
childhood	O
home	O
in	O
Sonobe	O
,	O
Japan	O
where	O
he	O
ventured	O
into	O
forests	O
with	O
secluded	O
lakes	O
,	O
caves	O
,	O
and	O
rural	O
villages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Miyamoto	O
has	O
referred	O
to	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
the	O
Zelda	B-Application
games	I-Application
as	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
bring	O
to	O
life	O
a	O
"	O
miniature	O
garden	O
"	O
for	O
players	O
to	O
play	O
with	O
in	O
each	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Keiji	O
Terui	O
,	O
who	O
wrote	O
the	O
backstory	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
's	O
manual	O
,	O
the	O
location	O
named	O
Death	O
Mountain	O
was	O
initially	O
a	O
working	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
legend	O
of	O
the	O
Triforce	B-Device
which	O
was	O
written	O
with	O
inspirations	O
from	O
the	O
battles	O
of	O
medieval	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Master	O
Sword	O
was	O
introduced	O
as	O
Excalibur	B-Application
in	O
the	O
French	O
version	O
of	O
A	B-Application
Link	I-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
Past	I-Application
,	O
which	O
originates	O
from	O
the	O
legend	O
of	O
King	O
Arthur	O
in	O
the	O
Welsh	O
collection	O
of	O
Mabinogion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hearing	O
of	O
American	O
novelist	O
,	O
socialite	O
and	O
painter	O
Zelda	B-Application
Fitzgerald	O
,	O
Miyamoto	O
thought	O
the	O
name	O
sounded	O
"	O
pleasant	O
and	O
significant	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Paying	O
tribute	O
,	O
he	O
chose	O
to	O
name	O
the	O
princess	O
after	O
her	O
,	O
and	O
titled	O
it	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Link	O
and	O
the	O
fairy	O
were	O
inspired	O
by	O
Peter	B-Application
Pan	I-Application
and	O
Tinker	O
Bell	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
making	O
the	O
series	O
made	O
the	O
transition	O
to	O
3D	O
,	O
the	O
combat	O
system	O
of	O
Ocarina	B-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
was	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
chanbara	O
(	O
samurai	B-Application
)	O
style	O
of	O
Japanese	O
sword	O
fighting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Games	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
series	I-Application
frequently	O
feature	O
in-game	O
musical	O
instruments	O
,	O
particularly	O
in	O
musical	O
puzzles	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
widespread	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Often	O
,	O
instruments	O
trigger	O
game	O
events	O
:	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
the	O
recorder	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
can	O
reveal	O
secret	O
areas	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
warp	O
Link	O
to	O
the	O
Dungeon	O
entrances	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
warping	O
with	O
music	O
feature	O
has	O
also	O
been	O
used	O
in	O
A	B-Application
Link	I-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
Past	I-Application
and	O
Link	B-Application
's	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Ocarina	B-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
,	O
playing	O
instruments	O
is	O
a	O
core	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
needing	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
instrument	O
through	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
controller	O
to	O
succeed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ocarina	B-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
is	O
"	O
[	O
one	O
of	O
the ]	O
first	O
contemporary	O
non-dance	O
title[s]	O
to	O
feature	O
music-making	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
its	O
gameplay	O
"	O
,	O
using	O
music	O
as	O
a	O
heuristic	B-Algorithm
device	O
and	O
requiring	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
utilise	O
songs	O
to	O
progress	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
–	O
a	O
game	O
mechanic	O
that	O
is	O
also	O
present	O
in	O
Majora	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mask	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
Theme	O
"	O
is	O
a	O
recurring	O
piece	O
of	O
music	O
that	O
was	O
created	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
Zelda	B-Application
Theme	O
"	O
has	O
topped	O
ScrewAttack	O
's	O
"	O
Top	O
Ten	O
Videogame	O
Themes	O
Ever	O
"	O
list	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Up	O
until	O
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
,	O
the	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
series	I-Application
avoided	O
using	O
voice	O
acting	O
in	O
speaking	O
roles	O
,	O
relying	O
instead	O
on	O
written	O
dialogue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
of	O
theme	O
music	O
for	O
different	O
locations	O
,	O
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
plays	O
natural	O
ambience	O
around	O
the	O
player	O
as	O
main	O
sounds	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
some	O
minimalist	O
piano	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
predominantly	O
in	O
a	O
medieval	O
Western	O
Europe-inspired	O
fantasy	O
world	O
called	O
Hyrule	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
developed	O
a	O
deep	O
history	O
and	O
wide	O
geography	O
over	O
the	O
series	O
's	O
many	O
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Much	O
of	O
the	O
backstory	O
of	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
Hyrule	O
was	O
revealed	O
in	O
the	O
games	O
A	B-Application
Link	I-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
Past	I-Application
,	O
Ocarina	B-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
,	O
The	B-Application
Wind	I-Application
Waker	I-Application
,	O
Twilight	B-Application
Princess	I-Application
,	O
Skyward	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
,	O
and	O
A	B-Application
Link	I-Application
Between	I-Application
Worlds	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hyrule	O
's	O
principal	O
inhabitants	O
are	O
pointy-eared	O
,	O
elf-like	O
humanoids	O
called	O
Hylians	O
,	O
which	O
include	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
,	O
Link	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
eponymous	O
princess	O
,	O
Zelda	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fictional	O
universe	O
established	O
by	O
the	O
Zelda	B-Application
games	I-Application
sets	O
the	O
stage	O
for	O
each	O
adventure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hytopia	O
is	O
a	O
connected	O
kingdom	O
,	O
Labrynna	B-Application
and	O
Holodrum	B-Application
are	O
different	O
countries	O
separate	O
from	O
the	O
Kingdom	O
of	O
Hyrule	O
,	O
Termina	O
and	O
Lorule	O
serve	O
as	O
parallel	O
worlds	O
,	O
and	O
Koholint	O
is	O
an	O
island	O
far	O
away	O
from	O
Hyrule	O
that	O
appears	O
to	O
be	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
dream	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
departing	O
,	O
the	O
goddesses	O
left	O
a	O
sacred	O
artifact	O
called	O
the	O
Triforce	B-Device
,	O
which	O
could	O
grant	O
powers	O
to	O
the	O
user	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
because	O
the	O
Triforce	B-Device
has	O
no	O
will	O
of	O
its	O
own	O
and	O
it	O
can	O
not	O
judge	O
between	O
good	O
and	O
evil	O
,	O
it	O
will	O
grant	O
any	O
wish	O
indiscriminately	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
a	O
person	O
is	O
not	O
of	O
a	O
balanced	O
heart	O
,	O
the	O
triforce	B-Device
part	O
that	O
the	O
user	O
mostly	O
believes	O
in	O
will	O
stay	O
with	O
that	O
person	O
and	O
the	O
remainder	O
will	O
seek	O
out	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
to	O
master	O
and	O
control	O
the	O
triforce	B-Device
as	O
a	O
whole	O
,	O
the	O
user	O
must	O
get	O
the	O
other	O
parts	O
found	O
in	O
other	O
individuals	O
and	O
bring	O
them	O
together	O
to	O
reunite	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Skyward	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Triforce	B-Device
was	O
sought	O
by	O
the	O
Demon	O
King	O
Demise	B-Application
,	O
an	O
eternal	O
being	O
that	O
had	O
conquered	O
time	O
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
a	O
long	O
battle	O
against	O
the	O
goddess	O
Hylia	O
,	O
guardian	O
of	O
the	O
Triforce	B-Device
,	O
Demise	B-Application
was	O
sealed	O
away	O
within	O
her	O
temple	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
time	O
,	O
Zelda	B-Application
and	O
Link	O
(	O
the	O
reborn	O
Hylia	O
and	O
her	O
predestined	O
warrior	O
)	O
enacted	O
the	O
goddess	O
's	O
plan	O
and	O
Demise	B-Application
was	O
destroyed	O
,	O
but	O
he	O
vowed	O
that	O
his	O
rage	O
would	O
be	O
reborn	O
and	O
forever	O
plague	O
those	O
descended	O
from	O
Link	O
and	O
Zelda	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
establishment	O
of	O
Hyrule	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
Demise	B-Application
's	O
prophecy	O
came	O
to	O
fruition	O
in	O
Ocarina	B-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
,	O
when	O
Ganondorf	O
's	O
attempt	O
to	O
get	O
the	O
Triforce	B-Device
scattered	O
it	O
with	O
him	O
gaining	O
the	O
Triforce	B-Device
of	O
Power	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Triforce	B-Device
of	O
Wisdom	O
ended	O
up	O
with	O
the	O
Hylian	O
princesses	O
descended	O
from	O
Zelda	B-Application
,	O
each	O
named	O
after	O
her	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Triforce	B-Device
of	O
Courage	O
is	O
passed	O
to	O
a	O
youth	O
named	O
Link	O
across	O
generations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
Triforces	B-Device
of	O
Power	O
and	O
Wisdom	O
have	O
been	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
since	O
the	O
original	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
,	O
it	O
was	O
only	O
in	O
Zelda	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
of	I-Application
Link	I-Application
that	O
the	O
Triforce	B-Device
of	O
Courage	O
was	O
first	O
introduced	O
,	O
being	O
obtained	O
by	O
Link	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
his	O
quest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Triforce	B-Device
,	O
or	O
even	O
a	O
piece	O
of	O
it	O
,	O
is	O
not	O
always	O
distributed	O
as	O
a	O
whole	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Such	O
as	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Wind	I-Application
Waker	I-Application
,	O
Link	O
must	O
find	O
all	O
the	O
pieces	O
(	O
called	O
Triforce	B-Device
Shards	O
)	O
of	O
the	O
Triforce	B-Device
of	O
Courage	O
before	O
he	O
can	O
return	O
to	O
Hyrule	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Even	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
,	O
Zelda	B-Application
breaks	O
her	O
Triforce	B-Device
of	O
Wisdom	O
into	O
8	O
pieces	O
for	O
Link	O
to	O
find	O
,	O
before	O
she	O
was	O
captured	O
by	O
Ganon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
chronology	O
of	O
the	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
series	I-Application
was	O
a	O
subject	O
of	O
much	O
debate	O
among	O
fans	O
until	O
an	O
official	O
timeline	O
was	O
released	O
within	O
the	O
Hyrule	O
Historia	O
collector	O
's	O
book	O
,	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
December	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In-game	O
content	O
,	O
marketing	O
material	O
,	O
and	O
developer	O
statements	O
once	O
partially	O
established	O
a	O
timeline	O
of	O
the	O
released	O
installments	O
:	O
the	O
original	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
was	O
followed	O
by	O
Zelda	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
of	I-Application
Link	I-Application
as	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
,	O
which	O
takes	O
place	O
several	O
years	O
later	O
;	O
A	B-Application
Link	I-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
Past	I-Application
is	O
a	O
prequel	O
to	O
the	O
previous	O
two	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
followed	O
by	O
Link	B-Application
's	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
;	O
Ocarina	B-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
is	O
a	O
prequel	O
to	O
A	B-Application
Link	I-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
Past	I-Application
and	O
takes	O
the	O
story	O
many	O
centuries	O
back	O
-	O
according	O
to	O
character	O
designer	O
Satoru	O
Takizawa	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
meant	O
to	O
implicitly	O
tell	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
the	O
Imprisoning	O
War	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
Majora	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mask	I-Application
as	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
,	O
set	O
a	O
few	O
months	O
later	O
;	O
Four	B-Application
Swords	I-Application
,	O
upon	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
was	O
considered	O
the	O
oldest	O
tale	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
's	O
chronology	O
,	O
predating	O
Ocarina	B-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
;	O
The	B-Application
Wind	I-Application
Waker	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
parallel	O
timelines	O
that	O
emerged	O
from	O
Ocarina	B-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
,	O
more	O
than	O
a	O
century	O
later	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
adult	O
era	O
"	O
;	O
Four	B-Device
Swords	I-Device
Adventures	I-Device
,	O
upon	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
was	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
Four	B-Application
Swords	I-Application
,	O
set	O
sometime	O
after	O
its	O
events	O
;	O
The	B-Application
Minish	I-Application
Cap	I-Application
is	O
a	O
prequel	O
to	O
Four	B-Application
Swords	I-Application
,	O
telling	O
of	O
the	O
origins	O
of	O
villain	O
Vaati	O
and	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
the	O
Four	O
Sword	O
;	O
Twilight	B-Application
Princess	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
another	O
of	O
the	O
parallel	O
timelines	O
that	O
emerged	O
from	O
Ocarina	B-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
,	O
more	O
than	O
a	O
century	O
later	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
child	O
era	O
"	O
;	O
Phantom	B-Application
Hourglass	I-Application
is	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Wind	I-Application
Waker	I-Application
,	O
and	O
is	O
followed	O
by	O
Spirit	B-Application
Tracks	I-Application
,	O
which	O
is	O
set	O
about	O
a	O
century	O
later	O
on	O
a	O
land	O
far	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
setting	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Wind	I-Application
Waker	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skyward	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
precedes	O
The	B-Application
Minish	I-Application
Cap	I-Application
,	O
telling	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
the	O
Master	O
Sword	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	B-Application
Link	I-Application
Between	I-Application
Worlds	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
six	O
generations	O
after	O
A	B-Application
Link	I-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
Past	I-Application
,	O
and	O
features	O
the	O
Triforce	B-Device
being	O
reunited	O
,	O
and	O
Ganon	O
being	O
resurrected	O
;	O
Tri	B-Application
Force	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
is	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
A	B-Application
Link	I-Application
Between	I-Application
Worlds	I-Application
,	O
which	O
takes	O
place	O
several	O
years	O
later	O
;	O
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
after	O
all	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
without	O
specifying	O
a	O
direct	O
connection	O
to	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
three	O
timeline	O
branches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
early	O
2000s	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
of	O
America	O
released	O
a	O
timeline	O
on	O
the	O
official	O
website	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
possible	O
interpretation	O
of	O
the	O
events	O
from	O
all	O
entries	O
released	O
up	O
to	O
that	O
point	O
,	O
featuring	O
a	O
single	O
protagonist	O
named	O
Link	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
Hero	O
of	O
Time	O
"	O
from	O
its	O
first	O
adventure	O
in	O
Ocarina	B-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
Majora	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mask	I-Application
,	O
A	B-Application
Link	I-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
Past	I-Application
,	O
Oracle	B-Application
of	I-Application
Seasons	I-Application
,	O
Oracle	B-Application
of	I-Application
Ages	I-Application
,	O
the	O
original	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
,	O
Zelda	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
of	I-Application
Link	I-Application
,	O
and	O
finally	O
Link	B-Application
's	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
timeline	O
subsequently	O
posits	O
that	O
following	O
Ocarina	B-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
,	O
it	O
splits	O
into	O
three	O
alternate	O
routes	O
:	O
in	O
one	O
,	O
Link	O
fails	O
to	O
defeat	O
Ganon	O
,	O
leading	O
into	O
the	O
Imprisoning	O
War	O
and	O
A	B-Application
Link	I-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
Past	I-Application
,	O
Oracle	B-Application
of	I-Application
Seasons	I-Application
and	I-Application
Oracle	I-Application
of	I-Application
Ages	I-Application
,	O
Link	B-Application
's	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
(	O
A	B-Application
Link	I-Application
Between	I-Application
Worlds	I-Application
and	O
Tri	B-Application
Force	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
were	O
released	O
after	O
the	O
timeline	O
)	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
of	I-Application
Link	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
second	O
and	O
third	O
,	O
Link	O
is	O
successful	O
,	O
leading	O
to	O
a	O
timeline	O
split	O
between	O
his	O
childhood	O
(	O
when	O
Zelda	B-Application
sends	O
him	O
back	O
in	O
time	O
so	O
he	O
can	O
use	O
the	O
wisdom	O
he	O
has	O
gained	O
to	O
warn	O
Zelda	B-Application
in	O
the	O
past	O
of	O
the	O
horrifying	O
fate	O
of	O
Hyrule	O
)	O
and	O
adulthood	O
(	O
where	O
the	O
Zelda	B-Application
from	O
the	O
future	O
lives	O
on	O
to	O
try	O
and	O
rebuild	O
the	O
kingdom	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
childhood	O
continues	O
with	O
Majora	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mask	I-Application
,	O
followed	O
by	O
Twilight	B-Application
Princess	I-Application
and	O
Four	B-Device
Swords	I-Device
Adventures	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
timeline	O
from	O
his	O
adult	O
life	O
continues	O
into	O
Wind	B-Application
Waker	I-Application
,	O
Phantom	B-Application
Hourglass	I-Application
and	O
Spirit	B-Application
Tracks	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
revealed	O
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
's	O
timeline	O
placement	O
after	O
all	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
without	O
specifying	O
a	O
connection	O
to	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
three	O
timeline	O
branches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aonuma	O
and	O
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
director	O
,	O
Hidemaro	O
Fujibayashi	O
,	O
justified	O
the	O
vague	O
placement	O
with	O
the	O
previous	O
idea	O
of	O
keeping	O
it	O
open	O
to	O
players	O
 '	O
imaginations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
also	O
moved	O
Link	B-Application
's	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
to	O
take	O
place	O
before	O
Oracle	B-Application
of	I-Application
Seasons	I-Application
and	I-Application
Oracle	I-Application
of	I-Application
Ages	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2020	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
released	O
Hyrule	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
:	I-Application
Age	I-Application
of	I-Application
Calamity	I-Application
,	O
and	O
marketed	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
prequel	O
to	O
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
,	O
being	O
set	O
100	O
years	O
before	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Calamity	I-Application
diverged	O
from	O
the	O
backstory	O
established	O
in	O
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
,	O
creating	O
an	O
alternate	O
timeline	O
separate	O
from	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
central	O
protagonist	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
Link	O
is	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
various	O
young	O
male	O
Hylians	O
who	O
characteristically	O
wear	O
a	O
green	O
tunic	O
and	O
a	O
pointed	O
cap	O
,	O
and	O
are	O
the	O
bearers	O
of	O
the	O
Triforce	B-Device
of	O
Courage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Link	B-Application
's	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
,	O
if	O
the	O
player	O
steals	O
from	O
the	O
shop	O
,	O
characters	O
would	O
later	O
refer	O
to	O
him	O
as	O
"	O
Thief	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Princess	O
Zelda	B-Application
is	I-Application
the	O
princess	O
of	O
Hyrule	O
and	O
the	O
guardian	O
of	O
the	O
Triforce	B-Device
of	O
Wisdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
most	O
games	O
require	O
Link	O
to	O
save	O
Zelda	B-Application
from	O
Ganon	O
,	O
she	O
sometimes	O
plays	O
a	O
supporting	O
role	O
in	O
battle	O
,	O
using	O
magical	O
powers	O
and	O
weapons	O
such	O
as	O
Light	O
Arrows	O
to	O
aid	O
Link	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
the	O
CD-i	B-Device
games	O
(	O
which	O
were	O
not	O
official	O
Nintendo	O
games	O
)	O
,	O
she	O
was	O
not	O
playable	O
in	O
the	O
main	O
series	O
until	O
Spirit	B-Application
Tracks	I-Application
,	O
where	O
she	O
becomes	O
a	O
spirit	O
and	O
can	O
possess	O
a	O
Phantom	O
Knight	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
controlled	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zelda	B-Application
appears	O
under	O
various	O
other	O
aliases	O
and	O
alter	O
egos	O
,	O
including	O
Sheik	O
(	O
in	O
Ocarina	B-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
)	O
and	O
Tetra	O
(	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Wind	I-Application
Waker	I-Application
and	O
Phantom	B-Application
Hourglass	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Skyward	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
,	O
it	O
is	O
revealed	O
that	O
the	O
Zelda	B-Application
of	O
that	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
reincarnation	O
of	O
the	O
goddess	O
Hylia	O
,	O
whose	O
power	O
flows	O
through	O
the	O
royal	O
bloodline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
name	O
"	O
Zelda	B-Application
"	O
derives	O
from	O
the	O
American	O
novelist	O
Zelda	B-Application
Fitzgerald	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ganon	O
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Ganondorf	O
in	O
his	O
humanoid	O
form	O
,	O
is	O
the	O
main	O
antagonist	O
and	O
the	O
final	O
boss	O
in	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
specific	O
motives	O
vary	O
from	O
game	O
to	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
most	O
often	O
his	O
plans	O
include	O
him	O
kidnapping	O
Princess	O
Zelda	B-Application
and	O
planning	O
to	O
achieve	O
domination	O
of	O
Hyrule	O
and	O
presumably	O
the	O
world	O
beyond	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
this	O
end	O
,	O
he	O
seeks	O
the	O
Triforce	B-Device
,	O
a	O
powerful	O
magical	O
relic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
often	O
possesses	O
a	O
portion	O
of	O
the	O
Triforce	B-Device
called	O
the	O
Triforce	B-Device
of	O
Power	O
,	O
which	O
gives	O
him	O
great	O
strength	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
often	O
not	O
enough	O
to	O
accomplish	O
his	O
ends	O
,	O
leading	O
him	O
to	O
hunt	O
the	O
remaining	O
Triforce	B-Device
pieces	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Link	O
,	O
Zelda	B-Application
,	O
and	O
most	O
other	O
recurring	O
characters	O
,	O
he	O
is	O
actually	O
the	O
same	O
person	O
in	O
every	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
Four	B-Device
Swords	I-Device
Adventures	I-Device
,	O
where	O
he	O
is	O
a	O
reincarnation	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
Skyward	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
indicates	O
that	O
Ganon	O
is	O
a	O
reincarnation	O
of	O
an	O
evil	O
deity	O
known	O
as	O
Demise	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
,	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
February	O
21	O
,	O
1986	O
,	O
on	O
the	O
Famicom	B-Device
Disk	I-Device
System	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
cartridge	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
,	O
using	O
battery-backed	O
memory	B-General_Concept
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
on	O
August	O
22	O
,	O
1987	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
November	O
27	O
,	O
1987	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
a	O
"	O
Second	O
Quest	O
"	O
,	O
accessible	O
either	O
upon	O
completing	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
or	O
by	O
registering	O
one	O
's	O
name	O
as	O
"	O
ZELDA	B-Application
"	O
when	O
starting	O
a	O
new	O
quest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
modified	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Famicom	O
game	O
,	O
BS	O
Zelda	B-Application
no	I-Application
Densetsu	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
's	O
satellite-based	O
expansion	O
,	O
Satellaview	B-Device
,	O
on	O
August	O
6	O
,	O
1995	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
Satellaview	B-Device
game	O
,	O
BS	O
Zelda	B-Application
no	I-Application
Densetsu	I-Application
MAP2	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Satellaview	B-Device
on	O
December	O
30	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
game	O
,	O
Zelda	B-Application
II	O
:	O
The	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
of	I-Application
Link	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Famicom	B-Device
Disk	I-Device
System	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
January	O
14	O
,	O
1987	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
in	O
Europe	O
in	O
November	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
December	O
1988	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
and	O
Zelda	B-Application
II	I-Application
were	O
released	O
in	O
gold-colored	O
cartridges	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
regular	O
grey	O
cartridges	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Four	O
years	O
later	O
,	O
A	B-Application
Link	I-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
Past	I-Application
returned	O
to	O
the	O
top-down	O
view	O
(	O
under	O
a	O
3/4	O
perspective	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
added	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
an	O
alternate	O
dimension	O
,	O
the	O
Dark	O
World	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
on	O
November	O
21	O
,	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
downloadable	O
version	O
of	O
A	B-Application
Link	I-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
Past	I-Application
and	O
an	O
exclusive	O
modified	O
version	O
called	O
BS	O
Zelda	B-Application
no	I-Application
Densetsu	I-Application
Inishie	O
no	O
Sekiban	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Satellaview	B-Device
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
March	O
2	O
and	O
30	O
,	O
1997	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	B-Application
Link	I-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
Past	I-Application
was	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
in	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
was	O
later	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
on	O
January	O
22	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
,	O
and	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Online	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
Zelda-themed	O
LCD	B-Application
games	I-Application
were	O
created	O
between	O
1989	O
and	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Zelda	B-Application
version	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Game	B-Device
&	I-Device
Watch	I-Device
series	I-Device
was	O
released	O
first	O
in	O
August	O
1989	O
as	O
a	O
dual-screen	O
handheld	B-Application
electronic	I-Application
game	I-Application
similar	O
in	O
appearance	O
to	O
today	O
's	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
re-released	O
in	O
1998	O
as	O
a	O
Toymax	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
Mini	O
Classic	O
and	O
was	O
later	O
included	O
as	O
an	O
unlockable	O
extra	O
in	O
Game	B-Device
&	I-Device
Watch	I-Device
Gallery	O
4	O
,	O
a	O
2002	O
compilation	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
&	I-Device
Watch	I-Device
Zelda	B-Application
was	O
developed	O
in-house	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
,	O
the	O
subsequent	O
two	O
LCD	B-Application
games	I-Application
were	O
developed	O
by	O
third	O
parties	O
under	O
license	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
1989	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Nelsonic	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
its	O
Game	B-Application
Watch	I-Application
line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
game	O
was	O
an	O
actual	O
digital	O
watch	O
with	O
primitive	O
gameplay	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
Legend	B-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1992	O
,	O
Epoch	O
Co	O
.	O
developed	O
Zelda	B-Application
no	I-Application
Densetsu	I-Application
:	I-Application
Kamigami	I-Application
no	I-Application
Triforce	I-Application
for	O
its	O
Barcode	O
Battler	O
II	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
employed	O
card-scanning	O
technology	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
later-released	O
Nintendo	B-Application
e-Reader	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
next	O
game	O
,	O
Link	B-Application
's	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
,	O
for	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
Zelda	B-Application
for	O
a	O
handheld	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
set	O
outside	O
Hyrule	O
and	O
to	O
exclude	O
Princess	O
Zelda	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Link	B-Application
's	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
was	O
re-released	O
,	O
in	O
full	O
color	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
launch	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
in	O
1998	O
as	O
Link	B-Application
's	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
DX	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
remaster	O
features	O
additions	O
such	O
as	O
an	O
extra	O
color-based	O
dungeon	O
and	O
a	O
photo	O
shop	O
that	O
allows	O
interaction	O
with	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Printer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Link	B-Application
's	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
DX	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
3DS	B-Application
 '	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
on	O
June	O
7	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
HD	O
remake	O
of	O
Link	B-Application
's	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
series	O
of	O
video	O
games	O
was	O
developed	O
and	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Philips	B-Device
CD-i	I-Device
in	O
the	O
early	O
1990s	O
as	O
a	O
product	O
of	O
a	O
compromise	O
between	O
Philips	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
,	O
after	O
the	O
companies	O
failed	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
CD-ROM	O
peripheral	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Created	O
independently	O
with	O
no	O
observation	O
by	O
or	O
influence	O
from	O
Nintendo	O
,	O
the	O
games	O
are	O
Link	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Faces	I-Application
of	I-Application
Evil	I-Application
and	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Wand	I-Application
of	I-Application
Gamelon	I-Application
,	O
together	O
with	O
Zelda	B-Application
's	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
never	O
acknowledged	O
them	O
in	O
the	O
Zelda	B-Application
timeline	O
,	O
and	O
they	O
are	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
in	O
a	O
separate	O
,	O
self-contained	O
canon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
five	O
years	O
without	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
series	O
made	O
the	O
transition	O
to	O
3D	O
with	O
Ocarina	B-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
game	O
,	O
initially	O
known	O
as	O
Zelda	B-Application
64	I-Application
,	O
retains	O
the	O
core	O
gameplay	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
2D	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
very	O
successful	O
commercially	O
and	O
critically	O
,	O
considered	O
by	O
many	O
critics	O
and	O
gamers	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
best	O
video	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
ranking	O
highly	O
on	O
IGN	O
and	O
EGM	O
's	O
"	O
greatest	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
"	O
lists	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
scoring	O
perfect	O
scores	O
in	O
several	O
video	O
game	O
publications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2006	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
ranked	O
by	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
as	O
the	O
best	O
game	O
released	O
for	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
originally	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
poorly	O
selling	O
,	O
Japanese-only	O
64DD	B-Device
,	O
but	O
was	O
converted	O
to	O
cartridge	O
format	O
when	O
the	O
64DD	B-Device
hardware	O
was	O
delayed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
heavily	O
uses	O
context-sensitive	O
button	O
play	O
,	O
which	O
enabled	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
control	O
various	O
actions	O
with	O
Link	O
using	O
only	O
one	O
button	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
's	O
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
some	O
stores	O
that	O
had	O
this	O
"	O
Collector	O
's	O
Edition	O
"	O
quickly	O
sell	O
out	O
,	O
a	O
small	O
and	O
rare	O
Zelda	B-Application
pin	O
was	O
given	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sword	O
and	O
shield	O
emblem	O
with	O
"	O
Zelda	B-Application
"	O
written	O
on	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ocarina	B-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
in	O
2002	O
,	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
offered	O
as	O
a	O
pre-order	O
incentive	O
for	O
The	B-Application
Wind	I-Application
Waker	I-Application
in	O
the	O
U.S.	O
,	O
Canada	O
and	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
includes	O
the	O
cancelled	O
64DD	B-Device
expansion	O
for	O
Ocarina	B-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
known	O
as	O
Ura	O
Zelda	B-Application
during	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Named	O
Ocarina	B-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
Master	O
Quest	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
given	O
reorganized	O
dungeon	O
layouts	O
for	O
greater	O
difficulty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Europe	O
continued	O
to	O
receive	O
this	O
"	O
Two-Game	O
Bonus	O
Disc	B-Device
"	O
free	O
in	O
every	O
copy	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Wind	I-Application
Waker	I-Application
,	O
except	O
for	O
the	O
discounted	O
Player	O
's	O
Choice	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ocarina	B-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
was	O
available	O
through	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
re-released	O
it	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
July	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ocarina	B-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
3D	I-Application
for	O
the	O
3DS	B-Application
,	O
featuring	O
remade	O
graphics	O
and	O
stereoscopic	O
3D	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
mid-June	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ocarina	B-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
has	O
been	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
higher	O
tier	O
of	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Online	O
in	O
HD	O
resolution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ocarina	B-Application
of	O
Times	O
follow-up	O
,	O
Majora	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mask	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
April	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
called	O
Zelda	B-Application
Gaiden	I-Application
,	O
a	O
Japanese	O
title	O
that	O
translates	O
as	O
Zelda	B-Application
Side	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Majora	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mask	I-Application
retains	O
the	O
graphical	O
style	O
of	O
Ocarina	B-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
,	O
it	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
departure	O
,	O
particularly	O
in	O
its	O
atmosphere	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
copies	O
of	O
Majora	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mask	I-Application
are	O
gold	O
cartridges	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Majora	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mask	I-Application
was	O
available	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
and	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
catalogues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Majora	I-Application
's	I-Application
Mask	I-Application
3D	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
3DS	B-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
on	O
February	O
13	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
Australia	O
a	O
day	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
added	O
to	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Online	O
in	O
February	O
2022	O
;	O
with	O
this	O
,	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
3D	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
have	O
been	O
re-released	O
in	O
HD	O
resolution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Oracle	B-Application
of	I-Application
Seasons	I-Application
and	I-Application
Oracle	I-Application
of	I-Application
Ages	I-Application
were	O
released	O
simultaneously	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
in	O
2001	O
,	O
and	O
interact	O
using	O
passwords	O
or	O
a	O
Game	B-Device
Link	I-Device
Cable	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
team	O
experimented	O
with	O
porting	O
the	O
original	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
to	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
,	O
they	O
decided	O
to	O
make	O
an	O
original	O
trilogy	O
to	O
be	O
called	O
the	O
"	O
Triforce	B-Device
Series	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
two	O
games	O
became	O
Oracle	B-Application
of	I-Application
Ages	I-Application
,	O
which	O
is	O
more	O
puzzle-based	O
,	O
and	O
Oracle	B-Application
of	I-Application
Seasons	I-Application
,	O
which	O
is	O
more	O
action-oriented	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
titles	O
were	O
later	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
3DS	B-Application
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
release	O
of	O
A	B-Application
Link	I-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
Past	I-Application
in	O
2002	O
featured	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
,	O
Four	B-Application
Swords	I-Application
,	O
the	O
first	O
multiplayer	O
Zelda	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
game	O
introduced	O
Toon	O
Link	O
,	O
a	O
name	O
first	O
used	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Brawl	I-Application
to	O
refer	O
to	O
cartoon-based	O
visual	O
designs	O
of	O
Link	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Four	B-Application
Swords	I-Application
Anniversary	O
Edition	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
28	O
,	O
2011	O
as	O
free	O
DSiWare	B-Device
available	O
until	O
February	O
20	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Nintendo	O
revealed	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
on	O
August	O
24	O
,	O
2000	O
,	O
the	O
day	O
before	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Space	O
World	O
2000	O
exposition	O
,	O
a	O
software	O
demonstration	O
showed	O
a	O
realistically	O
styled	O
real-time	O
duel	O
between	O
Ganondorf	O
and	O
Link	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fans	O
and	O
the	O
media	O
speculated	O
that	O
the	O
battle	O
might	O
be	O
from	O
a	O
Zelda	B-Application
game	O
in	O
development	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
Space	O
World	O
2001	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
showed	O
a	O
cel-shaded	O
Zelda	B-Application
game	O
,	O
later	O
released	O
as	O
The	B-Application
Wind	I-Application
Waker	I-Application
in	O
December	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Miyamoto	O
felt	O
The	B-Application
Wind	I-Application
Waker	I-Application
would	O
"	O
extend	O
Zeldas	B-Application
reach	O
to	O
all	O
ages	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
centers	O
on	O
controlling	O
wind	O
with	O
a	O
baton	O
called	O
the	O
"	O
Wind	B-Application
Waker	I-Application
"	O
and	O
sailing	O
a	O
small	O
boat	O
around	O
an	O
island-filled	O
ocean	O
,	O
retaining	O
similar	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
as	O
the	O
previous	O
3D	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	O
Collector	O
's	O
Edition	O
,	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
in	O
2003	O
,	O
included	O
the	O
original	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
,	O
Zelda	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
Ocarina	B-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
,	O
Majora	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mask	I-Application
,	O
and	O
a	O
demo	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Wind	I-Application
Waker	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Device
Legend	I-Device
of	I-Device
Zelda	I-Device
:	I-Device
The	I-Device
Wind	I-Device
Waker	I-Device
HD	I-Device
was	O
released	O
for	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Four	B-Device
Swords	I-Device
Adventures	I-Device
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
in	O
early	O
2004	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
January	O
2005	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
the	O
handheld	B-Application
Four	B-Application
Swords	I-Application
,	O
Four	B-Device
Swords	I-Device
Adventures	I-Device
was	O
another	O
deviation	O
from	O
previous	O
Zelda	B-Application
gameplay	O
,	O
focusing	O
on	O
level-based	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
multiplayer	O
features	O
,	O
each	O
player	O
must	O
use	O
a	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
system	O
linked	O
to	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
via	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Device
GameCube	I-Device
–	I-Device
Game	I-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
link	I-Device
cable	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
a	O
single-player	O
campaign	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
using	O
a	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
is	O
optional	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Four	B-Device
Swords	I-Device
Adventures	I-Device
includes	O
two	O
gameplay	O
modes	O
:	O
"	O
Hyrulean	O
Adventure	O
"	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
plot	O
and	O
gameplay	O
similar	O
to	O
other	O
Zelda	B-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
and	O
"	O
Shadow	O
Battle	O
"	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
multiple	O
Links	O
,	O
played	O
by	O
multiple	O
players	O
,	O
battle	O
each	O
other	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
and	O
Korean	O
versions	O
include	O
an	O
exclusive	O
third	O
segment	O
,	O
"	O
Navi	O
Trackers	O
"	O
(	O
originally	O
designed	O
as	O
the	O
stand-alone	O
game	O
"	O
Tetra	O
's	O
Trackers	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
contains	O
spoken	O
dialogue	O
for	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
,	O
unlike	O
other	O
games	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2004	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
Europe	O
,	O
and	O
January	O
2005	O
in	O
America	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
released	O
The	B-Application
Minish	I-Application
Cap	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
The	B-Application
Minish	I-Application
Cap	I-Application
Link	O
can	O
shrink	O
in	O
size	O
using	O
a	O
mystical	O
,	O
sentient	O
hat	O
named	O
Ezlo	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2006	O
,	O
Twilight	B-Application
Princess	I-Application
was	O
released	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
Zelda	B-Application
game	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
later	O
in	O
December	O
as	O
the	O
last	O
Nintendo-published	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
the	O
console	O
for	O
which	O
it	O
was	O
originally	O
developed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
features	O
a	O
reversed	O
world	O
where	O
everything	O
that	O
is	O
in	O
the	O
west	O
on	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
is	O
in	O
the	O
east	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
display	O
is	O
mirrored	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
make	O
Link	O
right-handed	O
to	O
make	O
use	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
feel	O
more	O
natural	O
for	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
chronicles	O
the	O
struggle	O
of	O
a	O
young	O
adult	O
Link	O
to	O
confront	O
the	O
troubles	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Twilight	B-Application
Realm	I-Application
"	O
,	O
a	O
mysterious	O
force	O
that	O
appears	O
around	O
and	O
interacts	O
with	O
Hyrule	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Twilight	B-Application
Princess	I-Application
includes	O
an	O
incarnation	O
of	O
Link	O
's	O
horse	O
,	O
Epona	O
,	O
for	O
fast	O
transportation	O
,	O
and	O
features	O
mounted	O
battle	O
scenarios	O
including	O
boss	O
battles	O
that	O
were	O
not	O
seen	O
in	O
previous	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Twilight	B-Application
Princess	I-Application
diverted	O
from	O
the	O
cel-shading	O
of	O
Wind	B-Application
Waker	I-Application
,	O
integrating	O
graphics	O
featuring	O
more	O
detailed	O
textures	O
,	O
giving	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
darker	O
atmosphere	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Device
Legend	I-Device
of	I-Device
Zelda	I-Device
:	I-Device
Twilight	I-Device
Princess	I-Device
HD	I-Device
released	O
for	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
in	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
2006	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
title	O
Phantom	B-Application
Hourglass	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
was	O
shown	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
revealed	O
traditional	O
top-down	O
Zelda	B-Application
gameplay	O
optimised	O
for	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
's	O
features	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
cel-shaded	O
3D	O
graphical	O
style	O
similar	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Wind	I-Application
Waker	I-Application
for	O
Gamecube	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Wind	I-Application
Waker	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phantom	B-Application
Hourglass	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
June	O
2007	O
,	O
for	O
Japan	O
and	O
October	O
for	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
next	O
Legend	B-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
game	O
for	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
,	O
Spirit	B-Application
Tracks	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
December	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
this	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
spirit	B-Application
tracks	I-Application
"	O
,	O
railroads	O
which	O
chain	O
an	O
ancient	O
evil	O
,	O
are	O
disappearing	O
from	O
Hyrule	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zelda	B-Application
and	O
Link	O
go	O
to	O
the	O
'	O
Spirit	O
Tower	O
 '	O
(	O
the	O
ethereal	O
point	O
of	O
convergence	O
for	O
the	O
tracks	O
)	O
to	O
find	O
out	O
why	O
,	O
but	O
villains	O
steal	O
Zelda	B-Application
's	O
body	O
for	O
the	O
resurrection	O
of	O
the	O
Demon	O
King	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rendered	O
disembodied	O
,	O
Zelda	B-Application
is	I-Application
left	O
a	O
spirit	O
,	O
and	O
only	O
Link	O
(	O
and	O
a	O
certain	O
few	O
sages	O
)	O
can	O
see	O
her	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Together	O
they	O
go	O
on	O
a	O
quest	O
to	O
restore	O
the	O
spirit	B-Application
tracks	I-Application
,	O
defeat	O
the	O
Demon	O
King	O
,	O
and	O
return	O
Zelda	B-Application
to	O
her	O
body	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
a	O
modified	O
engine	O
of	O
that	O
used	O
in	O
Phantom	B-Application
Hourglass	I-Application
,	O
the	O
notably	O
new	O
feature	O
in	O
this	O
game	O
is	O
that	O
the	O
Phantom	O
Guardians	O
seen	O
in	O
Phantom	B-Application
Hourglass	I-Application
are	O
,	O
through	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
events	O
,	O
periodically	O
controllable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
that	O
both	O
Link	O
and	O
Zelda	B-Application
work	O
together	O
on	O
the	O
quest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
Zelda	B-Application
game	O
for	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
was	O
in	O
development	O
since	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2000s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
title	O
was	O
revealed	O
at	O
E3	O
2010	O
as	O
Skyward	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
,	O
but	O
its	O
release	O
was	O
delayed	O
to	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
earliest	O
in	O
the	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
timeline	O
,	O
reveals	O
the	O
origins	O
of	O
Hyrule	O
,	O
Ganon	O
and	O
many	O
elements	O
featured	O
in	O
previous	O
games	O
;	O
it	O
uses	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
's	O
MotionPlus	B-Application
feature	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
20	O
,	O
2011	O
;	O
the	O
first	O
run	O
included	O
a	O
25th	O
Anniversary	O
CD	O
of	O
fully	O
orchestrated	O
music	O
from	O
various	O
Zelda	B-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
including	O
Skyward	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
download	O
on	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
in	O
September	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Device
Legend	I-Device
of	I-Device
Zelda	I-Device
:	I-Device
Skyward	I-Device
Sword	I-Device
HD	I-Device
,	O
with	O
optional	O
button-only	O
controls	O
,	O
released	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
released	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Link	I-Application
Between	I-Application
Worlds	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
A	B-Application
Link	I-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
Past	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Tri	I-Application
Force	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
,	O
a	O
cooperative	O
multiplayer	O
game	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
3DS	B-Application
in	O
October	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
the	O
same	O
Link	O
as	O
A	B-Application
Link	I-Application
Between	I-Application
Worlds	I-Application
but	O
lacks	O
open-world	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Nintendo	O
had	O
showcased	O
a	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
demo	O
reel	O
at	O
E3	O
2011	O
that	O
depicted	O
Link	O
fighting	O
a	O
monster	O
in	O
HD	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
original	O
HD	O
Zelda	B-Application
game	O
was	O
scheduled	O
for	O
a	O
2015	O
release	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
delayed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
was	O
finally	O
revealed	O
at	O
E3	O
2016	O
as	O
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
3	O
,	O
2017	O
as	O
the	O
last	O
Nintendo-published	O
game	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
and	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
,	O
players	O
are	O
given	O
little	O
instruction	O
and	O
can	O
explore	O
the	O
world	O
freely	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
sequel	O
,	O
Tears	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Kingdom	I-Application
,	O
is	O
scheduled	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
Switch	O
on	O
May	O
12	O
,	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Throughout	O
the	O
lifespan	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
games	O
(	O
including	O
main	O
series	O
games	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
re-releases	O
and	O
spin-offs	O
)	O
in	O
varying	O
states	O
of	O
completeness	O
have	O
had	O
their	O
releases	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Perhaps	O
the	O
earliest	O
of	O
these	O
was	O
Gottlieb	O
's	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
Pinball	O
Machine	O
(	O
cancelled	O
1993	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1998	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
cancelled	O
Ura	O
Zelda	B-Application
,	O
the	B-Application
Ocarina	I-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
expansion	O
disk	O
for	O
the	O
64DD	B-Device
due	O
to	O
poor	O
sales	O
figures	O
for	O
the	O
64DD	B-Device
peripheral	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2002	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
released	O
a	O
GameCube	B-Application
bonus	O
disc	B-Device
called	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ocarina	I-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
Master	O
Quest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
contains	O
emulated	O
versions	O
of	O
Ocarina	B-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
and	O
Ocarina	B-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
Master	O
Quest	O
,	O
which	O
Aonuma	O
and	O
Miyamoto	O
each	O
confirmed	O
is	O
Ura	O
Zelda	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2001	O
,	O
under	O
license	O
from	O
Nintendo	O
,	O
Capcom	O
cancelled	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Mystical	I-Application
Seed	I-Application
of	I-Application
Courage	I-Application
for	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Working	O
with	O
Capcom	O
's	O
subsidiary	O
Flagship	O
,	O
Yoshiki	O
Okamoto	O
was	O
originally	O
tasked	O
with	O
designing	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
three	O
Zelda	B-Application
games	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Referred	O
to	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Triforce	B-Device
Series	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
games	O
were	O
known	O
as	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Mysterious	O
Acorn	O
:	O
Chapter	O
of	O
Power	O
,	O
Chapter	O
of	O
Wisdom	O
,	O
and	O
Chapter	O
of	O
Courage	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	O
Mystical	O
Seed	O
of	O
Power	O
,	O
Mystical	O
Seed	O
of	O
Wisdom	O
,	O
and	O
Mystical	O
Seed	O
of	O
Courage	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Oracle	I-Application
of	I-Application
Seasons	I-Application
was	O
adapted	O
from	O
Mystical	O
Seed	O
of	O
Power	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Oracle	I-Application
of	I-Application
Ages	I-Application
was	O
adapted	O
from	O
Mystical	O
Seed	O
of	O
Wisdom	O
,	O
and	O
Mystical	O
Seed	O
of	O
Courage	O
was	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
its	O
2006	O
release	O
,	O
both	O
Link	O
and	O
Samus	O
from	O
the	O
Metroid	B-Device
series	O
were	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
playable	O
characters	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Marvel	B-Application
:	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
Alliance	I-Application
,	O
but	O
they	O
did	O
n't	O
make	O
the	O
final	O
release	O
because	O
they	O
were	O
n't	O
Marvel	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
an	O
unnamed	O
Zelda	B-Application
25th	O
Anniversary	O
Compilation	O
was	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
celebrate	O
the	O
25th	O
anniversary	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
of	O
America	O
originally	O
had	O
planned	O
to	O
release	O
a	O
compilation	O
of	O
games	O
together	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
collector	O
's	O
edition	O
disc	B-Device
released	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retro	O
Studios	O
had	O
two	O
Zelda	B-Application
games	I-Application
in	I-Application
development	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
franchise	O
has	O
grown	O
in	O
popularity	O
,	O
several	O
games	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
that	O
are	O
set	O
within	O
or	O
star	O
a	O
minor	O
character	O
from	O
the	O
universe	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
but	O
are	O
not	O
directly	O
connected	O
to	O
the	O
main	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
map	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
BS	O
Zelda	B-Application
no	I-Application
Densetsu	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Satellaview	B-Device
(	O
released	O
in	O
August	O
and	O
December	O
1995	O
)	O
could	O
be	O
considered	O
spin-offs	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
they	O
star	O
the	O
"	O
Hero	O
of	O
Light	O
"	O
(	O
portrayed	O
by	O
either	O
the	O
Satellaview	B-Device
's	O
male	O
or	O
female	O
avatar	O
)	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
Link	O
as	O
the	O
protagonist	O
of	O
Hyrule	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
third	O
Satellaview	B-Device
game	O
released	O
in	O
March	O
1997	O
,	O
BS	O
Zelda	B-Application
no	I-Application
Densetsu	I-Application
Inishie	O
no	O
Sekiban	O
(	O
BS	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	O
Ancient	O
Stone	O
Tablets	O
)	O
could	O
also	O
be	O
considered	O
a	O
spin-off	O
for	O
the	O
same	O
reason	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
spin-off	O
games	O
include	O
Freshly-Picked	B-Application
Tingle	I-Application
's	I-Application
Rosy	I-Application
Rupeeland	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
–	O
an	O
RPG	O
released	O
in	O
September	O
2006	O
in	O
Japan	O
(	O
Summer	O
of	O
2007	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
)	O
to	O
star	O
supporting	O
character	O
Tingle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
Tingle	O
game	O
is	O
Tingle	B-Application
's	I-Application
Balloon	I-Application
Fight	I-Application
DS	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
games	O
in	O
which	O
Link	O
does	O
not	O
star	O
as	O
the	O
protagonist	O
,	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
shooter	O
game	O
,	O
Link	B-Application
's	I-Application
Crossbow	I-Application
Training	I-Application
(	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
)	O
,	O
have	O
been	O
considered	O
spin-offs	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
traditional	O
"	O
Save	O
Hyrule	O
"	O
plot-line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
in	O
November	O
2007	O
as	O
a	O
bundle	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Zapper	O
,	O
this	O
game	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
assume	O
the	O
identity	O
of	O
Link	O
as	O
he	O
progresses	O
through	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
tests	O
to	O
perfect	O
his	O
crossbow	O
marksmanship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Color	B-Application
Changing	I-Application
Tingle	I-Application
's	I-Application
Love	I-Application
Balloon	I-Application
Trip	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
2009	O
as	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Freshly-Picked	B-Application
Tingle	I-Application
's	I-Application
Rosy	I-Application
Rupeeland	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hyrule	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
,	O
a	O
crossover	O
game	O
combining	O
the	O
setting	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
series	I-Application
and	O
the	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Tecmo	O
Koei	O
's	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
series	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
September	O
2014	O
for	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
.	O
Hyrule	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
Legends	O
,	O
a	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
containing	O
more	O
content	O
and	O
gameplay	O
modifications	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
March	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
commemorate	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
the	O
My	O
Nintendo	O
loyalty	O
program	O
in	O
March	O
2016	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
released	O
My	O
Nintendo	O
Picross	O
:	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Twilight	I-Application
Princess	I-Application
,	O
a	O
Picross	O
puzzle	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Jupiter	O
for	O
download	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cadence	B-Application
of	I-Application
Hyrule	I-Application
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Brace	B-Application
Yourself	I-Application
Games	I-Application
and	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
13	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
is	O
an	O
officially	O
licensed	O
crossover	O
of	O
Zelda	B-Application
with	O
Crypt	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
NecroDancer	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hyrule	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
:	I-Application
Age	I-Application
of	I-Application
Calamity	I-Application
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Koei	O
Tecmo	O
,	O
shares	O
the	O
hack-and-slash	B-Application
style	O
of	O
the	O
spin-off	O
game	O
Hyrule	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Calamity	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
Zelda-themed	O
variant	O
of	O
Vermin	O
was	O
included	O
on	O
the	O
limited	O
edition	O
Game	B-Device
&	I-Device
Watch	I-Device
:	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
unit	O
,	O
which	O
also	O
included	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
,	O
The	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
of	I-Application
Link	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Link	O
’s	O
Awakening	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
series	I-Application
has	O
received	O
outstanding	O
levels	O
of	O
acclaim	O
from	O
critics	O
and	O
the	O
public	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ocarina	B-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
,	O
The	B-Application
Wind	I-Application
Waker	I-Application
,	O
Skyward	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
have	O
each	O
received	O
a	O
perfect	O
40/40	O
score	O
(	O
10/10	O
by	O
four	O
reviewers	O
)	O
by	O
Japanese	O
Famitsu	O
magazine	O
,	O
making	O
Zelda	B-Application
one	I-Application
of	O
the	O
few	O
series	O
with	O
multiple	O
perfect	O
scores	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ocarina	B-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
was	O
even	O
listed	O
by	O
Guinness	O
World	O
Records	O
as	O
the	O
highest-rated	O
video	O
game	O
in	O
history	O
,	O
citing	O
its	O
Metacritic	O
score	O
of	O
99	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
awarded	O
The	B-Application
Wind	I-Application
Waker	I-Application
and	O
Twilight	B-Application
Princess	I-Application
a	O
score	O
of	O
10/10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	B-Application
Link	I-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
Past	I-Application
has	O
won	O
Gold	O
Award	O
from	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Powers	I-Application
Top	O
200	O
countdown	O
in	O
2004	O
,	O
Ocarina	B-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
took	O
first	O
place	O
,	O
and	O
seven	O
other	O
Zelda	B-Application
games	I-Application
placed	O
in	O
the	O
top	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Twilight	B-Application
Princess	I-Application
was	O
named	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
by	O
X-Play	O
,	O
GameTrailers	O
,	O
1UP	O
,	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
,	O
Spacey	O
Awards	O
,	O
Game	O
Informer	O
,	O
GameSpy	O
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
,	O
IGN	O
,	O
and	O
many	O
other	O
websites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
editors	O
of	O
review	O
aggregator	O
websites	O
GameRankings	O
,	O
IGN	O
and	O
Metacritic	O
have	O
all	O
given	O
Ocarina	B-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
their	O
highest	O
aggregate	O
scores	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informer	O
has	O
awarded	O
The	B-Application
Wind	I-Application
Waker	I-Application
,	O
Twilight	B-Application
Princess	I-Application
,	O
Skyward	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
,	O
A	B-Application
Link	I-Application
Between	I-Application
Worlds	I-Application
and	O
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
with	O
scores	O
of	O
10/10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phantom	B-Application
Hourglass	I-Application
was	O
named	O
DS	B-Device
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
by	O
IGN	O
and	O
GameSpy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ocarina	B-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
and	O
its	O
use	O
of	O
melodic	O
themes	O
to	O
identify	O
different	O
game	O
regions	O
has	O
been	O
called	O
a	O
reverse	O
of	O
Richard	O
Wagner	O
's	O
use	O
of	O
leitmotifs	O
to	O
identify	O
characters	O
and	O
themes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ocarina	B-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
was	O
so	O
well	O
received	O
that	O
sales	O
increased	O
for	O
real	O
ocarinas	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
praised	O
the	O
music	O
of	O
Majora	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mask	I-Application
for	O
its	O
brilliance	O
despite	O
its	O
heavy	O
use	O
of	O
MIDI	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
been	O
ranked	O
the	O
seventh-greatest	O
game	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
,	O
whereas	O
Ocarina	B-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
was	O
ranked	O
eighth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
franchise	O
has	O
sold	O
over	O
130	O
million	O
copies	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
being	O
the	O
fourth	O
best-selling	O
NES	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1999	O
,	O
Next	O
Generation	O
listed	O
the	O
Zelda	B-Application
series	I-Application
as	O
number	O
1	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
Top	O
50	O
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
,	O
commenting	O
that	O
Zelda	B-Application
series	I-Application
had	O
always	O
more	O
gameplay	O
and	O
innovations	O
than	O
most	O
other	O
titles	O
in	O
their	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
British	O
film	O
magazine	O
Empire	O
,	O
with	O
"	O
the	O
most	O
vividly-realised	O
world	O
and	O
the	O
most	O
varied	O
game-play	O
of	O
any	O
game	O
on	O
any	O
console	O
,	O
Zelda	B-Application
is	I-Application
a	O
solid	O
bet	O
for	O
the	O
best	O
game	O
series	O
ever	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multiple	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
industry	O
have	O
expressed	O
how	O
Zelda	B-Application
games	I-Application
have	O
impacted	O
them	O
,	O
including	O
Rockstar	O
Games	O
founder	O
and	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
director	O
,	O
Dan	O
Houser	O
,	O
who	O
said	O
that	O
Zelda	B-Application
and	O
Mario	O
games	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
greatly	O
influenced	O
them	O
in	O
developing	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
in	O
other	O
3D	O
games	O
in	O
general	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rockstar	O
founder	O
and	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
director	O
Sam	O
Houser	O
also	O
cited	O
the	O
influence	O
of	O
Zelda	B-Application
,	O
describing	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
III	I-Application
as	O
"	O
Zelda	B-Application
meets	O
Goodfellas	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ōkami	B-Application
director	O
Hideki	O
Kamiya	O
(	O
Capcom	O
,	O
PlatinumGames	O
)	O
said	O
that	O
he	O
has	O
been	O
influenced	O
by	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
series	I-Application
in	O
developing	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
citing	O
A	B-Application
Link	I-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
Past	I-Application
as	O
his	O
favorite	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soul	B-Application
Reaver	I-Application
and	O
Uncharted	B-Application
director	O
,	O
Amy	O
Hennig	O
(	O
Crystal	O
Dynamics	O
and	O
Naughty	O
Dog	O
)	O
,	O
cited	O
Zelda	B-Application
as	O
inspiration	O
for	O
the	O
Legacy	B-Application
of	I-Application
Kain	I-Application
series	O
,	O
noting	O
A	O
Link	O
to	O
the	O
Pasts	O
influence	O
on	O
Blood	B-Application
Omen	I-Application
and	O
Ocarina	B-Application
of	O
Times	O
influence	O
on	O
Soul	B-Application
Reaver	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soul	B-Application
Reaver	I-Application
and	O
Uncharted	B-Application
creator	O
,	O
Richard	O
Lemarchand	O
(	O
Crystal	O
Dynamics	O
and	O
Naughty	O
Dog	O
)	O
,	O
also	O
cited	O
A	O
Link	O
to	O
the	O
Pasts	O
approach	O
to	O
combining	O
gameplay	O
with	O
storytelling	O
as	O
inspiration	O
for	O
Soul	B-Application
Reaver	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wing	O
Commander	O
and	O
Star	B-Application
Citizen	I-Application
director	O
,	O
Chris	O
Roberts	O
(	O
Origin	O
Systems	O
and	O
Cloud	B-Application
Imperium	I-Application
Games	I-Application
)	O
,	O
cited	O
Zelda	B-Application
as	O
an	O
influence	O
on	O
his	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
Times	B-Application
of	I-Application
Lore	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dark	B-Application
Souls	I-Application
series	O
creator	O
Hidetaka	O
Miyazaki	O
named	O
A	B-Application
Link	I-Application
To	I-Application
The	I-Application
Past	I-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
his	O
favorite	O
role-playing	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Miyazaki	O
also	O
described	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
as	O
a	O
sort	O
of	O
textbook	O
for	O
3D	O
action	B-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ico	B-Application
director	O
Fumito	O
Ueda	O
cited	O
Zelda	B-Application
as	O
an	O
influence	O
on	O
Shadow	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Colossus	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Peter	O
Molyneux	O
(	O
Lionhead	O
Studios	O
and	O
Microsoft	O
Studios	O
)	O
stated	O
that	O
the	B-Application
Twilight	I-Application
Princess	I-Application
is	O
one	O
of	O
his	O
favorite	O
games	O
and	O
an	O
influence	O
for	O
the	O
Fable	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Darksiders	B-Application
director	O
David	O
Adams	O
(	O
Vigil	B-Application
Games	I-Application
)	O
cited	O
Zelda	B-Application
as	O
an	O
influence	O
on	O
his	O
work	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
and	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
director	O
Raphael	O
Lacoste	O
cited	O
The	B-Application
Wind	I-Application
Waker	I-Application
as	O
an	O
influence	O
on	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
IV	I-Application
:	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Flag	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
CD	O
Projekt	O
Red	O
cited	O
the	O
Zelda	B-Application
series	I-Application
as	O
an	O
influence	O
on	O
The	O
Witcher	O
3	O
:	O
Wild	O
Hunt.Episode	O
#478	O
–	O
The	B-Application
Witcher	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
Hunt	I-Application
Interview	O
with	O
CD	O
Projekt	O
Red	O
(	O
48:45	O
)	O
Majora	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mask	I-Application
served	O
as	O
the	O
primary	O
influence	O
on	O
Alex	O
Hall	O
's	O
web	O
series	O
Ben	O
Drowned	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
3rd	I-Application
Birthday	I-Application
director	O
Hajime	O
Tabata	O
cited	O
Ocarina	B-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
as	O
inspiration	O
for	O
the	O
open	O
world	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XV	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
series	I-Application
has	O
crossed	O
over	O
into	O
other	O
Nintendo	O
and	O
third-party	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
most	O
prominently	O
in	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
series	O
of	O
fighting	O
games	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Link	O
appears	O
as	O
a	O
fighter	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
first	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
roster	O
in	O
all	O
subsequent	O
releases	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zelda	B-Application
(	O
who	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
transform	O
into	O
Sheik	O
as	O
well	O
)	O
,	O
Ganondorf	O
,	O
and	O
Young	O
Link	O
(	O
the	O
child	O
version	O
of	O
Link	O
from	O
Ocarina	B-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
)	O
were	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
roster	O
for	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Melee	I-Application
,	O
and	O
appeared	O
in	O
all	O
subsequent	O
releases	O
except	O
for	O
"	O
Young	O
Link	O
"	O
(	O
who	O
is	O
later	O
replaced	O
by	O
"	O
Toon	O
Link	O
"	O
from	O
The	B-Application
Wind	I-Application
Waker	I-Application
,	O
in	O
subsequent	O
releases	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Brawl	I-Application
and	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
for	I-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
3DS	I-Application
and	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
U	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Young	O
Link	O
and	O
Toon	O
Link	O
appear	O
in	O
the	O
fifth	O
installment	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Outside	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
allowed	O
for	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
Link	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
exclusively	O
in	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
release	O
of	O
Namco	O
's	O
fighting	O
game	O
Soulcalibur	B-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Link	O
,	O
using	O
a	O
design	O
based	O
on	O
Skyward	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
,	O
appears	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
in	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
8	I-Application
via	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
"	O
Hyrule	O
Circuit	O
"	O
racetrack	O
themed	O
on	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
post-launch	O
update	O
for	O
Mario	B-Device
Kart	I-Device
8	I-Device
Deluxe	I-Device
,	O
Link	O
and	O
his	O
vehicle	O
received	O
alternate	O
styles	O
based	O
on	O
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
version	O
of	O
Sonic	B-Application
Lost	I-Application
World	I-Application
,	O
a	O
DLC	B-Protocol
stage	O
based	O
on	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
series	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
March	O
2014	O
,	O
named	O
"	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
Zone	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
built	O
around	O
the	O
core	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
of	O
Sonic	B-Application
Lost	I-Application
World	I-Application
,	O
with	O
some	O
elements	O
from	O
the	O
Zelda	B-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
including	O
a	O
heart-based	O
vitality	O
meter	O
,	O
rupee	O
collection	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
miniature	O
dungeon	O
to	O
explore	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
animated	O
Zelda	B-Application
shorts	O
were	O
broadcast	O
each	O
Friday	O
,	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
usual	O
Super	O
Mario	O
Bros	O
.	O
cartoon	O
which	O
was	O
aired	O
during	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
loosely	O
follows	O
the	O
two	O
NES	B-Application
Zelda	I-Application
games	I-Application
(	O
the	O
original	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
of	I-Application
Link	I-Application
)	O
,	O
mixing	O
settings	O
and	O
characters	O
from	O
those	O
games	O
with	O
original	O
creations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
show	O
's	O
older	O
incarnations	O
of	O
both	O
Link	O
and	O
Zelda	B-Application
appeared	O
in	O
various	O
episodes	O
of	O
Captain	O
N	O
:	O
The	O
Game	O
Master	O
during	O
its	O
second	O
season	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
program	O
was	O
a	O
joint	O
effort	O
between	O
Netflix	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
said	O
to	O
be	O
aimed	O
as	O
a	O
family-friendly	O
version	O
of	O
Game	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thrones	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
,	O
the	O
College	O
Humor	O
team	O
had	O
been	O
planning	O
a	O
skit	O
that	O
would	O
have	O
combined	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
with	O
Fantastic	O
Mr.	O
Fox	O
and	O
had	O
even	O
had	O
talked	O
to	O
Miyamoto	O
on	O
the	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conover	O
said	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
told	O
about	O
a	O
month	O
into	O
the	O
project	O
that	O
Nintendo	O
had	O
requested	O
they	O
stop	O
all	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
project	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
the	O
leak	O
related	O
to	O
the	O
live-action	O
Zelda	B-Application
show	O
;	O
Nintendo	O
,	O
already	O
protective	O
of	O
its	O
IP	O
,	O
had	O
pulled	O
many	O
external	O
projects	O
including	O
the	O
live-action	O
show	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Valiant	O
Comics	O
released	O
a	O
short	O
series	O
of	O
comics	O
featuring	O
characters	O
and	O
settings	O
from	O
the	O
Zelda	B-Application
cartoon	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
their	O
Nintendo	O
Comics	O
System	O
line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Manga	O
adaptations	O
of	O
many	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
including	O
A	B-Application
Link	I-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
Past	I-Application
,	O
Ocarina	B-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
,	O
Majora	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mask	I-Application
,	O
Oracle	B-Application
of	I-Application
Seasons	I-Application
and	I-Application
Oracle	I-Application
of	I-Application
Ages	I-Application
,	O
Four	B-Device
Swords	I-Device
Adventures	I-Device
,	O
The	B-Application
Minish	I-Application
Cap	I-Application
,	O
Phantom	B-Application
Hourglass	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Twilight	B-Application
Princess	I-Application
have	O
been	O
produced	O
under	O
license	O
from	O
Nintendo	O
,	O
primarily	O
written	O
and	O
drawn	O
by	O
Japanese	O
artist	O
duo	O
Akira	O
Himekawa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
was	O
The	O
Crystal	O
Trap	O
(	O
which	O
focuses	O
more	O
on	O
Zelda	B-Application
)	O
and	O
the	O
second	O
was	O
The	O
Shadow	O
Prince	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
novel	O
based	O
on	O
Ocarina	B-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
1999	O
,	O
written	O
by	O
Jason	O
R	O
.	O
Rich	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sybex	O
Inc	O
.	O
under	O
their	O
Pathways	O
to	O
Adventure	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
book	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
Oracle	B-Application
of	I-Application
Seasons	I-Application
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
Oracle	B-Application
of	I-Application
Ages	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
written	O
by	O
Tracey	O
West	O
and	O
was	O
set	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Ocarina	B-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
contains	O
concept	O
art	O
from	O
the	O
series	O
's	O
conception	O
to	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Skyward	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
in	O
2011	O
and	O
multiple	O
essays	O
about	O
the	O
production	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
an	O
overarching	O
timeline	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
includes	O
a	O
prequel	O
manga	O
to	O
Skyward	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
by	O
Akira	O
Himekawa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
book	O
received	O
an	O
international	O
release	O
by	O
publisher	O
Dark	O
Horse	O
Comics	O
on	O
January	O
29	O
,	O
2013	O
;	O
it	O
took	O
the	O
number	O
one	O
spot	O
on	O
Amazon	B-Application
's	O
sales	O
chart	O
,	O
taking	O
the	O
spot	O
away	O
from	O
E	O
.	O
L	O
.	O
James	O
's	O
50	O
Shades	O
of	O
Grey	O
trilogy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dark	O
Horse	O
released	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	O
Art	O
&	O
Artifacts	O
,	O
a	O
follow-up	O
art	O
book	O
to	O
Hyrule	O
Historia	O
containing	O
additional	O
artwork	O
and	O
interviews	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
in	O
February	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taking	O
place	O
in	O
Cologne	O
,	O
Germany	O
,	O
on	O
September	O
23	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
music	O
concert	O
Symphonic	O
Legends	O
focused	O
on	O
music	O
from	O
Nintendo	O
and	O
,	O
among	O
others	O
,	O
featured	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
celebrate	O
the	O
25th	O
anniversary	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
in	O
2011	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
commissioned	O
an	O
original	O
symphony	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	O
Symphony	O
of	O
the	O
Goddesses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
released	O
a	O
CD	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
25th	O
Anniversary	O
Special	O
Orchestra	O
CD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Featuring	O
eight	O
tracks	O
from	O
live	O
performances	O
of	O
the	O
symphony	O
,	O
the	O
CD	O
is	O
included	O
alongside	O
the	O
special	O
edition	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Skyward	I-Application
Sword	I-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
later	O
celebrated	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
30th	O
anniversary	O
with	O
an	O
album	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
February	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Clue	B-Application
board	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
style	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
series	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
June	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
UNO-styled	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
game	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
February	O
2018	O
,	O
exclusively	O
at	O
GameStop	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
limited	O
edition	O
Zelda	B-Application
25th	O
anniversary	O
3DS	B-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
1	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
in	O
Australia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2007	O
,	O
Imagi	O
Animation	O
Studios	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
provided	O
the	O
animation	O
for	O
TMNT	O
and	O
Astro	O
Boy	O
,	O
created	O
a	O
pitch	O
reel	O
for	O
a	O
computer-animated	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
movie	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
did	O
not	O
accept	O
the	O
studio	O
's	O
offer	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
memory	B-General_Concept
of	O
the	O
failure	O
of	O
the	O
1993	O
live-action	O
movie	O
adaption	O
of	O
Super	O
Mario	O
Bros	O
.	O
</s>
