08-15-2008, 02:19 PM
I think the timeline goes like this:
First, Ocarina of Time, in which Link first fights Ganon. Then it splits into two other timelines:
1)
Adult Link. The gods flood Hyrule. Wind Waker and Phantom Hourglass occur.
2)
Young Link. He rides off with Epona to search for Navi. His horse bucks in the woods when some fairies fly by, and Link falls off and hits his head on a rock, passing out. He has a Wizard of Oz style dream of Majora's Mask, which explains the reuse of character models from Ocarina of Time (a la the scarecrow, tin man, and lion) He wakes up and finds himself horseless, as Epona has run away. He leaves the forest and wanders around. During this period he finds himself in the places where the Oracle series takes place. Then he goes sailing off the coast, and gets shipwrecked in a storm, having the dream from Link's Awakening.
I believe that A Link to the Past, Twilight Princess, and the original Legend of Zelda are all just dramatic retellings by Hyrulians of the story of Ocarina of Time. They don't include the time travel part because the Hyrulians don't know about that, and why would they? I'm neglecting Minish Cap and Four Swords and all that, but they probably can fit in before Ocarina of Time. I think Miyamoto once said that Minish Cap took place before any other game.
First, Ocarina of Time, in which Link first fights Ganon. Then it splits into two other timelines:
1)
Adult Link. The gods flood Hyrule. Wind Waker and Phantom Hourglass occur.
2)
Young Link. He rides off with Epona to search for Navi. His horse bucks in the woods when some fairies fly by, and Link falls off and hits his head on a rock, passing out. He has a Wizard of Oz style dream of Majora's Mask, which explains the reuse of character models from Ocarina of Time (a la the scarecrow, tin man, and lion) He wakes up and finds himself horseless, as Epona has run away. He leaves the forest and wanders around. During this period he finds himself in the places where the Oracle series takes place. Then he goes sailing off the coast, and gets shipwrecked in a storm, having the dream from Link's Awakening.
I believe that A Link to the Past, Twilight Princess, and the original Legend of Zelda are all just dramatic retellings by Hyrulians of the story of Ocarina of Time. They don't include the time travel part because the Hyrulians don't know about that, and why would they? I'm neglecting Minish Cap and Four Swords and all that, but they probably can fit in before Ocarina of Time. I think Miyamoto once said that Minish Cap took place before any other game.