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Quote Originally Posted by DMKA View Post
Is there any continuity between the Zelda games?

I only ask because I just attained the ability to play the post-N64 Zeldas and I plan on doing so.
A few titles have direct sequels but for the most part the whole series has the games taking so far apart that little is retained from a narrative point of view.

Link's Awakening is a direct sequel to A Link to the Past
Majora's Mask is a direct sequel to Ocarina of Time
Phantom Hourglass is a direct sequel to Wind Waker
Am i correcting a Wolf Canoe post? I never thought I'd see the day!

Link's Awakening isn't a direct sequel to a Link to the Past. It's in the same timeline, but the two games are not linked directly (heh). Here is the full timeline as at Skyward Sword. Addition to this is that a Link between Worlds is set several hundred years along the "Hero's Decline and the Last Hero" timeline.

As for Links between the games:

  • Oracle of Seasons / Ages are set in the same Universe and have crossovers between the games.
  • Wind Waker -> Phantom Hourglass -> Spirit tracks all share the same universe, but with significant time frames between each game.
  • Majora's Mask is set in the same world as ocarina of time following on from the events after the completion of Ocarina of Time.
  • Minish Cap, Four Swords and Four Swords Adventure all feature the Villian "Vaati".
  • Correct me if I'm wrong on this one, but The adventure of Link (Zelda II) is a direct sequel to The Legend of Zelda (Zelda I)
  • A Link Between Worlds is located in the same Hyrule as a Link to the Past, just several hundred years in the future.