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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda_(series)

The precise chronology of the Zelda universe is hotly debated among fans, although some fans do not feel the games are definitively connected. As the series progressed and more games were released, the exact order of the games in an overall timeline became complex and heavily disputed. The most common theories are that most games take place with a different Link, as hinted by Miyamoto in many interviews, or that the games follow a split timeline, parallel universes created by the ending of Ocarina of Time.[ It is often concluded by many fans that no specific timeline is necessary, and that each game is simply a new retelling of one core Legend of Zelda thesis.

In an interview that Nintendo Dream conducted with Eiji Aonuma in December 2006, he mentioned that there could exist two universes. The split in the timeline occurs during Ocarina of Time, when, at the end of the game, Link is sent back in time by Zelda. Once returned to his original time, Link goes to see her again, and the result of this meeting is an alternate future in which the villain Ganondorf is arrested and tried by the ancient sages, which causes him to get banished to the Twilight Realm; Twilight Princess then occurs over a hundred years after the Ocarina of Time child Link's era. Meanwhile, The Wind Waker occurs in the 'original' timeline, hundreds of years after the adventure of adult Link in Ocarina.

The following is a list of the Nintendo-published games in order of their first release, with their release years (in parentheses), along with any additional information about their placement in the timeline.

The Legend of Zelda (FDS, NES, FC, GCN, GBA, VC) (1986, 1987, 1994, 2002 (AC), 2003 (CE), 2004, 2006)
This was the first game released in the series, though most of the games released since then seem to take place in earlier time periods. In this game, Ganon is already in his pig-like beast form. According to the instruction manual and the official website (though the reliability of the official website is in question), shortly before the beginning of the game, Ganon broke free from the Dark World[30] and his army attacked Hyrule, stole the Triforce of Power and captured the ruling Princess Zelda, but not before she had time to break up and hide the Triforce of Wisdom.[31]

Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (FDS, NES, GCN, GBA, VC) (1987, 1988, 2003 (CE), 2004, 2007)
The second Zelda game is a clear sequel to the first one. According to its instruction manual, it takes place "several seasons" after the first game and features the same Link but a different Zelda. Moreover, the story references Ganon's destruction by Link in the first game. The game's back-story also references an old legend of Hyrule. According to it, long ago, a prince of Hyrule should have inherited the Triforce after the king's death, but he only obtained part of it. Indeed, his sister, Princess Zelda, let him keep the Triforce of Power and the Triforce of Wisdom, but the late King hid the Triforce of Courage. The prince and a magician questioned Zelda, but she refused to reveal the location of the last piece of the Triforce. In anger, the magician cast an eternal sleeping spell on Zelda, before dying himself. In grief, the prince ordered that all future girls of the royal family be named Zelda.[32] The Zelda who hid the Triforce of Courage is still asleep at the beginning of the game and is awakened by Link after he retrieves the Triforce of Courage at the end of the game. The events of this legend were never mentioned in another game.

The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (SFC, SNES, BS, GBA, VC) (1991, 1992, 1997, 2002 (FS), 2006)
This is the first of many Zelda games to have Hyrule's history told within the game. It is also the first game in which Ganon's real name, Ganondorf, is revealed. During this game, Ganon is in his demonic form and sealed in the 'Golden Land' (actually the Sacred Realm)[33] with the Triforce. The game's instruction manual tells how the Triforce (all three pieces of it) was originally hidden in the Golden Land. One day long ago, it was found by Ganondorf the Thief, and it granted his evil wish for a monstrous army to attack Hyrule. While the Knights of Hyrule defended the land, the Seven Sages created a magic seal to close off the Golden Land.[34] The game itself revolves around Ganon's ultimately successful attempt to break the Sages' seal. Princess Zelda alerts Link to this and Link goes on a quest to find the Master Sword (its first named appearance in the series), then defeats Ganon to reclaim the Triforce, using various means to travel between Hyrule and the Golden Land (now called the Dark World) in his efforts.

The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening/DX (GB, GBC) (1993, 1998 (DX))
This game occurs soon after the events of A Link to the Past, according to the game's instruction manual. It states that Link left Hyrule on a journey of enlightenment after defeating Ganon.[35] In this installment, Link shipwrecks on the mysterious Koholint Island (while on his journey). He awakes to find that he has lost his sword and shield, the latter of which was recovered by the natives. His original course forcefully abandoned, Link is told that the only way he can leave the island is to find and wake a creature of great power called the Wind Fish. Thus his adventure begins...

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time/Master Quest (N64, GCN, iQue, VC) (1998, 2002 (MQ), 2003 (CE), 2003, 2007)
After its release, this game was confirmed by Shigeru Miyamoto as the first in the series' continuity at the time.[36] At the beginning of the game, Ganondorf, the King of the Gerudo tribe, has not yet gained the Triforce, though he does possess sorcerous powers. As the game progresses, Ganondorf follows Link into the Sacred Realm and, just as Link pulls the Master Sword from its pedestal, Ganondorf appears, telling Link that he will rule Hyrule now that Link "led" him into the Sacred Realm, whereupon Link is promptly put into suspended animation for seven years until he is deemed "of age" to wield the Master Sword. In the meantime, Ganondorf finds the Triforce, but because his heart is not balanced, as per a prophecy previously spoken, he causes the Triforce to divide into its three pieces - the Triforce of Power, the Triforce of Wisdom, and the Triforce of Courage. Ganondorf retains the Triforce of Power and uses it to launch an attack on Hyrule Castle, where he sits as the King of Evil, ruling Hyrule for seven years with no hero nor hope in sight. At this time of Hyrule's greatest despair, Link finally awakens from his dormant state in the Sacred Realm, and eventually succeeds in defeating the evil king. Ganondorf is not killed however, and in a last attempt at revenge he uses the Triforce of Power to transform into a vicious demon, Ganon. However, Link, armed with the Master Sword and aided by Zelda, is able to bring him to his knees, and allow the Sages to seal him in the Sacred Realm. The ending of this game, in which Link is sent back in time, gave birth to the idea that is commonly known as the Split Timeline Theory.

The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (N64, GCN) (2000, 2003 (CE))
This game takes place months after the events of Ocarina of Time, and stars the same Link after returning to his youth, according to the in-game story. While traveling through the Lost Woods, he is attacked by a Skull Kid wearing a sinister mask, and while trying to get his stolen horse and Ocarina back, accidentally falls into a parallel world called Termina, which is going to be destroyed by a falling moon in three days. Link must relive the same three days over and over again while trying to undo the chaos created by the Skull Kid through the power of Majora's Mask, and find a way to stop the impending apocalypse.

The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons (GBC) (2001) and The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages (GBC) (2001)
These games are connected via a password system and one takes place immediately after the other. They can be played and regarded in either order. In-game dialogue between the Link and Zelda featured in these games seems to suggest that this may be their first meeting. The Twinrova sisters from Ocarina of Time appear in these games and plot to resurrect Ganon.

The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords (GBA) (2002)
The versions of Link and Princess Zelda featured in this game are childhood friends. This is the first game in which Vaati and the Four Sword appear. According to an interview, Eiji Aonuma considered this game to be the oldest in the timeline, which means that both this and The Minish Cap occur earlier than Ocarina of Time.

The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (GCN) (2002)
This game takes place hundreds of years after Ocarina of Time. Hyrule has been lost for centuries and now all that remains of its civilization are a few scattered islands on the Great Sea. Halfway through The Wind Waker, the Link and Zelda from this game discover they are the reincarnations of their counterparts in the old kingdom of Hyrule (now buried under the Great Sea). It is revealed in dialogue between survivors of Hyrule that the Link of The Wind Waker is not related to the Hero of Time, the Link of Ocarina of Time.

The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures (GCN) (2004)
This game takes place some time after the events of Four Swords.It tells the tale of how Ganondorf of the Gerudo obtained the power of an ancient trident and became the demon, Ganon. This might well be a second origin of Ganon.[citation needed] At the end of the game, Zelda calls Ganon an "ancient demon reborn", implying that he is the reincarnation of the old Ganondorf from Ocarina of Time. It is interesting to note that Ganon (and Dethl, as Ganon's Shadow) also uses a trident in A Link to the Past, Link's Awakening, Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages, though there has never been any indication the games or the ancient trident from Four Sword Adventures are directly connected.

The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap (GBA) (2004)
This game is staged long before Four Swords and Four Swords Adventures.It involves the origins of the namesake weapon of the aforementioned games, the Four Sword, as well as Vaati, their primary antagonist. No mention of Ganon is made throughout the game. This game is considered first chronologically because neither the Triforce nor Ganon are mentioned, and it depicts the release of monsters upon the world, while in every other game they are already free.

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Wii, GCN) (2006, 2006)
This game takes place at least a hundred years after Ocarina of Time.[37] In an interview with Japan's Nintendo Dream Magazine, Aonuma stated that Twilight Princess occurs in a "parallel" world to The Wind Waker, following an alternate timeline[28] in which Ganondorf does not take over Hyrule, and is instead sentenced to execution following the conclusion of Ocarina of Time.

The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (DS) (2007)
This game has yet to be released outside Japan, but Nintendo has confirmed that it takes place a few months after the events of The Wind Waker, and will star the same Link.

The creators maintain that the series has a set timeline, but due to the poor translation protocols in the 1990s,and debate over what counts as "canonical" material, the available information continues to be disputed. Eiji Aonuma has since promised he will do his best to patch it all up, and reveal the timeline someday,and Miyamoto stated in a 2003 interview that there is a master document containing the timeline.  Eiji Aonuma has also stated in a July 2007 video interview that there is such a document on his PC, and that this document is considered confidential. [38] According to this interview, development of a Zelda title can commence without the team knowing in advance where exactly the title will fit into the timeline; but by the time the title is finished, its placement in the timeline will be determined. However, this document has not been seen publicly, and there is little other proof of its existence.

或者看这个
http://zelda.wikia.com/wiki/Timeline_Theory_Page

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