Hyrule historia invites readers to take an indepth look at twentyfive years of concept art, character sketches, and lore from one of the most beloved gaming franchises of all time. Tracking the history of zelda in hyrule historia the verge. The world of the game is a tight and wellcontained fantasy setting with a distinctly fairytale feel, full of dragons, magic swords, hidden passageways, dungeons, forests. Eiji aonuma is a nintendo game designer, director, and producer. Their illustrating credits include the legend of zelda series, astro.
Breath of the wild on the nintendo switch, a gamefaqs message board topic titled new book master works reveals breath of the wilds timeline. Though the series began in 1986, nintendo did not publish a master timeline. One of the earliest cartridges for the nintendo entertainment system, 1986s the legend of zelda brought rudimentary strategy and roleplaying elements to a gaming market largely dominated by platformers and action titles. For the past 25 years, nearly every entry in the legend of zelda series has followed the same basic formula.
A comprehensive collection of enemies and items, potions to poes, an expansion of the lore touched upon in hyrule historia, concept art, screencaps, maps, main characters and how they relate, languages, and tons of. Use the left and right arrows to navigate between games and the up and down arrows to choose a path when it splits. It covers the entire history of zelda, from the original nes legend of zelda all. Its precise chronology of events has been hotly debated among fans. The complete legend of zelda timeline legend of zelda to. The zelda timeline refers to the fictional chronology of the legend of zelda series. Nintendo first published an official zelda timeline in 2011s hyrule historia, 15 years after the legend of. A zelda timeline was published a few years back in nintendos official zelda companion book hyrule historia, which for the first time set down the series complicated history on page. Before that, it had been kept a deeply held secret,123 even to most of the developers.
Ocarina of time provides a perfectly sensible explanation. Its 274 pages feature art and information from every game in the legend of zelda series. Trace their paths through the various eras in this comprehensive timeline. This 320page book is an exhaustive guide to the legend of zelda from the original the legend of zelda to twilight princess hd. Dark horse books and nintendo team up to bring you the legend of zelda. Mar 15, 2017 the legend of zelda is one of the first to have a distinct second quest with new maps and puzzles, as well as an increase in difficulty. The timeline dictates the order of canonical games in the legend of zelda series. Nintendo first revealed the official legend of zelda timeline in 2011s hyrule historia reference book. Nintendo finally releases the official zelda timeline. In the first quest, for example, the dungeons have different shapes based on different animals and symbols. In fact, the first two games released the legend of zelda and the adventure of link are some of the last in the chronology. The timeline had previously existed in a highly confidential document conceived as early as 2005.
The 276page book reveals the official timeline of the fictional events in the series, following years of speculation by fans. Breath of the wild sequel on the nintendo switch, a gamefaqs message board topic titled so let me get this straight. The game that gave the legend of zelda its timeline split, ocarina of time simultaneously takes place in the child and adult timelines. It centers its plot around a boy named link, who becomes the central protagonist throughout the series. Originally, the game was meant to cover the imprisoning war, but that thread was lost during development. Each game in the legend of zelda series tells an important part of the history of hyrule. For decades, fans have wondered how the zelda games fit together. Explore a reimagined koholint island in one of the most beloved games in the legend of zelda series.
The legend of zelda timeline story, explained lore. So in this episode of unraveled, brian david gilbert puts every piece of zelda media, canonical and. Nintendo first published an official zelda timeline in 2011s hyrule historia, 15 years after the legend of zelda s 1986 release. Journey to the kingdom of hyrule and discover the timeless battles between good and evil and the secrets of the allpowerful triforce.
Breath of the wild has been added to the zelda series. Of note, ocarina of time marks the first time that link and zelda confront ganondorf, beginning their eternal rivalry. Jun 19, 2018 this 320page book is an exhaustive guide to the legend of zelda from the original the legend of zelda to twilight princess hd. Hyrule encyclopedias new official zelda timeline in english. The greatest source of fan wank in the entire video game industry.
Jan 29, 20 this is a great book and a fine celebration of 25 years of the legend of zelda series, the book gives a mix of a detailed chronology of the zelda series with the history and interation of each game explained. The legend of zelda is an actionadventure video game franchise created by japanese game designers shigeru miyamoto and takashi tezuka. All donations will go to the humane society of the united states. Hyrule historia is a collectors book about nintendos the legend of zelda series, published in english by dark horse comics and in german by tokyopop. Every the legend of zelda game in chronological order. Everyone knows the zelda timeline is pretty incomprehensible. Nintendo finally releases the official zelda timeline the. A comprehensive collection of enemies and items, potions to poes, an expansion of the lore touched upon in hyrule historia, concept art, screencaps, maps, main characters and how they relate, languages, and much, much more, including an exclusive.
For a long time, the series didnt even have a public timeline. The official legend of zelda timeline has been unraveled. A link between worlds was released as a sequel to a link to the past on the nintendo 3ds. Breath of the wild doesnt have a place on the official zelda timeline, and it never will, confirms longserving producer on the series, eiji aonuma. The book came out at the same time the game did, so it wasnt added. He is the series producer and manager of the legend of zelda and won the golden joystick awards lifetime achievement award in 2016.
Hyrule historia, a book that got headlines for detailing the zelda series timeline, will release in the us early next year for. Explaining the legend of zelda timelines, and where breath of. The marathon man is having their first zelda marathon starting on december 27 and lasting until the 31st. It is primarily developed and published by nintendo, although some portable installments and rereleases have been outsourced to capcom, vanpool, and grezzo. Nintendo producer eiji aonuma and series creator shigeru miyamoto have been frequently interviewed over the decades since the. I mainly wanted this book because i have never understood how the games fit together and are related, and this book goes into the timeline with diagrams and. Jun 20, 2011 the legend of zelda timeline debate refers to several theories surrounding the chronology of the popular nintendo roleplaying game franchise the legend of zelda. The legend of zelda timeline is infamously and absurdly convoluted. Where does links awakening fit in the legend of zelda. On december 21, 2011, nintendo released the book hyrule historia, which contained an official timeline created by the current zelda series director, eiji aonuma.
New book master works reveals breath of the wilds timeline. The legend of zelda encyclopediaart book, hyrule historia, features an official timeline for the series. The legend of zelda timeline theories know your meme. For years, nintendo spokespeople made it clear that all of the zelda games were officially interconnected, but it was difficult to piece them together due to each games vastly different representations of characters such as link and ganondorf in 2011, nintendo published a book called hyrule historia in order to clear the. It came out as early as 1986 for the famicom in japan, and was later released in the western world, including europe and the us in 1987. Jan 29, 20 for the past 25 years, nearly every entry in the legend of zelda series has followed the same basic formula. The legend of zelda encyclopedia by nintendo, hardcover. Nov 22, 2018 a zelda timeline was published a few years back in nintendos official zelda companion book hyrule historia, which for the first time set down the series complicated history on page. Jan 30, 20 it covers the entire history of zelda, from the original nes legend of zelda all the way to the most recently skyward sword, and everything else inbetween such as link to the past, links. The legend of zelda is the first installment of the zelda series. Though the series began in 1986, nintendo did not publish a master timeline until hyrule historia in 2011.
Hyrule historia is a book released in japan on december 21st, 2011 for 3,255 yen. Solving the zelda timeline in 15 minutes unraveled youtube. If you can ignore it or read around it, youll enjoy this book, and i recommend it to all zelda fans. Dec 27, 2011 release the doves and pop the champagne because someone has transcribed the legend of zelda timeline from hyrule historia, a 274page art book celebrating the 25th anniversary of the legend of. Do not edit another users theories without permission.
The gameplay incorporates actionadventure and elements of action rpg games. This game passed to be, according to its plot, the first in the legend of zelda timeline. The legend of zelda series is known for its complicated timeline. This official chronology was revealed in detail in the legend of zelda. So, if this new official timeline is to be believed which it should, since eiji aonuma, the current head of the zelda series served as a supervising editor on the art book in which the. Though, as aonuma said in a few interviews, while the game takes place at the end of the timeline, its undecided which of the timeline branches it falls into. Akira himekawa is the pseudonym of two female comic book and manga artists who have collaborated together since 1991. The official legend of zelda timeline has been updated. It covers the entire history of zelda, from the original nes legend of zelda all the way to the most recently skyward sword, and everything else inbetween such as link to the past, links. A timeline of events for the book, legend by marie lu warningcontains a lot of spoilers. The company has since partnered with dark horse to launch the book in north america starting today, and while the timeline is the big draw. So lets unpack and explain the complete legend of zelda timeline on the leaderboard. Due to the complex nature of the storyline over the course of the series, the canonical order of events has been subject to much debate among fans and inspired elaborate theories attempting to unlock the mystery. In february 2000, shogakukan began publication of manga artist akira himekawas adaptation of nine of the most well known nintendo games in the series.
Explaining the legend of zelda timelines, and where breath. Release the doves and pop the champagne because someone has transcribed the legend of zelda timeline from hyrule historia, a 274page art book celebrating the. History of the legend of zelda series zeldapedia fandom. A few days back we posted a translated grid of the zelda timeline from the hyrule historia book, courtesy of our friends over at glitterberri. The legend of zelda is a highfantasy adventure based on the wildly successful and longrunning video game series by game designer shigeru miyamoto. The zelda timeline is an ordering of the zelda games as their events occur within the fictional universe. Theyll be covering every game in the series from the legend of zelda to skyward sword. It can be tricky to keep up with the little heros story, so weve made it simple for you. The legend of zelda is a series known for a tremendous number of things, such as its memorable characters, captivating storylines, spinetingling music and downright awesome gameplay. Even with the release of an official timeline, it is still possible that this. Explore a reimagined koholint island in one of the. But the official, japanese site for the legend of zelda recently updated to include this timeline with breath of the wild added. Make sure to check out the other installments in this unparalleled collection of historical information on the legend of zelda franchise with the new york times best selling the legend of zelda.
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