Analyzing The Zelda Timeline Without Hyrule Historia, Encyclopedia, Or Dev Interviews

In this video I discuss the Zelda timeline, but in a way where I only look at the games themselves and don't use any outside source to piece together the timeline such as quotes from the developers, guidebooks, Hyrule Historia, Zelda Encyclopedia, Creating a Champion, etc. This video is not me dismissing developer quotes, guidebooks, Historia, etc as being valid sources for Zelda canon, but merely to show that they aren't needed in order to piece together and understand the Zelda story and chronology. 0:00 Intro 0:37 Timeline definition/Star Wars comparison 3:15 The Legend of Zelda 3:44 Zelda II: The Adventure of Link 4:15 A Link to the Past 6:19 Link's Awakening 6:57 Ocarina of Time 8:33 Majora's Mask 8:49 Oracle of Ages & Oracle of Seasons 9:34 Four Swords 10:02 The Wind Waker 10:30 ALttP GBA port & its lore changes 11:07 Four Swords Adventures 12:03 The Minish Cap 12:36 Twilight Princess 14:16 ALttP isn't compatible with Child & Adult Timelines. 15:58 Phantom Hourglass 16:08 Spirit Tracks 16:25 Skyward Sword 17:03 A Link Between Worlds 17:29 Tri Force Heroes 17:49 Breath of the Wild 19:48 Tears of the Kingdom 20:02 Hyrule Warriors 21:06 Age of Calamity 22:30 Piecing together the timeline 24:13 Over 90% of the games clearly connect in some way. 25:06 e.g. of connections: Lost Woods & Temple of Time. 26:11 Ending #nintendo #zelda #thelegendofzelda #timeline #zeldatimeline #nintendoswitch #ocarinaoftime #breathofthewild #tearsofthekingdom #alinktothepast #windwaker #twilightprincess #games #videogames