PRE-BUILD INVENTORY · OCTOBER 14, 2026

The dates.
The evidence.

The Legend of Zelda: research table, product / access matches and inspection gaps.

VERIFICATION STATUS

Broad coverage.
Open questions.

75 catalogue records; 57 indexed works. Shared branch points, embedded scenes and anthology containers are distinguished.

A research edition, not a completed full-interior audit. A missing date remains an inspection gap until the actual work has been checked.

Inventory / contradiction checks

Primary Japanese chronology and current announcements checked on October 14, 2026. Real release dates never substitute for Hyrule calendar years.
All twenty main-title rows on Nintendo’s History page included; the Oracle pair has two game records, and the A Link to the Past / Four Swords bundle is split into its two actual adventures.
Nintendo’s three Ocarina branches retain shared beginnings. The Wild era’s connection is explicitly unspecified; its Imprisoning War is not confused with A Link to the Past’s.
Oracle order remains player-selectable. The current Japanese Awakening-before-Oracle placement is retained rather than using the older Historia sequence.
The upcoming Switch 2 Ocarina remake shares Ocarina’s story position; major remakes and ports are identified with their original adventures.
VIZ retellings share source-game positions. Four Swords manga is grouped with Four Swords Adventures. Two-story omnibuses do not merge unrelated fictional events.
DLC, Satellaview broadcasts, Tingle narratives, licensed CD-i material and the existing Cadence crossover were reviewed for omissions. Unsupported dates remain explicit gaps.
Pre-build research table saved before page generation, then checked for branch/group contradictions, references, estimates and matching publisher-linked products.

Verification still required

Research edition, not a claim of complete script/interior inspection or exhaustive coverage of all historic licensed media. Outstanding manga, Valiant backup and Captain N inventories are listed below.
Most classic games link to their Nintendo information pages because exact current Amazon editions were not verified. Manga and the forthcoming Ocarina remake have matched Amazon editions.
The Historia bonus manga interior and manga bonus stories remain uninspected; their internal dates are not guessed from summaries. Continuous collected adaptations may contain additional jumps needing an interior audit.
Spirit Tracks’ roughly century-long interval and Ancient Stone Tablets’ six-year interval rely on identified secondary documentation. Broadcast audio and full source interviews were not independently viewed.
No exact Breath-to-Tears year gap or single connecting classic branch asserted. No story placement guessed for the unreleased live-action film.
Age of Calamity / Imprisonment post-clear content and all minor updates require further stage-by-stage narrative inspection; no chronology inferred solely from gameplay availability.

RESEARCH TABLE BEFORE PAGE BUILD

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Entry	Media / release	Story date	Canon / continuity	Placement / inspection	Sources	Edition / viewing match
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword / Skyward Sword HDLink follows Zelda from the sky to the surface.	GameReleased 2011 / 2021	Ancient Hyrule; before The Minish CapRelative / stated chronology	Confirmed canonFallen hero — shared origins → declining Hyrule	The shared origin. Original and HD version occupy one adventure; time travel inside the story is not a new sequel.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	Nintendo Japan — current Hyrule Chronicle Nintendo Japan — official game history and story synopses	The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword / Skyward Sword HD — Nintendo information pageCorresponding official game page, linked by Nintendo’s current history. Where versions are grouped, this is the named original or remake page, not an assertion that every version is sold there. Exact Amazon edition unverified.
The Legend of Zelda: The Minish CapLink and Ezlo confront Vaati.	GameReleased 2004	After Skyward Sword; before Four SwordsRelative / stated chronology	Confirmed canonFallen hero — shared origins → declining Hyrule	No exact inter-game year gap is supplied.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	Nintendo Japan — current Hyrule Chronicle Nintendo Japan — official game history and story synopses	The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap — Nintendo information pageCorresponding official game page, linked by Nintendo’s current history. Where versions are grouped, this is the named original or remake page, not an assertion that every version is sold there. Exact Amazon edition unverified.
The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords / Anniversary EditionFour Links free Zelda from Vaati.	GameReleased 2002 / 2011	After The Minish Cap; before Ocarina of TimeRelative / stated chronology	Confirmed canonFallen hero — shared origins → declining Hyrule	The standalone Four Swords adventure is separate from the bundled A Link to the Past and from Four Swords Adventures. Anniversary Edition expands this same adventure.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	Nintendo Japan — current Hyrule Chronicle Nintendo Japan — official game history and story synopses	The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords / Anniversary Edition — Nintendo information pageCorresponding official game page, linked by Nintendo’s current history. Where versions are grouped, this is the named original or remake page, not an assertion that every version is sold there. Exact Amazon edition unverified.
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time / Master Quest / Ocarina of Time 3DLink challenges Ganondorf across childhood and adulthood.	GameReleased 1998 / 2003 / 2011	Child era → seven years later; outcomes branchRelative / stated chronology	Confirmed canonFallen hero — shared origins → declining Hyrule	Shared branch-point adventure. Master Quest changes dungeon challenges, not the seven-year premise. The three continuations reflect different outcomes; they are not sequential sequels.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	Nintendo Japan — current Hyrule Chronicle Nintendo Japan — official game history and story synopses Nintendo Japan — Ocarina’s two eras	The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time / Master Quest / Ocarina of Time 3D — Nintendo information pageCorresponding official game page, linked by Nintendo’s current history. Where versions are grouped, this is the named original or remake page, not an assertion that every version is sold there. Exact Amazon edition unverified.
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time — Nintendo Switch 2 remakeThe Hero of Time’s adventure rebuilt for Switch 2.	GameReleased 2026-11-05	Same Ocarina adventure; child / adult eras seven years apartRelative / stated chronology	Confirmed canonFallen hero — shared origins → declining Hyrule	Grouped with Ocarina, not after later games. Upcoming at audit date; changes to specific story scenes remain unverified.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	Nintendo Japan — Ocarina of Time for Switch 2 Nintendo Japan — Ocarina’s two eras Amazon US — Ocarina of Time Switch 2 edition	Ocarina of Time — Nintendo Switch 2 physical editionExact corresponding upcoming remake. Release is November 5, 2026; not the N64/3DS edition. Retail title checked; price and stock not asserted.
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past / Game Boy Advance versionLink enters the Dark World.	GameReleased 1991 / 2002	After Ocarina’s defeated-hero outcomeRelative / stated chronology	Confirmed canonFallen hero — shared origins → declining Hyrule	Relative story placement, not a numbered calendar year.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	Nintendo Japan — current Hyrule Chronicle Nintendo Japan — official game history and story synopses	The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past / Game Boy Advance version — Nintendo information pageCorresponding official game page, linked by Nintendo’s current history. Where versions are grouped, this is the named original or remake page, not an assertion that every version is sold there. Exact Amazon edition unverified.
The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening / DX / Nintendo Switch remakeLink seeks a way off Koholint.	GameReleased 1993 / 1998 / 2019	After A Link to the Past; before the Oracle gamesRelative / stated chronology	Confirmed canonFallen hero — shared origins → declining Hyrule	Current Japanese Chronicle overrides the older Historia ordering that put Oracle before Awakening. Remakes share the source story position.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	Nintendo Japan — current Hyrule Chronicle Nintendo Japan — official game history and story synopses	The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening / DX / Nintendo Switch remake — Nintendo information pageCorresponding official game page, linked by Nintendo’s current history. Where versions are grouped, this is the named original or remake page, not an assertion that every version is sold there. Exact Amazon edition unverified.
The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of SeasonsLink restores Holodrum’s seasons.	GameReleased 2001	After Link’s Awakening; either linked-game starting orderRelative / stated chronology	Confirmed canonFallen hero — shared origins → declining Hyrule	The linked games support either first-play sequence. Both occupy this era without an asserted fixed internal order; their linked finale belongs to the pair.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	Nintendo Japan — current Hyrule Chronicle Nintendo Japan — official game history and story synopses	The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons — Nintendo information pageCorresponding official game page, linked by Nintendo’s current history. Where versions are grouped, this is the named original or remake page, not an assertion that every version is sold there. Exact Amazon edition unverified.
The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of AgesLink repairs Labrynna’s history.	GameReleased 2001	After Link’s Awakening; either linked-game starting orderRelative / stated chronology	Confirmed canonFallen hero — shared origins → declining Hyrule	The linked games support either first-play sequence. Both occupy this era without an asserted fixed internal order; their linked finale belongs to the pair.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	Nintendo Japan — current Hyrule Chronicle Nintendo Japan — official game history and story synopses	The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages — Nintendo information pageCorresponding official game page, linked by Nintendo’s current history. Where versions are grouped, this is the named original or remake page, not an assertion that every version is sold there. Exact Amazon edition unverified.
The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between WorldsLink travels between Hyrule and Lorule.	GameReleased 2013	After the Oracle adventuresRelative / stated chronology	Confirmed canonFallen hero — shared origins → declining Hyrule	Relative story placement, not a numbered calendar year.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	Nintendo Japan — current Hyrule Chronicle Nintendo Japan — official game history and story synopses	The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds — Nintendo information pageCorresponding official game page, linked by Nintendo’s current history. Where versions are grouped, this is the named original or remake page, not an assertion that every version is sold there. Exact Amazon edition unverified.
The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force HeroesThree heroes break a princess’s curse.	GameReleased 2015	Several years after A Link Between WorldsRelative / stated chronology	Confirmed canonFallen hero — shared origins → declining Hyrule	Relative story placement, not a numbered calendar year.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	Nintendo Japan — current Hyrule Chronicle Nintendo Japan — official game history and story synopses Nintendo — Tri Force Heroes story	The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes — Nintendo information pageCorresponding official game page, linked by Nintendo’s current history. Where versions are grouped, this is the named original or remake page, not an assertion that every version is sold there. Exact Amazon edition unverified.
The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of WisdomZelda faces Hyrule’s spreading rifts.	GameReleased 2024	After Tri Force Heroes; before the original ZeldaRelative / stated chronology	Confirmed canonFallen hero — shared origins → declining Hyrule	Relative story placement, not a numbered calendar year.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	Nintendo Japan — current Hyrule Chronicle Nintendo Japan — official game history and story synopses	The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom — Nintendo information pageCorresponding official game page, linked by Nintendo’s current history. Where versions are grouped, this is the named original or remake page, not an assertion that every version is sold there. Exact Amazon edition unverified.
The Legend of ZeldaLink recovers the Triforce of Wisdom.	GameReleased 1986	Era of Decline; after Echoes of WisdomRelative / stated chronology	Confirmed canonFallen hero — shared origins → declining Hyrule	Relative story placement, not a numbered calendar year.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	Nintendo Japan — current Hyrule Chronicle Nintendo Japan — official game history and story synopses	The Legend of Zelda — Nintendo information pageCorresponding official game page, linked by Nintendo’s current history. Where versions are grouped, this is the named original or remake page, not an assertion that every version is sold there. Exact Amazon edition unverified.
Zelda II: The Adventure of LinkLink seeks the Triforce of Courage.	GameReleased 1987	Six years after the original Zelda; Link’s 16th birthdayRelative / stated chronology	Confirmed canonFallen hero — shared origins → declining Hyrule	The Japanese 40th-anniversary History explicitly says six years after Ganon’s defeat and Link turns sixteen. Retain that stated interval rather than replacing it with an English-guide age calculation.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	Nintendo Japan — current Hyrule Chronicle Nintendo Japan — official game history and story synopses	Zelda II: The Adventure of Link — Nintendo information pageCorresponding official game page, linked by Nintendo’s current history. Where versions are grouped, this is the named original or remake page, not an assertion that every version is sold there. Exact Amazon edition unverified.
The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask / Majora’s Mask 3DLink enters Termina and its repeating crisis.	GameReleased 2000 / 2015	After Ocarina’s returned-child ending; repeating three-day crisisRelative / stated chronology	Confirmed canonChild route — shared origins → Twilight	Nintendo’s child route; release order would incorrectly put Four Swords Adventures before Twilight Princess.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	Nintendo Japan — current Hyrule Chronicle Nintendo Japan — official game history and story synopses	The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask / Majora’s Mask 3D — Nintendo information pageCorresponding official game page, linked by Nintendo’s current history. Where versions are grouped, this is the named original or remake page, not an assertion that every version is sold there. Exact Amazon edition unverified.
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess / Twilight Princess HDLink and Midna resist the twilight invasion.	GameReleased 2006 / 2016	Later child-route Hyrule; before Four Swords AdventuresRelative / stated chronology	Confirmed canonChild route — shared origins → Twilight	Nintendo’s child route; release order would incorrectly put Four Swords Adventures before Twilight Princess.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	Nintendo Japan — current Hyrule Chronicle Nintendo Japan — official game history and story synopses	The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess / Twilight Princess HD — Nintendo information pageCorresponding official game page, linked by Nintendo’s current history. Where versions are grouped, this is the named original or remake page, not an assertion that every version is sold there. Exact Amazon edition unverified.
The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords AdventuresFour Links confront a returning darkness.	GameReleased 2004	After Twilight Princess; later Four Sword historyRelative / stated chronology	Confirmed canonChild route — shared origins → Twilight	Nintendo’s child route; release order would incorrectly put Four Swords Adventures before Twilight Princess.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	Nintendo Japan — current Hyrule Chronicle Nintendo Japan — official game history and story synopses	The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures — Nintendo information pageCorresponding official game page, linked by Nintendo’s current history. Where versions are grouped, this is the named original or remake page, not an assertion that every version is sold there. Exact Amazon edition unverified.
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker / The Wind Waker HDLink searches the sea for his sister.	GameReleased 2002 / 2013	After Ocarina’s adult-era victory; flooded HyruleRelative / stated chronology	Confirmed canonAdult route — shared origins → New Hyrule	Nintendo’s adult route; Phantom’s several-month gap is explicit in the Japanese synopsis.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	Nintendo Japan — current Hyrule Chronicle Nintendo Japan — official game history and story synopses	The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker / The Wind Waker HD — Nintendo information pageCorresponding official game page, linked by Nintendo’s current history. Where versions are grouped, this is the named original or remake page, not an assertion that every version is sold there. Exact Amazon edition unverified.
The Legend of Zelda: Phantom HourglassLink and Tetra encounter a ghost ship.	GameReleased 2007	Several months after The Wind WakerRelative / stated chronology	Confirmed canonAdult route — shared origins → New Hyrule	Nintendo’s adult route; Phantom’s several-month gap is explicit in the Japanese synopsis.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	Nintendo Japan — current Hyrule Chronicle Nintendo Japan — official game history and story synopses	The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass — Nintendo information pageCorresponding official game page, linked by Nintendo’s current history. Where versions are grouped, this is the named original or remake page, not an assertion that every version is sold there. Exact Amazon edition unverified.
The Legend of Zelda: Spirit TracksLink and Zelda restore the Spirit Tracks.	GameReleased 2009	Est. about 100 years after Phantom HourglassEvidence-based estimate	Confirmed canonAdult route — shared origins → New Hyrule	Approximate century comes from a documented Aonuma interview transcription; no exact New Hyrule calendar is asserted.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	Nintendo Japan — current Hyrule Chronicle Nintendo Japan — official game history and story synopses Aonuma’s Spirit Tracks interval — referenced interview	The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks — Nintendo information pageCorresponding official game page, linked by Nintendo’s current history. Where versions are grouped, this is the named original or remake page, not an assertion that every version is sold there. Exact Amazon edition unverified.
Hyrule Warriors: Age of ImprisonmentZelda joins ancient Hyrule’s war against Ganondorf.	GameReleased 2025	Ancient Imprisoning War; before the Wild-era CalamitiesRelative / stated chronology	Confirmed canonWild era — ancient kingdom → the Upheaval	Connected to Tears’ ancient history. No exact year distance to Breath is invented. Nintendo’s free content updates are included; individual undated post-clear challenges are not presented as new calendar events.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	Nintendo — Age of Imprisonment story Nintendo — Age of Imprisonment updates Nintendo Japan — current Hyrule Chronicle	View official gameCorresponding official game / narrative page. Exact Amazon edition not yet verified; no unrelated purchase substituted.
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild / Nintendo Switch 2 EditionLink awakens to reclaim a fallen kingdom.	GameReleased 2017 / 2025	100 years after the Great CalamityRelative / stated chronology	Confirmed canonWild era — ancient kingdom → the Upheaval	Main playable adventure anchors this row. Earlier memories can be shown separately. Switch 2 Edition is the same narrative.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	Nintendo Japan — current Hyrule Chronicle Nintendo Japan — official game history and story synopses	View official gameCorresponding official game / narrative page. Exact Amazon edition not yet verified; no unrelated purchase substituted.
Breath of the Wild — memories before the Great CalamityRecovered memories show Zelda, Link and the Champions. · Embedded segment	GameReleased 2017	About 100 years before Breath’s presentRelative / stated chronology	Confirmed canonWild era — ancient kingdom → the Upheaval	Embedded scenes of the base game, not a separate purchasable game. These preserve the defeat that Age of Calamity changes.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	Nintendo Japan — current Hyrule Chronicle Nintendo Japan — official game history and story synopses	View official gameCorresponding official game / narrative page. Exact Amazon edition not yet verified; no unrelated purchase substituted.
Breath of the Wild — The Master TrialsLink faces the Trial of the Sword.	Game DLCReleased 2017	During Breath’s playable present; after obtaining the Master SwordRelative / stated chronology	Confirmed canonWild era — ancient kingdom → the Upheaval	Interleavable DLC challenge. Order number is a reading convenience, not a claim it must follow the final boss.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	Nintendo — Breath of the Wild Expansion Pass	View official expansionCorresponding official game / narrative page. Exact Amazon edition not yet verified; no unrelated purchase substituted.
Breath of the Wild — The Champions’ BalladNew trials uncover the Champions’ past.	Game DLCReleased 2017	Breath’s playable present; memories about 100 years earlierRelative / stated chronology	Confirmed canonWild era — ancient kingdom → the Upheaval	Grouped expansion, with present-day trials and historical memories distinguished in the date. Exact player-dependent interleaving is not fixed.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	Nintendo — Breath of the Wild Expansion Pass	View official expansionCorresponding official game / narrative page. Exact Amazon edition not yet verified; no unrelated purchase substituted.
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom / Nintendo Switch 2 EditionLink investigates the Upheaval above and below Hyrule.	GameReleased 2023 / 2025	After Breath of the Wild; exact elapsed years unspecifiedRelative / stated chronology	Confirmed canonWild era — ancient kingdom → the Upheaval	Japanese synopsis gives an elapsed period without an exact number. Do not turn release years or a fan estimate into a calendar. Ancient memories sit beside the corresponding war below.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	Nintendo Japan — current Hyrule Chronicle Nintendo Japan — official game history and story synopses	View official gameCorresponding official game / narrative page. Exact Amazon edition not yet verified; no unrelated purchase substituted.
Tears of the Kingdom — ancient Dragon’s Tears memoriesZelda’s memories reveal ancient Hyrule’s rulers and war. · Embedded segment	GameReleased 2023	Founding-era Hyrule and the Imprisoning WarRelative / stated chronology	Confirmed canonWild era — ancient kingdom → the Upheaval	Embedded scenes are grouped with Age of Imprisonment as another portrayal of the same war, not a new separate timeline.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	Nintendo Japan — current Hyrule Chronicle Nintendo — Age of Imprisonment story	View official gameCorresponding official game / narrative page. Exact Amazon edition not yet verified; no unrelated purchase substituted.
Hyrule Warriors: Age of CalamityA time-travelling Guardian changes Hyrule’s fate.	GameReleased 2020	Great Calamity era; altered outcome about 100 years before BreathRelative / stated chronology	Confirmed canonAge of Calamity — changed outcome	Actual changed outcomes warrant an alternate path. Historical premise alone does not make this the unchanged prequel to Breath.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	Nintendo — Age of Calamity Age of Calamity — time-travel outcome comparison	View official gameCorresponding official game / narrative page. Exact Amazon edition not yet verified; no unrelated purchase substituted.
Age of Calamity — Guardian of RemembranceAdditional story stages expand the altered war.	Game DLCReleased 2021	Before and during Age of Calamity; exact stage order unresolvedRelative / stated chronology	Confirmed canonAge of Calamity — changed outcome	Kept at the base campaign’s story position; earlier Terrako memories are acknowledged rather than asserting all DLC happens after the ending.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	Nintendo — Guardian of Remembrance Age of Calamity — time-travel outcome comparison	View official expansionCorresponding official game / narrative page. Exact Amazon edition not yet verified; no unrelated purchase substituted.
Hyrule Warriors / Legends / Definitive Edition — main campaignLink opposes Cia’s era-crossing invasion.	GameReleased 2014 / 2016 / 2018	Crossover war; calendar and official-branch position unspecifiedRelative / stated chronology	Official crossoverHyrule Warriors — crossover campaign	The definitive edition contains the connected versions’ campaigns; time gates do not establish a merge of all official branches.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	Nintendo — Hyrule Warriors complete contents	View official gameCorresponding official game / narrative page. Exact Amazon edition not yet verified; no unrelated purchase substituted.
Hyrule Warriors — Cia’s Tale and Linkle’s TaleCia and Linkle’s viewpoints accompany the central war.	GameReleased 2014 / 2016 / 2018	Crossover war; calendar and official-branch position unspecifiedRelative / stated chronology	Official crossoverHyrule Warriors — crossover campaign	Overlapping side campaigns, not chronological sequels to the original game.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	Nintendo — Hyrule Warriors complete contents	View official gameCorresponding official game / narrative page. Exact Amazon edition not yet verified; no unrelated purchase substituted.
Hyrule Warriors — Wind Waker campaignToon Link and Tetra enter the continuing crossover.	GameReleased 2014 / 2016 / 2018	Crossover war; calendar and official-branch position unspecifiedRelative / stated chronology	Official crossoverHyrule Warriors — crossover campaign	Additional campaign incorporated in Legends and Definitive Edition. Exact interval after the principal war is not supplied.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	Nintendo — Hyrule Warriors complete contents	View official gameCorresponding official game / narrative page. Exact Amazon edition not yet verified; no unrelated purchase substituted.
Cadence of Hyrule: Crypt of the NecroDancer Featuring The Legend of ZeldaCadence, Link and Zelda oppose Octavo’s enchantment.	GameReleased 2019	Est. after Crypt; Hyrule present → possible futureProvisional evidence-based estimate	Confirmed canonCadence of Hyrule — connected musical paths	Cadence and her NecroDancer-family background link the crossover to Crypt. Its place before Rift is provisional: accessible sources did not establish an exact Cadence age or a confirmed interval between those adventures. The future excursion is a time jump within Hyrule, not a separate franchise universe. Its position relative to Nintendo’s three game branches is not established.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	Nintendo: Cadence of Hyrule and Octavo’s Ode Cadence physical edition: retailer-link cross-check Cadence: documented age uncertainty / childhood evidence Cadence of Hyrule: Future World and in-game dialogue	Cadence of Hyrule — physical Nintendo Switch editionCorresponding physical edition includes the DLC packs. Check language / region. Octavo’s Ode is an update; Symphony of the Mask is included DLC, not a separate cartridge.
Cadence of Hyrule: Octavo’s OdeOctavo becomes the playable focus of a new storyline.	Game updateReleased 2019-12	Hyrule’s Octavo path; present → alternative futureStated date / relative sequence	Disputed canonCadence of Hyrule — connected musical paths	A connected alternative-decision story: Octavo can encounter his future NecroDancer self. Kept with Cadence’s shared chronology; the outcome does not have to occur after the base campaign’s ending. Its position relative to Nintendo’s three game branches is not established.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	Nintendo: Cadence of Hyrule and Octavo’s Ode Cadence of Hyrule: Future World and in-game dialogue	Cadence of Hyrule — physical Nintendo Switch editionCorresponding physical edition includes the DLC packs. Check language / region. Octavo’s Ode is an update; Symphony of the Mask is included DLC, not a separate cartridge.
Cadence of Hyrule: Symphony of the MaskSkull Kid explores an expanded Hyrule with transforming masks.	Game DLCReleased 2020-09	Hyrule’s ruined future; after its present-era eventsStated date / relative sequence	Confirmed canonCadence of Hyrule — connected musical paths	Skull Kid’s campaign explores Hyrule’s future with Skull Ganon. It belongs beside the base game’s future excursion, with variant outcomes noted rather than a new selector. The time interval and one uniquely canonical ending are not verified. Its position relative to Nintendo’s three game branches is not established.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	Nintendo: Symphony of the Mask Cadence of Hyrule: Future World and in-game dialogue	Cadence of Hyrule — physical Nintendo Switch editionCorresponding physical edition includes the DLC packs. Check language / region. Octavo’s Ode is an update; Symphony of the Mask is included DLC, not a separate cartridge.
Freshly-Picked Tingle’s Rosy RupeelandTingle pursues a promise of rupee-filled paradise.	GameReleased 2006	Official side story; exact era and inter-game position unresolvedPlacement unresolved	Assumed canonOther official stories — placement unresolved	No verified exclusion is inferred merely from an omitted timeline slot. Broadcast variants stay grouped; original voice tracks were not inspected. Correlation to a source game is not proof of an identical story.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	Nintendo — Tingle’s Rosy Rupeeland	View story recordCorresponding official or bibliographic record. No Amazon edition or authorized current playable copy verified.
Ripened Tingle’s Balloon Trip of LoveTingle journeys through a storybook world.	GameReleased 2009	Official side story; exact era and inter-game position unresolvedPlacement unresolved	Assumed canonOther official stories — placement unresolved	No verified exclusion is inferred merely from an omitted timeline slot. Broadcast variants stay grouped; original voice tracks were not inspected. Correlation to a source game is not proof of an identical story.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	Nintendo Japan — Tingle’s Balloon Trip of Love	View story recordCorresponding official or bibliographic record. No Amazon edition or authorized current playable copy verified.
BS The Legend of Zelda — Map 1 and Map 2, weeks 1–4A broadcast visitor gathers the Triforce fragments.	GameReleased 1995–1996	Official side story; exact era and inter-game position unresolvedPlacement unresolved	Assumed canonOther official stories — placement unresolved	No verified exclusion is inferred merely from an omitted timeline slot. Broadcast variants stay grouped; original voice tracks were not inspected. Correlation to a source game is not proof of an identical story.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	Nintendo Satellaview Zelda inventory	View story recordCorresponding official or bibliographic record. No Amazon edition or authorized current playable copy verified.
BS Zelda: Ancient Stone Tablets — weeks 1–4A visiting hero collects eight ancient stone tablets.	GameReleased 1997	Six years after A Link to the Past; est. placement before A Link Between WorldsEvidence-based estimate	Assumed canonFallen hero — shared origins → declining Hyrule	The six-year interval is documented secondarily, not visually read from the original broadcast. Relative position against Awakening/Oracle is unresolved; shown after their cluster as a provisional insertion.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	Nintendo Satellaview Zelda inventory Nintendo’s archived Ancient Stone Tablets page	View archived official recordNo exact current legal playable/Amazon product found. This is the original broadcast’s information page.
Link’s Crossbow TrainingLink completes crossbow challenges in familiar locations.	GameReleased 2007	Twilight Princess setting; est. adjacent placementEvidence-based estimate	Assumed canonChild route — shared origins → Twilight	Setting is official; no exact interval or substantial new plot beyond the challenge premise established. Included adjacent to Twilight, not declared non-canon for lacking a year.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	Nintendo — Link’s Crossbow Training	View official gameCorresponding official game / narrative page. Exact Amazon edition not yet verified; no unrelated purchase substituted.
Link: The Faces of EvilLink travels to Koridai to confront Ganon.	GameReleased 1993	Licensed CD-i adventure; game-history insertion unresolvedPlacement unresolved	Non-canon connectedOther official stories — placement unresolved	Licensed connected material outside Nintendo’s published game chronology. Neither a numbered year nor an order among the three is asserted.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	Licensed CD-i Zelda games — publication inventory	View licensed-game recordNo authorized current digital copy or exact Amazon physical match verified. Bibliographic link only.
Zelda: The Wand of GamelonZelda searches Gamelon for the missing king and Link.	GameReleased 1993	Licensed CD-i adventure; game-history insertion unresolvedPlacement unresolved	Non-canon connectedOther official stories — placement unresolved	Licensed connected material outside Nintendo’s published game chronology. Neither a numbered year nor an order among the three is asserted.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	Licensed CD-i Zelda games — publication inventory	View licensed-game recordNo authorized current digital copy or exact Amazon physical match verified. Bibliographic link only.
Zelda’s AdventureZelda explores Tolemac to rescue Link.	GameReleased 1994	Licensed CD-i adventure; game-history insertion unresolvedPlacement unresolved	Non-canon connectedOther official stories — placement unresolved	Licensed connected material outside Nintendo’s published game chronology. Neither a numbered year nor an order among the three is asserted.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	Licensed CD-i Zelda games — publication inventory	View licensed-game recordNo authorized current digital copy or exact Amazon physical match verified. Bibliographic link only.
Ocarina of Time — Akira Himekawa, volumes 1–2An official illustrated retelling of the corresponding game.	MangaReleased 1998–1999 / collected 2016	Child era → seven years later; outcomes branchRelative / stated chronology	Licensed retellingFallen hero — shared origins → declining Hyrule	Grouped with its source adventure for reading order. Added scenes and characterization do not establish binding game-history events. Full interiors and bonus-story dates are not claimed inspected.Publisher synopsis, collection contents, ISBN and direct Amazon destination checked. Complete interior not inspected.	VIZ — Ocarina of Time Legendary Edition Nintendo Japan — current Hyrule Chronicle Nintendo Japan — official game history and story synopses Nintendo Japan — Ocarina’s two eras	Ocarina of Time — Legendary EditionExact publisher-linked official collected edition; may include another game’s separate retelling. See the edition title. Prices/stock not asserted.
The Minish Cap — Akira HimekawaAn official illustrated retelling of the corresponding game.	MangaReleased 2004 / collected 2017	After Skyward Sword; before Four SwordsRelative / stated chronology	Licensed retellingFallen hero — shared origins → declining Hyrule	Grouped with its source adventure for reading order. Added scenes and characterization do not establish binding game-history events. Full interiors and bonus-story dates are not claimed inspected.Publisher synopsis, collection contents, ISBN and direct Amazon destination checked. Complete interior not inspected.	VIZ — The Minish Cap / Phantom Hourglass Nintendo Japan — current Hyrule Chronicle Nintendo Japan — official game history and story synopses	The Minish Cap / Phantom Hourglass — Legendary EditionExact publisher-linked official collected edition; may include another game’s separate retelling. See the edition title. Prices/stock not asserted.
Majora’s Mask — Akira HimekawaAn official illustrated retelling of the corresponding game.	MangaReleased 2000 / collected 2017	After Ocarina’s returned-child ending; repeating three-day crisisRelative / stated chronology	Licensed retellingChild route — shared origins → Twilight	Grouped with its source adventure for reading order. Added scenes and characterization do not establish binding game-history events. Full interiors and bonus-story dates are not claimed inspected.Publisher synopsis, collection contents, ISBN and direct Amazon destination checked. Complete interior not inspected.	VIZ — Majora’s Mask / A Link to the Past Nintendo Japan — current Hyrule Chronicle Nintendo Japan — official game history and story synopses	Majora’s Mask / A Link to the Past — Legendary EditionExact publisher-linked official collected edition; may include another game’s separate retelling. See the edition title. Prices/stock not asserted.
A Link to the Past — Akira HimekawaAn official illustrated retelling of the corresponding game.	MangaReleased 2005 / collected 2017	After Ocarina’s defeated-hero outcomeRelative / stated chronology	Licensed retellingFallen hero — shared origins → declining Hyrule	Grouped with its source adventure for reading order. Added scenes and characterization do not establish binding game-history events. Full interiors and bonus-story dates are not claimed inspected.Publisher synopsis, collection contents, ISBN and direct Amazon destination checked. Complete interior not inspected.	VIZ — Majora’s Mask / A Link to the Past Nintendo Japan — current Hyrule Chronicle Nintendo Japan — official game history and story synopses	Majora’s Mask / A Link to the Past — Legendary EditionExact publisher-linked official collected edition; may include another game’s separate retelling. See the edition title. Prices/stock not asserted.
Oracle of Seasons — Akira HimekawaAn official illustrated retelling of the corresponding game.	MangaReleased 2001 / collected 2017	After Link’s Awakening; either linked-game starting orderRelative / stated chronology	Licensed retellingFallen hero — shared origins → declining Hyrule	Grouped with its source adventure for reading order. Added scenes and characterization do not establish binding game-history events. Full interiors and bonus-story dates are not claimed inspected.Publisher synopsis, collection contents, ISBN and direct Amazon destination checked. Complete interior not inspected.	VIZ — Oracle of Seasons / Oracle of Ages Nintendo Japan — current Hyrule Chronicle Nintendo Japan — official game history and story synopses	Oracle of Seasons / Oracle of Ages — Legendary EditionExact publisher-linked official collected edition; may include another game’s separate retelling. See the edition title. Prices/stock not asserted.
Oracle of Ages — Akira HimekawaAn official illustrated retelling of the corresponding game.	MangaReleased 2002 / collected 2017	After Link’s Awakening; either linked-game starting orderRelative / stated chronology	Licensed retellingFallen hero — shared origins → declining Hyrule	Grouped with its source adventure for reading order. Added scenes and characterization do not establish binding game-history events. Full interiors and bonus-story dates are not claimed inspected.Publisher synopsis, collection contents, ISBN and direct Amazon destination checked. Complete interior not inspected.	VIZ — Oracle of Seasons / Oracle of Ages Nintendo Japan — current Hyrule Chronicle Nintendo Japan — official game history and story synopses	Oracle of Seasons / Oracle of Ages — Legendary EditionExact publisher-linked official collected edition; may include another game’s separate retelling. See the edition title. Prices/stock not asserted.
Four Swords Adventures — Akira Himekawa, volumes 1–2An official illustrated retelling of the corresponding game.	MangaReleased 2004–2005 / collected 2017	After Twilight Princess; later Four Sword historyRelative / stated chronology	Licensed retellingChild route — shared origins → Twilight	Grouped with its source adventure for reading order. Added scenes and characterization do not establish binding game-history events. Full interiors and bonus-story dates are not claimed inspected.Publisher synopsis, collection contents, ISBN and direct Amazon destination checked. Complete interior not inspected.	VIZ — Four Swords Legendary Edition Nintendo Japan — current Hyrule Chronicle Nintendo Japan — official game history and story synopses	Four Swords — Legendary Edition (Four Swords Adventures adaptation)Exact publisher-linked official collected edition; may include another game’s separate retelling. See the edition title. Prices/stock not asserted.
Phantom Hourglass — Akira HimekawaAn official illustrated retelling of the corresponding game.	MangaReleased 2007 / collected 2017	Several months after The Wind WakerRelative / stated chronology	Licensed retellingAdult route — shared origins → New Hyrule	Grouped with its source adventure for reading order. Added scenes and characterization do not establish binding game-history events. Full interiors and bonus-story dates are not claimed inspected.Publisher synopsis, collection contents, ISBN and direct Amazon destination checked. Complete interior not inspected.	VIZ — The Minish Cap / Phantom Hourglass Nintendo Japan — current Hyrule Chronicle Nintendo Japan — official game history and story synopses	The Minish Cap / Phantom Hourglass — Legendary EditionExact publisher-linked official collected edition; may include another game’s separate retelling. See the edition title. Prices/stock not asserted.
Twilight Princess — Akira Himekawa, volumes 1–11An official illustrated retelling of the corresponding game.	MangaReleased 2016–2022 / box 2024	Later child-route Hyrule; before Four Swords AdventuresRelative / stated chronology	Licensed retellingChild route — shared origins → Twilight	Grouped with its source adventure for reading order. Added scenes and characterization do not establish binding game-history events. Full interiors and bonus-story dates are not claimed inspected.Publisher synopsis, collection contents, ISBN and direct Amazon destination checked. Complete interior not inspected.	VIZ — Twilight Princess complete box set Nintendo Japan — current Hyrule Chronicle Nintendo Japan — official game history and story synopses	Twilight Princess — Complete Box Set, all eleven volumesExact publisher-linked official collected edition; may include another game’s separate retelling. See the edition title. Prices/stock not asserted.
A Link to the Past — Shotaro Ishinomori, Nintendo Power serialAn official illustrated retelling of the corresponding game.	MangaReleased 1992 / reprint 2015	After Ocarina’s defeated-hero outcomeRelative / stated chronology	Licensed retellingFallen hero — shared origins → declining Hyrule	Grouped with its source adventure for reading order. Added scenes and characterization do not establish binding game-history events. Full interiors and bonus-story dates are not claimed inspected.Publisher synopsis, collection contents, ISBN and direct Amazon destination checked. Complete interior not inspected.	VIZ — Ishinomori’s A Link to the Past Nintendo Japan — current Hyrule Chronicle Nintendo Japan — official game history and story synopses	A Link to the Past — Shotaro Ishinomori graphic novelExact publisher-linked official collected edition; may include another game’s separate retelling. See the edition title. Prices/stock not asserted.
Skyward Sword — Akira Himekawa bonus manga in Hyrule HistoriaA manga interpretation of the earlier struggle associated with Skyward Sword.	MangaReleased 2011 / English edition 2013	Before Skyward Sword; exact distance unresolvedRelative / stated chronology	Licensed retellingFallen hero — shared origins → declining Hyrule	Prequel premise identified through bibliography. It is not silently equated with the exact game backstory; no calendar caption has been verified.Publisher confirms included comic; full legal story interior unavailable in this research pass.	Dark Horse — Hyrule Historia and its exclusive manga Dark Horse — Hyrule Historia edition ISBN Hyrule Historia manga — bibliographic placement	Hyrule Historia — includes the Akira Himekawa bonus mangaOfficial containing hardcover, ISBN 9781616550417. Book contents/ISBN verified by publisher; exact Amazon stock not asserted.
The Legend of Zelda — animated series, episodes 1–13Link and Zelda defend Hyrule from Ganon’s recurring schemes.	TV seriesReleased 1989	Undated Hyrule adventures; relation to game history unestablishedPlacement unresolved	Non-canon connectedLicensed screen stories — undated	Series kept as a continuous licensed run, not assigned the broadcast year as a fictional date. No shared continuity with the 2027 film established.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	Public-library record — complete Zelda animated series The Legend of Zelda animated series inventory	View official DVD recordCorresponding Shout! Factory complete-series DVD catalogued by a public library; not a streaming link. Exact Amazon edition unverified.
The Legend of Zelda — live-action filmNintendo and Sony’s forthcoming live-action adaptation.	FilmReleased 2027-04-30	Story era and game relationship unannouncedPlacement unresolved	Canon unannouncedLicensed screen stories — undated	Japanese September 2026 announcement supersedes older May 7 release reports. April 30, 2027 is a release date only, never a fictional date.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	Nintendo Japan — live-action Zelda film	View official film announcementNo released film edition or legal full-film viewing link exists at audit date.
ZELDA NOTES — Breath of the Wild Voice MemoriesLocation-based narrated memories expand the corresponding game’s world.	Audio storiesReleased 2025	Multiple past incidents; individual chronological placement unresolvedPlacement unresolved	Confirmed canonWild era — ancient kingdom → the Upheaval	Inventoried by game as a collection, not a claim of one uninterrupted story. Individual memories can span different eras and require Japanese transcript/audio inspection before splitting into dated rows.Official feature description checked; full memory collection and Japanese audio not inspected.	Nintendo — ZELDA NOTES and Voice Memories	View official listening requirementsRequires the Nintendo Switch app, compatible Switch 2 game edition and progress. This information link is not an unrestricted audio stream.
ZELDA NOTES — Tears of the Kingdom Voice MemoriesLocation-based narrated memories expand the corresponding game’s world.	Audio storiesReleased 2025	Multiple past incidents; individual chronological placement unresolvedPlacement unresolved	Confirmed canonWild era — ancient kingdom → the Upheaval	Inventoried by game as a collection, not a claim of one uninterrupted story. Individual memories can span different eras and require Japanese transcript/audio inspection before splitting into dated rows.Official feature description checked; full memory collection and Japanese audio not inspected.	Nintendo — ZELDA NOTES and Voice Memories	View official listening requirementsRequires the Nintendo Switch app, compatible Switch 2 game edition and progress. This information link is not an unrestricted audio stream.
Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity — Definitive EditionThe altered Calamity adventure returns in an expanded Switch 2 edition.	GameReleased 2027-02-25	Same altered Great Calamity; new content chronology unverifiedRelative / stated chronology	Confirmed canonAge of Calamity — changed outcome	Grouped with the original campaign. Upcoming edition’s added scenes are not presumed identical or assigned dates before release.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	Nintendo — Age of Calamity Definitive Edition announcement Age of Calamity — time-travel outcome comparison	View official gameCorresponding official game / narrative page. Exact Amazon edition not yet verified; no unrelated purchase substituted.
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword / Skyward Sword HDLink follows Zelda from the sky to the surface. · Shared branch-point work	GameReleased 2011 / 2021	Ancient Hyrule; before The Minish CapRelative / stated chronology	Confirmed canonChild route — shared origins → Twilight	The shared origin. Original and HD version occupy one adventure; time travel inside the story is not a new sequel. Shared origin repeated for this route; counted once.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	Nintendo Japan — current Hyrule Chronicle Nintendo Japan — official game history and story synopses	The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword / Skyward Sword HD — Nintendo information pageCorresponding official game page, linked by Nintendo’s current history. Where versions are grouped, this is the named original or remake page, not an assertion that every version is sold there. Exact Amazon edition unverified.
The Legend of Zelda: The Minish CapLink and Ezlo confront Vaati. · Shared branch-point work	GameReleased 2004	After Skyward Sword; before Four SwordsRelative / stated chronology	Confirmed canonChild route — shared origins → Twilight	No exact inter-game year gap is supplied. Shared origin repeated for this route; counted once.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	Nintendo Japan — current Hyrule Chronicle Nintendo Japan — official game history and story synopses	The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap — Nintendo information pageCorresponding official game page, linked by Nintendo’s current history. Where versions are grouped, this is the named original or remake page, not an assertion that every version is sold there. Exact Amazon edition unverified.
The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords / Anniversary EditionFour Links free Zelda from Vaati. · Shared branch-point work	GameReleased 2002 / 2011	After The Minish Cap; before Ocarina of TimeRelative / stated chronology	Confirmed canonChild route — shared origins → Twilight	The standalone Four Swords adventure is separate from the bundled A Link to the Past and from Four Swords Adventures. Anniversary Edition expands this same adventure. Shared origin repeated for this route; counted once.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	Nintendo Japan — current Hyrule Chronicle Nintendo Japan — official game history and story synopses	The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords / Anniversary Edition — Nintendo information pageCorresponding official game page, linked by Nintendo’s current history. Where versions are grouped, this is the named original or remake page, not an assertion that every version is sold there. Exact Amazon edition unverified.
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time / Master Quest / Ocarina of Time 3DLink challenges Ganondorf across childhood and adulthood. · Shared branch-point work	GameReleased 1998 / 2003 / 2011	Child era → seven years later; outcomes branchRelative / stated chronology	Confirmed canonChild route — shared origins → Twilight	Shared branch-point adventure. Master Quest changes dungeon challenges, not the seven-year premise. The three continuations reflect different outcomes; they are not sequential sequels. Shared origin repeated for this route; counted once.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	Nintendo Japan — current Hyrule Chronicle Nintendo Japan — official game history and story synopses Nintendo Japan — Ocarina’s two eras	The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time / Master Quest / Ocarina of Time 3D — Nintendo information pageCorresponding official game page, linked by Nintendo’s current history. Where versions are grouped, this is the named original or remake page, not an assertion that every version is sold there. Exact Amazon edition unverified.
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time — Nintendo Switch 2 remakeThe Hero of Time’s adventure rebuilt for Switch 2. · Shared branch-point work	GameReleased 2026-11-05	Same Ocarina adventure; child / adult eras seven years apartRelative / stated chronology	Confirmed canonChild route — shared origins → Twilight	Grouped with Ocarina, not after later games. Upcoming at audit date; changes to specific story scenes remain unverified. Shared origin repeated for this route; counted once.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	Nintendo Japan — Ocarina of Time for Switch 2 Nintendo Japan — Ocarina’s two eras Amazon US — Ocarina of Time Switch 2 edition	Ocarina of Time — Nintendo Switch 2 physical editionExact corresponding upcoming remake. Release is November 5, 2026; not the N64/3DS edition. Retail title checked; price and stock not asserted.
Ocarina of Time — Akira Himekawa, volumes 1–2An official illustrated retelling of the corresponding game. · Shared branch-point work	MangaReleased 1998–1999 / collected 2016	Child era → seven years later; outcomes branchRelative / stated chronology	Licensed retellingChild route — shared origins → Twilight	Grouped with its source adventure for reading order. Added scenes and characterization do not establish binding game-history events. Full interiors and bonus-story dates are not claimed inspected. Shared origin repeated for this route; counted once.Publisher synopsis, collection contents, ISBN and direct Amazon destination checked. Complete interior not inspected.	VIZ — Ocarina of Time Legendary Edition Nintendo Japan — current Hyrule Chronicle Nintendo Japan — official game history and story synopses Nintendo Japan — Ocarina’s two eras	Ocarina of Time — Legendary EditionExact publisher-linked official collected edition; may include another game’s separate retelling. See the edition title. Prices/stock not asserted.
The Minish Cap — Akira HimekawaAn official illustrated retelling of the corresponding game. · Shared branch-point work	MangaReleased 2004 / collected 2017	After Skyward Sword; before Four SwordsRelative / stated chronology	Licensed retellingChild route — shared origins → Twilight	Grouped with its source adventure for reading order. Added scenes and characterization do not establish binding game-history events. Full interiors and bonus-story dates are not claimed inspected. Shared origin repeated for this route; counted once.Publisher synopsis, collection contents, ISBN and direct Amazon destination checked. Complete interior not inspected.	VIZ — The Minish Cap / Phantom Hourglass Nintendo Japan — current Hyrule Chronicle Nintendo Japan — official game history and story synopses	The Minish Cap / Phantom Hourglass — Legendary EditionExact publisher-linked official collected edition; may include another game’s separate retelling. See the edition title. Prices/stock not asserted.
Skyward Sword — Akira Himekawa bonus manga in Hyrule HistoriaA manga interpretation of the earlier struggle associated with Skyward Sword. · Shared branch-point work	MangaReleased 2011 / English edition 2013	Before Skyward Sword; exact distance unresolvedRelative / stated chronology	Licensed retellingChild route — shared origins → Twilight	Prequel premise identified through bibliography. It is not silently equated with the exact game backstory; no calendar caption has been verified. Shared origin repeated for this route; counted once.Publisher confirms included comic; full legal story interior unavailable in this research pass.	Dark Horse — Hyrule Historia and its exclusive manga Dark Horse — Hyrule Historia edition ISBN Hyrule Historia manga — bibliographic placement	Hyrule Historia — includes the Akira Himekawa bonus mangaOfficial containing hardcover, ISBN 9781616550417. Book contents/ISBN verified by publisher; exact Amazon stock not asserted.
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword / Skyward Sword HDLink follows Zelda from the sky to the surface. · Shared branch-point work	GameReleased 2011 / 2021	Ancient Hyrule; before The Minish CapRelative / stated chronology	Confirmed canonAdult route — shared origins → New Hyrule	The shared origin. Original and HD version occupy one adventure; time travel inside the story is not a new sequel. Shared origin repeated for this route; counted once.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	Nintendo Japan — current Hyrule Chronicle Nintendo Japan — official game history and story synopses	The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword / Skyward Sword HD — Nintendo information pageCorresponding official game page, linked by Nintendo’s current history. Where versions are grouped, this is the named original or remake page, not an assertion that every version is sold there. Exact Amazon edition unverified.
The Legend of Zelda: The Minish CapLink and Ezlo confront Vaati. · Shared branch-point work	GameReleased 2004	After Skyward Sword; before Four SwordsRelative / stated chronology	Confirmed canonAdult route — shared origins → New Hyrule	No exact inter-game year gap is supplied. Shared origin repeated for this route; counted once.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	Nintendo Japan — current Hyrule Chronicle Nintendo Japan — official game history and story synopses	The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap — Nintendo information pageCorresponding official game page, linked by Nintendo’s current history. Where versions are grouped, this is the named original or remake page, not an assertion that every version is sold there. Exact Amazon edition unverified.
The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords / Anniversary EditionFour Links free Zelda from Vaati. · Shared branch-point work	GameReleased 2002 / 2011	After The Minish Cap; before Ocarina of TimeRelative / stated chronology	Confirmed canonAdult route — shared origins → New Hyrule	The standalone Four Swords adventure is separate from the bundled A Link to the Past and from Four Swords Adventures. Anniversary Edition expands this same adventure. Shared origin repeated for this route; counted once.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	Nintendo Japan — current Hyrule Chronicle Nintendo Japan — official game history and story synopses	The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords / Anniversary Edition — Nintendo information pageCorresponding official game page, linked by Nintendo’s current history. Where versions are grouped, this is the named original or remake page, not an assertion that every version is sold there. Exact Amazon edition unverified.
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time / Master Quest / Ocarina of Time 3DLink challenges Ganondorf across childhood and adulthood. · Shared branch-point work	GameReleased 1998 / 2003 / 2011	Child era → seven years later; outcomes branchRelative / stated chronology	Confirmed canonAdult route — shared origins → New Hyrule	Shared branch-point adventure. Master Quest changes dungeon challenges, not the seven-year premise. The three continuations reflect different outcomes; they are not sequential sequels. Shared origin repeated for this route; counted once.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	Nintendo Japan — current Hyrule Chronicle Nintendo Japan — official game history and story synopses Nintendo Japan — Ocarina’s two eras	The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time / Master Quest / Ocarina of Time 3D — Nintendo information pageCorresponding official game page, linked by Nintendo’s current history. Where versions are grouped, this is the named original or remake page, not an assertion that every version is sold there. Exact Amazon edition unverified.
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time — Nintendo Switch 2 remakeThe Hero of Time’s adventure rebuilt for Switch 2. · Shared branch-point work	GameReleased 2026-11-05	Same Ocarina adventure; child / adult eras seven years apartRelative / stated chronology	Confirmed canonAdult route — shared origins → New Hyrule	Grouped with Ocarina, not after later games. Upcoming at audit date; changes to specific story scenes remain unverified. Shared origin repeated for this route; counted once.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	Nintendo Japan — Ocarina of Time for Switch 2 Nintendo Japan — Ocarina’s two eras Amazon US — Ocarina of Time Switch 2 edition	Ocarina of Time — Nintendo Switch 2 physical editionExact corresponding upcoming remake. Release is November 5, 2026; not the N64/3DS edition. Retail title checked; price and stock not asserted.
Ocarina of Time — Akira Himekawa, volumes 1–2An official illustrated retelling of the corresponding game. · Shared branch-point work	MangaReleased 1998–1999 / collected 2016	Child era → seven years later; outcomes branchRelative / stated chronology	Licensed retellingAdult route — shared origins → New Hyrule	Grouped with its source adventure for reading order. Added scenes and characterization do not establish binding game-history events. Full interiors and bonus-story dates are not claimed inspected. Shared origin repeated for this route; counted once.Publisher synopsis, collection contents, ISBN and direct Amazon destination checked. Complete interior not inspected.	VIZ — Ocarina of Time Legendary Edition Nintendo Japan — current Hyrule Chronicle Nintendo Japan — official game history and story synopses Nintendo Japan — Ocarina’s two eras	Ocarina of Time — Legendary EditionExact publisher-linked official collected edition; may include another game’s separate retelling. See the edition title. Prices/stock not asserted.
The Minish Cap — Akira HimekawaAn official illustrated retelling of the corresponding game. · Shared branch-point work	MangaReleased 2004 / collected 2017	After Skyward Sword; before Four SwordsRelative / stated chronology	Licensed retellingAdult route — shared origins → New Hyrule	Grouped with its source adventure for reading order. Added scenes and characterization do not establish binding game-history events. Full interiors and bonus-story dates are not claimed inspected. Shared origin repeated for this route; counted once.Publisher synopsis, collection contents, ISBN and direct Amazon destination checked. Complete interior not inspected.	VIZ — The Minish Cap / Phantom Hourglass Nintendo Japan — current Hyrule Chronicle Nintendo Japan — official game history and story synopses	The Minish Cap / Phantom Hourglass — Legendary EditionExact publisher-linked official collected edition; may include another game’s separate retelling. See the edition title. Prices/stock not asserted.
Skyward Sword — Akira Himekawa bonus manga in Hyrule HistoriaA manga interpretation of the earlier struggle associated with Skyward Sword. · Shared branch-point work	MangaReleased 2011 / English edition 2013	Before Skyward Sword; exact distance unresolvedRelative / stated chronology	Licensed retellingAdult route — shared origins → New Hyrule	Prequel premise identified through bibliography. It is not silently equated with the exact game backstory; no calendar caption has been verified. Shared origin repeated for this route; counted once.Publisher confirms included comic; full legal story interior unavailable in this research pass.	Dark Horse — Hyrule Historia and its exclusive manga Dark Horse — Hyrule Historia edition ISBN Hyrule Historia manga — bibliographic placement	Hyrule Historia — includes the Akira Himekawa bonus mangaOfficial containing hardcover, ISBN 9781616550417. Book contents/ISBN verified by publisher; exact Amazon stock not asserted.

COVERAGE BOUNDARIES

Checked beyond the main stories

Comic

Valiant’s The Legend of Zelda / Nintendo Comics System stories

Inventory verified; interior research pending

Five principal issues plus related short/backup appearances. Do not pretend the unread backups have no dates or force a single continuous chronology before legal interiors are inspected.

Grand Comics Database — Valiant Zelda series

Manga

Older Japanese manga: Ran Maru, Yuu Mishouzaki, Ataru Cagiva and other magazine adaptations

Additional coverage pending

Separate versions of the original games, Adventure of Link, Awakening and A Link to the Past are bibliographically known. Exact licensed editions, short extras and interior dates still need verification; this page does not claim every historic manga is indexed.

Zelda licensed manga bibliography

TV episodes

Captain N’s Zelda appearances and licensed animation extras

Episode inventory pending

Connected licensed screen appearances need their own episode/source check; they are not silently folded into the thirteen-episode Zelda series.

The Legend of Zelda animated series inventory

Games / utilities

LCD games, Tingle’s Balloon Fight / Dekisugi tools, Picross, cameos and minigames

Narrative review pending or outside story scope

No full invented story dates for puzzle utilities, non-narrative clock modes, Smash/Mario Kart cameos or gameplay-only packs. A future pass can add verified narrative vignettes.

Nintendo Japan — official game history and story synopses Zelda licensed manga bibliography

Reference / music

Soundtracks, concert films, reference guidebooks and promotional art

Not separate narrative entries

Historia’s actual bonus manga is indexed; guidebooks/music are otherwise sources or access editions, not newly invented chronological stories.

Dark Horse — Hyrule Historia and its exclusive manga

SOURCE REGISTER

Primary sources first.

PrimaryNintendo Japan — current Hyrule Chronicle
Current Japanese chronological diagram and branch text read. Live branch controls also viewed. Branch order is not the dated release history. Wild-era connection remains unspecified.
PrimaryNintendo Japan — official game history and story synopses
Japanese release dates kept separate from fictional dates. Explicit intervals checked: Adventure of Link six years after Ganon’s defeat; Phantom Hourglass several months after Wind Waker.
PrimaryNintendo Japan — Ocarina’s two eras
Explicit seven-year sleep between child and adult eras; not two separate sequels.
PrimaryNintendo Japan — Ocarina of Time for Switch 2
Upcoming remake; November 5, 2026 release confirmed. Full remake not yet available for scene comparison.
Retail editionAmazon US — Ocarina of Time Switch 2 edition
Actual product title checked; corresponding Switch 2 remake, not the N64 cartridge.
PrimaryNintendo — Tri Force Heroes story
Official product description explicitly gives several years after A Link Between Worlds, same hero.
SecondaryAonuma’s Spirit Tracks interval — referenced interview
Secondary transcription of Aonuma’s roughly 100 years after Phantom Hourglass. Interval qualified as an estimate; original interview not independently viewed.
PrimaryNintendo — Age of Imprisonment story
Official ancient Imprisoning War setting. Do not confuse this war with A Link to the Past’s differently situated Imprisoning War.
PrimaryNintendo — Age of Imprisonment updates
Free post-clear challenges inventoried with the game; no distinct dated story asserted from an update note alone.
PrimaryNintendo — Breath of the Wild Expansion Pass
Master Trials and Champions’ Ballad descriptions; present trials and earlier Champion memories distinguished.
PrimaryNintendo — Age of Calamity
Official 100-years-before-Breath premise. Whole game script not inspected in this pass.
SecondaryAge of Calamity — time-travel outcome comparison
Secondary documentation of Terrako’s changed history; explains an actual narrative incompatibility, not an arbitrary split.
PrimaryNintendo — Guardian of Remembrance
Official DLC describes additional story stages. Distinct past/present scenes need a full chapter audit; no exact chapter timestamps invented.
PrimaryNintendo — Hyrule Warriors complete contents
Official description confirms all missions and paid Wii U/3DS DLC; Cia, Linkle and Great Sea side narratives identified.
PrimaryNintendo — Tingle’s Rosy Rupeeland
Official Nintendo side adventure; no verified Hyrule-era insertion.
PrimaryNintendo Japan — Tingle’s Balloon Trip of Love
Official story route describes a book-world journey. No calendar or bridge to Rosy Rupeeland proved.
PrimaryNintendo — Link’s Crossbow Training
Official Twilight Princess locations. Exact before/after placement unestablished.
SecondaryNintendo Satellaview Zelda inventory
Secondary catalogue used for Map 1/2, four weekly episodes and Ancient Stone Tablets’ six-year interval. Original broadcast audio/interiors not inspected.
PrimaryNintendo’s archived Ancient Stone Tablets page
Archived official Japanese text decoded as Shift-JIS and read directly: Link has defeated Ganon and departed on another adventure; a visiting avatar must gather eight tablets. Confirms four weekly broadcast episodes. The six-year interval itself is only secondary in this pass.
SecondaryLicensed CD-i Zelda games — publication inventory
Three Philips-licensed narrative games identified; no insertion into Nintendo’s Chronicle. No ROMs or unauthorized playable links supplied.
SecondaryZelda licensed manga bibliography
Older Mishouzaki/Cagiva/Ran Maru adaptations inventoried as a research gap. Publication years are not fictional dates.
PrimaryVIZ — Ocarina of Time Legendary Edition
Publisher premise, ISBN and Amazon product destination checked; combines the two original volumes. Bonus stories not fully inspected.
PrimaryVIZ — Oracle of Seasons / Oracle of Ages
Both manga adaptations collected in one edition; each linked beside its source game.
PrimaryVIZ — Majora’s Mask / A Link to the Past
Two separate retellings in one physical edition; do not merge their story positions.
PrimaryVIZ — The Minish Cap / Phantom Hourglass
Separate source-game adventures share an omnibus, not a fictional event.
PrimaryVIZ — Four Swords Legendary Edition
Four-coloured Links / Shadow Link retelling. This adapts Four Swords Adventures, not the earlier Four Swords game. ISBN and direct Amazon match checked.
PrimaryVIZ — Twilight Princess complete box set
Publisher confirms all eleven volumes. Continuous retelling grouped; full interiors and possible additional time jumps not inspected.
PrimaryVIZ — Ishinomori’s A Link to the Past
Nintendo Power adaptation and licensed collection verified; distinct from Himekawa’s manga.
PrimaryDark Horse — Hyrule Historia and its exclusive manga
Publisher confirms exclusive Akira Himekawa comic. Available publisher images were book/art previews, not a full readable manga interior; no printed story date claimed.
Primary catalogueDark Horse — Hyrule Historia edition ISBN
Publisher catalogue identifies ISBN 9781616550417.
SecondaryHyrule Historia manga — bibliographic placement
Pre-Skyward Sword premise identified secondarily; specific relationship to game backstory not verified from the actual manga.
Bibliographic editionPublic-library record — complete Zelda animated series
Official disc contents catalogued by library; legal edition record, not an online viewing stream.
SecondaryThe Legend of Zelda animated series inventory
Thirteen episodes identified; no calendar or exact internal episode order established. Captain N appearances need separate episode audit.
Bibliographic editionGrand Comics Database — Valiant Zelda series
Five-issue licensed series; individual short-story/backup interior chronology remains uninspected.
PrimaryNintendo Japan — live-action Zelda film
Newest Japanese announcement dates theatrical release April 30, 2027. Fictional setting and connection unconfirmed; do not use release year as story year.
PrimaryNintendo: Cadence of Hyrule and Octavo’s Ode
Publication / premise verified. Calendar placement is qualified separately; this is not a claim to have inspected the complete work.
Retail link cross-checkCadence physical edition: retailer-link cross-check
Amazon B08F86ZDRV identified as corresponding physical Switch edition. Contents checked against Nintendo.
Secondary character referenceCadence: documented age uncertainty / childhood evidence
No confirmed numeric age; the often-repeated 17–18 is an estimate based on childhood memories. This does not prove a specific gap between Hyrule and Rift.
Secondary with game-dialogue referencesCadence of Hyrule: Future World and in-game dialogue
Base story, Octavo’s future NecroDancer outcome, and Symphony’s Skull Ganon world are connected through Hyrule’s future. Their branch outcomes should not be read as one mandatory ending.
PrimaryNintendo: Symphony of the Mask
Publication / premise verified. Calendar placement is qualified separately; this is not a claim to have inspected the complete work.
PrimaryNintendo — ZELDA NOTES and Voice Memories
Official companion feature provides narrated incidents at visited locations. Individual story transcripts/periods have not all been inspected; do not group every memory into one precise historical moment.
PrimaryNintendo — Age of Calamity Definitive Edition announcement
February 25, 2027 release announced. It revisits the same altered war; new-content chapter chronology unavailable at audit date.

The dates.The evidence.

Broad coverage.Open questions.