Timeline Questions

I have been keeping an eye on the Nintendo forums, and I found something interesting in this week's edition of Ask the Old Man (Answered by TSA). Here is a direct quote:

What's your personal view on the timeline, and how do you specifically connect the games? I've read that Aonuma or someone told you about it, but what do you actually stick to in terms of a single theory?

Thanks!

BLINK190

Personally, I support a single-timeline. I just find the multiple-timeline theory way too complicated, and I don’t believe the creators want to make it anymore complicated (intentionally) than it already is. I have had several theories over time, so I will give you my two most popular, without any real explanation because it would take up too much space here. The first timeline theory I have is:

Ocarina of Time -> Majora’s Mask -> Twilight Princess -> The Wind Waker -> Navi Trackers -> A Link to the Past -> Ancient Stone Tablets -> Link’s Awakening -> The Legend of Zelda -> The Adventure of Link -> Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon -> Link: The Faces of Evil -> Zelda’s Adventure -> Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages -> The Minish Cap -> Four Swords -> Four Swords Adventures.

The other is:

The Legend of Zelda -> The Adventure of Link -> Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon -> Link: The Faces of Evil -> Zelda’s Adventure -> Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages -> The Minish Cap -> Four Swords -> Four Swords Adventures -> A Link to the Past -> Link’s Awakening -> Ocarina of Time -> Majora’s Mask -> Twilight Princess -> The Wind Waker -> Navi Trackers.

Have fun debating it.

Do you guys consider the CD-I games part of the timeline, and also Navi Trackers? Also, can someone please tell me what Ancient Stone Tablets is? I've never heard of it before...

-Lakster

Yes I do; they were zelda, after all. When (if) Nintendo releses the time line, I'm also sure that they'll be in re-makes (better grafics, better play, not just converted into a gameboy game) so that a wider public will understand it. As to the ancient stone tablets, when, where and what are you talking about? Which game?

In TSA's first timeline theory, she includes Ancient Stone Tablets after a Link to the Past.
I don't consider the CD-I games part of the timeline because Nintendo had absolutely no say in them. Phillips was the sole producer, and only obtained the rights because they were planning on either merging or something of the sort, but then they both backed down. They made them just to get more popularity for their CD-I systems. The Oracle games were made by Capcom, but Nintendo did have a say in what they could and couldn't do...

I have never accepted them as canon and judging by how poorly they were received(and still are immensely frowned upon), I don't think Nintendo would welcome them with open hands to incorporate into the main storyline either. It was just a very ill fated attempt by Nintendo to collaborate with Phillips. While you could argue that is very shallow thinking, I think they just do not seem to fit in with the rest of the series. I don't know what much else to say.

Why the hell did he put the CD-i games in there and the ancient stone tablets? I thought the ancient stone tablets is a japanese version of ALttP...

While I would include them in the timeline (they are zelda games afterall) there would be no means as to how one could, or would prove that their desired placement is true.

I don't consider the CDI zelda games as any inportance to the other zelda storyline connections. As far as I'm concerned Nintendo ignors them any way and have never included them in their franchise timelines made in the past.

I do not believe that the cd-i games count, Nintendo doesn't seem to count them. They even said when the collector's edition came out *With the help of the nintendo gameboy player, it is now possible to play every zelda game on your nintendo gamecube.* Since the cd-i games can't be played on your gamecube, I'm assuming nintendo does not count them as canon.

I do not believe that the cd-i games count, Nintendo doesn't seem to count them. They even said when the collector's edition came out *With the help of the nintendo gameboy player, it is now possible to play every zelda game on your nintendo gamecube.* Since the cd-i games can't be played on your gamecube, I'm assuming nintendo does not count them as canon.

That's very good reasoning. Not to mention though, those games weren't published by Nintendo.

Originally Posted by Lakster

Do you guys consider the CD-I games part of the timeline, and also Navi Trackers? Also, can someone please tell me what Ancient Stone Tablets is? I've never heard of it before...

-Lakster

Ancient Stone Tablets, also known as Ancient Stone Panel, was the second BS Zelda game. It was playable via sattelite and had voice action. It was divided in four weeks, and you couldn't play more than one in a day. I loved the game, but I couldn't see it complete and you don't play with Link...

more information on wikipedia

You won't find the game anymore (it was released only in japan), but there are legal roms in this website...

I do, it happens after the real games end. I count my games in the time lines, this is a big YES.