Yeah, I'm hoping for the true imprisoning war game that OoT was supposed to be. Everything about AlttP would be cleared up with that.

Those are probably the hardest games to figure out where to put. I like to put the Four Swords games in the Adult Timeline after Spirit Tracks, since the Master Sword isn't involved in those games, which would make sense after WW. Also, the fact that Hyrule is an island in Four Swords Adventures obviouly fits the adult timeline. Now, A Link to the Past was originally intended to be a sequel to OoT, with OoT being the imprisoning war. However, WW came along and pretty much shattered that continuity, and now AlttP is heavily debated. I personally think Twilight Princess sets up nicely for AlttP, with the Master Sword in the forest at the end. Only problem is Ganon/dorf. It could also be placed after FSA, since the Ganon in that game is supposedly a reborn Ganon who uses a trident (notice how AlttP Ganon also uses a trident). But this makes the Master Sword a problem (its still lost at the bottom of the sea). So, I prefer the Child Timeline for AlttP, sometime after TP.

Yeah, when Zelda sends Link back in time, Link goes back to before the events of the game started (but with the memory of his adventure still in his head), so he is able to warn of Ganondorf before he is able to do anything evil, and this, supposely, is what the execution we see in TP was because of. OoT Link, immediatley after meeting with Zelda as a kid again, then sets off for the events of MM. Meanwhile, on the adult timeline, there's no Link at all, so when the seal Ganondorf is trapped in (OoT did occur on this side of the timeline) breaks, he is able to almost destroy Hyrule, making the goddesses flood the land to stop him. Then WW occurs (supposedly, WW and TP run parallel to each other on the different timelines. Both take place a couple of hundreds of years after OoT Link). WW then, obviously, leads to PH and ST. Every single other Zelda game, for the most part, is up to you to decide. People constantly debate which games go on which timeline. There's also some people who don't believe in the split at all, but even the developers themselves suggest that there is a split. So thats the more detailed explanation for you.

Hey, welcome to ZU. Anyway, I've noticed you are confused about the Zelda timeline (the order the games happen in). Just so you know, it is commonly accepted among Zelda fans that OoT creates a split in the timeline, making an Adult Timeline and a Child Timeline. MM and TP are confirmed to be on the child Timeline, in which the events of OoT never happened. WW happens on the Adult Timeline, in which OoT events did happen, but OoT Link got sent back in time. Thats why the world floods, because he wasn't there anymore. There's a whole lot more I can say, but the timeline is, for the most part, still debated heavily. But the split is commonly accepted. Anyway, just wanted to clear that up for you. I always like to enlighten fellow Zelda fans! Have fun on ZU.

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