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Title screen on the NES when first loading it

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- First in series
- First game to allow saves
- First Zelda game released in the 80s
- First game to state the antagonist, objectives, and protagonist (Protagonist - Link, Objective - Zelda, Antagonist - Ganon)
- First to introduce the land of Hyrule and the Triforce
-Fallen Era (More on that later)

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- Introduced Dark Link
- Gameplay inspired by aspects of Castlevania
- Used 2D side scrolling, inspired by Mario
-Fallen Era

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1991 - The Legend Of Zelda: A Link To The Past

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1991 - The Legend Of Zelda: A Link To The Past

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-First Zelda game released on SNES
-First Zelda game released in the 90s
-First Zelda game to introduce the aspect of the "Dark World" (Lorule in other games)
-Fallen Era

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1993 - The Legend Of Zelda: Link's Awakening

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1993 - The Legend Of Zelda: Link's Awakening

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- First Zelda game released on a handheld (In this case, it was a Gameboy.)
- First Zelda game to canonically not take place in Hyrule
- First to not feature the Triforce entirely
- First Zelda game to be re-released on a different console (Unlike the NES, where Zelda was released in Japan and US in their respective consoles)
-Fallen Era

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1998 - The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time

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1998 - The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time

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-First 3D Zelda game
-First game released on the Nintendo 64
-Said to be the most nostalgic Zelda game
CONTROVERSIAL:
-First to confirm the chronological timeline between the Zelda games
-Created the timeline split, which split the timeline into 3 eras: The Child Era (Where Link defeats Ganon and is sent back to relive the 7 missing years of his life), The Adult Era (Where Link defeats Ganon and is sent back to the present day), and the Fallen Era (Where Link is defeated and Ganon rules Supreme)

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Firsts:
-First Smash game
-First Smash game to feature a Zelda character
-First to feature hookshot as a move (grab)
Stats:
-Stage: Hyrule Castle (Based on Hyrule Castle from Ocarina of Time)
-Victory Theme: Shortened Remaster of The Legend Of Zelda Theme
Small Note:
None of the Smash games correspond to the Zelda timeline

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2000 - The Legend Of Zelda: Majora's Mask

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2000 - The Legend Of Zelda: Majora's Mask

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-First Zelda game released in the 2000s
-Child Era
-Known as the creepiest Zelda game

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Firsts:
- First Smash game to have a Teen rating by the ESRB Board
-First to expand the character roster (12 for SSB64, 26 for Melee)
-First to feature an interchangeable character (Zelda/Sheik, which ties back to Ocarina Of Time
Stats:
- Added 3 more Zelda characters (Zelda/Sheik, Young Link, Ganondorf)
- 2 more stages - Temple (Based on the Temple of Time in Ocarina Of Time), and Great Bay (Based on the Great Bay in Majora's Mask)

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2001 - The Legend Of Zelda: Oracle Of Seasons

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2001 - The Legend Of Zelda: Oracle Of Seasons

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-First Zelda game released in a handheld device during the 2000s
-Links with Oracle Of Ages
-Used a season changing mechanic
-Fallen Era

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2001 - The Legend Of Zelda: Oracle Of Ages

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2001 - The Legend Of Zelda: Oracle Of Ages

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-Links with Oracle Of Seasons
-Fallen Era

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-First Zelda game released on a Gameboy Advance
-First multiplayer Zelda game
-GBA Port of A Link To The Past

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2002 - The Legend Of Zelda: The Wind Waker

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2002 - The Legend Of Zelda: The Wind Waker

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-First Zelda game on the GameCube
-First Zelda game to introduce Toon Link
-First Zelda game to introduce cartoon cel-shaded graphics
-Adult Era

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2004 - The Legend Of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures

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2004 - The Legend Of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures

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-Brings back multiplayer functionality
- Child Era

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2004 - The Legend Of Zelda: The Minish Cap

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2004 - The Legend Of Zelda: The Minish Cap

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-Had a one time shrinking functionality
-Era of the Hero (Beginning of Timeline, before Time Split)

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2006 - The Legend Of Zelda: Twilight Princess

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2006 - The Legend Of Zelda: Twilight Princess

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-First Zelda game released on the Wii
-First Zelda game to have a Teen rating from the ESRB
-Child Era
-Originally released on the GameCube as an exclusive

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2007 - The Legend Of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass

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2007 - The Legend Of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass

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-First Zelda game released on a DS console
-Adult Era

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Firsts:
-First Smash game on the Wii
-Increase in character roster
-First to feature DLC (Snake from Metal Gear Solid and Sonic from Sonic The Hedgehog)
-First game to introduce Final Smashes
Stats:
-Removed Young Link and replaced with Toon Link
-All characters outfits are based on their looks from Twilight Princess, except Sheik who keeps his Ocarina Of Time look, and Toon Link keeps his default look
Final Smashes:
Link & Toon Link: Triforce Slash (Traps a player in a Triforce and slashes at them, dealing a final blow with 1.5x damage)
- Originates from Ocarina Of Time, from Link's final animations when defeating Ganon in his demonized form
Zelda/Sheik - Light Bow (Shoots a single arrow of light, which stuns enemies and can go through multiple people)
-Originates from Twilight Princess, where Link and Zelda are granted a Light Bow when fighting Ganondorf on horseback
Ganondorf - Demon Beast Ganon (Turns into a giant boar and stuns people nearby him, following up with a charge attack)
-Originates from Twilight Princess, where Ganon's demonized form resembles a giant boar

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2009 - The Legend Of Zelda: Spirit Tracks

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2009 - The Legend Of Zelda: Spirit Tracks

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- Takes place 100 years after Phantom Hourglass
-Adult Era

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2011 - The Legend Of Zelda: Skyward Sword

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2011 - The Legend Of Zelda: Skyward Sword

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- First Zelda game released in the 2010s
-Remade for the Switch in 2021
-Made for the 25th anniversary of Zelda
CONTROVERSIAL:
- Very beginning of the timeline

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2013 - The Legend Of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds

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2013 - The Legend Of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds

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-First Zelda game released on the 3DS
-Fallen Era
-Spiritual sequel to A Link To The Past

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2014 - Super Smash Bros for Wii U and 3DS (Smash 4)

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2014 - Super Smash Bros for Wii U and 3DS (Smash 4)

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Nothing different.

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2015 - The Legend Of Zelda: Triforce Heroes

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2015 - The Legend Of Zelda: Triforce Heroes

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-Multiplayer
-Fallen Era

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2017 - The Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild

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2017 - The Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild

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-First Zelda game released on the Wii U
-First Zelda game released on the Switch
-Originally released for the Wii U, was then ported to the Switch after the Wii U's failure
-1st most bought Zelda game at 28.2 M, the original 1st being Twilight Princess at 8.58 M
CONTROVERSIAL:
-Takes place at the end of all 3 timelines

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Firsts:
-First Smash game released on the Switch
-All removed characters in the roster, and all characters from all Smash games are here
Stats:
- Zelda characters: Link, Sheik, Zelda (Separate since SSB4), Young Link, Ganondorf, and Toon Link
-Link now has his Champion's Tunic from Breath Of The Wild as his default
-2nd option is the Tunic of the Wild from Breath of the Wild, which is obtained by completing all 120 (excluding DLC) shrines
-Sheik now uses the Stealth Chest Guard and Stealth Tights
-Zelda now uses her look from A Link To The Past
-Ganondorf use his Ocarina of Time alt, while Young Link uses his Majora's Mask alt (Subtle)
-Toon Link is... Toon Link
Gameplay:
-Link now doesn't have the Hookshot for his grab
-Link can now shoot 2 arrows at once
-Link can now use remote bombs
Final Smashes:
-Link: Ancient Arrow (Fires an Ancient Arrow that does approximately 25.5 damage, which can only hit one foe)
-Originates from BotW, where you can buy and use Ancient Arrows in the game
-Sheik: Sheikah Dance (Charges at an opponent and repeatedly slashes at them, finishing it off with a slash that does 2x the damage
-No origin, based off the fact that Sheik's a ninja
-Zelda: Triforce Of Wisdom (Sucks multiple opponents into a triangle and does continuous damage, and finishing off by destroying the triangle. If they have 100 damage and over, they are KO'd.
- Originates from Ocarina of Time, where she attempts to weaken Ganon by using previously said triangle
-Young Link and Toon Link: Same
-Ganondorf: Ganon, The Demon King (Stuns opponents using a claymore and then charges)
-Originates from Ganon's demonized form from Ocarina of Time

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2023 - The Legend Of Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom

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2023 - The Legend Of Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom

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-Planned to be released on May 12th, 2023
-Right after Breath Of The Wild
-Announced in E3 2019
UPDATE: (For May 12, 2023)