The Legend of Zelda may seem pretty surface level when it comes to the plot, but there is a good amount of lore established in both classic Zelda titles and the media that came along with it. Join me in this compilation as I perform a deep dive on the Zelda media of old and uncover the origins of the things that set the precedent for the rest of the series.

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Chapters:
00:00 - The Legend of Zelda (NES)
09:42 - Zelda: Adventure of Link
18:16 - Legend of Zelda Animations
29:14 - Legend of Zelda Comics
35:14 - A Link to the Past Universe
45:27 - Link's Awakening
55:51 - Zelda Satellaview Games
01:02:51 - Zelda CDI Games

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Satellaview Legend of Zelda Site - https://bszelda.zeldalegends.net/bsze...

Credits:
Evolution of Link - Nintendo Unity
Nintendo Movie Logo Opening (Fan Made) - Jaidee
Tears of The Kingdom (Chasm) - pengeg
Skyward Sword (Link Sleeping on Toilet) - Video Game Idle Animations
Link Between Worlds Treasure – Zephiel810
Zelda no Densetsu Gameplay - RetroGame.Stream
Super Mario Bros Gameplay - packattack04082
Link Dancing Animation - TC Studios
The Legend of Zelda 1 (Full Gameplay) - packattack04082
The Legend of Zelda 1 (Ganon Boss Fight) - KMX
American Gladiators - ThEwAvEsHaPa
Barbie NES - NintendoComplete
Nes Transformers - World of Longplays
Zelda 2 - Zelda Dungeon
The Legend of Zelda (Dungeon 9, Silver Arrow) - godofwar2masterR
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link - NintendoComplete
zelda 2 great palace - bubufubu
Zelda Game & Watch 1989 - Old80s: Gaming, Comparisons, And More
zelda 2 hidden palace - adventures in boredom
zelda classic - grrgrrgrr100
zelda 2 town of rauru - ZeldaGamer
ruto town - ZeldaGamer
link gameplay Clashtournaments
FireGuts zelda 2
botw yiga - Rek
Zelda Falling Off Cliff (BOTW Fan Animation) - LemonSamurai

Legend of Zelda Cartoon Polygon Article by Nicole Carpenter - https://www.polygon.com/zelda/2354052...

Link To The Past (Fan Made Trailer) - MegaLazygamer
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (Gameplay) - World of Longplays
Cooking With Link [Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Parody] - Deerstalker Pictures
The Legend of Zelda A Link to The Past - Select Screen (Lofi Hip Hop Remix) - JC System
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES) Black (LoFi Hip Hop Remix) - Jonny Desutoroiyā
Link’s Awakening Walkthrough 01 - Zelda Dungeon
Legend of Zelda - Link to the Past Episode 1 - Zelda Master
Link’s Awakening Walkthrough 01 - Zelda Dungeon
Link to the Past 100% Walkthrough Part 13 - packattack04082
The Legend of Zelda Link's Awakening - Genie Boss Fight (SWITCH) - NinBoxStation
"The Creation of Hyrule" Fan Recreation (Originally From Ocarina of Time) - CNCcamon1
Links Awakening DX - Ballad of the Wind Fish - Darkness Kight
Link’s Awakening - All Musical Instruments - Boss Fight Database
Link's Awakening Style 1 Prototype - Jatotz
All Mario References - Links Awakening - astars
Zelda Link’s Awakening All Nintendo references - prosafiagaming
Super Mario Bros 2 Wart - Atlas Blizzard
Link to the Past Walkthrough Part 2 - packattack04082
Legend of Zelda Link’s Awakening Color Dungeon - Quick Tips
Link’s Awakening DX Heart Piece Locations - Tresonance
Link To the Past (All Dungeons) - Desbreko
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (Nintendo Switch) Part 8 Animal Village - Zelda Master
Agahnim Battle 1 (A Link to the Past) - ZeldapediaVideo
BS Zelda no Densetsu (Gameplay) - NintendoComplete
The Satellaview in 2019 - Sap squad
BS Legend of Zelda (Ganon Battle) - Shado's Gaming Channel (TheOneNamedShado)
BS The Legend of Zelda (Female Avatar Gameplay) - makuchan
BS The Legend of Zelda: Ancient Stone Tablets (Chapter 1) - NintendoComplete
Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (Sahasrahla Gameplay) - brinmat
BS The Legend of Zelda: Ancient Stone Tablets (Chapter 4) - NintendoComplete
Zelda: A Link to the Past (Book of Mudora) - Waifu Simulator 27
Link: The Faces of Evil (Zelda CD-I) - Liquid Squirtle

The Philips CD-I Game Console/Home Entertainment System - The Centre for Computing History
All Remastered Zelda CDi Cutscenes - QuintemCharizard
DINNER BLASTER - lucarioxkurkow
All Link: The Faces of Evil Gameplay - NintendoComplete
Morshu's Paradise - JeffLindlom
Edge Magazine: The Making Of: Playstation
Meet The Unsung Pioneer Behind The Most Hated Zelda Games Of All Time - TimeExtension
The Zelda CDi Reanimated Collab!
Morshu But Every Frame Is By a Different Artist - Jimmy Davis
All Zelda: Wand of Gamelon Gameplay - NintendoComplete
All Zelda's Adventure Gameplay - NintendoComplete
Interview with Zelda’s Adventure (Philips CD-i) Model and Prosthetic Maker Jason Bakutis
LINK: The Faces of Evil + ZELDA: The Wand of Gamelon HD Trailer - C4DNerd