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=Main Series=
==Main Series==


''[[The Legend of Zelda (Game) | The Legend of Zelda]]''
''[[The Legend of Zelda (Game) | The Legend of Zelda]]''
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''[[The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword]]''
''[[The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword]]''


=Spin-off games / Side Games=
==Spin-off games / Side Games==


''[[Link's Crossbow Training]]''
''[[Link's Crossbow Training]]''
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Released as part of a bundle with the Wii Zapper and features enemies from The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess.
Released as part of a bundle with the Wii Zapper and features enemies from The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess.


==Four Sword Games==
===Four Sword Games===


''[[The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords]]''
''[[The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords]]''
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Released on the Nintendo Gamecube in 2004 as a sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords, and it supports multiplayer and single-player gameplay.
Released on the Nintendo Gamecube in 2004 as a sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords, and it supports multiplayer and single-player gameplay.


==CD-i Games==
===CD-i Games===


In 1993, Phillips gained the right to use several Nintendo characters, including Link, Zelda, and Mario. As a result, they released three Zelda games on the Phillips CD-i. These games aren't considered canon by most Zelda fans, in fact, they tend to be considered with what could be politely phrased as 'great disdain'. These games are infamous for their terrible quality.
In 1993, Phillips gained the right to use several Nintendo characters, including Link, Zelda, and Mario. As a result, they released three Zelda games on the Phillips CD-i. These games aren't considered canon by most Zelda fans, in fact, they tend to be considered with what could be politely phrased as 'great disdain'. These games are infamous for their terrible quality.
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''[[Zelda's Adventure]]''
''[[Zelda's Adventure]]''


==Tingle Series==
===Tingle Series===


''[[Freshly Picked: Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland]]''
''[[Freshly Picked: Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland]]''
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Not really a game, but released as DSiWare in Japan only
Not really a game, but released as DSiWare in Japan only


==BS Games==
===BS Games===


''[[BS Zelda: MAP1]]''
''[[BS Zelda: MAP1]]''
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''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ancient Stone Tablets]]''
''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ancient Stone Tablets]]''


==LCD Games==
===LCD Games===


''[[Zelda (Game & Watch)]]''
''[[Zelda (Game & Watch)]]''
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''[[Zelda no Densetsu: Kamigami no Triforce]] (Barcode Battler II)''
''[[Zelda no Densetsu: Kamigami no Triforce]] (Barcode Battler II)''


=Compilations=
==Compilations==
''[[The Legend of Zelda: Collector's Edition]]''
''[[The Legend of Zelda: Collector's Edition]]''
Features The Legend of Zelda, Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, Ocarina of Time, Majora's Mask, and a playable demo of The Wind Waker. Only released as part of a GameCube bundle
Features The Legend of Zelda, Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, Ocarina of Time, Majora's Mask, and a playable demo of The Wind Waker. Only released as part of a GameCube bundle


=Other games featuring Zelda=
==Other games featuring Zelda==


Besides the main Zelda series and its spinoff games, Zelda characters have been featured in other games series as well
Besides the main Zelda series and its spinoff games, Zelda characters have been featured in other games series as well
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Link is featured as a playable character in the Gamecube version of Soul Calibur II
Link is featured as a playable character in the Gamecube version of Soul Calibur II


=Awards & Acheivements=
==Awards & Acheivements==
==Guiness World Records 2010 Gamer's Edition==
===Guiness World Records 2010 Gamer's Edition===
:*The Legend of Zelda came 3rd in 'Top 50 Videogame Series', just losing out to Call of Duty (2nd) and Halo (1st).
:*The Legend of Zelda came 3rd in 'Top 50 Videogame Series', just losing out to Call of Duty (2nd) and Halo (1st).
::*This makes it the highest ranking Nintendo franchise on the list.
::*This makes it the highest ranking Nintendo franchise on the list.
:*Ocarina of Time won 'Most Critically Acclaimed Game of All Time'.
:*Ocarina of Time won 'Most Critically Acclaimed Game of All Time'.