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==Timeline Theories== | ==Timeline Theories== | ||
Since ''[[Zelda II: The Adventure of Link|The Adventure of Link]]'' was a direct sequel to ''[[ | Since ''[[Zelda II: The Adventure of Link|The Adventure of Link]]'' was a direct sequel to ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]'', timeline theorizing could only begin after the release of ''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past|A Link to the Past]]''. Given that the internet access was not prevalent until later in the 90's and that ''A Link to the Past'' was uncontroversially placed as a prequel to previous games in the promotional material, it is likely that timeline theorizing did not rise to popularity until after the release of ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|Ocarina of Time]]''. | ||
Whatever the origin of the debate, there was originally a division between those fans who argued that there was an official timeline to be discovered and those fans who claimed that the project was rather one of creation because there was no "official" timeline. Much of the early debate thus centered on whether the games in Zelda series were connected in a unified timeline at all. | Whatever the origin of the debate, there was originally a division between those fans who argued that there was an official timeline to be discovered and those fans who claimed that the project was rather one of creation because there was no "official" timeline. Much of the early debate thus centered on whether the games in Zelda series were connected in a unified timeline at all. | ||