If we know anything, the real ones Nintendo fansis that the games of the saga The Legend of Zelda, are many and varied over the decades. And within these games, we have a part that corresponds to the main line.
While on the other hand we have other games that are not linked at a “canon” level to the main events of the franchise. They are rather different stories.
That is why we wanted to make a special article with all the non-canon The Legend of Zelda games
Non-canon The Legend of Zelda games – A quick review
- Link: The Faces of Evil y Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon (1993).
- Bs The Legend of Zelda: Ancient Stone Tablets (1997).
- Freshly-Picked Tingle’s Rosy Rupeeland (2006).
- Link’s Crossbow Training (2007).
- Hyrule Warriors (2014).
- My Nintendo Picross: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (2016).
- Cadence of Hyrule Crypt of the Necrodancer (2019).
- Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity (2020).
- Game & Watch: The Legend of Zelda (2021).
One of the most notable cases is that of The age of cataclysm
This would be the complete list of those Zelda gameswhich, while well-known within the lore and the franchise itself, are separate from the main canonical events that have shaped the saga. You can learn more about these in our article on all the Zelda games ranked from worst to best.
Also, to add a couple more to the list:
- The Zelda CD-I games are considered to be one of the main parodies of the franchise.
- The games Broadcast Satellaview or BS Zelda were created as part of a collaboration between Nintendo and the Japanese radio company St. Giga. They are not part of the canon of the series.
If you haven’t had enough, you can take a look at our coverage complete about the franchise here. You can also find the premise of the first Zelda below.
