====== The Legend of Zelda =====

===== Identifying Elements =====
**//The Legend of Zelda//** series could better be described as //The Legend of Zelda// formula, these days; so there are a lot of recurring elements.

==== Themes ====
==== Characters ====
  * [[character:Bombchu Girl]]
  * [[character:Ganon]]
  * [[character:Grog]]
  * [[character:Link]]
  * [[character:Moblins]]
  * [[character:Stalfos]]
  * [[character:Tingle]]
  * [[character:Pols Voice]]
  * [[character:Zelda]]

==== Mechanics ====
===Heart Pieces===
  * [[strategy:heart_pieces]]
===Item Rental===
Featured in both the 3rd [[snes#Satellaview]] game, and the 3DS one.
===Z Targeting===
  * [[pattern:Z Targeting]]

==== Key Staff ====
  ***[[people:Shigeru Miyamoto]]**
  ***[[people:Takashi Tezuka]]**
  ***[[people:Koji Kondo]]**
  ***[[people:Katsuya Terada]]**
  ***[[people:Eiji Aonuma]]**

===== Games =====
  -**//[[The Legend of Zelda]]//**
  -**//[[zelda_ii_the_adventure_of_link|Zelda II: The Adventure of Link]]//**
  -**//[[the_legend_of_zelda_a_link_to_the_past|The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past]]//**
  -**//[[the_legend_of_zelda_links_awakening|The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening]]//**
    -**//[[the_legend_of_zelda_links_awakening#dx|DX]]//**
  -**//[[the_legend_of_zelda_ocarina_of_time|The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time]]//**
    -**//[[the_legend_of_zelda_ocarina_of_time#master_quest|Master Quest]]//**
  -**//[[the_legend_of_zelda_majoras_mask|The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask]]//**
  -**//[[the_legend_of_zelda_oracle_of_seasons|The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons]]//** | **//[[the_legend_of_zelda_oracle_of_ages|The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages]]//**
  -**//[[the_legend_of_zelda_the_wind_waker|The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker]]//**
  -**//[[the_legend_of_zelda_the_minish_cap|The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap]]//**
  -**//[[the_legend_of_zelda_twilight_princess|The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess]]//**
  -**//[[the_legend_of_zelda_phantom_hourglass|The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass]]//**
  -**//[[the_legend_of_zelda_spirit_tracks|The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks]]//**
==== Compilations ====
  ***//[[The Legend of Zelda collectors edition|The Legend of Zelda Collector's Edition]]//**
==== Offshoots ====
  ***//[[The Legend of Zelda Four Swords adventures|The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures]]//**
  ***//[[Freshly-Picked Tingles Rosy Rupeeland|Freshly-Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland]]//**

=====Legacy=====
Something about Z-targeting, and using a letterbox effect to signify non-gameplay sections (OOT invented that, no?).

Also the popularization of the context-sensitive action button, as seen in //OoT// and further enhanced in //Resident Evil 4//.

=====Related Games / Series=====
  ***//[[Golden Axe Warrior]]//**
  ***//[[Dolor]]//**
  ***//[[lenas_inception|Lena's Inception]]//**
  ***//[[Nazo no Murasamejou]]//**
  ***//[[Neutopia]]//**
  ***//[[Okami]]//**
  ***//[[robomaze_series#Robomaze III: The dome]]//**
  ***//[[game:Shadow of the Colossus]]//**
  ***//[[software:Zelda Classic]]//**

=====Related Media=====
  *cartoon series blahblah

=====See Also=====
  *[[http://gallery.zeldalegends.net/index.php?cat=80|Image Gallery]]
  *[[http://forums.selectbutton.net/viewtopic.php?t=33299|In which the Zelda series is discussed in further detail]] - SB forum thread.
  *[[http://www.jaytheham.com/zcw/index.php5?title=Main_Page|Zelda Chaos]] - Wiki recording glitches and exploits in the //Zelda// series.
  *[[http://ellaguro.blogspot.co.uk/2014/04/evil-was-born.html|Evil Was Born]] - by [[people:Liz Ryerson]].
  *[[http://tevisthompson.com/saving-zelda/|Saving Zelda]] - by Tevis Thompson.