Zelda's Timeline is Simple In the Hands of Dr Emmett Brown
Posted by James Newton
No more confusion!
Yes, there is a Zelda master timeline document, but members of Nintendo's inner sanctum will ever likely be able to see it. That hasn't stopped fans from trying to make sense of it themselves, but they were all missing the right tools: a DeLorean, a flux capacitor and a healthy love of all things Back to the Future.
Of course, it's not the first time that 1980s movies and Zelda have combined, but once you've seen Link as Marty McFly things will never be the same.
Check out the video below and see if the series' chronology makes more sense than it did before.
[via kotaku.com]
#1
fishman100 said:
If the master timeline included a time traveling thingy then I would quit Zelda forever.
#2
SilverBaretta said:
That was.....just.....
#3
OrangeSmoothie said:
I actually understand this timeline, but... the video itself..... yeah.
Maybe that's why Link doesn't talk.
#4
CowLaunch said:
You're the Doc, Doc.
#5
J-Forest-Esq said:
I didn't realise Link had such a squeaky voice.
#6
Rensch said:
I read a comic in a gaming magazine that combined Ocarina of Time's time travelling with BttF.
#7
MasterGraveheart said:
dotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotMINDBLOW!!! @.@
#8
LordJumpMad said:
The CDi games, do count!!!
#9
SuperPeach said:
hahaha awesome.
#10
DrVollKornBrot said:
This is heavy O_O
#11
MetalMario said:
Saw this earlier today, it's hilarious!
#12
thesignpainter said:
it all makes sense now!
#13
daznsaz said:
cant beat a bit of fireball tennis should be good in 3d too
#14
thebluelight1 said:
@DrVollKornBrot there's that word again, "heavy", does Ganon alter Hyrule's gravitational pull in the future?
#15
TwilightV said:
No doubt a teaser for the anniversary game.
#16
pepsilover2008 said:
somehow i wouldn't doubt if the storyline was just some kid named zelda having a dream and the player is just in the dream as link
#17
grenworthshero said:
It's a well-made video, but every time Link talked, I cringed.
#18
aaronsullivan said:
That is Link's real voice. In an unrelated note: Link will not be voiced in any future Zelda game.
#19
Chris720 said:
This is makes even less sense and now I'm confused. What is this, Back to the Future the Legend of Link?
#20
taffy said:
What's a Gigawatt?!?!?
#21
Morphtorok said:
Hyrule, USA
lol
#22
Link79 said:
Ah so that's why the Zelda games are in an alternate reality!
Biff stole the time machine and used the sports Almanac to bet on the horse races back in 1955!
GREAT SCOTT!
#23
BulbasaurusRex said:
@17 He's meant to sound like Marty McFly. It's not a serious attempt at a voice for Link.
#24
Mikau94 said:
That was heavy, now Link has to go the Wild West, I wonder how that Zelda game will be? Wait maybe it was only released in a alternate timeline!
#25
GamerZack7 said:
HAHAHAHA!!!!
They even incorporated Super Smash Bros. and the GCN Soulcalibur II into the timeline! Genius!
WAAAAAAAAH!! A pun!
#26
Neo-GeoFan said:
That was awesome! And it summed up Back to the Future in 6 minutes.
#27
Infernapeking said:
I knew the timeline way before this. I pretty think the same as the video.
#28
labrat7 said:
I love that.
#29
antster1983 said:
WTF!? Link speaks!? What a stupid loose stoolwater film! >
#30
daze0f_theweak said:
@DrVollKornBrot @thebluelight1
Weight has nothing to do with it.
#31
lockd said:
Great Scott!
#32
Ecto-1 said:
Nice impersonations of Doc and Marty. I'm still lost as far as the time line goes though...
#33
LiquidFog said:
So according to this the link in Wind Waker is a descendent of OoT link... I knew they weren't the same person but I didn't know they were related
#34
Jamouse said:
" remember, The CDi games don't count"
Best. Quote. Ever
#35
Nintendophile said:
I despise the way Zelda says "realm" at 1:13..... "Re-eelm".
#36
n0body said:
This is just full of WIN!
@DrVollKornBrot @thebluelight1 @daze0f_theweak
don't blame Ganon, blame the Iron Boots lol
#37
DrCruse said:
Eureka!
#38
Balaclavab said:
I made my own attempt at making a Time Line, but mine doesn't use the split timeline theory. On a different note: Doesn't the drum beat thats being played with the music during the credits/timeline resemble the drum beat in No More Heroe's Theme Tune???
#39
Bassman_Q said:
Wow that vid was full of awesome sauce!
#40
lex0plex said:
Ahhh I see now... All so clear
#41
danschemen said:
i saw this and it was AWESOME i showed it to my brother and dad since we all play the legend of zelda and loved the back to the future movies. they laughed at it too
#42
Lotice-Paladin said:
He should have used the Part 3 quote "To send you back to the future!", "You mean the Past?", "Exactly!"
By the way, it's a coincidence British TV were showing Part 3 only a few days ago (which I watched being a fan of the series).
#43
FonistofCruxis said:
That video was awesome but they missed out most of the handheld zelda games.
#44
shinesprite said:
It all makes perfect sense now!
#45
motang said:
Ah now I get it.
#46
ToastyYogurt said:
Only two words for the video: Great Scott.