The time line for The Legend of Zelda has finally been revealed

[Erunion]

mundus6 said:

Ok so for the classic timeline (the one that should be the real one) to occur Link has to fail in OOT? Doesn't sound right to me. But then again Hyrule fell before a link to the past so i guess it makes sense.

There are 3 timelines in OOT though, even without Link failing; The original (young Link) the 7 years later (old Link) and the timeline where link got sent back in time (after credits where he meets Zelda). So Link failing should technically be a 4th but w/e Nintendo made up the story, so they know what is right and we can only accept what they tell us.

Young Link leads into Adult Link, though. Those aren't necessarily separate.

From Zelda Universe:

"After Link dies in Ocarina of Time, Ganon obtains the entire Triforce. The Seven Sages seal away Ganon and the whole Triforce as a last resort, but villains with their eyes on the Triforce make for the Sacred Realm, which eventually turns into the Dark World and is filled with evil power. The Seven Sages then try to seal away the Sacred Realm itself, but end up fighting with monsters. This is the Imprisoning War of A Link to the Past."

http://www.zeldauniverse.net/forums/zelda-theorizing/137855-hyrule-historia-will-confirm-the-full-timeline-72.html#post4454772