Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "The Legend of Zelda" in English language version.
Satoru Takizawa: 今回のストーリーは本当のオリジナルではなくって、前作のスーパーファミコンに出てきた「七賢者の封印戦争」を扱っているんだ
[The two program designers Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka were responsible for the game, who set themselves the goal of developing a fairytale adventure game with action elements [...] Takashi Tezuka, a great lover of fantasy novels such as Tolkien's Lord of the Rings, wrote the script for the first two games in the Zelda series].
The universe of Hyrule Warriors really is sort of a different universe and it is connected to the timeline of the Zelda series, but it is connected to several different games throughout the series.
Eiji Aonuma: Yes, it is actually a sequel and it is taking place about 100 years after the world of the game Phantom Hourglass.
All ideas for The Legend of Zelda were mine and Takashi Tezukas... ...Books, movies and our own lives.
今度の舞台はリンクが活躍した頃よりも遥か昔、ハイラルが、まだ一つの王国であった時代。/ This time, the stage is set a long time before Link's exploits, an era when Hyrule was still one kingdom.
The predecessors of Link and Zelda face monsters on the march when a menacing magician takes over the kingdom.
『時のオカリナ』から百数年後の世界です。 ... 『風のタクト』はパラレルなんですよ。『時のオカリナ』でリンクが7年後の世界に飛んで、ガノンを倒すと、子ども時代に戻るじゃないですか。『トワイライトプリンセス』は、平和になった子ども時代から百数年後の世界なんです。/ It is a world 100 and something years after Ocarina of Time. ... The Wind Waker is parallel. In Ocarina of Time, Link leaps to a world seven years later, defeats Ganon, and then returns to the child era, right? Twilight Princess is the world 100 and something years after peace is restored in the child era.
NoE: How does the Minish Cap fit into the Zelda chronology? Is it a prequel to the upcoming The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures on GameCube? Aonuma: Yes, this title takes place prior to The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures, and tells the secret of the birth of the Four Sword.
"舞台は、前作『時のオカリナ』での活躍から数ヶ月後の世界。" ["The setting is a few months after his success in the previous work 'Ocarina of Time'."]
Epona is the goddess of horses and fertility in Celtic mythology, so I used that.
And I was really happy that we here in Japan could make a medieval tale of sword and sorcery liked by the people of the world.
Miyamoto: [...] and The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords, scheduled for free download as the Nintendo DSiWare software starting in September.
And I drew on that inspiration when we were working on the Legend of Zelda game and we were creating this grand outdoor adventure where you go through these narrowed confined spaces and come upon this great lake.
[He wrote a story similar to the battle for hegemony in medieval Europe (which he called "Death Mountain" at the time) and created the legend of Triforce].
"The game takes place several years after A Link Between Worlds and features the same hero."
And I drew on that inspiration when we were working on the Legend of Zelda game and we were creating this grand outdoor adventure where you go through these narrowed confined spaces and come upon this great lake.
All ideas for The Legend of Zelda were mine and Takashi Tezukas... ...Books, movies and our own lives.
[He wrote a story similar to the battle for hegemony in medieval Europe (which he called "Death Mountain" at the time) and created the legend of Triforce].
Epona is the goddess of horses and fertility in Celtic mythology, so I used that.
And I was really happy that we here in Japan could make a medieval tale of sword and sorcery liked by the people of the world.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)今度の舞台はリンクが活躍した頃よりも遥か昔、ハイラルが、まだ一つの王国であった時代。/ This time, the stage is set a long time before Link's exploits, an era when Hyrule was still one kingdom.
The predecessors of Link and Zelda face monsters on the march when a menacing magician takes over the kingdom.
Satoru Takizawa: 今回のストーリーは本当のオリジナルではなくって、前作のスーパーファミコンに出てきた「七賢者の封印戦争」を扱っているんだ
"舞台は、前作『時のオカリナ』での活躍から数ヶ月後の世界。" ["The setting is a few months after his success in the previous work 'Ocarina of Time'."]
『時のオカリナ』から百数年後の世界です。 ... 『風のタクト』はパラレルなんですよ。『時のオカリナ』でリンクが7年後の世界に飛んで、ガノンを倒すと、子ども時代に戻るじゃないですか。『トワイライトプリンセス』は、平和になった子ども時代から百数年後の世界なんです。/ It is a world 100 and something years after Ocarina of Time. ... The Wind Waker is parallel. In Ocarina of Time, Link leaps to a world seven years later, defeats Ganon, and then returns to the child era, right? Twilight Princess is the world 100 and something years after peace is restored in the child era.
NoE: How does the Minish Cap fit into the Zelda chronology? Is it a prequel to the upcoming The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures on GameCube? Aonuma: Yes, this title takes place prior to The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures, and tells the secret of the birth of the Four Sword.
Eiji Aonuma: Yes, it is actually a sequel and it is taking place about 100 years after the world of the game Phantom Hourglass.
"The game takes place several years after A Link Between Worlds and features the same hero."
Miyamoto: [...] and The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords, scheduled for free download as the Nintendo DSiWare software starting in September.
The universe of Hyrule Warriors really is sort of a different universe and it is connected to the timeline of the Zelda series, but it is connected to several different games throughout the series.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link){{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)