Zelda Chronology
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Timelines
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            "Creation"
                |
          Ocarina of Time 
      _________/|\__________
     /          |           \
"Real World"  "Child"   "New World"
     \          |           /
      \________ | _________/
               \|/
             "Refork"
                |
        Breath of the Wild
             
             
Games by Timelines
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"Creation" Timeline
    1- Skyward Sword [16] (Wii, WU)
    2- Minish Cap [12] (GBA)  {Vaati}
    3- Four Swords [9] (GBA+NGC)  {Vaati}
    4- Ocarina of Time [5] (N64, "Master Quest" NGC, "3D" 3DS) {Ganon}
    
"Real World" Timeline : Link is defeated in Ocarina of Time
    1- A Link To The Past [3] (SNES, GBA) {Ganon}
    2- Link's Awakening [4] (GB, "DX" GBc,)
    3- Oracle of Ages [7] (GBc) {Ganon}
    4- Oracle of Seasons [8] (GBc) {Ganon}
    5- A Link Between Worlds [17] (3DS)
    6- Tri Force Heroes [18] (3DS)
    7- The Legend of Zelda (NES) [1] {Ganon}
    8- Zelda II Adventure of Link (NES) [2] {Ganon}

"Child" Timeline : Another timeline accidentally created by Young Link in Ocarina of Time
    1- Majora's Mask [6] (N64) {Ganon}
    2- Twilight Princess [13] (NGC, Wii)
    3- Four Swords Adventures [11] (GC)  {Ganon+Vaati}

"New World" Timeline : Adult Link is successful in Ocarina of Time
    1- The Wind Waker [10] (NGC, "HD" WU) {Ganon}
    2- Phantom Hourglass [14] (DS)
    3- Spirit Tracks [15] (DS)  {Malladuss}
    
"Refork" Timeline 
    - Breath of the Wild [19]  (WU, Sw)

    
    
Legend
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X- : Chronology order X in timeline
[] : release order
{} : Main Antagonist
() : console supported :

    NES : Nintendo Entertainement System (Famicon
    SNES: Super Nintendo / Super Famicom
    GB  : GameBoy
    GBc : GameBoy Color
    N64 : Nintendo 64
    GBA : GameBoy Advance
    NGC : Nintend GameCube
    NDS : Nintendo DS
    Wii : Wii
    3DS : Nintendo 3DS
    WU  : Wii U
    Sw  : Nintendo Switch

Sources :  official Zelda artbook, Nintendo communications.
https://oyster.ignimgs.com/mediawiki/apis.ign.com/the-legend-of-zelda-skyward-sword/0/0d/Timeline.png
Last Revision : Breath of the Wild.