The Legend of Zelda (Series)

The Legend of Zelda is a series of action-adventure video games that forms a central pillar of the ZNG. Playing it is one of the major commonalities ZNG members have with each other. The series has 19 games, 7 remakes, multiple rereleases, and multiple non-canon spin-offs.
== Game Release and Announcement Excitement ==
Zelda game releases and announcements are exciting times for the ZNG as a group. Nine games/remakes in the Zelda series released while Miiverse was existent: The Wind Waker HD, A Link Between Worlds, Hyrule Warriors, Majora's Mask 3D, Tri Force Heroes, Twilight Princess HD, Hyrule Warriors Legends, My Nintendo Picross: Twilight Princess, and Breath of the Wild. In addition, some of the previous Zelda games have been released on Virtual Console since the origin of the ZNG. 
The Termina Trivia competition, hosted by Nintendoer, was a lead-up to the release of Majora's Mask 3D, and tested the Majora's Mask knowledge of Miiversians who wished to participate. Its sheer existence exemplifies the kind of excitement surrounding the release of Zelda games among the ZNG.
The announcement of Tri Force Heroes also sparked a flurry of posts, leading up to Stagger's Fashionista Adventures with the Zelda Nerd Gang, and other members' organization posts. Posts and comments for the exchange of Play Styles also materialized.
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is the most recently released game in the series, having arrived on Wii U and Nintendo Switch in March of 2017. The excitement around announcements for the game was palpable in the ZNG's circles, even considering the fact that many members sought to starve themselves (to varying degrees) of information on the game for an enhanced explorative experience upon release.
In anticipation for Breath of the Wild, Nintendoer and Stagger both took on playthroughs of the entire Zelda series and logged their thoughts as they went along. Nintendoer played the games in release order, while Stagger went along the order of the timeline for his marathon. While Nintendoer managed to play all of the single-player-focused Zelda games for his marathon, Stagger had to delay the adult timeline of his playthrough due to time constraints.
== Series Progress among the ZNG ==
:Main article: Zelda Games Played, by ZNG Member
Each of the different members of the ZNG has had different experiences with the series than the next. Some strive to finish every scrap of all the games in the series that they can, even including remakes or non-canon games. Others prefer to enjoy the atmospheres or stories of the games, and take a more laid-back approach to playing through the multitude of challenges the Zelda series provides. Others still simply haven't gotten around to playing all of the Zelda games that they would like to, for a multitude of potential reasons.
== List of Games ==
Main Games and Their Remakes:
Icon	Name 	System(s)
 	The Legend of Zelda 	
 	Zelda II: The Adventure of Link 	
 	A Link to the Past 	
 	A Link to the Past (Four Swords Version)	
 	Link's Awakening 	
 	Link's Awakening DX 	
 	Ocarina of Time 	
 	Ocarina of Time Master Quest 	
 	Ocarina of Time 3D 	
 	Majora's Mask 	
 	Majora's Mask 3D 	
 	Oracle of Seasons 	
 	Oracle of Ages 	
 	Four Swords 	
 	Four Swords Anniversary Edition 	
 	The Wind Waker 	
 	The Wind Waker HD 	
 	Four Swords Adventures 	
 	The Minish Cap 	
 	Twilight Princess 	
 	Twilight Princess HD 	
 	Phantom Hourglass 	
 	Spirit Tracks 	
 	Skyward Sword 	
 	A Link Between Worlds 	
 	Tri Force Heroes 	
 	Breath of the Wild 	
Non-Canon Games:
Icon	Name 	System(s)
 	Zelda (Game & Watch) 	
 	The Legend of Zelda Game Watch 	
 	CD-i Zelda Games (3) 	
 	Satellaview Zelda Games (2) 	
 	Tingle Games (4) 	
 	Link's Crossbow Training 	
 	Battle Quest (Nintendo Land) 	
 	Hyrule Warriors 	
 	Hyrule Warriors Legends 	
 	Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition 	
 	My Nintendo Picross: Twilight Princess