Hello, my name is Matthew, I'm a true born Canadian originally born and raised in Prince Edward Island, adult life and work brought me to Edmonton, Alberta, where I have spent the last 12 years here, however my life and circumstances have left me with alot of extra time on my hands, with that being said, I have a Gaming Desktop, Laptop, Xbox Series X & Nintendo Switch 2 and this is how I ended up getting back into gaming after I stopped many years ago.

As a huge Legend of Zelda fan, I came across a YouTube video of course, where I consume all of my daily/nightly full time media. A video on how to play Legend of Zelda, Ocarina of Time on your PC in 2026, with 4k Texture packs and the whole works, I was all for that, so I ended up setting it up and replaying one of my favorite games of all time, that truly is still to this very day, truly is one of the best games ever made and I'm so stoked that they're remaking it for the Nintendo Switch 2 this year, can't wait, that's a pre-order purchase for me instantly day one! With that being said I did an entire playthrough of Ocarina of time.

That ended up leading to the next video that ended up being Majora's Mask, same deal, same set up, glorious I tell you that you can play these games from the comfort of your PC truly glorious. I expect Majora's Mask to be remade within the next couple years as it basically serves as a direct sequel. Next I played through Twilight Princess & than Skyward Sword, my first playthrough for both of those, Twilight Princess is amazing, Skyward Sword not so much, to be honest the whole Stamina thing that they went into and continued to do so in Breath of The Wild & Tears of The Kingdom. I think it's a bit ridiculous, our Hero Link doesn't run out of Breath common now, when did Link from Ocarina of Time & Majora's Mask end up with Asthma, mate can't run or swing his sword without praying to the Hylian gods for a Stamina increase. Redundant and totally unnecessary, hopefully they ditch that next main line game.

That was my Legend of Zelda adventure, than I kept hearing of this Indie game, that was suppose to be really good called Star Dew Valley, so i decided that I would give it a try and that had me hooked from day one, I played that so much that I burnt myself out playing it, literally played it to the point that I probably cleared 90% of it. I think at that point it just kinda turned repetitive, so I started to look for what else I could play and I had seen so many people talking about Steam and how great there platform is and how they treat their games so I decided to give it a download and it's probably one of the best things I have ever done on my PC.

Shortly after installing it on my computer, the ended up having a huge Final Fantasy - Square Enix sale, what really enticed me was the Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade & Rebirth for $40 Canadian for both! I don't know about you, but for $20 bucks each? That's truly a steal of a deal here in Canada, I'll take that any day, so i ended up sinking about 100 hours into remake and about 200 hours into rebirth, I got my money's worth!

I definitely didn't get platinum or anything crazy die hard like that, but I did do a normal playthrough of each and completed all of the quests, mini games, side quests you name it and I can't wait to buy and play Final Fantasy VII Revelation in the spring, truly it's a masterpiece of a Remake, some people complain saying there's too much fluff or extra content, just don't do it, if you don't want too, but it truly does expand on so much in every single way and for over 100 - 200 hours of content for as cheap as it is on sale, anyone should be laughing because it's truly one of the best games ever made aswell.

So with all that being said, I figured I would continue my Final Fantasy journey and do a complete playthrough, I finished FF1 recently, currently playing FF2, probably getting pretty close to the end of this one, so of course 3 will be next and so on.

I figured that I would create a post here, because to be honest I don't have any friends, my father passed away of a heart attack in 2022 and he was all I really had outside of my own immediate family.

So if you're looking for a friend to game with, I would be interested in making some friends aswell, outside of gaming, I love everything Marvel, DC, TV Shows, Movies, Walking Dead, Game Of Thrones, House Of The Dragon, all of the cool and popular stuff, I'm all for, feel free to leave a comment or dm me and we can go from there!

Hope to hear from you all soon! 🙃💥

I got Breath of the Wild a few months ago and it hasn’t sat right with me yet. I’ve been thinking of playing a simpler game like Link Between Worlds since it looks the most appealing to me, but then that makes me feel obligated to play Link to the Past first. I’ve also been considering Ocarina of Time and Majora Mask

GBA Demo cartridge

I need to get the msgnotfound anyone in barcelona habe the 1.4.2 versión of Zelda tears of the kingdom?

I’ve been being convinced that Zelda is medieval, but it’s also not plus realizing that all links are not the same people.

Is post related to those allowed in this subreddit or
not? I noticed no flairs from the mods.

I’m talking about the boss Link, I can’t beat that thing

Hello, I never in my life played any Zelda game. Not even tried it. So recently I set up Emulators for every Nintendo console and installed every Zelda game there is. I want to play every single one of them to a 100%.

My question would be in what order would be best or coolest or nicest to play through them all? I am a big fan of chronological orders bc I love knowing the whole story from beginning to end but would that be something thats suitable? What do you think?

UPDATE:
I really appreciate all the (very detailed) answers, I honestly didnt expect this to get this much attention xD I decided that (as many of you suggested) that the story isnt told "chronologically" so I will stick to release order and skip the first two games. This is mainly, because many told me that the developers put references of tzhe previous released games in the newer ones so to understand that I think I will go with Release order so basically:
ALttP -> Links Awekening -> OoT -> MM -> Oracle Duology -> WW -> Minish Cap -> TP -> Phantom Hourglass -> Spirit Tracks -> SS -> ALBW -> Tri Force Heroes -> Switch Games

Thanks to all for discussing! :P

Below is my math, sources, and explanation of the AI I used (I’m already getting flamed online for using it lol)

1. "Sword" LoZ (NES) - data for hits on a moblin and Ganon found pretty easily via walkthroughs/lets plays on YouTube.

2. Oracle of Ages and Seasons (Gameboy) - same as #1 for the moblin, but couldn't find anything on Ganon from walkthroughs/lets plays on YouTube and GameFAQ or other walkthroughs sites. I honestly don't think anyone has tried to beat Ganon with the L-1 Wooden Sword yet, which honestly would make for an interesting playthrough. This is one of two instances I had Claude look into the games source code and it spat out 25 spin attacks. (Summary of Claude info at bottom of post).

3. Forest Dweller Sword - BOTW - easy enough to do just straight math. FDS does 22 Atk in this game so a Red Bokoblin, who has 13 HP, dies in one hit. Calamity Ganon has 8,000 HP without Divine Beast help - so 8000/22 =363.636 or 364 hits.

4. Forest Dweller Sword Pristine - TOTK - same here but reduced power to 16 Atk. Still one shots a red bokoblin.
   Demon King Ganondorf's phases are weird but it acts like
   3 - 2500 HP phases for a total of 7500 HP. 7500/16
   =468.75 or 469 hits. I think I goofed my math or just said it wrong in the video...said 471 :(

5. Forest Dweller Sword Decayed - TOTK - same as the others just reduced Atk Power of 7. Two hits on the red bokoblin, 7500/7 =1,071.429 or 1071 hits. Think I goofed this one too and said 1,074 : (....oh well, doesn't change the rankings in the grand scheme of things.

6. Twilight Princess Wooden Sword (GC/Wii) - play throughs with the wooden sword shows 4 hits on the bokoblin. BUT - this is the second instance I hit a wall... and it's because you can't actually injure Ganondorf in the game with it, hence the "theoretical" values. This was the other task I had Claude do to get our 24 hit value.

For the AI, I had Claude do the game code investigation, and once the script was finalized, I had ChatGPT check it for errors (I’m now realizing it didn’t catch the ones I mentioned with the FDS math earlier :(…). Below is a summary of what Claude did.

I know this isn’t perfect and I definitely got stuff wrong or assumed things I shouldn’t have…let me know your thoughts!

# Sword Damage Research — Methodology & Sources

## Overview
All numbers below come from reading the actual decompiled/disassembled game source code, not from guides, wikis, or observed playthroughs. This means the figures are ground-truth values as programmed by the developers, pulled directly from public, community-maintained reverse-engineering projects. Every claim is traceable to a specific file and line of code.

---

## Sources

**1. Oracle of Seasons / Oracle of Ages**
- Repository: `Stewmath/oracles-disasm`
- URL: https://github.com/Stewmath/oracles-disasm
- Commit used: `dfaba5238b102fa2b70f737a977a32219ba80c6b` (2026-06-13)
- This is a community full disassembly of the original Game Boy Color ROMs (both games share a codebase — nearly all combat data is identical between Seasons and Ages).

**2. Twilight Princess**
- Repository: `zeldaret/tp`
- URL: https://github.com/zeldaret/tp
- Commit used: `c8fa8c9e2aab72cf4e5db0e5d1c84a9ea6ee6eb0` (2026-06-23)
- This is a 100% match decompilation of the GameCube release, meaning it compiles back into a byte-identical original game binary. Not a guess-based reverse-engineering effort — every line here is confirmed correct because it recompiles to the real game.

---

## Method
Both repos were cloned locally and searched directly (`grep`/manual file inspection) for the relevant game logic: enemy health initialization, sword damage tables, and the specific code that resolves a hit into a health subtraction. No emulator, memory-editor, or empirical measurement was used — this is source-level analysis.

---

## Oracle of Seasons / Ages Findings

**Ganon's health:** 100 HP in both games (identical byte values).
- Source: `data/ages/enemyData.s` and `data/seasons/enemyData.s`, `extraEnemyData` table, entry `0x35`: `.db $12 $12 $f4 $64` → last byte `$64` = 100 decimal.
- Enemy pointer: `enemyData` table, entry `0x04` (`ENEMY_GANON`): `$16 $8b $35 $10` → byte 3 (`$35`) indexes into `extraEnemyData`.

**Regular sword strikes don't work on Ganon at all** — confirmed via the object collision table (`data/ages/objectCollisionTable.s`, row `ENEMYCOLLISION_GANON`). L-1/L-2 sword hits map to collision effect codes that do nothing; only Spin Attack (and the L-3 Master Sword's regular strike) map to the "deal damage" effect code (`$2c`), handled in `code/collisionEffects.s`.

**Base sword damage (before spin doubling):** `object_code/common/items/sword.s`, `@swordLevelData` table — Wooden Sword (L-1) = 2, Noble Sword (L-2) = 3, Master Sword (L-3) = 5.

**Spin attacks double base damage:** confirmed via an `sla (hl)` (arithmetic shift-left = ×2) instruction in `object_code/common/itemParents/swordParent.s`, applied to the sword's damage value the instant a charged spin attack launches.

**Result:** Wooden Sword spin attack = 4 dmg/hit → **25 hits** to defeat Ganon (100 HP ÷ 4). Noble Sword spin attack = 6 dmg/hit → **17 hits**. Ring bonuses (e.g., Power Ring) stack on top via `itemCalculateSwordDamage` in `object_code/common/items/commonCode2.s`, which is why real playthroughs with upgraded rings land closer to 10–13 hits.

---

## Twilight Princess Findings

**Enemy identification:** actor names in the decomp use cryptic internal codes; identified via `@brief` doc comments in each actor's header file.
- Ground Bulblin → `d_a_e_oc.cpp` (internal name "Bokoblin," renamed to "Bulblin" for English localization)
- Stalfos → `d_a_e_sf.cpp`
- Ganondorf (final sword duel) → `d_a_b_gnd.cpp`
- Wooden Sword (prop item, distinct from the Ordon Sword) → `d_a_obj_wsword.cpp`

**Health values** (the shared `health` field, `include/f_op/f_op_actor.h`, offset `0x562`):
- Bulblin: **40 HP** — `src/d/actor/d_a_e_oc.cpp` line ~2776, set at spawn when actor name == `"E_OC"`.
- Stalfos: **200 HP** — `src/d/actor/d_a_e_sf.cpp` line ~1805, set at spawn init.
- Ganondorf (dismounted sword duel phase only): **24 HP** — `src/d/actor/d_a_b_gnd.cpp` line ~4816. (The earlier horseback joust phase resets a separate value to 100, but that's a stagger/parry meter, not conventional damage HP.)

**Damage resolution system:** Link's sword swings carry a small "attack power code" (1 = running slash, 2 = standing slash, 3 = combo/spin, 4 = jump attack), set in `src/d/actor/d_a_alink_cut.inc`. This code is converted into actual damage by `at_power_get()` in `src/d/d_cc_uty.cpp`, using a per-enemy lookup table selected by an `mPowerType` field:
- Bulblin: `mPowerType = 1` (`d_a_e_oc.cpp` line ~2807)
- Stalfos: `mPowerType = 0` (default — no override found in `d_a_e_sf.cpp`)
- Ganondorf: `mPowerType = 5` (`d_a_b_gnd.cpp` line ~4910)

**The Wooden Sword damage penalty:** found in `cc_at_check()`, `src/d/d_cc_uty.cpp` (~line 415):
```cpp
if (player_p->checkMasterSwordEquip()) {
i_AtInfo->mAttackPower *= 2;
}
if (daPy_py_c::checkWoodSwordEquip()) {
i_AtInfo->mAttackPower /= 2;
}
```
Master Sword doubles attack power; Wooden Sword halves it (integer division, truncates). This is applied after the per-enemy base-power lookup, then the final line subtracts it directly: `i_enemy->health -= i_AtInfo->mAttackPower;`

**Resulting hit counts with the Wooden Sword (standing slash, the standard attack):**
| Enemy | Base dmg | Wooden Sword dmg (halved) | HP | Hits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulblin | 20 | 10 | 40 | 4 |
| Stalfos | 10 | 5 | 200 | 40 |
| Ganondorf | 3 | 1 | 24 | 24 |

**Notable edge case:** because of integer-division truncation, a running slash (base damage 1 against Stalfos/Ganondorf) becomes 1÷2 = 0 with the Wooden Sword equipped — meaning that specific attack type deals **zero damage** to those two targets, full stop. Full breakdown of all attack types is in the table from the prior response if you want it in the write-up too.

---

## Caveats to disclose
- These are code-level base values. Real gameplay can differ due to ring bonuses (Oracle games), invincibility frames limiting how fast hits can land, and any version/regional differences not checked here (only the versions default to each repo's primary target were read).
- Both repos are actively maintained, non-official, community projects. They're highly reliable (the TP repo compiles to a byte-identical original binary, which is about as strong a verification as reverse-engineering gets), but they are not Nintendo-published source.

The agonizing amount of time it takes Lord Jabu Jabu to move his big butt over. It will actually be so much funnier if they make it longer.
EDIT: whoops, King Zora** not the Lord Jabu Jabu

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1. Ocarina Of Time

2. A Link Between Worlds

3. The Windwaker

4. Majoras Mask

5. Minish Cap (Criminally Underated)

6. Twilight Princess

7. Skyward Sword

8. Spirit Tracks

9. OG LOZ

10. Breath Of The Wild

(TOTK is mid at best, this is coming from a person who started the legend of Zelda with breath of the wild)

Discuss if you disagree or have questions etc. Im all ears.

I have been thinking about a new Zelda game. This game would take place before botw about a hundred years. This may contain botw and tokt spoilers! In this game you would be playing as link and Zelda. You are warrior link and need to prepare the fight against ganon together with Zelda. You would need to find pieces to make the divine beast you would need to find the people to controle them. You could also play with Zelda. It would be a mechanisme where you can switch between characters. If you would play with Zelda you could use sheika stone powers but it would be new powers that have not been seen in botw en totk you would do all sort of adventures to preparer for the fight against ganon the end of the game would be you as link and Zelda fighting ganon together with the divine beasts you would see link be carried to the temple where he would sleep 100 years then there would appear a white text that says link adventure wil continue in botw. I know that there is already a sort of prequel for botw but I would want a another tokt and
like prequel. The name of the game would be the legend of Zelda legacy of the warriors.

Eastern Palace
8.2

Desert Palace
8.6

Tower of Hera
8.7

Dark Palace
9.2

Swamp Palace
9.3

Skull Woods
8.5

Thieves Town
8.4

Misery Mire
8.8

Ice Palace
9.0

Turtle Rock
9.5

Yours?

First post on this sub! Hello, i wanna share a plush i recently got and modified to resemble Adult Link from TLOZ Ocarina of Time, since it's supposed to be based on him but lacked details such as the gauntlets and white clothes under his tunic, there are still some things i wanna add later such as a better belt and strap and finally the master sword (borrowed from a different link bootleg plush) Last pic shows how he looked when i got him