Zelda Timeline Last verified: 2026-11-10
Where to play every Zelda game
There is no official browser version of these games. The legal routes are Nintendo hardware, the eShop, and Nintendo Switch Online's classic libraries.
Key art © Nintendo, used with a link to the product page. Chart art on this site is original.
Official and legacy access routes, checked 10 Nov 2026
| Game | Original platform | Access route |
|---|---|---|
| The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword | Wii | Nintendo Switch: Skyward Sword HD (eShop/physical); Wii original second-hand. |
| The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap | Game Boy Advance | Nintendo Classics (Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack; Switch / Switch 2); Game Boy Advance original second-hand. |
| The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords | Game Boy Advance (bundled with A Link to the Past) | Nintendo Classics via A Link to the Past & Four Swords (Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack; Switch / Switch 2); original GBA bundle second-hand. |
| The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time | Nintendo 64 | Nintendo Switch 2: 2026 remake (eShop/physical); Nintendo Classics (Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack; Switch / Switch 2) for the N64 original; 3DS remake second-hand. |
| The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past | Super Nintendo Entertainment System | Nintendo Classics (Nintendo Switch Online; Switch / Switch 2); SNES and GBA originals second-hand. |
| The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening | Game Boy | Nintendo Switch remake (2019); Link's Awakening DX on Nintendo Classics (Nintendo Switch Online; Switch / Switch 2); Game Boy original second-hand. |
| The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons | Game Boy Color | Nintendo Classics (Nintendo Switch Online; Switch / Switch 2); Game Boy Color original second-hand. |
| The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages | Game Boy Color | Nintendo Classics (Nintendo Switch Online; Switch / Switch 2); Game Boy Color original second-hand. |
| The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds | Nintendo 3DS | Nintendo 3DS only; no Switch/Switch 2 re-release verified as of 2026-11-10. |
| The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes | Nintendo 3DS | Nintendo 3DS only; no Switch/Switch 2 re-release verified as of 2026-11-10. |
| The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom | Nintendo Switch | Nintendo Switch: eShop/physical (2024). |
| The Legend of Zelda | Famicom Disk System / Nintendo Entertainment System | Nintendo Classics (Nintendo Switch Online; Switch / Switch 2); NES/FDS original and GBA port second-hand. |
| Zelda II: The Adventure of Link | Famicom Disk System / Nintendo Entertainment System | Nintendo Classics (Nintendo Switch Online; Switch / Switch 2); NES/FDS original and GBA port second-hand. |
| The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask | Nintendo 64 | Nintendo Classics (Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack; Switch / Switch 2); Nintendo 64 original and 3DS remake second-hand. |
| The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess | Wii / GameCube (regional dates below are Wii) | Wii U HD or GameCube/Wii physical copies second-hand; already-owned Wii U downloads can be redownloaded. Wii U eShop purchases ended on 27 March 2023. |
| The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures | GameCube | GameCube only; no Switch/Switch 2 re-release verified as of 2026-11-10. |
| The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker | GameCube | Nintendo GameCube – Nintendo Classics on Switch 2 only, with Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack; Wii U HD and GameCube physical copies second-hand. |
| The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass | Nintendo DS | Nintendo DS physical copies second-hand; existing Wii U Virtual Console purchases can be redownloaded. Wii U eShop purchases ended on 27 March 2023. |
| The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks | Nintendo DS | Nintendo DS physical copies second-hand; existing Wii U Virtual Console purchases can be redownloaded. Wii U eShop purchases ended on 27 March 2023. |
| The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild | Wii U / Nintendo Switch | Nintendo Switch: Breath of the Wild and Switch 2 Edition (eShop/physical); Wii U original second-hand. |
| The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom | Nintendo Switch | Nintendo Switch: Tears of the Kingdom and Switch 2 Edition (eShop/physical). |
| Hyrule Warriors | Wii U | Nintendo Switch: Definitive Edition (eShop/physical); Wii U original second-hand. |
| Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity | Nintendo Switch | Nintendo Switch: eShop/physical. |
| Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment | Nintendo Switch 2 | Nintendo Switch 2: eShop/physical (2025). |
| Cadence of Hyrule | Nintendo Switch | Nintendo Switch: eShop. |
| Link's Crossbow Training | Wii | Wii only; bundled with the Wii Zapper. No current re-release. |
| Link: The Faces of Evil | Philips CD-i | Philips CD-i only; no Nintendo re-release. |
| Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon | Philips CD-i | Philips CD-i only; no Nintendo re-release. |
| Zelda's Adventure | Philips CD-i | Philips CD-i only; no Nintendo re-release. |
| BS Zelda no Densetsu | Satellaview | Satellaview only; no Nintendo re-release. |
| BS Zelda no Densetsu: Inishie no Sekiban | Satellaview | Satellaview only; no Nintendo re-release. |
I am not linking emulators or ROM sets. If a game is on Nintendo Switch Online, the obtain line in our record says Nintendo Classics. If the only current path is a used disc, the line says second-hand. Switch 2 editions of Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom are dated 5 Jun 2025. Ocarina of Time on Switch 2 is 5 Nov 2026.
Skyward Sword HD, Echoes of Wisdom, Link's Awakening, Breath of the Wild, and Tears of the Kingdom have Nintendo Switch store pages. Twilight Princess HD is a Wii U product in this record, and I do not have a verified Switch release for it. Age of Imprisonment is a Switch 2 product dated 6 Nov 2025.
The linked Nintendo product pages provide official media galleries and trailers alongside purchasing information.
Sources
- Nintendo US — Zelda timeline · checked 2026-11-10
- Wikipedia — List of The Legend of Zelda media · checked 2026-11-10
- Nintendo Switch Online — current classic games · checked 2026-11-10
- Nintendo — Wii U and 3DS eShop discontinuation · checked 2026-11-10