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citation needed] Other spin-off games include Freshly-Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland for the Nintendo DS– an RPG released in September 2006 in Japan (Summer of 2007 in the UK) to star supporting character Tingle. But just as many – perhaps even more – are linked to myths, legends and folktales, from the great legendary cycles of Arthur or Robin Hood, to figures such as Wayland of Wayland’s Smithy on the Ridgeway. Zelda and Link go to the 'Spirit Tower' (the ethereal point of convergence for the tracks) to find out why, but villains steal Zelda's body for the resurrection of the Demon King.

Some – like the stories of Brutus or Hereward the Wake – are recorded in medieval chronicles that purport to be ‘actual’ history. Celtic mythology also inspired the name of Link's steed, Epona, based on the Celtic goddess of fertility.In addition to games in which Link does not star as the protagonist, games such as the shooter game, Link's Crossbow Training (for the Wii), have been considered spin-offs due to the lack of a traditional "Save Hyrule" plot-line. Referred to as the "Triforce Series", [121] the games were known as The Legend of Zelda: The Mysterious Acorn: Chapter of Power, Chapter of Wisdom, and Chapter of Courage in Japan [122] and The Legend of Zelda: Mystical Seed of Power, Mystical Seed of Wisdom, and Mystical Seed of Courage in the US.

Four Swords Adventures was released for the GameCube in early 2004 in Japan and America, and January 2005 in Europe. Games in The Legend of Zelda series frequently feature in-game musical instruments, particularly in musical puzzles, which are widespread. Zelda appears under various other aliases and alter egos, including Sheik (in Ocarina of Time) and Tetra (in The Wind Waker and Phantom Hourglass). The Legend of Zelda often includes nonlinear gameplay and varying environments in an explorable world, similar to this illustration.Since the original Legend of Zelda was released in 1986, the series has expanded to include 19 entries on all of Nintendo's major game consoles, as well as a number of spin-offs. What is striking about these stories is that they reveal that, in an age when the Rule of Law was respected as the foundation of good government, those who put themselves outside the law had become popular heroes. The Legend of Zelda is one of Nintendo's most successful franchises; several of its entries are considered among the greatest video games of all time. Fans and the media speculated that the battle might be from a Zelda game in development at the time. He is significantly taller than other human NPCs, but his looks vary between games, often taking the form of a monstrous anthropomorphic boar.