Editing List of The Legend of Zelda references in video games

{{italic title|List of ''The Legend of Zelda'' references in video games}}
The following is a list of references to ''[[The Legend of Zelda (series)|The Legend of Zelda]]'' series in [[Nintendo]] and third-party video games.

==''Animal Crossing'' franchise==
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[[File:ACNL Zelda screenshot.png|thumb|E3 2011 pre-release screenshot of ''Animal Crossing: New Leaf'' showing various ''The Legend of Zelda'' items]]
The [[Triforce]], [[Fused Shadow]] (called "[[Midna]]'s Mask"), [[Majora's Mask]], the "[[Makar]] Mask", the "[[Fi]] Mask", and the [[Master Sword]] make appearances as furniture or headgear. Additionally, when clicked the Triforce separates and reassembles, and the Master Sword plays the "secret found" jingle. The Hero's Clothes and Hero's Cap resemble [[Link]]'s [[Hero's Clothes|clothes]] and hat, respectively. Clothes resembling those worn by [[Anju]] and [[Kafei]] can also be obtained. When [[nookipedia:Katrina|Katrina]], the fortune teller, comes to town or is visited in the city, the Triforce design can be seen in her tent on the wall, and a triangular pattern on the rug. She also makes a reference to Nayru if the player character wears the Hero's Cap or Hero's Clothes.

In ''[[nookipedia:Animal Crossing|Animal Crossing]]'' and related versions, the sailor [[nookipedia:Gulliver|Gulliver]] often tells tales about his journeys at sea. In one story he references ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask]]'' by saying, "When I fought the [[Deep Python|sea snakes]] at [[Pinnacle Rock]]! Wait a minute... That wasn't me!".

A clothing item, the [[Bunny Hood]] appears in these games, but it may or may not be a cameo, due to it not resembling the Bunny Hood in ''Ocarina of Time'' at all.

In ''Animal Crossing'', after one of Kapp'n's salty sea shanties, Kapp'n will sometimes say "Yar. Have ye ever spent a night in a [[Hyrule|Hyrlian]] prison?".

In ''[[nookipedia:Doubutsu no Mori|Doubutsu no Mori]]'', ''[[nookipedia:Doubutsu no Mori +|Doubutsu no Mori +]]'', ''[[nookipedia:Animal Crossing|Animal Crossing]]'', and ''[[nookipedia:Doubutsu no Mori e+|Doubutsu no Mori e+]]'', it is possible to collect [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] games as furniture items and actually play them. One of the games, ''The Legend of Zelda'', is unused, but can only be obtained in ''Animal Crossing'' through the use of a cheating device.

Sometimes villagers talk about "a boy in a far off land land, who wears green, and knocks things out of the air with a [[boomerang]]". This is probably a reference to Link. When the player catches a [[nookipedia:Loach|loach]], the in-game description  reads, "I caught a loach! You don't suppose it's Hylian, do you?" When opening another villager's or player's drawer, it will sometimes say on-screen "You found 100 [[Rupee]]s! But you can't use it here." This is a reference to the currency of the Zelda series.

To obtain the Master Sword replica in ''[[nookipedia:Animal Crossing: New Leaf|Animal Crossing: New Leaf]]'', one must buy a fortune cookie for 2 Play Coins, and receive the fortune that reads the iconic quote, "It's dangerous to go alone. Take this." They must take that fortune to Timmy or Tommy Nook, and then Timmy or Tommy will give the player the Master Sword replica in return.

==''Bush Whacker 2''==
The artstyle and premise of the game (cutting down bushes to collect items) is heavily inspired by the franchise, most notably ''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past]]''. Among many other references to pop culture, it includes a number of references to the franchise:
*Two of the customization items in the game, the Elf Hat and the Junior Bush Whacker Hat, bear a strong resemblance to Link's hat.
*A limited-time event in the game, The Lost Woods, was heavily modeled after the [[Lost Woods|titular location]] in the franchise, particularly its appearance in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time]]''. The event also contained a good number of Zelda references, some examples included NPCs modeled after Link, Skull Kid and the Kokiri, an obtainable sword that was a dark version of the [[Master Sword]] and fairies that referenced Navi's infamous "Hey! Listen" quote.
*A sword that can be purchased during the game's annual Easter Event, the Easter Sword, is directly based on the Master Sword.
*In the Terrifying Traverse area, whenever the Princess blames the Bush Whacker for obstacles blocking the path, the Bush Whacker replies with "Excuse me, princess", with an increasing amount of "u"s used each time, a reference to Link's catchphrase in [[The Legend of Zelda (television series)|The Legend of Zelda animated series]].
*Banquo's dialogue in the "Bombs for Banquo" quest in the Jungle Temple area makes numerous references to Link.
*Some obtainable pets, such as the [[Octorok|Octoshrub]] and Fairy, reference creatures and enemies in the franchise.

==''Captain Rainbow''==
[[Crazy Tracy]] from ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening]]'' makes an appearance in ''{{wp|Captain Rainbow}}''. A portrait of [[Link]] (along with [[mariowiki:Mario)|Mario]]) is in her house, hung above her throne.

==''Donkey Kong'' franchise==
[[File:Link in DKC2 cameo.png|thumb|200px|Link's cameo in the original ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'']]
===''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' and ''Donkey Kong Land 2''===
In ''[[mariowiki:Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest|Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'', [[Link]] is ranked third place on a podium at [[mariowiki:Cranky's Video Game Heroes|Cranky's Video Game Heroes]]. Link has 19 of [[mariowiki:DK Coin|Cranky's Video Game Hero Coin]]s, and if [[mariowiki:Diddy Kong|Diddy Kong]] has a higher number, he takes Link's place on the podium. Link has the same rank in ''[[mariowiki:Donkey Kong Land 2|Donkey Kong Land 2]]''.

In the [[Game Boy Advance]] remake, Link has 50 of Cranky's Video Game Hero Coins and ranked second place on the podium. If Diddy has a higher number, Link is relocated to third place on the podium.

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Link DKC2DKQ sprite.png|''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' sprite
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===''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''===
In ''[[mariowiki:Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!|Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'', if the Kongs visit the [[mariowiki:Bazaar's General Store|General Store]] and ask [[mariowiki:Bazaar|Bazaar]] who owns [[mariowiki:Kastle Kaos|the castle]], he tells a short story of when Link visited the week before and asked the same question. Link did not have enough [[mariowiki:bear coin|bear coin]]s to pay for Bazaar's information on the castle, but Bazaar accepted a payment of 500 [[rupee]]s instead. After being told the information, Link left, grumbling about the seashells being the wrong shape; this references the [[Secret Seashell]] sidequest in ''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening''). This dialogue was removed from the Game Boy Advance remake.

==''Dragalia Lost''==
In ''{{wp|Dragalia Lost}}'', one of the adventurers, Nadine, uses a device called Clix that resembles a catlike version of the [[Sheikah Slate]] that first appeared in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild]]''.

==''F-1 Race''==
In the [[Game Boy]] version of ''{{wp|F-1 Race}}'', Link makes a cameo in the transition to Course 5.

==''Final Fantasy''==
In most releases of the first ''{{wp|Final Fantasy (video game)|Final Fantasy}}'', a tombstone in ElfLand reads "Here lies Link." The Elves somewhat resemble Link, with green clothing and pointy ears. In the North American [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] and European {{wp|PlayStation (console)|PlayStation}} localizations, this was altered to reference Erdrick from ''{{wp|Dragon Quest (video game)|Dragon Quest}}'' instead. Incidentally, a reference to the same character was present on a tombstone in the Japanese [[Family Computer Disk System|Disk System]] version of ''[[Zelda II: The Adventure of Link]]''.<ref>GlitterBerri (May 10, 2011). [https://www.glitterberri.com/adventure-of-link/retranslation/ Retranslation]. ''GlitterBerri's Game Translations''. Retrieved January 1, 2021.</ref>

==''Kirby'' franchise==
In many ''[[wikirby:Kirby (series)|Kirby]]'' games, starting with ''[[wikirby:Kirby's Adventure|Kirby's Adventure]]'', [[wikirby:Kirby|Kirby]] has the [[wikirby:Sword|Sword]] ability, where he wears a green hat similar to Link's starting with ''[[wikirby:Kirby Super Star|Kirby Super Star]]''. Some of Sword Kirby's maneuvers are shared with Link, such as [[sword beam|Sword Beam]] and later [[spin attack|Spin Slash]].

In one of ''Kirby Super Star''{{'}}s games, [[wikirby:The Great Cave Offensive|The Great Cave Offensive]], the Triforce is one of the treasures that Kirby can collect. [[wikirby:HAL Laboratory|HAL Laboratory]] included it and other [[Nintendo]]-related cameos as a way of thanking Nintendo for putting [[Birky|Kirby]] in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening]]''.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20120901222815/http://kirby.nintendo.com/sneakpeek/ Kirby's 20th Anniversary - Sneak Peek at Kirby secrets and tips] (Nintendo.com)</ref>

In ''[[wikirby:Kirby: Canvas Curse|Kirby: Canvas Curse]]'', during the [[wikirby:Paint Panic|Paint Panic]] minigame, a Triforce is one of many possible images drawn by [[wikirby:Paint Roller|Paint Roller]].

==''Mario'' franchise==
[[File:Link in SMRPG cameo.png|thumb|200px|Link's cameo in ''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars'']]
===''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars''===
In ''[[mariowiki:Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars|Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'', Link rests in the [[mariowiki:Rose Town|Rose Town]] inn. Instead of waking up when [[mariowiki:Mario|Mario]] speaks to him, the "secret revealed" melody from ''The Legend of Zelda'' games plays instead.

===''Mario Artist: Paint Studio''===
In ''[[mariowiki:Mario Artist: Paint Studio|Mario Artist: Paint Studio]]'', the player can add artwork of various [[Nintendo]] characters on a canvas. This includes 21 characters from ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time]]'', in order from top to bottom:
{| cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="multicol" style="width: 50%"
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*[[Link|Child Link]]
*[[Link|Adult Link]]
*Link on [[Epona]]
*[[Princess Zelda|Young Zelda]]
*[[Princess Zelda|Adult Zelda]]
*[[Saria]]
*[[Impa]]
*[[Malon]]
*[[Talon]]
*[[Ingo]]
*[[Goron]]
|
*[[Darunia]]
*[[Kaepora Gaebora]]
*[[Rauru]]
*[[Princess Ruto|Child Ruto]]
*[[Princess Ruto|Adult Ruto]]
*[[King Zora]]
*[[Sheik]]
*[[Nabooru]]
*[[Koume]] and [[Kotake]]
*[[Ganondorf]]
|}

==''Tetris'' franchise==
===''Tetris'' (Nintendo Entertainment System)===
In ''{{wp|Tetris}}'', after completing Level 9, the results screen shows Link is playing the [[flute]] in a band with other [[Nintendo]] characters, including [[mariowiki:Donkey Kong|Donkey Kong]], [[mariowiki:Bowser|Bowser]], {{wp|Pit (Kid Icarus)|Pit}}, [[mariowiki:Mario|Mario]], [[mariowiki:Luigi|Luigi]], [[mariowiki:Princess Peach|Princess Peach]], and {{wp|Samus Aran}}. Link appears when the player has completed height 1 of Level 9 in Game B.

===''Tetris DS''===
In ''{{wp|Tetris DS}}'', there are several themes based on first-party NES titles, one of which is based on the first ''[[The Legend of Zelda (video game)|The Legend of Zelda]]''.

==''World of Warcraft''==
A quest in ''{{wp|World of Warcraft}}'' references ''The Legend of Zelda'' series. There is a gnome named Linken, who has the same green tunic as Link. He repeats well known lines from ''The Legend of Zelda'' games such as "Its a secret to everyone."

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