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==={{ALttP|-}}===
==={{ALttP|-}}===
Different things happen depending on the version of the game being played.
In the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]] version, "Nintendo Presents" appears on a black background to the sound of a Rupee being collected. The text disappears and the three pieces of the [[Triforce]] enter from their respective edges, rotating in 3D until they converge and form the complete Triforce. The title logo appears in front of it, and the [[Master Sword]] strikes downward through the "Z" as the screen flashes rapidly. A background appears, showing a castle standing in a lake with trees and a mountain in the distance. After several seconds, a cutscene telling of the Seal of Seven Maidens is shown, which then loops back to the Title Screen when it's finished.


SFC version (1991): NINTENDO PRESENTS flashes on a black background. Then, the [[Triforce]] spins into place. The title logo fades in, and a couple seconds after that, the Seal of Seven Maidens intro starts to play. When that is concluded, the Triforce appears again and the loop repeats.
In the [[Game Boy Advance]] version, the Title Screen appears after the combined [[File-Selection Screen]] for {{ALttP&FS}}. The "Nintendo Presents" text is omitted, and the prologue cutscene is not shown until the player begins the game for the first time.
 
SNES version (1992): Unlike the SFC version's black background when the title logo appears, there is a castle standing in a lake with trees and a mountain in the distance. The title logo itself has the Master Sword stuck through the Z and it flashes epilepsy-warningly when it appears. Otherwise the timing is the same.
 
GBA version (2003): It is accessed from the {{ALttP&FS}} combined file select, skipping straight to the Triforce spinning into place without the NINTENDO PRESENTS. The admonition to PRESS START is now in place underneath the title logo, as the screen with the castle sits in silence indefinitely. When START is pressed, the Seal of Seven Maidens intro plays only once and leads straight to the gameplay.


==={{LA|-}}===
==={{LA|-}}===
Upon startup, a cutscene plays of [[Link]] sailing back to Hyrule in his small boat, as he had gone on vacation to distant lands in the ending cutscene of the Oracles Linked Ending. Unfortunately, he's now encountered inclement weather, and his boat is struck by lightning! Cut to [[Marin]] walking on the beach. She stops in her tracks when she sees Link offscreen, and runs forwards. She steps slowly the last few meters, looks down at him, and shakes him. Then as the music speeds up, pan upwards to the [[Wind Fish's Egg]] atop its mountain (surrounded by a cloudy sky in the DX and NX versions) where the title logo appears. The upbeat title music loops 3 times as the title logo sparkles, and then the cutscene loops to the beginning again.
Upon startup, a cutscene plays of [[Link]] sailing back to Hyrule in his small boat, as he had gone on vacation to distant lands in the ending cutscene of the Oracles Linked Ending. Unfortunately, he's now encountered inclement weather, and his boat is struck by lightning! Cut to [[Marin]] walking on the beach. She stops in her tracks when she sees Link offscreen, and runs forwards. She steps slowly the last few meters, looks down at him, and shakes him. Then as the music speeds up, pan upwards to the [[Wind Fish's Egg]] atop its mountain (surrounded by a cloudy sky in the DX and Nintendo Switch versions) where the title logo appears. The upbeat title music loops 3 times as the title logo sparkles, and then the cutscene loops to the beginning again.


==={{OoT|-}}===
==={{OoT|-}}===
Link rides [[Epona]] across [[Hyrule Field]] in the dawn. (Wrong-warping there with the Back In Time glitch reveals his inventory to contain an improbable assortment of items<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKpLub9py04</ref>.) The title logo appears to be on fire. Link and Epona take a brief break by the river, and then the camera flies into the entrance to Kokiri Forest with a lens flare. One of a set of three cutscenes then plays before the loop repeats.
The [[Nintendo 64]] logo is briefly shown before the Title Screen fades in. Link rides [[Epona]] across [[Hyrule Field]] at dawn, seen at first from a distance, then with various sweeping camera angles. The title logo appears with flames behind it. Link and Epona take a brief break by [[Zora River]], and then the camera flies into the entrance to [[Kokiri Forest]] with a lens flare effect. One of a set of three cutscenes then plays before the Title Screen repeats.


* Field
* [[Nabooru]] is attacked by [[Twinrova]] in the [[Spirit Temple]] as Link watches
* [[Nabooru]] is attacked by [[Twinrova]] in the [[Spirit Temple]] as Link watches
* Field
* [[Sheik]] appears in [[Death Mountain Crater]] and walks towards Link
* [[Sheik]] appears in [[Death Mountain Crater]] and walks towards Link
* Field
* Ganondorf rides his horse through flames
* Ganondorf rides his horse through flames


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==Trivia==
*Version 1.0 of {{OoT}} is one of eleven games that feature an error in the [[Nintendo 64]] logo; several faces have incorrect colors.<ref>{{Cite Web|author=Snooplax |published=Oct. 8, 2021 |retrieved=Oct. 22, 2021 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tCGariTkag&t=22s |title=The Mistake Rare Left in Banjo-Kazooie for Switch Online |site=YouTube}}</ref> This was fixed in version 1.1 and all subsequent releases.
==Nomenclature==
{{Nomenclature}}


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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File:ALttPFStitle.png|The {{Term|ALttP|Title Screen}} of {{ALttP&FS|-}}
File:ALttPFStitle.png|The {{Term|ALttP|Title Screen}} of {{ALttP&FS|-}}
File:OoT Master Quest Title Screen.png|The {{Term|OoT|Title Screen}} of the {{Term|OoT|Master Quest}} version of {{OoT|-}}
File:OoT Master Quest Title Screen.png|The {{Term|OoT|Title Screen}} of the {{Term|OoT|Master Quest}} version of {{OoT|-}}
File:FSAE Title Screen.png|The {{Term|TMC|Title Screen}} of {{FSAE|-}}
File:FSA Title Screen 2.png|The Japanese {{Term|FSA|Title Screen}} of {{FSA|-}}
File:TMC Title Screen 2.png|The Japanese {{Term|TMC|Title Screen}} of {{TMC|-}}
File:TMC Title Screen 2.png|The Japanese {{Term|TMC|Title Screen}} of {{TMC|-}}
File:FSAE Title Screen.png|The {{Term|TMC|Title Screen}} of {{FSAE|-}}
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==Nomenclature==
{{Nomenclature}}


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Revision as of 07:54, 11 February 2023

The Title Screen is a recurring interface in the Legend of Zelda series, visible upon starting up the game and when quitting.[1][name references needed] It usually displays the game's title logo and copyright date with a looping intro. Pressing the START button or an equivalent input takes the player to the File-Selection Screen.

Overview

The Legend of Zelda

A waterfall flows between two cliffs under a pink sky in the NES version, or a yellow sky in the GBA version. At 0:09, the sky fades to night and the intro rises in, surrounded by vines.

THE LEGEND OF ZELDA

MANY YEARS AGO, PRINCE DARKNESS "GANNON" STOLE ONE OF THE TRIFORCE WITH POWER.

PRINCESS ZELDA HAD ONE OF THE TRIFORCE WITH WISDOM. SHE DIVIDED IT INTO "8" UNITS TO HIDE IT FROM GANNON BEFORE SHE WAS CAPTURED.

GO FIND THE "8" UNITS "LINK" TO SAVE HER.

-NES version

THE LEGEND OF ZELDA

LONG AGO, GANON, PRINCE OF DARKNESS, STOLE THE TRIFORCE OF POWER.

PRINCESS ZELDA OF HYRULE BROKE THE TRIFORCE OF WISDOM INTO EIGHT PIECES AND HID THEM FROM GANON BEFORE SHE WAS KIDNAPPED BY GANON'S MINIONS.

LINK, YOU MUST FIND THE PIECES AND SAVE ZELDA.

-GBA version

At 0:27, the intro rises out and a list of the items in the game scrolls up.

ALL OF TREASURES (NES) ALL TREASURES (GBA)
HEART CONTAINER HEART
FAIRY CLOCK
RUPY[SIC] 5 RUPIES[SIC]
LIFE POTION 2ND POTION
LETTER FOOD
SWORD WHITE SWORD
MAGICAL SWORD MAGICAL SHIELD
BOOMERANG MAGICAL BOOMERANG
BOMB BOW
ARROW SILVER ARROW
BLUE CANDLE RED CANDLE
BLUE RING RED RING
POWER BRACELET RECORDER
RAFT STEPLADDER
MAGICAL ROD BOOK OF MAGIC
KEY MAGICAL KEY
MAP COMPASS
TRIFORCE

At about 1:20 after all the items have passed, Link holds up a comically large sign saying "PLEASE LOOK UP THE MANUAL FOR DETAILS." Finally it loops back to the beginning.

The Adventure of Link

A sword is stuck in the ground on a cliffside at night, with a view to the sea. A single meteor descends at 0:04. The title logo rises up in the background at 0:09 and holds. The intro starts to scroll up at 0:43.

AFTER GANON WAS DESTROYED, IMPA TOLD LINK A SLEEPING SPELL WAS CAST ON PRINCESS ZELDA. SHE WILL WAKE ONLY WITH THE POWER OF NO.3 TRIFORCE SEALED IN A PALACE IN HYRULE. TO BREAK THE SEAL, CRYSTALS MUST BE PLACED IN STATUES IN 6 WELL GUARDED PALACES. LINK SET OUT ON HIS MOST ADVENTURESOME QUEST YET... ©1987 NINTENDO

-NES version

AFTER GANON WAS DESTROYED, IMPA TOLD LINK A SLEEPING SPELL WAS CAST ON PRINCESS ZELDA. SHE WILL WAKE ONLY WITH THE POWER OF THE THIRD TRIFORCE SEALED IN A PALACE IN HYRULE. TO BREAK THE SEAL, CRYSTALS MUST BE PLACED IN STATUES IN 6 WELL GUARDED PALACES. LINK SET OUT ON HIS MOST ADVENTURESOME QUEST YET... ©1987-2004 NINTENDO

-GBA version

The title logo then rises once again and the loop repeats.

A Link to the Past

In the SNES version, "Nintendo Presents" appears on a black background to the sound of a Rupee being collected. The text disappears and the three pieces of the Triforce enter from their respective edges, rotating in 3D until they converge and form the complete Triforce. The title logo appears in front of it, and the Master Sword strikes downward through the "Z" as the screen flashes rapidly. A background appears, showing a castle standing in a lake with trees and a mountain in the distance. After several seconds, a cutscene telling of the Seal of Seven Maidens is shown, which then loops back to the Title Screen when it's finished.

In the Game Boy Advance version, the Title Screen appears after the combined File-Selection Screen for A Link to the Past & Four Swords. The "Nintendo Presents" text is omitted, and the prologue cutscene is not shown until the player begins the game for the first time.

Link's Awakening

Upon startup, a cutscene plays of Link sailing back to Hyrule in his small boat, as he had gone on vacation to distant lands in the ending cutscene of the Oracles Linked Ending. Unfortunately, he's now encountered inclement weather, and his boat is struck by lightning! Cut to Marin walking on the beach. She stops in her tracks when she sees Link offscreen, and runs forwards. She steps slowly the last few meters, looks down at him, and shakes him. Then as the music speeds up, pan upwards to the Wind Fish's Egg atop its mountain (surrounded by a cloudy sky in the DX and Nintendo Switch versions) where the title logo appears. The upbeat title music loops 3 times as the title logo sparkles, and then the cutscene loops to the beginning again.

Ocarina of Time

The Nintendo 64 logo is briefly shown before the Title Screen fades in. Link rides Epona across Hyrule Field at dawn, seen at first from a distance, then with various sweeping camera angles. The title logo appears with flames behind it. Link and Epona take a brief break by Zora River, and then the camera flies into the entrance to Kokiri Forest with a lens flare effect. One of a set of three cutscenes then plays before the Title Screen repeats.

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Trivia

  • Version 1.0 of Ocarina of Time is one of eleven games that feature an error in the Nintendo 64 logo; several faces have incorrect colors.[2] This was fixed in version 1.1 and all subsequent releases.

Nomenclature

Names in Other Regions
LanguageNames
The Kingdom of the Netherlands
Dutch
Titelscherm (ALBW)[3]
Canada
FrenchCA
  • L'écran titre (SS)[7]
  • Écran titre (ALBW | LCT)[8]
The French Republic
FrenchEU
Écran titre (ALBW)[3]
The Federal Republic of Germany
German
Titelbildschirm (ALBW)[3]
The Italian Republic
Italian
Schermo del titolo (ALBW)[3]
The Portuguese Republic
PortugueseEU
  • Ecrã Title (ALBW)[3]
  • Ecrã título (ALBW)[3]
The Russian Federation
Russian
  • Начальный экран (Nachal'nyy ekran) (SS)[6]
  • Начальном Экране (Nachal'nom Ekrane) (ALBW)[3]
Latin America
SpanishLA
  • Pantalla de Título (SS | LCT)[4][5]
  • Pantalla del título (ALBW)[3]
The Kingdom of Spain
SpanishEU
Pantalla del título (ALBW)
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Gallery

  • The Title Display of the Famicom cartridge version of The Legend of Zelda

    The Title Display of the Famicom cartridge version of The Legend of Zelda

  • The Title Display of the Famicom Disk System version of The Legend of Zelda

    The Title Display of the Famicom Disk System version of The Legend of Zelda

  • The Title Screen of the BS-X version of A Link to the Past

    The Title Screen of the BS-X version of A Link to the Past

  • The Title Screen of the A Link to the Past in the A Link to the Past & Four Swords version

    The Title Screen of the A Link to the Past in the A Link to the Past & Four Swords version

  • The Title Screen of A Link to the Past & Four Swords

    The Title Screen of A Link to the Past & Four Swords

  • The Title Screen of the Master Quest version of Ocarina of Time

    The Title Screen of the Master Quest version of Ocarina of Time

  • The Title Screen of Four Swords Anniversary Edition

    The Title Screen of Four Swords Anniversary Edition

  • The Japanese Title Screen of Four Swords Adventures

    The Japanese Title Screen of Four Swords Adventures

  • The Japanese Title Screen of The Minish Cap

    The Japanese Title Screen of The Minish Cap

References

  1. ↑ "TITLE SCREEN" (Link's Awakening DX manual, pg. 8)
  2. ↑ Snooplax, The Mistake Rare Left in Banjo-Kazooie for Switch Online , YouTube, published Oct. 8, 2021, retrieved Oct. 22, 2021.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 A Link Between Worlds manual, pg. 4
  4. ↑ "Pantalla de título" (Skyward Sword manual, pg. 23)
  5. ↑ "Pantalla de Título" (Link's Crossbow Training manual, pg. 24)
  6. ↑ "Начальный экран" (Skyward Sword manual, Russian localization, pg. 4)
  7. ↑ "L'écran titre" (Skyward Sword manual, pg. 13)
  8. ↑ "Écran titre" (Link's Crossbow Training manual, pg. 14)
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