Compilations of The Legend of Zelda series

A list of Compilations and Collections of The Legend of Zelda series titles.

Software Compilations

A Link to the Past & Four Swords

Platform: Game Boy Advance
Release: December 2, 2002

Contents: A Link to the Past, Four Swords

The first The Legend of Zelda game released for the Game Boy Advance is an enhanced port of A Link to the Past packed with Four Swords, the first multiplayer title in the series, which features cooperative gameplay with competitive elements and randomly-generated levels. A Link to the Past features modified graphics and screen layouts to fit within the GBA's lower screen resolution and brightness, as well as the new Lumberjack's Riddles quest, the Palace of the Four Sword, and many minor changes and improvements.

Each saved game records the player's progress for both games, allowing for achievements in one game to unlock content and abilities in the other. Four Swords would later be re-released as a standalone DSiWare title, Four Swords Anniversary Edition.

Ocarina of Time / Master Quest

Also known as: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Bonus Disc)
Platform: Nintendo GameCube
Release: February 17, 2003

Contents: Ocarina of Time, Master Quest

A reward for pre-ordering The Wind Waker, this bonus disc contains Ocarina of Time and its more difficult version, Master Quest, which was never released for the Nintendo 64.

Collector's Edition

Platform: Nintendo GameCube
Release: November 17, 2003

Contents: The Legend of Zelda, The Adventure of Link, Ocarina of Time, Majora's Mask

This compilation was given away in a variety of different promotions. In addition to the four games, which make the entire Zelda series at the time playable on the GameCube, it includes a trailer and a 20-minute playable demo of The Wind Waker, and a series retrospective video. It was known to have emulation problems that primarily affected Majora's Mask.

Nintendo Switch Online

Platform: Nintendo Switch
Launch: September 18, 2018

Contents:
The Legend of Zelda
The Adventure of Link (added January 16, 2019)
A Link to the Past (added September 5, 2019)
Link's Awakening DX (added February 8, 2023)
Oracle of Seasons (added July 26, 2023)
Oracle of Ages (added July 26, 2023)

The newest iteration of Nintendo's online services, and the first to be a paid subscription. Unlike the prior Virtual Console library, which allowed for individual games to be purchased and downloaded, this service includes access to all games for a selection of classic consoles.

Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages were shown in a trailer announcing the addition of games from the various Game Boy systems, but were not added to the service until July 2023.

+ Expansion Pack

Launch: October 26, 2021

Contents:
Ocarina of Time
Majora's Mask (added February ?, 2023)
The Minish Cap (added February 8, 2023)

A "premium" tier of the Nintendo Switch Online service, which includes access to Nintendo 64 and Game Boy Advance games.

Hardware Compilations

NES Classic Edition

For more information: NES Classic Edition on Wikipedia.

Also known as: Nintendo Classic Mini: Nintendo Entertainment System
Release: November 11, 2016

Contents: The Legend of Zelda, The Adventure of Link

This miniature replica of the NES comes installed with 30 hit games and uses HDMI for 720p video output. For the Japanese release, both The Legend of Zelda games included are the Famicom Disk System versions.

Game & Watch: The Legend of Zelda

Release: November 12, 2021

Contents: The Legend of Zelda, The Adventure of Link, Link's Awakening, Vermin (Link Version)

A special edition Game & Watch system released for the 35th Anniversary of The Legend of Zelda series. In addition to three classic 8-bit games, it includes playable clock and timer mini-games, and a variant of the Game & Watch game Vermin with Link as the playable character. Oddly, it does not include the 1989 Zelda Game & Watch game.

Demo Compilations

Masterpieces (Super Smash Bros. series)

See SmashWiki's article on Masterpieces for more information.

Masterpieces are time-limited demos of classic games featuring the fighters of the Super Smash Bros. series, which doubled as promotions for the Virtual Console. In the Japanese releases, the NES Zelda games are the Famicom Disk System versions.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Contents: The Legend of Zelda (2:00), Ocarina of Time (5:00)

In The Legend of Zelda, the title screen is skipped, immediately placing the player at the beginning of the game. Ocarina of Time, which must be unlocked by playing as Toon Link in 10 battles, features saved games as young Link in Kokiri Forest and as adult Link after obtaining the Master Sword.

In August 2021, a speedrunner managed to reach the ending of Ocarina of Time within the demo's 5-minute time limit.^{[citation needed]}

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

Contents: The Legend of Zelda (4:00), The Adventure of Link (4:00)

Both games are unlocked by default and skip their respective title screens, placing the player at the beginning of the games.

NES Remix Pack

For more information: NES Remix on Wikipedia.

Platform: Wii U, Nintendo 3DS (as Ultimate NES Remix)
Release: December 5, 2014

A compilation of the previously download-only NES Remix and NES Remix 2, which contain dozens of bite-sized challenges from The Legend of Zelda and The Adventure of Link, respectively. They each feature several "Remix" challenges as well, which modify or combine certain games, such as placing Link in levels from Donkey Kong.

amiibo Tap: Nintendo's Greatest Bits

For more information: amiibo Tap: Nintendo's Greatest Bits on Wikipedia.

Also known as: amiibo Touch & Play: Nintendo Classics Highlights
Platform: Wii U
Release: April 30, 2015

By using amiibo figures, players can unlock three-minute demos from 22 NES games and eight Super NES games, including The Legend of Zelda, The Adventure of Link, and A Link to the Past. For each game, there are seven to nine "scenes" that are randomly selected when an amiibo is scanned.

Bundled Collections

Oracle of Ages & Oracle of Seasons Limited Edition

Limited to 500 copies, this box set released only in Europe included a copy of both Oracle games, a Boomerang, a shirt, two pins, and two skins for both the Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance.

The Wind Waker & Ocarina of Time / Master Quest