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|series_title = The Legendary Let's Play
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|logo = The-legendary-lets-play-logo.png
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|image_size = 250px
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|franchise = ''The Legend of Zelda''
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|series =
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|hosts =
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|players = {{Plainlist|
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* [[Rick Desilets]]
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* [[John Selig]]
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* [[C/J Haley]]
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* [[Ian Selig]]
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* [[Felice Haley]]
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* [[Dustin Deren]]
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* [[Ben Mooney]]
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* [[Sarah Fischer]]
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* [[Lindsay Gibbons]]
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* [[Geoff Hook]]
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* [[Dave Hook]]
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* [[chew13acca]]
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* [[Evilhipi]]
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}}
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|featuring = {{Plainlist|
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* [[Meg Zaremba]]
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* [[Carolyn Walcott]]
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* [[Ashley Hoey]]
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* [[Peter Worrest]]
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}}
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|intro = "Zelda"<br/>by The Adventures of<br/>Duane and BrandO
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|outro =
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|run = August 22, 2013 –<br/>present
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|parts = 4
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|games = 50
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|other_media = 1
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|episodes = 1693
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|elength = 1–667 minutes
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|pshelf = https://www.youtube.com/c/dpadFM/playlists?view=50&sort=dd&shelf_id=5
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|playlist =
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|tlength = 981:07:27
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'''''The Legendary Let's Play''''' is a [[Franchise Play]] that attempts to cover every single main series game in ''The Legend of Zelda'' series. The initial trailer for the series was posted to [[The D-Pad|The D-Pad's]] YouTube channel on August 22, 2013 ahead of its debut on August 27. The series ran on a consistent schedule wherein three games would be in progress at any given time: the 8-bit and handheld games as 15 minute videos uploaded every weekday, and two large console games as 60 minute videos on Saturdays and Sundays. Additionally, the then-new entry ''[[Hyrule Warriors]]'' was added as a second weekday game upon its release, meaning that there were temporarily four ''Zelda'' games being played at once on the channel. This schedule persisted for 16 consecutive months, until they finally achieved their goal on January 1, 2015. Immediately after this, however, the series continued under the name ''[[The Legendary Let's Play: Dawn of a New Day]]'', tackling new ''Zelda'' games as they are released and going on hiatus again once they are completed. Currently, ''The Legendary Let's Play'' is once again active, with the team playing ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild]]''. As of May 1, 2017, 23 games have been played as part of the project, and a total of 688 episodes have been released.
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'''''The Legendary Let's Play''''' is a [[Franchise Play]] created by ''[[The D-Pad]]'' in [[2013]], focusing on Nintendo's ''The Legend of Zelda'' franchise. It aims to cover every single ''Zelda'' game across the entire history of the franchise, making it the first conventional Franchise Play on the channel. The project was announced with a trailer on August 22, 2013, ending a six-month hiatus during which no videos were uploaded to the channel, and debuted officially five days later with the first episode of ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]''.
  
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== Games played ==
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The schedule for ''The Legendary Let's Play'' initially consisted of daily uploads; on weekdays, episodes between 15 and 20 minutes in length covering the 8-bit and handheld games; on weekends, episodes between 45 and 60 minutes in length covering the longer console entries. In [[2017]], with the beginning of ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild]]'', the schedule shifted to exclusively weekday episodes for games, with additional episodes covering other media in the ''Zelda'' franchise sometimes released on weekends. Rather than being played in order of release, games were initially organized into groups based on their place in the timeline, ensuring that any set of games featuring the same Link would be played in chronological order. From the second part of the series onward, this system was dropped in favor of the roughly chronological release order used by later Franchise Plays on the channel. LPs have occasionally featured live-action segments related to ''The D-Pad'''s ongoing [[metaplot]].
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=== ''The Legendary Let's Play'' ===
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As of June 14, 2024, 50 games (42 official ''Zelda'' games, 2 compilations containing ''Zelda''-themed games, 2 games related to the franchise but not part of it, and 4 fan games) have been played as part of the project, and a total of 1693 episodes have been released.
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== Structure ==
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''The Legendary Let's Play'' is split into several large parts, each one defined by a different approach to covering the games in the franchise.
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*The first part, simply known as ''The Legendary Let's Play'', was announced on August 22, 2013, began officially on August 27, 2013, and concluded on January 4, 2015 after a total of 554 episodes. It covered every main series ''The Legend of Zelda'' title released up to that point, largely ignoring spinoffs and side games, with the notable exceptions of ''[[Nintendo Land]]'' and ''[[Hyrule Warriors]]''. Three games were played simultaneously for the majority of this part; 8-bit and handheld games in the weekday slot, "Child Timeline" games in the Sunday slot, and the other major console games in the Saturday slot. ''Hyrule Warriors'', then newly-released, occupied a second weekday slot for the duration of its LP, resulting in the only period in the history of the channel that four games in a single franchise were played at once.
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*The second part, ''The Legendary Let's Play: Dawn of a New Day'' (originally titled ''The Legendary Let's Play 3D'' until it was renamed in 2017), ran from January 5, 2015 to August 16, 2018, with a total of 317 episodes. Released on a more infrequent schedule than the first part, it consisted almost entirely of LPs of newly-released ''Zelda'' games, with the series entering hiatuses between the completion of one game and the release of the next one. Games played during this part include ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D]]'', ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes]]'', ''The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild'', and ''[[Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition]]''.
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*The third part, ''The Legendary Let's Play: A Terrible Fate'', was announced at the end of ''Dawn of a New Day'', began on August 24, 2018, and concluded on March 28, 2023, after 547 episodes. Returning the series to a regular weekday schedule, it covered every spinoff in the franchise that was skipped during the first part, bringing ''The Legendary Let's Play'' to the same level of thoroughness as later Franchise Plays like ''[[The Mega Let's Play]]''. In addition, new games such as ''[[Cadence of Hyrule]]'', ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening]]'' and ''[[Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity]]'' continued to be covered upon their release. ''The Legendary Let's Play'' was considered fully complete with the final episode of ''The Legend of Zelda: Second Quest'' on October 22, 2021, with only two further episodes released over the next 18 months.
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*The fourth part, ''The Legendary Let's Play Reawakens'', began on April 24, 2023. It revived the series after an 18-month hiatus, and initially focused on Rick's livestreamed attempts to 100% ''Breath of the Wild'' in preparation for its sequel, ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom]]'', before covering the latter game in full upon its release.
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== Contents ==
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=== Games ===
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! # !! Title !! Platform !! Year !! Start date !! data-sort-type="date" | End date !! Eps !! Length !! Schedule !! Part !! class="unsortable" | Link
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| rowspan=2 | 1 || rowspan=2 | ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]'' || rowspan=2 | [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] || rowspan=2 | [[1987]] || August 27, 2013 || September 27, 2013 || 25 || {{#duration: 7h15m55s}} || Weekdays || rowspan=20 | ''[[List of The Legendary Let's Play episodes|The Legendary Let's Play]]'' || [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfujXvl455i_FkTQ609WOw2uyoME-zwM- playlist]
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| August 30, 2021 || October 22, 2021 || 40 || {{#duration: 12h25m39s}} || Weekdays || [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfujXvl455i-5OZR2v58BOXUAzZn2bJRL playlist]
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| 2 || ''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past]] || [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]] || [[1992]] || August 31, 2013 || October 26, 2013 || 10 || {{#duration: 10h12m37s}} || Saturdays || [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfujXvl455i_0T_Rtxq1ixOzSQHBJi6ye playlist]
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| 3 || ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time]] || [[Nintendo 64|N64]] || [[1998]] || September 1, 2013 || December 18, 2013 || 18 || {{#duration: 20h25m40s}} || Sundays || [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfujXvl455i_Kwf71U2J5zhtH8N3JRo_6 playlist]
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| 4 || ''[[Zelda II: The Adventure of Link]] || [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] || [[1988]] || September 30, 2013 || November 8, 2013 || 30 || {{#duration: 9h15m28s}} || Weekdays || [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfujXvl455i_hK4EcMrawjuZWXMq1xUhm playlist]
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| 5 || ''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD]] || [[Wii U]] || [[2013]] || November 2, 2013 || March 16, 2014 || 20 || {{#duration: 20h45m29s}} || Saturdays || [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfujXvl455i_8H9uzeO8RpvAOT2cyu2se playlist]
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| 6 || ''[[Nintendo Land]]'' || [[Wii U]] || [[2012]] || November 11, 2013 || August 7, 2020 || 17 || {{#duration: 10h40m18s}} || Weekdays || [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfujXvl455i-S2d0XG3_ZXHM-ObQUUoC- playlist]
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| 7 || ''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds]]'' || [[Nintendo 3DS|3DS]] || [[2013]] || November 26, 2013 || February 8, 2014 || 56 || {{#duration: 18h8m51s}} || Weekdays || [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfujXvl455i-2Tyw6Zv0jyU6zXVT4RM8y playlist]
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| 8 || ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask]]'' || [[Nintendo 64|N64]] || [[2000]] || December 23, 2013 || May 18, 2014 || 23 || {{#duration: 24h24m26s}} || Sundays || [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfujXvl455i80Tb0iDtiHpZ89pZEBYh0A playlist]
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| 9 || ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons]]'' || [[Game Boy Color|GBC]] || [[2001]] || February 10, 2014 || April 4, 2014 || 40 || {{#duration: 12h51m52s}} || Weekdays || [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfujXvl455i9koz4Bt0a0_cNDq46A0lfu playlist]
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| 10 || ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword]]'' || [[Wii]] || [[2011]] || March 22, 2014 || November 1, 2014 || 33 || {{#duration: 28h53m16s}} || Saturdays || [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfujXvl455i-rhyW_JYi7x6u8gZsLbYkh playlist]
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| 11 || ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages]]'' || [[Game Boy Color|GBC]] || [[2001]] || April 7, 2014 || June 10, 2014 || 47 || {{#duration: 15h22s}} || Weekdays || [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfujXvl455i-kWXtl_C-GCKZU7IvlkbCI playlist]
 
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! class="unsortable" | # !! Title !! Platform !! Year !! Start date !! data-sort-type="date" | End date !! Eps !! Schedule !! class="unsortable" | Link
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| 12 || ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess]]'' || [[Wii]] || [[2006]] || May 25, 2014 || January 1, 2015 || 34 || {{#duration: 30h38m19s}} || Sundays || [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfujXvl455i8xCQC0Bcc5jzA6kDUu31S3 playlist]
 
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| 1 || ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]'' || [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] || [[1987]] || August 27, 2013 || September 27, 2013 || 25 || Weekdays || [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfujXvl455i_FkTQ609WOw2uyoME-zwM- playlist]
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| 13 || ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX]]'' || [[Game Boy Color|GBC]] || [[1998]] || June 11, 2014 || July 15, 2014 || 24 || {{#duration: 13h54m42s}} || Weekdays || [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfujXvl455i_CRu7LF6K68PnVMkB--iwe playlist]
 
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| 2 || ''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past]] || [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]] || [[1992]] || August 31, 2013 || October 26, 2013 || 10 || Saturdays || [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfujXvl455i_0T_Rtxq1ixOzSQHBJi6ye playlist]
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| 14 || ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass]]'' || [[Nintendo DS|NDS]] || [[2007]] || July 14, 2014 || September 12, 2014 || 45 || {{#duration: 14h29m22s}} || Weekdays || [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfujXvl455i-mnKl6B-bOhu9G_mBfWI-9 playlist]
 
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| 3 || ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time]] || [[Nintendo 64|N64]] || [[1998]] || September 1, 2013 || December 17, 2013 || 18 || Sundays || [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfujXvl455i_Kwf71U2J5zhtH8N3JRo_6 playlist]
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| 15 || ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks]]'' || [[Nintendo DS|NDS]] || [[2009]] || September 15, 2014 || November 15, 2014 || 46 || {{#duration: 15h38m31s}} || Weekdays || [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfujXvl455i9S6wlmx4fndU13D_3Yu6g8 playlist]
 
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| 4 || ''[[Zelda II: The Adventure of Link]] || [[NES]] || [[1988]] || September 30, 2013 || November 8, 2013 || 30 || Weekdays || [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfujXvl455i_hK4EcMrawjuZWXMq1xUhm playlist]
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| 16 || ''[[Hyrule Warriors]]'' || [[Wii U]] || [[2014]] || September 29, 2014 || May 1, 2015 || 51 || {{#duration: 15h58m55s}} || Weekdays || [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfujXvl455i8qHTgdmlwI1PWcdPS5cAU5 playlist]
 
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| 5 || ''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD]] || [[Wii U]] || [[2013]] || November 2, 2013 || March 16, 2014 || 20 || Saturdays || [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfujXvl455i_8H9uzeO8RpvAOT2cyu2se playlist]
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| 17 || ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Anniversary Edition]] || [[Nintendo 3DS|3DS]] || [[2011]] || November 8, 2014 || November 9, 2014 || 3 || {{#duration: 4h38m31s}} || Saturdays || [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfujXvl455i8ZHdtCjCz_jOKunaRNIGoC playlist]
 
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| 6 || ''[[Nintendo Land]] || [[Wii U]] || [[2012]] || November 11, 2013 || November 23, 2013 || 10 || Weekdays || [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfujXvl455i-S2d0XG3_ZXHM-ObQUUoC- playlist]
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| 18 || ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures]] || [[GameCube|GCN]] || [[2004]] || November 15, 2014 || December 27, 2014 || 9 || {{#duration: 14h32m7s}} || Saturdays || [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfujXvl455i_PehAXSh2u0m7MS6Xb1koQ playlist]
 
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| 7 || ''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds]]'' || [[Nintendo 3DS|3DS]] || [[2013]] || November 26, 2013 || February 8, 2014 || 56 || Weekdays || [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfujXvl455i-2Tyw6Zv0jyU6zXVT4RM8y playlist]
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| 19 || ''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap]] || [[Game Boy Advance|GBA]] || [[2005]] || November 17, 2014 || December 31, 2014 || 33 || {{#duration: 13h7s}} || Weekdays || [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfujXvl455i_pXSnURMLmfjK04P1ozfq3 playlist]
 
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| 8 || ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask]]'' || [[Nintendo 64|N64]] || [[2000]] || December 23, 2013 || May 18, 2014 || 23 || Sundays || [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfujXvl455i80Tb0iDtiHpZ89pZEBYh0A playlist]
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| 20 || ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D]]'' || [[Nintendo 3DS|3DS]] || [[2011]] || January 4, 2015 || June 29, 2015 || 26 || {{#duration: 19h31m44s}} || Sundays || rowspan=6 | ''[[List of The Legendary Let's Play episodes|The Legendary Let's Play<br/><small>Dawn of a New Day</small>]]'' || [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfujXvl455i909-VRtOT_-yStc4Q8Bptd playlist]
 
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| 9 || ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons]]'' || [[Game Boy Color|GBC]] || [[2001]] || February 10, 2014 || April 4, 2014 || 40 || Weekdays || [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfujXvl455i9koz4Bt0a0_cNDq46A0lfu playlist]
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| 21 || ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D]]'' || [[Nintendo 3DS|3DS]] || [[2015]] || February 16, 2015 || August 3, 2015 || 24 || {{#duration: 20h22m19s}} || Sundays || [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfujXvl455i9La1c91MFoHp3w7jt58kYz playlist]
 
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| 10 || ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword]]'' || [[Wii]] || [[2011]] || March 22, 2014 || November 1, 2014 || 33 || Saturdays || [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfujXvl455i-rhyW_JYi7x6u8gZsLbYkh playlist]
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| 22 || ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes]]'' || [[Nintendo 3DS|3DS]] || [[2015]] || December 7, 2015 || July 29, 2016 || 33 || {{#duration: 9h18m59s}} || Weekdays || [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfujXvl455i8JhpJjS7qyzxP6vW06C5OS playlist]
 
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| 11 || ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages]]'' || [[Game Boy Color|GBC]] || [[2001]] || April 7, 2014 || June 10, 2014 || 47 || Weekdays || [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfujXvl455i-kWXtl_C-GCKZU7IvlkbCI playlist]
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| 23 || ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild]]'' || [[Nintendo Switch|NS]] || [[2017]] || March 6, 2017 || August 23, 2023 || 183 || {{#duration: 155h4m39s}} || Weekdays || [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfujXvl455i-Q34L5i4V1UlEVRXCBUXkj playlist]
 
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| 12 || ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess]]'' || [[Wii]] || [[2006]] || May 25, 2014 || January 1, 2015 || 34 || Sundays || [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfujXvl455i8xCQC0Bcc5jzA6kDUu31S3 playlist]
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| 24 || ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD]]'' || [[Wii U]] || [[2016]] || colspan=2 | August 2, 2017 || 1 || {{#duration: 1h4m54s}} || Weekdays || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FhYouca2wM video]
 
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| 13 || ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX]]'' || [[Game Boy Color|GBC]] || [[1998]] || June 11, 2014 || July 15, 2014 || 24 || Weekdays || [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfujXvl455i_CRu7LF6K68PnVMkB--iwe playlist]
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| 25 || ''[[Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition]]'' || [[Nintendo Switch|NS]] || [[2018]] || May 21, 2018 || August 16, 2018 || 58 || {{#duration: 15h32m34s}} || Weekdays || [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfujXvl455i9hieCySS8zqGqa2XePi6YB playlist]
 
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| 14 || ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass]]'' || [[Nintendo DS|NDS]] || [[2007]] || July 14, 2014 || September 12, 2014 || 45 || Weekdays || [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfujXvl455i-mnKl6B-bOhu9G_mBfWI-9 playlist]
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| 26 || ''[[The Legend of Zelda (game watch)|The Legend of Zelda]]'' || [[Nelsonic Game Watch|NGW]] || [[1989]] || colspan=2 rowspan=3 | August 31, 2018 || rowspan=3 | 1 || {{#duration: 5m58s}} || rowspan=3 | Weekdays || rowspan=23 | ''[[List of The Legendary Let's Play episodes|The Legendary Let's Play<br/><small>A Terrible Fate</small>]]'' || rowspan=3 | [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXRP9xc_bXQ video]
 
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| 15 || ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks]]'' || [[Nintendo DS|NDS]] || [[2009]] || September 15, 2014 || November 15, 2014 || 46 || Weekdays || [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfujXvl455i9S6wlmx4fndU13D_3Yu6g8 playlist]
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| 27 || ''[[Zelda no Densetsu: Kamigami no Triforce]]'' || [[Barcode Battler II|BB2]] || [[1992]] || {{#duration: 12m59s}}
 
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| 16 || ''[[Hyrule Warriors]]'' || [[Wii U]] || [[2014]] || September 29, 2014 || April 30, 2015 || 51 || Weekdays || [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfujXvl455i8qHTgdmlwI1PWcdPS5cAU5 playlist]
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| 28 || ''[[Game & Watch Gallery 4]]'' || [[Game Boy Advance|GBA]] || [[2002]] || {{#duration: 48m44s}}
 
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| 17 || ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Anniversary Edition]] || [[Nintendo 3DS|3DS]] || [[2011]] || November 8, 2014 || November 9, 2014 || 3 || Saturdays || [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfujXvl455i8ZHdtCjCz_jOKunaRNIGoC playlist]
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| 29 || ''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past Randomizer]]'' || [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]] || [[2016]] || August 24, 2018 || October 19, 2018 || 4 || {{#duration: 11h49m17s}} || Livestreams || [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfujXvl455i90R66uWi9I3enzCcxwnRvQ playlist]
 
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| 18 || ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures]] || [[Nintendo Gamecube|GCN]] || [[2004]] || November 15, 2014 || December 27, 2014 || 9 || Saturdays || [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfujXvl455i_PehAXSh2u0m7MS6Xb1koQ playlist]
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| rowspan=2 | 30 || rowspan=2 | ''[[BS The Legend of Zelda]]'' || rowspan=2 | [[Satellaview|BS-X]] || rowspan=2 | [[1995]] || September 3, 2018 || October 4, 2018 || 24 || {{#duration: 7h21s}} || Weekdays || [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfujXvl455i_pGl1xqUPN5Vgd4A9ZBlho playlist]
 
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| 19 || ''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap]] || [[Game Boy Advance|GBA]] || [[2005]] || November 17, 2014 || December 31, 2014 || 33 || Weekdays || [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfujXvl455i_pXSnURMLmfjK04P1ozfq3 playlist]
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| October 9, 2018 || October 24, 2018 || 12 || {{#duration: 3h29m45s}} || Weekdays || [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfujXvl455i8RKDJP9e978FbGtW6bK5_Z playlist]
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=== ''The Legendary Let's Play: Dawn of a New Day'' ===
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| 31 || ''[[BS The Legend of Zelda: Ancient Stone Tablets]]'' || [[Satellaview|BS-X]] || [[1997]] || October 29, 2018 || November 13, 2018 || 12 || {{#duration: 3h44m45s}} || Weekdays || [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfujXvl455i-busl57GgB9krgzfZCa5PF playlist]
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| 32 || ''[[Freshly-Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland]]'' || [[Nintendo DS|NDS]] || [[2007]] || November 19, 2018 || September 6, 2019 || 85 || {{#duration: 26h50m27s}} || Weekdays || [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfujXvl455i-WoWkOsKo5H0V5YHrhRO13 playlist]
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| 33 || ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Randomizer]]'' || [[Nintendo 64|N64]] || [[2018]] || November 22, 2018 || December 28, 2018 || 4 || {{#duration: 19h7m6s}} || Livestreams || [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfujXvl455i9iVillLlqWKyE1CTyL4YMB playlist]
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| 34 || ''[[Cadence of Hyrule]]'' || [[Nintendo Switch|NS]] || [[2019]] || June 17, 2019 || October 19, 2020 || 49 || {{#duration: 15h13m47s}} || Weekdays || [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfujXvl455i-4zGh9okhwvGKRytQYSX98 playlist]
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| 35 || ''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker Randomizer]]'' || [[GameCube|GCN]] || [[2018]] || August 24, 2019 || November 15, 2019 || 5 || {{#duration: 24h9m52s}} || Livestreams || [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfujXvl455i_BtUQkqdp2FVispTa-M-_H playlist]
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| 36 || ''[[Tingle's Balloon Fight DS]]'' || [[Nintendo DS|NDS]] || [[2007]] || September 9, 2019 || September 13, 2019 || 5 || {{#duration: 1h31m5s}} || Weekdays || [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfujXvl455i-l5hZjNET6jlvZMsC4PoaX playlist]
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| 37 || ''[[Link's Crossbow Training]]'' || [[Wii]] || [[2007]] || September 16, 2019 || September 19, 2019 || 4 || {{#duration: 1h2m37s}} || Weekdays || [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfujXvl455i_Lk21Wh9RLM_qNn1caGxpC playlist]
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| 38 || ''[[Too Much Tingle Pack]]'' || [[Nintendo DS|NDS]] || [[2009]] || colspan=2 | September 20, 2019 || 1 || {{#duration: 23m22s}} || Weekdays || [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfujXvl455i8nUGfc20ENjRIA1MI80MCn playlist]
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| 39 || ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening]]'' || [[Nintendo Switch|NS]] || [[2019]] || September 23, 2019 || November 29, 2019 || 46 || {{#duration: 17h26s}} || Weekdays || [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfujXvl455i8cnFnMQJMIjNez2yGJb7FK playlist]
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| 40 || ''[[Ripened Tingle's Balloon Trip of Love]]'' || [[Nintendo DS|NDS]] || [[2009]] || February 2, 2020 || July 10, 2020 || 91 || {{#duration: 28h47m37s}} || Weekdays || [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfujXvl455i-X7EQpl1BrqDBY3FVrX8MZ playlist]
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| 41 || ''[[Soulcalibur II]]'' || [[GameCube|GCN]] || [[2003]] || July 13, 2020 || July 30, 2020 || 14 || {{#duration: 4h42m9s}} || Weekdays || [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfujXvl455i8_IT_Xy1bKJN6_utmBDHpL playlist]
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| 42 || ''[[My Nintendo Picross: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess]]'' || [[Nintendo 3DS|3DS]] || [[2016]] || August 10, 2020 || August 22, 2020 || 11 || {{#duration: 7h43m26s}} || Weekdays || [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfujXvl455i_6JRuUpdMbXWy8U2BVv1Iz playlist]
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| 43 || ''[[Link: The Faces of Evil]]'' || [[Philips CD-i|CD-i]] || [[1993]] || August 24, 2020 || September 26, 2020 || 16 || {{#duration: 4h47m16s}} || Weekdays || [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfujXvl455i8_VfBAIWQ0r4n2NPnCTP8K playlist]
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| 44 || ''[[Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon]]'' || [[Philips CD-i|CD-i]] || [[1993]] || October 21, 2020 || November 22, 2020 || 13 || {{#duration: 4h2m56s}} || Weekdays || [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfujXvl455i_GmoTuGWzY0TXWJg04uelI playlist]
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| 45 || ''[[Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity]]'' || [[Nintendo Switch|NS]] || [[2020]] || November 23, 2020 || June 17, 2021 || 55 || {{#duration: 16h33m19s}} || Weekdays || [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfujXvl455i_O7GWPLRyCd9uly61APZAa playlist]
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| 46 || ''[[Zelda's Adventure]]'' || [[Philips CD-i|CD-i]] || [[1995]] || June 28, 2021 || August 20, 2021 || 27 || {{#duration: 8h8m50s}} || Weekdays || [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfujXvl455i_VYd2Rzbk8zPB3LbW0SPeN playlist]
 
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| 47 || ''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Hyrule Fantasy]]'' || [[PC]] || [[2014]] || colspan=2 | November 30, 2021 || 1 || {{#duration: 3h2m52s}} || Livestreams || [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfujXvl455i_5Xa23iXl8Xi5gnrHe-iOK playlist]
 
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| 20 || ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D]]'' || [[Nintendo 3DS|3DS]] || [[2011]] || January 4, 2015 || June 29, 2015 || 26 || Sundays || [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfujXvl455i909-VRtOT_-yStc4Q8Bptd playlist]
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| 48 || ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom]]'' || [[Nintendo Switch|NS]] || [[2023]] || May 15, 2023 || June 3, 2024 || 233 || {{#duration: 196h21m22s}} || Weekdays || rowspan=3 | ''[[List of The Legendary Let's Play episodes|The Legendary Let's Play Reawakens]]'' || [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfujXvl455i9By_nHs1nqBN8YeX4O64AD playlist]
 
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| 21 || ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D]]'' || [[Nintendo 3DS|3DS]] || [[2015]] || February 16, 2015 || August 3, 2015 || 24 || Sundays || [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfujXvl455i9La1c91MFoHp3w7jt58kYz playlist]
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| 49 || ''[[Ocarina of Time / Majora's Mask Combo Randomizer]]'' || [[Nintendo 64|N64]] || [[2023]] || December 19, 2023 || February 7, 2024 || 10 || {{#duration: 39h37m36s}} || Livestreams || [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfujXvl455i-rec_Lv7_8mWswe4MSW6hn playlist]
 
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| 22 || ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes]]'' || [[Nintendo 3DS|3DS]] || [[2015]] || December 7, 2015 || July 29, 2016 || 33 || Weekdays || [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfujXvl455i8JhpJjS7qyzxP6vW06C5OS playlist]
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| 50 || '''''[[Marvelous: Another Treasure Island]]''''' || [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]] || [[1996]] || June 4, 2024 || ongoing || 9 || {{#duration: 2h50m49s}} || Weekdays || [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfujXvl455i_f1ZdmOoJMDT-xBg1_EdSw playlist]
 
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| 23 || '''''[[The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild]]''''' || [[Nintendo Switch|Switch]] || [[2017]] || March 6, 2017 || ongoing || 41 || Weekdays || [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfujXvl455i-Q34L5i4V1UlEVRXCBUXkj playlist]
 
 
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=== Other videos ===
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Other videos counted as part of ''The Legendary Let's Play'' are the original trailer for the series, "[[Speech Jammer]]", a video released to celebrate the one year anniversary of the project "[[To Our Legendary Fans]]", a short video commemorating the completion of the original project, two videos ranking the top 10 best and worst ''Zelda'' games played on the channel up to that point, and "[[The Legend of Internet Personality Ben Mooney]]", a short film produced as part of the channel's [[Metaplot|metaplot]] that partially serves as an intro to ''Tri Force Heroes''.
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| 1 || ''[[The Legend of Zelda (TV series)|The Legend of Zelda]]'' || [[1989]] || September 8, 2018 || October 20, 2018 || 13 || {{#duration: 2h14m54s}} || [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfujXvl455i-1FOpA59koBD-sScUL-kNf playlist]
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== Episodes ==
 
== Episodes ==
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For a list of all videos uploaded as part of ''The Legendary Let's Play'', see [[List of The Legendary Let's Play episodes|List of ''The Legendary Let's Play'' episodes]].
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* [[List of The Legendary Let's Play episodes]]
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* ''[[The Legendary Let's Play: Dawn of a New Day]]''
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Latest revision as of 03:13, 15 June 2024

The Legendary Let's Play
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Franchise The Legend of Zelda
Played by
Featuring
Intro theme "Zelda"
by The Adventures of
Duane and BrandO
Original run August 22, 2013 –
present
No. of parts 4
No. of games 50
No. of other media 1
No. of episodes 1693
Episode length 1–667 minutes
Playlist shelf link
Total length 981:07:27

The Legendary Let's Play is a Franchise Play created by The D-Pad in 2013, focusing on Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda franchise. It aims to cover every single Zelda game across the entire history of the franchise, making it the first conventional Franchise Play on the channel. The project was announced with a trailer on August 22, 2013, ending a six-month hiatus during which no videos were uploaded to the channel, and debuted officially five days later with the first episode of The Legend of Zelda.

The schedule for The Legendary Let's Play initially consisted of daily uploads; on weekdays, episodes between 15 and 20 minutes in length covering the 8-bit and handheld games; on weekends, episodes between 45 and 60 minutes in length covering the longer console entries. In 2017, with the beginning of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, the schedule shifted to exclusively weekday episodes for games, with additional episodes covering other media in the Zelda franchise sometimes released on weekends. Rather than being played in order of release, games were initially organized into groups based on their place in the timeline, ensuring that any set of games featuring the same Link would be played in chronological order. From the second part of the series onward, this system was dropped in favor of the roughly chronological release order used by later Franchise Plays on the channel. LPs have occasionally featured live-action segments related to The D-Pad's ongoing metaplot.

As of June 14, 2024, 50 games (42 official Zelda games, 2 compilations containing Zelda-themed games, 2 games related to the franchise but not part of it, and 4 fan games) have been played as part of the project, and a total of 1693 episodes have been released.

Structure

The Legendary Let's Play is split into several large parts, each one defined by a different approach to covering the games in the franchise.

  • The first part, simply known as The Legendary Let's Play, was announced on August 22, 2013, began officially on August 27, 2013, and concluded on January 4, 2015 after a total of 554 episodes. It covered every main series The Legend of Zelda title released up to that point, largely ignoring spinoffs and side games, with the notable exceptions of Nintendo Land and Hyrule Warriors. Three games were played simultaneously for the majority of this part; 8-bit and handheld games in the weekday slot, "Child Timeline" games in the Sunday slot, and the other major console games in the Saturday slot. Hyrule Warriors, then newly-released, occupied a second weekday slot for the duration of its LP, resulting in the only period in the history of the channel that four games in a single franchise were played at once.
  • The second part, The Legendary Let's Play: Dawn of a New Day (originally titled The Legendary Let's Play 3D until it was renamed in 2017), ran from January 5, 2015 to August 16, 2018, with a total of 317 episodes. Released on a more infrequent schedule than the first part, it consisted almost entirely of LPs of newly-released Zelda games, with the series entering hiatuses between the completion of one game and the release of the next one. Games played during this part include The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D, The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, and Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition.
  • The third part, The Legendary Let's Play: A Terrible Fate, was announced at the end of Dawn of a New Day, began on August 24, 2018, and concluded on March 28, 2023, after 547 episodes. Returning the series to a regular weekday schedule, it covered every spinoff in the franchise that was skipped during the first part, bringing The Legendary Let's Play to the same level of thoroughness as later Franchise Plays like The Mega Let's Play. In addition, new games such as Cadence of Hyrule, The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening and Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity continued to be covered upon their release. The Legendary Let's Play was considered fully complete with the final episode of The Legend of Zelda: Second Quest on October 22, 2021, with only two further episodes released over the next 18 months.
  • The fourth part, The Legendary Let's Play Reawakens, began on April 24, 2023. It revived the series after an 18-month hiatus, and initially focused on Rick's livestreamed attempts to 100% Breath of the Wild in preparation for its sequel, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, before covering the latter game in full upon its release.

Contents

Games

# Title Platform Year Start date End date Eps Length Schedule Part Link
1 The Legend of Zelda NES 1987 August 27, 2013 September 27, 2013 25 07:15:55 Weekdays The Legendary Let's Play playlist
August 30, 2021 October 22, 2021 40 12:25:39 Weekdays playlist
2 The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past SNES 1992 August 31, 2013 October 26, 2013 10 10:12:37 Saturdays playlist
3 The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time N64 1998 September 1, 2013 December 18, 2013 18 20:25:40 Sundays playlist
4 Zelda II: The Adventure of Link NES 1988 September 30, 2013 November 8, 2013 30 09:15:28 Weekdays playlist
5 The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD Wii U 2013 November 2, 2013 March 16, 2014 20 20:45:29 Saturdays playlist
6 Nintendo Land Wii U 2012 November 11, 2013 August 7, 2020 17 10:40:18 Weekdays playlist
7 The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds 3DS 2013 November 26, 2013 February 8, 2014 56 18:08:51 Weekdays playlist
8 The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask N64 2000 December 23, 2013 May 18, 2014 23 24:24:26 Sundays playlist
9 The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons GBC 2001 February 10, 2014 April 4, 2014 40 12:51:52 Weekdays playlist
10 The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword Wii 2011 March 22, 2014 November 1, 2014 33 28:53:16 Saturdays playlist
11 The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages GBC 2001 April 7, 2014 June 10, 2014 47 15:00:22 Weekdays playlist
12 The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Wii 2006 May 25, 2014 January 1, 2015 34 30:38:19 Sundays playlist
13 The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX GBC 1998 June 11, 2014 July 15, 2014 24 13:54:42 Weekdays playlist
14 The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass NDS 2007 July 14, 2014 September 12, 2014 45 14:29:22 Weekdays playlist
15 The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks NDS 2009 September 15, 2014 November 15, 2014 46 15:38:31 Weekdays playlist
16 Hyrule Warriors Wii U 2014 September 29, 2014 May 1, 2015 51 15:58:55 Weekdays playlist
17 The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Anniversary Edition 3DS 2011 November 8, 2014 November 9, 2014 3 04:38:31 Saturdays playlist
18 The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures GCN 2004 November 15, 2014 December 27, 2014 9 14:32:07 Saturdays playlist
19 The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap GBA 2005 November 17, 2014 December 31, 2014 33 13:00:07 Weekdays playlist
20 The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D 3DS 2011 January 4, 2015 June 29, 2015 26 19:31:44 Sundays The Legendary Let's Play
Dawn of a New Day		 playlist
21 The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D 3DS 2015 February 16, 2015 August 3, 2015 24 20:22:19 Sundays playlist
22 The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes 3DS 2015 December 7, 2015 July 29, 2016 33 09:18:59 Weekdays playlist
23 The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild NS 2017 March 6, 2017 August 23, 2023 183 155:04:39 Weekdays playlist
24 The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD Wii U 2016 August 2, 2017 1 01:04:54 Weekdays video
25 Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition NS 2018 May 21, 2018 August 16, 2018 58 15:32:34 Weekdays playlist
26 The Legend of Zelda NGW 1989 August 31, 2018 1 00:05:58 Weekdays The Legendary Let's Play
A Terrible Fate		 video
27 Zelda no Densetsu: Kamigami no Triforce BB2 1992 00:12:59
28 Game & Watch Gallery 4 GBA 2002 00:48:44
29 The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past Randomizer SNES 2016 August 24, 2018 October 19, 2018 4 11:49:17 Livestreams playlist
30 BS The Legend of Zelda BS-X 1995 September 3, 2018 October 4, 2018 24 07:00:21 Weekdays playlist
October 9, 2018 October 24, 2018 12 03:29:45 Weekdays playlist
31 BS The Legend of Zelda: Ancient Stone Tablets BS-X 1997 October 29, 2018 November 13, 2018 12 03:44:45 Weekdays playlist
32 Freshly-Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland NDS 2007 November 19, 2018 September 6, 2019 85 26:50:27 Weekdays playlist
33 The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Randomizer N64 2018 November 22, 2018 December 28, 2018 4 19:07:06 Livestreams playlist
34 Cadence of Hyrule NS 2019 June 17, 2019 October 19, 2020 49 15:13:47 Weekdays playlist
35 The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker Randomizer GCN 2018 August 24, 2019 November 15, 2019 5 24:09:52 Livestreams playlist
36 Tingle's Balloon Fight DS NDS 2007 September 9, 2019 September 13, 2019 5 01:31:05 Weekdays playlist
37 Link's Crossbow Training Wii 2007 September 16, 2019 September 19, 2019 4 01:02:37 Weekdays playlist
38 Too Much Tingle Pack NDS 2009 September 20, 2019 1 00:23:22 Weekdays playlist
39 The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening NS 2019 September 23, 2019 November 29, 2019 46 17:00:26 Weekdays playlist
40 Ripened Tingle's Balloon Trip of Love NDS 2009 February 2, 2020 July 10, 2020 91 28:47:37 Weekdays playlist
41 Soulcalibur II GCN 2003 July 13, 2020 July 30, 2020 14 04:42:09 Weekdays playlist
42 My Nintendo Picross: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess 3DS 2016 August 10, 2020 August 22, 2020 11 07:43:26 Weekdays playlist
43 Link: The Faces of Evil CD-i 1993 August 24, 2020 September 26, 2020 16 04:47:16 Weekdays playlist
44 Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon CD-i 1993 October 21, 2020 November 22, 2020 13 04:02:56 Weekdays playlist
45 Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity NS 2020 November 23, 2020 June 17, 2021 55 16:33:19 Weekdays playlist
46 Zelda's Adventure CD-i 1995 June 28, 2021 August 20, 2021 27 08:08:50 Weekdays playlist
47 The Legend of Zelda: The Hyrule Fantasy PC 2014 November 30, 2021 1 03:02:52 Livestreams playlist
48 The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom NS 2023 May 15, 2023 June 3, 2024 233 196:21:22 Weekdays The Legendary Let's Play Reawakens playlist
49 Ocarina of Time / Majora's Mask Combo Randomizer N64 2023 December 19, 2023 February 7, 2024 10 39:37:36 Livestreams playlist
50 Marvelous: Another Treasure Island SNES 1996 June 4, 2024 ongoing 9 02:50:49 Weekdays playlist

Other media

# Title Year Start date End date Eps Length Link
1 The Legend of Zelda 1989 September 8, 2018 October 20, 2018 13 02:14:54 playlist

Episodes

For a list of all videos uploaded as part of The Legendary Let's Play, see List of The Legendary Let's Play episodes.

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