The Legendary Let's Play
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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'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 July 25, 2017, 23 games have been played as part of the project, and a total of 744 episodes have been released.
Games played
The Legendary Let's Play
| # | Title | Platform | Year | Start date | End date | Eps | Schedule | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Legend of Zelda | NES | 1987 | August 27, 2013 | September 27, 2013 | 25 | Weekdays | playlist |
| 2 | The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past | SNES | 1992 | August 31, 2013 | October 26, 2013 | 10 | Saturdays | playlist |
| 3 | The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time | N64 | 1998 | September 1, 2013 | December 17, 2013 | 18 | Sundays | playlist |
| 4 | Zelda II: The Adventure of Link | NES | 1988 | September 30, 2013 | November 8, 2013 | 30 | Weekdays | playlist |
| 5 | The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD | Wii U | 2013 | November 2, 2013 | March 16, 2014 | 20 | Saturdays | playlist |
| 6 | Nintendo Land | Wii U | 2012 | November 11, 2013 | November 23, 2013 | 10 | Weekdays | playlist |
| 7 | The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds | 3DS | 2013 | November 26, 2013 | February 8, 2014 | 56 | Weekdays | playlist |
| 8 | The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask | N64 | 2000 | December 23, 2013 | May 18, 2014 | 23 | Sundays | playlist |
| 9 | The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons | GBC | 2001 | February 10, 2014 | April 4, 2014 | 40 | Weekdays | playlist |
| 10 | The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword | Wii | 2011 | March 22, 2014 | November 1, 2014 | 33 | Saturdays | playlist |
| 11 | The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages | GBC | 2001 | April 7, 2014 | June 10, 2014 | 47 | Weekdays | playlist |
| 12 | The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess | Wii | 2006 | May 25, 2014 | January 1, 2015 | 34 | Sundays | playlist |
| 13 | The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX | GBC | 1998 | June 11, 2014 | July 15, 2014 | 24 | Weekdays | playlist |
| 14 | The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass | NDS | 2007 | July 14, 2014 | September 12, 2014 | 45 | Weekdays | playlist |
| 15 | The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks | NDS | 2009 | September 15, 2014 | November 15, 2014 | 46 | Weekdays | playlist |
| 16 | Hyrule Warriors | Wii U | 2014 | September 29, 2014 | April 30, 2015 | 51 | Weekdays | playlist |
| 17 | The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Anniversary Edition | 3DS | 2011 | November 8, 2014 | November 9, 2014 | 3 | Saturdays | playlist |
| 18 | The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures | GCN | 2004 | November 15, 2014 | December 27, 2014 | 9 | Saturdays | playlist |
| 19 | The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap | GBA | 2005 | November 17, 2014 | December 31, 2014 | 33 | Weekdays | playlist |
The Legendary Let's Play: Dawn of a New Day
| # | Title | Platform | Year | Start date | End date | Eps | Schedule | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D | 3DS | 2011 | January 4, 2015 | June 29, 2015 | 26 | Sundays | playlist |
| 21 | The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D | 3DS | 2015 | February 16, 2015 | August 3, 2015 | 24 | Sundays | playlist |
| 22 | The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes | 3DS | 2015 | December 7, 2015 | July 29, 2016 | 33 | Weekdays | playlist |
| 23 | The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild | NSW | 2017 | March 6, 2017 | ongoing | 97 | Weekdays | playlist |
Other videos
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 that partially serves as an intro to Tri Force Heroes.
Episodes
For a list of all episodes uploaded as part of The Legendary Let's Play, see the following pages: