Supposedly the Hylia had an exclusive interview (http://thehylia.com/exclusive_interview.shtml) with Eiji Aonuma (I say exclusively because it's so close to April Fools Day).
In it he laid out, tounge in cheek, a timeline which (of course!) matches exactly TDC's proposed timeline.
First:
QuoteOcarina of Time is the first of those games you mentioned. Twilight Princess and The Wind Waker take places many years after Ocarina of Time. A Link to the Past and the NES games take place long after The Wind Waker.
So far: OoT -> MM -> TP -> TWW --->>> ALttP --->>> LoZ -> AoL
Then:
QuoteFour Swords Adventures takes place before A Link to the Past; we designed that game to be a prequel to that game. Four Swords has to come before that, and The Minish Cap before them all. So that should give you some clues as to where the games come.
Therefore: OoT -> MM -> TP -> TWW -> TMC -> FS -> FSA -> ALttP -> LoZ -> AoL
And what's TDC's timeline (http://desertcolossus.com/compendium.php?page=compendium/timeline) say (minus Oracle series and LA, which are unmentioned)?
The very same!
Sorry about the braggadocio, I'm just very happy with the vindication of my hard work that this (hopefully legit) interview gives me.
I would also pat u on the back if it were not for the unfortunate side effects
Thanks. :-\
Well done Jack. I have to say I always felt that was the right order, and now we have proof. At least untill Eiji Aonuma changes his mind...
well u now need to discover where Phantom Hourglass will fit in, It is a sequal to WW I think, so it would be inbetween WW and MC ;)
Bad news, Jack. The article seems to have been a hoax. :-\
And I was really hoping that it was true...
Yeah, I figured as much. Seemed to good to be true.
Oh well, I'll lock this topic then.