{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Rainbow Dash Network","provider_url":"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/","type":"link","title":"Gherkin \u2611\ufe0f (thelastgherkin)'s status on Sunday, 13-Jul-14 09:30:39 UTC","author_name":"Gherkin \u2611\ufe0f (thelastgherkin)","author_url":"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/thelastgherkin","url":"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/notice\/3526931","html":"@<span class=\"vcard\"><a href=\"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/user\/60\" class=\"url\" title=\"Scribus Caballus\"><span class=\"fn nickname mention\">scribus<\/span><\/a><\/span> I can't speak for Metroid, but the timeline in Zelda is entirely unimportant.  We didn't even know what it was until the Hyrule Historia came out a couple of years ago.  A load of interviews are all &quot;we make a fun game mechanic first and then fit the story around later!&quot;"}