1.0 link Rainbow Dash Network http://rainbowdash.net/ Gherkin ☑️ (thelastgherkin) http://rainbowdash.net/thelastgherkin http://rainbowdash.net/notice/3526931 @<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;