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The {{Term/Store|Title Screen||Series, LADX}} is an interface in {{LA}}.<ref>{{Cite Manual|quote= TITLE SCREEN|game= LADX|page= 8}}</ref>{{Name Ref|LA, LANS}}
The {{Term/Store|Title Screen||Series, LADX}} is a recurring interface in the Legend of Zelda series, visible upon starting up the game.<ref>{{Cite Manual|quote= TITLE SCREEN|game= LADX|page= 8}}</ref>{{Name Ref|LA, LANS}} Some have entire cutscenes behind them, some just have static artworks, but they all contain the game's title logo, the copyright date, and a message to press start.


==Overview==
==Overview==
==={{TLoZ|-}}===
==={{TLoZ|-}}===
{{Stub|TLoZ}}
A waterfall flows between two cliffs under a pink sky in the NES version, or a yellow sky in the GBA version. At 0:09, the sky fades to night and the intro rises in, surrounded by vines. <blockquote>'''{{Color|TLoZ Red|THE LEGEND OF ZELDA}}'''
 
'''MANY YEARS AGO, PRINCE DARKNESS {{Color|TLoZ Red|"GANNON"}} STOLE ONE OF THE {{Color|TLoZ Blue|TRIFORCE}} WITH POWER.'''
 
'''PRINCESS ZELDA HAD ONE OF THE {{Color|TLoZ Blue|TRIFORCE}} WITH WISDOM. SHE DIVIDED IT INTO "{{Color|TLoZ Blue|8}}" UNITS TO HIDE IT FROM GANNON BEFORE SHE WAS CAPTURED.'''
 
'''{{Color|TLoZ Red|GO FIND THE "8" UNITS}} {{Color|TLoZ Green|"LINK"}} {{Color|TLoZ Red|TO SAVE HER.}}'''</blockquote>-NES version<blockquote>'''{{Color|TLoZ Red|THE LEGEND OF ZELDA}}'''
 
'''LONG AGO, {{Color|TLoZ Red|GANON}}, PRINCE OF DARKNESS, STOLE THE TRIFORCE OF POWER.'''
 
'''{{Color|TLoZ Blue|PRINCESS ZELDA}} OF HYRULE BROKE THE TRIFORCE OF WISDOM INTO EIGHT PIECES AND HID THEM FROM {{Color|TLoZ Red|GANON}} BEFORE SHE WAS KIDNAPPED BY {{Color|TLoZ Red|GANON'S}} MINIONS.'''
 
'''{{Color|TLoZ Green|LINK}}, YOU MUST FIND THE PIECES AND SAVE {{Color|TLoZ Blue|ZELDA}}.'''</blockquote>-GBA version
 
At 0:27, the intro rises out and a list of the items in the game scrolls up.
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''ALL OF TREASURES (NES)'''
ALL TREASURES (GBA)
|[[Heart|'''HEART''']]
|[[Heart Container|'''CONTAINER HEART''']]
|-
|[[Fairy|'''FAIRY''']]
|[[Clock|'''CLOCK''']]
|-
|[[Rupee|'''RUPY<sup>[SIC]</sup>''']]
|[[Blue Rupee|'''5 RUPIES<sup>[SIC]</sup>''']]
|-
|[[Life Potion|'''LIFE POTION''']]
|[[2nd Potion|'''2ND POTION''']]
|-
|[[Letter|'''LETTER''']]
|[[Food|'''FOOD''']]
|-
|[[Sword|'''SWORD''']]
|[[White Sword|'''WHITE SWORD''']]
|-
|[[Magical Sword|'''MAGICAL SWORD''']]
|[[Magical Shield|'''MAGICAL SHIELD''']]
|-
|[[Boomerang|'''BOOMERANG''']]
|[[Magical Boomerang|'''MAGICAL BOOMERANG''']]
|-
|[[Bomb|'''BOMB''']]
|[[Bow|'''BOW''']]
|-
|[[Arrow|'''ARROW''']]
|[[Silver Arrow|'''SILVER ARROW''']]
|-
|[[Blue Candle|'''BLUE CANDLE''']]
|[[Red Candle|'''RED CANDLE''']]
|-
|[[Blue Ring|'''BLUE RING''']]
|[[Red Ring|'''RED RING''']]
|-
|[[Power Bracelet|'''POWER BRACELET''']]
|[[Flute|'''RECORDER''']]
|-
|[[Raft|'''RAFT''']]
|[[Ladder|'''STEPLADDER''']]
|-
|[[Magical Rod|'''MAGICAL ROD''']]
|[[Book of Magic|'''BOOK OF MAGIC''']]
|-
|[[Small Key|'''KEY''']]
|[[Magical Key|'''MAGICAL KEY''']]
|-
|[[Map|'''MAP''']]
|[[Compass|'''COMPASS''']]
|-
| colspan="2" |[[Triforce|'''TRIFORCE''']]
|}
At about 1:20 after all the items have passed, Link holds up a comically large sign saying "'''PLEASE LOOK UP THE MANUAL FOR DETAILS.'''" Finally it loops back to the beginning.


==={{TAoL|-}}===
==={{TAoL|-}}===
{{Stub|TAoL}}
A sword is stuck in the ground on a cliffside at night, with a view to the sea. A single meteor descends at 0:04. The title logo rises up in the background at 0:09 and holds. The intro starts to scroll up at 0:43.<blockquote>'''AFTER GANON WAS DESTROYED, IMPA TOLD LINK A SLEEPING SPELL WAS CAST ON PRINCESS ZELDA. SHE WILL WAKE ONLY WITH THE POWER OF NO.3 TRIFORCE SEALED IN A PALACE IN HYRULE. TO BREAK THE SEAL, CRYSTALS MUST BE PLACED IN STATUES IN 6 WELL GUARDED PALACES. LINK SET OUT ON HIS MOST ADVENTURESOME QUEST YET...'''
 
'''{{Color|TWWHD Green|©1987 NINTENDO}}'''</blockquote>-NES version<blockquote>'''AFTER GANON WAS DESTROYED, IMPA TOLD LINK A SLEEPING SPELL WAS CAST ON PRINCESS ZELDA. SHE WILL WAKE ONLY WITH THE POWER OF THE THIRD TRIFORCE SEALED IN A PALACE IN HYRULE. TO BREAK THE SEAL, CRYSTALS MUST BE PLACED IN STATUES IN 6 WELL GUARDED PALACES. LINK SET OUT ON HIS MOST ADVENTURESOME QUEST YET...'''
 
'''{{Color|TWWHD Green|©1987-2004 NINTENDO}}'''</blockquote>-GBA version
 
The title logo then rises once again and the loop repeats.


==={{ALttP|-}}===
==={{ALttP|-}}===
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==={{OoS|-}}===
==={{OoA|-}} & {{OoS|-}}===
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==={{OoA|-}}===
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==={{BotW|-}}===
==={{BotW|-}}===
{{Stub|BotW}}
A silent montage of promotional art.


==Other Appearances==
==Other Appearances==

Revision as of 20:36, 4 February 2023

The Title Screen is a recurring interface in the Legend of Zelda series, visible upon starting up the game.[1][name references needed] Some have entire cutscenes behind them, some just have static artworks, but they all contain the game's title logo, the copyright date, and a message to press start.

Overview

The Legend of Zelda

A waterfall flows between two cliffs under a pink sky in the NES version, or a yellow sky in the GBA version. At 0:09, the sky fades to night and the intro rises in, surrounded by vines.

THE LEGEND OF ZELDA

MANY YEARS AGO, PRINCE DARKNESS "GANNON" STOLE ONE OF THE TRIFORCE WITH POWER.

PRINCESS ZELDA HAD ONE OF THE TRIFORCE WITH WISDOM. SHE DIVIDED IT INTO "8" UNITS TO HIDE IT FROM GANNON BEFORE SHE WAS CAPTURED.

GO FIND THE "8" UNITS "LINK" TO SAVE HER.

-NES version

THE LEGEND OF ZELDA

LONG AGO, GANON, PRINCE OF DARKNESS, STOLE THE TRIFORCE OF POWER.

PRINCESS ZELDA OF HYRULE BROKE THE TRIFORCE OF WISDOM INTO EIGHT PIECES AND HID THEM FROM GANON BEFORE SHE WAS KIDNAPPED BY GANON'S MINIONS.

LINK, YOU MUST FIND THE PIECES AND SAVE ZELDA.

-GBA version

At 0:27, the intro rises out and a list of the items in the game scrolls up.

ALL OF TREASURES (NES) ALL TREASURES (GBA)
HEART CONTAINER HEART
FAIRY CLOCK
RUPY[SIC] 5 RUPIES[SIC]
LIFE POTION 2ND POTION
LETTER FOOD
SWORD WHITE SWORD
MAGICAL SWORD MAGICAL SHIELD
BOOMERANG MAGICAL BOOMERANG
BOMB BOW
ARROW SILVER ARROW
BLUE CANDLE RED CANDLE
BLUE RING RED RING
POWER BRACELET RECORDER
RAFT STEPLADDER
MAGICAL ROD BOOK OF MAGIC
KEY MAGICAL KEY
MAP COMPASS
TRIFORCE

At about 1:20 after all the items have passed, Link holds up a comically large sign saying "PLEASE LOOK UP THE MANUAL FOR DETAILS." Finally it loops back to the beginning.

The Adventure of Link

A sword is stuck in the ground on a cliffside at night, with a view to the sea. A single meteor descends at 0:04. The title logo rises up in the background at 0:09 and holds. The intro starts to scroll up at 0:43.

AFTER GANON WAS DESTROYED, IMPA TOLD LINK A SLEEPING SPELL WAS CAST ON PRINCESS ZELDA. SHE WILL WAKE ONLY WITH THE POWER OF NO.3 TRIFORCE SEALED IN A PALACE IN HYRULE. TO BREAK THE SEAL, CRYSTALS MUST BE PLACED IN STATUES IN 6 WELL GUARDED PALACES. LINK SET OUT ON HIS MOST ADVENTURESOME QUEST YET... ©1987 NINTENDO

-NES version

AFTER GANON WAS DESTROYED, IMPA TOLD LINK A SLEEPING SPELL WAS CAST ON PRINCESS ZELDA. SHE WILL WAKE ONLY WITH THE POWER OF THE THIRD TRIFORCE SEALED IN A PALACE IN HYRULE. TO BREAK THE SEAL, CRYSTALS MUST BE PLACED IN STATUES IN 6 WELL GUARDED PALACES. LINK SET OUT ON HIS MOST ADVENTURESOME QUEST YET... ©1987-2004 NINTENDO

-GBA version

The title logo then rises once again and the loop repeats.

A Link to the Past



Link's Awakening



Ocarina of Time



Majora's Mask



Oracle of Ages & Oracle of Seasons



Four Swords



The Wind Waker



Four Swords Adventures



The Minish Cap



Twilight Princess



Phantom Hourglass



Spirit Tracks



Skyward Sword



A Link Between Worlds



Tri Force Heroes



Breath of the Wild

A silent montage of promotional art.

Other Appearances

Hyrule Warriors



Super Smash Bros. Ultimate



Cadence of Hyrule



Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity



Nomenclature

Names in Other Regions
LanguageNames
The Kingdom of the Netherlands
Dutch
Titelscherm (ALBW)[2]
Canada
FrenchCA
  • L'écran titre (SS)[6]
  • Écran titre (ALBW | LCT)[7]
The French Republic
FrenchEU
Écran titre (ALBW)[2]
The Federal Republic of Germany
German
Titelbildschirm (ALBW)[2]
The Italian Republic
Italian
Schermo del titolo (ALBW)[2]
The Portuguese Republic
PortugueseEU
  • Ecrã Title (ALBW)[2]
  • Ecrã título (ALBW)[2]
The Russian Federation
Russian
  • Начальный экран (Nachal'nyy ekran) (SS)[5]
  • Начальном Экране (Nachal'nom Ekrane) (ALBW)[2]
Latin America
SpanishLA
  • Pantalla de Título (SS | LCT)[3][4]
  • Pantalla del título (ALBW)[2]
The Kingdom of Spain
SpanishEU
Pantalla del título (ALBW)
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References

  1. "TITLE SCREEN" (Link's Awakening DX manual, pg. 8)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 A Link Between Worlds manual, pg. 4
  3. "Pantalla de título" (Skyward Sword manual, pg. 23)
  4. "Pantalla de Título" (Link's Crossbow Training manual, pg. 24)
  5. "Начальный экран" (Skyward Sword manual, Russian localization, pg. 4)
  6. "L'écran titre" (Skyward Sword manual, pg. 13)
  7. "Écran titre" (Link's Crossbow Training manual, pg. 14)