Evolution of Link References in Other Games (1989 - 2021) 

Today we'll take a look at the evolution of Link References & Cameos. I hope you enjoy this new video and please comment your favorite reference! :)

Link in SoulCalibur was, and will always be absolutly amazing

Man, Link has been everywhere.

Also in Animal Crossing, you can open the drawers and cabinets of your neighbors. One of the things it can say is that you found some Rubees, but there's no place to spend them. Also, on the MK8 Link tracks, I like how they replace the coins with rubees. It's a nice touch.

As a One Piece fan, the inconsistency with Zoro's eye bugs me some, but i love the vid. Zoro as Link made sense. XD

Link's laugh at Mario Kart 8 is just so precious

What's even more amusing about Zoro getting a Link costume is all the Straw Hats (at the time) get their own Nintendo-themed outfit in that game. Luffy - Mario Zoro - Link Nami - Wii Fit Trainer Usopp - Yoshi Sanji - Fox Chopper - Kirby Robin - Samus Franky - Donkey Kong Brook - Marth

My favorite reference is Sword Kirby.

I think it's kinda cool that Sonic of all games has a Legend of Zelda reference

I’m surprised there is no Kirby, considering the sword ability is the most obvious Link reference

0:00 Link Cameo - Tetris NES (NES, 1989) 0:06 Link Cameo - F-1 Race (GB, 1994) 0:13 Cranky's Video Game Heroes - Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (SNES, 1995) 0:22 Link as an Inn Guest - Super Mario RPG: The Legend of the Seven Stars (SNES, 1996) 0:39 Link's Visit - Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble (SNES, 1996) 1:07 Link's Guest Appearance - Soul Calibur II (GCN, 2002) 1:39 Link Microgame - WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! (GBA, 2003) 1:45 Link Microgame - WarioWare: Twisted (GBA, 2004) 2:06 Linken NPC - World of Warcraft (PC, 2004) 2:12 Link Microgame - WarioWare: Touched! (DS, 2004) 2:19 Legend of Zelda Crossover - Tetris DS (DS, 2006) 2:32 Link Microgames - WarioWare: Smooth Moves (Wii, 2006) 2:49 Picture of Twilight Princess Link - Captain Rainbow (Wii, 2008) 2:59 Link Microgame - WarioWare D.I.Y. (DS, 2009) 3:05 Link Microgame - WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase (Wii, 2010) 3:21 Skyward Sword Puzzle - StreetPass Mii Plaza (3DS, 2011) 3:32 8-Bit Link Mural - Pushmo (3DS, 2011) 3:46 Link Costume - Dynasty Warriors VS (3DS, 2012) 3:54 Link Clothing - Animal Crossing: New Leaf (3DS, 2012) 3:58 Link Cameo - Scribblenauts Unlimited (Wii U, 2012) 4:25 Link Costume - Tekken Tag Tournament 2: Wii U Ver. (Wii U, 2012) 4:55 Link DLC - Monster Hunter 4 (3DS, 2013) 5:35 Link Outfit - Sonic Lost World (Wii U, 2013) 5:54 Pixel Link - Super Mario 3D World (Wii U, 2013) 6:23 Link's Guest Appearence - Mario Kart 8 (Deluxe) (Wii U/Switch, 2014/2017) 7:02 Link Costume - Bayonetta 2 (Wii U, 2014) 7:29 Link Costume - One Piece: Super Grand Battle! X (3DS, 2014) 7:40 Link Aircraft - Ace Combat: Assault Horizon Legacy+ (3DS, 2015) 8:09 Amiibo Costumes - Yoshi's Woolly World (Wii U, 2016) 8:19 Amiibo Costumes - Super Mario Maker (Wii U, 2015) 9:02 Toon Link DLC - Monster Hunter X (3DS, 2015) 9:30 Link DLC - Monster Hunter Stories (3DS, 2016) 9:55 Link Costume - Miitopia (3DS, 2016) 10:09 Link Costume - The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Switch Ver. (Switch, 2017) 10:18 Link Microgames - WarioWare Gold (3DS, 2018) 10:47 Link DLC - Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate (Switch, 2018) 11:03 Link Shirt - Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes (Switch, 2019) 11:11 Link's Guest Appearance - Cadence of Hyrule (Switch, 2019) 11:34 Link Costume - Jump Rope Challenge (Switch, 2020) 11:41 Amiibo Costume Returns - Miitopia Switch (Switch, 2021) 11:49 Link Microgame - WarioWare: Get It Together! (Switch, 2021) 12:14 Zelda - Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Switch, 2018)

In Final Fantasy, there's an elf village with a gravestone that reads "Here lies Link"

Awesome collection! I also remember in Mario 3D Land on the 3DS, there's a room where you light torches and it makes a Zelda sound

Honestly kinda cool to see Skyward Sword Link has been kinda the face of link recently in games

7:28 Zoro got lost in legend of zelda

To see the Dragonborn wield the Sword of Evil's bane to slay Alduin is a story I thought I'd never see.

Fable 3 had a grave that read "It's dangerous to go alone. Take this!" If you dig there you will find a wooden sword. Also in Skyrim during the companions quest, Farkas will mention that "It's a secret to everybody."

You forgot one. In the 1st Final Fantasy. In the first town. If you check out the graveyard, you'll find a tombstone that reads _"Here lies Link_

7:28 zoro is wearing a link costume? Just in time for his bday of course >:]

Fun fact: Kazuya can also wear Link's outfit in Tekken Tag 2. This mean there are 4 characters in Smash had wear Link's costume at one point (Kirby, Sonic, Bayonetta & Kazuya) Edit: Actually 6, Yoshi & Villager did get Link's costume too. 7 if you count Mii Fighter.

11:11 well no shit, Cadence of Hyrule is Zelda x Crypt of the NecroDancer, why is this even here?

Sword Kirby is the best one because they just kept adding Zelda references to the move set as the Kirby series went on.

imagine showing link sonic to people from the time where sega did what "nintendon't".

Soulcalibar is definitely my favorite. It’s great that it’s not just a costume. But link is in a fighting game outside of smash and is so badass

love that sonic,bayonetta(she looks nice and surprisingly natural in them/the places she goes to have zelda vibes with the european influence.) & zoro(he does get one of his swords similarly to link getting the master sword in botw,like this came out on his birthday as him fighting link would be awesome and link trying his 3 sword style would be interesting.:3) have worn links clothes.

Who knew that Link has cameos and guest appearances in other games!

You forgot that in Skyrim we can get link botw outfit, the Hyrule shield and master sword. :0

So this is where zoro went

Such a great vid. Some of these I havnt seen so it's a nice surprise. Monster hunter stories looked so fun.

0:34 Link be like: JUST LET ME SLEEP BRO

Lmaooo zoro in the thumbnail

Never though i would ever Saw Zoro holding master sword, thank you for the video btw

I really like the sonic one. Because he's the best.

There's also a reference in a a crypt where is written: ''here lies Link'' in Final Fantasy 1

Really awesome😮😁!

4:29 When Zelda finally finds Ganons protein powder stash and starts gaining

Zorro got lost in the legend of zelda universe

Tetris was predicting smash rosters b4 any game journalists and 100% accurate lol

You forgot Wolf Link in Animal Crossing: New Leaf😅 I got him to move in to my ACNL town via amiibo. In-game his name is W. Link and his house is Hyrule-themed. I know it's possible to get a pig/boar called Ganon to move in by using a Ganondorf amiibo, but I don't have the amiibo for it. Oh and ACNL Ganon is a tsundere, naturally😅

Nice compilation! You only forgot Miitomo ;)

The Legend of Zoro

THE LINK REFERENCE IN SONIC WAS TOO CUTE!

i saw zoro in the thumbnail and immediately clicked

Might be difficult to get footage of but Link's outfit and master sword is also in Phantasy Star Online 2 if you play on the Switch

is it just me, or did we all click this video to see zoro dressed as link?

Possibly a minor reference but the Hero Suit in Terraria is meant to be a reference to Link.

im happy zoro gets a link costume

I Got to Play Soul Calibur II Link Edition I Played It on My Gamecube I Had Good Games My Gamecube and Watching the Fragment of Soul Calibur II Gave Me A Lot of Nostalgia

YOU NEED TO ADD LITERALLY ALMOST EVERY SINGLE KIRBY GAME SINCE IT HAS THE LINK HAT IF YOU GET THE SWORD ABILITY

I recently played supraland and one of the fallen heroes is link ✨

I can't believe the "New Horizons" update didn't include any new Zelda or Nintendo items, not even the ones already in literally every previous game. (I want an Arwing.) Were the developers suddenly afraid the items would overshadow the normie items, or what? We can have numerous Switch systems or Mario items, but they just ignore every other series that desperately needs cameos/love. Really bugs me, just like how Jakks Pacific got rid of their "World of Nintendo" figure line, and only do Mario characters now ignoring every other Nintendo series.

My favourite link reference is links costume in animal crossing new leaf I think the costume looks really cute :)

It *technically* doesn't count, but an honorable mention that exists in LoZ Phantom Hourglass: There's a guy with squinty eyes and a ginger beard that wields a pitchfork. He sails on his ship, which is called...wait for it... "The Prince of Red Lions". Wears Link's tunic and poses as the hero.

The Link outfit in Tekken Tag Tournament 2 looks much better than the actual tunic in Smash 4.

Who is the one in the third photo? (next to the animal Crossing villager)

Must be different versions of Super Mario RPG, I remember even over 20 years later than my copy had Samus there instead.

You forgot literally the sword ability form Kirby is a fresh reference to LOZ.

The hero of reference

2:19 this music is so poggers

This is How Iconic this series is lol

This is the equivalent of artists drasing your OC in their style

One I didn’t see anyone mention in the comments. There’s a Link Doll (I believe LttP Link) in the princess’s bedroom in Wild Arms for the PS1.

I usually see Link references in video's descriptions

Whats that one song during the animal crossing cameo and the miitopia (2021) Cameo

Whoever plays dk country in widescreen is a maniac I feel like I’m having a stroke trying to read the text

didnt you missed kirby's sword ability? the hat is very similar to link's

Where is Zorro?

Zoro is awesome with the master sword and could probably beat link

I thought Zoro was lost again hahaha

you missed his guest appearance in Mario Maker 2

Forgot one in Dragon Quest, there’s a tombstone with “here lies Link” on it iirc

Link has always been there

11:25 Regigigas Pokemon reference

11:11 does anyone know what level link is in this? I like the song there

if you talk with link in Mario Rpg link make the sound when you discover a secret in TLOZ

In the PS1 version of Final Fantasy, there is a gravestone in Elfheim which says „here lies Link“

Meanwhile at Hyrule: Link: Three Master Sword Style, Purgatory, ONIGIRI!

Link es una gran juego muy padre y chido soy un fanático de Zelda

In ratchet and clank rift apart there's a cosmetic change that turns the nuts and bolts currency into your choice of rupees coins rings orbs or gamer fuel

Link ronoa is the best

I don’t know if it’s a reference but you can get a Link outfit with the amibo in Miitopia (Does it count ? I don’t think it does…)

Idk what but I like to go on beat on that certain micro game 3:01

Just curious which ones were ds/3ds and switch games

5:05 when you wanna put Superman theme in your game but you don't have rights

There's is a refence in a game called death road to Canada a charters is called link ( and is playable also I have the game)

If zoro had multiplying Master Swords, he would have been a god 🤣

I was surprised with Sonic doing it

9:01 *CATBOY TOON LINK AAAAAAAA I CAN'T -* 😭

You missed the master sword power up for the super mario bros style in super mario maker 2

Aquele momento que a Nintendo perdeu uma oportunidade de fazer um jogo incrível com o Link 0:35 Mario RPG é muito bom Um dos melhores jogos do Snes mas já pensou o Link sendo um personagem jogável que entrava nos combates com o Mario.

There is also dead Link in the elf village of the first Final Fantasy

Honestly, I feel like Zoro in a Link costume when I play Breath of the Wild 😂

Sad there was no footage of Miitomo Link Outfit

Nevers forget kirby sword costume ;)

Bro the last one is so acurate

Zoro got lost so now he is dressed like link

As a fan of monster hunter stories who still plays it i aproove that the link dlc is in the game

How do I get the Link costume in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Switch Ver.?!

Whats the music called on miitopia swtich?

Well there is a Link power up in Super Mario Maker 2. so-