Cameo Appearances

Our Hero has appeared in many other titles aside from The Legend of Zelda. Incase you didn't know this or have never noticed any Zelda appearances elsewhere, we decided to list off shows and games he has appeared in.

Super Smash Brothers / Melee

Link made his appearance in Super Smash Brothers and Super Smash Brothers Melee as a playable character. He had the traditional Hylian Shield and Master Sword as his primary weapons. His attack list featured other traditional Zelda weapons, such as bombs, arrows, and the hookshot.

As well, Ganondorf, Zelda, and Sheik made their appearance along side Link.In the upcoming months, Link will be making another appearance in Super Smash Brothers Brawl for the Nintendo Wii. This Link will be the Link from Twilight Princess and his attack list will probably feature weapons from Twilight Princess.

Tetris

This was the NES version of Tetris. If you played game B on speed 9 and reached height 5 you would see a picture of Nintendo characters at a party. Link is there playing the flute.

World of Warcraft

A gnome NPC named Linken makes an appearance in the MMORPG World of Warcraft. He is dressed similarly to Link and provides quests that give the player Linken's Boomerang and Linken's Sword of Mastery upon completion. Two of the quests are called "It’s a Secret to Everybody" and "It’s Dangerous to Go Alone", both quotes from The Legend of Zelda. The player also receives a photograph of Linken standing with a female gnome that looks similar to Princess Zelda. Lastly, an item needed to complete these quests is a golden triangle resembling the Triforce.

Quoted from Wikipedia source

F1 Race

Before you race each course, a character will appear to greet you. Just before the 5th course, that character will be Link.

Diddy Kongs Quest

If you've ever played the second SNES Donkey Kong title, Diddy Kong's Quest, you will be familiar with the golden DK coins you collect throughout the game. If you get to the end of the game without collecting enough DK Coins to join Cranky's Hall of Video Game Heroes then third place will be held by Link.

Other Notable Cameo Appearances

  • Super Mario RPG : Legend of the Seven Stars
  • Soul Caliber II
  • Tetris DS
  • Kirby Super Star
  • Donkey Kong Country 3
  • Donkey Konga & Donkey Konga 2
  • Super Mario Brothers 3
  • Mario Golf
  • Trace Memory
  • Yoshis Story
  • Picross NP Vol. 5
  • Pokemon Stadium 2
  • Animal Crossing
  • Hamtarro - Ham Ham Heartbreak
  • WarioWare Inc - Mega Microgames
  • Mario & Luigi - Superstar Saga
  • Donkey Konga 1, 2 & 3
  • WarioWare Twisted/Touched
  • Trace Memory
  • The Power Puff Girls (thanks to Mr. Rare)