Zelda compilation?

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All of the Zelda games have similar progression. All of the 2D Zeldas aside from Zelda 2 have very similar-looking maps. All of the 3D Zeldas have similar-looking maps (yes, even WW with its water--take the water away and you have a regular-sized Hyrule). MM has the three-day system which allows for some pretty unique gameplay possibilities, but so do the Oracle games. The regular, "main" Zelda titles are pretty much identical to each other in terms of gameplay and progression. Zelda 1, LttP, LA, OoT, and WW are the standard Zeldas. Then there is Zelda 2, MM, and the Oracles which took the traditional Zelda formula and added their own twists to it which made for a different "gaiden" set of games. The seasons changing aspect of OoS, the time-traveling aspect of OoA (which, while time-travel is nothing new to the series, was done very differently in OoA), the three-day "Groundhog Day" system of MM, and the side-scrolling aspect of Link's Adventure. Aside from Zelda 2 all of those gaiden games looked and controlled just like the regular games.

And as for which one is 7 and which one is 8, I think ZHQ's order is the best one:

The Legend of Zelda (1)
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Adventure (2)
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (3)
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awaikening (4)
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (5)
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (6)
The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages (7)
The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons (8)
The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker (9)

And then chronological order would be:

Link I:

Ocarina of Time
Majora's Mask

Link II:

The Wind Waker

Link III:

A Link to the Past
Oracle of Ages/Seasons
Link's Awakening

Link IV:

Legend of Zelda
The Adventure of Link