Hmm I've always wondered what the timeline of these games were...
I now know that the Oracle of ages/seasons games leak into Links Awakening, but what about the other ones? They do, beat the oracle of ages/seasons, get the other game, enter the Holdrum/Labyrna secret when you start a new game, and there ya go, you start out with a sword too
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I'm Baaaaack. :P