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In The Legend of Zelda games, the save function is an important feature which should be used often during your adventure to keep your progress over time. Each game has a different way of saving, which you'll learn in this article.

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The Legend of Zelda

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    Press the A, B, Start, and Select buttons at the same time. This will bring up a screen with a "Save" option. Select this option to save the game. This screen will also appear if you lose all of your life energy at any point during the game.
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Zelda II: The Adventure of Link

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    Insert two controllers into your console before you start the game.
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    Press Up and A on the second controller to bring up a screen with a "Save" option. Select this option to save the game.
    • Alternatively, losing all three of your lives will bring up this screen.
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The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past

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    Press the Select button (Start on the Game Boy Advance version) to bring up a screen with a "Save" option. Select this option to save the game.
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The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (DX)

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    Press the A, B, Start, and Select buttons at the same time. Press the A, B, and Select buttons before you press Start. This will bring up a screen with a "Save" option. Select this option to save the game. You'll also get this screen if you lose all of your life energy at any point during the game.
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The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

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  1. Press the Start button to bring up your inventory screen, and press the B button to bring up a screen asking if you want to save. Select "Yes" to save your game.
    • In The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D, press the Start button to bring up the screen and select "Yes" to save your game.
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The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask

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There are two methods of saving your game in Majora's Mask.

  1. This save, however, is temporary, and will be lost once you reload the save file.
    • In Majora's Mask 3D, the owl statues are now permanent saves and the Song of Time does not save anymore.
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The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages and Oracle of Seasons

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    Press the Start button to bring up your inventory screen, and press Select twice to bring up a screen asking if you want to save. Select "Save" to save your game.
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The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker

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  1. are. Select the "Save" button, and confirm when it asks you if you want to save your game.
    • In the Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD, the "Save" button is on the "Items" screen on the GamePad.
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The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap

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    Press the Start button to bring up your inventory screen, and go to the "Items" screen. Confirm when it asks you if you want to save your game.
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The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess

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  1. Select the "Save" button, and confirm when it asks you if you want to save to save your game.
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The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass and Spirit Tracks

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  1. Confirm when it asks you if you want to save to save your game.
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The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

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  1. Talk to it, and select the "Save" option to save your game.
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The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds

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    Find a Weather Vane, which you can find at important areas of the game. Talk to it, and select the "Save" option when it asks you if you want to save your game.
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The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

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    Press the button to open the system menu and scroll to the right most menu, where a save option will appear. Select the save option then select the option that appears in the pop up menu.
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    The Latest Zelda game is The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. The next will be Tears of the Kingdom (May 12, 2023).
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