Once a sleeping Weather Vane is found, Link must talk to it in order to wake it up. In A Link Between Worlds, Link can save by using Weather Vanes. This allows the creation of a Hero Mode file without deleting the existing progress. In Skyward Sword HD, the player can choose which of the three files to save onto, as opposed to saving over the file that the game started on. Once the credits finish, the option to create a Hero Mode file is offered, but this will save over the existing file. Because this is the one and only way to save in Skyward Sword, the Bird Statues are much more numerous than Owl Statues were in Majora's Mask, with some even found in dungeons. Saving in Skyward Sword works similarly to Majora's Mask, using Bird Statues scattered throughout the map however, these saves are permanent, rather than the temporary save states of the Owl Statues. This ability was removed from subsequent games but returns in Twilight Princess HD.
Twilight Princess introduces the ability to save Link's progress to any of the three Quest Logs at will, rather than having to copy a Quest Log beforehand. An option to Save Link's progress will also be given after certain events, such as clearing a Dungeon. Saving in Twilight Princess is performed using the Save button from the Collection Screen. Saving was automatically done upon the completion of a level throughout the game. The game also has three save files, like the original Japanese release.įour Swords Adventures saving system departed from the typical manner of The Legend of Zelda series. Instead, Owl Statues permanently save the game additionally, Quill Statues were added, which allow saving like Owl Statues but cannot be warped to with the " Song of Soaring". In Majora's Mask 3D, the "Song of Time" no longer saves the game. In the Japanese version of the Nintendo 64 release (and its Virtual Console release), Owl Statues cannot be used to quicksave this function was added in the international release of the Nintendo 64 release (at the expense of the game having two save files rather than three), and was also added to the Japanese release of Majora's Mask in Collector's Edition. Players can also quicksave at Owl Statues, a temporary save that allows players to save their progress partway through the three-day cycle or just before entering a dungeon. In Majora's Mask, the player can save the game by playing the " Song of Time" to return to the start of the First Day. The ability to save from anywhere and anytime during gameplay had been removed. Majora's Mask deviated from the standard saving system immensely. Link quicksaving at an Owl Statue in Majora's Mask The player could access the save menu by pressing A, B, Start, and Select Buttons, or by death in-game. There were three save files, in which a player could enter their choice of name. Link's Awakening included a save system similar to that of the first The Legend of Zelda title.
This same menu can also be accessed by pressing Up on the Control Pad and the A Button simultaneously on the second controller while the game is paused (doing so will warp Link back to the starting screen). The option to save from The Legend of Zelda appears after losing all Life energy.