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Clock Town Central

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The first Clock Town Central 88x31 linking button. A close up of Link's face as he appears in Majora's Mask with the initials "ctc". Clock Town Central 88x31 linking button. A close up of Link's face as he appears in Super Smash Bros. Melee with the initials "ctc". The third Clock Town Central 88x31 linking button. A close up of Link's face as he appears in The Wind Waker with the initials "ctc".

Zelda Archive has rebuilt Clock Town Central for modern viewing. This re-creation has been provided for historical purposes. It is not an actively maintained website.

Additional information about this archive.

This copy of Clock Town Central combines pieces found on 4 different archives of Clock Town Central and 1 archive of Zelda: The Hylian Legends to create the most complete copy of the website possible.

This is a re-creation of the final version of the website prior to its closure. The mirror is not a 100% accurate representation of the source. The primary inaccuracy is a series of missing images that were carefully re-created based on knowledge gained while studying Clock Town Central and other Zelda websites from the same era.

  • A guide in the upper right corner of your screen will inform you if you click a link to a page that is not available.
  • External links either link to an associated page on Zelda Archive or activate notes in Zelda Archive guide with a description of the external website.
  • 15 pages are missing.
  • 1 piece of fan art is missing. It is possible it may be found in the archives of other websites.
  • 1 video is missing.
  • 32 images are missing.
  • All 32 missing images have been re-created for a more complete viewing experience. These images have been carefully designed to match the original design intent as closely as possible. Most re-created images use only assets that are known to have been available in 2005.

This archive was completed between December 18, 2024 and December 27, 2024. It was officially launched on December 27, 2024.

Visit Clock Town Central

Clock Town Central was a small Zelda site founded by “the_bomb9234” in April 2001, but they handed over most of the website operations to a new webmaster, “Doh”, after only a few months.

The original URL of this website has not yet been discovered.

Clock Town Central was opened for almost a year before merging with Zelda: The Hylian Legends (ZTHL). The merger did not last long, and the site officially reopened on October 27, 2002.

According to the website staff page, Mases, the founder of Zelda Dungeon, briefly managed their A Link to the Past section before the merger with ZTHL.

The site primarily contains game help information, but very little of it is preserved.

In late 2002 or early 2003, the website was renamed Gamecube 128 and expanded its coverage beyond Zeida, but the closure did not last long and the site was reopened again as a dedicated Zelda section of Gamecube 128.

Gamecube 128 remained open until November 21, 2004, when it was again renamed to Gaming 128 and expanded its coverage beyond Nintendo. Gaming 128 closed on August 8, 2005. Clock Town Central remained open until at least September 2005, but was gone before 2006.

The remaining site leadership, including Doh, reopened Zelda: The Hylian Legends. The new website reused a lot of the content from Clock Town Central. ZTHL closed for the last time in 2007.

Gallery

Screenshot of the Zelda Archive mirror of Clock Town Central. A 3-column website with a blue background and white text.
Zelda Archive mirror of Clock Town Central with the missing background images recreated.
The final version of Clock Town Central, as ClockTownCentral.co.uk.
Screenshot of Clock Town Central. A website with a black background and white text.
An archived copy of the website history. Almost every image from the website is lost.
Screenshot of a website with two green columns and a white content area.
The website as it appeared in October 2001.
Screenshot of a website with two green columns and a white content area. The heading is off-center due to outdated coding.
The website as it appeared in May 2001.
Screenshot of Clock Town Central. A website with a white background and black text. The text announces the website's closure.
An archived copy of the website closure notice.
A broken website with a white background and black text. There is a large blank area for a masthead image that has not been archived.
Only a broken version remains of ClockTownCentral.com.
Official artwork of Link riding Epona with the effect of rippling water overlayed. The image is covered with text.
Original asset of early splash page image.
Green image that reads "Clock Town Central" with several Majora's Mask characters in the background.
Original asset for the earliest discovered masthead.
A collage of Zelda characters from Super Smash Bros. Melee with the words "Clock Town Central" overlayed.
Original asset for a Super Smash Bros. Melee themed masthead.
A collage of Link artwork from Majora's Mask and Twilight Princess with the words "Clock Town Central" overlayed.
Original asset for the masthead at the time of the site’s final closure.

Basic Information

FounderJohn “The_bomb9234” Ross
Founded date2001 Apr. 02
Last updated2005 Sep. 13
Primary URLctc.kzoo6.com
Original URLclocktown.netfirms.com
Other URL(s)ctc.extendedgamer.com
clocktowncentral.co.uk
clocktowncentral.com

Archives

2001 Jun. 11Earliest discovered archive with updates from one month after founding.
2001 Jul. 23Earliest splash page. Hosted by NetFirms.
2001 Oct. 30Hosted by Extended Gamer.
2002 Apr. 13Timeline of website history.
2002 May 24Website closure notice.
2002 Nov. 22Reopened at Netfirms.
2003 Jun. 19As the Zelda section of Gamecube 128.
2003 Sep. 11Clocktowncentral.com
2005 Sep. 16Final updates. Clocktowncentral.co.uk.

Notable Contributors

  • Doh
  • Mases Hagopian
  • ZeldaHC
  • Sage Saria
  • Akira