Yes, it should play fine.
no
You don't.
Yes.
You have to do a Big Play or buy it from Beedle.
Phantom Hourglass and Spirit Tracks
if you want to hear the whole story then YESSSS! but phantom hourglass kinda has it's own theme but if you play wind waker then you will no whats going on so sure.
The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass. And later to be released on December 7, 2009, The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks.
Not all. Here are the folowing you can't play on GC: 1. Phantom hourglass
Yes, you don't have to play Phantom Hourglass and still understand Spirit Tracks.
It depends on which game you play. Twilight princess took me about 4 months (I only get to play on the weekends), while Phantom Hourglass took me 1 month.
There are a few. If you have a DS or DS Lite you can play "Four Swords Adventures" or "Oracle Of Seasons" (originally for GameBoy Advance or in FS, GameCube). Or you can buy "Zelda: Phantom Hourglass" or "Spirit Tracks" which are both good games with horrible graphics.
Why would you want to know? You would be a cheater. Games are not made so you can cheat and get everything. Why bother getting a game if your just going to complete it in seconds. Pointless. Play it properly or not at all,