What is your favorite "Legend of Zelda" game?

[Rhindle The Red]

So, in my free time I've been doing practically nothing but play The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. There's been a lot of talk about it being the best in the series, so I thought I'd run a poll as to which was people's favorites. "But," I thought, "that doesn't have much to do with Atari." So I decided to do a whole series of "favorite entry" polls about all sorts of game series for all sorts of systems. But I'm starting with Zelda.

 

I'm only including the true-blue games in the series, not the LCD or (heaven forbid) the CD-I games and each title gets only one entry regardless of variant editions (BS-Zelda, Link's Awakening DX, Master Quest).

 

Remember, this is supposed to be your *favorite*, not necessarily the best. Which is the one you think most fondly of, or are most likely to want to replay year after year?

[Michael_]

Clearly Ocarina of Time for me. Best complete gaming experience for me ever.

Just brillant!

[ZIMM]

Voted for Ocarina of Time just because I probably played that the most. I might buy Twilight Princess for Wii just because of the hype, which got my interest. I'm not a big Zelda fan. Pretty much play it all the way through and that's it.

[+Nathan Strum]

There's no option for "never played any of them".

[82atari5200]

I'd have to pick the original or maybe the 3rd one. But you left out 2 for the CD-I.

[HP Atari King of Michigan]

I always liked Zelda II The Adventures of Link.

[Rhindle The Red]

I'd have to pick the original or maybe the 3rd one. But you left out 2 for the CD-I.

 

First of all:

I'm only including the true-blue games in the series, not the LCD or (heaven forbid) the CD-I games

And, secondly, there were (lordy) three CD-I games: Link: Faces of Evil, Zelda: Wand of Gamelon and Zelda's Adventure.

 

I'd rather include the LCD games. The Game & Watch one is even available for the Game Boy Advance as an unlockable in Game & Watch Gallery 4, so could be considered viable.

 

There's no option for "never played any of them".

*Choke*

 

*Gag*

 

*Spit-take across the room*

 

What?

 

The concept never even crossed my mind.

[Rogmeister]

No Soul Calibur II? Link was in that...well, in the GameCube version, anyway!

[bomberpunk]

Link's Awakening is not only the best Zelda title, it's the best gameboy title. Possibly the best Nintendo title to date.

 

(i REALLY love that game)

[Crazy Climber]

The original

I mowed lawns and collected aluminium cans all summer to pony up the 40 bucks that Sears wanted for this game, it was worth every penny. One of my best NES memories, probably a close second to Punchout!!

[shadow460]

Have to disagree on best gameboy title...but Link's Awakening is good. My own personal favorite is quite possibly Battleship. I thought I'd get bored of it, but I still play several round of it about four times a week.

 

but (so that Rhindle the Red doesn't use his moderatorly powers) back to the topic, I think Zelda V is the best. (That's Ocarina of Time for you mere mortals).

I can't say why, but out of the ones I've played (original, Link's Awakening, Ocarina of Time, and Majora's Mask), it's just got the best stuff. Majora's Mask certainly had the same forumla, but it just doesn't have the magical touch.

[+Nathan Strum]

There's no option for "never played any of them".

*Choke*

 

*Gag*

 

*Spit-take across the room*

 

What?

 

The concept never even crossed my mind.

Thanks for adding that. Now I can vote this week.

[Cybergoth]

Wow, so I'm the first voter for Minish Cap. You all don't know what you're missing!

[BydoEmpire]

I have a bad habit of getting halfway through Zelda games then stopping and never picking them up again. In fact, Wind Waker was the first Zelda game I actually finished since Zelda II on the NES. But Twilight Princess is my favorite. So much to do, so well crafted, such brilliant puzzles, perfect pacing... I can't say enough good about it. One of my favorite games of all time.

[Lord Helmet]

The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past...probably my favorite game of all time

[panda_racer]

Ocarina of Time.

I've liked all the Zelda games, except for Legend of Zelda. but OoT reminds me of long summer days spent playing/watching other people play N64.

[bookman]

Ocarina of Time.

I've liked all the Zelda games, except for Legend of Zelda. but OoT reminds me of long summer days spent playing/watching other people play N64.

It's amazing how I too could watch other people play Oot and never get bored. However TP is the game I am currently playing and I am so stoked about it that I have to vote for it.

[Starhopper]

I picked up the original when I got my NES, but I didn't play it until Thanksgiving day, a week later. Finished it in one sitting (minus bathroom breaks and plateloading).

[82atari5200]

I'd have to pick the original or maybe the 3rd one. But you left out 2 for the CD-I.

 

First of all:

I'm only including the true-blue games in the series, not the LCD or (heaven forbid) the CD-I games

And, secondly, there were (lordy) three CD-I games: Link: Faces of Evil, Zelda: Wand of Gamelon and Zelda's Adventure.

 

I'd rather include the LCD games. The Game & Watch one is even available for the Game Boy Advance as an unlockable in Game & Watch Gallery 4, so could be considered viable.

 

There's no option for "never played any of them".

*Choke*

 

*Gag*

 

*Spit-take across the room*

 

What?

 

The concept never even crossed my mind.

Whoa... First of all, sorry

[PressureCooker2600]

I think I'm the only person who never caught onto the whole Zelda craze.

I just never got into any of the games.

LOOVVVEEEE the music from the original NES game, though.

[ZIMM]

I just never got into any of the games.

LOOVVVEEEE the music from the original NES game, though.

Totally agree. Never really liked any (I have played most of them). For sure like legend of zelda the least, but it does have great music. I might pick up twilight princess for Wii. I do like Ocarina of Time the most and I hear it is similar.

[Dusk2600]

personally 4 me it was a tie between link to the past and minish cap

[Shawn]

I understand that TP isn't #1 in this poll yet as enough Zelda fans have not played it on the Wii yet. OOT will be second place soon after they have for sure. I obviously voted for TP and 2nd would be OOT and then LTTP would be 3rd IMO.

[Crazy Climber]

Wow, so I'm the first voter for Minish Cap. You all don't know what you're missing!

For some reason I just did not get in to this game at all, maybe it was just a bad time for me to buy it or something but I barely even gave it a chance. With all the nice things people have to say about it though I might have to pick it up again

[Crazy Climber]

I have a bad habit of getting halfway through Zelda games then stopping and never picking them up again. In fact, Wind Waker was the first Zelda game I actually finished since Zelda II on the NES. But Twilight Princess is my favorite. So much to do, so well crafted, such brilliant puzzles, perfect pacing... I can't say enough good about it. One of my favorite games of all time.

I did this with "a link to the past" I got frusterated around the mirror world (or whatever it was, cant quite remember since it was over 15 years ago) and I never played it again. I don't know why but I just wasn't into to it anymore. I got Final Fantasy 2 next and played it all the way through, kind of strange.