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My Top Ten Favorite (updated as I play) ...

... Role-Playing Games:
1. Final Fantasy VI
2. Mother 3
3. Chrono Trigger
4. Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King
5. Final Fantasy IV
6. EarthBound
7. Lost Odyssey
8. Kingdom Hearts
9. Paper Mario
10. Final Fantasy IX

... Adventure Games:
1. Day of the Tentacle
2. Full Throttle
3. Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis
4. Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box
5. Sam & Max Hit the Road
6. King�s Quest III: To Heir is Human
7. Grim Fandango
8. King�s Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow
9. The Secret of Monkey Island
10. Professor Layton and the Curious Village

... 2D Action/Adventure Games:
1. Super Metroid
2. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
3. Cave Story
4. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
5. The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
6. The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
7. StarTropics
8. Shadow Complex
9. Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime
10. Metroid Fusion

... 3D Action/Adventure Games:
1. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
2. Shadow of the Colossus
3. Beyond Good & Evil
4. God of War II
5. God of War
6. Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
7. Metroid Prime
8. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
9. Okami
10. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots

... Survival Horror Games:
1. Resident Evil 4
2. Dead Space
3. Resident Evil 2
4. Dead Space 2
5. Resident Evil
6. Dino Crisis 2
7. Resident Evil 5
8. Alan Wake
9. Silent Hill
10. Dino Crisis

... Open World Games:
1. Red Dead Redemption
2. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
3. Bully
4. Grand Theft Auto IV
5. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
6. Infamous
7. L.A. Noire
8. Prototype
9. Crackdown
10. Crackdown 2

... 2D Action Games:
1. Contra III: The Alien Wars
2. Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos
3. Gunstar Heroes
4. ActRaiser
5. Contra 4
6. Ninja Gaiden
7. Gunstar Super Heroes
8. Viewtiful Joe 2
9. Snake Rattle 'n' Roll
10. Viewtiful Joe

... 3D Action Games:
1. Gears of War 2
2. Bayonetta
3. Sin and Punishment: Star Successor
4. Vanquish
5. Gears of War
6. No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle
7. Sin & Punishment
8. No More Heroes
9. 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand
10. Earth Defense Force 2017

... Strategy Games:
1. Valkyria Chronicles
2. StarCraft
3. Fire Emblem
4. Pikmin 2
5. Advance Wars
6. StarCraft II
7. Advance Wars: Dual Strike
8. Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones
9. Pikmin
10. Plants vs. Zombies

... Sports Games:
1. Punch-Out!!
2. Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!
3. Wii Sports Resort
4. Wii Sports
5. Super Punch-Out!!
6. Mario Golf
7. Mario Tennis
8. Pilotwings 64
9. Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour
10. International Superstar Soccer 64

... First-Person Shooters:
1. Half-Life 2
2. Portal 2
3. Portal
4. BioShock
5. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
6. Singularity
7. Resistance 2
8. Call of Duty: Black Ops
9. Left 4 Dead
10. Goldeneye

... Racing Games:
1. Uniracers
2. Mario Kart DS
3. Diddy Kong Racing
4. F-Zero
5. Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit
6. Mario Kart 64
7. Wave Race 64
8. F-Zero GX
9. Excitebike 64
10. Mario Kart: Double Dash!!

... 2D Platformers:
1. Super Mario World 2: Yoshi�s Island
2. Super Mario Bros. 3
3. Super Mario World
4. Super Meat Boy
5. Donkey Kong Country Returns
6. Mega Man 2
7. New Super Mario Bros. Wii
8. Mega Man 9
9. LittleBigPlanet 2
10. Kirby�s Epic Yarn

... 3D Platformers:
1. Super Mario Galaxy 2
2. Super Mario Galaxy
3. Banjo Kazooie
4. Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando
5. Super Mario 64
6. Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time
7. Jak 3
8. Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy
9. Jak II
10. Conker's Bad Fur Day

... Fighting Games:
1. Street Fighter IV
2. Super Smash Bros. Brawl
3. Super Smash Bros. Melee
4. Super Smash Bros.

... Puzzle Games:
1. Tetris Attack
2. Planet Puzzle League
3. Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords
4. Meteos
5. Puzzle Quest 2
6. Tetrisphere
7. Tetris DS

... Variety Games:
1. World of Goo
2. Shatter
3. Wario Ware: Twisted!
4. Katamari Damacy
5. Pac-Man: Championship Edition
6. Devil's Crush
7. Flower
8. Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2
9. Boom Blox
10. Wario Ware, Inc: Mega Microgame$

... Rhythm Games:
1. Elite Beat Agents
2. Parappa the Rapper
3. Rock Band 2
4. Rock Band
5. Guitar Hero
6. Um Jammer Lammy
7. Guitar Hero II
8. Karaoke Revolution - Volume 2
9. Karaoke Revolution Party
10. Karaoke Revolution

... Shooters:
1. Ikaruga
2. Star Fox 64
3. PixelJunk Shooter
4. Gradius III
5. Air Zonk
6. PixelJunk Shooter
7. Galaga Legions
8. Space Invaders Extreme
9. R-Type III: The Third Lightning
10. Omega Five

... Party/Multiplayer Games:
1. Mario Party
2. Mario Party 2
3. Scene It?
4. Mario Party 6
5. Mario Party 7
6. UNO
7. Mario Party 3
8. Pac-Man Vs.
9. Mario Party 5
10. Mario Party 4

... Simulations:
1. Roller Coaster Tycoon
2. Animal Crossing
3. Roller Coaster Tycoon 2
4. Nintendogs
5. Animal Crossing: Wild World

... Light Gun Games:
1. Link's Crossbow Training

... Collections:
1. God of War Collection
2. Metroid Prime Trilogy
3. Final Fantasy Anthology
4. Final Fantasy Origins
5. Final Fantasy Collection
6. Sonic Mega Collection

... Beat 'em Ups:
1. Castle Crashers
2. River City Ransom
3. MadWorld

... LEGO:
1. LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
2. LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures
3. LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga
4. LEGO Batman
5. LEGO Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues
6. LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars

... NES Games:
1. Super Mario Bros. 3
2. Mega Man 2
3. Mike Tyson�s Punch-Out!!
4. StarTropics
5. Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos
6. Castlevania III: Dracula�s Curse
7. The Legend of Zelda
8. River City Ransom
9. Ninja Gaiden
10. Snake Rattle �n� Roll

... Super NES Games:
1. Super Metroid
2. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
3. Final Fantasy VI
4. Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
5. Contra III: The Alien Wars
6. Chrono Trigger
7. Final Fantasy IV
8. EarthBound
9. Super Mario World
10. Uniracers

... Genesis Games:
1. Gunstar Heroes
2. Earthworm Jim
3. Sonic the Hedgehog
4. Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master
5. Shining Force
6. Beyond Oasis

... TurboGrafx-16 Games:
1. Air Zonk
2. Devil's Crush
3. Neutopia II
4. Neutopia
5. Bomberman '93
6. Bonk's Adventure
7. Alien Crush
8. R-Type
9. Cho Aniki
10. Bonk's Revenge

... Nintendo 64 Games:
1. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
2. Paper Mario
3. Banjo-Kazooie
4. Super Mario 64
5. The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
6. Goldeneye 007
7. Star Fox 64
8. Conker's Bad Fur Day
9. Banjo-Tooie
10. Diddy Kong Racing

... PlayStation Games:
1. Final Fantasy IX
2. Metal Gear Solid
3. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
4. Final Fantasy VII
5. Resident Evil 2
6. Final Fantasy VIII
7. Spyro the Dragon
8. Parappa the Rapper
9. Dino Crisis 2
10. Ape Escape

... GameCube Games:
1. Resident Evil 4
2. Beyond Good & Evil
3. Pikmin 2
4. Metroid Prime
5. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
6. Pikmin
7. Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
8. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
9. Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
10. Metroid Prime 2: Echoes

... PlayStation 2 Games:
1. Shadow of the Colossus
2. God of War II
3. God of War
4. Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
5. Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King
6. Kingdom Hearts
7. Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando
8. Ico
9. Final Fantasy XII
10. Okami

... Xbox Games:
1. Halo

... Wii Games:
1. Super Mario Galaxy 2
2. Super Mario Galaxy
3. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
4. Donkey Kong Country Returns
5. Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
6. New Super Mario Bros. Wii
7. Kirby's Epic Yarn
8. Punch-Out!!
9. Wii Sports Resort
10. Super Smash Bros. Brawl

... PlayStation 3 Games:
1. Valkyria Chronicles
2. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
3. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
4. LittleBigPlanet 2
5. LittleBigPlanet
6. God of War III
7. Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time
8. Final Fantasy XIII
9. Uncharted: Drake�s Fortune
10. Resistance 2

... Xbox 360 Games:
1. Half-Life 2
2. Portal 2
3. Portal
4. Lost Odyssey
5. BioShock
6. Red Dead Redemption
7. Enslaved: Odyssey to the West
8. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
9. Mass Effect 2
10. Batman: Arkham Asylum

... PC Games:
1. Day of the Tentacle
2. Full Throttle
3. StarCraft
4. Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis
5. StarCraft II
6. Sam & Max Hit the Road
7. King�s Quest III: To Heir is Human
8. Grim Fandango
9. King�s Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow
10. The Secret of Monkey Island

... Game Boy/Game Boy Color Games:
1. The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
2. The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons
3. The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages
4. Metroid II: Return of Samus
5. Final Fantasy Adventure
6. Final Fantasy Legend
7. Golf
8. Tennis

... Game Boy Advance Games:
1. Mother 3
2. Fire Emblem
3. Wario Ware: Twisted!
4. Advance Wars
5. Drill Dozer
6. Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones
7. Metroid Fusion
8. Advance Wars: Black Hole Rising
9. The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap
10. Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga

... Nintendo DS Games:
1. Mario & Luigi: Bowser�s Inside Story
2. The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
3. Elite Beat Agents
4. Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box
5. Advance Wars: Dual Strike
6. Professor Layton and the Curious Village
7. Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime
8. Contra 4
9. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
10. Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective

... Nintendo 3DS Games:
1. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
2. Pilotwings Resort

... WiiWare Games:
1. Cave Story
2. World of Goo
3. Mega Man 9
4. Fluidity
5. Mega Man 10
6. Final Fantasy IV: The After Years

... PSN Games:
1. Shatter
2. PixelJunk Shooter 2
3. PixelJunk Monsters
4. Flower
5. PixelJunk Shooter
6. Ratchet & Clank Future: Quest for Booty
7. Noby Noby Boy

... Xbox Live Arcade Games:
1. Super Meat Boy
2. Shadow Complex
3. Limbo
4. Pac-Man: Championship Edition
5. Braid
6. Plants vs. Zombies
7. Costume Quest
8. Castle Crashers
9. N+
10. Ikaruga

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Ranking the series: The Legend of Zelda
Chad Concelmo \| 2:55 PM on 12.11.2009	57 comments

Hey, guess what comes out today?! A NEW ZELDA GAME! Woo hoo!

The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks for the Nintendo DS hits stores today and I really can�t wait to dive into Link�s newest adventure. While some people had trouble falling in love with the last Zelda game on the DS, Phantom Hourglass, I personally adored it. I felt the touch-screen controls worked brilliantly, and it really made things that were starting to feel old-fashioned in Zelda games (i.e. throwing the boomerang) seem fresh and exciting.

So, in honor of Spirit Tracks� release, I thought it would be fun to rank all the games in the Zelda series, from my least favorite to my most favorite. Yeah, this is going to cause a lot of controversy, but, hey, what�s a good list without a little Internet arguing, right?

Keep in mind that when talking about The Legend of Zelda series �least favorite� translates into �the game is still a 10 out of 10 and amazing, but even in a bakery full of delicious cakes, there has to be some cakes that are slightly less delicious than the chocolate mousse one sitting on the top shelf.�

Make sense? Here we go!

13. The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons (Game Boy Color)
12. The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages (Game Boy Color)
11. Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (NES)
10. The Legend of Zelda (NES)
9. The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures (GameCube)
8. The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap (Game Boy Advance)
7. The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (Nintendo 64)
6. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Wii)
5. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (GameCube)
4. The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (Game Boy)
3. The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (Nintendo DS)
2. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Nintendo 64)
1. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES)

What do you think? Do you agree with my choices? Which ranking do you disagree with the most? What is your list of favorite Zelda games (it's harder to rank them than you think)? Are you excited about playing The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks?

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Lil Jorsche

Good list. What made Wind Waker less delicious than Phantom Hourglass? I'm just curious, not trying to attack your list. From my experience, I found Wind Waker to offer so much more freedom. It also just brought me into the world so much that I just could not put the game down.

Ckarasu

Nice list. I, myself, prefer Wind Waker over Ocarina of Time (quite easily, I might add). Also, I'm really liking Spirit Tracks.

Overcrowd

"7. The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (Nintendo 64)
6. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Wii)"

What?!

I disagree with a few choices on this list, but that's the main travesty (in my mind). Opinions are what they are, though (for instance, I adore the first Goemon on N64, but you despise it). Either way, it's good to know where your rankings stand, and I hope more people reveal theirs.

Mine goes a bit like this;
1. Majora's Mask
2. Ocarina of Time
3. Link's Awakening (inorite?)

I recognise OoT as the better game, but I personally enjoy MM a lot more.

Tubatic

Its a Chad List!

Personally, I'd rate The Adventures of Link higher on my list. The final battle, against Link's Shadow, was one of the most awesome boss battles I've ever fought.

I think I end up judging Zelda games by their end battles, because I love the inevitable meeting of the triforce holders. Wind Waker would be tops, followed by Ocarina, then Link to the Past. I think Link's Awakening still rates high up for me too, though. Considering it was on the Game Boy, that was a great ending!

Chad Concelmo

@Lil Jorsche,
I love Wind Waker and Phantom Hourglass almost equally, but the fresh approach of the touch controls (not to mention the fact that Hourglass has a lot more dungeons -- a favorite thing of mine) makes me like it just a little bit more.

But it's a close race ... :)

Nic128

Spirit Tracks is brillant, like Phantom Hourglass. Controlling the phantom is a lot of fun.

Isn't the art AWESOME or what?

FalconReaper

I agree on A Link to the Past. It was the only Zelda That kept my interest other that the Minish Cap

Ashley Davis

My list would go more like this (I haven't played TP or PH, so I can't list those):

11. Ocarina of Time
10. Legend of Zelda
9. Adventure of Link
8. Oracle of Seasons
7. Link to the Past
6. Four Swords Adventures
5. Oracle of Ages
4. Minish Cap
3. Link's Awakening
2. Majora's Mask
1. Wind Waker

For me, I like the "alternate" Zelda quests. The ones that change up the formula. I also really, REALLY love the Capcom Zeldas, and enjoy playing FSA more than anyone probably oughta. I love that game!

The only Zelda I really don't like is Ocarina. I have tried on several occasions to get into it, but I just can't. :(

CrazyBlue

Good list, but Phantom Hourglas 3rd? Whilst it did work well on the DS, the Temple of the Ocean King annoyed me greatly! So much so that I never finished the game... However I've had Spirit Tracks for 2 days now, and it improves on PH in every way! Such a great game!

falinter

hmm... Phantom Hourglass?...

I don't know I couldn't really play that game very long.

I could understand the rest of the list though.

Chris Carter

Other than Phantom Hourglass, I can EASILY agree with most of this list, especially with Ocarina so high over Wind Waker.

But yea, Phantom Hourglass and Spirit Tracks (so far at temple two) are the only Zelda games I don't really like.

Ninja In Distress

How Phantom Hourglass ISN'T on the bottom is...well its beyond me. I mean c'mon Chad, you and me both agree on everything! The best FPS is HL2, the best sports game in Punch-Out!!, the best 2d platformer is Yoshi's Island, the best 3d platformer is Super Mario Galaxy...WTF!?

Wintersocks

@ number 8

YES. F**k yeah SPIRIT TRACKS WOOOOO!!

Tristero

Here's my list based off the Zelda games I've played. I'm not basing it off of any other criteria than how much I personally enjoyed the moment to moment experience of playing it. If I made a list of most important Zelda games, or creatively innovative, it would probably look a little different. So strictly based on fun factor, it's ...

9. The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (Nintendo DS)
8. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Nintendo 64)
7. The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap (Game Boy Advance)
6. The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (Game Boy)
5. The Legend of Zelda (NES)
4. Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (NES)
3. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (GameCube)
2. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Wii)
1. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES)

I'm so excited about playing Spirit Tracks and figuring out where it places! I know Twilight Princess feels like an imperfect retread of Ocarina, but I feel like it's the best way to revisit that spirit of the original without running into the stumbling blocks of outdated technology. Ocarina might be the most important Zelda title since the original, but I still feel like it's aged the worst.

doifX

Oracle of Seasons/Ages ranked below Zelda 2? Oh Chad, you so crazy.

Jonathan Ross

This is mine. I am not a fan of the N64 ones. Controversy!

13. The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (Nintendo DS)
12. The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures (GameCube)
11. The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (Nintendo 64)
10. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Nintendo 64)
9. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Wii)
8. Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (NES)
7. The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap (Game Boy Advance)
6. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (GameCube)
5. The Legend of Zelda (NES)
4. The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages (Game Boy Color)
3. The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons (Game Boy Color)
2. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES)
1. The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (Game Boy)

Charlietime

ashley's list is damn near perfect

gatorsax2010

I haven't played every Zelda, unfortunately, and I haven't beaten all of the ones I've played. My secret shame is that after getting stuck in Ocarina's Water Temple in 6th grade, I didn't complete the game until my sophomore year of college. So I couldn't rank them all if I tried.

That being said, Wind Waker is hands-down my favorite. I think Minish Cap may be number two for me, but it's been a while since I've played Link to the Past. I do like Ocarina (it was the first Zelda I'd ever really played), but the fact that I'd played so many things by the time I beat it, I don't think I was able to get the full "Wow!" experience so many others did (although hearing the Kokiri Forest music still reminds me of the first time I stepped out of the door of Link's house in that game, and it was unlike anything I'd ever played).

Also, Twilight Princess doesn't deserve its bad reputation. I know I'm in the minority, but I was sold on the motion controls during the first horseback sword-fighting moment. I jumped off the couch and really got into it. And there are some great new weapons (Double-clawshot! Spinner!) and bosses (Stallord! The entire final battle sequence!).

TheCleaningGuy

Chad's list makes me miss RFgo... :(

My list goes something like:
1. Majora's Mask
2. Link's Awakening
3. Ocarina of Time
4. Wind Waker
5. Twilight Princess
then others.

Topher Cantler

This feels about right. Haven't played Spirit Tracks yet, but I doubt it'll bump anything. I wish it would.

1. Wind Waker
2. Minish Cap
3. Majora's Mask
4. Link to the Past
5. Ocarina of Time
6. Legend of Zelda
7. Four Swords
8. Oracle of Ages
9. Link's Awakening
10.Oracle of Seasons

Projectexodus

Nice list, Chad! Even though my list of favourites is different from yours. I'm glad to see I'm not the only one who eagerly anticipates the next Zelda game. I'll be getting it for Christmas though.

By the way, to everyone else: I can understand why you feel Ocarina of Time is the game that has aged the most. But if you get the Zelda: Collector's Edition disc, you can get Ocarina of Time uppressed to 480p. Making the game look significantly more better-looking than the cartridged N64 edition. And Europeans can experience the game in 60hz mode as well. Sadly the Majora's Mask port is horrible, but I suppose the N64 version is still playable thanks to the Expansion Pack.

Chad Concelmo

Yeah, I seem to be the only who adores Phantom Hourglass as much as I do. I kind of feel like replaying it, keeping all your comments in mind. Do I remember it wrong? Hmmmmm ... :) :)

Guncannon

I started to write a comment, but it was far too long and it turned into a cblog.

mollygos

Everyone I know puts LTTP at the top of their list, and I've never finished it. I probably should. :(

Majora's Mask ranks #1 in my book.
And I can't wait to play Spirit Tracks. I haven't played Phantom Hourglass, though.

Draconianviper

Great list overall. Although for me Majora's is lower and while the Oracle ones might have been low for you, I enjoyed them for the crossover adventure. Then again when my brother and I finished our respective adventures, we would swap. Good job!

zeph

Great list. Here is mine (have not played the oracle games or four swords yet).

1. Wind Waker
2. Link to the Past
3. Twilight Princess
4. Minish Cap
5. Ocarina of Time
6. Majora's Mask
7. The Legend of Zelda
8. Link's Awakening
9. The Adventure of Link

EarthbounderNess

Chad, although I do respect the choices you made on your list, I think my list more accurately describes the best Zelda games in order:

7. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (GBA version Emulated on PSP)
6. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (GBA version Emulated on PC)
5. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES version Emulated on PSP)
4. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES version Emulated on PC)
3. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (Game Boy Advance)
2. he Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (Wii Virtual Console)
1. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES)

ace of knaves

1. Wind Waker

bluexy

1. Link to the Past
2. Wind Waker
3. Ocarina of Time
4. The Legend of Zelda
5. Adventure of Link
6. Link's Awakening
7. Minish Cap
8. Phantom Hourglass
9. Twilight Princess
10. Oracle of Ages

I loved every single one of them though... how is that even possible!?

garison

I loved Wind Waker the most. One of my favourite games EVER! =D <3<3<3

Gen Eric Gui

I have a very skewed list. What can I say, I ADORED Link's Awakening. FUCK YEAH ARROWBOMBS. I had that game memorized to such a degree that I could beat the game 100% in like 3 hours. It was nuts.

1. Link's Awakening
2. Link to the Past
3. Majora's Mask
4. Twilight Princess
5. Ocarina of Time
6. Minish Cap
7. Oracle of Seasons (Never played Time, the only copy I ever found was broke :( )
8. Phantom Hourglass
9. Legend of Zelda
10. Windwaker
11. Adventure of Link
12. Four Swords

Arch649

My list w/ explainations

1. Majora's Mask: It's a Zelda game with a time limit. That concept alone sounds absolutely ludicrous, but they made it work brilliantly. And the rest of the game is so bizarre that I instantly fell in love with it.

2. Ocarina of Time: It's the Zelda game that turned a tale of a young boy overcoming huge odds into a coming-of-age epic. It turned Zelda into a parable.

3. A Link to the Past: It's 1991. You thought the original Zelda was awesome. Then this one comes out. It took everything about the NES original and made it "super".

4. Wind Waker: An interactive cartoon. The sailing sucked but everything else about the game was fantastic.

5. Twilight Princess: Everything you love about Zelda is here and bigger than ever (to a fault, this one felt too fan servicey).

I haven't played the DS games and of few of the others, but those are my top 5.

RIMoonlight

Say, Chad. Just a question, what were the qualities that made Twilight Princess more enjoyable to you than Wind Waker? I'm not trying to attack you or your opinions, though I'd like to see your take.

Anyways... my list.

1. Wind Waker
2. Majora's Mask
3. Link To The Past
4. Ocarina of Time
5. Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
6. Minish Cap
7. Twilight Princess
8. Four Swords
9. Link's Awakening
10. Adventure of Link

timtheterrible

I actually read a review of Spirit Tracks in the newspaper today which gave Spirit Tracks one star out of five. I can't imagine it being that bad.

Los255

I STRONGLY disagree with this.

3. The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (Nintendo DS)

5. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (GameCube)

But thou I shalt love forever anyway Chad.

I think the scale was much more apparent in the console version (obviously?) and the characters were much more memorable

Here's mine:
1. A Link to the Past (SNES)
2. The Wind Waker (GameCube)
3. Ocarina of Time (Nintendo 64)
4. Link's Awakening (Game Boy)
5. Twilight Princess (Wii)
6. The Minish Cap (Game Boy Advance)
7. Oracle of Seasons (Game Boy Color)
8. The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (Nintendo DS)
9. The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures (GameCube)

I STILL HAVEN'T PLAYED MAJORA'S MASK

/sadface

I gotta get around to it sometime though...

Rucksack

@Chad

Maybe you can help, I've had Phantom Hourglass for a long time. I put in about ten hours, and I just couldn't touch it again. Having to reply the same dungeon again and again and again just wore me out.

Any tips for actually enjoying the game? Am I just missing something? HELP!?!

RIMoonlight

I actually really enjoyed Phantom Hourglass. The continual doing of the Temple of the Ocean King was rather annoying for me in the beginning, but I eventually got used to it all and it got less bothersome as you collected more and more sand for the Hourglass. It also did astoundingly cool things with the DS, and I also seem to be the only person who liked the touch controls. They were quite intuitive, in my opinion.

Also, Linebeck is awesome.

Krow

1. Majora's Mask

Haxan

So much love for Majora's Mask. I love you guys!

1. Legend of Zelda
2. Majora's Mask
3. A Link to the Past
4. Wind Waker
5. Phantom Hourglass
6. Wind Waker
7. Twilight Princess
8. Ocarina of Time
9. Minish Cap
10. Oracle of Seasons
11. Oracle of Ages
12. Link's Awakening
13. Zelda II

The NES version is my all-time favorite game. It wins just for taking me back in time every time I play it again (and I play it a lot). Playing that game was like discovering magic. I get a little bit of that feeling back every time I play it.

ArrestedDeveloper

Hmm, I prefer Wind Waker to Phantom Hourglass. I mean he stabs people in the face in that game.

Cough

I too disagree with Majora's Mask position. It's your least favorite 3d Zelda title, and that's a shame. It's my number one too. Then again, i still have ta play Wind Waker...

Minish Cap was a waste of time. Everything was too short, too small. A terrible dissapointment.

(Redo the list after playing Spirit tracks! Please?)

Wintersocks

@Topher's
I <3 you.

@Cough

Minish cap was like a delicious lobster, fished from the finest sees, and then the cook sprinkled fairy dust on the lobster, improving on an all ready delish meal.

nekobun

I beg to differ a bit; my main beef with Phantom Hourglass, which put it at the bottom, are the iffy controls for certain things, especially trying to roll. Drove me nuts. Still looking forward to Spirit Tracks, even if I probably won't get to it until sometime early next year.

13. Phantom Hourglass
12. Oracle Of Ages
11. Majora's Mask
10. Ocarina Of Time
9. Oracle Of Seasons
8. Four Swords Adventures
7. Zelda II: The Adventure Of Link
6. Twilight Princess
5. The Wind Waker
4. The Minish Cap
3. The Legend Of Zelda
2. Link's Awakening
1. A Link To The Past

Feels good to be in the Zelda-13 club, too.

Snaileb

4 swords was probably the weakest...

Dan CiTi

My and Topher's list are pretty much identical. I don't get Phantom Hourglass fans really. Sorry Chad.

CrazyBlue

It's good to see the Minish Cap appearing alot, currently I am on the 4th temple, really enjoying it!

KyleGamgee

Chad, placing Ocarina of Time towards the top of the list is true and correct. (unlike some of these heathens)

Discarded Couch Sandwich

I'm saving Spirit Tracks to open on Christmas day, and I can't wait! That special new Zelda feeling is almost upon me once again and I'll get to enjoy it on the best day of the year! I just hope there's an ice world not too far into it now.

I won't list my favourites because I'd be here for hours. Commendations to Majora's Mask, Wind Waker and the Oracle games though!

Lakai

I would have just flipped 1 and 2, but other than that, this list is flawless.

Actually, I take it back. If it wasn't for A link to the Past (#1) I would have never played Ocarina of Time (#2)

AWESOME LIST MAN!

Phoenix Gamma

You liked Zelda II more than the Oracle games? Really?

Personally, I thought that was the worst, with Phantom Hourglass as second worst. I just found that game to be totally bland, which is odd, because I'm loving Spirit Tracks a heck of a lot.

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