Top Five Favorite Zelda Games?

[Buns34]

I am curious to know what everyone's top five favorite Zelda games are? Here are mine:

1. The Legend Of Zelda
2. The Legend Of Zelda: The Wind Waker
3. The Legend Of Zelda: A Link To The Past
4. The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time
5. The Legend Of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Amazing, but where are the Wizrobes?)

And i have only finally just started to get into Majoras Mask. I bought it back in 2000 on release day, and i have it on the collectors disk. But for some reason i immediately shunned it, and refused to like it because of the time system. I did not like the fact that a Zelda game was rushing me from exploring everything during my adventure. But now i realize that is not the case. And i love the fact that it has the original overworld theme. The soundtrack is probably my favorite in the whole series, along with Wind Waker.

Also, so far i am enjoying the Gamecube version of Twilight Princess more than the Wii version. I think i just prefer the classic Zelda control setup. The only thing that i liked better on the Wii is fishing, and although aiming and shooting is awesome, and probably better on the Wii, i still prefer the analog aiming. The maps being non mirrored has screwed me up a few times, and i miss the widescreen picture. But having the free camera from Wind Waker more than makes up for it. And the graphics are exactly the same using the componet cables with 480 progresive scan turned on. I have the older Gamecube that uses the componet cables, and for those of you that do not know, you have to hold down the B button every time while booting up the game to enable the option for progresive scan. But if you are playing it on your Wii with componet cables and progresive scan turned on, then im sure it looks the same. I have not tried it on the Wii yet. I am playing through this version when my wife is gone, but when she is home, she likes watching me play the Wii version in the living room. Zelda is awesome! By the way i really want another Zelda like Wind Waker using the same cel shaded graphics engine to come out on the Wii. I am excited about Phantom Hourglass, but i want a console version!

[FantasiaWHT]

1. Zelda: LttP
2. Zelda: WW
3. Zelda
4. Zelda 2

Gonna stop there. I hate the N64 ones, I haven't played the handheld ones, and I've only just started TP :)

[GetImOliver]

1) Zelda: LttP
2) Zelda: Link's Awakening
3) Zelda: Majora's Mask
4) Zelda: OoT

The n64 Zeldas might as well be a tie for me. I liked Links Awakening more than I should have, just because of that spress-select-warp thing you could do ^^

[Synergy]

Hmm...

#1: Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (That's right, #1!)
#2: The Legend of Zelda
#3: Link's Awakening/Zelda DX
#4: The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
#5: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

I never really got into the other ones, honestly. I'd still like to play through them sometime.

[ckendal]

I am a huge Zelda fan so here is my top 7 (sorry couldn't stop at 5, I love them all):

1) The Legend of Zelda
2) The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (almost done the game, but can already tell you its my 2nd fav)
3) The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
4) The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
5) The Legend of Zelda: Adventures of Link (Zelda 2)
6) The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
7) The Legend of Zelda: Minish Cap (great game, but short)

BTW, Majora's Mask is the only Zelda game that I have never finished and that is my task after I finish TP.

[theshizzle3000]

1. Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
2. Zelda 2
3. Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
4. Legend of Zelda: Windwaker
5. Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask

[Cambot]

Ocarina of Time
Twilight Princess
A link to the Past
Zelda
Majora's Mask

[NE146]

I suck with the names so I'll name them the way I know them.

SNES Zelda
original GB/GBC Zelda (or Zelda DX)
NES Zelda 2 (I'd actually play this over NES Zelda at the moment)
Majoras Mask
N64 Zelda

...is the top 5 right now. Although Wii Zelda will probably sneak in there eventually. And nope, I dont have the original Zelda in the top 5. I simply think it hasnt aged well, and to be quite honest even though I've finished the game dozens of times over my life, the last few times I played it, it was tedious.

..incidentally, Oracle of Ages/Seasons hits the way bottom. They're just too linear :P

[Kamisama]

1. Links Awakening
2. A Link to the Past
3. Twilight Princess as It looked really cool.Tryed it only for a short time though.

end :)

[NCN]

1) Link to the Past
2) Zelda
3) Link's Awakening DX
4) Ocarina of Time
5) Majora's Mask

[Andred]

1. TLOZ
2. Ocarina
3. LttP
4. Zelda 2
5. Wind Waker

I haven't played Twilight Princess yet so I can't judge that one.

[tom]

Zelda's Adventure

[Leo_A]

Mine would be...

Link to the Past
Ocarina of Time
Twilight Princess
Minish Cap
Majora's Mask

I've loved them all though, besides the ones I've never played (The Game & Watch games and the cd-i junk that was Zelda in name only).

[cracked8ball]

1. Ocarina of Time
2. Twilight Princess
3. Majora's Mask
4. A Link To The Past
5. Zelda 2

[Pantechnicon]

1. Link's Awakening
2. Link To The Past
3. Oracle of Seasons/Oracle of Ages
4. Minnish Cap
5. Legend of Zelda

I'm surprised that there seem to be no fans of the "Oracle" titles. What I liked most about these was the fact that you could import your completed game file from one cart to the other a la Shenmue and start the new game with an extra heart. I thought that was the bees knees. IIRC when Nintendo first started talking publicly about the Oracle series they initially planned to release three titles. That would have been amazing, importing the same character across three carts! But I can see where ambition had to give way to practicality and they scaled it back to two. Still cool, imho.


I might be sort of unique among Zelda fans in that my Zelda experiences are strictly on Game Boy platforms. Yes, even LttP and LoZ, which I played for the first time only in their GBA ports :embarrassed:. Now that there seem to be no more planned Zelda releases for GBA I might have to break down and play one of the newer titles (/looks uncertainly at dusty copy of Majora's Mask).

[NE146]

I'm surprised that there seem to be no fans of the "Oracle" titles.

To me the Oracle series is actually weak... and I played mucho hours on it going from Ages->Seasons and vice versa. I dont know what it is, but the whole "Capcom" Zelda games such as Ages/Seasons just seem way too linear.

All Zelda games are of course somewhat linear, but they generally get to a point where you really are kind of on your own to find your way and revisit and explore previously unreachable areas with new items. But the Oracle series.. it just seems to lead you on a path through the entire game. You get an item, and that item allows you to go to a particular section on the map. Then once you're done with an area, you rarely need to go back there for anything. I may be wrong, but that feeling stayed with me throughout the entire Oracle games.


Now that there seem to be no more planned Zelda releases for GBA I might have to break down and play one of the newer titles (/looks uncertainly at dusty copy of Majora's Mask).

Well the one for the DS is coming out.. now that one I'm looking forward to! :D

[Cryomancer]

Not a HUGE Zelda fan, letsee if I can come up with 5 I really like...


Link's Awakening (+/- DX)
4 Swords (cube)
Link To The Past
Wind Waker


Honestly i can't think of a 5th I really LIKE. I imagine that I will like Minish Cap if i ever get around to playing it. I kinda like the Oracles from what VERY little I've played of them. I've played Ocarina but it really didn't do it for me that well. Maybe I should have my head looked at or something.

[DigitalSpace]

Out of what I've played:

1 - A Link To The Past (SNES)
2 - Ocarina Of Time (N64)
3 - The Legend Of Zelda (NES)
4 - Zelda II: The Adventure Of Link (NES)
5 - Link's Awakening DX (GBC)

[MarioMania]

The Legend of Zelda (NES)
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening/Zelda DX (GB)
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES)
The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons/Oracle of Ages (GBC)
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time (GC)

[ChaosKidz]

1) Zelda: Twilight Princess [wii edition]
2) Zelda: Link to the Past
3) The Legend of Zelda
4) Zelda: Wind Waker
5) Zelda: Ocarina of Time

Based on this Twilight Princess is by far the most beutiful game and the wii just makes it more entertaining to play and link to the past was the greatest game of its time and the graphics were fairly good for its time. The wind waker and ocarina of time were basically good game play and who doesnt love the first zelda, it was the begining without that we wouldnt of had zelda...

[xtremegamer]

1) Zelda: Twilight Princess [wii edition]
2) Zelda: Link to the Past
3) The Legend of Zelda
4) Zelda: Wind Waker
5) Zelda: Ocarina of Time

Based on this Twilight Princess is by far the most beutiful game and the wii just makes it more entertaining to play and link to the past was the greatest game of its time and the graphics were fairly good for its time. The wind waker and ocarina of time were basically good game play and who doesnt love the first zelda, it was the begining without that we wouldnt of had zelda...

Speaking of Zelda: Link to the Past, did you ever get that save feature down? I know you figured out how to erase games. LOL.

[ChaosKidz]

Yeah i figured it out and oh yeah you have to agree that it was a pretty excellent game for its time. :deadhorse: i tryed to fix it!

[bangtango]

Out of what I've played:

1 - A Link To The Past (SNES)
2 - Ocarina Of Time (N64)
3 - The Legend Of Zelda (NES)
4 - Zelda II: The Adventure Of Link (NES)
5 - Link's Awakening DX (GBC)

Those are my top 5, as well. In a slightly different order:

1 - Zelda II: The Adventure Of Link (NES)
2 - The Legend Of Zelda (NES)
3 - A Link To The Past (SNES)
4 - Ocarina Of Time (N64)
5 - Link's Awakening DX (GBC)

[Magnum]

I don't about anyone else but I'm damn near ready to consider this part of the official cannon


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v179/leonki/zeldac_cart.jpg

[NE146]

By the way, I'm sure most of you know about hacks and patches, but I'm really enjoying this one of SNES Zelda at the moment.

"The Legend of Zelda: Parallel Worlds (SNES) (http://www.romhacking.net/hacks/197/)"

link to readme (http://www.romhacking.net/hacks/snes/patches/lozpw100readme.txt)
http://gbatemp.net/up/lozpw100title.png

It's really nicely done. And since I'm such a big fan of SNES Zelda (aka Link to the Past), I'm loving it all over again :)

Just thought I'd give it a shout out.

*cough* hint.. msg me if you want it, hassle free ;)

[Magnum]

bitch-smash!

I'll try and see if I can get it working

[Tron 2.0]

1.The Legend of Zelda
2. Zelda TP
3.Zelda OOT
4.Zelda LTTP
5.Zelda Links Awakeing

Finsh Zelda TP a while ago what a game!

[§ Gideon §]

I saw the title and though, "Pssh, this'll be easy. He's letting us pick five!" ... Yeah. I haven't even played Twilight Princess yet, and this was already pretty challenging.

1. (1998) Ocarina of Time
2. (1987) The Legend of Zelda
3. (1993) Link's Awakening
4. (1991) A Link to the Past
5. (2003) Wind Waker

The only thing I'm wondering about is the placement of the original vs. Link's Awakening... It's personal nostalgia vs. The Almighty Original Principal.

[The Great Dane]

My top favorite changed last month:
1. Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
2. Zelda 2: Link's Adventure
3. Legend of Zelda
4. Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
5. Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker
6. Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past

I haven't ever played Majora's Mask, the odd spinoffs that are said to be terrible, or any of the handheld, so I obviously can't include them.

[drewbrim]

1. Link to the Past
2. Ocarina of Time
3. The Adventures of Link
4. The Legend of Zelda
5. Link's Awakening

with the honorable mention going to Minish Cap

[Three-P]

For me, it'd have to be....

#5-The Adventure of Link. (Didn't quite have the same feel as the O.G., but still fun, nonetheless.)
#4-The Legend of Zelda. (Kickin' it old-school.)
#3-Ocarina of Time. (The transaction to 3-D didn't disappoint.)
#2-Majora's Mask. (Crazy-as-hell, and no shortage of surprises.)
#1-A Link to the Past. (My first SNES game. I feel bad about selling it.)

[PSXferrari]

Zelda's Adventure

Genius. I second that.

Alright fine, maybe Link to the Past first, but I ever since the over-rated Ocarina of Time I haven't bothered to play a 3D Zelda game.

[FlufflePuff]

I never thought a new Zelda game would change my favs list, but here it is:

1. Twilight Princess
2. Link to the Past
3. Legend of Zelda
4. Wind Waker
5. Link's Awakening

[Superman]

My list is pretty simple.

1. The Legend of Zelda
2. The Adventure of Link
3. Link to the Past
4. Ocarina of Time
5. Majora's Mask

[Chemdawg]

Zelda : A link to the past
Zelda : OOT
Zelda : twilight princess
Zelda : Oracle of Seasons/Oracle of Ages
The legend of Zelda

[Sonicwolf]

1 - Ocarina of Time
2 - Majoras Mask
3 - A Link to the Past
4 - Windwaker
5 - The Legend of Zelda

[Joe West]

these could be the only ones.....

1. The Legend Of Zelda
2. The Legend Of Zelda: The Wind Waker
3. The Legend Of Zelda: A Link To The Past
4. The Legend Of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Amazing, but where are the Wizrobes?)
5. The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time

[mobiusclimber]

I hated OoT and TP, haven't played Wind Waker or MM or Minish Cap (or the DS game, but have no interest in playing it), and only played a little bit of one of the Oracle games (up to the first boss who repeatedly gave me an atomic wedgie before I finally cried "uncle" and gave up). So here's my list... so very abbreviated...

1) A Link to the Past
2) Zelda I
3) Link's Awakening

Oh yeah, I've tried a few times to get into Zelda II, but I just get bored and give up. Am I forgetting any games?

[MeTmKnice]

Link to the Past
Zelda 1
OoT
Minish Cap

[Rob64]

I never played the handheld zelda games, nor do I plan to so I counting doing the console games in no particular order.

1. Ocarina of Time
2. Majora's Mask
3. Hyrule Fantasy... the first one
4. Wind Waker
5. Twilight Princess

Out of these, OOT takes the number 1 spot for a couple of reasons:

1. It was my first Zelda game
2. I have the gold cart so I have chanting in the fire temple and the gerudo ramadaan moon
3. The game is just awesome.

Link to the Past... or Zelda 3 may take the number one spot because Ocarina of Time got the game structure from Zelda 3 (relative number of dungeons, 2 worlds, etc).

[sleazeroxx86]

1.Zelda Twilight Princess
2.Zelda Ocarina of Time
3.The Legend of Zelda
4.Zelda Link to the Past
5.Zelda Links Awakening

[Breetai]

Currently:

1. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES)
2. Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (NES)
3. The Legend of Zelda (NES)
4. The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (GB)



5. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

I know, I know, Zelda II is apparently way to high and OoT way to low. Well, I absolutely love Zelda II. It was my first Zelda game, so there's some nostalgia going on there, plus it's tough as nails and I like that. As for OoT and the other 3D Zelda games, I've honestly tried to get into them multiple times and I just can't really get into them. I'm not sure why, but that's how it is for me.

Also, I don't see how Zelda III will EVER be topped. It's one of the best games ever as far as I'm concerned.

[videogameking26]

Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES)
Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (GCN)
Legend of Zelda (NES)
Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap (GBA)
Legend of Zelda: The Phantom Hourglass (DS)

I own them all in the series, the five above are my favorite.

[Game Freak]

i own every game in the series as well VGKing

1. Majora's Mask
2. Zelda II
3. Ocarina of Time
4. A Link to the Past
5. Oracle of Seasons/Ages

[RPG_Fanatic]

I only liked two of them

1. Link to the past (SNES - the best Zelda ever)
2. Zelda 1 (NES)

I never liked Zelda after it went 3-D

[NE146]

I only liked two of them

1. Link to the past (SNES - the best Zelda ever)

I'm surprised you don't like the original GB Zelda / Zelda DX then..

[Kim Possible]

So many good ones to choose from, but here we go:

1. Zelda II: Adventure of Link
2. Legend of Zelda
3. Ocarina of Time
4. Twilight Princess
5. Link to the Past

(I also consider Majora's Mask to be a big OoT side quest, instead of a stand-alone game, so you can append it to #3)

[eskobar]

1. The Legend of Zelda
2. Zelda II: Link's Adventure
3. The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
4. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
5. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

[Kim Possible]

Majora's Mask over Ocarina of Time. Very interesting. Care to elaborate? I too have a fondness for MM, but I cannot decide if it is based on my love for OoT or a separate feeling...

[FamicomFreak]

Well most of them have pretty much the same goal and same old go to different dungeons etc etc.....still fun to this day though.

1. Zelda 3 (SNES)
2. Zelda (NES)
3. Zelda Ocarina of Time(N64)
4. Zelda Link's Awakening (GB)
5. Zelda Wind Waker(GC)

[sonic-boom]

1. Legend of Zelda (NES)
2.Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker (GC)
3.Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Wii)
4.Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (N64)
5.Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES) Haven't finished.

[Lady Jaye]

1. Legend of Zelda (NES)
2. A Link to the Past (SNES)
3. Oracle of Ages/Seasons (GBC)
4. Minish Cap (GBA)
5. Wind Waker (Gamecube)

Haven't finished Ocarina of Time, Majora's Mask and Twilight Princess, so can't comment on those titles. However, I gotta say that my least favorite games in the series are Link's Awakening on the GB and Phantom Hourglass (the Phantoms are stressful and the stylus-only controls work well but are hell for the screen; I wish there would have been a buttons+d-pad controls option).

[vivaeljason]

1. Link to the Past
2. Ocarina of Time
3. The Legend of Zelda
4. Oracle of Ages/Seasons
5. Majora's Mask

[acedo2]

1: LTTP
2: Ocarina of Time
3: TP
4: WW
5: Legend of zelda

[Game Freak]

1. Majora's Mask
2. A Link to the Past
3. Ocarina of Time
4. Link's Awakening
5. Oracle of Ages/Oracle of Seasons

[AllP0werToSlaves]

1. Ocarina of Time
2. A Link To The Past
3. Legend of Zelda
4. Twilight Princess
5. Majora's Mask

[PresidentLeever]

1. Link's Awakening
2. A Link to the Past
3. Wind Waker
4. Majora's Mask
5. OoT

[Chainsaw_Charlie]

1. LTTP
2. OOT
3. TP
4. Phantom Hourglass
5. WW

[PentiumMMX]

1: Link's Awakening
2: A Link to the Past
3: The Legend of Zelda
4: Majora's Mask
5: Ocarina of Time

[Legend Of Zelda]

1. Ocarina Of Time/Master Quest (since it's the same game)
2. Link's Awakening
3. Twilight Princess
4. Link To The Past
5. Minish Cap

[Zthun]

1. Twilight Princess
2. A Link To The Past
3. Ocarina of Time
4. Legend of Zelda (NES)
5. Oracle of Ages/Oracle of Seasons

[Zoltor]

1: Alttp
2: Link
3: Zelda
4: Link's Awakening
5: Oracle of Ages/Seasons

After Alttp, they really start going down hill(slowly though, not super fast like the FF games post FF 7). While technically by default being 3D shouldn't take away from the Zelda games(as the genre is well suited for either), they failed to impliment it good enough to not hurt the game play. Then there's the fact that the Zelda games seem to get increasingly easier, which aside from Link, the Zelda games weren't that hard to begin with(although in the old days, when I played Zelda, Zelda was super hard as well, man those were the good ol days).

[dayzed4life]

Ahh my fav Zelda games... in no particular order:

Link to the past
Legend of zelda
Ocarina of time
Wind waker
Zelda dx


phantom hourglass is up there too... but i could play all of them repeatedly, with the exceptions of the really crappy animated one and twilight princess due to i have never played them.

[Zoltor]

Ahh my fav Zelda games... in no particular order:

Link to the past
Legend of zelda
Ocarina of time
Wind waker
Zelda dx


phantom hourglass is up there too... but i could play all of them repeatedly, with the exceptions of the really crappy animated one and twilight princess due to i have never played them.

Believe me, you aren't missing much, not playing TP, It's easily the worse Zelda game.

[Rickstilwell1]

Mine are:

Ocarina of Time
Majora's Mask
Link's Awakening (original because of that cool room crossing trick when you push select)
A Link to The Past
The Legend of Zelda

[Moon Jump]

Link to The Past
Four Swords
Twilight Princess
Ocarina of Time
Bandai Setellaview Zelda

[Wickeycolumbus]

Ocarina of Time
Oracle of Ages
Oracle of Seasons
Link's Awakening
The Minish Cap

[TheShireGamer]

It was a tough desicion because Zelda is my favourite game series since I have been playing since I started games, but heres my list:
1. A Link to the past (Which is also my favourite game of all time!)
2. Ocarina of time
3. Wind waker
4. Twilight princess
5. The legend of Zelda

[Darth Binks]

1. Wind Waker- One of my favorite games.
2. The Legend of Zelda
3. Ocarina of Time
4. Link to the Past
5. Twilight Princess

[susonjoy]

I love to play the games very much because I am interested in gaming. Th games I mostly like are the Zelda games which gives us the fun and the entertainment while playing. The games I play mostly are Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Twilight Princess, Legend of Zelda: Windwaker, Majora's Mask etc.

[The Future Soon]

1 - Ocarina of Time
2 - Wind Waker
3 - A Link to the Past
4 - Skyward Sword
5 - Link's Awakening

...That was hard! It stinks that five doesn't give me enough room for Seasons/Ages or Majora's Mask, because I love them almost as much as the games that made the list. I think it's a sign of how amazing this series is that it's hard to pick your top five!

[Johnny Nintendo]

1. A Link to the Past
2. Link's Awakening
3. Ocarina of Time
4. Skyward Sword
5. Legend of Zelda

[Bubble_Man]

1) The Wind Waker
2) Link's Awaking
3) LOZ
4) LTTP
5) OOT

[Zama]

In no order:

-OOT
-LTTP
-Majora's Mask
-TP
-SS

[Arkayoh]

I honestly think that the early handheld games blow their home console counterparts out of the water.

1. Link's Awakening
2. Oracle games
3. Link to the Past
4. Majora's Mask (hated it when I was younger, recently grew an appreciation for it)
5. Wind Waker