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Well, I was asked by the winner of our contest to write an article about The Top Ten Legend of Zelda Games ever created. So here it is. Have fun!
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The Top Ten Legend Of Zelda Games are rated according to a system I created waaaaaaay back in ZeldaBlog, an article mentioning something about Phantom Hourglass, and it even provided a video. Ahh… but I digress. If you are not familiar with it, then here is the raiting system I came up with.
Gameplay (5/5 rating)-This deals with interaction of NPC’s, largeness of game world, etc.
Hardness (5/5 rating)-This is a rating dealing with the overall hardness of the game. Ratings are as follows:
1/5-Very easy.
2/5-Easy.
3/5-Medium.
4/5-Hard.
5/5-Very Hard.
Story Line (10/10 rating)-This rating is meant to give your judgement of the game’s storyline, for without a storyline, there would be no purpose for playing, really.
Controls (5/5 rating)-Simply, this is how hard it was to control Link and what he did (I.e., how hard was it to make Link aim his bow?). As for which ratings mean which, see Hardness above.
Dungeons (10/10 rating)-Everyone agrees that dungeons were an important aspect of the Zelda Games, right?
I am going to let you rate the games, I’m just going to give you a basis for you to rate them on!
Now, as for the games themselves, I give you The Top Ten!
1.) Twilight Princess- This game is absolutely amazing. NPC interaction was not bad at all. The storyline is barely believable, in a good way. The dungeons were quite challenging and intricute. Graphics were unspeakably realistic, and music was probably played and then recorded onto the game. Simply amazing.
2.) Ocarina of Time- My first Zelda game. I was turned off by two things though, and they are as follows: Lack of NPC interaction, and the Dead Hands/ReDeads. Absolutely terrifying. I liked the dungeons, they were quite… fitting for the area’s they were in. It was a bit too easy for me though. The moving system glided very smoothly, except when performing certain glitches. Go to http://internal.tbi.net/~max/zelda.htm for information on Ocarina of Time, especially if your a glitch addict like me 
3.) Majora’s Mask- Wow. This is a great game. The NPC interaction is so inevitable you have to be deaf and blind not to notice it. The mask system was absolutely amazing, I personally like Zora Link. But then again, I have always favored the water. Sure, there were only four (five if you include the Moon) dungeons, but they were all challenging, and don’t even mention waterpipes to me, I will pass out. Music was nice, but you pretty much know how the moving and graphic systems were *coughcoughsameasOoTcough*.
4.) Wind Waker- Nearly everyone that touches upon Wind Waker agrees: The graphics suck. The music was awesome, though. It was bad when Link happened to turn at the slightest push of the toggle stick, especially when I needed him to be still. It wasn’t very challenging, in fact, the hardest thing to do is collect the Triforce pieces, and that’s more a pain in the butt then a challenge.
5.) A Link to the Past- This game was awesome. Most people can claim that their Zelda fire came from this game. I believe it, too. This was an outstanding game, from the opening to The End. The latter was always sad, however. The dungeons were amazing, especially the Ice Dungeon, and I can’t tell you how hard it was. The graphics were ahead of it’s time, simply put. I loved the Light and Dark World theme of the game.
6.) Oracle of Ages- This game… not as great as some things I’ve played, but certainly not as bad as AoL… The graphics were the same as Link’s Awakening, but color gives it a bonus. The music was ok for GBC game, and I especially liked the music of Zora Town, it made me feel… peaceful, whenever I listened to it. The dungeons weren’t hard (unless you want to get started on Jabu Jabu’s Belly, then your asking for war!). The bosses were fairly challenging, especially Veran, but then again, I had the wooden sword the first time I beat her…
7.) Link’s Awakening- This game was ok, but the graphics were a step down from ALttP. But then again, what can you expect from the GB/GBC? Marin was absolutely astounding, for an NPC. The music when you have just started is nice, and the overworld theme isn’t bad either. The moving system was a little hard to control (once again, what can you expect from the GB/GBC?) The dungeons were… well, challenging (I am ashamed to admit I went on the Internet for something in Level 8). Overall, this game was challenging, up to The Windfish Egg, then the hardness died like an icecube stuck in a microwave on high. The boss, though, was so hard it’s not even funny.
8.) Oracle of Seasons- I can’t say much, being as my copy has a glitch preventing me from going further than level 3. The only reason I even bought it was because I wanted to here the music from the ruins. Although Subrosia was really nice… It was just that dancing game… Ping! Ping! Ping ping ping! Absolutely awful.
9.) Adventure of Link- This game was absolutely horrible. The side-scrolling feature, the graphics, everything. Only the music wasn’t bad, and that only counted for three places. I rest my case.
10.) Legend of Zelda- The graphics on this game was ok, and so was the music, it was just the moving system. Too many times have I died because Link didn’t turn fast enough, or I wasn’t pressing the button hard enough. Sigh… And must I mention Levels 6 and 8 (more formally known as The Demon and The Lion)? Now you get it.
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Well, there you have it. Start rating!!! I don’t have all summer! Well, actually I do, but go ahead and start rating, . The only thing though, is that I’m taking my vacation in October 
That’s just weird…
UPDATE: Jmap is the winner of our first contest. Congrats! Now, tell me your idea. Just use this page for what you want as a topic.
I told you I would think of something (thanks, guys, I was personally hoping I didn’t have to continue TML’s tradition)! My idea is that every once in a while, we would have a contest. The prize for winning the contest? You get to choose whatever you want for the next article. Now, to begin, the first contest is to find a similarity between The Legend of Zelda and The Beatles. Well, what are you waiting for? Start thinking!
Well, the results are in. Not a lot of people want me to start Whose Blog?s again. As such, I will try to provide something else on this site. You may discuss this matter now.
I have decided. People of ZeldaBlog, do you remember how TML would do Whose Blog is it, Anyway? articles? Well, I have a poll for you guys. Should I:
A: “Adapt” and continue this tradition?
B: Discontinue it?
or C: You haven’t decided and need a little more time?
Think about it.
Welcome peoplez! Welcome to another one of those blog sites! Let me introduce myself. I am uberzeldamaster, the webmaster for this site. You may call me UZM for short. I have started this site solely for the purpose of Zelda, as my name tells. So throw a cheer or two, Once school’s out for good (about three month’s worth of time and in about two and a half days), I’m going to be writing topics everyday! Yowza! Just remember, you folks from ZeldaBlog, this is for TML… I will miss him. If you see him, tell him to visit.
