The CDI games are not on this list.

I refuse to vote.

A Link to the Past, hands down. Accidentally voted for Link's Awakening, though.

Minish Cap for sure. Not just my favorite Zelda game, but also one of my top 10 favorite games of all time.

A Link to the Past. Honourable mention goes to The Minish Cap, which is closer to it in quality than anything else in the series and gets way too little love.

None of the 3D ones of the last fifteen years. I say the first three. Period.

Original, II, A Link to the Past. I don't care what anyone says, Zelda II was a great game. OoT was a good game for the first playthrough, but it was tedious after that. Wind Waker was also an awesome game.

Kinda Fake Edit: Majora's Mask sucked hard, and Twilight Princess left bad taste in my mouth. I recently watched the trailer for Skyward Sword and was left unimpressed. Don't get me wrong, I'm a long time fan of the franchise. But after being burned by TP, I don't have any faith for the series.

Yes! More love to Wind Waker!

Why's Awakening AND Awakening DX on here? Unless someone here loves the screen-warp cheat and lack of color.

But yeah, Link's Awakening!

Gonna be controversial and say Twilight Princess

Link's Awakening. Closely followed by Link to the Past, then the original. Hope they make another classic top-down Zelda game :)

I am so happy A Link to the Past is beating Ocarina of Time.

Link to the past for me, but Wind Waker, Ocarina, Majora's and Awakening are great too.
 
Hell, all of them are, except for the obvious cdi ones.

I've only played the first one. And it's been a long time. But that was a preeetty good game.

Ocarina of Time is the one i have the most fondness for, but Links Awakening is the one i could play again even after 15 years.

A Link to the Pas, followed closely by Link's Awakening DX and Minish Cap.
 
*Past...
 
A Link to the Pasta
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Don't we do this vote at least once a month?  

Oh well, Ocarina of Time!

Wind Waker is ze best.

Ocarina of Time followed by The Wind Waker.

Hands down my favorite is The Wind Waker. For some reason Ocarina of Time isn't the end all be all zelda that it is for so many people, I liked Twilight Princess better than Ocarina. I'd also take the Oracle of Ages/Seasons games over A Link to the Past

1. Skyward Sword
2. Wind Waker
3. Link to the Past

Majora's Mask. Zelda is a wonderful series, none of the games are anything less than great, but Majora's Mask has always stood out to me. It is without a doubt my favorite. Link's Awakening is probably my second favorite.

Hands down its A Link to the past.

I voted for Link's Crossbow Training because I hate you all.

Link to the Past is the best of the bunch, but Majora's Mask is my personal favorite.

Link's Awakening all the way.

You can jump! Also bomb arrows.

The correct answer to "Best Zelda game?" is probably "whichever game introduced you to the series or whichever game you were first able to play start to finish".

Windwaker happens to be the greatest game ever made

The Windwaker's story was really well done and had a lot of charm to it, both of which were completely lacking in Twilight Princess. Link to the Past is a close second.

I'll admit that I haven't played Majora's Mask though.. I'm hoping to see it remade for the 3DS soon.

Technically, later ones may be better but for me none of them will ever top Link to the Past.

Wind Waker. The light-hearted tone, interesting story, and beautiful art put it above the others for me.

@Kandycane2029: Name your reasoning for disliking Majora's Mask and Twilight Princess.

ALttP will always have a special place in my heart, but Majora's Mask is just too awesome. So many compelling side quests with rewards other than boring-old rupees and heart pieces. Crazy story and great dungeons, too.

I voted Skyward Sword because it isn't even out yet, so I thought it was dumb that it was on there.

Majora's Mask. Which sounds super hipstery. But it easily the most original Zelda sequel. And originality is something I can't praise enough.

@lclay said:

Gonna be controversial and say Twilight Princess

(This whole post needs to be prefaced with an admittance of one of my many crimes in gaming: I've never played Wind Waker. I own a copy, just haven't played it yet!)

I agree with you on this, controversial as the opinion might be. I need to replay Twilight Princess, though, to make sure I'm not making up everything I remember about that game.

@MatPaget: Majora's Mask: It's been awhile since I've played it, but the confusing nature of the game, along with having to revert back to nothing until you find your way was very off-setting. As for TP, it felt very uninspired as far as the main quest and temple design went. Twilight Princess probably only left a bad taste in my mouth because I played it on Wii. Had I played in on GC, my opinion may be different. I'm not trying to be a hater or discourage people from played these games, but as someone who as played since the beginning, they just didn't feel right. This is only opinion, of course.

My favorite is Majora's Mask. It's so different from the other games. In a close second is A Link to the Past.

In my opinion, out of the ones I've played to completion:

1. Majora's Mask
2. Link to the Past
3. Link's Awakening (DX)
4. Minish Cap
5. Oracle of Ages
6. Twilight Princess
7. Ocarina of Time
8. Oracle of Seasons
9. Wind Waker

I have played the original, Zelda II and Four Swords also, but not to completion; thus, I did not include them for fairness. Based on what I played...

• the original would go after OoT (Damn save system wouldn't work for some reason, so I could never finish it)
• Zelda II would go at the bottom (Side-scrolling? The game was difficult as hell for my early-teen mind at the time)
• Four Swords goes below ZII (A multiplayer Zelda? WTF?)

Link to the past hands down my favorite. Wind waker and majors close seconds

someone voted link's crossbow training just to troll .. -.-

also, you could've left out the ports/remakes (AlttP+Four Swords and OoT 3D and Four Swords Anniversary) ..and Skyward Sword since that's not even out ..

I voted for A Link to the Past. Still a flawless masterpiece.

I have played and beaten Link to the Past, but it wasn't until after I already had played Ocarina of Time under my belt (I played on the GBA). I still prefer OoT over LttP, but my favorite is definitely Wind Waker.

Majora's Mask is the most successful in attacking its ambitions and its dungeons are EXCELLENT. That's why I think it's the best; its world is constantly moving (almost in a Deadly Premonition-y way) and, again, the dungeons are intuitive and yet still challenging (see: Ocarina of Time, where at best one is true.)

A Link To The Past is my second choice, though I've never completed even a single dungeon of the Dark World. That game is just awesome. I love Oracle of Ages/Seasons, but they both drop the ball about halfway through until their endings. Wind Waker would take my 3D Zelda title if it didn't ruin EVERYTHING with the Triforce Pieces collection towards the end of the game.

Minish Cap is on the top of my list. I prefer the 2D games because it has always felt to the focus is more on the puzzles than the combat. Minish Cap is the best of the 2D games, full of personality and originality. Of the 3D games, Wind Waker is my favorite.

Link to the past... 2nd Wind waker!

I am literally STUNNED that The Wind Waker is the most popular 3D Zelda title at the moment. Has the generation of gamers who actually use the internet really changed that drastically? I mean, I assume it's a generational thing and not a Giant Bomb community thing, though I suppose that's possible too.

It's not that I don't think Wind Waker should be the most popular 3D Zelda title; by all means, it deserves the spotlight. I don't think I've ever seen that before in my life, though.

@Little_Socrates said:

I am literally STUNNED that The Wind Waker is the most popular 3D Zelda title at the moment. Has the generation of gamers who actually use the internet really changed that drastically? I mean, I assume it's a generational thing and not a Giant Bomb community thing, though I suppose that's possible too.

It's not that I don't think Wind Waker should be the most popular 3D Zelda title; by all means, it deserves the spotlight. I don't think I've ever seen that before in my life, though.

You should check the Wind Waker thread and see the sentiments towards it.

Wind Waker wins. No argument.

twilight princess gamecube version.

A Link to the Past for sure. I've never been able to get into the 3D Zeldas. 
 
Though for its day, nothing like the original 8-Bit Zelda had ever been seen. And a second quest with even harder dungeons? NO WAY!