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13. NES: The Legend of Zelda (February 21, 1986)
The game that started them all! I have really fond memories playing this on an old tube TV with my cousin using a printed out html guide from none other than GameFAQs back in the early 2000s. Our summers spent reading the guide to one another as we take turns playing will forever live on in my memories. It was so much fun trying to figure things out together, and I even plan on one day replaying this on my NES Classic if Zea ever agrees to it. We started it together when we first started dating, using just a map to figure stuff out, and I look forward to one day doing that again.
This game just seemed to bring about a whole new level of Nintendo that no one expected considering Mario had capitalized on the platforming games, so no one expected this amazing adventure game. I believe this game was the first of its kind, with many attempts to replicate its brilliant style. If I had to choose between Pokmon or LoZ, Id definitely have to pick LoZ. These games are so amazing that they can replicate a base story and make completely different games. Its really amazing how far this series has come.
This would be higher up, but the nostalgia for this game came a little bit later on and its the only reason its this low. It is a great game today, and was an even greater game for its time. It was almost not released in the US as the Japanese didnt think us Americans would have the patience for a game like this. Im so glad they changed their minds.