Augen on 31 December 2012
Because "A Link to the Past" exists. That to me is quintessential Zelda and video games at their pinnacle.
I really did not care for the Saturn/PSone/N64 era at the time and feel it has aged poorly for me. I mean Mario 64 is my least favorite in the main Mario line so for Ocarina to still be among few games that generation I enjoyed is a testament of how much better it was than just about everything released then.
