#1 Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (N64)
Oh, Ocarina of Time, how fond I am of the memories you have given me. The first time I inserted the cartridge into my 1 day old Nintendo 64 I didn't know what to expect at all.
My first moments actually playing the game was far from glorious. Being a complete 3D amateur my first achievement was running three laps around my treehouse before I understood where the heck I was. It took days until I could travel through Kokiri Forest without getting lost. That sounds ridiculous today but it's a true story. Needless top say, my adventure went on quite slowly. I managed to buy a shield without too much of a problem but the sword...sword? Where's the sword!? It took me hours to finally find the sword, and it felt great.
Absolutely nothing went smoothly during the fist part of the game. I died, got lost, got lost again, somehow managed to beat a dungeon, died some more, etc.
The game was absolutely amazing though. Absolutely amazing. Having finally been able to enter the Temple of Time I was stunned by the fact that I had now grown into an adult! Wow! I slowly realised that I still had so much left to explore, and thought about what the game would throw at me next.
Getting Epona is one of my favourite moments in a game ever. Strangely enough I didn't understand that you would get a horse to ride through Hyrule Field with so when I, after many failures, finally beat Ingo and escaped the Lon Lon Ranch I couldn't find any words to express my joy. I had a horse!
My adventure in Ocarina of Time continued like this to the very end. One amazing moment after another.
Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is more than just my number 1 game of all time though. Ocarina of Time gave me back my interest in gaming, in a time where I thought about leaving completely. Ocarina of Time is also responsible for who I am today and has greatly changed my path through life, a much fitting role for this game I'd say.
When I got my Nintendo 64 in the Winter of '98 I got myself a copy of Mario Kart 64 in addition to the bundled Super Mario 64. Then, for some reason I chose to get Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, a newly released game for the platform. I don't know why I chosed it, really. The only Zelda game I'd played before was Zelda II. I had never played the first one and I had only read about A Link to the Past.
So, my only experience with Zelda was Zelda II, a game that I hadn't even beaten the second boss of at the time. Why did I chose Ocarina of Time that day? I really don't know. Maybe it was destiny? Maybe I was chosen. I will never know why Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time became my third N64 game, but I know this: I'm very glad that it happened.
And there you have it, my Top 50. I must say it was very fun doing this even though it felt like a totally impossible task at first. 
I also feel sorry for all the great games that couldn't fit into my Top 50, wonderful titles such as Metroid: Zero Mission or Final Fantasy X.
I will edit my list later to include comments for every game. I will explain why Metroid: Other M sits above Super Metroid, why Metroid Prime 3 is the best Metroid experience ever, why Valkyrie Profile 1 & 2 are among the best games ever made and more.
Have a wonderful 2011!
