Well, if we want to get technical, The Legend of Zelda was released in 1986 (Japan) and '87 in the west, same as Metroid which actually came out in Europe in '88 if you count... er... ah, who cares - Zelda is definitely the best.
Every game on the poll is actually pretty decent. Zelda, Metroid and Mike Tyson's Punch Out are easily the best, but I loved Rygar and Kid Icarus as well.
I also really enjoyed Mega Man and Castlevania despite often wanting to throw my controller at the screen while playing them.







