Best Zelda game to start with Zelda franchise for people that didnt play any Zelda

[Vodacixi]

theRepublic said:

Vodacixi said:
If you had ever tried to get someone new into Zelda you know that any 3D Zelda, ALttP and the first Zelda are just terrible options. You are thinking on which games would you like to play, not which one should a novice pick up first.

Umm, what does that leave then?  Sounds like you are limiting this to the handheld Zelda games?

That's correct