Here's how I'd rate'em
1) Twilight Princess
2) WindWaker
3) Link's Awakening
4) A Link To The Past
5) Zelda II
6) Zelda
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12) Ocarina of Time
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(Blank Space left for the other zelda games I haven't tried, 3 follow up spaces for the CD-i games I've heard horror stories about)
Edit : Thanks Kwaad, I knew I was missing one. ;)
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