My top game is The Legend of Zelda. When I first played it, the game felt huge. It was an amazing open world action-RPG long before people were even using such terms. The only other game I had ever played that was like it was Adventure on the Atari 2600, but this blew Adventure away in every aspect. The size, the exploration, the action, the items, secrets galore, etc.... And all of that is just the beginning. Once you beat the game, they give you an entire second quest!
On top of that the game just has so much replay value. You can beat the dungeons in the first quest in almost any order you like and the game plays differently depending on which order you choose for the dungeons. When I replayed Zelda 1 just a few years ago I fell in love with it all over again just by beating the dungeons in a different order.
Most importantly, when the game was first released, it was polished to perfection. I don't think I've ever played a game that was so innovative, so ambitious, and yet so polished all at the same time. The game fully deserves the gold cartridge IMO. For all of these reasons I consider The Legend of Zelda to be, not only the top game of the 80s, but the top game of all time.
curl-6 bet me that PS5 + X|S sales would reach 56m before year end 2023 and he was right.
My Bet With curl-6
My Threads:
Master Thread, Game of the Year/Decade
Switch Will Be #1 All Time
Zelda Will Outsell Mario (Achieved)
How Much Will MH Rise sell?
My Bet With Metallox
