Well.  While I may have played another turn based game that's like Zelda,  I might just be skipping over the games.  The only one I can seem to recall is Final Fantasy Mystic Quest and as much as I enjoy this game I doubt this is it.  This will be my last answer, I'll let others answer.

Nope. You're probably skipping over the game for some reason, since it's not an obscure RPG at all.

Golden Sun? (Zelda like Dungeons, "Golden Age", Turn based RPG)

Dragon Quest VIII (Had dungeons, kinda felt a but like Zelda)

40 - Paper Mario 64.

Bingo. I love Golden Sun. The battle system has a lot in common with FFVI, and using magic spells like action/adventure tools an obvious design decision that most other RPGs don't use for some reason.

If the intro wasn't so long and dull, I'd probably put Golden Sun in my top 25.

35. Mario Kart Double Dash (41 last year), first impression 8, replay 8, technical 7.5

Pros: The game had much more refined controls and physics from Kart 64, including a revised drifting mechanic that still feels right at home (sans snaking, but i never discovered its existence while playing this game, fortunately). It dredged up some obscure Mario characters beautifully and invented others (namely Toadette) and had one of the most solid and memorable sets of new tracks, at least to me. The All-Cup mode.

Cons: Started out with only 3 cups (due to unlocking the Special Cup). The All-Cup mode, while a pro in general, led to some of the fiercest tantrums i've ever thrown regarding a video game since the Mario Kart stakes now play out over 16 courses (meaning you've wasted a lot of time if you falter up in the double-digits). Changed the blue shell for the worse, which wasn't rectified until Kart 7

A child who was born when the last 2D home-console game in this series came out would have been 18 years old when this, number 34, released as a "spinoff" of sorts as a New 2D home-console game.

Would this be some sort of Sonic game? I recall reading that Sonic the Hedgehog has only aged 1 year (he's 5 on the Genesis and 6 years old now)

Nice I finally gave a vague enough clue that no one guessed mine instantly...My #35 was Descent 2. Clue for 34: The (superior) sequel to the game that popularized a mechanic that has been copied over and over to manipulate time to give players a reflex advantage in tight situations.

Bingo

While I still prefer Super Mario RPG (it's higher on my list) this game was still pretty satisfying. The RPG elements in this game were still rock solid, and while a Paper Mario seems kind of dumb, it actually kinda worked in a Nintendo RPG/Puzzle game.

I would have said that this game was a Zelda/Final Fantasy/Pokemon mix maybe? While Dijin can be summoned like summons in an FF game, collecting them, and setting them up for battle kinda felt like Pokemon. Still those dungeons definatly have that Zelda/Nintendo Puzzle charm.

I really loved this game and the sequel. Never played Dark Days, but it's on my TDL

BTW, I've always loved these games because I feel the difficulty was spot on. I beat the boss of both games after draining my Dijin, using up all my mana, mana recovoring items, and healing items, and then finishing the 99,999 health boss with a basic attack which deals about 100 damage. LOL, both times, was a magical experience.