Golden Axe is correct!

Guessed by Link_Nines.XBC

A bit of a divisive game, but 'The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess' is, I'd say, actually the definitive Zelda from the era that 'A Link to the Past' (#27) and 'Ocarina of Time' started. You know the 'three dungeons, plot-point, more dungeons and an alternate world'-era. Twilight Princess perfected this, and it features the greatest dungeons and bosses in the series. Personal favourites too, like the Arbiter's Grounds dungeon with its huge boss named Stallord. The item you find in that dungeon is a peculiar one, so I had never seen such a creative boss fight and I played it at first I wasn't sure how to damage it so it took me a long time.

The release of the game marked the beginning of the end of my shunning (well, maybe not shunning) of console gaming. Even though I didn't like what Nintendo had brought to GameCube and GameBoy Advance, I wasn't about to ignore a new Zelda game that looked like it does and after the most epic video game trailer ever made so I dusted off my GameCube and got the game. Finally, and it certainly didn't disappoint. The GameCube version was released a week or two after the Wii version but I didn't have a Wii. Not that much later though I was convinced I wanted one, and the first game I got was, even though I had already completed it and it wasn't really any different; The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess.

Okay #13 hadn't been guessed so here's a second hint. Also, #12.

#13: This game features an item of which sound and use are the same as in another game from another series featuring the same item.

Hint 2: So is the graphic that accompanies it on use; a tornado flies across the screen. Guessed by TruckOSaurus - Super Mario Bros. 3

#12: When you fully complete a level and go the hall of fame, many of those there ridicule you because you're not really the hero you were given credit for.

I'll also share the stats on the guesses until now. It's a tight race actually, with coolbeans, The_Liquid_Laser, Darashiva and drbunnig all at 4 correct guesses. drbunnig got to that number last of these when he correctly guessed game #14 still to be posted. Following closely is also Mnementh with 3 correct guesses. A further 5 hints have went unguessed.

1. coolbeans 4
2. The_Liquid_Laser 4
3. Darashiva 4
4. drbunnig 4
5. Mnementh 3
6. Zippy6 2
7. Farsala 2
8. GoOnKid 2
9. TruckOSaurus 2
10. UnderwaterFunktown 1
11. kenjab 1
12. Machina 1
13. Link_Nines.XBC 1

Unguessed 5

So, who'll win?

13: Super Mario Bros 3

Yes, climbing the ranks.

Perfect! I was curious what's the other series that uses the Warp Whistle?

Zelda 1. It's called the 'Recorder' there. You can warp to dungeon entrances and there's a pool of water that vanishes when you use it there.

Would've been #1 though if it wasn't for that meddling Ultrashroomz.

#16 - Super Mario Galaxy - Nintendo Wii / Switch

I would still probably argue that toe to toe, Galaxy 2 excels even more at level design than the original, and between pieces of music that were clearly based off the first game score, 2 is generally on top, but the first Galaxy has a spark to it, an edge that makes it a more special experience.

There is something about the more evocative tracks from Galaxy 1 mixed in between the more energetic scores, the contrast of the galaxies with a more subdued palette to them, the story of Rosalina, how you can build a mini story in your head in some of the galaxies with how the mission progression goes, could also attribute the novelty of it all, there is just a lot that ticks just right about Galaxy beyond just being another excellent Mario game.

More hints from me:

15. a) This game was made in response to parents complaining to the developer that RPGs are games where people murder and steal.
b)  While I played this game on the NES many PC gamers consider this the best RPG of the 80s.
c)  The lead developer of this game had the nickname "British", so he decided to put an NPC in every game in this series that would represent him.
d)  This game inspired a popular gaming term.  The term means, "this is the character in the game that represents me".

13. a) This SRPG series was released after Fire Emblem in Japan, but before Fire Emblem in the US.  Second game.
b)  In this game your party can consist of centaurs, werewolves, hawkmen and a variety of other creatures.
c)  I'm looking for the second game, but both of the first two games are on the Genesis.

11.  a) This RPG is the last one that the series creator worked on from beginning to end.
b)  This PS1 game pays tribute in subtle ways to all previous entries in the series.