I am the hero of hyrule.

That was when video games went neotonous similar to TV in the late 60s when highly drawn adult animations like Bugs Bunny were replaced by 2 fps factory made cartoons for "Kidz".

Hooray! For some reason (probably because I found it first), I always liked Zelda II more than Legend of Zelda, but that first game is nonetheless awesome.

I shall celebrate today appropriately.

On Christmas Eve, 2013, my favorite game ever, Mega Man 2, turns 25. I'll have to plan to celebrate then, too.

I can remember the day, not long after finally rescuing the princess, that I put my Nintendo in a box in my closet, and quit video games cold turkey. Of course, having rescued the princess, I had enough time in front of that game to last me a lifetime. Thanks Zelda for helping me get on with my life!

You misspelled "xcom"

@5: You mean "Leisure Suit Larry"

I played the hell out of The Legend of Zelda, Metroid, Kid Icarus, and Castlevania back in the day... ah... wasted youth.

Wish they would bring these games to Ipad and Iphones.

Wasn't Xcom: ufo defense released in the 90s?

Oh, @5 beat me to it.

Fie on you Mr. Constant! I refute the 'best game ever' comment by stating that, in contrast to a game like Super Mario Bros., it is impossible to beat the original Zelda without either a strategy guide (Nintendo Power, et all) or by dropping bombs *randomly* to progress the game past a certain point.

That kind of arbitrary gameplay mechanic was used in the early days of gaming to artificially inflate the difficulty ("nintendo hard") makes the game age very poorly. It's poor game design, something I'm glad that most game designers have abandoned. (However, "A Link to the Past" is INCREDIBLE)

My money is on Tetris as best game ever. Still playable without getting bored, and is still able to woo people who don't like video games into the fold.

@10 Au contraire my dumb bear. I beat it without any strategy guides, and there are hints throughout the game.

@11 but did you have to throw fire and drop bombs randomly to find the secret staircase/entrances? And how much time did it take to find those?

It definitely took a while, but then again, I wasn't in constant need of reward. And that's why you get the red candle and bigger bomb bags.

This thread is now about how awesome Xcom: Ufo Defense is. Hovertanks with plasma cannons, dissecting aliens, and mindcontrolling aliens! I'm going to reinstall it now.