As much as I enjoyed the first and second Zelda games it wasn’t until the Super Nintendo game “The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past” that I became officially obsessed with a game. I don’t think I could count how many times I played that game. I did speed runs, I did runs where I didn’t save and I did several runs where I did not die. I played that game more than any other game of that generation. It also set up a lot of the mythology and game mechanics that are still in Zelda today.
It setup the concept of a twist after the first three dungeons, something that has carried over to almost every other Zelda game as well. It also introduced the proper mythology of the three separate pieces of the triforce, sages, and the dark world. It was a game I just threw myself into and remains my favorite 2D game of all time. Having such a huge world to explore and then halfway through the world size doubles by having a light side and a dark side.
Around this time we also got the Zelda cartoon series. This was part of the Super Mario show and they always showed the Zelda cartoon on Friday. Looking back I realize that it was not a very well produced cartoon, but I was always excited for Friday. Because that was Zelda day. The animation was bad and the stories weren’t interesting enough to remember at all, but seeing those Zelda characters in action made up for everything that was bad about it.
I’m currently 21 hours into “The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword” and I am really enjoying it now. I’ve adapted to the controls more and can now take on enemies a lot easier. Which is good because they have started to get harder. I’m near the beginning of the 4th dungeon and the separation between Skyloft and the world below makes me feel like I’m playing two different games. One I am exploring and adventuring and in the other I am just a citizen of Skyloft. It’s awesome. I can’t wait to see what comes up next.
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