onto another topic, though, which one is you kiwis favorite zelda game and why?
Majora's Mask. I used to say Link to the Past or Ocarina, but after revisiting several of these and playing some of the newer games, I think the Majora's Mask is not only the best of all Zelda games, but one of the best games of all time.
When I first played link to the past, it was the first time I played a game that felt like a real world with people in it. I'd played some really simple RPGs, but none of them really compared to the fleshed out world that existed in LttP. Ocarina was even more mind-blowing to my middle school self. It had many named characters that were mysterious and important and a story that was interesting. The way items were acquired and used in the game was extremely fun - they were in LttP too, but items like the hookshot were infinitely more enjoyable in 3d. Clearly I hadn't had much exposure to JRPGs or I would have experienced franchises with better stories, but the western gaming market at that point was still mostly about clearing different levels in a row, and having a lot of plot, characters, and story with more depth than "save the princess" felt very new.
But on replay, Ocarina has flaws. I've come to realize a lot of the "content" in Ocarina, and really across the entire Zelda franchise, just comes from not knowing how to access stuff you're not supposed to access yet. Trying and failing to reach a cliff for an hour that's easily accessible once you get x item or ocarina song or whatever. Etc. Also, the z-targeting and camera stuff didn't age well, though it was revolutionary for the time. Same with the graphics, although those criticisms also apply somewhat to Majora's Mask.
Don't get me wrong, it's still an amazing game, and obviously still one of the best games of all time.
MM is so good that it still shines in comparison to a classic like Ocarina. I've never played another game like it. It wasn't just a unique game for its time, it's remained a unique game ever since. The tension in the game created by the 3-day time limit. The involvement with the character's lives and routines. The sadness as you save the world over and over only to see your efforts erased. The masks mechanic and how that is woven into the story. It's just a masterpiece of a game on every level.
Other Zelda games I don't really care for, and I've tried many in the franchise over the years. The first NES Zelda game I'm told was good for the era, but it didn't have the story/characters/setting that I liked about LttP. Same for Zelda 2 and some other minor games that I never played very far. Wind Waker aged a lot better than I thought it would, and I'd say it's still one of the better Zelda games. Twilight Princess was basically Ocarina 2 with better graphics and some interesting items, but it just wasn't the same. Skyward Sword was boring, I didn't play very far. BotW just felt like if Zelda was an MMO, which I liked in theory, but I got bored of the shrines and it just doesn't stand out to me compared to other games like Genshin Impact or Final Fantasy. I'm probably not going to play TotK. I want to like the Zelda franchise but it seems what I'm looking for is always done better somewhere else nowadays, so I'm stuck a permanent nostalgiafag for the N64 era.