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Game #10: The Legend of Zelda:A Link to the Past (Nintendo/SNES)

(Eds note: I know its been a long time. I promise this will get finished) When the Legend of Zelda was released on the NES , it became one of the standards by which epic games were judged. The series' first foray onto the SNES again redefined the standards with better graphics, bigger worlds, and more gameplay variety. All of the dungeons no longer look the same. In fact, they are huge, expansive, and challenging. The graphics are top notch for the SNES . As Link, players must explore two huge worlds filled with dangerous monsters, all while solving puzzles and looking for hidden items. It was released on the Game Boy Advanced with a four player mode and Gamecube compatibility , but the original has a charm that few other games can duplicate. If you can, play through this one. There is a reason it is in the top 10. Pros: Epic quest, awesome dungeons, challenging puzzles and bosses, great graphics, control, sound, unique environments, true challenge, not "artificial" ch...