Nintendo Power

Nintendo Power is a magazine that has run since mid-1988, and has had many articles related to Nintendo and its games. It has reviews, walkthroughs, new games coming soon, and so on. As of issue 222, Future US, one of the most accomplished publishers in the world, has become Nintendo Power's official publisher.

Ultimate Zelda
"We name our favorite boss, dungeon, weapon, and moew, and pick the best Zelda game of all time!"

- Nintendo Power, Issue 248

This article was written to celebrate the launch of Spirit Tracks and, in it, the magazine's staff chooses their list of favorite games, as well as their favorite aspects of them. The article has six pages (plus an advertising page in-between). The picks are as follows:


 * 13. The Adventure of Link
 * 12. Four Swords Adventures
 * 11. Majora's Mask
 * 10. Oracle of Ages
 * 9. Oracle of Seasons
 * 8. The Minish Cap
 * 7. Phantom Hourglass
 * 6. The Wind Waker
 * Top 5
 * 5. Link's Awakening
 * 4. Twilight Princess
 * 3. The Legend of Zelda
 * 2. A Link to the Past
 * 1. Ocarina of Time

The other choices were: The Light World/Dark World dichotomy from A Link to the Past as the best "hook" (gameplay device), the Double Clawshots from Twilight Princess as the best item, the Bow from all games as the best weapon, The Wind Waker for having the best incarnation of Princess Zelda, Argorok from Twilight Princess as the bess boss, The Minish Cap for featuring the best overworld, the story behind the mystery of Hyrule being flooded from The Wind Waker as the best story moment, the classic overworld theme from The Legend of Zelda as the best sountrack theme, the Second Quest from The Legend of Zelda as the series' best secret, the Goron Mines from Twilight Princess as the best dungeon, the Octorok as the best enemy, Midna from Twilight Princess as the best sidekick, and Ocarina of Time for featuring the best incarnation of Ganon.