{"id":1861,"date":"2012-12-05T16:55:59","date_gmt":"2012-12-05T16:55:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.controlpadblues.com\/?p=1861"},"modified":"2012-12-05T17:05:53","modified_gmt":"2012-12-05T17:05:53","slug":"my-top-100-44-the-legend-of-zelda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.controlpadblues.com\/?p=1861","title":{"rendered":"My Top 100: #44 – The Legend of Zelda"},"content":{"rendered":"
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What can be said about The Legend of Zelda <\/em>that hasn’t been said already?\u00a0\u00a0The number of innovations this\u00a0title brought to\u00a0the genre have helped cement its place in gaming history.\u00a0\u00a0The map was filled with secrets,\u00a0and though you had to acquire certain items or accomplish certain feats to progress, there was still\u00a0that sense of freedom that\u00a0encouraged\u00a0you\u00a0to progress however you wanted to.<\/p>\n

You could also start a game,\u00a0explore for hours,\u00a0then not have to worry about\u00a0losing all your progress when you\u00a0shut off your NES.\u00a0 Incredible!<\/p>\n

Also, it was shiny.\u00a0 Shiny is always fun.<\/p>\n

The first Zelda <\/em>was one of those games that, even though I enjoyed it tremendously, I never actually asked for it as a present.\u00a0 Maybe I was too wrapped up in newer games, or maybe it just didn’t rank high on my G-A-S scale, I’m not sure.\u00a0 I did manage to snag a used copy when I was in high school, but the\u00a0gold on the\u00a0cartridge was in pretty rough shape.\u00a0 With all the black splotches on it, you’d think it had gone through a fire, or something.<\/p>\n

At that point, my NES’ was wearing out quite a bit, and\u00a0my N64 and PlayStation were taking up most of my time anyway.\u00a0 The used and abused Zelda<\/em> cartridge would sit in my collection without getting much use.<\/p>\n

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