2. "The Legend of Zelda"

Release date: February 21, 1986

Platform: Every Nintendo platform

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All gamers have their favorite Zelda game — whether "A Link To The Past," "Ocarina Of Time," "Wind Waker," or one of countless others.

"The Legend Of Zelda" franchise has withstood the test of time — even though most of the games, while never featuring the same "incarnation" of these characters, feature a young hero named Link who must save Princess Zelda from the evil Gerudo thief known as Ganondorf.

Many of the tales take place in the kingdom of Hyrule and involve an omnipotent symbol called the Triforce, which consists of three all-powerful golden triangles: the triangle of courage is given to Link, the triangle of wisdom is given to Zelda, and the triangle of power is given to Ganondorf. The tales are all varied — sometimes you're transforming into animals and creatures to complete quests; other times you're traveling back and forth in time — but gamers of all ages have been able to connect with these emotional characters and their rich, often-amusing adventures.