Board 8 > Your First Thought 35: "The weakest Zelda game"

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Previous results:
1) Strongest non-Noble Niner: Zelda (Tifa, Squall, Bowser)
2) Weakest Noble Niner: Sonic (Crono, Sephiroth, Mega Man)
3) Fodder Line: Vyse (Isaac, Pac-Man, Revolver Ocelot)
4) Strongest Western Franchise: Witcher (Mass Effect, Elder Scrolls, Fallout)
5) Strongest Indie: Shovel Knight, Undertale (Hollow Knight, Cuphead, Stardew Valley)
6) Biggest GotD2 Snub: Pokemon Go (Skyward Sword, Smash 4, Mario 3D World)
7) TJF/"The Jug Factor": Tifa (Morrigan Aensland, Tina Armstrong, Jill Valentine)
8) Strongest Pokemon not in a Contest: Blastoise (Bulbasaur, Charmander, Greninja)
9) Most unpredictable character: Kefka (Alucard, Donkey Kong, Magus)
10) Game series with most inconsistent strength: Final Fantasy (Pokemon, Mario, GTA)
11) Most disappointing performance of GotD2: Fire Emblem: Three Houses (Tropical Freeze, Undertale, Dragon Age)
12) Game series you wish was stronger: Donkey Kong/Country, Resident Evil, Phoenix Wright, Trails
13) Character that always disappoints: Tidus (Magus, Cecil Harvey, Donkey Kong)
14) A joke that stopped being funny: L-Block (GFNW, Weighted Companion Cube, CATS)
15) Character I am sick of seeing in contests: Link (Guybrush Threepwood, Lloyd Irving, Draven)
16) How did this get into Game of the Decade 2?: Dying Light (Fate/Grand Order, Persona 4 Golden, Obra Dinn)
17) Strongest game that's never been in a contest: Super Smash Bros. (Final Fantasy VII Remake, Skyward Sword, Final Fantasy V)
18) Theoretical winner of 'Worst. Game. Ever.': Big Rigs (E.T., Superman 64, Sonic 06)
19) Long-gone character that deserves another shot: Strider Hiryu (Liquid Snake, Terry Bogard, M. Bison)
20) Character that has fallen the furthest: Vincent (Magus, Tommy Vercetti, Crono, Gordon Freeman, Satan)
21) Low midcarder: Ness (Fox, Tidus, Zidane)
22) Strong franchise with characters not worth shit: Elder Scrolls (Grand Theft Auto, Tales, Persona)
23) Theoretical winner of 'Best. Boxart. Ever.': Ocarina of Time (FFVII, Phalanx, Mega Man)
24) Strongest Nintendo game with no N9er in it: Pokemon RBY (Star Fox 64, Xenoblade, something with Kirby)
25) Weakest playable character in Smash Ultimate: Alph (Mii Fighters, Dark Pit, Pichu, Little Mac)
26) Most photogenic character ever in a contest: Tifa (Dante, Crono, Solid Snake/Solid Shit)
27) Character I can beat in a fist fight: Guybrush (Olimar, Ness, a Pokemon)
28) Strongest game never on a Nintendo platform: Persona 5 (Kingdom Hearts/II, Symphony of the Night, God of War 2018, FFVII)
29) Franchise where the 1st game is the strongest: Pokemon (Chrono, Metal Gear Solid, Mass Effect)
30) The winner of 'Best. Video Game. Dad. Ever.': Kratos (God of War) (Jecht, Bowser, Phoenix Wright)
31) The Best SBAllen-Era Contest: Character Battle 2007 (Game of the Decade 1, Character Battle IX, Character Battle X)
32) The strongest incarnation of Link: Ocarina of Time (2007, Breath of the Wild, "Just Link what do you even mean")
33) Character Battle entrant you'd kiss on the lips: Tifa (Zelda, Morrigan, Lara Croft, Samus, KOS-MOS, Link)
34) The most fun Character Battle match ever: Link/Draven/Shepard (Mario/Vivi/Ganondorf, Frog/Chief, Red vs. Blue/Cloud vs. Sephiroth, Ryu/Dante '10, Mario vs. Crono 2)

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Wand of Gamelon because its the only CD-I game I could remember

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Zelda II

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Phantom Hourglass

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Wand of Gamelon

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Minish Cap

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Wand of Gamelon

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Spirit Tracks

Link's Awakening

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Oracles which is wrong

I think the actual answer is Four Swords, Minish Cap or Tri Force Heroes. Not counting CDi obviously.

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Link's Crossbow Training

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Four Swords Anniversary Edition because nobody else I knew ever had a DSi and got it

Sadly, my mind first went to Skyward Sword, a game I love that is thankfully not the right answer.

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Zelda's Adventure
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Faces of Evil was the first thought

The Game and Watch game is probably the correct answer though

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Wand of Gameleon, or however it's spelled. Okay, Wand of Gamelon.

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Oracle of Ages

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Zelda's Adventure

Faces of Evil and Wand of Gamelon would get joke votes.

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Skyward Sword

but it's probably TFH of the ones that "count"
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Spirit Tracks
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Oracle of Ages

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My first thought was Zelda II, but I doubt it's that one. It's almost certainly one of the handheld ones. The CD-I ones would get joke votes.

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Leonhart4 posted...

My first thought was Zelda II, but I doubt it's that one. It's almost certainly one of the handheld ones. The CD-I ones would get joke votes.

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Not including CD-i it could be Zelda II, but it's also probably Spirit Tracks. I'd even expect Minish Cap to have more nostalgia power than the DS games.

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Zelda II

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Zelda II

Zelda II

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oh and i don't want to bump the previous topic, but i just noticed it. thought of Kirby/Dante/Chief/Leon.

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The CD-I ones if we're being crazy and including those.

Otherwise my first thought was Adventures of Link, even though in reality Spirit Tracks or maybe Four Swords Adventures would "win" that vote.

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Tri Force Heroes

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Xuxon posted...

oh and i don't want to bump the previous topic, but i just noticed it. thought of Kirby/Dante/Chief/Leon.

Oh, wow, I had completely forgotten we, in fact, HAVE had Kirby and Dante in the same poll.

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Leafeon13N posted...

Spirit Tracks

^
CD-I games have meme strength.

Tri Firce Heroes

maybe even weaker than the CD-I games since those are at least funny
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Regarding the CD-I games, I doubt Zelda's Adventure would get joke/meme votes. It doesn't have the infamous goofy animated cutscenes the other two have and isn't anywhere near as well-known. On the other hand, it could still be the wrong answer because the title and art are so generic that it would still pick up franchise votes. Are there any recognizable Zelda games that the Zelda fanbase would actively antivote?
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TheArkOfTurus posted...

Link's Crossbow Training

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Freshly-Picked: Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland

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Zelda 1

'lol'

realistically it's probably Phantom Hourglass or something

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Triforce Heroes
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Ashethan posted...

Freshly-Picked: Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland

This is probably the objective right answer, though
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Wand of Gamelon

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Link's Awakening

It's wrong, but it was my first thought.

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Haste_2 posted...

Oh, wow, I had completely forgotten we, in fact, HAVE had Kirby and Dante in the same poll.

Two rounds in a row.

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Zelda II

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Four Swords

hm. probably not my true choice

II

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Twilight Princess

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Spirit Track

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Zelda II, though the correct answer is probably Crossbow Training

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Zelda II

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