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I first played The Legend of Zelda in 1991. It was hard, I found it hard. And I didn't finish it until ten years later. The big strike for me however was when I first played Ocarina of Time on my brand new Nintendo 64 in 1998. I was captivated. It was my 'it' game, 'the' game that pretty much made me fall in love with video games. Until that time, consoles and their games, they were all just toys to pass the time. Ocarina of Time was so much more, it showed me so much more, and perhaps no game will ever re-create the sense of newness, exhilaration, freedom, inquisitiveness or emotion that that title did.

For me, Ocarina of Time is the series' greatest. It scored a 10 on IGN, a 40 in Famitsu, and remains the highest rated game on GameRankings and Metacritic.

But I'm looking forward to tomorrow. 

Skyward Sword looks set to make the largest change to gameplay, a big change to visuals and it chronicles the very beginning. Like the advertisements have been bellowing, this is where the legend began, where it all began. Twenty-five years of titles and centuries upon centuries of time within Hyrule.

Link has travelled a great number of lands, through the various incarnations of Hyrule, far off Koholint Island, Termina, Labrynna, Holodrum and even Europe. His quests have traditionally been linked to Princess Zelda, but his endeavours have also included saving lands from peril, himself, and countless NPCs with their petty problems and issues.

My favourite instrument is the Ocarina of Time, but again, there are many different instruments to learn and master. We have seen telescopes, pictograph boxes, rafts, and pea shooters. Steadfast through almost every adventure have been Link's sword and shield, often times the Master Sword and Hylian shield, his bombs, magic and bow and arrows.

The adventures of our hero seem tiring, but the series has suffered no fatigue. Like all things in life, there are some unmentionables in the closet, but the canon of the series remains unblemished, revered, inspiring and game-changing. New ideas have been embraced and soundly incorporated into the series with each title. The changes have maintained a fresh, resilient and unique outlook for the series which judging by reviews looks set to continue with tomorrow's release.

Shigeru Miyamoto may have had humble beginnings, but he is now an important thread in the rich Nintendo fabric. The next adventure no doubt being conjured up in his creative and boundless mind, for a system not yet released, not yet thought of, not yet invented.

Thanks for reading, and in case you missed any, here they all are once again, and a special video from TGS that seems appropriate.