The most best greatest awesomest most loved game of all time in my books is and will always be.. Zelda Ocarina of time and could even be expanded out to include the full series on nintendo! I DARE you to try and discount this FACT!
I have to agree with you haha, those older Zelda games are just incredible. I think I re-play both Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask annually. Even though they're on the older side, they're just so well made and amazing.