5 Near-Perfect Zelda Games Nobody Remembers Today, Ranked

The Legend of Zelda might very well be the most exhaustively studied video game franchise in history, at least for one that has been around since nearly the dawn of gaming. While Mario shows up in just about anything, Nintendo tends to keep Link and Zelda under its watchful eye. "Overlooked" releases like The Minish Cap and Phantom Hourglass were still big deals, and rare atrocities like the CD-i trilogy are infamous... that said, a few genuinely amazing Zelda games have been forgotten by time.