With skillful sword movements, Link slashed at Ganon with the Gold Sword, and in Ganon’s moment of weakness, Link fired a Silver Arrow at the evil thief.

The silver tip pierced the massive pig’s fleshy torso, and brought him to his knees. This is when - if the graphics could have allowed it - Link would have severed Ganon’s head and placed it on a pike, before galloping around Hyrule for all to see.

Instead, I claimed the Triforce - as you do in nearly every game with Ganon - and celebrated sweet victory. Another Zelda game is under my belt, and I feel it was by far one of the most enjoyable. But then again, every Zelda game shines like an absolute gem.

The original was great. Link’s Awakening was fantastic, and amazingly thorough for the Game Boy Color. Ocarina of Time was good. Majora’s Mask was extremely fun. Wind Waker was exquisite (all you Celda-haters can die for all I care). The Oracle series was divine. Four Swords is insanely fun! (Does anyone else have a GBA to play Four Swords Adventures?) And - now that I’ve played it - A Link To The Past has amazed me. It was such a fantastic game…I’m going to miss it now that it is over. And, since I got 100% completion (all heart pieces, weapons, bottles, etc), I doubt I’ll return to it for a while.

Instead, I’m off to complete the remainder of my DS games. I’ve decided to leave the GBA games until my work term starts, because since my schedule and my dad’s schedule will not coincide, I’m going to be sitting around doing a whole lot of nothing for a while. And the GBA is more compact, and they are simpler to play.

So, I’m off to beat Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow and Portrait of Ruin in their extra “play as the Belmont” modes. With any luck, I can finish them up tonight and move back on to New Super Mario Bros.