I managed to get my hands on Minish Cap, which I said before was my number 7 favorite game of all time and definitely my favorite Zelda.  I probably haven't touched this game in about five years -- I beat it so thoroughly that playing it again would seem like a waste of time when there's so much else to get to -- and now looking back it, I stand by that statement.  Part of it I think is nostalgia: My first Zelda was A Link to the Past, and consequently the overheads hold a special place in my heart.  Out of all of them, I really do feel Minish Cap was the most polished.  It had the right level of difficulty, exploration, side quests, and overall fun.  The earlier ones don't have all the features (because they're, you know, on the fucking NES), and the later ones were annoying because they either required you to go to the fucking Ocean Temple or ride around on a train.  Minish Cap was really the old school Zelda at its finest, and I'm sad that no one really played it.

Man, I'm linking back to xanga posts.  I can't fucking let go.