This particular announcement is overdue by over a week or so, partly because I wanted to get the correct words for the tangent I will make, but mostly because I know you are not too interested in my nerdy accomplishments. But here it is...

I beat Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past!

To date, this is the second game in the SNES library I have completed, the first being Super Metroid, which leads to an interesting dilemma: was Zelda better?

Here's the thing: I bought and started playing Zelda before considering Super Metroid. I was more comfortable with Zelda, and truth be told it was not such an aggravating experience. Yes, the game had its moments where I cursed, and yes, there are plenty of tricks and secrets that just boggle my mind. Before the internet, who the heck was able to figure out all the paths and find all the items without the Power...NINTENDO POWER!? But the bottom line is that at no point did I feel Zelda was playing tricks on me, trapped me, and overall fucked with me. And at no point did I ever rip the console out of the system and throw it against a wall! I can honestly say that Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past is a great game.

So could it be that this game is actually better than the all mighty and revered Super Metroid? The one game uber-nerds will hail as the greatest game of all time? (After Chrono Trigger, of course, which is on my shopping list by the way.)

What do you think? Which SNES game is the superior?

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