Suggestion of a Zelda game to start?

Hey,

   I want to try to get involved with Zelda since there's been quite a lot of fans for Zelda as well as Mario. However, I hate to start at TP without really knowing the "backstory" from the other games. I know people will say that OoT is one of the best in series.

   I want to know what game should I start off at, then I'll go from there to finish the series up to TP.  I do have NES version of it for DS (well, it's an advance game though). I am not really crazy about it. 

   I do have GameCube, Wii. 

Should I start off with OoT? WindWaker? Or just jump into TP without any past experience?

Thanks for any help! 

If you can get your hands on the GBA A Link to the Past/Four Swords game, I suggest ALttP (need 3 others for Four Swords, so skip that for now), then OoT, Majora's Mask, WW, TP. That's the order they were released, that is. MM is the same as OoT graphic-wise, maybe slightly better. And I'm sure you probably know WW is cell-shaded, but don't let the look fool you, the game is great. OoT is just... there aren't words to describe how great that game is. Imo, at least.Aravix

that's the perfect way to go.

Thanks to both of you!! Means a lot.

I'd go

-first AlttP or OoT

-the one in the first step you didnt choose

-MM

-WW

-TP

Some other good games are The Minish cap and Link's Awakening the gameboy colour one is still surprisingly good even though its aged. Four Swords adventures is good if u can find four people with four GBA to GC cables and Gameboy Advances or GBA SPs. I have yet to play the original two but i'l get around to it soon, i swore on Epona's life I wood. :?

I would go with Ocarina of Time. It is the earliest Zelda game storywise and one of the greatest Zelda games ever. Its on the Virtual Console for the Wii and part of the Collectors Edition for the Gamecube. Plus the Collectors Edition has all the main Zelda games except Windwaker so that probably would be a good choice.Darth-Sifh