I love zelda more than mario, probably because I like swords. Zelda's more appealing to me than Mario. Mario's...to put it bluntly, cartoonish. To me, Zelda has more adventure and dire-ness to it--it pulls me in more than mario can. Mario's good for relaxation and fun (for me at least). Metroid's good too but the only metroid game I've played myself is Prime. I've watched my friend play the original and Fusion.