SO true.
Ocarina of Time was the first Zelda game that really got me hooked. I spent a LOT of time playing it my freshman year of college - well, maybe not a LOT, but I probably logged a solid 20 or 30 hours. Come to think of it, I don't believe I ever beat it. I should try to hunt down a SNES.
Twilight Princess, however, kicked ass, and I did play it all the way through. I will be buying a Wii of my own simply because there's a new Zelda for Wii in the pipeline, with better swordplay mapping.