I had my mom get me the Ocarina of Time in Christmas of 98. Then beat the game on my new N64 at the time. At that time, I wasn't hugely into the series, just enjoyed the games. I remember seeing the MM and WW commercials, thinking they looked cool. I didn't have a Gamecube though, and my parents didn't get me MM. I think I wanted Mario Kart or something. Then when TP came out, I already had a Wii, so as a teenager then, I could afford to buy it myself. It was good, then I replayed OoT for like the five thousandth time, and really started loving it. Not too long ago, I bought the Collector's Edition for the Gamecube, the Wind Waker for the Gamecube, as well as Phantom Hourglass and Spirit Tracks for the DS. Instead of playing them on their original systems, I played them on the Wii and 3DS respectively. I got PH and ST the same time I got OoT3D. I also pre-ordered Skyward Sword at that time. Right now, I'm playing ALttP, PH and LoZ.
Why? Zelda doesn't have bad games, and I love adventures and RPGs.