The most non-Zelda Zelda title

[キラ]

AoL. No other Zelda game is primarily a side-scroller.

 

[SavageWizzrobe]

AoL. It's a side-scroller, Link has lives, and above all there is an experience point system. In fact, it feels more like an RPG/platformer type of game rather than a traditional Zelda game since it focuses more on combat and less on exploration and puzzle-solving.

 

[Doc]

AoL, there is just no doubt about it. To be clear, in no way is it a bad game because it doesn't follow the traditional formula, it's still super great. But the game was made before Zelda could identify itself and what it was about. For all Nintendo knew, Zelda would go on to be a FPS. There was no formula or direction for the series, so this game came out drastically different than the rest.

 

[Snow Queen]

Zelda 2 without question. There is no contest or argument. Absolutely Zelda II.

 

[DekuNut]

I'd say AoL, but at the time there wasn't really a definition of a Zelda game, since it was only the second.
Because of that, I'll say FS. You only have those levels you can go to from level select, the goal is to collect money, and I'm not fond of multiplayer Zeldas.

 

[RedLink]

Probably Skyward Sword, since Zelda games aren't meant to be THIS good.

Corrected your post

 

[TerribleFate]

Spirit Tracks was just....what? Didn't have the feel of adventure that most Zelda titles do.