azul120: I found Link's Awakening superior to LttP. LttP IMO was more restrictive, as there was more clutter in its design. LA has barely any wasted space in the game world, and a superior item set, particularly the Roc's Feather.
I should have been more specific about what I meant by "restricted", which in my case referred to more superficial things like graphics, music etc. The overall structure of the game may very well have been better, but I just couldn't get past the loss of LttP's vibrant colors and epic sound quality.
That said, I can't recall getting stuck in LttP whereas I did get stuck in LA (and thus never finished it). So unless I'm getting more stupid for each year (which admittedly is not entirely outside the realm of possibility ;) I'd still say that LttP had the best and most clearly thought out design...