I was born a little later than most of you guys, it seems. But my childhood game was probably The Legend of Zelda: Windwaker and Super Smash Brothers Melee. (I had a Gamecube, see.) I remember it very pleasantly, and being young at the time I just wandered around because I simply didn't understand what I was supposed to do to advance through the game (to be fair, it was pretty difficult without walkthroughs.) And getting 20 Joy Pendants seems like a sidequest.

But. Erm. Anyway. Yeah. That was it.