The Quest Begins

Thanks for allowing me to join you, Lindsay and Blake.  I have to admit, it’s been a while since I’ve been excited about Zelda so I hope this helps reignite the spark.  Like you, I am going to play all 17 games, but I’m also going to add BS Zelda and Link’s Crossbow Training to the list.  Epic indeed!

When possible, I hope to play the games on their original consoles to up the nostalgia factor.  I will try not to 100% but I can’t make any promises.

I should note, I started up last night on my NES and was super happy to see that the battery is still functional.

I managed to make it through the first two dungeons.  Besides a wave of nostalgia, the first thing that came rushing back to me was how little I remembered.

I would remember where something was hidden, but not what was there.  After cruising through the first dungeon (the map is smaller than I remember as a kid) I could not remember where the second dungeon was located.  I quickly purchased the candle and got to burning the bushes and before long was in dungeon 8!

Oops.  How did I get here?

 

I love that non-linearity to the game.  It’s something the series really ditched until Link Between Worlds (I’ll try not to spoil anything since I know Lindsay and Blake haven’t played it yet).

Anyway, I eventually made it to the second dungeon and picked up my second triforce piece (and heard the awesome tune).  I can’t wait to continue this epic quest.