Power + Reset

Congrats Lindsay and Blake!  I’ve got some work to do.  

Playing on the NES, I’m always nervous every time I start up the game.

OBEY!

Seriously, this is probably the scariest image in any game ever.  Think about it.  These days, saving is something we take for granted; it just works.  At work, I save almost every line of text I write.  But with The Legend of Zelda, saving was something new and fickle.  If you didn’t hit start and restart, who knows what would happen.   You just hoped the game was there when you came back.  Thankfully, so far so good.

Anyway, I’m through the first four dungeons and have the best sword, all heart containers and blue ring.   

OMG, Nazi Level! (not really)

I’ll try to make it through the rest and catch up!

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.