The Legend of Zelda: Part 2

Let us take a moment to discuss this biggest jerk I have ever encountered. This guy:

Image from superadventuresingaming.blogspot.com, emphasis mine.

According to zeldadungeon.net, he's called Zora, and I HATE HIM! He pops up out of the water -- any water -- and shoots stinking fireballs that always hit me. Every. Single. Time. I'm pretty sure he's the cause of most of the cussing that takes place when I play this game. 

While we're at it, I should mention the whirly-gigs you see in the picture. They're annoying as well because they're super fast and you can't hit them until they come to a complete stop. Zeldadungeon.net says that they're called peahats. Both they and Zora are on my blacklist.

Aside from the frustration I feel because I'm just not very good at dealing with enemies, I'm having a good time with The Legend of Zelda. Last night I made it through dungeon number 2, and felt super accomplished once I did. I have to go back though because I missed whatever item is in there, and Logan told me there's an item in every dungeon. It's nice having Logan around -- it's like having a game guide that cuddles you while you play.

I do kind of cheat through Logan, though. The final boss of the second dungeon is a dinosaur, and if I hadn't seen him fight a couple, I wouldn't have known how to kill it. I wish I could show you a picture of him, but I can't find a good one and my phone doesn't photograph the tv very well.

Tonight I'm hoping to find dungeon 3, so stay tuned!

The Legend of Zelda: Part 1

 Last night I started playing The Legend of Zelda. I wanted to play it on the NES, but Logan insisted we get it on the Wii to save the NES the strain. Because I've never played Zelda, I wanted to have the full old-school experience, but I understand his concern.

Image from fatratgaming.com

I needn't have worried about losing the old-school experience though, because about a minute into the game I realized Logan isn't kidding around when he says old games are much harder than new games (in general, of course). I died a few times before I even managed to find my way to the first dungeon, mainly because of the jerk in the water.

Image from ign.com

I finally did make it to the first dungeon and died a number of times in there before I finally got the swing of the game and managed to walk a couple feet in a row without getting the crap smacked out of me. But then I had to master the art of walking through doors, which sounds easy, but actually requires pinpoint accuracy. I cannot tell you how many times I have walked into walls already and before I stopped playing, I'd only completed my first boss fight. 

Image from superadventuresingaming.blogspot.com

 Aside from the frustration that I'm suffering because of the game's difficulty, I'm having a good time so far. There isn't really a story at all (at least not yet) and it's not the best visual experience in the world, but I like that I'm doing something that's challenging and works out my brain in a way that I'm not used to.