The Legend of Zelda (NES)

The OG Zelda game that started the whole thing. This zelda really had you discover things and try to find nooks and crannies all throughout its overworld.

Unfortunately there’s a lot of obscurity in older games that make them pretty inaccessible. Dungeons and shops are sometimes on specific tiles that basically look the same as any other tile. Got to get Nintendo Power or something.

The original game came with a physical map because the game doesn’t have an ingame map. So I personally would never attempt this game without a map or guide. You will probably be pretty lost and aggravated without it.

The game is relatively short, though. You don’t need speedrun strats to get through it within a few hours. And death can be annoying but it doesn’t put you back too far. And you will die because like a lot of NES games it’s hard as hell.

Overall, I can’t recommend the game today. But it totally has its place.