So...here we go! Last night I rummaged around online and found a well recommended NES emulator (jnes for those who are curious) and a rom for The Legend of Zelda. (Yes, I own the physical cartridge but finding a working system is a pain, don't freak out about pirating. (For reference, I enjoy nested commentary using brackets.) ) I tossed both these on my media PC, hooked up a 360 controller, and got down to business rebuilding the Triforce of Wisdom.
I only ended up playing about an hour before duty called me away to League of Legends, but it was an an enjoyable and at times frustrating hour.
I think the biggest thing I noticed right off the bat is how the game just throws you in there. Modern games spend a good chunk of time (sometimes way too much time, looking at you Final Fantasy 13) holding your hand and guiding you through how to play. Zelda 1 just pops you in and hopes that you'll head into the cave north of you, otherwise you get no sword and the game is going to really suck to play.
I've never actually played the first Zelda much more than a couple minutes fooling around with it over the years, so I have no real memory to go on for how I should proceed. I wandered around for a while, picked up some bombs, found a couple extra hearts (hurray life buffer!) and died a few times. This leads into the other big thing I noticed, the controls are definitely not that snappy. It could be due to the fact I'm running it emulated and using a 360 controller but Link feels rather spazzy and prone to not quite going where I want him to. Regardless, I powered through like a Hyrulian boss and found then beat my first dungeon, picking up the boomerang and a third of the Triforce in the process.
After that, duty called and so I'll soon head back to a game that has been more entertaining to play than I really expected.
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