25 Years of Zelda official play through: day 2

My adventure though the first installment of the Legend of Zelda series continues, the first few dungeons were rather easy just kill the enemies, swing at the boss done in a few minutes. With levels 5 and 6 that is not the case, I have died a number of times now and have decided to take the dungeon one room at a time, hiding in door ways at first and carrying red potions with me (red potions are two doses, and restore you to full health).  I have found a number of new gadgets and upgrades, such as the ladder with spans gaps, the magic wand, the recorder, the raft and the power bracelet.

One huge difference between the NES Zelda and more recent Zelda games is that enemies are a lot harder, and you can't avoid as many. Controls such as using your shield are left to not pushing buttons and facing the right direction rather than using multiple buttons to block and swing ones sword.

Most important thing I've learned from playing Zelda so far, is patience and perseverance. It is best to wait patiently at the door rather than go 'guns a blazing' bashing though enemies. Being an older game you seem to be more vulnerable to attacks from multiple enemies.

Isn't that just like life though? It is better to stand back and look at the whole picture and gauge what would be best rather than acting first and letting the consequences follow. In Zelda the consequences mean death and having to re-do whatever you had just finished (aside from unlocking doors and collecting goodies). People could learn a lot from Zelda, if you just stopped and looked at all of the lessons it teaches you.

- patience
- perseverance
- memory skills

So far I've noticed that the monsters and enemies have been in each and everyone of the Zelda games. Some of the familiar creatures I've encountered are like-likes, wiz-robes,  knights, and even Gohma the dungeon boss. (I've included a picture of a like like in both the original Zelda adventure and the Ocarina of Time).

Next on the list, I'm going to answer the very important question of Why Zelda? What does Zelda mean to me and why is it so important?