I've been meaning to replay this for the longest time, but holy shit what a blast! I did this in like a day and a half and I didn't even notice. The level design in this is brilliant, I love the world they created, and just about everything about it is fantastic. I love exploring the world they created and discovering goodies and secrets, I love entering different dungeons and fucking up some cool ass bosses... It's so much fun.

This playthrough (I think) is the first time I've 100% completed it, full items, all upgrades, and all Heart Pieces. It actually was a lot quicker than I thought it would be, I got most of them on my own before I got stuck and used a guide for like the last four heart pieces. Also, totally forgot how quick this game is- either that or I totally rushed through it.

It's such good fun and the game design is so perfect how it naturally leads you everywhere you're supposed to go, and discover all its secrets.

Very happy to have finally replayed this one, and next on my list is Oracle of Seasons, which I haven't played since maybe 2016.

is it a good game? yes. did I have fun playing it? ...err kind of?

This is the second zelda game I have played. I loved the world, its characters, and its puzzles. But it had far too many enemies to fight for my liking and it grew frustrating that they would respawn immediately after leaving/ re-entering an area. In the end I somewhat gave up on exploring and trying to solve puzzles because I was too busy avoiding the same respawned enemies for the dozenth time. Using a walkthrough guide to check on when I got stuck was probably the only way I was able to be motivated to complete the game.

On a more positive note though, I really enjoyed seeing world building elements that have carried over into breath of the wild - I had no idea so many things were already established in earlier games. I loved link's pink hair and the gorgeous drag queen fairies. And I absolutely loved that I could have a little bee friend with me to fight by my side whenever I wanted.

The GBA port for ALTTP is one of the first few games I got on the system when I was younger. I'd always just get all three pendants, and get lost on what to do next. I think I might have rescued one or two of the maidens, but that was always where the game stopped for me.

I decided to finally take the time to play through it start to finish on an emulator, since I was feeling a little bit "sour grapesy" from my inability to afford the new shiny Zelda game. I had a decently good time with it, and it definitely still holds up very well. I've never been too big of a Zelda fan, all things considered, but it held my attention all throughout. Maybe I should start giving the series a more thorough look.

Unfortunately, while I tried to play without a guide, I did cave during certain sections and had to look up how to proceed. These retro games can be pretty obtuse, man...

I realize this game is not entirely my cup of tea, I had to look up and follow a guide a lot of the time 'cause I was lost or missing an item, also a lot of the bosses were lowkey kicking my ass into the dirt.

However despite all this I find that there is a lot to love and I can definitely recognize how important LTTP is to video games as a medium. From the score, to the world bursting with secrets, to the smaller things like the jingles of making a discovery, LTTP is nothing short of iconic.

A lot of the magic while I can still definitely appreciate is a little lost on me due to my frustrations but I mean come on it's LTTP of course its worth playing and of course it's a gem.

I don't really think there's much to say about this game that hasn't been said, so I'll keep this short. I wasn't a huge fan of the hit detection or like, overall feel of the game? Too often I felt like I was in the wrong place, or attacking the wrong way, and it just kinda felt mushy to me. Also, some of the late game dungeons throw back to zelda 1 in terms of opaqueness and lack of direction. ANyways pretty much the rest of the game is wonderful, and I get why so many people love this game, even if I don't really. That world, and all the ways you get to explore it at your own pace, would certainly be magical if I was a kid, and had all the time in the world.

Now I understand why so many people call this a classic. A masterpiece, but not a timeless one. The game is fun, some times intuitive, and I have to admit I got frustrated many times because I didn't knew were to go, but I can say that there's a reason so many Zeldas after this followed on A Link To The Past footsteps.

The sprites are beautiful, the dungeons are well made (besides that insanity of the Thief's Lair and The Ice Palace), oh and SO MANY ITEMS! the music is amazing too! You will get some of them stuck in your head too since many are now series staples.

I would recommend this to some one that wants to know the franchises history but thinks that Zelda 1 and 2 are a bit archaic. You will not regret it!

The first part of this game (up to the Master Sword and the first Agahnim fight) was 10/10 for me, giving you clues about where to go next but never holding your hand too much, letting you explore freely to find some secrets with the items you've obtained up to that point. The remaining 2/3 of the game were overall a bit more confusing about what to do between one dungeon and another, and I had to check a guide to find some useful items in the overworld (I recommend going for 100% items and heart pieces, because in this game you take A LOT of damage in some parts, especially in the Dark World) as some stuff wasn't that clear, but apart from that every dungeon was well designed and the game in general, although pretty tough, was never unfair. I understand why it is considered a classic.

It was a very neat experience. Feels a lot like the original, just with more stuff, better graphics, a more interesting story, etc. Obviously it was released on a more powerful system, so that's to be expected. It feels like a natural next step for the Zelda series. I'd give it a 8.5/10, it had some annoyances, and Dark World dungeon 5 in particular was a lot harder than I expected it to be, and the mechanic with the hands in DW dungeon 3 was irritating, but overall the game is really fun and enjoyable