Zelda I & II

These two carts are corner stones of my collection. The Zelda I cart pictured originally belonged to my grandma. Growing up, she had this game mastered. In the spare bedroom that she used as a sewing room, she had a giant hand drawn map of the entire overworld hung on the wall. Noted on the gridded map was every secret and location in the game.

The Zelda II cart I wound up getting my hands on not too long after the game was released in the USA. At the age of 8, I couldn’t accomplish crap in this game. My Dad managed to beat it after a few months of playing it. I did eventually beat it a few years later but even today, I still think it is one of the most challenging NES games I’ve ever played.