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Continuing my retro gaming excursion, I have moved on to The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past. I’m playing this game because I decided I want to beat every Zelda game out there, and I just finished The Legend of Zelda.

I skipped The Adventure of Link, the second game in the franchise, for now. I will come back to it later. Many props to the Wii’s virtual console for making this possible. There’s also a version out for the Game Boy Advance.

I beat the first dungeon, the eastern palace, before playing the game while high. I was on my way back to Sanctuary to kick it with Princess Zelda and the elderly sage and smoke another bowl when I started slaying with the bow and arrows.

Those green and red soldiers would come at me, I’d run away then turn around and shoot an arrow into their face and they’d blow up, leaving me with hearts or precious rupees. Very satisfying.

I could seriously relate to Link when I was guiding him through the lost woods in search of the Master Sword. Searching for the sword was kind of surreal because if you’ve read any of my other posts, you might know how much I love getting high and getting lost in the woods.

I hella tripped out when I got sent to the dark world by the evil wizard. I was like “Oh shit I’m on this giant pyramid!” I went on to beat the shit out of some bomb-throwing cyclops dudes. I would have been fucked if I didn’t have a bee in a bottle. That bee had my back, man. I was able to use him, then recapture him a few times until I lost him in the dark world. That bee was my homie.

Great Games While High: A Link To The Past -WeedistOne thing that made me laugh like I did back when I first started smoking was using the flute. By using the flute, you can get picked up by a bird and dropped off in one of several locations around the map. I had no idea what it did for a while, until I was like hey, what does this do? I played it and watched as that little bird zipped across the screen, picked Link up, then flew away. I laughed for days, man, I don’t even know why. It was just one of those moments.

As of right now I just finished the swamp palace, and I’ve been having a blast messing around with the hookshot. That thing cracks me up. I love zipping in, blasting enemies, then zipping out.

I still have a ways to go until I beat the game, but I’m in no rush. That game is fun high or not, and I understand why it’s considered one of the best games ever made. I’m looking forward to many more hours adventuring with Link!

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