My Shameless self playthough of Zelda 3: The Return of Gannon

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Grinding isn't only restricted to the blue ring, there's the bow and arrow too.
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Zoria - I've played plenty of old Nintendo games, Zelda is the only game I know of that uses secrets to hide things essential to game completion without any hint of where it is. Care to name others?

Covering 1985 through 1987:

Bokusuka Wars
Bubble Bobble
Challenger
Dracula II: Norio no Fuuin (CV2)
Getsu Fuuma-den
Goonies II
Gun.Smoke
Higemaru Makaijima - Nanatsu no Shima Daibouken
Ikki
King Kong 2: Ikari no Megaton Punch
Majou Densetsu II: The Maze of Galious
Makaimura (Ghosts and Goblins)
Meikyuu Kumikyoku (Milon's Secret Castle)
Metroid
Section Z
Super Pitfall
Super Xevious
Tower of Druaga
Zelda no Densetsu
Zelda II

I may have missed some.