i will prevail

Everyone/three people have asked me desperately/boredly if I have given up on the Torture/Adventure of Link. I have not. I wanted to, but Ross, my official coach, insists that there are things within this impossible game that are crucial to my understanding of the story as a whole.

I’m not sure he means the story of a kid in Hyrule kicking ass, I think he means the story of nine year old kids sitting inside all summer trying to beat a game. That’s OK though. I want to be included in these memories.

I have been slacking off though, but it’s only because I’ve amped up my efforts in other areas, such as reading this great book that Josh recommended called The Curse of Chalion. I’ve also been working a lot more on a terrible yet terribly awesome screenplay with Emily. Josh and Emily are married so…I feel like this is entirely their fault?

Also I am now starting to question the apparent vise-like grip they have on my life.

Oh also, The Wire.

why does nintendo want to make eight year olds cry?

This game is impossible. I was doing OK for awhile until things started getting harder out in the overworld, which means I kept dying, which means I kept having to start in the beginning, which means I hate everything.

Aren’t there any warp secrets or something which would keep me from having to go through caves and stuff every time I’m trying to get back to where I was after I died?

sea legs

I started Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, and I’m seeing this screen a lot:

Ganon looks like a cross between the Duck Hunt dog and the demon things in Ghostbusters. Am I right?

Anyway, I’m a little better at this game, I think, because to me it plays like I’m Super Mario (and I AM Super Mario, incidentally). I keep hitting A to use my sword instead of B but I supposed I’ll get the hang of it. So far, I am definitely bad at guys wielding boomerangs.