Here comes my first challenge: deciding which file to overwrite. The top one is my first playthrough, the second one is my unfinished 100% file, and my third is my challenge run. I'm thinking that I should get rid of that last one, as I'm doing almost the same run, except I get more upgrades, but in turn I must do a couple extra floors in the Savage Labyrynth.

Alas, holding on to the past prevents moving into the future. Farewell, old file.

Name changed to make sure I didn't just use a file I've already done most of the work on (which I just deleted, anyways), and Hero Mode turned on. Here I go!!

My first taste of combat!! Y'know, I already think I am lucky that ND made the WW challange a high difficulty one. I'd probably end up doing the WW run regardless of points given, not to mention that I've gotten used to WW's combat, and know it better than any other game.

With that being said, I just found something I never knew. Apparentley if you press B during a side hop, you can go straight into a jump strike. That's very useful, as the normal jump strike has an overly long range, and is hard to use when you're close to your enemy.

Sorry whatever the name of the song that played in the intro is, but this is the best song in this game. It's just a shame that it's only 40 seconds long... On the same note, after hearing looping Paper Mario soundtracks for about three weeks, Zelda soundtracks are a nice change. Not that Zelda music is better, but it certainly has more variety. Okay, I'm using my comments too fast. I'll shush.

It took me far too long to get here. I think I just flat out missed about five times when I attempted to grab a rope. Hidalgo, the Chalice represents all of the challenges. This specific challange is a "long term challenge," or challenge run, where I must defeat Ganondorf with three hearts, hero mode turned on, and have the Hero's Charm equipped. I think I should call it the 3HeroHero run.

I hope your excited, because the rest of this log will be in black and white, as well as be logged completely through Tingle Bottles!! Horray!!! It's all that I ever wanted!!Yay update!! Yay Tingle!! Yay Zelda!!! Woohoo!!!! Not really. And to respond to the previous couple comments, I actually like (some) Mario music more than Zelda music, mainly because of Mario's great final boss themes.

No!! That is NOT how you conduct real 4/4 time!! It goes down, right, left, up, adjusted for a lefty, of course. @Stagger, why wouldn't I? I now have the ability to take black and white photos!!

This is why you don't summersault near cliffs, kids. Careless mistakes are deadly in a 3HeroHero run. Luckily, the game is very forgiving. Yet I don't want to abuse that forgiveness. I also wish to see how my number of deaths stacks up to other chalice perticipants, so I don't plan on any suicides to refill my hearts...

Easily avoidable lava and Keese bring me down to half health. I'm pretty rusty... I can't remember which enemies to play defensive with, which ones to go offensive with, and which ones to avoid. On the plus side, though, no incessant beeping is nice.

My second game over all ready? I thought that the Moblin's jab would be able to be parried. I didn't have my shield up and lost a half heart, as I fell in a pit being curious on the falling staircase. I've gotta step up my game...

Nope, don't touch that, Link. In other words, done with no more deaths!! The fairy in my bottle also allows for a little bit of buffer room. On to the Forest Haven!! Matthew, I think I know what you mean. I don't think I explained mt point exactly the way I wanted to, but regardless, it still works. ND, I'm probably going to open a second post regardless. Join in as you please.

Oh man where are the ice arrows when you need them?! I hate these guys!! JP10, probably a while. I did my previous run in a week, but school starts monday... Still waiting on your thoughts, ND. I don't mind making another post, and I'm going to have to make another one, most likely. It's the second dungeon and this post has more than a fourth of its comments used already.

It took me my fairy, but I managed to beat him by stunning him with the Deku Leaf and using the aforementioned absurd range of Link's jump strike. I'm sure I could've done a lot better if I played more defensive with the leaf, and used more spin attacks to keep my mobility.

Since this isn't a minimalist, how about I collect all of the Tingle Statues as well? Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahano.

I really love the futuristic approach Nintendo took with Wind Waker. It really makes it stand out, as going to space isn't something that happens all too often in Zelda games.

No deaths in this dungeon!! Kalle Demos did eat through my layer of safety, but I ended the fight with three hearts. Off to Windfall!! I plan on getting the Swift Sail and the bombs, get the last pearl, then call it a day.

Whoops, didn't mean to draw this guy's aggro. There's a good chance I won't win, as all I've got is a boomerang, but at least defeating him doesn't force a PoH upon me. I don't have a fairy, though, so if he deals 3+ hearts of damage, I'm done for.

Not today, Big Octo!! The boomerang was suprisingky effective. Not as good as a Kelp Splatterscope, but still good.

Dang it, no Swift Sail yet.

My first fairy upgrade. It'll be useful when I finally get to secure the Swift Sail...

Hmm, interesting. I always used the bow. Overacheiver. ;) Granny's Soup isn't really useful in this run. The only place where I will choose it over a fairy is the labyrinth.

With the third pearl in hand, I'm calling it quits for the day. With school right around the corner, it'll take a lot longer to complete the rest of the run... Glad to see you, Fred. It's fine, Matthew.

My last comment was written kind of hastily, so let me elaborate: Matthew, everyone's music tastes are different. Too many things must be taken into account for you to accurately know why, but things like associating music with memories, the speed of the music, and the variety in it are some of those things. A song can also be ruined by listening to it too many times. As one that's usually too

Lazy to change songs, that happens far too often to me. It's really, really complicated, as there is no definate way to call a peice of music "good" or to call it "bad", unlike plotlines, dialogue, and characters. Also, I don't need an apology for derailing my post, I would've politely asked you to shut up if it annoyed me.

I've always wondered what would happen if I Deku Leafed over there...

This... Is just... A last second mistake and I accidentally raised the price by one rupee instead of one hundred. I sure hope that it reappears... Oh yeah, it was good, Noelle. Except that all we did was read the handbook...

Ah, yes. What luck.

Hmmm, some interestung dialogue. I always wondered what they'd do with these items...

And what's most likely the most useful item in the game is mine. This was the main reason my first challenge run was a semi-minimalist, and not a true minimalist... I hope to get the magic upgrade and then get to the Tower, no dungeons for me today.

Everybody, go comment on Tom's post. Now.

It doesn't really suprise me, upset me, or make me sick. That's the equivilent of stopping three fancy little light circles instead of doing Miiverse on a seperate device. Also, that face is scary. And I'm feeling a little underqualified being the only person dying in Dragon Roost... Completely avoidable deaths as well. I just have to hope I can make it up with Puppet Ganon or in the Savage...

I also used the boomerang. It really does work well, expecially for an Octo with only four eyes... If you don't mind using a comment, Straggler, I'll be willing to hear your tips. The one thing it did do was make me curious...

You pretty much have to upload this screenshot every playthrough you log...

Oops, that's kinda a typo. Stopping to salvage three purple rupees.

Oh, so I overbid too much. Cheaper overbid, just more of them, I presume?

A couple of times I just bid 999 rupees to max out the counter and get my item easily. That's why I don't have a full 5000 rupees in my wallet on my first file...

That sounds hilarious, Elzonire. I'm going to do that, most definately.

Uhh... You sure? I know it's a bad question to ask a vet. But still, I think I tried getting it before, and I made the five minute trek only to be stopped by The King. I just don't remember when in the game that was...

Hmm. And short-cutting across parts I the sea off of the L is also allowed by The King, I presume?

If anyone wants this fight to be way more fun, take all your shots in first person. For sake of not dying, I won't do it this run. But it will take this boss from a decent boss to an amazing one. Every shot feels meaningful, it doesn't feel like a cycle of "lock on, shoot, repeat." Don't ask how I found that out. It may or may not be because I didn't know you can lock on with the bow...

This is still a really great boss. I probably should've done it in first person regardless of trying for low deaths because of it's low difficulty... It would also prolong this great fight. Oh well. I got myself a handy dandy fairy and three hearts ready for the challenge downstairs, at least.

After the couse of one dungeon, Link goes from "smush on tower like pancake" boy to "ready to save Hyrule, the world above, and his sister" hero. Now to take the enemies above offensively or defensively... I was overly cautious last time. I'm taking a different approach now. Another screenshot you pretty much have to take.

...But not tonight. I haven't run out of posts, but I have run out of time. Sleep is actually a priority with school...

I really disliked Bongo Bongo due to OoT's bow controls, which (I think) are very clunky, and are in argueable worse than WWHD's bow controls. Shoot the hand bosses are generic, but I feel like it's at it's best in WWHD. Also, uhh... Follow these three tips: Wait for when he stops moving whatever part you're aiming at to shoot. Take out the hands quickly. That will force him to use his burp

Attack, which can be easily avoided by rolling in the right direction. Uhh, I forgot my last tip so I'll restate tip number two: take out the hands. I feel really stupid for giving tips to an expert, but if Puppet Ganon's final form gave you more trouble, I can't help myself.