Did Aonuma never play Zelda 1?

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Soleron said:

https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYMHAAABAADMUKlYz1zqxQ

Aonuma says:
"If you noticed something strange with this picture, you’re quite the Zelda fanatic! That’s right, shops in the past Zelda games sold things that would run out once you use them like arrows and bombs, items that needed replenishing. They have never sold an item that doesn’t go away after each use like the boomerang or the hookshot."

 

You can lose your sheild repeatidly in the game and the blue candle is replaced by the red candle.