I'm not sure which one I played first as a kid: Zelda 1 or Zelda 2, arf.
But I know that I played Zelda 2 the most, arf. It has a huge difficulty especially towards the end, but I still managed to finish it, arf. I wasn't so keen to play the first one, arf. Probably because I was lost all the time.... ,arf.
Also, they used the same engine for another great game: Battle of Olympus, arf.
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