playing final fantasy 1 on the game boy advance is the most unbearably, nightmarishly tedious thing i've ever tried to do
i can't imagine how much worse the original must be or how anyone could have had the patience to figure it out. i rarely get mad at games but if i play longer than half an hour i have to take a break because i just want to smash the game boy against a wall.
@notwa haven't played zelda 2, but it seems ok. in general i always want game combat encounters to be fewer in number, more meaningful, and avoidable.