The Legend of Zelda
Join me on my birthday as I map out Hyrule and raise funds for Autistic Self Advocacy Network. No walkthrough, no hints, just some vague childhood memories to help me defeat Ganon. Every $40 raised extends my adventure by 30 minutes.
I first played this game back when it came out, along with my brother. Now that a few years have passed I thought it was time I tried to complete it on my own. I have a lot of vague memories, most of which are not particularly helpful.
We raised a total of $2080 for ASAN thanks to everyone’s incredible generosity. That means I have a total of 31 hours to explore Hyrule and defeat Ganon. Thank you all for your support of ASAN, it means a lot to me.
Part 1
For my birthday this year I’m playing The Legend of Zelda (1986) and raising funds for Autistic Self Advocacy Network. The fundraiser is now over, but every $40 raised extended my adventure by 30 minutes. We started out spending some time talking about ASAN, autism, and getting an autism diagnosis. Then we took a look through the manual, and I started playing the game and making hand-drawn maps of everything.
Part 2
On the first day of the fundraiser we raised $1651 for Autistic Self Advocacy Network?? Incredible. This was a great way to spend my birthday and everyone’s support of ASAN means a lot to me. I’m back at it today for another ~10 hours of The Legend of Zelda. I’ve completed 1½ labyrinths and our map of Hyrule is coming along nicely.
Part 3
I’ve got half of the triforce pieces, a stylish blue outfit, and nine hearts, so I’m basically unstoppable. Thanks to everyone’s generous donations to Autistic Self Advocacy Network, I still have 15 hours to defeat Ganon.
Part 4
I’m up to five pieces of the triforce and ten hearts. I’m about halfway through the sixth labyrinth. Let’s continue The Legend of Zelda as part of my fundraiser for Autistic Self Advocacy Network!
Part 5
Help I Have Less Than Five Hours to Defeat Ganon and Like Likes Keep Eating My Shield.