Hi SunGodPortal, how are you this evening. Where to start... well, this is my first venture into this sort of gaming. I am not a fan of it and have spoken against it. I do however, play oldies and since my candy store seems to have closed, I had some free time and wanted to try and expand my gaming abilities. I am not a true gamer, I am a woman with a few extra hours on her hands during the day. I played Zelda back in the day and when I got stymied I had to burn the lines from the Carolinas to Redmond, Washington. Yes, even the hold tiimes. So today I am a lover of walks. And I play with someone who loves working without a net. In fact he may post here to tell you he has finished this game.
However, he is not one for notes and four or five years later, he's wandering the overworld also.

Right now we're trying to find D 2 or whatever dungeon we can enter and play without needing a tool like fire rod, hookshot, hammer or boots.
So until we luck up on that place we'll just wander the world I guess. I'm still hoping someone can post something helpful, however til then, I'll check out you advice. Thank you again.
Yeah, I've seen talk of PQ, but first I want to see if this is worth it. I got the impression that PuzzleDude etal were rather sure that this version was complete and bug free. maybe if skater43 posts he can give you a much better feel for it.