History YMMV / ZeldaIITheAdventureOfLink

** [[KillitWithFire "WHEN ALL ELSE FAILS, USE FIRE"]]

* MisBlamed: Zelda II's hatedom didn't form until well after the game had been released and all of the (non-3D) sequels retained the top down perspective. Back in the old days, Nintendo of America felt that {{Mission Pack Sequel}}s wouldn't sell in America, and so sequels were often very different from the original. See also: SuperMarioBros2.

* OlderThanTheyThink: A lot of fans who discovered the series with ''OcarinaOfTime'' are surprised to learn that ''this'' game was the first appearance of Dark Link.

** Carock is another, and if you have enough magic for the Shield spell, he goes form pretty easy to a complete joke.

* MisBlamed: Zelda II's hatedom didn't form until well after the game had been released and all of the (non-3D) sequels retained the top down perspective. Back in the old days, Nintendo of America felt that MissionPackSequels wouldn't sell in America, and so sequels were often very different from the original. See also: SuperMarioBros2.

** There's a particularly devious trick needed to find the bosses of the Great Palace. A section of the place has floor covered in a single layer of breakable blocks.

* DemonicSpiders: The Red Dairas are the prime example of this trope. They are found in Death Mountain on your way to get the hammer. You'll likely have only one heart upgrade and their throwing axes deal a lot of damage, even with the Shield spell up. Oh, you can't deflect their projectiles either because you get that spell ''after'' you get the raft. '''[[SarcasmMode Yay!]]'''

* ParanoiaFuel: The man in Saria who proclaims, "EYES OF GANON ARE EVERYWHERE, BE CAREFUL." Its supposed to be a hint that some NPCs will turn into enemies if spoken to, but new players likely won't understand until they uncover a spy on their own.

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: For being side-scrolling instead of top-down, the seething hate from many ''still'' hasn't died.

** ThatOneBoss: Thunderbird. Arguably Dark Link, too.
*** And if you're not careful, Gooma.

* GuideDangIt: While most things in the game are hinted at in one place or another, many hints are badly translated and only given by [=NPCs=] that look exactly like the useless WelcomeToCorneria types. Good luck finding New Kasuto based solely on "THE TOWN IS DEAD LOOK EAST IN FOREST"
** In the town, you have to use the "Spell" spell to make a building appear at one point in the game, but the game never even tells you what the "Spell" spell is supposed to ''do.'' The only hint you get is a random NPC saying "There is a secret at edge of town."
** If you haven't beaten the game already, chances are, you're still trying to find the island palace.

** Dark Link is also surprisingly popular. Some even consider him a character in his own right and give him a personality in fanworks.

* LoveItOrHateIt

* NeedsMoreLove

* LoveItOrHateIt: Lampshaded by TheAdventuresOfDuaneAndBrando with "You see this game doesn't get enough notoriety..."

* LoveItOrHateIt

* GoddamnedBats: There's nothing more frustrating than a bat anxiously awaiting your jumping over a lava pit, so that it may sweep down and send you to hell.