On my second attempt on any% no up+a I somehow missplaced the last bomb just before g'dorf (you know, after return to the Patra room with the silvers, up up up bomb to the left). Okay, too bad but my new time would still be much better than my first attempt so lets go into that annoying loop to get back... So i went up a few times and bang... a door with a keylock. I assumed the mobs would drop the key but no... no luck...
PS: Thanks JKoper for the beginner guide with the Blue Ring Route
Well that's a pitfall of no up+a speed running. Lots of folks do it. Once. :)
But it's not really a softlock. You can up+a. And you're supposed to have the Magic Key by now.
the real way to softlock 9 is to drink a potion while entering the stairs.
With the release of the new Nintendo "Game & Watch" which includes an official emulation port of the NES and Famicom "The Legend of Zelda" these versions are allowed for speedrunning purposes, because as far as we can tell, they play exactly the same as the NES versions (subject to change if other d