> That was the first time I went into the forest and killed the small enemies for life > and attack points ala South Park's 'Sword of a Thousand Truths' style. > > Beat that SOB anyway!
I did the same thing. I found a spot in the forest and positioned Link so that slimes only came from one edge of the screen. Then I taped the joystick on my NES Advantage down so that it made Link squat down and put something heavy on the sword button with turbo enabled. Then it was a matter of letting it run for a few days to max out my experience.