The first time I played AoL, I thought it was pretty good. It's not as good as the original LoZ, but it still a good game. Even with it's extreme difficulty. But why do so many people hate it?
Fans not liking a Zelda game because of the difficulty is laughable.
I agree with StarBound. AoL should be looked at by itself, and not criticized just because of it's differences from other Zelda games. Old NES games do require some practice to get good at.