I never beat this game

The first Zeldas were unreasonably difficult. I have played Zelda 1 and I don't think I'd have ever found the last two dungeons if I hadn't looked it up on the Internet. Don't waste your life on that. You have nothing to prove.

I started playing again when the mini-Nintendos came out and yup. Still can't beat this game.

I beat this game in 1989. It's totally a Nintendo Power game.

Your best bet on the way to the Great Palace, is to small enemy glitch the auto-enter areas.