One time I was playing Botw in the living room when my football-star roommate came home from practice. He saw me walking in a straight line, through an empty field, with no expression on my face. After a few moments he chuckled and said, "Having fun, gamer?"
Nintendo had an entire hotline that existed to help you with games like these. 80% of the appeal of Nintendo Power was that it gave you maps and tips. Beating a game like NES Metroid without any external help is genuinely not how it was designed or intended to be played