So you know how Bush Whacker is loosely based on the Legend of Zelda (especially the hero)?

I got to thinking:
One of the staple features of all LoZ games are the hidden Heart Containers.

Why not place items that give minor boosts in maximum energy (something like +2 to +5 each) in the various "hidden" areas of Bush Whacker? Offhand, the only truly "hidden" area I can think of is the basement of the school, but there are many different "rarely-travelled areas" such as "The Steamy Incline" "The Forest Bandit Camp" or "The Shifty Alley". The most feasible part of the feature would be the fact that they would all use the same image, so they wouldn't take up a bunch of spaces on the quest item menu, rather, they'll just take up a single spot, with a "x#" indicator next to them.

Sadly true. I come from a background of console games where, if you can't find what you're looking for - you look harder! Then I discovered the internet in my teens, but generally stick to figuring things out for myself (though I did use the internet to go back and find those handful of things I could never figure out as a kid - such as: "Where do you get the 7th photograph in LoZ: Link's Awakening DX?").

Here, however, people seem to miss the point of puzzles and just assume that everything is supposed to be presented to them right away. I don't consider myself a patient person, but I seem to put most people here to shame when it comes to problem-solving.

The thing that bugs me most is that it's obvious that, in some cases, people didn't even bother trying to use their own reasoning to solve a problem before they came here.

The worst was when the gate to the Swamp Homestead didn't have that extra note on it. There would be 2-3 topics labeled "Swamp Homestead" "Homestead Map" "Swamp Homestead Map" on the top page of the forum at any given time.

I enjoy a good puzzle, love seeing little things within different areas but I must admit you have me with the Mountain Vines??

I've had a wicked sinus migraine the past two days and to read that just made me go 'HUH??' note to self: don't read boards when head is messed up haha...Thanks!!! :)

hope you feel better