A fan of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker has finally solved a puzzle that took them 16 years to complete. Even if other Zelda games have bigger maps, Wind Waker is one of the most densely packed with side activities. With just under 50 islands, countless hidden treasures, and optional sidequests galore, even if you've played through it multiple times, you've almost certainly missed something in Wind Waker.
There are also those challenges that some players intentionally avoid, whether because they're too time-consuming, too complicated, or just too unrewarding. One player spent 16 years either unable or unwilling to solve what is lowkey one of Wind Waker's most difficult puzzles, and but finally surprised themselves by figuring it out.
A Reddit post by silly-strawberry06 consists of a screenshot of a successful completion of the slide puzzle in Wind Waker, with the title, "never in my 16 years of playing this have I solved it." This is a classic 15-piece slide puzzle located in the Cabana on the Private Oasis island, and it's notoriously difficult; it's one puzzle that most of the commenters say they skip whenever they replay Wind Waker.
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