I'm also calling bullshit on all these people saying they beat MM and ALttP at age 7. OoT came out when I was 7, but I probably didn't beat it until I was 8 or 9, and the other two are harder. I don't think I used a guide to beat OoT, but I watched a lot of my older siblings playing it on their own files first, so I knew what to do, and they might have even played for me on certain parts.
The time limit in MM was frustrating for me at age 10/11 (and this is with knowing you could slow it down), so I can't imagine a 7 year old would be a fan
sounds like you were a dumb kid. I don't think i needed help on the puzzles at 7-8 but I was always pretty bad at figuring out where i had to go next. still am. so i did use a guide for that. Completing the game did require me to look things up too but finishing the game is well within the abilities of a 7-8 year old. The game isn't like mechanically demanding or anything. Kids and apparently adults get caught up in the time limit but you lose minimal progress. Most of the time all you need to do in three days is get like one item and then you can start off in the new 3 days from after getting that item. If i got to a dungeon on day 2-3 then I would just restart the time limit so that I could get a fresh 3 days...and you should be able to solve a dungeon in 3 slowed down days even at 7.
*note* The game is probably too hard for a 7 year old to complete. I don't think i was able to complete the game until I was older. This is because the time limit becomes a considerable factor when you're actually trying to get all the masks.
I like how you call him dumb and then agree with him completely