I just picked up Dragon Warrior for the NES this week and was doing my first casual play-through.
I thought it would be fun to try the game blind, rather than following a guide, but I encountered something that I am nearly certain is highly unusual.
I was farming gold and exp (currently level 10), and I was farming enemies south of Rimuldar. Upon saving up 1500 gold I stopped in town to get the broadsword and then began farming gold for armor. After finishing a fight I noticed my controller was acting a little buggy, so I gently unplugged it and plugged it back in. When I plugged my contr