We'll I was a bit of a noob at first and just spammed the A button until I realised there were special moves and after a couple weeks I learned going up down or sideways made them different. It was so annoying having to go through the great maze a billion times over and over

That game is my favorite game of all time, well its on the list. The N64 version of it was the best I played. And I have to say it was not that hard of a game, what was the problem you where having?