Mmm, I was able to get a time frame for it. Admittedly, I lost a life there, but I usually kept several bottles of fairies with me, so it wasn't a problem. If I wasn't close enough for a hit when he fell, I just stayed away for a better opening.
When you say Zelda 2, you mean the side scroller, right? I couldn't finish that game when I had it, <_< I found it... boring, somewhat.
Regarding Bongo Bongo, yeah, you were fucked if you used up all your arrows. However, by that point, you should usually be skilled enough with it to kill him easily. Granted, I was somewhat obsessive about completing some of the mini-games, but I didn't have any problems with BB thanks to it. ^_^
Ganon was easy, plain and simple, I had a harder time with Phantom Ganon (although, I got killed multiple time against PG, as it took me forever to figure out how to actually hurt the bastard).
On a related subject, you guys looking forward to Twilight Princess? I'm fairly glad that they are not doing cel-shading with this one myself. It was an interesting experience with Wind Waker, but I got tired of it really fast.