Link To The Past and Link's Awakening Walkthrough
Here's a Link To The Past walkthrough...
Hyrule Castle
HOW TO ENTER HYRULE CASTLE To find the secret passage into Hyrule Castle, go right along the outside of the castle from its main gate, then go up to the tree at the end. Look for a single bush surrounded by light-colored stones and pick it up to reveal a hole. (To remove the bush, face it and press the A Button.) Drop into the hole (1). You'll find your uncle there. Talk with him. He will give you your first Sword and the Shield
DIRECTIONS TO THE BOOMERANGThe Boomerang is found in the first basement of the castle. To find it from the castle's entrance, go right one room, up to the end of the hall, left through the door, then up through the door in between the statues. Go down one room and descend the ladder, then follow the path to the bottom of the room and go left. Go up through the door at the end, defeat the guard to open the doors, and then go through the door on the right. Open the treasure chest in the middle of the room to get the Boomerang.
DIRECTIONS TO ZELDA
Princess Zelda is found in the castle dungeon, which is in the third basement. From where you got the Boomerang, go left one room, up one room and take the stairs. Take the next set of stairs on the left, then go right to find the dungeon. To free Zelda, you must defeat the Dungeon Guard with the ball and chain. Use the Boomerang to freeze the guard, then hit him with your Sword. Repeat this pattern until the guard is defeated, then touch the door in front of Zelda to open it and set her free.
ESCAPING THE CASTLE To escape Hyrule Castle, you must first go to the Throne Room on the second floor. In the back of the Throne Room, there is a statue with two swords on it. Stand to the left of the statue and push it to the right to reveal a passage. Enter the passage and work your way up through the sewer until you appear in the Sanctuary. You're free! Eastern Palace (1) - Sahasrahla Elder HOW TO ENTER THE PALACE To enter the Eastern Palace, talk to Sahasrahla. He is the old man in the hut on the eastern side of the overworld. He will tell you about the three Pendants and mark the location of the Eastern Palace on your overworld map. Journey east, to where the pendant is flashing on the map. DIRECTIONS TO THE BIG KEYTo find the Big Key in the Eastern Palace, first locate the large treasure chest in the middle of the first floor. Go right one room, down one room and left two rooms to find a room with a raised platform. Hit the Cyclops in the eye with your Sword to defeat him. Then, lift the jars to reveal a button that will make the chest with the Big Key in it appear. DIRECTIONS TO THE BOW Bow and Arrows You must open the large treasure chest in the middle of the first floor with the Big Key to acquire the Bow. From where you got the Big Key, go up one room and right one room to reach the Bow. DIRECTIONS TO THE ARMOS KNIGHTSFrom the large treasure chest that contained the Bow, go up one room, take the stairs on the left, then walk left three rooms and up one room to find the Armos Knights. Defeat all six knights to acquire the first Pendant, the Pendant of Courage Armos Knight HOW TO DEFEAT THE ARMOS KNIGHTS The Armos Knights guarding the Pendant of Courage look like six bouncing statues. The Armos Knights can be defeated with three arrows each.The easiest way to defeat them is to plug each one of them with two arrows first then deliver the final blow with the third arrow. If you do it right the last one sould not take more than 2 more arrows. If you run out of arrows, switch to the Sword and swing for all your worth. Desert Palace (1) - Sahasrahla Elder HOW TO ENTER THE PALACE To enter the Desert Palace, go to the south-west corner of the Light World to the Desert of Mystery. Once there, look for a large platform with a tablet on it. Use the ancient Book of Mudora on the tablet to read the tablet's inscription and open the door to the palace. TIPS FOR THIS PALACEIf you need to get a key from the top of a post, use the Pegasus Shoes to dash into the post to knock the key down. If you reach a room that appears to be a dead end, try lighting all the torches with your Lamp to make an opening appear. DIRECTIONS TO THE BIG KEYThe Big Key is in the top-right room in the first basement of the Desert Palace. To find it from the palace entrance, walk up to the top of the main area and go up through the fourth door from the right. Dash into the top-left torch to get a key, then go down through the door and go right all the way. Walk down and enter the locked door on the right, then go up one room to find the Big Key DIRECTIONS TO THE POWER GLOVE Power Glove To find the Power Glove in the Desert Palace, go to the top-left room in the first basement and use the Big Key to open the large treasure chest. DIRECTIONS TO THE LANMOLASTo find the Lanmolas in the Desert Palace, go to the bottom-left room in the first basement and go down through the door to appear outside. Walk up behind the buildings to find a cave surrounded by rocks. Use the Power Glove to pick up the rocks and enter the cave to appear on the first floor of the palace. Go through t he rooms until you reach a room at the end with four jars, four torches and a Cyclops. Use your Lamp to light all four torches and make an earthquake occur. Enter the newly-revealed door on the left to find the Lanmolas. Lamolas HOW TO DEFEAT THE LANMOLAS The Lanmolas are creatures that guard the Pendant of Power. They are three large green worms which shoot out of the sand floor and dive back down. To defeat them, power up your sword by holding the B button and performing the Whirling Blade technique on the worms' heads. Each of the Lanmolas will require eight hits from the sword before it subsides into the dust forever Tower of Hera Use the mirror here HOW TO ENTER THE PALACE To reach the Tower of Hera, climb to the top of Death Mountain and go right to find a blue teleporter. Step into the teleporter to be transported to the Dark World, then walk left and look for two dark diamond shapes on the ground. Stand on either diamond patch and use the Magic Mirror to return to the Light World. You will be standing on top of Spectacle Rock. Grab the Heart Piece and walk up to drop off the northern edge of the rock. Then, walk right and up to find the Tower of Hera. DIRECTIONS TO THE BIG KEYTo find the Big Key in the Tower of Hera, walk up from the tower's entrance and go through the top-left locked door to reach the first floor. Either destroy the tiles that fly toward you or allow them to smash into the walls. When the tiles stop attacking you, the door to the right will open. Go right one room and down one room. Then, light the four torches to make the chest with the Big Key in it appear DIRECTIONS TO THE MOON PERL Moon Perl The Moon Pearl is in the large treasure chest in the middle of the fourth floor, but a wide gap prevents you from walking right up to it. To reach the chest, go up to the fifth floor and step on the star tile on the left side of the room. This will make a hole appear near the top-center portion of the room. Stand above this hole, step down to drop into it and you'll land in front of the chest. Open it to acquire the Moon Pearl. DIRECTIONS TO MOLDORM Finding Moldorm is straightforward. Climb up to the sixth floor of the tower to find him Moldorm HOW TO DEFEAT THE LANMOLAS Moldorm is a large yellow worm with five round sections. His only vulnerable point is at the tip of his tail. To defeat him, stand at a safe distance from the edges of the platform and hold the B button to charge up your sword. Once your sword is fully charged, release the B button to perform the Whirling Blade technique. Six hits to his tail without falling off the platform will put Moldorm away for good! If he knocks you off you have to go back up the stairs AND DO IT ALL OVER! Its a good Idea to leave the yellow blocks around the double row of jars DOWN. They all contain hearts Dark Palace Kiki the Monkey HOW TO ENTER THE PALACE The Dark Palace is marked by the number 1 on your map. To reach the entrance, walk right from the Pyramid (where you begin in the Dark World) until you find a small hut and a maze of bushes. Explore the bushes to the right of the hut and the bushes behind the hut, looking for arrows on the ground. These arrows point to sections of the bushes you can walk through. Always keep your eye on Link's head spaces between the bushes. Work your way up and right toward the palace. As you near the entrance, you will come out of a thicket of brush and find that Kiki the Monkey is following you. Kiki offers to open the door to the palace for a fee of 10 Rupees. Pay him, then quickly walk to the door to allow Kiki to go to work. Avoid monsters while Kiki is following you or he'll run away and you will have to go back and get him. When you reach the entrance of the Dark Palace, Kiki charges you again. Pay him 100 Rupees more to open the palace. It's a very good investment! TIPS FOR THIS PALACEThe little red turtle creatures are very tough to get past. Use the Hammer to turn them over, then hit them with your sword to defeat them. The second tricky spot in the palace is reaching the chest in the lower-right corner of the room. The chest has a blue bumper in the center of it. To reach the chest, go right from the entrance of the Dark Palace to a room with a blue warp tile. Step on the tile to be taken to a room with a crack in the wall, then use a bomb on the crack to reveal an opening. Follow the path until you reach the room with the Map, then bomb the cracked spot in the left wall to open a passage to the treasure chest. DIRECTIONS TO THE BIG KEYTo find the Big Key in the Dark Palace, use the middle door to go up two rooms from the entrance. Then, go left to find a bridge with a crack in it. Bomb this crack, then drop through the hole that appears to land on a narrow ledge. Follow the ledge up and right to a stairway that leads to the treasure chest with the Big Key. DIRECTIONS TO THE HAMMER The Hammer The Hammer is found on the first floor of the Dark Palace. From the palace's entrance, go up two rooms through the middle door, then go up the bridge on the right. Push the lower of the two blocks to the right so it falls off the bridge, then continue up to a large room with a blue bumper in the middle of it. Make sure that the blue blocks in this room are up. If they aren't up, stand next to the treasure chest and shoot an Arrow at the crystal to your left. Go through the upper left door in this room and quickly run across the breakaway bridge to the top of the room. Enter the door to the left and bomb along the right side of the room to open a path to the Hammer DIRECTIONS TO HELMASAUR To locate Helmasaur's lair from the entrance of the palace, walk up two rooms through the center doorways. When you reach the room with two bridges, walk up the bridge on the right. To do so, push the bottom block on the bridge to the right so it falls of the ledge. In the next room, stand below the chest and face left. Use either your Boomerang or an Arrow to hit the crystal switch on the platform next to you. Once the blue posts are down, jump across the small gap in front of you and walk through the door on the right. In this room, you will find a button to the right of the staircase. Push a statue on top of the button, then walk up the stairs and go through the door. Here you will find a large, one-eyed statue. Hit the statue in the eye with an Arrow to reveal a secret staircase. After descending the stairs, follow the one-way path left one room, down one room and right one room to a teleport tile. Stand on the tile and when you re-appear, walk straight up through the door above you to find Helmasaur's lair. Helmasaur HOW TO DEFEAT THE HELMASAUR Helmasaur is a red, four-legged monster with a spiked tail that he lashes at you. He has a weak point in the middle of his forehead that he carefully protects with a strong purple mask. Use three Bombs or your Hammer to break through the mask. Then, attack the gem in the center of his head with your Sword or the Arrows to finish him off. Dark Palace Light World Building HOW TO ENTER THE PALACE The second Crystal Palace is located in a marsh in southern Hyrule. It is marked by the number two on the Dark World map. You must have the Hammer, which is found in the first Crystal Palace, to pound down the posts blocking the entrance to the marsh. In addition to needing the Hammer to find the Swamp Palace, you must also possess the Flippers, which you can get at Zora's Waterfall in the Light World. When you enter the Swamp Palace, you will notice a broken ladder that you cannot reach. To climb the broken ladder, you must first flood the palace. To do so, stand outside the Swamp Palace and use your Mirror to return to the Light World. This will take you to the entrance of the Watergate. Enter the small building and pull the switch on the right to release water and flood the Watergate. Exit the building and step into the sparkling square to return to the Dark World. Re-enter the Swamp Palace and swim to the ladder DIRECTIONS TO THE BIG KEYTo find the Big Key in the Swamp Palace, go to the room located on the far-left side of the first basement. As you make your way to this area, make sure that the yellow posts stay down. On your way to the far-left side of the first basement, you will run into a series of blocks that form a Y. Push these blocks out of your way and walk up the stairs to reach the first floor. Move the block in the upper-right corner of the first floor out of your way. Then, drop through the hole in that corner to return to the first basement. Once you land, walk right one room and open the treasure chest. This is where you'll locate the Big Key. DIRECTIONS TO THE HOOKSHOT The Hookshot The Hookshot is located on the first basement floor of the Swamp Palace. From the entrance of the palace, go to the large square-shaped room in the center of the first basement. Use the Big Key to open the large chest in the center of this room to receive the Hookshot. DIRECTIONS TO ARRGHUSTo find Arrghus, start from the large square room where you found the H ookshot. Use the Hookshot to go up one screen to a room with shallow water in the center. Push the statue onto the button in the upper-left corner of the room to open two doors. Enter the second door from the right and follow the path to a room with a lever. Push the lever to drain the water, then work your way left and up to the room with seven waterfalls. Walk into the second waterfall from the right to find the passage that leads to Arrghus Arrghus HOW TO DEFEAT THE ARRGHUS Arrghus is a large, one-eyed jellyfish with a thick coating of pink puffballs. To defeat it, you must destroy the puffballs one at a time. Do this by using your Hookshot to pull a puffball near you and hitting it with your sword until it disappears. Once all the puffballs are destroyed, hit Arrghus eight times with your Sword or four times with your Hammer. Skull Woods Palace Entering the palace HOW TO ENTER THE PALACE To enter the third Crystal Palace, begin from Kakariko Village in the Light World. Go to t he top-left corner of the town and walk up into the forest. Once you're in the forest, go up and take the first path leading to the right. Continue right to the end of the path and follow it down into a small clearing. Pound down the two posts at the bottom of the clearing with your Hammer, then lift the rock below the posts to reveal a warp tile. When you step onto the tile, you will appear in Skull Woods. Throughout the woods are holes and caves that you must enter to locate different areas of the palace DIRECTIONS TO THE BIG KEYTo locate the Big Key in the third Crystal Palace, you must enter the skull cave in the center of Skull Woods. The cave entrance is represented by the far-right arrow on your Map. You will also see another skull cave to the left. You must walk up and around, through the rib-cage passageway, to reach the entrance of the center cave. Once inside, remove the skull pot from the center of the room to reveal a button that opens the door at the top of the screen. To keep the door open, push the right-hand statue down and left until it's in line with the button, but leaving enough room for you to get behind it. While standing behind the statue, hold the A Button and push up on the Control Pad. Once the statue is in place, go through the door at the top of the room to find the Big Key. DIRECTIONS TO THE FIRE ROD Fire Rod The Fire Rod is found on the first floor of the third Crystal Palace. Lift all of the flowers that form a square in the upper-right corner of the Skull Woods to reveal a hole in the ground. Drop into the hole and bomb the left wall of the room you land in. Before you go through the opening the Bomb created, step on the Star Tile at the bottom of the room. After going through the hole in the wall, pull the lever in the center of the room to reach the Fire Rod DIRECTIONS TO MOTHULATo find Mothula, go to the upper-left corner of the third Crystal Palace. To find the entrance, locate the large skull in Skull Woods that looks like an insect and has a what appears to be a very long nose. Use the Fire Rod on the tip of its nose to reveal the last section of the palace. Explore this area thoroughly. If you get stuck, remember that you can shoot fire across gaps with your Fire Rod to light torches, and that can reveal hidden doorways by cutting down vines with your Sword. Mothula HOW TO DEFEAT THE MOTHULA Mothula is a giant moth that shoots rings of fire. Before you go into battle with Mothula, you should have one Magic Medicine bottle (the blue one) and the 1/2 symbol above your Magic Meter. Shoot Mothula repeatedly with the Fire Rod as you try to avoid the spike traps in the room. If you are having trouble avoiding the traps, use the Cane of Byrna for protection. Mothula will take 15 shots from the Fire Rod or eight hits from the Sword to defeat Village of Outcasts Village of Outcasts HOW TO ENTER THE PALACE To enter the fourth Crystal Palace, travel to the Village of Outcasts in the Dark World. In the center of town, you'll find a large green statue with a pitchfork sticking in the ground. Use your A Button to pull the pitchfork for a few seconds to break open the palace's door. DIRECTIONS TO THE BIG KEYThere are four large rooms that are almost identical in the fourth Crystal Palace. To find the Big Key, work your way to the large room located in the bottom-right corner of the first basement. Go to the bottom-left corner of this room and walk left through a hidden passage to locate the Big Key DIRECTIONS TO TITAN'S MITT Titan's Mitt Titan's Mitt is located in the second basement of the fourth Crystal Palace. From the palace entrance, go through the Big Key door, then go left through three rooms to a room full of conveyor belts. Go up one room and hit the Crystal Switch until the blue posts go down. Return to the conveyor belt room and use the top door to go right two screens. The staircase in the second room will take you to the second basement. The Titan's Mitt is located in the bottom-left corner of this basement. DIRECTIONS TO BLIND THE THIEFTo find Blind the Thief, you must see through his disguise. This task is a complicated one! First, go to the far-right room of the first floor. In this room, sunlight shines onto the cracked portion of the floor. Throw a Bomb across the barrier onto the patch of cracked floor. To throw a Bomb, drop one in front of Link and press the A Button twice. Once the Bomb explodes, sunlight will stream down into the boss's room. Go to the second basement and rescue the girl from the jail cell, then lead her to the boss's room and place her in the sunlight. Voila! Blind HOW TO DEFEAT BLIND THE THIEF Blind the Thief is a demon that moves around the room shooting red lasers at Link. To defeat him, stand behind the square patch of sunlight and swing your Sword at his head whenever he's nearby. While he's circling around the room, move left and right to dodge his laser attacks. You must hit his head three times to make it fall off, then he will grow another one. Keep attacking the new head until a total of three have been knocked off Blind's body to defeat him. Ice Palace Ice Palace HOW TO ENTER THE PALACE To enter the fifth Crystal Palace, travel to the Pond of Happiness on the island in the center of Lake Hylia in the Light World. In the center of the island is a dark-colored rock that can only be lifted with the Titan's Mitt. When this rock is removed, a warp tile will appear. Step into the warp tile to enter the Ice Palace in the Dark World. TIPS FOR THIS PALACEAs you work your way through the Ice Palace, you will eventually reach a door in the sixth basement that is opened by a button. To keep the door open, you must drop a block from the fifth basement. Make sure that the blue posts are down, then return to the fifth basement. Go right one room, down one room, left one room and up the stairs to the fourth basement. Go to the far-left room and drop down to the fifth basement through the hole in the floor. This will place you in the room with the Big Chest. Go right one room and push the bottom-left block into the hole in the center of the room. Follow the block into the hole and push it onto the button to hold the door at the bottom of the room open. DIRECTIONS TO THE BIG KEYTo find the Big Key, go to the right side of the third basement. Take the staircase down to a room that has a statue that is sticking out its tongue. Pull on the tongue to open a door to the right. Go through the door and up the stairway to the chest that contains the Big Key. DIRECTIONS TO TITAN'S MITT Firerod The Blue Armor is found in the fifth basement of the fifth Crystal Palace. To get there, go to the far-left room in the third basement. Walk down the stairs in this ice-filled room to enter a room with a cracked section of floor and a hole. Place a bomb on the spaces above the stairway to reveal a second hole. Drop through this newly revealed hole to land next to the Big Chest and collect the Blue Armor DIRECTIONS TO KHOLDSTAREGo through the fifth Crystal Palace until you reach the sixth basement. Once there, you will have to place a block on the button in the center of the room. Go through the door at the bottom of the room and lift up the block in the bottom left corner. Fall into the hole to enter Kholdstare's lair Kholdstare HOW TO DEFEAT KHOLDSTARE Kholdstare looks like an eye frozen inside a huge chunk of ice. To defeat it, thaw it out with eight shots of your Fire Rod while avoiding the icy attacks. After the eighth shot, he Kholdstare will break into three eyeballs that bounce around the room. Hit each eyeball six times with the Sword or Fire Rod to end Kholdstare's reign of terror. Misery Mire Palace Entrance HOW TO ENTER THE PALACE To enter the sixth Crystal Palace, call the bird in the Light World by using the Flute. If you haven't released the bird, play the Flute in front of the weather vane in Kakariko Village. Once the bird picks you up and the Map screen appears, press Left or Right on the Control Pad until the number six is flashing. Then, press the A Button to have the bird drop you at that location. When you land, pick up the rock on the right to reveal a warp tile. Step on the warp tile to enter the Dark World and walk north to an ether symbol in the swamp. Stand on the symbol and use the Ether Medallion to reveal the entrance of the sixth Crystal Palace TIPS FOR THIS PALACETo open the door in the first room of the second basement, lift the skull pots to reveal a button. Use the Cane of Somaria to create a block, then push the block onto the button to open the door. Go through the door to continue. DIRECTIONS TO THE BIG KEYTo find the Big Key, work your way to the upper-left room on the first floor. There are two rooms that are identical to one another, with a set of braziers in each room. Light the four braziers with the Lantern so they are all burning at the same time to trigger a secret switch. You'll feel a small earthquake as the wall in the next room slides to the right to reveal a hole going down. Drop into the hole to find the Big Key. DIRECTIONS TO THE CANE OF SOMARIA Cane of Somaria The Cane of Somaria is found in the far-right room in the first basement of the sixth Crystal Palace. When you walk into this room, quickly use the Hookshot on the block to the right of the door, then dash up the n arrow bridge before it collapses. At the top of the bridge, you will locate the Cane of Somaria DIRECTIONS TO VITREOUSOnce you have the Big Key, proceed to the second basement level of Misery Mire. The first room you will encounter will be dark with a skull covering a button in the center. Remove the skull and create a block with the Cane of Somaria, then push the block onto the button and go down one screen through the bottom-left door. Work your way left, using your Boomerang or Bombs to manipulate the Crystal Switches, until you reach a staircase leading up to the first basement. After taking the stairs, follow the path left through the Big Key door to Vitreous's lair. VITREOUS HOW TO DEFEAT VITREOUS Vitreous is a large eyeball surrounded by a bunch of smaller eyes that fly at you. To defeat it, stand in the bottom-left or bottom-right corner of the room. This will avoid his lightning attacks. Use the Whirling Blade technique to destroy the small eyes that fly at you. After defeating all the small eyes, the big eye will start to bounce around. Use the Whirling Blade technique again to finish it off Turtle Rock Palace Entrance HOW TO ENTER THE PALACE To enter the seventh Crystal Palace, go to the top of Death Mountain in the Light World. Go to the far-right side and look for a platform with three posts on it. Pound the posts down counter-clockwise (starting from the one on the right) to reveal a warp tile. Step on the warp tile to enter the Dark World, then use the Quake Medallion to open Turtle Rock. TIPS FOR THIS PALACETo get the small key in the room with the ball-and-chain monsters, hit the Crystal Switch to make the blue posts go down. Push the white blocks in the room to reveal a chest that contains a key. Use the key to open the door located at the top of the room. To open the door in the platform room in the second basement, go to the island in the center of the room and lift the skull pot to find a button. Step on the button once to open the door in the bottom-left corner of the room. To get past the room with the four braziers floating in mid-air, create a platform with the Cane of Somaria and ride the platform down. When you begin riding up through the center of the four braziers, light the two on your right. Once you're above the two on the left, shoot down with your Fire Rod to light them both DIRECTIONS TO THE BIG KEYTo find the Big Key in the seventh Crystal Palace, use the pipes to travel to the room on the far-left side of the first basement. Defeat all the monsters in the room to reveal a small key. Use the key to open the locked door to the right and go right one room. Enter the tube to find the Big Key. DIRECTIONS TO THE MIRROR SHIELD Mirror Shield The Mirror Shield is located in the bottom-center area of the first basement. To reach the Big Chest, go to the lower-left corner of the first basement and bomb the cracked section of the wall. Walk down and you will be on a ledge outside of the palace. Walk right along the ledge and re-enter the palace. Use the Cane of Somaria to reach the Big Chest. DIRECTIONS TO TRINEXXTo reach Trinexx once you have the Big Key, go to the top-left room in the first basement. Go up through the door in this room to reach the second basement. Use the Cane of Somaria on the question mark and ride the platform you've created to a platform in the center of the room. Step on the switch here once and ride the platform to the bottom-left corner of the room. Go down through the door, then go left through the door near the bottom of the screen to enter a room full of posts and Crystal Switches. Work your way up to the top-center section of the room and go up through the door to arrive at the third basement. Create a platform with the Cane of Somaria to ride to the Big Key door and enter the door to encounter Trinexx. Trinexx HOW TO DEFEAT TRINEXX To defeat Trinexx, you must combine the powers of the Fire Rod, the Ice Rod and your Sword. Use the Fire Rod on Trinexx's blue head to stun it, then hit it with your Sword. Repeat this until the blue head is defeated. Then, use the Ice Rod on Trinexx's red head to stun it, then hit it with your Sword until it also disappears. Trinexx will then change into a worm-like creature with a flashing circle near the center of its body. Hit the flashing circle three times with the Sword to defeat Trinexx once and for all Ganon's Tower Palace Entrance HOW TO ENTER THE TOWER To enter Ganon's Tower, travel to the top of Death Mountain in the Dark World. Stand in front of the tower. If you have freed all seven maidens from their crystals, they will open the way TIPS FOR THIS PALACETo get to the ledge in the upper right room of the third floor, you will need to stand below the two blocks with your back to the ledge. Use the Pegasus Shoes to run into the blocks by pressing the A button and you will bounce backwards across the gap to the ledge DIRECTIONS TO THE BIG KEYTo get the Big Key, go to the big room located in the bottom-center portion of the first floor. Use the Ether Medallion to make invisible floor temporarily appear and follow the invisible path to the door in the top-right corner. Go through the door and bomb the cracked sections of the floor in this room. Drop through the hole to find the Armos Knights from the first Pendant Palace. Deja vu! Use your arrows to defeat the Armos Knights and go up one room to retrieve the Big Key. DIRECTIONS TO THE RED ARMOR Red Mail To get to the Red Armor once you've obtained the Big Key, go back to the big room in the bottom center of the first floor. (This is the room with the invisible bridge.) Walk up the bridge on the left and go up through the door to find the Big Chest. DIRECTIONS TO AGAHNIMTo reach Agahnim from the entrance of Ganon's Tower, go up the top-center stairway and work your way up to the sixth floor. Once you're there, you must quickly use the Fire Rod to light the four braziers in the room to open the door at the top, then go through the door before the floor collapses. Work your way left and down until you encounter the Moldorm. Defeat the Moldorm and a chest will appear on the other side of the room. Use the Hookshot to cross the pit and climb the ladder to the upper level of the room. Work your way left and up to a stairway leading to the seventh floor. Once you're on the seventh floor, follow the path to the Big Key door and enter it to find Agahnim. Agahnim HOW TO DEFEAT AGAHNIM When you fight Agahnim this time, he brings along two friends. You can tell who the real Agahnim is because the other two are slightly hazy. Attack the real Agahnim by using his own magic against him. Swing your Master Sword at the fireballs he throws to reflect their evil power back at his image. Caution: Agahnim will occasionally stand at the top of the room and unleash a gigantic lightning attack. Stand to one side of the wizard to safely avoid it. Once he's gone, you're off to Ganon! HOW TO DEFEAT GANON Silver Arrows Once you have beaten Agahnim on the Tower, you'll have to fight against Ganon. You need a special item to defeat him. It's the Silver Arrows.Go to the place where your house used to be on the Light World. You'll find a shop there. And they have a Special Bomb. Buy it and head back to the Pyramid in the Dark World. Search for a crack on a wall and place the bomb you just buyed on the Crack. You'll blow up the wall. Enter and throw the Bow and Arrows and your Sword. You'll get a stronger sword and the Silver Arrows. Now, head back to the top of the pyramid and fall on the hole. Ganon To defeat Ganon, you must use the Silver Arrows when he is weak. Unfortunately, he isn't a push-over. The battle will be a long and difficult one. Avoid Ganon's attacks while hitting him with your Sword as often as you can. After a while, Ganon will attempt to put out the lights in the room. When this happens, light BOTH pots with your Fire Rod (this is very important!), then hit Ganon with the Sword to turn him blue. Hit him with the Silver Arrows when he's blue, then wait for him to recover. Repeat the process of lighting the braziers and shooting Gannon with the Silver Arrows three more times. Once you've defeated him, you have completed your quest. Congratulations!
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Link's Awakening ::
Link works hard to make it through his quests, and no one knows better than me that even the best adventurers need a little help now and then. One of Link's most difficult journeys took place on Koholint Island, and if you're planning to help Link wake the Wind Fish, then you're going to need my help. Before we get going, be sure to click on the Map Information link so that you can understand my detailed directions.
Once you learn how to make a map, it's time to get started. To make it easier to give directions, you will frequently hear me say "Go up one screen" or "Go left one screen." What I mean by this is to make Link travel in the indicated direction until the landscape automatically scrolls to the next screen.
1. Get the Shield
2. Go to the Library
3. Get the Sword
4. Get the Toadstool
5. Get the Magic Powder
6. Complete the Tail Cave
7. Rescue BowWow
8. Complete the Bottle Grotto
9. Buy Bombs and a Shovel
10. Talk to Richard
11. Complete Kanalet Castle
12. Complete the Key Cavern
13. Get the Ocarina
14. Learn the Ballad of the Wind Fish
15. Move the Walrus
16. Complete the Angler's Tunnel
17. Learn Manbo's Mambo
18. Help the Ghost
19. Complete the Catfish's Maw
20. Purchase the Bow and Arrows
21. Complete the Face Shrine
22. Learn the Frog Song of Soul
23. Awaken the Rooster
24. Complete the Eagle's Tower
25. Complete Turtle Rock
26. Get the Magnifying Glass
27. Complete the Wind Fish Egg
28. Pieces of Heart Locations
29. Sea Shell Information
Map Information
To make it easier to give directions through Koholint Island, sometimes I'm going to use coordinates such as "3-F" or "14-B." These coordinates refer to locations on a 16 by 16 square grid which represents the overworld on Kohholint Island. You can draw one at home for quick reference to find places in Link's Awakening.
To make a grid, take a piece of graph paper and mark off a large square that is sixteen squares left to right, and sixteen squares top to bottom. Number one through sixteen, from left to right, along the bottom of the grid. Mark the grid from top to bottom with letters A to P. When you see a map location listed in my directions to a place or item, put a dot on the grid according to the number and letter given. Check the accuracy of your map by comparing it to the map that the game displays when you press the Select button.
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Get the Shield
You'll begin the game in Marin & Tarin's House. Link awakes from a long night of sleep feeling a little woozy and unaware of his location. Marin (Tarin's daughter) will fill you in on what's happened and where she found you. Tarin will also inform you to follow the lane south to get back to the beach where she found you. Talk to Tarin (the man on the right), to obtain your Shield. Tarin will also inform you that you can use the shield to flip enemies.
Next step: Go to the Library
Go to the Library
After obtaining your Shield from Tarin, exit Marin and Tarin's House, then go to the left side of the village to locate the Library at (1-L). Enter the Library and read the books by pressing the A Button. These books will tell you quite a bit of information about Koholint Island.
Next step: Get the Sword
Get the Sword
After Visiting the Library in the Mabe Village, exit the building and work your way south to the Toronbo Shores. Use your Shield to move the stationary enemies out of your way, and you'll eventually find the sword at (3-P). Walk toward the Sword and an Owl will appear, telling you that you cannot leave the island until you wake the Wind Fish. The Owl will also tell you to travel north to the Mysterious Woods.
Next step: Get the Toadstool
Get the Toadstool
After locating the Sword at the Toronbo Shores, work your way back north towards the Mabe Village, then continue up and left to locate the Mysterious Woods (1-J). Speak with the Owl, then work your way north through the woods until you locate the Sleepy Toadstool (1-F).
Next step: Get the Magic Powder
Get the Magic Powder
Work your way east until you reach the Witch's Hut in the Koholint Prairie (6-G). Equip the Mushroom, then enter and give the Witch the Toadstool. She'll reward you with 20 bags of Magic Powder. If you ever run out, just give the Witch another Toadstool.
Next step: Complete the Tail Cave
Tail Cave
1. Get the Tail Key
2. Enter the Cave
3. Small Key Guide
4. Get Roc's Feather
5. Get Nightmare Key
6. Find the Boss
7. Defeat Moldorm
Next step: Rescue BowWow
Tail Cave - Get the Tail Key
After receiving the Magic Powder, exit the Witch's Hut and return to the Mysterious Woods. Once inside the woods, work your way west to locate a Raccoon standing near some trees at (2-F). Sprinkle a bag of Magic Powder on the Raccoon and he'll turn into Tarin. Go up one screen to (2-E) to locate the Tail Key in a treasure chest.
Next step: Enter Tail Cave
Enter Tail Cave
After locating the Tail Key, work your way south of Mabe Village to the area on your map labeled "South of the Village." Search the area until you locate the entrance to the Tail Cave at (4-N).
Next step: Small Key Guide
Tail Cave - Small Key Guide
As you explore Tail Cave, you'll require three Small Keys. If you come to a locked door as you follow my directions to the Nightmare Key and other items in this Cave, use this guide to determine which Small Keys you may have missed.
Small Key One - From the Cave entrance, go left one screen and defeat the two beetles to make the Key appear.
Small Key Two - From the Cave entrance, go up one screen and step on the floor switch to make the Key appear.
Small Key Three - From the Cave entrance, go up one screen, right one, up one, then left one. Open the chest to get the Key.
Next step: Get Roc's Feather
Tail Cave - Get Roc's Feather
From the Cave entrance, go up one screen, left one, and defeat all of the enemies to open the top door. Go up three screens, right one and work your way around the blocks to return left one screen. Push the far-left block to the right one space to open the far-left door. Go left one screen through the door and use your Shield to flip over the two Spiny Beetles. Destroy them with your Sword to reveal a hidden staircase. Take the stairs and follow the side-scrolling screen to the left, then exit on the other side. When you exit from the stairs, go up two screens and open the chest to locate Roc's Feather.
Next step: Get the Nightmare Key
Tail Cave - Get the Nightmare Key
From the Cave entrance, go up one screen, right one, up one, left one, then return right one screen by taking the upper passage. Continue up one screen, and then left one to locate the Nightmare Key.
Next step: Find the Boss
Tail Cave - Find the Boss
Go right one screen, down one, left one, then return right one screen by taking the lower passage. Defeat the Mini-Boss Rolling Bones to make a warp appear. Step on the warp, then go up two screens to reach the Boss, Moldorm.
Next step: Defeat Moldorm
Tail Cave - Defeat Moldorm
Use your Shield to constantly block Moldorm from hitting you, then use your Sword on its tail whenever possible. Each time you hit the tail Moldrom will speed up, so wait until it slows down, then attack it again. Moldorm will flash if you are damaging it. Once Moldorm is defeated, go up one screen and collect the Full Moon Cello.
Next step: Rescue BowWow
Rescue BowWow
After completing the Tail Cave, exit the level and return to the Mabe Village. When you enter the village, the two boys in front of the Library will tell you that something terrible has happened to BowWow and you should talk to Madam MeowMeow. From the Library, go up one screen, then right to visit Madam MeowMeow at (2-L). She will tell you that the Moblins took her BowWow and that she wants you to go find him.
Exit Madam MeowMeow's house, then head north through the Mysterious Woods to the Tal Tal Heights to locate the Moblin Hideout at (6-D). Once you reach the hideout, enter the cave and go up one screen then right two screens to locate the Moblin Leader. Defeat the leader, then go right one screen to find BowWow.
Next step: Complete the Bottle Grotto
Bottle Grotto
1. Enter the Bottle Grotto
2. Small Key Guide
3. Get the Power Bracelet
4. Get the Nightmare Key
5. Find the Boss
6. Defeat Genie
Next step: Buy Bombs and a Shovel
Enter the Bottle Grotto
After rescuing BowWow, return to the Mabe Village and speak to Madam MeowMeow. She will ask you to take BowWow for a walk. Exit the house, then head north through the Mysterious Woods until you reach the Goponga Swamp. Once in the Swamp, work your way to the top-right corner where the entrance to the Bottle Grotto can be found (5-C).
Next step: Small Key Guide
Bottle Grotto - Small Key Guide
As you explore the Bottle Grotto, you'll require five Small Keys. If you come to a locked door as you follow my directions to the Nightmare Key and other items in this Grotto, use this guide to determine which Small Keys you may have missed.
Small Key One - From the Grotto entrance, go up one screen, right one screen, then defeat the two Stalfos Knights to make the Key appear.
Small Key Two - From the Grotto entrance, go up one screen, right two screens, then down one screen. Open the chest to obtain the Key.
Small Key Three - From the Grotto entrance, go up one screen, right two, down one, then right one screen. Open the chest to find a Key.
Small Key Four - This is the most commonly missed Key. From the Grotto entrance, go up one screen, right two, down one, right one, then up one more screen. Defeat the two Mimics to make the Key appear.
Small Key Five - From the Grotto entrance, go up one screen, right two, down one, right one, up one, right one, then up one screen. Take the stairs, then go up one screen, right one, up two then right one. If you have the Power Bracelet, you'll be able to reach a chest which holds a Key.
Next step: Get the Power Bracelet
Bottle Grotto - Get the Power Bracelet
From the Grotto entrance, go up one screen and light the two braziers on the ground with the Magic Powder to open the right door. Go right two screens, then hit the Orb to move the lower blocks down. Go down one screen, then hit the Orb to move the right blocks down. Go right one screen, up one, right one, then unlock the upper right door with a Small Key. Go up one screen and push the two blocks in the center of the room toward each other to make a staircase appear in the top-right corner.
Take the stairs, then follow the side-scrolling screen to the left and exit on the other side. When you exit, go up one screen and defeat the Hinox. Next, go right one screen, up two, then open the door on the left with a Small Key. Go left one screen and defeat the two Ghosts to obtain the Power Bracelet.
Next step: Get the Nightmare Key
Bottle Grotto - Get the Nightmare Key
From the Power Bracelet, go right one screen and lift the pot at the top of the screen to take the upper-right passage. Go right one screen, walk over to the Orb and hit it with your sword which will cause the posts that you are standing on to go up. Jump right over the lowered post, then walk right one screen. Note: You can walk on a raised post only if you are already standing on the post when it goes up!
Go right one screen, down one, and defeat the three enemies in the room in the proper order. First defeat the imprisoned Pols Voice (rabbit) with a pot, then defeat the Keese (bat), then defeat the Stalfos Knight (skeleton) to make the Nightmare Key appear.
Next step: Find the Boss
Bottle Grotto - Find the Boss
From where you get the Nightmare Key, go up one screen, right one and defeat the enemies to make a set of stairs appear. Take the stairs, then go up one screen to meet the Boss, Genie.
Next step: Defeat Genie
Bottle Grotto - Defeat Genie
When the Genie is out of the bottle, avoid the fire from the Genie by jumping back and forth at the bottom of the screen with Roc's Feather, then wait for him to re-enter the bottle. When the Genie is in the bottle, hit the bottle with your sword, then pick it up with the Power Bracelet and toss it into the back wall three times to break the bottle. When the bottle is broken, jump around the room and hit the Genie with the sword until he's defeated. Grab the Conch Horn to exit the Grotto.
Next step: Buy Bombs and a Shovel
Buy Bombs and a Shovel
After exiting the Bottle Grotto, return to Mabe Village and speak to Madam MeowMeow. She will thank you for your help and reward you by refilling your hearts. Go to the right from her house and enter the Tool Shop at (4-J) to purchase the Shovel for 200 Rupees, and some Bombs for 10 Rupees. If you're short on Rupees, explore the Tal Tal Heights for miscellaneous treasure chests.
Next step: Talk to Richard
Talk to Richard
Once you have the Shovel and Bombs, exit Mabe Village to the east and work your way south through Ukuku Prairie until you reach the Pothole Field. You'll find Richard's Villa in the lower-left corner at (7-N). Enter the house to speak to Richard, and he'll tell you that he was run out of the Kanalet Castle. He instructs you to return to the castle to locate five Golden Leaves.
Next step: Complete Kanalet Castle
Kanalet Castle
Enter the Castle
Collect Five Golden Leaves
Next step: Complete the Key Cavern
Enter Kanalet Castle page
After talking to Richard, collect the Yoshi Doll from the Trendy Game and give it to the Quadruplets Mother. She'll give you the Ribbon in exchange, which you should give to Madam MeowMeow's pet dog (not BowWow). Collect the Canned Dog Food from the pet dog and give it to Sale the Alligator. Sale will reward your kindness with a bunch of Bananas.
Return to the Kanalet Castle and give the Bananas to Kiki the Monkey, who will build a bridge. Cross the bridge (collecting the Wooden Stick along the way) to enter Kanalet Castle and collect the Five Golden Leaves.
Next step: Collect Five Golden Leaves
Kanalet Castle - Collect Five Golden Leaves
Golden Leaf One - The first Golden Leaf is actually found outside Kanalet Castle. After giving the Bananas to Kiki the Monkey at (12-H), go up three screens, left one, then cut down the small bush to locate a set of stairs. Enter the stairs and work your way left to the ladder. Climb the ladder to exit the side-underground side-scrolling screen. When you exit, go right one screen then down one screen. Hit the Armos Knight popping up out of the hole with your sword until he is defeated to earn a Golden Leaf.
Golden Leaf Two - From the Armos Knight, go down one screen, left two, and up one screen. Pick up one of the rocks in the lower-right corner of the screen and toss it at the crow. When the bird tries to fly away, destroy it with your sword to earn a Golden Leaf.
Golden Leaf Three - From the crow, go down one screen, then right one screen. Enter the Castle, go left one screen and defeat all of the enemies to earn a Golden Leaf.
Golden Leaf Four - From the third Golden Leaf, go up one screen, right one screen and step on the switch to open the front gate. From the switch, climb up the small ladder and return left one screen to enter the stairs which lead to the second floor. Once on the second floor, walk down into the small room and Bomb the left statue on the wall. Defeat the Armos Knight who attacks you to earn a Golden Leaf.
Golden Leaf Five - From the Armos Knight, go right one screen, down one, left one, then down one to reach the balcony. Walk to the right and re-enter the Castle. Pick up a pot and throw it at the door to open it, then go up one screen and defeat the Armos Knight to earn the last Golden Leaf.
Next step: Complete the Key Cavern
Key Cavern
1. Get the Slime Key
2. Enter Key Cavern
3. Get the Pegasus Boots
4. Get the Nightmare Key
5. Find the Boss
6. Defeat Slime Eyes
Next step: Get the Ocarina
Key Cavern - Get the Slime Key
After collecting the Five Golden Leaves, return to Pothole Field and speak to Richard. Richard will move aside and allow you to move the wooden box above the table to the right and locate a set of stairs. Once you're underground, go straight up and take the stairs. From there, go left one screen, then down two. Work your way to the right through Pothole Field by cutting down the bushes. When you reach the Owl Statue at the top of the field, use the shovel to dig in front of it and obtain the Slime Key.
Next step: Enter Key Cavern
Enter the Key Cavern
After finding the Slime Key in Pothole Field, head north to the Ukuku Prairie and unlock the gate which bars Key Cavern. Once the gate is open, return to Richard's Villa and go right one screen, then up three screens. Walk around the trees, then return down one screen. Go left two screens by jumping over the water with Roc's Feather, then enter the Key Cavern.
Next step: Get the Pegasus Boots
Key Cavern - Get the Pegasus Boots
From the Cavern entrance, throw a pot at the door at the top of the room, then go up one screen. Defeat all enemies to obtain a Small Key, then go up three screens and take the stairs to the second floor. Exit the side-scrolling section, go right one screen and take the stairs back to the first floor. Exit the stairs and defeat all enemies to obtain a Small Key. Go up one screen, left one screen, up one screen, and defeat the Dodongo Snakes to make a warp appear. Go right one screen to get the Pegasus Boots.
Next step: Get the Nightmare Key
Key Cavern - Get the Nightmare Key
From the Pegasus Boots, go down one screen, left one, up one and warp back to the entrance. Go right one screen and use the Pegasus Boots to get a Small Key. Go left one screen and use the warp. Go down one screen, then combine the power of the Pegasus Boots and Roc's Feather to jump over the pit. Go up one screen to get the Nightmare Key.
Next step: Find the Boss
Key Cavern - Find the Boss
From the Nightmare Key, drop to the left to get to the bottom level. Go up one screen, defeat the Bombites, then go left one screen. Bomb the left wall, then go left one screen and defeat the Bombites to get a Small Key. Go right two screens, down one, left one, down one and left two screens. Defeat the Pairodds to get a Small Key. Go right one screen, unlock the Key Block, then go up one screen, right one screen, down one screen and take the stairs. Ram the large red block with the Pegasus Boots in the side-scrolling screen, then take the exit. Go left one screen then up one screen to reach the Boss, Slime Eyes.
Next step: Defeat Slime Eyes
Key Cavern - Defeat Slime Eyes
Run into any one of the four walls with the Pegasus Boots to make the Slime Eyes appear. Once the Boss appears, hit the eye with the sword to make it divide. When the eye has almost split, ram it with the Pegasus Boots. If the eyes fuse back together, try again. Once the eye is split, destroy each eye by hitting it with the Sword. When Slime Eyes is defeated, go up one screen to collect the Sea Lily Bell.
Next step: Get the Ocarina
Get the Ocarina
After leaving Key Cavern, go back to Mabe Village and visit the Dream Shrine. Once inside the shrine, walk on top of the bed to make Link fall asleep and enter a dream. The dream will take you to a small cave inhabited by Mimics. Work your way through the shrine using the Pegasus Boots to reach the Ocarina.
Next step: Learn the Ballad of the Wind Fish
Learn the Ballad of the Wind Fish
Exit the Dream Shrine and walk left one screen and down one screen to reach the Wind Vane. Speak to Marin to learn the Ballad of the Wind Fish.
Next step: Move the Walrus
Move the Walrus
Once you've learned the Ballad of the Wind Fish from Marin, go to (11-K) in the Ukuku Prairie and cut down the small bush on the right side of the screen to locate a set of hidden stairs. Enter the stairs and work your way to the right, then exit the other side and continue south to the Animal Village. At the village, talk to everyone to learn about the Walrus blocking the path to the Yarna Desert. Exit the town and return to the Mabe Village.
Once in the Mabe Village, talk to the villagers to learn that Marin has departed to visit the ocean. Exit Mabe Village, head south to the Toronbo Shores, and work your way east until you locate Marin at (6-P). Talk to Marin and she'll agree to follow you back to Animal Village and help you wake the Walrus. After Marin joins you, work your way back to Animal Village. Take the lower-left passage down two screens, then go to the right until you locate the Walrus at (14-P). After Marin talks to the Walrus, answer "Yes" and she'll sing a song to move the Walrus.
Next step: Complete Angler's Tunnel
Angler's Tunnel
1. Get the Angler's Key
2. Enter Angler's Tunnel
3. Get the Flippers
4. Get the Nightmare Key
5. Find the Boss
6. Defeat Angler Fish
Next step: Learn Manbo's Mambo
Angler's Tunnel - Get the Angler's Key
After Marin sings to the Walrus, you will be able to proceed right to the Yarna Desert. Once in the Yarna Desert, go up three screens, and defeat the evil Lanmola. When the Lanmola disappears, a key will appear but the sand will cause it to drop down the middle of the screen and vanish. Move to the center of the screen and drop down into the sand. When you reappear, grab the Angler's Key, then walk right one screen to exit the cave.
Next step: Enter the Angler's Tunnel
Enter the Angler's Tunnel
From Marin & Tarin's House in Mabe village, go right one screen, up one, right two, up four, right one, up two, left one and up one screen by lifting the two rocks which block your path. Lift another rock to go right three screens, then go right one more screen by taking the stairs. Go down one screen, right one screen, up one screen, right one screen and touch the keyhole to stop the waterfall and reveal the entrance to the Angler's Tunnel.
From the keyhole, at (12-C), go left one screen, down one, left one, up one, left two, up one screen, and enter the cave. Inside, go right one screen then take the stairs. Go right one screen and take the next set of stairs. Go right two more screens, then exit the cave through the door at the bottom of the screen. Go right three screens and drop down from the cliff to land in front of the Angler's Tunnel.
Next step: Get the Flippers
Angler's Tunnel - Get the Flippers
From the Tunnel, go up two screens, right one, up two, right one, and jump the pit by using the Pegasus Boots and Roc's Feather. Bomb the cracked block and go right one screen to get a Small Key. Go up two screens to get another Small Key, then go down two screens, left two and down three. Defeat all of the enemies to open the right door. Go right one screen, defeat all of the enemies, then go down one screen to get a Small Key.
Go up one screen, right one, up three and unlock the Key Block. Push the blocks aside and go left one screen, down two, left two, up two and right one screen to find a Small Key. Walk left one screen, down two, right two, up two and unlock the top door. Next, go up one screen and defeat the Water Cephalopod to make a warp appear and the top door open. Go up one screen and left one screen to get the Flippers. Note: If you can't go left, pull the handle in the upper-right corner.
Next step: Get the Nightmare Key
Angler's Tunnel - Get the Nightmare Key
From the Flippers, go down two screens, left one, and step on the tiles to make a staircase appear. Step on each tile until one flashes, then hit each flashing tile in the proper order until the staircase appears. Note: If you step on the wrong tile you will have to start over. Take the stairs into the underground cavern, and use the Pegasus Boots to pass under the falling stones. Exit on the other side, then go down one screen to reach the Nightmare Key.
Next step: Find the Boss
Angler's Tunnel - Find the Boss
From the Nightmare Key, go up one screen and jump from the ledge. Go right two screens, up two and defeat the Gels to make a Small Key drop. Go right one screen and take the stairs. Go right through the side-scrolling section until you come to the water. Jump in the water and get the Small Key. Return to the right, go up the stairs, then go left one screen, down two screens, and left one screen.
Step on the switch to open the door, then go up one screen and unlock the Key Block with the Small Key to take the stairs. When you exit from the stairs, go left one screen, up one screen, then take the stairs again. Enter the water and sink to the bottom to find the Boss, Angler Fish.
Next step: Defeat Angler Fish
Angler's Tunnel - Defeat Angler Fish
Stay to the left side of Angler Fish and attack the glowing ball in front of its face with your Sword or a more powerful weapon like Arrows or Bombs. If the Angler Fish rams the left wall, look out for the falling rocks. If you are quick enough, you should be able to defeat him before he rams the wall. When Angler Fish is defeated, return to the stairs and go up one screen to collect the Surf Harp.
Next step: Learn Manbo's Mambo
Learn Manbo's Mambo
From the entrance to Angler's Tunnel, swim left one screen and enter the cave. Swim to the right and you will be greeted by Manbo, the child of the Sun Fish. If you have the Ocarina, he will teach you Manbo's Mambo.
Next step: Help the Ghost
Help the Ghost
After Learning Manbo's Mambo Song, exit the cave and return to Animal Village (you can warp there from the Tal Tal Heights). Once inside the village, go to the lower-left corner and visit the Warp Portal at (13-O). As soon as you enter this screen, a Ghost will appear and begin to follow you around. Head west from the Animal Village toward Toronbo Shores until you reach the House by the Bay at (7-P). When you get to the house, the Ghost will tell you to go inside.
Enter the house and the Ghost will take a moment to look around, then ask you to take him back to his grave. Exit the House, then head north toward the Cemetery and go to the single Grave Site at (5-G).
Next step: Complete the Catfish's Maw
Catfish's Maw
1.
Enter the Catfish's Maw
2.
Small Key Guide
3.
Get the Hookshot
4.
Get the Nightmare Key
5.
Find the Boss
6.
Defeat Slime Eel
Next step: Purchase the Bow and Arrows
Enter the Catfish's Maw
Go to Martha's Bay, jump into the water and swim to the center of the bay to locate a large statue of a catfish sticking up out of the water. Go to the lower-left corner of the screen and dive down into the water to find the entrance to the Catfish's Maw.
Next step: Small Key Guide
Catfish's Maw - Small Key Guide
As you explore the Catfish's Maw, you'll require three Small Keys. If you come to a locked door as you follow my directions to the Nightmare Key and other items in the dungeon, use this guide to determine which Small Keys you may have missed.
Small Key One - From the dungeon entrance, go left three screens, then push the two top blocks together to find a Small Key.
Small Key Two - From the dungeon entrance, go left two screens, up one, left one, up one and left two screens to find the Key. Note: You'll need the Hookshot to get this Key.
Small Key Three - From the dungeon entrance, go left two screens, up three, right one, up two and right one screen to find the Key. Note: You'll need the Hookshot to get this Key.
Next step: Get the Hookshot
Catfish's Maw - Get the Hookshot
From the dungeon entrance, go left two screens then up three screens. Defeat the Stalfos Knight to open the right door. Go right one screen, up one, left one, then return to the right one screen and push the button on the floor to open the right door. Go down one screen, up one screen, right one screen, and defeat the Stalfos Knight.
Next, head left one screen, up two, left one, up one screen and defeat the third Stalfos Knight. Save and Quit your game, then restart the level and go left three screens, take the stairs, then go left one screen and defeat the Master Stalfos to obtain the Hookshot.
Next step: Get the Nightmare Key
Catfish's Maw - Get the Nightmare Key
From the dungeon entrance, go left two screens, up three, right one, up one, left one, then up one screen into a small room filled with water. Jump into the water, then dive down near the center of the pool to find a secret passage. Follow the passage to the left, then exit. Use the Hookshot to pull the bridge to you, then cross the bridge and open the chest to get the Nightmare Key.
Next step: Find the Boss
Catfish's Maw - Find the Boss
From the dungeon entrance, go left two screens, up one, left one, up one screen and use the Hookshot to pull the bridge down. Go up one screen, left one screen and defeat the Ghomas (crabs). This will make a warp appear and also open the top-right door. Go right one screen through this door, then take the stairs. Make your way through the side-scrolling section by using the Hookshot to pull yourself up the ladders. When you exit, go left one screen and up screen to reach the Boss, Slime Eel.
Next step: Defeat Slime Eel
Catfish's Maw - Defeat Slime Eel
Stay in one of the corners of the room to remain safe. Every time the Eel pops up his head from one of the holes, try to grab it with the Hookshot and pull it out into the open. When this happens, either Slime Eel or an imposter will appear. To defeat the fake eels, just hit them with the Sword twice in the tail. To defeat Slime Eyes, you must hit his flashing heart with your Sword. When Slime Eel is defeated, go up one screen to find the Wind Marimba.
Next step: Purchase the Bow and Arrows
Purchase the Bow and Arrows
When you exit the Catfish's Maw, you should have at least 980 Rupees. If you need more Rupees, revisit all of the completed dungeons to see if you missed any chests, then explore the overworld for more Rupees. Go to the Mabe Village and visit the Town Tool Shop to purchase the Bow & Arrows.
Next step: Complete the Face Shrine
Face Shrine
1. Get the Face Key
2. Enter the Shrine
3. Small Key Guide
4. Get the Power Bracelet #2
5. Get the Nightmare Key
6. Find the Boss
7. Defeat Facade
Next step: Learn the Frog Song of Soul
Get the Face Key
Exit the Mabe Village and return to Animal Village. Exit the town to the left, then work you way northeast to the Face Shrine. Go right, then go down and back to the left. Push the statues, then defeat them with your Bow. Once you get to the far-left side of the island, enter the cave at (13-K), then go up two screens and defeat the large Armos Knight to obtain the Face Key.
Next step: Enter the Face Shrine
Enter the Face Shrine
After obtaining the Face Key, exit the South Face Shrine, then swim through the water to the small island with two statues. Touch the left statue to locate a set of stairs, then follow the stairs to the North Shrine. Touch the keyhole at the top-right corner of the screen to open the entrance to the Face Shrine.
Next step: Small Key Guide
Face Shrine - Small Key Guide
As you explore the Face Shrine, you'll require three Small Keys. If you come to a locked door as you follow my directions to the Nightmare Key and other items in the Shrine, use this guide to determine which Small Keys you may have missed.
Small Key One - From the Shrine entrance, go left one screen, up two, left one, up one, left one, up two, right one screen and hit the Orb. Go down one screen, right two, then up one screen to get a Small Key. If the posts are blocking your path, return to the left and strike the Orb.
Small Key Two - From the Shrine entrance, go right two screens, up one screen, then break down the door with a statue to go right one screen. Proceed up three screens to get a Small Key. Note: You'll need Power Bracelet #2 to get this Key.
Small Key Three - From the second Small Key, go down three screens, left one, up one, then up two screens by Bombing the wall. Lift the left Elephant Statue to locate a set of hidden stairs. Take the stairs, exit to the left, then defeat all of the flying blocks to obtain a Small Key.
Next step: Get Power Bracelet #2
Face Shrine - Get Power Bracelet #2
From the Shrine entrance, go left one screen, up two, then left one screen. Place a Bomb next to the Orb in the middle of the room, then go to the top-right corner of the room and stand above the small square. When the bomb explodes, the post should pop up out of the ground. Go up one screen and Bomb the right wall. Go right one screen and defeat all the enemies to make a set of stairs appear. Take the stairs, then follow the path to the left and exit. When you exit, go up one screen and open the chest to find Power Bracelet #2.
Next step: Get the Nightmare Key
Face Shrine - Get the Nightmare Key
From the Shrine entrance, go right two screens then up four screens by using the Bombs. Lift the left Elephant Statue to locate a set of hidden stairs, then take the stairs and exit to the left. When you exit, go up one screen, left two by breaking down the door, then take the stairs and follow the path to the right to exit the side-scrolling screen. When you exit, go down one screen and defeat the Snakes to open the left door. Go left one screen, up two, then lift a bottle and toss it at the treasure chest to get the Nightmare Key.
Next step: Find the Boss
Face Shrine - Find the Boss
From the Shrine entrance, go right two screens, up two, then Bomb the top wall to go up one more screen. Defeat Smasher to make the top door open and a warp appear. Go up one screen, then lift the left Elephant Statue to locate a set of hidden stairs. Take the stairs, then exit to the left. When you exit, defeat all of the flying blocks to obtain a Small Key. Go down one screen, defeat the enemies to open the doors, then go right one screen and up two screens to reach the Boss, Facade.
Next step: Defeat Facade
Face Shrine - Defeat Facade
Before you confront Facade, light the two braziers in the room before to find two Fairies. When you first enter the room, avoid the flying objects by jumping over them or stabbing them with your Sword. When the objects are gone, drop bombs on Facade's face until it is defeated. Go up one screen to collect the Coral Triangle.
Next step: Learn the Frog Song of Soul
Learn the Frog Song of Soul
Exit the Face Shrine and head west to the Signpost Maze. Once in the maze, read the signs, then follow the directions on them. If you follow the directions correctly, a set of stairs will appear in the lower left corner at (5-N). Take the stairs, and you'll meet Mamu the Frog. Talk to Mamu and he'll offer to sing you a song for 300 Rupees. When his song is done, you will obtain the Frog Song of Soul.
Next step: Awaken the Rooster
Awaken the Rooster
To awaken the Rooster, return to Mabe Village and visit the weather vane at map location 3-J. Push the weather vane up to reveal a hidden stairway. Take the stairs, then walk up to the pile of bones on a raised platform in the water. Stand next to the bones and play the Frog Song of Soul.
Next step: Complete Eagle's Tower
Eagle's Tower
1. Get the Bird Key
2. Enter the Tower
3. Crush Pillars One and Two
4. Crush Pillar Three
5. Crush Pillar Four, Get the Mirror Shield
6. Get the Nightmare Key
7. Find the Boss
8. Defeat Evil Eagle
Next step: Complete Turtle Rock
Eagle's Tower - Get the Bird Key
After Awakening the Rooster in Mabe Village, head northeast to the Tal Tal Mountain Range. In the mountains, work your way up to the waterfall where you dropped down to locate the Angler's Tunnel. When you reach the waterfall, go to the right, climb up the long ladder, then go left to locate the Hen House. Enter the right cave below the Hen House and follow the path with the Rooster to a chasm. Use the Rooster to cross the chasm and open the chest to receive the Bird Key.
Next step: Enter Eagle's Tower
Enter the Eagle's Tower
From the entrance to the Face Shrine, go down one screen then drop down into the water and swim left one screen and up six screens. Exit the water, then walk left two screens, up one, left two, up one screen and enter the cave. Go right one screen, take the stairs, then go right one screen and take the next set of stairs. Go right two screens and exit the cave through the door at the bottom of the screen. Next, go right five screens and enter the cave.
Follow the path to the right, then exit. When you exit, keep working your way to the right. You'll enter several one-way caves, but there is no way to get lost. Enter the cave on the upper-right and follow the path to the cave. After exiting, go left one screen to reach the Eagle's Tower.
Next step: Crush Pillars One and Two
Eagle's Tower - Crush Pillars One and Two
Pillar One - The main objective in the Eagle's Tower is to destroy the four pillars which support the fourth floor. When all of the pillars are destroyed, the fourth floor will fall into the third floor making and make it possible to reach the Boss.
From the Tower entrance, go right two screens and defeat all of the enemies to get a Small Key. Go up one screen then take the stairs to reach the second floor. Go up one screen to pick up the Black Ball. Carry the ball to the left and drop it in front of the door. Walk to the right side of the room and pull the lever to open the left door, then run to the left and pick up the ball. Holding the Ball, go left one screen and throw it into Pillar One to destroy it.
Pillar Two - From where you crushed the first Pillar, pick up the ball and take it down one screen. Throw the Black Ball into Pillar Two to destroy it.
Next step: Crush Pillar Three
Eagle's Tower - Crush Pillar Three
From where you crushed Pillar Two, pick up the Black Ball, carry it down one screen and throw it over the barricade. Hit the Orb so the posts to the right are up, then go up two screens, left one screen, up one screen and take the stairs to the first floor. Take the upper path left one screen, then go down two screens and take the stairs to the second floor. Go down one screen, defeat the Hinox, then go right one screen and defeat the Three of a Kind to make a chest appear on the other side of the barricade. Note: The chest will disappear if you leave the second floor.
Go right one screen, grab the Black Ball, then carry it left one screen. Toss the ball across the opening in the floor to the other side. Go Left one screen, up two, right one then walk down two screens by bombing the bottom walls. Use the Hookshot to reach the chest on the right, grab the Black Ball, then carry it up one screen and crush Pillar Three.
Next step: Crush Pillar Four, Get the Mirror Shield
Eagle's Tower - Crush Pillar Four, Get the Mirror Shield
From where you crushed Pillar Three, pick up the Black Ball and go down one screen. Throw the ball over the barricade so that it lands near the bottom of the screen. Drop down through the pit next to the chest so you land on the first floor. Go right two screens, up one, then take the stairs to return to the second floor. Walk to the left and open the chest to get the Mirror Shield.
Next, stand two steps to the left of the Orb and swing your sword so the posts go back up. Go down one screen, left two screens and pick up your trusty Black Ball. Go left one screen, up two screens and right one screen. Use the Black Ball to crush Pillar Four, which will cause the fourth floor to drop down onto the third floor.
Next step: Get the Nightmare Key
Eagle's Tower - Get the Nightmare Key
Go right one screen, then go down one screen and drop down through the far-right pit to return to the first floor. Go right one screen, down one, then back up one screen by walking around the wall. Take the stairs to return to the second floor, then stand two steps left of the Orb and swing your sword so the posts go up. Go down one screen, left one screen, and take the stairs to the third floor. Head up one screen, right one screen, then defeat the Grim Creeper to open the top-right door and make a warp appear. Go up one screen and push the two blocks together to find the Nightmare Key.
Next step: Find the Boss
Eagle's Tower - Find the Boss
From the Nightmare Key, go down one screen, left two, up one screen, then walk to the top-left corner of the room and Hookshot to the right. Go down one screen, right one screen, and take the stairs to the top of the tower where you'll find the Boss, Evil Eagle.
Next step: Defeat Evil Eagle
Eagle's Tower - Defeat Evil Eagle
When Evil Eagle flies past you or dive-bombs you, hit it with the Hookshot if possible. When it blows wind at you, stand in the center of the platform and use the Mirror Shield to prevent yourself from being knocked off the tower. When Evil Eagle is defeated, go down and enter the door on the right to locate the Organ of Evening Calm.
Next step: Complete Turtle Rock
Turtle Rock
1. Enter Turtle Rock
2. Small Key Guide
3. Get the Magic Rod
4. Get the Nightmare Key
5. Find the Boss
6. Defeat Hot Head
Next step: Get the Magnifying Glass
Enter Turtle Rock
Start at the Hen House, then go left one screen and Hookshot to the left. Go left one screen, and you'll discover that Marin needs your help. Hookshot to the left and Link will automatically grab Marin and carry her to safety. Marin will thank you and tell you that the Wind Fish Ballad will waken the Wind Fish. Go left one screen and cut down the bush to reveal a hidden staircase. Take the stairs then go left and take the next set of stairs. Go left one screen, Hookshot across the gab, then go left one more screen and exit the cave.
Go left one screen, climb the ladder, go right one screen, and climb another ladder. Go left across the bridge and drop down the gap on the cliff edge to the ledge below. Bomb the top wall and enter the cave with the flame thrower. To get by the flames, equip your Mirror Shield, walk up, then run to the left and take the stairs. Once again, follow the path to the left until you reach a large rock with a turtle head and two arms sticking out. Play the Frog Song of Soul to waken the turtle, then destroy it with your sword. You will then be able to enter Turtle Rock.
Next step: Small Key Guide
Turtle Rock - Small Key Guide
As you explore Turtle Rock, you'll require seven Small Keys. If you come to a locked door as you follow my directions to the Nightmare Key and other items in Turtle Rock, use this guide to determine which Small Keys you may have missed.
Small Key One - From the dungeon entrance, go up two screens, right three, down one and fill the screen with the Flashing Block to get a Key.
Small Key Two - From the dungeon entrance, go up one screen, left one, up one, left one, then use the Flashing Block to go down one screen, left one, then up one screen. Defeat all of the enemies in this room to get a Key.
Small Key Three - From the dungeon entrance, go up two screens, right one, up one, right two and up two more screens. Defeat the two mummies to get a Key.
Small Key Four - From the third Small Key, go left four screens then take the stairs to appear outside. Walk to the right and re-enter the dungeon, then drop bombs down on the Snakes. When they're defeated, you'll be rewarded with a Key.
Small Key Five - From the fourth Small Key, go left three screens then down one screen. Shoot the statue in the middle of the room with an Arrow to get a Key.
Small Key Six - From the fifth Small Key, go left one screen and open the chest to get a Key.
Small Key Seven - From the dungeon entrance, go up one screen, left one, up one, left one, then up one screen. Light the two braziers with the Magic Rod to get a small key.
Next step: Get the Magic Rod
Turtle Rock - Get the Magic Rod
From the dungeon entrance, go up two screens then right one screen. Push the Flashing Block right to the wall, then push it straight up. Go up one screen, right two, up one, then left three screens. Unlock the top block, then return to the right one screen. Hookshot down to the locked block, unlock it with a Small Key, then take the stairs. When you exit, go down one screen and Defeat Blaino. After defeating Blaino, go up one screen to collect the Magic Rod.
Note: There may be some posts blocking the path to the chest. If this happens, Save and Quit, then restart the game and follow these directions to the Orb. From the dungeon entrance, go up two screens, then right one. Use the Flashing Block to create a path to the right, then go right one screen and bomb the right wall. Hit the orb with your sword, then go back to get the Magic Rod.
Next step: Get the Nightmare Key
Turtle Rock - Get the Nightmare Key
From the dungeon entrance, go up two screens then right one. Use the Flashing Block to create a path to the right. Climb the ladder below the block to the upper level of the room (next to the one-eyed statues), and take the stairs to enter a side-scrolling screen. When you exit from the stairs, unlock the left door with a Small Key. Go left one screen and defeat the Fire Cephalopod.
Go up one screen, then push the Flashing Block around the room so it's completely filled with ground. By doing so, the Nightmare Key will appear! If you're having problems filling the room, follow these directions: Move the Flashing Block up all the way, right all the way, down 2 spaces, left 2, up 1, left 1, down 1, left 1, down 2, right 1, up 1, right 1, down 1, right 1, up 1, right 1, down 1, then right 1.
Next step: Find the Boss
Turtle Rock - Find the Boss
From the dungeon entrance, go up two screens, right one, then move the Flashing Block to the right so you can go right one screen and take the stairs. Take the stairs and work your way through the side-scrolling section until you can exit. When you reach the exit, go up one screen to meet the Boss, Hot Head.
Next step: Defeat Hot Head
Turtle Rock - Defeat Hot Head
Stay on the right side of the screen and shoot the Magic Rod at Hot Head whenever it pops out of the lava. If necessary, use the Mirror Shield to protect yourself. When Hot Head is defeated, you will receive the Thunder Drum.
Next step: Get the Magnifying Glass
Get the Magnifying Glass
Give the Wooden Stick you received from Kiki the Monkey to Tarin, and you'll get the Honeycomb. Give the Honeycomb to the Cook at the Animal Village to receive the Pineapple. Give the Pineapple to Papahl, the quadruplets' father, to receive the Hibiscus. If you give the Hibiscus to the Goat in Animal Village, you'll get the Letter. Deliver the Letter to Mr. Write to receive the Broom.
Give the Broom to Grandma Ulriria in either Mabe Village or Animal Village to receive the Fishing Hook. You'll get the Necklace from the Fisherman if you give him the Hook, and Martha the Mermaid will be happy to give you the Mermaid Scale if you hand over the Necklace. Give the Mermaid Scale to the Mermaid Statue to receive the Magnifying Glass.
Next step: Complete the Wind Fish Egg
Wind Fish Egg
1. Learn the Maze Solution
2. Enter the Egg
3. Find the Bosses
4. Defeat the Bosses
Learn the Maze Solution
To navigate the Wind Fish Egg, you must successfully explore the repeating maze of passages inside the Egg. To find the solution, return to the Library in Mabe Village (map location 1-L). Using the Magnifying Glass, read the book in the lower-right corner of the Library called "Dark Secrets and Mysteries of Koholint Island." The information in the book will reveal the solution to the maze.
Next step: Enter the Wind Fish Egg
Enter the Wind Fish Egg
Walk to the foothills of Mount Tamaranch, and climb up the tall ladder to locate the Wind Fish Egg at (7-A). Once you're in front of the Egg, play the Ballad of the Wind Fish song, and the egg will crack, revealing an entrance into it.
Next step: Find the Bosses
Wind Fish Egg - Find the Bosses
Enter the Wind Fish Egg and follow the directions given to you from the book "Dark Secrets and Mysteries of Koholint," located in the Library. If you follow the directions correctly, you will locate the Final Boss, which is a compilation of many Bosses.
Next step: Defeat the Bosses
Wind Fish Egg - Defeat the Bosses
To defeat Giant Gel, avoid its attacks as it bounces around the room. Whenever it is touching the ground, attack it using your Magic Powder. Three hits from your Magic Powder will defeat it. To defeat Agahnim's Shadow, avoid his attacks as you try to reflect his fireballs back at him using your Sword. Five reflected shots will dissolve Agahnim.
To defeat Moldorm's Shadow, avoid it as it bounces around the room. Use your Mirror Shield to fend off its assault and hit it in the tail with your Sword. It will require more than a dozen hits to defeat Moldorm. To defeat the Shadow of Ganon, equip your Sword and Pegasus Boots. Avoid his attacks as you repeatedly charge him with the Boots. Even though he attacks relentlessly, about twelve hits will defeat him.
To defeat Lanmola's Shadow, avoid its attacks as it chases you around the room. Whenever you get the chance, hit it with the Magic Rod. It will only take one hit from the Magic Rod to defeat it. To defeat Dethl, equip the Bow and Roc's Feather. Jump over the arms as they rotate around the room. When the eye in the center of the body opens, shoot it with your Arrows. Be very careful, as it takes more than 20 hits to vanquish Dethl and ultimately reveal the secret of Koholint Island.
Pieces of Heart Locations
To increase your strength, you'll have to collect many Pieces of Heart throughout your adventure. This is a list of the locations of all 12 Pieces of Heart given according to the Map-Grid System:
1. (1-K)
2. (2-I)
3. (5-E)
4. (3-G)
5. (15-M)
6. (9-H)
7. (15-C)
8. (14-M)
9. (7-H)
10. (8-A)
11. (2-A)
12. (7-I)
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Sea Shell Information
This is a list of all 26 Secret Shell locations, according to the map-grid system:
1. (4-K)
2. (2-H)
3. (4-N)
4. (7-N)
5. (6-K)
6. (11-I)
7. (9-K)
8. (5-H)
9. (10-L)
10. (12-I)
11. (11-I)
12. (10-O)
13. (3-N)
14. (5-K)
15. (16-P)
16. (11-N)
17. (15-K)
18. (7-P)
19. (9-P)
20. (7-K)
21. (13-A)
22. (14-B)
23. (13-G)
24. (9-H)
25. (15-A)
26. (2-K)
You may notice that the sixth and eleventh Secret Shells are both located at (11-I). The reason for this is that the Seashell Mansion is at (11-I). If you go there with five Secret Shells, you will get the sixth. If you go there with ten, you will get the eleventh.
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