[Editor’s Note: This article is the first part of a two-part series. The second part, written by Alyssa, can be found here and takes the the opposite viewpoint.] Just a few years ago, the concept that voice acting should be prominently featured within The Legend of Zelda series was not universally accepted. Just for a moment, forget that…
6.1 Unlock the dungeon entrance 6.2 Make your way to Key Cavern 6.3 Obtain the Stone Beak and Map 6.4 Get the Pegasus Boots from the Dodongo Snakes 6.5 Grab the Nightmare Key and Compass 6.6 Obtain three more Small Keys 6.7 Find the boss’ lair 6.8 Defeat Slime Eyes 6.1Unlock the dungeon entrance Once you have the Slime Key, you’ll need to…
First Chapter Available: Chapter 7 (Chapter 4 via sequence break) Items Required: Zora’s Flippers or Magic Hammer and 500 Rupees 1The Waterfall of Wishing There are two ways to get the Level-2 version of Link’s shield. The first way is the exact same way that you get the Magical Boomerang. Just outside of Zora’s Waterfall is the…
A Link to the Past is and always has been my favorite Zelda game. It was also the game that introduced me to the Zelda franchise. I missed out on the Zelda games as they came out before I received my very own NES, and none of my school friends even knew what The Legend of Zelda was about.…
First Chapter Available: Chapter 10 Items Required: Titan’s Mitt, Magic Hammer, Magic Cape, some combination of 13 Hearts, Blue Mail, Double Magic, and/or Potions 1 Entering the secret cavern Just east of Spectacle Rock and south of the Tower of Hera, there is a Magical Warp Tile that will take you to the Dark World; this is the very tile…
First Chapter Available: Chapter 2 Items Required: None 1 Obtaining the rotten mushroom Getting the Magic Powder is a quest that has to be done in two parts. The first goal is to find the Magic Mushroom deep within the Lost Woods. If you come into the Lost Woods from the northeast corner, you will…
1 First Bottle 2 Second Bottle 3 Third Bottle 4 Fourth Bottle 1 First Bottle First Chapter Available: Chapter 2 Items Required: 100 Rupees The first of the four Bottles can be purchased the moment you arrive in Kakariko Village directly. You might not have the 100 Rupees on hand the moment you get there,…
First Chapter Available: Chapter 7 Items Required: Master Sword, Magic Hammer, Magic Mirror, Book of Mudora You’ll find this monolith very early in your adventure; however, it’ll take a little while longer to actually obtain it. The Bombos Medallion is located high up on top of a cliff that, unfortunately, has no access leading up to it.…
5.1 Return BowWow to MeowMeow 5.2 Buy the Shovel and some Bombs 5.3 Clear away the giant stone 5.4 Make a deal with Richard 5.5 Invade Kanalet Castle 5.6 Find the five Gold Leaves 5.7 Return the leaves to Richard 5.8 Unbury the Slime Key 5.1Return BowWow to MeowMeow You’ll reappear right outside Bottle Grotto,…
1 Kakariko well 2 Thieves’ hideout 3 The 15-second game 4 The Lost Woods thieves’ den 5 The Swamp Ruins 6 Aginah’s cave 7 The grove by Sanctuary 8 Desert Palace interstitial 9 Death Mountain cave network 10 Atop Spectacle Rock 11 Pyramid of Power 12 The woodsmen’s tree 13 The Zora Falls forest 14…
1 Bomb and arrow capacity upgrades 2 Double magic 1 Bomb and arrow capacity upgrades First Chapter Available: Chapter 7 (Chapter 4 via sequence break) Items Required: Zora’s Flippers, 100 Rupees (ideally many more) The Pond of Happiness is located on a small island in the center of Lake Hylia. Look for a shallow section in the…
4.1 Take BowWow for a walk 4.2 Grab the Stone Beak and Compass 4.3 Reach the first staircase 4.4 Defeat Hinox 4.5 Obtain the Map and Power Bracelet 4.6 Find the Nightmare Key 4.7 Destroy the Genie 4.1 Take BowWow for a walk You can take BowWow back to Madam MeowMeow if you really want.…
1 300-Rupee chests 2 The Chris Houlihan Room 3 The Rupee farm 1300-rupee chests Beating the game, especially with all of the upgrades and required items, takes a good bit of bank. Quest-related expenditures and items will cost you a total of 750 Rupees: 500 for the Flippers, 100 for the first Bottle, 110 to…
14.1 Get ready for the final battle 14.2 Survive Ganon’s first phase 14.3 Thwart Ganon’s trick of darkness 14.4 Claim the Triforce 14.1 Get ready for the final battle Ganon will come flying towards the Pyramid of Power and, when finally there, he will plummet through its top, carving a near cookie-cutter image of himself…
First Chapter Available: Chapter 7 (Chapter 4 via sequence break) Items Required: Zora’s Flippers Once you get the Zora’s Flippers, head out of Zora’s Waterfall. Just outside the River Zora home, there’s a waterfall at the edge of the screen that hides a great secret. This is the Waterfall of Wishing. It doesn’t look like much, and the…
