[NEED HELP WITH INSTALLATION, MAINTENANCE ‘OR SERVICE? CALL 1-800-255-3700. Peete Peed rth aceCONTENTS Tris offetat seat is your assurance td that thas met our sland for The Legends Of Hyrule (Introduction) 3 excellence th iworkmanship, reliably 1: Before Starting the Game ° nd entertainment value, alcays 10 2. Viewing the Malo & Sub Screen. 11 3. Using the Controller 13 +S ontol Pad = Moving Your Character... 14 A Button = Action 5 1B Bution = Swinging the Sword. 17 + Button = Using lems. 6 “x Button Viewing Map Screens ss: 21 for this seal when buying games and sto ensure complete your Nintendo mpatiilty {AL Nintendo products are licensed by sale for use only with othe, futhorized products Bearing the Oficial Nintendo Seal of Quality” = 4, Herole Equipment. B Thank you for selecting the Legend of Zekia* A Link To The Past™ 5. Ending and Saving the Game sass: 25 Game Pak for your Super Nintendo Entertainment System? 6: Life and Magleal Power Dey 7. Lote OF Hytle 8. Dungeon Knowledge. 9. rem Inventory 10. The Legene Begins. HA Bet Bestiary OF HyRUlencnn A ‘lease read this instruction booklet thoroughly to ensure proper handing of your now game. Then save this booklet for future reference. TM.&* at vadomarta of NrJeno of Aris ne 2 NeneThe Legends of Hyrule To st the stage for ths adventure ofthe legendary Hero of Hyrule, i wile formate to delve ito the Tiere myth, an ancent epic heat the cretion ofthe word that i sl belived fn the lod Fipr Every cultre as Such mths aod there about the cretion ‘Ftc orld, andi cas be Benicia and etertasing to examine them ts deta for Uy een alec the preset ay socal race The igen sy the sth gods of Hae had thet chocen peopl the Higha. These ancient people felt scrolls that are the Bsa toure ofthe legends The Creation Of Hyrule Acconding tothe Hylan srl, the mythical gods descended fom a fl uy ewarmed fom the tained Golde Land sup Hyrule and aad the cate Shand the Rags OF tae comic ase os Ths Kt ok the fl tof he Ors tek ana es Toght courageonnly many a brave ta wae lat thst day. Hower, {hel vee wese tot lon ain, fr they Bout preciows Une Fr the ‘Sven Wise Men to mapicaly seal Ganon the Goliea Land. All of Hvule rejoiced at the cory that upbeld peace and order over Ganonis cri end chaoa, Tue was, wbich bad cated apy Sees hecamc Laven ae the lmpesouing War a stones told nlter ———— The Coming Of The Wizard ————— Hori Rated herons andthe peopled upon fs ne tue Memories of the ricinus Imprscning War fad exer the So ifs no supriec that no one was pepared forthe ew dnakters ita cer sack Tyrie Pence ad gi” cacontrlahe even ty mage, mage the land. The Ring of Hyrule ‘Rorcounci with hin sagen, onlwed a avestgaton of the insraoaed Dark World fee the Golden Land had come to be knw) ft the wie mens seal ts apparent tract. He fered soma fr ‘rome who cul id hese fe wes theve summons stangee sued Agni came sod quelled the icatcre wth previously ncn frm of mag. As ¢ reward the Keng pve ion «new ponton ex che adoce ad haw to Ue SeveSeca” You Quest As The Legendary Heo Oflate, rumors have traveled thee whispering path with alarming Frequecy. mors saying Aga now res te county th Hk ee ee ‘The Golden Land of he Tiree has become a Dark World corrupted by Se eee Ganor’s ev wishes. However Ii s Sr eee not enough for Ganon; he also wants to he mma Hytl, the Ugh Wold, he own. ; TB do ths, he needs to break to Seal Of The Seven Wise Men yey Bute cannot do tis wth Ne power { alone He must also use the ie orcs of | the descendants of the Seven Wise Men. With Agahnim the wizard as his pawn, this is about to become a reality (hus the late night experiments in the castle | a You, as the legendary Hero of Hyrule, must enter the Dark World on a quest to save the maidens that Agahnim has sent there. The aim of the game is to solve the many mysteries ‘and adventures that await you along the way to rescuing the maidens, defeating Ganon, land returning peace to Hyrule. ‘She telepathically pleads. “ou jap oat of bed not owing wheter the voice was part of a {ct ot realty. Upon leaving your bed, 90 fed your wnle, who ‘Beet he bale ti ne reping 19 ot td for be ack by morning” he says use departs. “Dont Have the howe me Ym watch his eve with the family sword Jn band and shield on rm ‘This Ina ig ke no other. Who In Zelda? Where od your wale ine a for what reaso Ando, on an ated night, a new chapter inthe legend of Hyru's thee gins" anew chapter inthe Lagend of ZeaTo begin your quest, insert the Game 1, Before Starting the Game ~ into the Super Nintendo ae ower ON. The title screen shown on 4 the right wil be displayed, followed by the story introduction. Press tho A, By X, Yor START button to display the screen alow PLAYER SELECT SCREEN ‘The Game Pak can save data for up 10 thee players. When you first stant playing the game, select any one of the three files (@s aisplayed on the lef), and input your fname, Fist, move the faerie cursor using the <)> Control Pad or SELECT button, then press the A, B, X, ¥ or START Button Next, input your name at the Register Your Name Screen. Move the cross airs using the “> Control Pad to select the letters of the alphabet, and press the A, 8, X, or Y button to input the letter. Finaliy, place the cross hairs on END or press the START Button to input the name. Up to six letters can be input. Now the player's picture, fname and Heart Containers (which represent the amount of ileforce you have) are displayed in the Player Select Screan. Solact this fle again to start the game. From now on, data will be saved in this fle ‘during the game. (See page 25 for more tails about saving your game.) Peseta Wen you want io start new game but all theo fs have data in thom, you hao ‘c | =a traso the dala n one of tho fies. Select ERASE PLAYER onthe Payer Select Screen to deplay he massage “WHICH PLAYER 00 YOU WANT TO ERASE?” Now sslec\ fle tht you no longer eed. iyou have changed your ming: slet "QUIT? yu realy o want dete the fie sslet “ERASE THIS PLAYER" Remember, once you select ERAGE THIS PLAYER" the data cannot be ecoverea (ys When you want to transfer one player's data to another file, select COPY PLAYER, to display the message “WHICH?": Select the fle that you want to copy. Next, the message '"TO WHICH?" will be displayed, 50 select the file you want to copy to Select "COPY OK" to transfer, or “QUIT” to leave the file as itis. Remember that it you copy to a file that already has data in I, you wil replace the data Inthe target fle.2. Viewing the Main & Sub Screens ‘This game js played using two types of screens: the Main Screen land the Sub Screen, MAIN SCREEN “This isthe screan where the action takes place, ee ‘This green motor shows how much Magic Energy you have. (See page 27). “This box cisplay the tm tat you curenty nave ready 10 se Press the ¥ Button to activate the tem shown hare This shows now many Rupees (he currency of Hyrule) you have. You ean havo upto 090 rupees 0 Tis shows now many bombs you have. You start off eons. with the abity 0 carry 10 bombs. Naa “hie shows how many arrows you have. (hese ae the Arwmintion forthe Bow) You sat of wth the aby to cary 30 arrows you do net have the DOW, you Cannot use the arows, But you can sil cary thom ou can me te moumum aout orbs are ars ‘This i tho key that opens the doers in the dungeons ‘Small Keys can only be usod inthe dungoon they are found in (ee page 95) CHMEAIESRIRER This cisplays tho extort of your ile force with Heart Containers you are hurt, your Hoart Containers wil ‘mp al your Hear Containers are empty, the (ame ends, (See page 28) = tem Displey “Rupees smal Koy ‘SUB SCREEN ‘Press the START button to switch to this screen when you ‘want to change the item you have ready or check your stats. ‘When you use the Sub Screen, the action will be temporarily ‘paused. Press the START Button again to return to the game. CTEM Window =item Name 00 window + Pendants The ¥ Butoncontalled items you discover uring he game ave shown in ths window. Use tho cursor fo aolect the em You wart fo Us, (See page 20), Tha name and pleturo ofthe tom curerty rengy for uta howe In this window This window tals you what actone you can pecorm nih the A Button nan you doeat the eu master of a dungeon, you wil recewe a Pendant or some eer ‘Spock ten. Ths window keeps track of how ‘any Pendant you have. (You wil have 12 Coll! something dferentin the Dark Wid) ‘Yu must colle a ofthese om o fish the (ame an estore peace to Hyrule. This window tls you the status of your ‘weapons shied and armor (See page 23) Each dungeon has a unique set of ressures: Map, a Compass anc a 81 Key Ifyou find them, they are played here le you ae Insig the dungeon, (S00 page’ 32) I you ‘uti, wl Siow Now many Pisces Ot Hear you have called. (S00 page 28)3. Using the Controller ‘auton Y euton xunen A auton Player Movements Wit the Caro Pa you ean move your charactor in eight drctons Including Up end gown sis. This also moves the cugot ExangeGeme ‘Te SELECT Buton iets you ond the game and save dita. (Soe page 28) Selecting tems ae Press the START Buton 1 swich tothe Sub Seree. Yu can than sole, lg be ind win he Buton o Snok tw Si tor eam (See page 2) =m Miewing tke mapa Fresh X Bute vow he overnolmap r the cingon map em BCI otcing and running _ ‘The A Buton canbe usod fora varity of atone, ineuding peng u adjecs, runing, aking, smming,Tadng, aspng, aNd opening chats {See page 1a} NO nme me oH HELIX swinging ne swore ‘The Button lets you swing the swort 19 ack enemies This buon also artis choles mace on he Playor Soe Steen an Gare Over ten. {Seo'baoe 7) RENIN Using tems ‘The Button activates various lms for lac, doles magic Trovement (See page 196 27) ee ‘See th explanation of each buton fr tas Using the Controller i The <> Control Pad » Moving Your Character Me bth coe ten oe >.) many hidden secrets nin tnd ot 201252) Bitlet sas / every 00k and cranny to td — —~Srenning Your, character will walk inthe direction that the <> Control Pad is pressed. He can walk Ineight directions: up, down, ff, right, and al four angies in between. Cee ee Its possible to leap off of ledges in the cverworid and dungeons as long as there is. no obstacle at the edge. Leaping down is, dften @ short cut and is the only way 10 Toach some areas. Walk wo the edge ard pros ne Conte! Pad in the sirecton you wart ‘oeap ery ri Some blocks and stone statues inthe clungeon ean be pushed around. Move your character next to the block or sllue you want to move, and press the Control Pad in the direction that you want to push the objeat.Using the Controller WA Button « Action There are seven types of action that can be performed with the A bution. ‘The main ones are as follows: Pore Ce Cee aed _ ee (eee kere ee ‘Sma payer ta (ner eons) i Viren the ployee une pew susmatcady . draw his sword. Press the ~ Control Pad in a different direction to stop running. NOTE: You can any un you are wearing the Pegasus Shoes. (See page 17) Ityou run into cortain walls, you may make a break them down, and if you crash into objects such as trees, hidden things might fal rom the branches. Position your character next othe abject you want to pick up and press the A Button. Press either the A or B Button to make the player throw the ‘object (four diections only). Ifthe abject his an ‘enemy, it will cause the enemy damage. [A the boginning of the game you can only pick up bushes and pots, but during the game you an increase your strength and pick up large boulders and other objects. Note that you Cannot use the sword or other items when felding an objec (Gee page 24) oe See tea Parrett wey i you find a treasure chest, postion your character front oft and press the A Button to open it. you open a chest the treasure inside is yours. It you find Zora's Flippers, you can swim. Hald down the <> Control Pad in the direction you want to make your character swim and press either the A, B or ¥ Button. == ‘When you are swimming, you cannot use the sword or any of the items, eer it you approach a vilager and press the A Button, you can hear what they have to say. ifthe message is long, you can press the A,B, X or Y Button to make the rest of the ‘message appear quickly Face the signs and monoliths and press the ‘A Bution to read the lettors writen on them. ‘Aso press the A Button to liston to the ‘alder’s telepathic message that comes from ‘the magical Comer Stone of the dungeon. genet tier ee ear Touch an object and press agains it with the <> Control Pad while holding the A Button to grasp it. Then press the «Control pad in the opposite direction to pull the object. Of course, you cannot pul cverything, but you can certainly try pulling objects in the dungeons, like levers and statues, Th actos emai wing the A Buton {Ps dplayed in the DO Wao he SoS: cack acorn ma ding ie game who jou aes sre ‘ta arabe schon. Me tat AUN ar Sink be sled who you reeve ‘ta Pogues Snowe and Zor Ppere. Utell change fo LeT Zane ur 3 ‘then ou nseace yur fing sghUsing the Controller 5B Button + swinging the Sword - ‘Swordsmanship wil serve you wel in dating the many enemies you Sncounter. Tho more ewors techniques you mast the better you wil be able {© deal wath the mary monsters you vil mest Pie ee y Press the 8 Button to swing the ‘word. The faster you press the B ‘Button, the more rapidly you will ‘wing your sword [iri Hold down the B Button for about two ‘seconds to focus your power in the Blade. Once the sword is charged, you can release the B Button at any {ime to execute a whiting attack that will affect any enemies nearby. This awesome attack can be used fo attack fan enemy standing behind you. DEEP ea When you have the Pegasus Shoes you can run with your sword drawn. tenemos happen to be standing in front of you, you can hit them as you run past Hold down the A Buston foc 4 second fo build Up speed, then you're oft a Sword At The Ready 1 you hold down the B Button, you wil hold your sword in a ready position. You can {hen use the J Conwol Pad to move the cicular cursor inthe ITEM Window to select the item you want, The item you GED Use Your Items Carefully! ‘select will appear in the top right ‘comer of the screen. Press the START fp nomen = to summon him to take you to eight $ How to Select Bottles aiferent locations in Hyrule Its possible to collect four Magic Botes. (Once you have found the Flute Boy's bird, I you want to use the contents of a bottle, play the Flute and you will soe tho screen YyoU have to select the botle you want. o fn the right, Press the “> Control Pad to Align the cursor withthe bottle in the item Select @ number from 1 to 8 for the place Selection window to display the screen L you want to go, than press either the A,B, shown belov. X or ¥ bution to go there. l~ Panos Press he Y Btn 10 acta th Stat of . “Toe tle cure sleced ana Bona orthe Mage Capo. Prose the Y > trorame ote coments wi bo Blin spain oceans the fons. Boh J pays mths nndow ottnese ae use Mage Power ae propor to ie amount ot time they are 7 LE Doped senda teres {see you sea of our Mage Power erin, Pree Ur or Dew th fn wal oral Gosctvata Pe rts Pol sak fe sete. “Hf you do not want to select a bottle, press Left or Right on the “It you have already used all your Magic Power, or you have Control Pad to move the cursor back to the ITEM Window. {an insufficient amount, these items cannot be used.Using the Contoter a X Button + Viewing Map Screens “a ™\\ The automatic mapping feature will \\ help you explore Hyrule by showing De ) your Eurent positon and your naxt Sostnaton (GEE Close Up Map Screen It you press the X Button when you are in {the overworid, your immediate surroundings will be displayed from an overhead view. \ ‘Yu can scroll to another portion of the map by pressing any direction on the <> Control Pa bat oh Close Up Map ‘smten between the two maps sing the L fad buttons GEE Complete Map Screen It you press the X Button again trom the Close Up Map Screen, you can view the Complete Map of Hyrule, A symbol representing your charactor and your next destination (usually @ ‘Sungeon) lash on the Map screens. Wihan you are not sure where to 90 next, take a look at the Map screens, and head for the recommended place. It you use the Magic Mirror, the warp Doin! you created wil also be shown on ‘he Map Screens. You can also view the same Map ‘Screens in the Dark World. Hyrule (the Light World) and the Dark World look ke but have subtle differences. Find the differences between the two maps, ‘ang you gan solve many mysteries of ‘both worlds. From the Complete Map Screen, press the X Button once again ' rotum to the Main Sereen, Press tho Lor Rutton to switch between the Giose Up and Complete Maps. Note ‘hat when you are in the dungeons, you an view the dungeon map by pressing the X Button. (See page 33) “You cannot view the Map Screens ‘When you are in a house or a cave.4. Heroic Equipment Seta ane ER UP! eee ue Saree pon ones om] a ‘The sword has four potetil levels of power. ‘You can see what level your sword is currently ‘at by looking at the number next tothe sword ‘symbol on your Sub Seren. Your first goal is to ‘obtain the Master Sword, whichis power level ‘wo. ‘The shield has three potential levels of power: Your first shield can only fend off the enemy's arrows, spears and rocks. Ifyou improve Your Shield of find a better one, you can defend yourself against different attacks, ‘You start off wearing a suit of green cloth which hharly protects you at all. During your adventure, ou wil find the Blue Mail and the Reed Mail. ‘These sulls of armor reduce damage rom ‘enemy attacks by 259% and 50% respectively. Serre ‘This magic footwear has been handed down by the family of one of the Seven Wise Men. If you oar these shoos, you can run incredibly fast. ‘Yu will get the Pegasus Shoes from the wise ‘man Sahasrahla, Perea ees It you wear these gloves, you can pick up objects such as rocks that you cannot it with your bare hands, if you can get your hands in these gloves, try lifting a fow things. Sra ‘These Flippers belong to Zora the manefsh, wiose domain is the wet blue yonder. They are ‘necessity ~ you cannot swim without them ( you try swimming without the Flippers you wil be retumed to lane). To get through this adventure, you must get your feet wet, so find the Flippers as soon as possibe, People who entar the Dark World are ‘transformed into a shape that reflects what isin their heats. You can prevent this by obiaining the Moon Pear, which protects its Bearer trom the power of the Tiforce.5. Ending and Saving the Game {tall of your Hearts are empty (om damage taken from enemy attacks, ete) your game will 'be over. When the game is over, you can select one of the following three commands GE] Save and Continue Use this command at the game's end if you want to save your progress and continue playing. The starting points when restarting ‘he gamo are as folows: Restart Location The halfway point between the ‘dungeon and the sowor ageway + Payers House + Sanctuary 5 The Mountain Cave Galet nef thse the) ‘The Dark World pyramid The dungeon entrance “I you select the Mountain Cave, the game wil start inside of the eave withthe old man on Death Mountain. GEE) Save and Quit Use this command when you want to save a game and quit (the game wil tur othe tit seen. Not tha if you Use tis ‘dungeon, you will not restart abe eves ws fe cungean ot hid Hyon ens e ‘save and continue command. (NOTE: The location of any warp points Created by the Magic Mirror will not be saved) GED Continue without Saving Use this command to continue the ‘game without saving your possessions (the data saved in your character's file will nat be hanged). This allows you to essentially try again If you want to alter your selection from the save status, press the RESET Button, In all of these cases, when you restart the saved game lator, your Hearts will only be from 50% to 75% full (when you have four or more Heart Containers) { you have to stop the game suddenly, oF you have exhausted your nagical power or items and are unable to deal with the enemy at hand, press the SELECT Button to bring up the option to stop the yame and save it Wvhen you press the SELECT Button, the creen on the right will be displayed ‘elect Save and Quit using the <> onto Pad, and press either the A, B, ‘or ¥ Button to retum to the thle een. You can also use this screen to ause the game. Select Continue Game resume play. “If you run out of Magic Power in a dungeon, you can return to ‘he dungeon entrance using the Magic Mirror, so think about iat is Best before using the Save and Quit command.6. Life and Magical Power CEE Restoring Life In battle by finding small hearts, Each small heart refils a Heart Container. ‘Small hearts sometimes appear when you defeat an enemy and can also be found in bushes and pots. Also, if you can capture ‘one ofthe litle faerie that inhabit Hyrule, You will get Seven hearts. If you find the ‘elusive Faerie Queen, she wil restore all your lost heats. During a long adventure, it § a good tea to remember where faeries EEE) Restoring Magical Power You can restore Magic Power, which is used to power different magic items, by finding Magical Decanters. These Magical Decanters come in two sizes, big and small. ‘A big Decanter completely refils your magic ‘meter, and a small one restores one eighth of your magic meter AS with small hears, you can also got these from enemies you oteat. During the game, you can sat the level of Magic Power consumption at 503, effectively doubing the amount of Magic Power you have SEE The Magic Shop You can restore life and magical power by :sing magic potions. The Magic Shop in the ‘orth east of Hyrule sells variety of such ‘ations, But you cannot buy them unless ou havo a bottle to carry thom in. Ey See This completoly restores your Magic Power SUT his rflls your Heart Containor, ae OTe Con sad his completely restores both hearts and Magic Power. © Heart Containers and Pieces Of Hearts Ol the start of a game, your character has only three Heart ‘ontainors, but you can find many more during your adventures. You I ind one of these Heart Containers in Sanctuary, and you will scelve the others one by one as you deteat the dungeon keepers. cos Of Heart Containers are hidden all vor Hyrule. If you collect ut Pieces Of Heart, you wil gain one full Heart Container. It you nage to collect all the Heart Containers, you will have 20 hearts in our fe gauge.Hyrule is ful of ancient secrets and unusual life forms. No one should venture ino its wildemess without some preparation, $0 read some background lore before you set out on your adventure, ‘You wil find Rupees and Hearts hidden ‘away in these bushes. Cut them down or pull them up to reveal the hidden items. ‘The people of Hyrule use precious stones i Called Rupees as currency There are three ! Kakanko Village. With his metalworking ill he can improve even the mighty ‘aster Sword. However, he cannot do it imeolt, and his partnor The Mysterious Pond ig located in the nid of Lake Hylia. Each time you visit, Jou should throw a few Rupees into the bond. Over time they wil add up, and wentually the fountain wil bring you iappiness. "re are six magical whirlpools inthe wars and lakes which connect three warp aterways. If you dive into one of the vhilpools, you will surface ina far away ‘ody of water. YoU can make use of these tory short-cuts once you have Zoras, lippers. here are eight magical tiles which are p stances to the Dark World that was led by the Wise Men long 290 Most of 2 “ose a@ hidden under objects he d Salers. You must fed thoes in order a @ fo paces in the Oark Word where you e 28 2uld not normally go. “Once you have overthrown the wizard Agahnim, you can also center the Dark World from the entrance of Hyruie Caste.8. Dungeon Knowledge “fo restore peace to Hyrule, you cannot ‘avoid fighting In the dungeons. I you Clear all ofthe cungeons of evil and win the Tiforce, you will be recognized as the true legendary Hero of Hyrule. ‘An evil dungeon keeper lurks in the dark recesses of each labyrinth. When you defeat it, you wil receive a Pendart of Virtue of a Crystal. You need to obtain three Pendants before you can wield the Master sword. And ane of the missing ‘maidens is trapped inside each of the Crystals ‘To simply things, | wil refer to such places as the underground labyrinths, the tower, and the inside ofthe sanctuary, as “dungeon tho Crest of Courage, another wih the GiectafPwer andthe hr win pe Cast of Wisdom. Finding seven Crystals is your ‘goal in the Dark World \'MMIEXI The Treasure Chest and Dungeon Items CI 1 each dungeon you will ind many treasure chests with Rupees and ciner things inside of them. The map, compass and big Key ate also idden in the treasure chests. You can only remove the contents of @ sure chest once. Each dungeon also ‘oniains a big treasure ehest thal contains 2 special item. In some cases, these itoms will be necessary to get through later ‘ungeons. n any event, special ‘toms will help you at some ooint later in the game. Be sure to fnd them! ye dungeon map shows the layout of all the come in the dungeon and your currant vosion an "ie compass points out the location of the wed vil master of the dungeon, “There is no compass in Hyrule Cast (ou will need the big key to open certain lungeon doors and the big treasure chest. If you find one of these dungeon tems, it will be displayed here on the Sub Sereen, “If you open the big treasure ches, is location wil also be shown on the dungeon map.HD How to View the Dungeon Map Screen Ol ass the X Button to view the Dungeon Map Screen. The dungeons are complicated 20 if you get lost take a good Took atthe map. Proceed with caution as you maka your way through these places Skull Symbol ‘The lot window ofthe Dungeon Dungeon Master’ Lar Map Screen shows how many floors ‘her are in tho dungeon. A detailed layout of each floor can be Dark Blue found in the right window of the Unexplored Rome Dungeon Map Sereon. If there are — ‘mare than three floors to the Yellow Mark. Stairs ‘dungeon, use Up and Down on the <> Control Pad to scroll to the floor you want. The let window aiso ‘shows you which floor your ‘character and the dungeon keeper are on. The skull symbol Fepresenting the dungeon keeper ‘ill not be displayed until you have found the compass. Flashing Mark Your Current Postion Big Red Mark ig Treasure Chest “Places which have no dungeon keeper, ike the caves of Death Mountain, do not have Dungeon Map Screens. Arrow Mark. Light Blue Dungeon Entrance Explored RoomsEEE) Dungeon Contraptions ‘The dungeons are complicated places full of powerful enemies. ‘Addod to this there are traps and mystries that will give you @ hneadache. ‘These are scattered throughout the dungeons. “These pots come in handy, because you can C Sse 1 the a there are blue and orange locks which rise and fll nto the floors. hese wil often block your path. Strike the rystal Switch with your sword or some ter weapon to make the blocks retract. ‘nen the Crystal Switch is red, the orange locks will tract. When the Crystal Switch 5 blue, the blue blocks will retract. pick them up and throw them at the enemy fo cause damage. You can also find hearts in some pots, and some hold arrows and bombs (ote thatthe contents of @ used pot will not be replaced until you leave the ‘dungeon. Also, some pots hide switches that open doors, 1 rooms are divided by a locked door, you will need that door's key. There are two types of keys, small Keys and big keys. ‘Small keys can only be used once, but the big key can be used as many times as you lke. (The keys of one dungeon cannot be used in anther dungeon). On top of al this, there are dead-end doors and doors that can only be opaned by switches. Teme ‘Wall and floors with cracks in them can be knocked down with ‘bombs. You can also try to knock down such walls with a dash attack. I you knock down a wall, you can sometimes get into the next Blot “Al ofthe blue and range blocks in the dungeons react inthis way here are many pitfalls and chasms in the dungeons which typically 0 not have fences around them. if you stay off the path and fall nto pit, you will sustain damage and return to tho entrance of the room. "ere are also manholes (see below) in the dungeons. Ifyou fll into of these, you will drop through 10 the floor below, but you will not istain damage. No damage, but drop t0 the floor Below © dungeons are full of crazy contraptions and perplexing puzzles. "Yu are bound to come across some danger sooner or later, but © me what may, you must explore and conquer these places.9. Item Inventory find them in The many items which you contol with the ¥ Button are very important to success in your quest. Collect them Irom helpful people or ‘dungeons. If you learn the capablltos ofall he items and discover the best places to use them, you will no doubt quicken the restoration of peace to Hyrule The item names in green are items that ‘consume Magical Power. “This isthe first item you are a Y 10 find in your ‘adventure. The lantern lights the torches in the ‘dungeons and brightens the dungeon rooms. It ‘consumes Magic Power to ight the torches, and they go out ater a time Ht you hit an enemy with this, it wil be stunned for a short time (some enemies will sustain ‘damage when hit by the boomerang). The ‘boomerang can also retrieve distant Rupees and Hoar, ‘A bomb blast wll damage enemies and knock holes in some was, but will also damage your ‘character if he is too close tothe blast. The bomb's fuse will bur for about two seconds, and up to two bombs can be set ata time. You ‘can also pick up a bomb you have placed and throw it before it explodes (be careful) ‘You can put many things in a bottle and keep them for use at a later point in the game. You ‘can get up to four bottes, which are vial to your success on a long adventure. Obiain these bottles as soon as you can, There are bugs and ether things hidden away in the bushes and trees. if you time it right, you ean catch thom with this net and store them in Dottes to use later on. You should definitly try to catch many things with this item ‘The monoliths left by the Hylian people are Inscribed with ancient script. If you fing an inscription that you cannot read, use this book and its meaning will become clear. “The bow isa powerful weapon that can be found in the frst palace, but you need arrows fo use it. Arrows ‘Sometimes appear when you defeat an enemy land sometimes they are hidden in pots. There is {rumor that somewhere in Hyrule you an obtain 2 silver bow and arrow of even greater strength. ‘These sweet tasting, strange smelling ‘mushrooms are an ingredient for making Magical Powder. You can find these while wandering in the Lost Woods.| This magical concoction has unpredictable cffects on certain things. Ty sprinkling It on a bush to cause a strange chemical reaction. Its fffect on other living things is said to be even stranger ‘You can use this mirror to escape from the Dark World to the Light World. The portal that is ‘reated can also be used as a gate back into the Dark World, But be warned. Ifthe place where you reappear in the Light World is a place where You cannot normally go (such as inside of a wall) you will be forced back into the Dark World ‘Note thatthe miror will also return you to the ‘entrance when used in the dungeon. The Magical Mirror cannot be used in a house or Use this hammer to pound stakes and other ‘obstacles into the ground. The magic hammer is also effective against some enemies, but it is best used in conjunction with another weapon. This device consisis of a long chain with a hook ‘on the end. You can fling the hook into a tree, pot or treasure chest and then pull yourself to the location of the hook by reeling in the chain ‘The will enable you to cf0ss holes in the ground ‘or other such obstacles. The Hook Shot can also be used as @ weapon Use this to aig holes in tho ground. You cannot dig in some surfaces. You need this shovel to find the Flute. ‘A lonely lad will give you the Flut, which plays beautiful bt slightly sad melody. When you are granted i, be sure to fulfil the request made ‘of you. Ifyou have the Fut, it wil make your long and dificult journey a lot easier. ‘You can use this magic wand to launch a suk 2er0 blast of air which wil quick freeze most ‘enemios. Weaker enemies will be destroyed by this weapon, and even stronger enemies might become solid blocks of ice. Perienod wT ‘This rod spits out a ball of fire that will sear ‘ost enemies fo @ crisp. Some enemies are especialy vuinerable to tre, 90 use the Fire Rod Wisely. The Fire Rod can also be used like tho lantern to light torches, but from a distance, CSET This mystic staff creates blocks formed of pure ‘magic power. Theso blocks can be thrown or pushed on tothe enemy to cause damage. (Power Blocks disintegrate If they touch an enemy tive times). if you strike a magic block with the Staf, twill shatter and the fragments will damage enemies nearby. You will need this Staff to get Uvough the Turi Rock dungeon in the Dark ri@Staff of Byrna BS GD. Tre beam yom ois a suronds and pees P © ou rom a camage.Prss to ¥ Suton soa 7” Steal the wand. Note thal ts tom Oe consumes Magical Power in proportion to how foots me t @Magic Cape 5 Your charac wil tum ive when he wears ths Mage Cape Whedon om he tremios ven you can tack om witout tng Gamage Athough the cape 0 uso om, wil consume hale Power who you are vsing BEE Magic Medallions A \) ‘Only the Hero bearing the Master Sword can Fetveve this medal. The magic ofthis medallion YY sets off explosive forces around you which engulf the enemy in flames. [erther ) The Ether Medalion charges your sword with a cold chill that freezes the surrounding enemy. ‘The Ether Medallion has the same fect as the ee Rod but It works against all the the screen. Peguke It you drive your sword into the ground when you have this madalion, the earth will come to le. and shake violently. Such an attack and the fear icreates are bound to affect the enemy. mies on aN BS ‘All magic medallions consume magical free, so koep a close ‘eye on your Magic Meter when you use them 10. Your Quest Begins. vith the knowledge you have gained so fa, (ou should be ready for your quest. But if You stil have any doubts, what follows is a ‘message forthe legendary Hero Of Hyrule lwhieh you may yet become) trom the Hylian Book Of Mudora ‘We prophets of the Hylla know what your uture holds. Listen carellly - ‘The legend begins in your very wn house. You have just been wakened by Zekia's voice. alow your uncle as he sets out the direction of the castle. ‘omewhere at the perimeter of ve caste there is an nderground entrance. You will ave to search for it Using the sword and shield you