Points of Interest in Mabe Village:

Fishing Pond, Quadruplet's House, Dream Shrine, Shop, Madame Meowmeow's

House, Marin & Tarin's House, Library, Ulrira's House, Phone Booth, Trendy

Game

Artifacts found in Mabe Village:

Shield, Ocarina, Two (2) Pieces of Heart

Take Your Shield:

Before you leave Marin & Tarin's House, talk with Tarin. He'll give you

your shield. He found it on the shores.

Visit the Library:

For the beginning player, the library has lots of good books. It will

help you to start out your game. The books are: Selecting The Item That's

Right For You, Secrets of the Whirling Blade, Fun With Bombs, Properties

of Warp Holes, How to Handle Your Shield, and Dark Secrets and Mysteries

of Koholint Island. The last book is in real small print. You'll need

the magnifying glass to read it.

Fun & Games:

Lots of games are in Mabe Village. There is the Trendy Game as well as

the Fishing Game. Try your luck at both.

Special Finds:

Search under the square of bushes for a Secret Seashell. Nab a Yoshi Doll

at the Trendy Game.

Route Checklist:

o Take you Shield from Tarin.

o Talk to M. Meowmeow, Ulrira's Wife, and the Quadruplet's Mother.

o Go to the Library and read all the books you can.

o Retrieve your sword from Toronbo Shores.

o Play the Trendy Game and win a Yoshi Doll for the children.

o Get the Piece of Heart from the well on the West side of town.

o Find the Secret Shell.

o Try your luck at the fishing pond.

b) Toronbo Shores

Points of Interest at Toronbo Shores:

The Tail Cave, Sale's House of Bananas, Signpost Maze

Artifact found at Toronbo Shores:

Boomerang

Return to the Wreck Site:

You must head for the shore to find your lost sword. It is on the screen

at the bottom of your map and three from the left.

The Owl:

After recovering the Sword, Link is surprised by a wise Owl. The Owl

tells him a mysterious tale about the island. He then tells Link to go

north to the Mysterious Forest.

Go Bananas:

An odd alligator named Sale has a house by the beach. He sells bananas by

trade, but he's been known to accept some good deals. To get the bananas,

you need to give him some juicy dogfood. Mmmm....

Route Checklist:

o Use the Shield to move the Sea Urchins out of your way on the way to

getting

your sword.

o Find your Sword and listen to the Owl's tale.

o Return to Mabe Village.

c) Mysterious Forest

Points of Interest in the Mysterious Forest:

Faerie Spring, Crazy Tracy's, Ghost's Tombstone, Magic Shop, Mad Batter

Artifacts found in the Mysterious Forest:

Tail Key, Sleepy Toadstool, Magic Powder, Secret Medicine, Two (2) Pieces

of Heart

No Trespassing:

Many times throughout the game, you'll see an item that you just can't get

to. You'll have to wait until you get a particular item to be able to get

it. For example, you may need to pick up a rock with the Power Bracelet,

or jump over a gap with Roc's Feather. Be patient. Good things come to

those who wait.

Faerie Spring:

In the Mysterious Forest you'll find a Faerie Fountain. She'll only

appear if you need healing, though.

Rattle the Raccoon:

After passing the Raccoon, you'll find yourself in a repeating loop. On

the screen with the Raccoon, go south one screen and east one screen. Go

in to the log cave. Come out the other side to pick up the mushroom. Go

back through the log cave. From here go up two screens. Then go right

two screens, down two, and right one. You'll now be at the witch's hut.

Give her the sleepy mushroom and you'll get some magic powder. Go back to

the raccoon and sprinkle some powder on him. He'll bounce around the

screen and be revealed as Tarin. Apparently he had a bad dream. Now head

north one screen to pick up the Tail Key, in the Treasure Chest.

Route Checklist:

o Take the Toadstool to the Witch's Hut and get the Magic Powder.

o Sprinkle some on the Raccoon.

o Go north and get the Tail Key.

o Give the Yoshi Doll to the Quadruplet's Mother. She'll give you a Bow.

o Give the Bow to one of Madame Meowmeow's pups to get the Dog Food.

o Give the Dog Food to Sale to get his bananas

d) The Tail Cave

Tail Cave Data:

One (1) Floor, Nine (9) Treasure Chests, Three (3) Small Keys, Roc's

Feather, Full Moon Cello, Moldorm

Stock Up:

Before entering Tail Cave, you need to buy some bombs. In order to get

the shopkeeper to sell bombs, you must first buy the shovel. Then, make

sure you've refilled all your hearts.

Entering Tail's Cave:

Tail's Cave is located one screen north of Sale's House of Bananas, but to

get to it, you must go right three screens from the exit of Mabe Village,

left one, down one, and the right one. Put the key in the keyhole and

voila Tail's cave is open for business.

Dungeon Notes:

I am doing this information for this dungeon only. I will be referring to

a room in the cave by a number and then a letter (ex. 7-G). All dungeons

correspond to a coordinate system of a 10 x 8 grid (10 rows, 8 columns).

The rows start at the top with 1 and go down to 10. The columns start at

the left with A and go to the right until H.

The Compass: Located in 6-C.

The Map: Located in 5-F.

The Main Treasure: Located in 3-B.

The Nightmare Key: Located in 3-E.

Small Keys: Located in 6-D, 5-E, 4-E.

Moldorm: Located in 2-H.

Full Moon Cello: Located in 1-H.

Mini-Bosses: Rolling Bones in 4-H

Secret Passages: #1 (5-B) connected to #2 (2-C)

#3 (3-H) connected to pit in Moldorm's Room *ONE-WAY*

Tricky Spots:

Helmet Beetles (6-D) - Strike at these guys, pushing them in to the pit to

acquire the small key.

Collect the Compass (6-C) - Be careful when approaching the Chest with the

Compass. Some Gels will pop out at you. Defeat them first.

Trip the Switch (5-E) - Attack the Gels and then push the Helmet Beetle in

the pit. Step on the switch to get a treasure chest with a small key.

Play Cards (3-G) - These cards are constantly changing suits. Strike them

with your sword to stop the suits from changing. If you stop them all on

the same suit, they'll disappear. If not, they'll reset. Once they're

gone, a chest will appear. Pick up to STone Fragment to read the message

in the Stone Slab in the same room.

Fight or Flee (5-F) - Although it's easier just to ditch this room and go

through the revolving door, defeat the enemies and a treasure chest

holding the map will appear.

Push the Block (2-D) - Push the block on the very left right one space to

complete the pattern and make the door open.

Roc's Feather (2-C, 5-B, 4-B, 3-B) - Use your shield to flip over the

spiked enemies, then strike true with your sword. Stairs will appear. Go

down them. When you come up them, go north two screens. You'll there

find Roc's Feather.

Rolling Bones (4-H) - Rolling Bones has a large rolling pin. Equip Roc's

Feather. Jab at him when he's near, being sure not to get hit by the pin.

After you defeat him, a Faerie will appear to heal you.

The Boss: Moldorm. This big worm has only one weak point: its tail. It

will try to sweep you off into the pit below. Keep your back to the wall

and your Sword at the ready all the time. The Full Moon Cello and a Heart

Container are your reward.

e) Koholint Prairie, Tabahl Wasteland & Cemetery

Points of Interest in the region:

Crazy Tracy's, Magic Shop, Tabahl Wasteland, Ghost's Grave, The Cemetery,

Hidden route from Rock-Surrounded stairs to Graveyard.

Artifacts found in this region:

Special Medicine, One (1) Piece of Heart, Secret Shell

Find the Hidden Route:

Push the SE tombstone in the SW region of the cemetery. It will uncover a

stairway that leads to a nearby circle of stones.

We're In the Money, We're In the Money...:

If you want that shovel and the bow, you're going to need some cold hard

cash. A great way to build up money is to stand in the graveyard and keep

slashing at the zombies that keep popping up. Collect the rupees they

leave behind.

Route Checklist:

o Get the Piece of Heart from the center of the cross.

o Go to the Witch's hut to replenish your magic powder.

o Visit Crazy Tracy and buy some Secret Medicine.

o Uncover the hidden stairway that leads over to the ghost's grave.

f) Goponga Swamp

Points of Interest in Goponga Swamp:

Mr. Write's House, Phone Booth, Goponga Swamp, Cave

No Artifacts in this region.

Unchain Bowwow:

A Moblin guard greets you just inside the cave entrance. Avoid standing

on the cracked floor and make short work of him by attacking from the

side. More guards gang up on you in the next room, but a couple of

well-timed Whirling Blade attacks will put them in their place. The

Moblin's main man waits in the next room. You must defeat him to save

Bowwow. Jump the arrows he fires, then step away as he dashes the wall.

When he's still in a daze, rack him up with the sword. Bowwow will be so

happy to see you!

Bowwow on the Trail:

If you return to Mabe Village, Madame Meowmeow will thank you and ask you

to take Bowwow for a walk. Lucky for you, Bowwow can sniff out secret

seashells for you.

Please Eat the Flowers:

If you visited the swamp before, you noticed that the flowers shot

fireballs and that you couldn't defeat them. Luckily for you, Bowwow is a

hungry pup! He'll gobble up those plants like nobody's business. Aren't

you glad he's on your side?

Route Checklist:

o Return to Mabe Village and talk to M. Meowmeow who will ask you to

rescue

Bowwow.

o Go north to the mountain cave at Tal Heights.

o Enter and defeat the main Moblin to rescue Bowwow.

o Take Bowwow to Goponga Swamp and have him eat the flowers that block the

Grotto entrance.

g) Bottle Grotto

Bottle Grotto Data:

One (1) Floor, Ten (10) Treasure Chests, Five (5) Small Keys, Power

Bracelet, The Genie, Conch Horn

Bowwow is the Key:

Have Bowwow eat up the plants surrounding the cave entrance, so you can

get in. Bowwow is scared of the cave, so he won't follow you in.

The Compass: Located in 7-C

The Map: Located in 5-A

The Main Treasure: Located in 1-A

The Nightmare Key: Located in 2-E

Small Keys: Located in 1-C, 6-C, 7-D, 6-E, 7-E

The Genie: Located in 3-F

Conch Horn: Located in 3-E

Mini-Bosses: Hinox located in 3-A

Secret Passages: #1 (4-A) to #2 (6-F)

#3 (3-B) to #4 (2-E)

#5 (4-F) to #6 (1-F)

Tricky Spots:

Light the Lamps (6-B) - Go up the steps in the center of the room and

select your Magic Powder. Sprinkle powder on the two Lamps on the

platform. When both are lighted at once, the east door will open. Go

through the door and defeat the two Stalfos there to get a Small Key. Go

back through 6-B, open the west door and continue up to get the Map from

the treasure chest in 5-A.

Trip the Switch (6-D) - Strike the Crystal Switch in the center of room

6-D with your Sword. This will cause the Switch Blocks to drop. Walk

over them to 7-D and strike the Switch there to get the Treasure Chest.

Whirl Away (6-E) - The mimics in 6-E mirror your every move. You can't

attack them from the front, so you'll have to get near enough to them to

use your Whirling Blade Attack to strike them while your back is to them.

When you defeat them, you will earn a Small Key.

Quick Flip (6-F) - Your sword does little to deter the Beetles in room

6-F. Use your Shield to turn aside the Spiny ones. Flip them with your

shield and swing with your sword. Defeat them and go through the door on

the upper right.

Fry the Boo Buddies (1-A) - Boo Buddies guard the Power Bracelet in 1-A.

When you light the lamps, you'll fry the Boos. Attack them with your

sword to defeat them. Then you'll get the treasure chest with the Power

Bracelet!

Hinox (3-A) - The Hinox is a big Cyclops that will grap you and throw you

across the room. Avoid his bombs, dash in and strike with your Sword,

then run out of his range.

A Vase Lift (Secret Passage #5-6) - Your weight alone isn't enough to make

the platform here fall. Grab the large vase and carry it with you. Climb

the stairs to reach 4-F.

The Boss: The Genie. The Genie has two phases. In phase one, the genie

with start juggling a bunch of fireballs. This is your cue to get in the

lower right hand corner. When he starts to throw them, run to the left

across the room. By the time you get to the left side, he'll have thrown

three. Move back right now. If you don't hesitate the fireballs won't

touch you. Now, he'll retreat back to his bottle. Hit it with your sword

to immobilize it. Now, pick it up with the power bracelet. Throw it at

the wall. Then, the genie will start over with his fireballs. Repeat

this process three times. Then the genie will be hopping mad! Time for

phase two. Now the genie will start to produce images of himself that

start centering in on the middle of the screen. Equip yourself with the

Sword and Roc's Feather. Stand right below the Genie. When the Genie

becomes totally solid, jump and swing your sword. You'll jump over the

fireball and damage him. Repeat this several times to put an end to the

Genie.

h) Ukuku Prairie

Points of Interest in Ukuku Prairie:

Two (2) Phone Booths, Warp Hole, Faerie Spring, Slime Cave, Signpost Maze,

Richard's Villa, Catfish's Maw, Hidden Route east of Ukuku Prairie.

Artifacts found in Ukuku Prairie:

One (1) Piece of Heart, Slime Key

Make Madame Meowmeow's Day:

After finishing the Bottle Grotto, return Bowwow. Meowmeow will be SOOOOO

happy!

Do a Favor for Richard:

Richard once lived in Kanalet Castle. Unruly servants and soldiers rose

up against him and drove him out of the Castle. He's mad that he doesn't

have his rightful treasures: the Golden Leaves. He asks you to go to the

castle to get it for him. In return he'll give you access to the Slime

Key.

Bomb Blasts:

A couple of well-placed bombs will make getting around Ukuku Prairie much

easier. The giant stone Moblin head that blocks your way to the southern

prairie can be blasted. Also, north of the Moblin head is a wall that can

be bombed. You can get a Faerie inside.

Route Checklist:

o Return Bowwow to Madame Meowmeow.

o Make sure you have the Bananas.

o Head for Richard's Villa.

o Speak with Richard.

i) Kanalet Castle

Points of Interest In and Around Kanalet Castle:

Kanalet Castle, Two (2) Phone Booths, Seashell Mansion, Hidden Route from

Outside Castle to Inside Castle.

Artifacts Found In and Around Kanalet Castle:

Level 2 Sword, One (1) Piece of Heart.

Monkey Business:

If you have no Bananas, go back to the beach and get some. You'll meet

Kiki, the monkey, at the Castle's Southeast corner. He wants those

Bananas, and if you give them to him, he'll call his friends and have them

repay you. The monkeys will very quickly build a bridge for you. Walk

across the bridge, and pick up the stick that is left behind. Walk up to

the right side of the castle and search for stairs under a bush. When

you exit the stairs, start looking for Golden Leaves right away.

Rake in the Leaves:

Two of the Golden Leaves are held by animals outside the castle, but the

rest are hidden inside. You must defeat the servants who have taken the

leaves in order to get them. One leaf is held by a mole who pops out of

holes on the outside of the castle. Another is obtained by defeating the

raven on the left side of the castle. Inside, blow up a part of the wall

that looks like a soldier. Defeat the soldier to win a leaf. One can be

obtained by defeating all the enemies in a room. The final one is

obtained by defeating a large knight in the room on top of the castle.

The Slime Key: Dig It!

So you thought Richard would just give you the Key after you got the

leaves? Wrong. He will let you have access to a stairway. Once back

outside and in the large forest of bushes, be careful. Many have pits

underneath them. Look for a route to the owl head, north of the cave you

started at.

Route Checklist:

o Take the Bananas to Kiki.

o Cross the bridge the monkeys built.

o Enter Kanalet Castle via the secret entrance.

o Collect the Golden Leaves.

o Give the leaves to Richard.

o Go down the secret passage Richard shows you.

o Make your way through the bush garden.

o Dig near the owl head to get the Slime Key.

j) Key Cavern

Key Cavern Data:

Two (2) Floors, Ten (10) Treasure Chests, Nine (9) Small Keys, Pegasus

Boots, Slime Eyes, Sea Lily Bell.

Mad Bombers:

Link will need lots of bombs for this dungeon. Make sure he's fully

stocked.

Entering the Key Cavern (a.k.a. Slime Cave):

You must put the Slime Key in the Keyhole which is NW of Richard's Villa.

Then, work your way around the east side of the bush garden and then once

north of the column of trees, go down a screen. Jump over the water using

the Pegasus Boots. The Key Cavern is just to your west.

The Compass: Located in 1-G.

The Map: Located in 2-E.

The Main Treasure: Located in 2-G.

The Nightmare Key: Located in 2-H.

Small Keys: Located in 2-A, 1-B, 3-B, 3-E, 1-F, 7-F, 4-G, 8-G.

Slime Eyes: Located in 5-B.

Sea Lily Bell: Located in 4-B.

Mini-Bosses: Dodongo Snakes in 2-F

Tricky Spots:

Break In (8-F) - The pots in the entrance have more uses than meet the

eye. Throw them at closed doors.

The Buzz (7-F) - If you hit the "Buzz Bombs" they'll bounce wildly around,

and blow themselves to pieces. Get Link out of the way so they won't hit

him.

Whack in the Box (6-F) - If you open the Treasure Chest in this room,

you'll get a real surprise. Out pops a Gel, who begins to attack. You

can make short work of him, but why even bother? Pass up the Chest.

Pairodds (2-A) - Pairodds always seem to appear in twos. These strange

birds usually disappear before you can get to them. Try throwing bombs at

them. If that doesn't work, anticipate where they'll appear and rack them

then.

Hungry Snakes (2-F, 2-G) - These snakes have a weakness for bombs. If you

drop a bomb in front of one, it gobbles it up and explodes inside of the

snake. Three bombs will destroy one snake. Move to the right to get the

Pegasus Boots.

The Dash Jump (2-H, 3-H) - What a large hole! How will Link cross it?

Simple. Get a running start with the boots. Then use the feather and

you'll cross it easily. After crossing it, go north one room and you'll

get the Nightmare's Key.

The Boss: Slime Eyes. Huh? Where's the boss? Well, you can't see it,

but he's stuck to the ceiling. Shake things up a bit by dashing the wall.

Now you'll see a mean pair of eyes staring at you. What are you waiting

for? Attack. However, you'll notice that while they split apart, they

just won't separate. A bit more force is needed. Dash where they are

loosely connected, and they'll split apart. Two lone Eyes are no match

for your heroic Sword. Following the victory, pick up the Sea Lily Bell.

k) Animal Village

Points of Interest in the Animal Village:

Art Alligator, Miss Goat, Phone Booth, Chef Bear, Warp Hole

Artifacts found near Animal Village:

One (1) Piece of Heart.

The Singer:

All the animals in the village just love music! They also say that they

like Marin's music especially. A shrewd adventurer would go back to Mabe

Village to persuade Marin to give a concert.

An Immovable Mammal:

Just SE of Animal Village is a large, lazy walrus who blocks your path.

To get rid of him, you'll have to have Marin sing to him. This will let

to you proceed east.

One Good Turn Deserves Another:

This trading thing just won't stop! Find Tarin in Ukuku Prairie. He

wants to borrow your stick. He takes the stick and whacks a bee hive.

The bees chase Tarin away, but you're left with a honeycomb. Everyone

knows bears like honey, especially Chef Bear. Give it to him and he'll

give you a pineapple. Now if you go to the Eastern Tal Tal Mountains,

you'll find the Quadruplet's father, who said earlier he would get lost.

He'll eat the pineapple which will give him enough strength to get home.

He'll give you a hibiscus (that's a flower for those of you in Rio Linda).

Give the hibiscus to Miss Goat. SHe'll ask you to deliver a letter to Mr.

Write. Mr. Write resides north of the Mysterious Woods. He'll give you a

broom.

The Power of Song:

Marin's song can do many things. It will move the walrus as well as make

all the animals in the village happy. But where do you find Marin? You

might check the seashore in Toronbo Shores.

Route Checklist:

o Knock the Bee Hive out of the Tree

o Give Honeycomb to Bear for a Pineapple

o Give Pineapple to Quadruplet's Father for Hibiscus

o Give Hibiscus to Miss Goat for Letter

o Give Letter to Mr. Write for Broom

l) Dream Shrine

Points of Interest in the Dream Shrine:

Ocarina, 100 Rupees

Artifacts Found in the Dream Shrine:

Ocarina

The Ocarina:

The great prize in the Dream Shrine is a musical instrument called the

Ocarina, but it is guarded by Mimics and cracked floors. Use the Dash

Attack to mow down the Mimics and reach the Ocarina.

Songs that Work:

With the Ocarina, you can get three tunes. They are: #1 Ballad of the

Wind Fish, #2 Manbo's Mambo, #3 Frog Song of Soul. All three are

pertinent to your success.

m) Yarna Desert

Points of Interest in the Desert:

Lanmola

Artifacts Found in Yarna Desert:

Angler's Key, One (1) Piece of Heart

The Lanmola:

To defeat Lanmola, just hit him on the head when he emerges from the sand.

You should have the feather to avoid the sucking sands. Avoid his body

and hit him as much as possible. When you defeat him, the Angler's Key

falls into the sand. Jump into the sand whirlpool to claim the key.

Route Checklist:

o Battle the Lanmola.

o Get the Angler's Key.

o Search near key for a Piece of Heart.

n) Tal Tal Heights and Mount Tamaranch

Points of Interest in Tal Tal Heights:

Wind Fish's Egg, Manbo, Warp Hole, Raft Ride, Caves.

Artifacts Found in Tal Tal Heights:

Two (2) Pieces of Heart, Manbo's Song.

The Lock in the Rock:

At the base of the mountains, along a path that borders the river, you'll

see a keyhole in the ledge. Stick the Angler's Key in there to open up

the entrance to the Angler's Cave.

Song of Entry:

In front of the Wind Fish's egg, if you play the Ballad of the Wind Fish

on your Ocarina, you can open the egg once you have collected all 8

instruments. This isn't until the end of the game, though!

Blind Leap:

There's only one way to reach the Angler's Cave, and that's from above.

You'll have to go through many caves to find an open ledge in the

mountains above. Prove Newton's Gravitational Theory by falling down.

Luckily, Link is very limber and will not be hurt falling from such a

distance. He's now ready to enter the Angler's cave.

Approaching the Blind Leap:

To reach the cliff where Link jumps to the Angler's cave entrance, head

left from the keyhole until you find the stairs. Go up and continue left.

Remove the rock in your path and look for another set of stairs and enter

the first cave where you'll have to push some stones around on cracked

floors. In the cave with the crystal blocks, use the Pegasus Boots to

charge through them, and take the second exit. Outside again, you'll find

the ledge where you jump from.

o) Angler's Cave

Angler's Cave Data:

One (1) Floor, Twelve (12) Treasure Chests, Five (5) Small Keys, Flippers,

Angler Fish, Surf Harp.

The Compass: Located in 6-D.

The Map: Located in 3-E.

The Main Treasure: Located in 1-C.

The Nightmare Key: Located in 6-B.

Small Keys: Located in 3-C, 3-D, 7-D, 2-F, 4-F.

Angler Fish: Located in 3-A.

Surf Harp: Located in 2-A.

Mini Bosses: Cue Ball in 2-D.

Secret Passages: #1 (3-E)

#2 (5-B) to #3 (3-B)

#4 (4-B) to #5 (4-C)

Trouble Spots:

A Flash of Insight (3-B) - You must be cunning to succeed at this game,

and the room is proof of it. There are 5 tiles on the floor. To get

through you must find the sequence of flashing tiles. Here is the

sequence: middle tile, NE tile, SE tile, NW tile, SW tile. This will open

up a stairway that allows you to obtain the Nightmare Key.

All For a Key (6-G) - After you defeat all the enemies in this room,

you'll get a key. Unfortunately, it falls in a pit. What rotten luck!

If you have the flippers, go to Secret Passage #1 to retrieve it.

Sprint! (1-D) - In this room you'll see a door on the left. But there are

blocks in the way. Pull on the lever on the right side of the room. This

will move the blocks out of the way. Once they're fully apart, make a run

for the door. If you're quick, you'll make it.

Swimmingly (1-C) - Once you have the flippers, you can swim around in the

deep water. This will allow you to get to the switch that allows you to

go to the Nightmare's Lair.

Round and Round (2-D) - The bizarre Cue Ball looks like he might be tough,

but you can make short work of him. Stay close to the stone divider in

the middle of the room. When he's about to turn the corner you're hiding

behind, whack him. Make sure you hit him before he turns, though, because

only his sides and back are vulnerable. Once hit, he'll usually change

direction. Just to be safe, though, move 90 degrees around the divider.

A Tricky Quickie (4-A) - If you enter this room from the bottom, you'll

see that you need to come from the top route, which involves going down a

staircase and other stuff. However, you can bypass this with a real

sneaky move. Equip the Pegasus Boots and Roc's Feather. Charge up your

boots, then jump! Press the control pad up, and you'll land in the center

of the room. This is not necessary but it does save a lot of time!

The Boss: Angler Fish - Too bad Link doesn't have a fishing hook and a

worm, or he could fish the angler fish out. No, that won't work. You'll

just have to hit him with your sword. Stay just left of center and go

nuts with your sword when the glowing feeler is in reach. The best thing

to do here is just to attack nonstop and don't worry about getting hit.

Just let him have it!

p) Martha's Bay

Points of Interest in Martha's Bay:

Richard's Villa, The Mad Batter, Ghost's House, Two (2) Phone Booths,

Catfish's Maw, Hidden Route.

Artifacts Found in Martha's Bay:

Slime Key, Necklace, Mermaid's Scale, Magnifying Glass.

Take Me Home: After Link finishes the Angler Cave, and gets near Martha's

Bay, a ghost will appear. He moans and groans and asks you to take him

back to his house. You probably noticed the run-down house before. It's

South of Richard's Villa. Take him there. He gets nostalgic, then asks

you to take him to his final resting place, to the lone tomb which lies

west of the cemetery. You may not want to go out of your way, but if you

don't he will stick around and annoy you. Just take him back, if for no

other reason, than to ditch him.

Fish Tales and Mermaid Scales:

Go to Animal Village. Grandma Ulrira is there, but she left her broom in

Mabe Village. Give her the broom that you got from Mr. Write. She'll

give you a fish hook. Take the fish hook and go swimming in Martha;s Bay.

Go east and then south of the Catfish's Maw and swim under the bridge.

The fisherman there will let you have his next catch. Lucky you, it's the

mermaid's Necklace. Take the necklace to the Mermaid one screen north of

the Catfish's Maw. She'll give you a scale from her tail. Take this

scale to the Mermaid Statue after you beat the Catfish's Maw and obtain

the hookshot. When you put it on the statue, a secret passage will open.

Go inside and get the Magnifying Glass.

A Strange Encounter:

The Mad Batter is a crazy dude. He can help Link. To get to him, you'll

have to cross a bunch of holes. This is a few screens east of the Ghost's

House. There are two ways to do this. You can use a Bomb Arrow (See

Tricks of the Trade) or use the following method. Equip your Pegasus

Boots and Roc's Feather. Now get a running start and jump. In

mid-flight, change one of those items to your sword. Swing at the bush as

you fall in the hole. Now you can make it to the other side. Find the

stairs, which leads to a closed-off place north of the ghost's house. Go

in the next set of stairs and find the Mad Batter. He'll increase the

amount of Powder, Bombs, or Arrows that Link can carry.

Route Checklist:

o Take the Ghost where it wants to go.

o Do the trading process to get the Mermaid's Scale.

o Find the Goriya at Toronbo Shores and trade for the Boomerang.

q) Catfish's Maw

Catfish's Maw Data:

One (1) Floor, Ten (10) Treasure Chests, Three (3) Small Keys, Hookshot,

Slime Eel, Wind Marimba.

Dive to Adventure:

To enter Catfish's Maw, approach from the left side. Follow the row in

between stones and dive. You'll come across a small screen where you'll

have to swim to get inside the circle of stones surrounding Catfish's Maw.

Once you're back breathing air again, go through the Maw

Dungeon Notes:

Please note that the lettering system used in this dungeon is a bit

different. The very right side of the dungeon corresponds to letter H,

but the very left side corresponds to B, instead of A. Please keep this

in mind.

The Compass: Located in 8-E.

The Map: Located in 7-D.

The Main Treasure: Located in 1-B.

The Nightmare Key: Located in 2-E.

Small Keys: Located in 1-C, 6-C, 3-H.

Slime Eel: Located in 2-D.

Marimba: Located in 1-D.

Mini Bosses: Master Stalfos #1 in 5-F

Master Stalfos #2 in 4-H

Master Stalfos #3 in 1-F

Master Stalfos #4 in 1-B

Gohmas in 5-D

Secret Passages: #1 (1-C) to #2 (8-E)

#3 (3-B) to #4 (5-G)

#5 (2-E) to #6 (3-F)

#7 (3-E) to #8 (5-E)

Tricky Spots:

Shot Techniques (Secret passage #1-2) - Here's your chance to be come a

daring young hero, swinging from heavy chandeliers. Well, maybe not

chandeliers but large chains hanging from the ceiling. When you stand on

one, the other one will begin to rise. Jump on it. Jump from one to the

other to make it across the room.

Master Stalfos (5-F, 4-H, 1-F, 1-B) - You must go in the correct order to

fight this guy. Hit him with the sword after avoiding his swipe. Then

quickly place a bomb. Krakoom! Two or three bombs and he'll retreat to

the next Stalfos room.

Snag the Hookshot (1-B) - After defeating Master Stalfos for the fourth

and final time, you'll be rewarded with the Hookshot. Use the hookshot to

pull Link across a pit or to defeat far away enemies.

Center Stage Diving (3-F) - After defeating all the Water Tektites in this

room, you may grow suspicious of the small pit of deep water. Dive down

in the center of the pit to discover a secret passage. Following this

passage will lead you to a room with the Nightmare Key.

Spider Eyes (5-D) - Twin Gohmas greet you in this room. When they open

their eyes, shoot them with an arrow. When they start to descend toward

you, get out of the way fast. Concentrate your attack on the bottom one

first because he has the greatest chance of hurting you.

Skyshot (Secret passage #7-8) - In this secret passage the only way to

reach the high road is to use your Hookshot on the Bowser statue.

The Boss: Slime Eel. The Slime Eel's head appears from four holes in the

corners of his chamber while his tail swings around in the center. Stay

in a corner to avoid being hit by the tail. Use the Hookshot to pull the

head of the eel way out. If he's got a heart on his neck, it's the real

eel. Attack him with the sword as much as possible. If there's no heart,

he's an imposter. Don't attack that one. A few hits to the heart and

he'll be gone.

r) River Rapids

Points of Interest in the River Rapids:

Warp Hole, River Rapids

Artifacts found in the River Rapids Area:

One (1) Piece of Heart.

An Underground Song:

This isn't located in the Rapids area, but you should do it now anyway.

Go to the Signpost Maze. You should start on the first screen by reading

the signpost that says the next one is to the right. Go DIRECTLY to the

right of the signpost (not where you're standing; exactly right of the

signpost) and you'll find another. Repeat this process many times and

eventually a cave will open. Go in and listen to Mamu the frog (who bears

a striking resemblance to Wart from SMB2). For 300 Rupees, you can learn

the Frog's Song of Soul. This is a necessary and useful song.

The Way Across:

The best way to reach the Rafting Shop, is to use the Hookshot on the

smooth stone to pull yourself over. If you're in the river, swim up and

to the right to the cave by the waterfall. There's a tunnel there that

leads to the Raft Shop.

Strike it Rich:

On the Raft, select the Feather so that you can jump up to collect the

items that hover above the river. It costs 100 Rupees for the Raft, but

you can earn up to 160 Rupees and Hearts, Bombs, Arrows, and Powder.

s) Face Shrine Area

Points of Interest in the Shrine:

Face Shrine Dungeon, Southern Shrine, Faerie Fountain.

Artifacts Found in the Face Shrine Area:

Face Key.

Two Shrines:

There is a northern shrine and a southern shrine. Go to the southern

shrine first. There you'll get the key to the northern shrine.

Armos Statues:

On the way to the southern shrine, you'll notice a lot of Armos Statues.

When you touch them, they will come alive. Shoot an arrow at one, or use

your sword to bat it away.

Armos Knight:

This stomping fiend is definitely not inanimate like his servants. A

constant barrage of Arrows will work. Just shoot 'em up and take 'em

down. The Face Key is your reward.

The Message:

Beyond the Armos Knight, you'll find a dark room with a painting on the

wall. Light the torches so you can read the painting. It's got a very

mysterious message on it.

Route Checklist:

o Follow the rows of Armos Statues toward the left where you'll find the

southern Face Shrine.

o Defeat the Armos Knight inside to get the Face Key.

o Go to the painting and read the message.

t) Inside the Face Shrine

Face Shrine Data: One (1) Floor, ELeven (11) Treasure Chests, Three (3)

Small Keys, Power Bracelet 2, Facade, Coral Triangle

A Secret Entrance:

Go to the island with two Armos Statues on it. Either shoot an arrow at

the one on the left or let him sink into the water. Go down the secret

stairs. When you emerge, a keyhole on the right side of the Shrine will

open the cave for your exploration.

The Compass: Located in 2-B.

The Map: Located in 4-A.

The Main Treasure: Located in 6-B.

The Nightmare Key: Located in 2-G.

Small Keys: Located in 2-D, 4-D, 3-G.

Facade: Located in 3-E.

Coral Triangle: Located in 2-E.

Mini Bosses: Smasher in 4-F.

Dodongo Snakes in 4-H.

Secret Passages: #1 (7-B) to #2 (4-C)

#3 (4-D) to #4 (3-F)

#5 (3-H) to #6 (3-B)

#7 (3-F) to #7 (5-F) *Repeating sequence of rooms*

Tricky Spots:

Enter the Eye (4-B, 4-C) - To enter the room that looks like an eye on the

map, bomb the right wall in 4-B. You'll enter a darkened room 4-C.

Bubble Trouble (Secret passage #1-2) - The bubble in this passage can't be

defeated. Just move under it when it's high up or above it when it's low

down.

Power Bracelet 2 (6-B) - Once you've got the Power Bracelet in this room,

Link will be strong enough to lift the blocks that look like elephants.

You can throw them at doors and enemies, too.

Smasher (4-F) - This creature tries to bowl you over with his giant

bowling ball. Return the favor by throwing it back at him.

In a Rut (3-F,5-F,4-F) - If you keep going up through the bomb hole in the

wall (3-F) you'll have a definite feeling of deja vu as you reappear

several rooms below. Pick up the left elephant block in 3-F to step

downstairs and break the loop.

Thwomps (Secret passage #5-6) - Use the Pegasus boots to safely pass these

stone stompers.

Take a Big Bite (4-H) - Fight the Dodongo Snakes again. Same strategy as

before.

The Boss: Facade. Dodge the tiles, or to make things easier, just use the

shield and they'll break up. After that, just set a few bombs on Facade's

face. He doesn't offer much resistance. Just bomb him into oblivion.

u) Eastern Tal Tal Mountains

Points of Interest in the Mountains:

Chicken Coop, Eagle's Tower, Faerie.

Artifacts found in the Mountains:

Bird Key

The Rooster Crows Again:

Go to Mabe Village and push back the Weather Vane. Go in and you'll find

an old pile of bones. Play the Frog's Song of Soul to bring life back to

the rooster. With the Rooster as your sidekick, you'll be able to fly

over obstacles.

Fly to the Key:

Go in the caves of Eastern Tal Tal Mountains. When you find a "bent" pit

that will be your cue to use the Rooster to fly over. You'll soon find

the Bird Key, to open the Eagle Tower.

Cave Mazes:

Use the rooster to thoroughly explore the Tal Tal Caves. There's lots of

interesting stuff, including a Faerie behind a crumbled wall.

Route Checklist:

o Bring the Rooster back to life.

o Explore the island from the air to find hidden items.

o Take the rooster to the Chicken coop in the mountains then fly to the

Eagle's Key.

o Enter the Cave Maze and fly over pits.

o Visit the Faerie's Fountain.

o Ascend the Eagle's Tower.

v) Eagle's Tower

Eagle's Tower Data:

Four (4) Floors, Nine (9) Treasure Chests, Three (3) Small Keys, Mirror

Shield, Evil Eagle, Organ of Evening Calm.

The Rotating Tower:

Place your Eagle's Key in the rock just west of the large tower. The

tower will rotate and you'll be able to enter.

Dungeon Notes:

The room system is a bit different here. Each floor has a maximum width

of 4 rooms and a maximum depth of four rooms. First floor is labeled 1-4,

A-D. Second floor is labeled 6-9, A-D. Third floor originally is 1-4,

E-H. Third floor after you've knocked down the pedestals is 6-9, E-H.

The Compass: Located in 6-B.

The Map: Located in 6-C.

The Main Treasure: Located in 8-D.

The Nightmare Key: Located in 2-H or 7-H. (same room)

Small Keys: Located in 9-A, 1-D, 4-D.

Evil Eagle: Located in 8-G.

Organ of Evening Calm: Located in 7-G.

Mini Bosses: Hinox in 9-A.

Grim Creeper in 3-H or 8-H. (same room)

Trouble Spots:

The Mirror Shield (8-D) - The Mirror Shield can be found in the chest,

but it will take a clever hero to reach it. When you get to the room just

beneath it, use a key to unlock the keyhole block. Get on the platform

high above the room, and then fall off of it in the room with the Shield

in it. You'll score the Mirror Shield.

The Key Drop (8-D) - In the room with the mirror shield in it, drop down

the very small pit. You'll wind up on a ledge on the first floor. Go

north to find a treasure chest with a small key in it. Do a similar thing

in the room with Hinox in it.

Pillar Pillage (7-D) - The Orb that you find in this room must be used to

knock down the four pillars in rooms 7-C, 8-C, 8-B, and 7-B. Throw it

against the pillar to knock it down. You'll have to do some fancy crystal

switch work and some bombing to get to all four. Also, if you drop the

orb down a pit, it will show up again in its original room.

Hinox High Jinks (9-A) - When battling this monstrosity, make sure you

have the feather equipped so you don't fall down a hole on accident. Use

the boomerang or arrows to attack from a safe distance.

Grim Creeper (8-H) - The Grim Creeper controls a flock of evil Battle

Bats. Destroy all six at once to get past him.

The Boss: Evil Eagle. This big bird has a variety of attacks. WHen he

swoops down toward you, hit him with the sword. If he flies straight

across the screen the sword is your best bet. Unless of course he's too

high. Then use your Hookshot. The hard part will be when he tries to

blow you off the tower. Equip the shield. When he starts to blow the

wind, push the opposite direction. The feather attack can be deflected

with the shield. Make sure you're never too close to the sides of the

tower, as he could knock you off unexpectedly. Battle hard and you'll

win. Climb down the tower to claim the Organ of Evening Calm.

w) Western Tal Tal Mountains

Points of Interest in the Mountains:

Turtle Rock, Warp Hole, Phone Booth, Mad Batter, Wind Fish's Egg.

Artifacts Found in the Mountains:

One (1) Piece of Heart.

Rescue Marin:

After receiving the warning from the owl, go to the western mountains.

You'll find Marin stuck on a broken down bridge. Use the Hook Shot to

cross to the other side and get her to safety.

Boost Your Stores:

Underneath a rock in the Tal Tal Mountains (near a Treasure Chest) you

will find a Mad Batter's lair. Enter and he will boost the amount of

Arrows, Bombs, and Powder you can hold.

The Incinerator:

When you make it to the screen with a bunch of rocks and a cracked wall,

bomb the wall and go in the cave. There you'll find a Flame Spout that

spits out flames. You can't get past it unless you have the Mirror

Shield. Block the flames and move off to the left to get close to Turtle

Rock.

The Living Rock:

When you finally make it to Turtle Rock, you'll wonder where the entrance

is. Well, the turtle head sure looks real enough. Play the Frog's Song

of Soul to wake the Turtle Head. Unfortunately, he's got a bad attitude.

Luckily, he's got a bad method of attack. Just rack up on the head with

your sword and you'll defeat him with no problems. After that you can

enter.

x) Turtle Rock

Turtle Rock Data:

One (1) Floor, Thirteen (13) Treasure Chests, Seven (7) Small Keys, Magic

Rod, Hot Head, Thunder Drum.

The Compass: Located in 8-A.

The Map: Located in 6-D.

The Main Treasure: Located in 2-H.

The Nightmare Key: 2-A.

Small Keys: Located in 6-A, 4-B, 5-B, 4-C, 3-F, 3-G, 7-G

Hot Head: Located in 2-D.

Thunder Drum: Located in 1-D.

Secret Passages: #1 (8-E) to #2 (6-H)

#3 (5-D) to #4 (8-H)

#5 (1-E) to #6 (5-G)

#7 (4-E) to #8 (2-H)

#9 (3-B) to #10 (6-E)

#11 (3-D) to #12 (6-F)

Mini Bosses: Cue Ball in 3-A

Rolling Bones in 7-A

Hinox in 6-C

Dodongo Snakes in 3-F

Blaino in 3-H

Smasher in 7-H

Tricky Spots:

Fill the Holes With the Rock that Rolls! (7-G) - When you come upon a

screen with the moving block that has a large pit, fill the pit in

completely to get a Small Key. For those who haven't played puzzle games

too much, this may take some practice, but it's not too hard.

Aerial Bombing (3-C, 3-F) - There is an exit to the outside in this room.

Take it. Pick up the piece of heart that's up there. Then move right and

go through the next entrance. You're back in Turtle Rock, in a room with

Dodongo Snakes. The only way to kill them is to place a bomb, pick it up,

and throw it at them. This may take some time, as they might move

direction. Defeat them to win a small key.

A Shot in the Eye (4-C) - When you enter this room, you'll notice the

chime that tells you there's a key. But there are no bad guys to beat!

Simply shoot an arrow at the statue and the key will appear.

Crystal Persuasion (6-G) - Just north of the room with the large pit that

you must fill in is a room with a Crystal Switch. Hit it once. You're

going to end up being awfully mad if you don't.

Boxing Blaino (3-H) - This boxing penguin is a nasty little guy. One

uppercut and you're back to the beginning of the dungeon. Equip the

Feather so you can jump out of danger, and try to get around to his sides

to hit him because he's not vulnerable at his front. When he winds up to

land a big punch, get out of there! Hit him several times to defeat him.

The Rod of Fire (2-H) - After beating Blaino, go north through the door

and get the fire rod. Aren't you glad you hit that crystal switch, now?

The Rod of FIre will help you in room 5-B. Light up the torches on the

sides of the room to get the small key.

The Boss: Hot Head. Who would think that fighting fire with fire would

work? Well, it does, because Hot Head is only vulnerable to the Fire Rod.

Your general strategy should be to fire off as many shots per second as

possible. Don't let up. If a fireball comes toward you, move and resume

firing. He'll be gone shortly.

y) The Egg

The Path:

Before you go to wake the Wind Fish, you need to stop in the library. Use

the magnifying glass on the book entitled "Dark Secrets and Mysteries of

Koholint Island." Write down on a piece of paper the directions it tells

you to follow. You'll need them once inside the egg.

The Final Song:

To open up the egg, play Marin's Ballad of the Wind Fish on your Ocarina.

The eight Instruments will circle you as you play the beautiful tune.

This will crack open the egg and lead to your final battle.

Step into the Darkness:

Enter the Egg. You'll be in a dark room. Go forward and you'll fall in.

Now you'll be in a room with multiple doors. Now is the time to remember

the directions found in the book of mysteries. Follow the directions to

the letter, and you'll arrive at a room with a great pit. Fall in to

start the final battle.

The Boss: The Nightmares.

You thought you were coming to wake the Wind Fish, but you are forced to

fight the Nightmares! These nightmares from Link's past will make you

think because you must use a different strategy for each one. Below is

how to defeat each one.

The Giant Gel: This guy is easy. Just sprinkle some powder on him and

he'll take some damage. Three sprinkles of powder and he's gone.

Agahnim's Shadow: If you played A Link to the Past, you'll know how to

beat this guy. If not, listen up. When he charges up his magic, get in a

direct vertical line with him. When he releases it, bat the magic back at

him with your sword. He can't stand it very long if you keep up the

attack.

Moldorm: Beat this guy in identically the same way you beat Moldorm

before. Be sure to equip the shield to protect yourself if he suddenly

charges you.

Ganon's Shadow: Link will be having a serious nightmare here! Ganon was

the main baddie in the other games. Fortunately, he's a bit easier here.

Equip the Boots and the Sword. Dash into him as many times as you can.

Don't let up, even to avoid the bats. You won't incur much damage.

Lanmola: This guy is a fruitcake. Why does he even bother? Oh well. One

well-placed Hookshot will do it. Or, if you like, try the Fire Rod for a

little variety.

Dethl: OK. The rest of the guys were just a warm-up. This is the main

fight. Equip the Feather and the Bow. Stay beneath him at all times.

When he opens his eye, shoot him. When his swinging arms are about to hit

Link, jump! You may have to jump a lot, but be sure you do because he

takes a lot of damage off if you get hit. About 15-20 Arrows will do the