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The Legend Of Zelda FAQ
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Table Of Contents:
I. Legal Mumbo Jumbo
II. Contact
III. Review
IV. Story
V. Miscellaneous (Controls and such)
VI. Items
VII. Bestiary
VIII. Map
IX. Heart Containers
X. Music Review
XI. First Quest Walkthru
XII. Second Quest Walkthru
XIII. Conclusion
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Version 1.00: Pretty much the entire Walkthru was made.
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Version 1.25: No new text but I fixed the formatting and other junk. It
was fugged up before.
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Version 1.50: I found a lot of errors in the FAQ that I had to edit out
after I reread the entire FAQ.
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I.
This FAQ was created by AceC-DC. It is copyrighted under my name and is
my property. I am not usually so anal about these things and even if
you did copy it is not the end of the world but I am saying this mainly
because if somebody is going to try and make a profit of what is mine,
then this is to stop it. That is basically why I want it. If you want
to post this on your site, I suppose you can, I don't care really, just
as long as you are not making a profit from it. Try to give the credit
to me though, that'd be nice. On that note, the copyright is below.
Copyright 2003-2004 AceC-DC
On that note, let's get started shall we?
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II.
On a side note: If you need help and this walkthru did not help, e-mail
me. I cannot guarantee that I will know but I most likely will and I
can still try my very best although this walkthru probably has your
answer in it. Send your questions to: acec_dc@yahoo.com
On another note, I made or am making walkthrus for every Zelda game so
keep your eye open!
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III.
THE LEGEND OF ZELDA
Info: Get ready to start one of the greatest adventures of your life.
This is "The Legend Of Zelda 1" for the original NES. This game broke
barriers in the world of gaming. Not only was it the very first home
console game to feature a save feature but also the style of gameplay
itself was revolutionary at that time. Up to the release of this game,
all games were 2-D sidescrollers for the most part, but when this game
came out, it had the whole game laid out in an overhead view so it
looked like you were looking at all the gameplay action from above in a
bird's eye view. There are three save slots to pick from. This is also
the very first game in the Zelda series and set many precedents that
would stick to the series until the present date. This game also was
one of the first games that had RPG elements in it. The game itself is
not an RPG but it could be considered a founding father of many genres
due to the fact that it's style was revolutionary and is what makes it
a timeless classic. The game's graphics may look like cheap '80s
graphics by today's standards but back in the day when it was released
the graphics were jawdropping. Shiguru Myamoto who made the ever so
popular Mario series also made this game. One cool feature in this game
is the Second Quest. The Second Quest is a totally different quest to
play once you beat the game the first time through. Basically in the
second quest, all the dungeons have different layouts and are harder.
This game came out in the mid 1980's. I would say that the official
American release date would be in 1987 although I believe the game came
out in Japan in 1986 although I could be wrong. Good Luck on your
quest!
WARNING! Due to the fact that this game uses a very primitive version
of saving, the saved information can be lost very easily. To avoid
losing saved information ALWAYS hold down the reset button on the
Nintendo when turning off the power. Failure to do so may erase game
files. Believe it, it has happened to me! Do the same for Adventure Of
Link.
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IV.
THE LEGEND OF ZELDA STORY
In the vast land of Hyrule, there was a princess named Zelda. The land
of Hyrule was a very peaceful and prosperous land until one day an evil
being named Ganon came to Hyrule in search of the Triforce. The
Triforce was a legendary golden triangle that granted mystical powers
to the beholder. This Triforce laid in Hyrule. Ganon managed to seek
out and find a piece of the Triforce called the Triforce of Power. Once
he managed to obtain this mystical essence he became ever so powerful.
His next goal was to obtain the other known piece of the Triforce
called the Triforce of Wisdom. He knew that Princess Zelda held this
Triforce and went after her. To protect her land of Hyrule, Zelda had
to split up the Triforce of Wisdom into 8 shards and hide these shards
in elaborate underground dungeons scattered all throughout Hyrule.
Ganon did manage to capture Princess Zelda, but Zelda sent out her
bodyguard Impa to seek for help. Ganon found out about Impa and went to
go find her. Unfortunately Ganon and his troops did manage to corner
Impa in the middle of the wilderness. Very fortunately, a young hunter
named Link who was about 15 years old, and who appeared at the right
place at the right time, showed up. He was very courageous and agile
and managed to fend off Ganon and his minions. With the enemies gone,
Link talked to Impa and Impa told Link the whole story of what was
going on. When Link heard this, he vowed to be the hero and save
Princess Zelda and Hyrule. Link's quest was now to find all of the 8
shards of the Triforce of Wisdom, hidden throughout dungeons in the
land of Hyrule. Once he obtained these, he would finally be powerful
enough to enter Ganon's lair. There he would have to slay Ganon, rescue
the Princess Zelda and save Hyrule from impending doom...
Goal: You play as Link. Work your way through all 8 dungeons, slaying
the beasts inside and obtaining the Triforce shards on your way out.
Once you have all 8, find Ganon's lair. Here, you must seek out Ganon
and slay him. That is your goal, so good luck...
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V.
THE LEGEND OF ZELDA MISCELLANEOUS
This is a section with miscellaneous things that are not in any other
sections. Most of the things in here are basic things that are good to
know before playing the game.
Basic stuff:
Starting a new game: After you turn on your game you should see the
Title Screen. Press Start here and you will see a screen where you can
pick between saved game files to choose from. If you need to erase an
already exiting file press the select button until the elimination mode
is highlighted. Press Start then, and then press select until you
highlight which game file you want to erase. Then press start to erase
the file and press select to get back to the select file screen. To
register your name, press select to get to the registration mode. Press
start here and highlight which game file slot you want by pressing
select. Then you can maneuver the cursor over the letters with the
control pad and press the A button to pick the letters for what your
desired name is. Once you are done then press select until you
highlight the registration end option then press start here. If you
change your mind about erasing or making a file, you can always just
select the end option without doing anything else. To select the
desired game file to play on, highlight it with select then press start
to begin your game. Each game file will have your basic statistics you
have in your game like health, number of deaths, and name displayed
next to it on the select game file screen.
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Game Over Options: When you get hit by a monster you will lose a heart
or a piece of a heart. When you get down to very low health like one
heart, the game will let off an obnoxious unnecessary nonstop beeping
sound until either you die or until you refill your health past the
"danger zone". If you do manage to die, you will get a screen with
three options: Continue, Save, and Retry. Here you can pick between
your options using the Select button. The Game Over options do the
following:
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Continue: Basically go on as if you never died. You will start back at
a starting point and you can try again. If you select this option when
you died outside in the overworld then you will always start off in the
same screen. If you select this option when you died in a dungeon then
you will start off at the beginning of that dungeon.
Save: This will save any progress that you have obtained in the game
and will take you back to the select game file screen. If you select
this when you died in a dungeon you will start off back in the
overworld so I strongly suggest you only use this option in the
overworld, preferably when you complete a dungeon. Also don't be
impatient and turn off the power or reset the Nintendo from the time
between when you select save and when the select game file screen comes
up. The specific time that you should NOT turn off your game is when
the save option is flashing red and white after you select save but I
would just wait until you see the game file select screen to turn off
your game anyways as it would be safe then. If you do turn the game off
improperly, your game progress is in danger of being messed up. Your
game file could be deleted but most likely, it will just not save the
info that you wanted to save.
Retry: This doesn't save or continue. It takes you back to the select
game file screen without saving you progress. Only use this option if
you want to quit and you do not want to save your game.
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Saving your game: There are really only two ways to save your game and
both of them are a bit inconvenient. Due to the fact that this is a
very primitive version of saving and this game used one of the first
save systems available in home console games, the options of saving are
a little more inconvenient by today's standards. The two ways to save
your game are as follows:
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"The Second Controller" Save: At any time in the game you can go to
your subscreen by pressing start. Here if you have a second controller
plugged into your Nintendo then you can save an easiest way. Just hold
down the A button and the up button on the second controller at the
same time and the Game Over Options will appear enabling you to save.
When you save with this method you will still be taken to the select
game file screen and end up in the overworld, but it is still an easier
method of saving then "The Death" save. Unfortunately, you cannot save
your game inside a dungeon like you can in more recent Zelda games.
"The Death" Save: Once you die, a game over screen will appear and ask
you to do one of three options. Saving is one of these options. You
will save and then appear back at the select game file screen and if
you start your game again you will be in the overworld. If you don't
have a second controller this may be the only way to save
unfortunately. Just run into an enemy enough times to get rid of all of
your health and then die. Then you will have the option of saving. I do
not recommend this method of saving as much because every time you die,
the number of times you die is displayed next to your name so if you
want to have the least possible deaths go with the other method of
saving.
What I recommend is doing "The Second Controller" save every time you
beat a dungeon or accomplish something very hard or important in the
game. If you do not have a second controller then just kill yourself
and use "The Death" save, although this way there will be a higher
number of deaths on your game file but you gotta do what ya gotta do.
If you don't want to save that much then you can just save right before
you turn off the game or you can save a fewer amount of times. It is
all up to you.
WARNING!
Again, since this is a very primitive save system, games will not be as
safe as they would be today. Certain things will delete certain games
if you do something wrong, but if you follow all of my instructions
then you will be fine. Sometimes, over time, the games may erase just
because of an old game battery although this does not happen that
often.
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Controls: Here are what the controls in the game do:
Directional Pad: Since this is a game with an overhead view, pretty
much whatever direction you push makes Link move in that direction. If
you are in any of the rare sidescrolling sections of the game then
right and left move right and left and up and down only let you climb
up and down any ladders or stairs nearby. The Directional Pad also
let's you move a cursor if you want to select something sometimes.
Select: It can switch between options. In gameplay it will pause the
game.
Start: It can select a certain option sometimes. In gameplay it will
bring up the subscreen, which is, in a way, another method of pausing
in the game, only the music still plays.
B: All items you aquire in the game can be used with the B button. Via
the subscreen, you can pick which item you want to use and select it to
B. Then in gameplay, pushing B will use that item.
A: Basically this is just your sword. In gameplay, you will always
swing your sword whenever you push A. The only other function that A
does is confirm an option sometimes.
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Screens: There are two screens in this game during gameplay. Here is
what they are and what they do:
Main Screen: This is basically the screen where the game takes place.
It is where all the gameplay occurs. Up in the top of the screen you
will see some statistics that are good to know during gameplay. These
include a small map so that you can see what region of Hyrule you are
in although it is not a very good map. You can see how many rupees you
have. You can see how many keys you have. You can see how many bombs
you have. You can see what you have selected to the B button as well as
your sword in the A button slot. Lastly, you can see how much health
you have altogether and how much health you are missing. The amount of
hearts is the amount of health that you have altogether. The red hearts
is your current health and the white hearts is the amount of health
that you could have only you are missing it.
Subscreen: This is basically another pause. This has all of the
statistics on it that are not as important to see during gameplay. It
will feature all of the statistics already shown in gameplay yet a few
more statistics. It will have how many Triforce pieces you have
collected so far. It will have all of the items that you have aquired
throughout the game in your inventory. You can select between all of
the items in the blue box to use for your B button with the directional
pad. All items that you aquire throughout the game that you cannot
select to a B button but use them automatically will appear above the
blue box in your inventory. Lastly, the subscreen will display which
item is selected for use of the B button.
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Worlds: There are two worlds, the overworld and the underworld. Here is
what they are:
Overworld: This is land above ground. It is basically the wilderness of
Hyrule. Any place in the game that is not in a dungeon is considered
the overworld. There is nothing else that is that special or unique
about the overworld.
Underworld: Any of the 9 dungeons is considered the underworld because
they are underground. These would be considered the levels of the game.
The subscreen changes in the underworld a bit. There will not really be
a map at the top of the screen until you get the map that is in that
dungeon. Once you get the map then the dungeon's layout will be
displayed at the top of the screen in place of where the normal
overworld map would normally be. On the subscreen there will be a large
map covering the screen. This is a larger map however it only displays
the rooms that you have been to so far in that dungeon. Other than
that, the subscreen will just tell you whether you have aquired the map
and/or the compass in that dungeon. The Map and the Compass are items
that are very useful in dungeons which I will talk about in the Items
section. You may also need to find keys in dungeons to get through
locked doors. The enemies that appear in the underworld are different
than the ones that appear in the overworld. Lastly, every dungeon in
the first quest has a general shape to it which may help, but not that
much.
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Other stuff: You will meet people all throughout the game. Some will
give good information and hints in the game. Some will give you
important items. The ones in dungeons will give you hints usually for
that dungeon or on where to go next. Some people will deduct rupees
from you if you destroy their "door". That happens if you find them by
burning down a tree sometimes. There are several more types of people
out there as well which you will meet. Lastly, there are merchants all
throughout the overworld in Hyrule that live in caves. Some sell more
valuable and rare items than others. Seek out the merchants for they
are very helpful.
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VI.
THE LEGEND OF ZELDA ITEMS
Here is a list of all of the items in the game and what they do:
Sword: This is your main attacking weapon of course. The game would not
be Zelda without it. The sword is so important that you always have to
have it equipped at all times in the game. It is always assigned to the
A button. All enemies in the game are vulnerable to your sword. One
cool feature about the sword is when you have full health you can shoot
swords at enemies which is a very powerful skill. There are three main
kinds of swords you get throughout the game. You will have to seek out
the men who give you these swords but there will be hints directing you
to them. Here is what the three swords do:
Sword: The least powerful of all the swords. This is the very first
sword Link gets at the very beginning of the game. When attacking
enemies with this sword, it takes the longest to kill them with many
more hits.
White Sword: The second most powerful sword in the game. It takes less
to kill enemies with this sword however it is not the most powerful
sword. You need at least 5 hearts to get this sword.
Magical Sword: The most powerful sword in the game. With this, killing
enemies is a lot easier and it takes usually one or two hits to kill
them. You need at least 12 hearts to get this sword.
Shield: This is another item that is equipped all throughout the game.
You start the game off automatically with a smaller shield that is not
as powerful. Link always has his shield out in front of him, so how you
use it is if an enemy shoots something at you and if you aim right and
it hits your shield then it will bounce off of the shield and you will
not get hurt. There is also a magic shield that you can buy from many
of the merchants scattered throughout the land. I have seen them sold
from a price range of 160, 130, or 90 rupees, depending on where you
buy it at. Despite it's name, there is nothing really magic about this
shield, it is just that it is a lot bigger shield than your original
one. With this shield you have a lot more defense, so when an enemy
shoots something at you, you have a lesser chance of it hitting you.
Lastly, there is an enemy in the game that can eat your magic shield so
try not to let that happen for they are very expensive.
Rupees: These are the currency of Hyrule. They are basically jewels.
You can get them easily for a lot of the times enemies drop them
whenever you kill them. It may however take a while to accumulate a lot
of them sometimes. You can carry a maximum of 255 rupees at one time.
Of course all shops in the game require a certain amount of rupees to
buy their products. There are several other places in the game where
you will need rupees when interacting with people as well. Flashing
rupees that flash blue and yellow are worth 1 rupee and solid blue
rupees are worth 5 rupees.
Hearts: Whenever you get hurt by an enemy you lose either a heart, more
than one heart or half of a heart. Whenever you kill enemies in the
game they leave hearts a lot of the time. Pick up these hearts they
drop to replenish one of your hearts lost.
Heart Container: A Heart Container adds one more heart on to your
maximum health. You start the game off with three heart containers and
when you get one more heart container you have a maximum of 4 hearts
and the pattern works like that. Whenever you beat a boss of a level,
it will leave a heart container. There are 5 other heart containers
hidden throughout Hyrule.
Fairy: Sometimes if you are lucky, an enemy will drop a fairy if you
kill it. Fairies are harder to catch however if enemies do drop them
for they fly around the screen and are sometimes hard to catch. Like
most items left by enemies, they will disappear if you don't collect
them in time. Fairies restore 3 hearts. There is another greater fairy
in the game. In some locations in Hyrule there will be a pond and when
you go to that pond a fairy will appear and restore all of your health.
You can go to these fairies as much as you want although there are only
a few of them in the game.
Key: In dungeons these open locked doors. In many rooms in the dungeon,
keys are hidden and in order to get these keys you have to do something
in that room like kill all of the enemies in it. You can also buy keys
in some of the shops although that is a waste of time because the keys
are usually not all that hard to get. Of course, once you use a key it
will disappear.
Magic Key: With this item you will never need an ordinary key ever
again. This is the master skeleton key and it can open any and every
locked door in the game without ever running out. You get this as an
item in a dungeon later in the game.
Ladder: No this does not help you climb hard to reach areas. This could
actually be viewed as a bridge. What it does is it lets you cross small
streams of water. The streams of water have to be very small as the
ladder cannot fit over large streams. The streams have to be one square
wide to be exact. Once you have the ladder, all you have to do is walk
over to the stream and walk across it like it is land and the ladder
will appear and you can walk across it like a bridge. You get the
ladder as a dungeon item in the game.
Raft: There are a few docks throughout the game and these docks are
useless without the raft. Once you have the raft, go to these docks and
walk out towards the water. Once you do this, you will ride the raft
across the water and get to another location. The docks must be
connected to the land however. You get the raft as a dungeon item in
the game.
Map: This is an item that can only be used in dungeons. Every dungeon
has it's own map. To get the map, you have to find the room it is in
and sometimes you have to kill all the enemies in that room to get it.
Once you have the map, you can see the layout of the whole dungeon
which is very useful. Before you have the map in the dungeon that you
are in, it is very hard to navigate through it.
Compass: This is another useful dungeon item. You get this like you get
the map as in you must seek out the room with the compass in it which
may mean killing all of the enemies in that room in order to get it.
Once you have the compass, you will be able to see which room the
Triforce piece is in.
Letter: In one place in Hyrule you will find this letter. With the
letter you can now buy potions. There are some ladies in Hyrule which
will not even speak to you at all but once you have the letter and show
them it then they will always be willing to sell you the potions from
then on which is very useful.
Rings: Wearing these rings builds your defense. If you wear the blue
ring, it will cut your damage taken in half which makes it harder for
you to get hurt. If you wear the red ring then it will cut your damage
taken to a fourth which is very helpful. Your clothes also change color
to whatever ring you wear. The blue ring is the most expensive item in
the whole game and you can only purchase it in one place. The red ring
you get as an item in Ganon's Lair in the first quest.
Power Bracelet: With this item you will be much stronger. Wearing this,
you can push some rocks and other sturdy items. Throughout the game
there are a few items like this that you can push. Once you have the
Power Bracelet then just walk over to the item you wish to push and
walk towards it. The Power Bracelet is hidden in the overworld
somewhere but it is not that hard to find if you look carefully enough.
Clock: This is another item that enemies leave behind occasionally when
you kill them. This item is very convenient especially when you are
dealing with tough enemies. When you get this, it freezes all of the
enemies on the screen. The enemies will never come unfrozen so you
should be able to kill them all. This effect only lasts one screen
however.
Boomerang: I grew accustomed to this item for it is pretty useful. You
throw it and it comes back to you of course just like a boomerang. It
can kill many of the weak enemies and stun most of the other enemies.
The magic boomerang is a more powerful blue boomerang in that it has a
farther throwing range and you can throw it all the way across the
screen. You can also fetch items that enemies leave behind with the
boomerang as well. You get both boomerangs as dungeon items.
Bombs: You place them down and a few seconds later they go off. They
can inflict damage to enemies and one enemy is only vulnerable to
bombs. Other than that, bombs are used to open up hidden caves in the
overworld and they also blow up some walls in dungeons letting you
access other rooms in that dungeon. You can buy bombs from many shops
throughout Hyrule and many enemies leave behind bombs when you kill
them. Sometimes in dungeons, when you kill all of the enemies in that
room, you will get some bombs as a prize. You start off with a maximum
of 8 bombs but as the game progresses, you can get up to 16 bombs if
you can find the men that sell you the bomb upgrades.
Bow: It lets you shoot arrows. This item is useless if you don't have
any arrows. You get the bow as a dungeon item.
Arrow: Once you have the bow, you can shoot arrows which is a useful
weapon to have. One enemy is only vulnerable to arrows while other
enemies are weak to them as well. The only problem with arrows is that
when you shoot them you lose rupees. So if you are broke then you also
have no arrows. Think of it as when you get rupees, you also get
arrows. You do not use the arrows that much in the game however. You
can buy arrows at some of the shops throughout Hyrule.
Silver Arrow: The only thing these are good for is slaying Ganon. This
is the legendary item that you must have in order to kill Ganon. Other
then that they are the same as regular arrows I believe. You will get
these as the dungeon item in Ganon's Lair in the First Quest.
Candles: Once you have the candles you can let out a flame. These
flames can light the dark rooms in dungeons and they can also burn down
some trees in the overworld. The flames can also hurt enemies and can
hurt yourself if you are not careful. The blue candle can only let out
one flame per screen but the red candle can let out an unlimited number
of flames per screen. You can buy the blue candle in a shop in the
overworld and you get the red candle as a dungeon item.
Recorder: When you play this item in the overworld a tune will sound
and a whirl wind will come, blow you away and warp you to the outside
on a previously beaten dungeon. One enemy is particularly vulnerable to
the sound of the recorder. The recorder has some other mysterious
effects as it can sometimes open doors and pathways that would
otherwise be kept secret.
Food: This can be used for enemy bait but it is not very useful for
that. You put it down and some enemies will swarm to it so it can
distract them however at the price that is not a wise choice of use for
this item as well as the non-intended use of it either. The main use
for the food is to give to a monster that says "Grumble Grumble" that
blocks your path later in the game. Giving him the food lets you pass.
You can buy the meat at some more hidden shops in Hyrule although it is
a bit expensive.
Potions: Once you have the letter then the lady that does not speak
will now be willing to sell you the potions. The potions are very
useful in the game. Once you drink a potion it will replenish all of
your hearts no matter how low you are. When you find yourself in a
tight situation with one heart and you are trying to fight a lot of
tough enemies, that is the time to drink the potion. A blue potion
works like a regular potion and a red potion is like having two blue
potions in that it can be used twice. You can always buy more potions
if you run out but of course you have to have the money first.
Magic Wand: The magic wand is a very powerful item in the game. It is
the same weapon that the Wizzrobe enemies use. You swing it like a
sword and it lets out a wave of energy that can kill some enemies.
Although it is powerful, I still like to have the boomerang equipped
but that is just me. It is really all up to what you want to do. You
get this item in a dungeon.
Book Of Magic: This lets you do another spell with the magic wand. With
this, instead of just a magic wave being cast out of your wand, it will
be a flame. The flame of course can light dark rooms, burn down some
trees and kill some enemies. Once you have this item, the candles are
useless. You get this item in a dungeon.
Triforce: The main item in the game you are seeking. You get one at the
end of the first 8 levels. You want to collect all 8 pieces of the
Triforce before you can enter Ganon's Lair.
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VII.
THE LEGEND OF ZELDA BESTIARY
Here is the list of enemies in the game and descriptions about them:
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Overworld enemies: These enemies only appear in the overworld:
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Tektite: These four-legged spider like creatures will hop around all
over the screen until you kill them. Don't worry they are not all that
fast. The red ones are easier to kill and the blue ones are a bit
harder but not by much. Sometimes the blue ones leave a bit more
rupees. You will find them scattered all throughout the overworld but
they are not that much of a problem. Just simply try to get near enough
to them to kill them and avoid their jumping.
Octorok: These are land octopuses that spit rocks at you out of their
snout. The red ones are easier to kill and the blue ones will take more
hits to kill with the weaker swords. Either avoid their rocks or use
your shield to protect yourself. Octoroks are a very common site in the
overworld, usually near the beginning of where you start off at. They
are very easy enemies and should not be that much of a problem.
Leever: A kind of sand creature that will come out of the ground and
move around a bit then go back under for a few seconds. The red ones
are easier and tend to leave more rupees while the blue ones are a bit
harder and take more hits to kill. You can tell whether they will come
out of the sand or not because you can see the dirt move where they
come out, so watch for that dirt movement and run away from it. Leevers
are found mostly in the desert, the beach, or near water. Just avoid
them from hitting you while attacking them with your sword.
Peahat: A flying flower like monster. In many places in the overworld
you will see a pack of these. Peahats fly around for several seconds
then they lay down to rest for a few seconds. While they fly around,
they are invincible so you can only attack them when they land. I
usually just ignore Peahats because they take too long to kill and are
not that hard to avoid but it is up to you. You will find them all over
the overworld.
Molblin: These are like a cross between a bulldog and a goblin. They
are Ganon's main minions. Molblins only appear in the forests and they
all shoot arrows. Arrows are just like rocks only a bit more powerful
and harder to avoid. The red Molblins are easier to kill while the blue
ones take more hits to kill.
Armos: It is very easy to avoid these. They are statues that do not
move at all unless you touch them. If you touch and awaken them, they
can be a little pesky. In many places in Hyrule you will see rows of
these. Some Armos guard underground caves and one Armos is covering the
Power Bracelet later in the game. Don't even touch an Armos from the
front or it will automatically hurt you. If you manage to awaken an
Armos try to stun it with your boomerang at all costs and make sure it
is frozen! If not you may have a problem for sometimes when they awaken
they run around super fast and are hard to kill, plus when they run
that fast, they chase you sometimes and will usually take a few hearts
off. Awaken an Armos with caution.
Ghini: These are ghosts that haunt the graveyard in Hyrule. In all of
the plots of cemetery in the overworld, there will always be one Ghini
roaming around. They take several hits to kill but are not all that
challenging. If you touch any Gravestone, another Ghini will appear.
You can touch the same gravestone a dozen times and a dozen Ghini will
appear! Don't touch a gravestone from the front though or you will get
hurt by the Ghini. Once you release a Ghini from it's tombstone, it
will be invincible and you cannot kill it unless you kill the original
Ghini that was on that screen when you came to it. If you already
killed that original Ghini then you are out of luck. However, if you
lure many Ghinis out from their graves and the original Ghini is still
on the screen and you kill it, all the other Ghini will die and leave
lots of good items so you can do that to stock up on goods if you need
to but it is not all that helpful. In that case, pretty much just avoid
the Ghini altogether unless you really need or want some items for
there is only one gravestone in the first quest with some importance to
it.
Lynel: Like something straight out of Greek mythology. It has a horse's
body and a Lion's head, with a man's torso. It carries both a sword and
shield in it's arms. The toughest thing about the Lynal is that they
can shoot swords just like Link can when he has full health. The sword
is more powerful and does more damage then a rock or arrow. The red
Lynal are the weaker version while the blue Lynal may take several hits
to kill sometimes. The Lynal is the toughest overworld enemy and they
are usually in the mountains more towards the last level.
Zola: These are fish that pop out of the water to shoot balls of energy
at you. They can be very annoying and hard to kill sometimes. You
cannot really kill them with the first sword you have due to the fact
that they take two hits to kill with it. Once you have the white sword,
you will only have to hit them once. The reason they are so hard to
kill is that they will appear in the middle of a body of water where
your sword cannot reach so you can only kill them if they come up near
the shore or if you have full health and shoot swords at them. They
will also only be above the surface for only a second so you have not
much time to attack them. I suggest just ignoring them for they are not
that much of a bother anyways. Zolas appear pretty much in any place
where there is water in the overworld.
Boulder: This is not really an enemy seeing as it is not living but it
can still hurt you. The boulders are also invincible so all you can do
is run to protect yourself. In some places in the overworld, usually in
the mountains near the last level, boulders will fall from the top of
the screen non-stop and you will have to avoid them. Usually three
boulders fall at a time.
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Underworld enemies: These enemies only appear in the dungeons in the
game:
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Zol: Large blobs that move around the room slowly. If you attack a blob
with the weaker swords then they will split into two gels. If you have
a more powerful sword or weapon, one hit will kill the Zol. Zols are
one of the most easiest enemies in the game.
Gel: If you attack a Zol with the first sword then they will split into
two of these. Other than that, sometimes a room will be filled with
many of these. They just slowly move any which way throughout the room
and are so easy that the boomerang can take out them.
Rope: They are basically snakes. They will move slowly around the room
but if you cross their line of vision which is anything horizontally or
vertically next to them, then they will charge at you so beware. Other
than that, they are pretty easy to kill.
Vire: Blue demon things that slowly hop around the room. They are very
easy creatures. If you hit them with a weaker weapon then they will
split into two red Keese although even though they are red, they are no
different from the black ones. If you hit the Vire with a strong enough
weapon, you can kill them with one hit.
Keese: These are basically bats. Sometimes rooms will be filled with
them. They are very easy to kill as they will die if hit with a
boomerang. They will fly around the room and may be a little hard to
aim at. They are also in the rare sidescrolling rooms in the game. Two
red Keese will emerge from a Vire if you hit it.
Stalfos: Sword wielding skeleton warriors. They will just walk around
the room and are not that hard to kill at all.
Wallmaster: They can potentially be one of the most annoyest enemies in
the game. They are giant hands that appear out of the walls sometimes.
If you get hit by one, it will take you all the way back to the very
beginning of the level. Many of them will come out of the wall at once
and then emerge back into it a few seconds later. To avoid getting
captured, attack from a distance if you can. If you get the clock in a
room with Wallmasters, they will not appear which can be bad because
usually you need to kill all of them in a room to advance into the next
room. The Wallmasters usually guard the room next to the boss.
Goriya: Looks like some kind of rodent wearing a cloak. These creatures
chuck boomerangs at you. The red ones are weaker while the blue ones
are tougher of course. All Goriyas will chuck the weaker version of the
boomerang at you until you get the magical boomerang. Once you get the
magical boomerang then they all chuck a magical boomerang at you too.
They are usually not that much of a problem though.
Wizzrobe: One of the most annoyest enemies in the game. They are
wizards that shoot waves of energy at you from wands. There are two
kinds red and blue. Red are a bit easier to kill and they appear in an
area, shoot their magic then disappear and reappear in a different
area. The blue Wizzrobes take a few more hits to kill and will float
around the room shooting waves of energy at you. They can move through
objects and their energy waves seem more powerful and take off more
hearts. The blue Wizzrobes are harder to kill and are more of a
nuisance.
Darknut: Another obnoxious enemy. These are knights, simple as that.
They wield a sword and a shield. What is so tough about them is that
you cannot attack them from the front because of all of their armor.
You have to hit them from either their sides or their back. Also what
makes them so hard is that they never stop walking and if you creep up
on them then they could do an about face and walk right into you taking
off a heart. You have to use strategy and kind of approach them a
little far away from them and strike with your sword. Be prepared to
run if they come near you. It is all in the strategy how to kill them
but always try to keep your distance. The red Darknuts are a bit weaker
than the blues ones. The blue Darknuts are hard because it takes a lot
of hits to kill them.
Pols Voice: An odd shaped lump monster with big rabbit-like ears. They
will hop around in a vertical line usually and take a lot of hits to
kill. Arrows will kill them instantly so it is a good choice of weapon
when battling the Pols Voice.
Lanmola: A giant centipede that scurries across the dungeon floor. It
has body segments so when you attack it, it will gradually lose it's
segments until it is nothing more than a head. Then just kill the head.
Lanmolas move any which way. Red Lanmolas are a lot easier to kill.
Blue Lanmolas are a lot harder because they move around the screen
really fast. Just try to keep your distance and strike.
Like Like: Probably the most annoyingest enemy in the game if you let
it hit you. Other than that they are not that hard at all. They are
just large slimy blobs that slowly creep across the room. They look a
little like cylinder tubes with a hole on top as it's mouth. What makes
the Like Like so annoying is the fact that if you let it hit you, it
will hold you there inside of it and eat your magic shield! Whatever
you do, keep your distance from the Like Like. Fortunatly, the Like
Like does not eat your shield 100% of the time but I would rather be
safe than sorry. Try to stun it and avoid going near them as much as
possible especially when other enemies are on the screen. What I do is
I stun them with my boomerang and try to kill the other enemies first,
then I try to stun them several times before and between hitting them
with my sword. If it eats your shield, you have to go all the way back
to the overworld and scavenger around to find enough rupees to buy the
expensive shield that costs a minimum of 90 rupees and that is if you
know where the shop is where you can find the shields that cheap! Oh
what a pain!
Gibdo: Basically they are mummies that wander around the screen
aimlessly. They do have a lot of armor though so it will take many hits
to kill them. Also, when you hit them they have a lot of resistance and
will not fall backwards like most other enemies do. Then again, I think
most enemies have a lot of resistance but still, the Gibdos have a lot
of defensive power nonetheless. Just try to keep your distance when
attacking the Gibdo.
Moldorm: A red worm that crawls around in the sand. They are very easy.
Just attack them many times and they will gradually lose body segments.
Unlike the Lanmola they move very slow.
Patra: Giant flying eyeballs with a forcefield of several smaller
flying eyeballs. The main eyeball will just flutter there while it's
mini-versions circle around it. Sometimes it will send the smaller
Patra outwards into a big circle making it hard to avoid them
sometimes. Sometime the smaller Patra will also circle the larger Patra
by going every which way around it also making it difficult to attack
the Patra. What you want to do is keep your distance and try to attack
the smaller Patra first. Once you get rid of all of the smaller Patra
then the larger Patra is vulnerable. Once the larger Patra's forcefield
is gone, it is very easy to kill. The Patra are only in Ganon's Lair in
the first quest. They are in a way mini-bosses.
Bubble: Very annoying creatures. Not only are they invincible, but they
are a pain in the ass. They are flying skulls surrounded by a evil
white forcefield. If you get hit by a bubble you will not get hurt but
you will not be able to use your sword for a few seconds which can be a
very dire situation. The Bubbles also push you backwards a lot if you
get hit by them so be very careful when Bubbles and Like Likes are in
the same room together. The Bubbles move every which way throughout the
room. In the second quest there are red bubbles which is one of the
most annoyest enemies in the game. If you get hit by a red bubble, you
will not be able to swing your sword at all unless you do one of three
things. One, if you touch a blue bubble after being hit then you will
be fine again. Two, go to a fairy's springs in the overworld. Or three,
drink the potion. I would not want to waste a potion and it would be
too much of a hassle to go to the overworld, so I would just try and
seek out a blue bubble.
Traps: These are little traps with spikes covering their sides that
hide in the corners of rooms. When you cross their path, they will come
towards you very fast. They are invincible so if you see a room with
them in it, quickly hurry out of the way.
Stone Statues: All throughout the dungeons, there will be statues that
decorate the place. The statues face looks like a monster or a dragon.
They are always in the very first room of every dungeon as well as in
many other rooms. In some rooms in dungeons there will be these statues
and they will shoot balls of energy at you nonstop. The stone statues
are invincible so just avoid their energy balls.
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Bosses: At the end of every level there is a boss guarding the Triforce
piece in the other room. Sometimes these bosses will be in later levels
in other rooms sometimes. These are the bosses:
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Aquamentus: A large dragon that blocks your way with a large single
horn on it's head. It will shoot three energy balls at you in waves.
Just try to avoid the energy balls and head for Aquamentus's head,
particularly it's horn. You can strike it's head once or twice then
back away again before he shoots his energy balls at you again. Or you
can just go up to his head and repeatedly attack his head until he is
dead and not care if you get hit a little. The strategy is all up to
you.
Dodongo: A very large dinosaur like monster that creeps around the
room. It looks a lot like a Tricerotops. Sometimes later in the game
there will be three of these in a room together. Bombs are the only
thing that Dodongos are vulnerable to. Just place the bombs right in
front of their paths where they are going to walk and they will eat
them. You must have good timing and judgment because they will move
away from where you place the bombs sometimes, but it is not that hard.
Two bombs will kill the beast. Another good strategy is to place
another bomb on a Dodongo while it is eating the first bomb. While the
second bomb explodes, it will stun the Dodongo and you can just kill it
with your sword then in one strike. Doing this will also score you more
bombs when the Dodongo is dead. If you have no bombs then you are out
of luck so always make sure you have a lot of bombs before battling the
Dodongo.
Manhandla: A large plant like monster. It has it's body and four heads,
one of each side of it's body. Each head will shoot energy balls at
you. Attack the heads. A few hits will get rid of a head. Once you get
rid of all of it's heads then it is dead. The less heads it has, the
faster it moves. It normally moves in every which way. You can use your
sword to kill it but that is very hard when it moves very fast. What I
think the best strategy is, is to just strategically place a bomb down
where it is walking towards. If the bomb is in the center of it, it
will sometimes kill it. If it doesn't kill it, it will usually only
have one head and another bomb on it now will kill it.
Gleeok: A multi-headed dragon that shoots energy balls at you. They can
have anywhere from 2-4 heads. Just attack a head and with a few hits,
the head will be cut off. Once the head is cut off then it will fly
around the room. If the head flies around the room just ignore it and
concentrate on the other heads. If you just swing your sword like mad
then you should usually kill it, but also try not to get hit by the
energy balls of course.
Digdogger: It is supposed to be a kind of land version of a sea urchin.
This enemy is very easy. It usually just creeps around the room doing
nothing. There will be statues that shoot energy balls at you in the
room to attack you. Digdogger is pretty much invincible at first. Play
the recorder and he will shrink and sometimes split into three smaller
Digdoggers. These small Digdoggers are not that hard and they will just
move fastly across the room, moving every which way. You can stun the
small Digdoggers with the boomerang and a few hits whit the sword will
kill a small Digdogger.
Gohma: This is a large crab like monster that walks in a horizontal
path and who is in a room with statues that shoot energy balls at you
usually. Gohma has one large eye and it shoots energy balls at you.
It's eye is it's weak point. Shoot an arrow into it's eye to kill it.
Sometimes it will partially close it's eye, hindering you from shooting
arrows at it. Wait for it's eye to open and then aim and shoot. One
arrow usually kills the red Gohma while it takes a few arrows to kill
the blue Gohma.
Ganon: The final and ultimate boss in the game. You only will find him
at the end of Ganon's Lair at the very end of the game. You walk into
his room and he will appear. Then he will turn invisible. When he is
invisible he will move around the room shooting energy balls at you. He
usually appears in the same areas. Just try to station yourself in the
center of the room or next to where he normally appears and keep