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            THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: A LINK TO THE PAST/THE FOUR SWORDS
                         PALACE OF THE FOUR SWORD FAQ

                                  Version 1.1

                       For the Nintendo Game Boy Advance

                            Author: Efrem Orizzonte

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INDEX OF CONTENTS
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1. REVISION HISTORY
2. THE PALACE OF THE FOUR SWORD
3. CREDITS

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1. REVISION HISTORY
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Version 1.0 [12-3-2002]

This guide is an extract from my A Link to the Past/The Four Swords FAQ. It
provides the complete walkthrough for the bonus dungeon. The guide can be
considered complete, unless someone discovers something that will force me to
correct it. Until then, the FAQ is officially complete.

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Version 1.1 [12-26-2002]

I corrected the starting paragraphs in Section 2 accordingly to my latest
discoveries.

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2. THE PALACE OF THE FOUR SWORD
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The Palace of the Four Sword is a new dungeon that can be found in A Link to
the Past. To access it, you must enter the hole in the East wall of the Dark
World Pyramid. However, to go past the first room you must have completed the
multiplayer game The Four Swords. This will make you a "true hero" and allow
you to explore this dungeon.

If you can't find any friends to play The Four Swords with, but you have the
Visual Boy Advance GBA emulator, you can enter the Palace using a code. The
code, first provided by MetalKoola, is specific to the emulator, so you can't
use it with GameShark or Action Replay. The code is 030038F0:20. Go into the
Palace and activate the code, then immediately deactivate it. Link will turn
invisible. Now just walk up to the next room, and Link will reappear, allowing
you to explore the dungeon freely.

If you can access the Palace of the Four Sword, it's advisable that you have
the maximum amount of Hearts you can get first. The Palace features many
puzzles that may have you wondering for a while, but most important, amazingly
powerful bosses defend its treasures. If you want to visit this place, be sure
to bring a lot of Red Potions, or four Fairies to revive yourself if something
goes wrong. Also note that you need a lot of special items to complete the
Palace - the Hookshot, the Flippers, the Cane of Somaria, the Magic Hammer,
and the Fire Rod. Having the Magic Cape or (better) the Cane of Byrna is
strongly recommended. And of course, bring the most powerful Sword you can
find.

Below is a complete walkthrough for the Palace of the Four Sword.

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- The Green Sword -

From the entrance, avoid the Chain Chomps and go up to the next room. In the
big hall, enter the door at the South-West. There's a very strong current that
prevents you from swimming North in this room, but if you light the torch in
the corner, it will slow down. Now swim upwards, paying attention to the
bubbles that will be shot at you from the walls. Soon you'll come to a spiked
rolling log - press B to dive and quickly swim past it. Keep going and you'll
come to a door. Go through it.

BOSS: ARRGHUS II
This Boss is no joke, although he's easier than others. First, you'll need to
defeat the jellyfish that surround his body. Use the Hooshot to pick them away
from the body, and slash them with your Sword. Be careful thoug, as they may
emit electricity and hurt you. Use Arrows if you don't want to risk. Stay away
from Arrghus because he'll try to get close to you. He'll periodically stop to
release the jellyfish in a spiralling movement. This attack has a long reach,
so get to the other end of the room when he stops.

When you've defeated all of the jellyfish, Arrghus will leap to the ceiling,
then come down where you are standing. Move away to avoid this attack. Then,
he'll start bouncing against the walls. Hit him now, because if you wait for
too long, he'll stop and a lot of watery creatures will come out of the water
to attack you. One or two of these creatures will also appear while Arrghus is
moving on the floor, but they're much easier to avoid.

After nine hits from the Golden Sword, Arrghus II will die. Go to the next
room and take the Green Sword, then use the teleport back to the big hall.

- The Red Sword -

Now enter the South-East door. In this room, you have to kill all the monsters
to open the door. Soon the wall around the center of the room will collapse.
When this happens, use the Pegasus Shoes to bounce off walls and blocks to and
from the center platform. This way, you'll be able to reach and defeat the
enemies. When you're done, go up. Hit the crystal switch on the other side of
the treadmill, then go where the blue block was and push down the white block.
Then, push aside the block on your right, and push up the block that still
stands in your way.

Defeat the turtle, then create a Somarian block and throw it on the treadmill.
When it passes below the crystal switch, use the Cane to make it explode and
lower the orange block. Go up.

BOSS: HELMASAUR KING II
The Helmasaur King moves around the room. When he stops and moves his tail,
he's going to stretch it and attack the bottom of the screen. To avoid this
attack, stand right in front of him. If he stops and spits out a fireball, it
will then divide into three, and each one of them will further divide into 4.
They split diagonally, so position yourself accordingly and you won't be hit.

First, destroy the Helmasaur King's mask with Bombs. When it's gone, attack
him in the head with your Sword or Arrows. When he's maskless, he can release
small Helmasaurs, so be quick. After nine hits from the Golden Sword, he'll
grow a new mask. Destroy that one as well and an eye will be uncovered. A
single Silver Arrow will kill the King now. Don't bother attacking him with
the Sword in this form, it won't work.

When the Helmasaur King is dead, go up and collect the Red Sword. Then, use
the teleport back to the main hall.

- The Blue Sword -

Now take the upper-left exit to the lower floor. Kill the three enemies to
make a ladder appear at the bottom of the room, and proceed to the next room.
Here, go to the lower-left corner and break the pot to fond a switch. Use the
Cane of Somaria on it to keep it pressed, and exit North. Here, break the pot
and shoot an arrow to the crystal switch. Then, create a Somarian block with
the Cane. Pick up the block and throw it at the crystal switch. Go down the
ladder and walk below the bridge, then go up the ladder on the other side. Use
the Cane of Somaria again and the block will explode, hitting the crystal
switch and allowing you to pass. Go up.

BOSS: MOTHULA II
I can't think of a proper strategy to beat this monster. It will create two
copies of himself, and the three of them will swirl around the room, shooting
energy rings like crazy and releasing bees. You'll be attacked from every
direction, so the best thing to do here is to activate the Cane of Byrna and
attack the Mothulas with your Sword. Two Mothulas will die with one or two
Sword hits, but soon the real Mothula will create others to compensate the
loss. Try to locate the real Boss and attack it as much as you can. It should
take 8-10 hits to kill it. The only problem is to stay alive enough to kill it
- if you have some Faeries with you, you can do it.

When you win, walk North and get the Blue Sword. Then, use the teleporter to
return to the main hall.

- The Purple Sword -

Now enter the upper-right door. Cross the dark room, killing Like Likes on
your way, until you get to the next door. Go through it. In the next room,
destroy the pot above the lone block with an Arrow, and do the same with the
lone pot on the far right. This will reveal a switch. Now create a Somarian
block and throw it on the switch to open the North door. Go up. Here, kill all
the bats to get an energy refill, then run against the upper face of the lone
block to bounce on the other side of the pit. Enter the door.

BOSS: BLIND II
After a shock scene, the battle will begin. Blind moves left and right,
shooting fireballs and an occasional laser beam (this one hurts, so do your
best not to stay in front of the enemy). When Blind spins around, he'll change
side of the room and restart his left-right movement.

Hit his head three time and it will detach. Now the body will keep shooting,
while the head will float around. If you hit the head, it will bounce off
walls for a while. What you want to do is to hit the head so that it rejoins
the body. When this happens, hit Blind in the head two more times. Now two
heads will detach, and they will shoot fireballs as well. Throw them both back
at the body. Now, one hit to the head will make three heads appear. When you
hit them back at the body, Blind will finally die.

After the battle, walk up and get the Purple Sword. Now it's time to complete
the dungeon.

- The final battle -

In the main hall, walk to the center-North door and hit the magic beam to
break it. Walk up and in the next room, freely walk on the invisible bridge
that will take you to the final Boss room.

BOSS: LINK DOPPELGANGERS
Four copies of yourself are ready to fight you. The first one is pretty easy.
He'll just try to hit you with regular Sword attacks, or running towards you.
Try not to stay directly in front of him, but slightly above or below his line
of attack. When he runs, move out of the way, and as soon as he hits the wall,
quickly stab him in the back. Do this 8 times to defeat him.

The second doppelganger can attack you with the Whirling Blade attack. When he
executes this attack, move out of his way, and when he stops, hit him. He can
also dash attack. Eight hits will beat him as well.

The third clone is more problematic. He runs like the previous two, but he
also has a very powerful diving attack where he leaps above you and plunges
his sword into you from above. This is very quickly executed, so it's hard to
recognize and avoid it. Do your best to dodge his attacks and hit him 8 times
to kill him.

The final doppelganger is also the strongest. He will never dash attack, so
hitting him is quite hard. He can also do regular Sword swipes, and even a
dangerous lunge in your direction with his sword out, which will end with a
fireball coming out of the tip of his Sword. He can also use the Whirling
Blade (he'll bounce on walls until he stops) and the attack from above. Be
sure to have Fairies or Potions to survive his very damaging attacks, and
strike at the first chance.

It takes 16 hits to defeat the final doppleganger. When you kill him, stand in
the middle of the room and a new, alternate ending scene will take over! When
it ends, you'll also be shown the Quest Log, which shows you how many times
you've used each item, and more data on your current game.

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3. CREDITS
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Thanks to...

Nintendo, and especially Shigeru Miyamoto, for rereleasing this game, and for
adding this new, stimulating dungeon. Too bad not enough people will be able
to visit it...

MetalKoola for providing the Visual Boy Advance code needed to enter the
 Palace of the Four Sword.

Thug4L1fe, Nicko, and Aura for providing the save state with The Four Swords
 completed. This file allowed me to correct the requirements for entering the
 Palace of the Four Swords. It can be found at http://www.zeldasave.fr.st/

Jeff "CJayC" Veasey of GameFAQs for posting my documents on his site.

And you, for reading this guide and having fun with the game.

                  ~The Legend of Zelda: The Four Swords FAQ~
                        Copyright Efrem Orizzonte 2002


                    SeanKelson's The Legend of Zelda Walkthrough
                               SeanKelson@aol.com

Table Of Contents
1---Introduction
2---Walkthrough
    A. First Quest
    B. Second Quest
3---Items
4---Heart Containers
5---Tips & Tricks
6---Other Information
    A. Author's Note
    B. Contact Information
    C. Future Versions
    D. Credits & Copyright
---File Summary---

Note: If you find an error, please report it to me.

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                             Section 1: Introduction
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    This walkthrough is over the Nintendo game The Legend of Zelda.  The game is
about a hero, Link.  The Triforce, a magical item, has been broken into two
pieces.  Gannon, the villain, has one piece.  Princess Zelda broke the other
part into eight pieces, and now Link must find the eight pieces.
    After you beat your first game in The Legend of Zelda, you will be able to
play through the game again in the Second Quest.  The only thing different in
the Second Quest is that everything is in different locations.
    As Legend of Zelda has a large map, I will use a standard map grid to
describe locations throughout this walkthrough.  The map is 16 units
horizontally, and eight units vertically.  The vertical units will be described
as A-H, where A represents the units at the top and H represents the bottom.
For horizontal units, I will use a number between 1 and 16.  1 represents the
far left, and 16 shows the far right of the map.  Your start location on the map
is H8.
    This walkthrough covers all the aspects of The Legend of Zelda.  The
walkthrough will cover how to get through the game step by step.  It will also
list items in the game.

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                             Section 2: Walkthrough
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    This section gives you a step by step process for getting from the very
beginning of The Legend of Zelda to the end credits.  This section is designed
so that you can get brief information or an in-depth process.  Each section
begins with a list of objectives you have to complete.  Below the list of
objectives are detailed descriptions on each objective you must complete to get
through The Legend of Zelda in both quests.
    Apart from the first sword, I do not tell you how to get items in the main
walkthrough section.  Check the 'Items' section for that.

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                                 A: First Quest
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        Objectives:
    1. Get the first sword.
    2. Get the first triforce piece.
    3. Get the second triforce piece.
    4. Get the third triforce piece.
    5. Get the fourth triforce piece.
    6. Get the fifth triforce piece.
    7. Get the sixth triforce piece.
    8. Get the seventh triforce piece.
    9. Get the eighth triforce piece.
    10. Defeat Ganon.

        Objective #1: Get the first sword.
    Go into the cave on the screen (H8) you start in.  A person in there will
tell you that it is dangerous, and you should take the sword he has lying in
front of him.  Leave the cave.

        Objective #2: Get the first triforce piece.
    Go to the first dungeon now, which on the grid is at D8.  (To get to D8 from
H8, your start position, go.right, up, up, up, up, left.)  Now you will be in
the first dungeon.
    Check the first room.  If there is a locked door in it, leave the dungeon
then go back in and it should be unlocked.  Now, from the first room, go right
and get the key in that room.  Go back left then up.  In this room, go left and
then up through the locked door.  Go right and get the map, then go up and get a
key.  Go back to the room where you got the map, and go right.  Defeat all the
enemies in this room to get the boomerang.  Go to the right and get the key in
that room, then go up and encounter the boss.
    If you have a bomb, use it to eliminate this boss in a flash.  Otherwise,
use the hit and run method with sword pokes.  After you beat this boss, pick up
the heart container and go into the room to the right to get the first piece of
the triforce.

        Objective #3: Get the second triforce piece.
    The second dungeon is, on the grid, located at D13.  (Or, to get to the
second dungeon from the entrance of the first dungeon, go right, down, down,
right, right, right, right, right, up, left, up.)  Go into the second dungeon.
    In the first room of dungeon 2, go right.  Grab the key, then head up, up,
up, and up.  Defeat all the enemies in this room to get a key.  (If you go right
herem you can defeat the enemies for an upgrade to your boomerang.)  Go up, then
up again.  In the room you arrive in, defeat all the enemies.  Go up another
screen and beat all the enemies.  Make sure you grab the bombs the enemies will
leave.  Go up one room to fight the boss of the second dungeon.
    To beat this boss, lay a bomb in front of it.  It will eat the bomb and get
hurt.  Repeat once more and the boss will be defeated.  Grab the heart container
and go left to get the triforce.

        Objective #4: Get the third triforce piece.
    The third dungeon is located at H5.  (To get to it from the entrance to the
second dungeon, go down, right, down, left, left, left, left, left, down, left,
left, left, left, left, down, right.)  Go into the third dungeon.
    From the entrance of this dungeon, go left, grab the key, go up, defeat the
enemies for a key, then go up again.  Now go left and left.  Defeat the enemies
to open the door below.  Defeat the enemies in the next room and push the block
on the far left down to open your passage downstairs, where you'll get the raft.
Now go back up to the room.  Go up twice and grab the key.  Go down, then right
twice.  Bomb the wall to the right and go through.  Defeat the enemies and then
go right.  Defeat the enemies in this room and go up.  Now you will fight the
boss of the third dungeon.
    The easiest way to beat this boss is lay bombs for it to run into.  When the
bomb explodes on the boss, it will most likely take out several of the four
heads.  Defeat any remaining heads with a sword poke or another bomb.  Head up
after grabbing the heart container and grab the triforce piece.

        Objective #5: Get the fourth triforce piece.
    The fourth dungeon is located at E6.  To get to it, you must get on the raft
and ride across the water from F6.  (To get to F6 from the exit of the third
dungeon, go left, up, right, right, up, up.)  Enter the fourth dungeon.
From the first room of the dungeon, go left and defeat the enemies for a
key.
Go right and then up.  Go up into the next room and grab the key.  Go left then
up and get the key.  Now go right and defeat the enemies.  Open the foor to the
room to the right.  In the room to the right, defeat the enemies and head
downstairs to get the ladder.  Now go up to ground level and go left twice.  Go
up across the river and into the net room.  Go up into the next room and defeat
the mini boss (which is the boss from the third level).  Go up and then right
three times.  Go down and defeat the enemies.  Go right.  Now you will fight the
boss of dungeon four.
    To defeat this boss, walk up to it and whack it's heads.  After one head
dies, it will start running around the room.  Dodge it and manage to take out
the other head as well.  Grab the heart container and go up into the next room
for the heart container piece.

        Objective #6: Get the fifth triforce piece.
    The fifth dungeon is located above a maze.  To get through the maze, first
you must visit the person in the waterfall.  The waterfall is at B11.  (To get
to it from the fourth dungeon, go down across the water, right, right, right,
right, right, up the right side, up, up, right, up, left, left.)  Walk into the
waterfall and pay the person 20 rupees.  Go back outside and go right.  In the
maze you're in, go up four times.  You'll arrive at the fifth dungeon.
    In the fifth dungeon, go up.  Defeat all the enemies, grab the key, and go
up.  In this room, defeat the three mini-bosses (the bosses from dungeon 2).  Go
left and defeat all the enemies for a key.  Go down and blow up the wall to the
left and go through.  Go down the pit and come out the other side.  Go left and
go below ground to get the Whistle.  Now go back right, through the underground
passage, right, up, thrn right.  Go right, then up.  Defeat the enemies for
akye.
Go up, then up and grab the key.  Go left and defeat the enemies for a key.  Go
left, then left again.  In this room is the boss to the fifth dungeon.
    Begin the battle by playing the whistle.  The boss will shrink.  Poke him
with your sword a couple times and he'll die.  Grab the heart container, then go
up a screen to grab the triforce piece.

        Objective #7: Get the sixth triforce piece.
    Now you must go to dungeon six.  The sixth dungeon is located at C3.  (To
get to screen H1 from the exit to the fifth dungeon, go down, left, left, left,
left, cross the river with a ladder and go one screen left, left, down, left,
down, left, then up.)  Enter the sixth dungeon.
    In dungeon six, go right and defeat the enemies for a key.  Go left twice.
Go up twice and defeat the enemies.  Go up twice and defeat the enemies in this
screen.  Go up and defeat the enemies then go up.  Defeat the mini-boss (boss
from dungeon 4) and then go right.  Go down, grab the key, then go down and
defeat the enemies.  Go right and down to the underground level.  Come up the
other side and into the room.  Go down and defeat the enemies for a key.  Go
left and then up to fight the boss.
    To beat this boss, shoot an arrow into its mouth when it opens.  With a few
arrows, it should be dead.  Grab the heart container and then go up to grab the
sixth triforce piece.

        Objective #8: Get the seventh triforce piece.
    Now it's time to go to the seventh dungeon.  On the grid, the seventh
dungeon is located at E3.  (To get to the seventh dungeon from the exit of the
sixth dungeon, go down, left, down, left, down, down, right, right, up, up.)  To
find the entrance to the seventh dungeon, blow the whistle on this screen.
(Before you enter the seventh dungeon, you might want to pick up some Bait and
an extra Key if you don't have one at a store.)
    From the first room of the seventh dungeon, go up then right three screens.
Defeat the mini-boss (the boss from dungeon 5) in this room and then go right.
Defeat all the enemies in this room for a key.  Now go left four screens.  Blow
up the wall at the top of the screen and go through the opening.  Go up another
screen.  Defeat all the enemies in this room and go up.  Defeat the mini-boss
(the boss from dungeon 5), and then blow up the wall to the right and go
through.
Defeat the enemies for a key.  Go left two screens and then go up one screen.
Give the creature some Bait and he will let you by.  Go up to the next screen.
Now go right to the next screen.  Blow up the wall to the right.  Go through.
(You can go below this room to grab the Red Candle.)  Blow up the wall on the
right of this room and go through.  Now go right and then defeat the mini-boss
(the boss from dungeon 5).  Go up one screen and bomb the right side of the
room.
Go down the pit and come out the other side.  Blow up the wall on the right of
this room and go through to fight the boss.
    This boss is the same as the boss in dungeon 1, except it has a little more
hit points.  You shouldn't have much trouble with this boss.  Once the boss is
gone, grab the heart container and go right one room to pick up the seventh
piece of the triforce.

        Objective #9: Get the eighth triforce piece.
    It's time to get the final piece of the triforce.  The eighth dungeon is
located on screen G14.  (To get to dungeon 8 from dungeon 7, go down, down,
right, right, right, right, right, right, right, right, right, down, right,
right, right, up, left.)  On this screen is a lone tree blocking the path
between the two sides of this screen.  Burn it down to enter duneon 8.
    From the first room of dungeon 8, go right and pick up the key.  Go left
then up to fight the mini-boss (the boss from dungeon 3).  Bomb the wall on the
upper end of the room and go through.  In this room, defeat all the enemies and
grab the key.  Go up a room two rooms and then bomb through the wall on the
northern side of the room.  In the next room, you'll fight a mini-boss (the boss
from dungeon 6).  Go up and defeat all the enemies.  Go right and you'll get the
Skeleton Key.  Now you no longer need normal keys.  Go to the left and down two
screens.  Defeat all the enemies in this room and go to the right.  Go down the
tunnel and out the other end.  In the room you arrive in, blow up the wall on
the upper side of the screen and go through to fight the boss.
    This boss is the same as the boss in dungeon 4, except it has 4 heads
instead of 2.  The boss should be no problem.  Once you trash it, grab the heart
container and head north to complete the triforce.

        Objective #10: Defeat Ganon.
    Now it is time to encounter Ganon.  The ninth dungeon is located at A6 on
the grid.  (To get to the dungeon, blow your whistle to dungeon 6.  Then go
down,
right, up the right path, right, up, right, right, up, left, left.)  Blow up the
left of the two rocks to enter the final dungeon of the game.
    Enter the ninth dungeon.  Go up.  In this room, you will be stopped if you
don't have a full triforce.  Go left, then bomb the upper wall and go through.
Go down the stairs and through the tunnel.  In the room you come out of, go
right twice.  (At this point, go down, bomb right, defeat the enemy by attacking
the creatures around it first, go up, then bomb up and go underground for the
Red Ring.)  Go up and listen to the old man.  Bomb the left wall and head
through.  Go down through the tunnel in this room.  In the room you turn up in,
go left twice.  Defeat the enemy in this room by defeating the spinning
creatures around it then defeating the main body.  Go down the tunnel and out
the end.  In the room you arrive in, bomb the upper wall and go through.  In the
next room, defeat all the enemies and push a block to reveal the hidden passage
in which you will find the Silver Arrows.  Go back up to ground level and go
down and back through the tunnel.  Go up, up, up, and then bomb left.  Defeat
all the enemies in this room and push the block to reveal a secret passage.  To
reach this passage, step on the top row of the screen and then rush behing the
block that rushes forward down the stairs.  Go out the other end of the stairs
and bomb the left wall.  In the next room, defeat the enemies and go down the
stairs and out the other end.  Defeat the enemy in the room you come out in
(defeating this type of enemy is described earlier in this objective) and go up.
Link will hold up his half of the triforce, and the room will brighten and
reveal Ganon.
    To defeat Ganon, go in the lower right corner of the room and poke around in
all four directions while dodging fireballs.  Eventually you'll hit Ganon.
After several hits, Ganon will freeze and turn red.  Shoot him with a Silver
Arrow and he'll be history.  Grab his half of the triforce and go up into the
next room, where you'll find Princess Zelda and complete the first quest of The
Legend of Zelda.

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                                 B: Second Quest
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        Objectives:
    1. Get the first sword.
    2. Get the first triforce piece.
    3. Get the second triforce piece.
    4. Get the third triforce piece.
    5. Get the fourth triforce piece.
    6. Get the fifth triforce piece.
    7. Get the sixth triforce piece.
    8. Get the seventh triforce piece.
    9. Get the eighth triforce piece.
    10. Defeat Ganon.

        Objective #1: Get the wood sword.
    Go into the cave on the screen you start in.  A person in there will tell
you that it is dangerous, and you should take the sword he has lying in front of
him.  Leave the cave.

        Objective #2: Get the first triforce piece.
    Go to the first dungeon now, which on the grid is at D8.  (To get to D8 from
H8, your start position, go.right, up, up, up, up, left.)  Now you will be in
the first dungeon.
    In this dungeon, go up one room and defeat the enemy's for a key.  (Go right
one screen at the beginning and defeat the enemies for the boomerang.)  Return
back to the first room.  Bomb the wall to the left.  In the room to the left of
the first one, push a block to reveal a tunnel.  Go through.  In the room you
come out in, defeat the enemies to get a key.  Go to the right and bomb the
upper wall and go through.  Now you'll fight the boss of the first dungeon.
    This boss is the same as that of the first dungeon in the first quest.  Blow
up the boss with a bomb or use careful sword pokes.  Once the boss is gone, grab
the heart container and proceed to the next room for the piece of the triforce.

        Objective #3: Get the second triforce piece.
    The second dungeon is located at D5.  (To get to the second dungeon from the
entrance to the first dungeon, go right, down, down, dnown, down, left, left,
left, left, up, up, up.)  Underneath the statue in the middle of the top row is
the entrance to the second dungeon.
    From the first room of this dungeon, go up one room and defeat the enemies
for a key.  Go up, up, up, up, and bomb the right wall and go through.  Grab the
key then go left then up.  In the room you arrive in you will fight a mini-boss
(the boss from first quest's third dungeon).  Grab the key then go right, then
down.  Walk through the wall on the bottom of the screen.  Beneath this room
lies the Whistle.  Go back to ground level and go left, down, then right.
Defeat the enemies for a key.  Proceed to the next room, then go down and defeat
the enemies for a key.  Go down and defeat the enemies for a key.  Go down and
through the tunnel.  In the room you arrive in, head up and you'll run into the
boss.
    This is the same boss from the fourth dungeon in the first quest.  Whack the
heads of the creature and then grab the heart container once the boss is dead.
Continue on to grab the second piece of the triforce.

        Objective #4: Get the third triforce piece.
    Now for the third dungeon.  The third dungeon is located at D13 on the grid.
(To get to the third dungeon from the entrance to the second dungeon, go down,
down, down, right, right, right, right, right, right, right, up, right through
the upper path, right, up, left, up.)  Play the whistle and go into the third
dungeon.
    From the beginning of the third dungeon, go up.  (At this point, go up four
times and give the creature bait and go up again for the metal boomerang.)  Go
right in this room and you'll face the boss of this dungeon in the middle of the
dungeon.
    The boss is three of the bosses from dungeon 2 in the first quest.  Feed
them all two bombs each to win.  Grab the heart container then go down into the
next room.
    Defeat all the enemies then push a block to open a tunnel up.  In the room
the tunnel puts you in, defeat all the enemies, grab the key, and then go up.
Grab the triforce and you're done.

        Objective #5: Get the fourth triforce piece.
    The fourth dungeon is located at B12 on the map grid.  (Or, to get to the
fourth dungeon from the entrance to the second dungeon, go down, right, up, up,
up the left path, then left.)  Move the stone on the far right to reveal the
fourth dungeon.
    From the entrance of the fourth dungeon, go left and defeat the enemies for
a key.  Go right then up.  Fight the mini-boss (the boss from dungeon 5 of the
first quest).  Go right, then up.  If you're touched by a red bubble creature,
it'll take your sword so be sure to get it back from a blue creature of the same
type.  Go right, then to the next room for the Magic Book.  Go right, right, and
up.  Defeat the monsters in this room for a key.  Go up, right, and up.  Push
the block to get into the next room.  Bomb the upper wall and head through.  Go
up then right.  In the next room you'll be charged 50 rupees or a heart
container to get by.  Pay the 50 rupees.  Go right and down the hidden tunnel.
Go up, and then you'll fight the boss.
    This is the same boss as in the fifth dungeon of the first quest.  Blow your
Whistle and poke the monster to rid the dungeon of it.  Grab the heart container
and go up, but don't grab the triforce just yet.  Go around the triforce and
head through the upper wall.  Go up one room then defeat the mini-boss (three
bosses from dungeon 2 in the first quest).  Go up then defeat the monsters and
reveal the staircase.  Beneath the room is the Raft.  Once you have the Raft, go
back to the triforce room and grab the piece of the triforce.

        Objective #6: Get the fifth triforce piece.
    The fifth dungeon of the second quest is located at E6 on the grid.  To get
to it though, you need to use the Raft at the dock at F6 on the map.  (To get to
screen F6 from the exit of the fourth dungeon, go down, left, down, left, down,
left, down, left, left, left, and left.)  Once you cross the water to E6, enter
the fifth dungeon.
    In this dungeon, go up, right, down, then go down the tunnel.  In the room
you arrive in go left.  Walk by the mini-boss (the boss from dungeon 6 in the
first quest) and go down.  Go below this room to grab the Bow.  Now go back to
the room with the mini-boss and kill it with your arrows.  Grab the key then go
up, right, up, up, right, up, right, up, then through the tunnel into the next
room of the dungeon.  Go left and then you'll get to fight the boss.
    This boss is the same as the one in the fourth dungeon in the first quest.
Just take out the heads, go grab the heart container, and then grab the triforce
in the next room.

        Objective #7: Get the sixth triforce piece.
    The sixth dungeon is located at D1 on the grid.  D1 is located beyond the
Lost Forest, so to get through the Lost Forest you must take the path up, left,
down, left.  (To get to D1 from the exit of the fifth dungeon go down across the
water, down, left, left, left, left, through Lost Forest (up, left, down, left),
up, up, up.)  Play the Whistle in this area and the sixth dungeon will be
revealed.
    From the beginning of this dungeon go up, up, left, left, then through the
secret tunnel.  Grab the ladder.  Go right, right, down, right, up.  Bomb
through the upper wall and go through.  Go left, up, up, right, through the
passage, then right.  Now fight the mini-boss (the boss from the second dungeon
in the first quest).  Go on to the next room and go through the passageway.
Defeat the mini-boss (the boss from the third dungeon in the first quest).  Then
go up to encounter the boss.
    This boss is the same boss from the sixth dungeon in the first quest.  TO
defeat it, shoot arrows at it when its mouth opens.  After it dies, grab the
heart container then go up a room and grab the triforce piece.

        Objective #8: Get the seventh triforce piece.
    The seventh dungeon is located on the right side of screen G13 on the grid.
(To get to screen G13 from the sixth dungeon, go down, down, down, right, right,
right, right, right, right, right, right, right, right, right, up, right through
the upper path, then down.)  Go to the second row of two bushes.  Burn the bush
on the left to open the entrance to the seventh level.
    From the entrance of this dungeon, go right, right, right, then through the
tunnel.  Then go down (go down once more for the Red Candle) and into the next
room.  Go right and then defeat the mini-boss (the boss from the third dungeon
in the first quest) and go right again.  Go up and to the next room.  Go up then
defeat the mini-boss (the boss from dungeon 6 in the first quest) and go up.  GO
through the tunnel.  Go up, then right.  You'll need to pay a heart container or
50 rupees to get by.  Pay 50 rupees and go to the next room.  Go through the
tunnel.  Go left then into the next room to fight the boss.
    The boss of this dungeon is the same as the boss in dungeon 4 in the first
quest.  Take out the heads, grab the heart container, then take the piece of the
triforce.

        Objective #9: Get the eighth triforce piece.
    The entrance to the eighth dungeon is located at B10 on the grid.  (To get
to the eighth dungeon from the seventh dungeon, go right, up, up, up, up, up the
left path, left, left, left, left.)  Bomb the wall in this area and you will
uncover the entrance to the eighth dungeon.
    Go up from the first room in this dungeon.  Go through the tunnel and into
the next room.  Go left go through the tunnel into the net room.  Go up and up.
Defeat the mini-boss (the boss from dungeon 5 in the first quest) that is in
this room.  Go up, then up, left.  In the next room, you'll encounter another
mini-boss (the boss from dungeon 5 in the first quest).  After you defeat it,
bomb the left wall and head through.  Go left, defeat the mini-boss (three
bosses from level 2 in the first quest).  Go left, and then down the tunnel.  Go
left, then go below ground to get the Skeleton Key.  Go right, then down.  Then
go right, then down, and then right.  Go right, then down the tunnel into the
next room.  Go up and then you'll get to the boss.
    The boss is three of the bosses from level 2 in the first quest.  Feed them
bombs and they'll die.  Once you defeat them, grab the heart container and final
piece of the triforce.

        Objective #10: Defeat Ganon.
    Now it is time to face off with Ganon.  Ganon's dungeon is located at A1,
the upper left corner of the map.  (To reach the ninth dungeon from the eighth
dungeon, go left, left across the river, left, left, left, left, left, up, left,
left.)  Blow up the wall in this area to open up the entrace to the final
dungeon of the game.
    From the entrance of the dungeon, go up, left, left, left, up, then up.
Push the block up then bomb the left wall and go through.  Go back and push the
block left, then go up.  Then go right, up, right, up, left, left, and left.  Go
down the passage in this room to collect the Red Ring.  Go back up to ground
level and go right.  Move the block and go down the tunnel.  Bomb the right wall
and go through.  Go up and through the tunnel.  Now go left, bomb the upper wall
and go through, left, and go underground to collect the Silver Arrow.  Go back
upstairs and go right, down, left, left, down, left, left, left, up, then up.
Push the block and go left, then go right and push the block again.  Go up,
right, up, right, up, left, left, up, through the passage, then left, and left.
Link will now challenge Ganon.
    To defeat Ganon, go somewhere in room and poke around in all four directions
while dodging fireballs.  Eventually you'll hit Ganon.  After several hits,
Ganon will freeze and turn red.  Shoot him with a Silver Arrow and he'll be
history.  Grab his half of the triforce and go up into the next room, where
you'll find Princess Zelda and complete the second quest in The Legend of Zelda.
Good job.

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                                Section 3: Items
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    This section lists all the items that appear in The Legend of Zelda in
alphabetical order.

    Arrows - Once you buy the initial arrow package in several stores around the
land, you can shoot an arrow from your bow by spending a rupee.

    Bait - By dropping this on the ground, nearby enemies will swarm to it,
making them easier to attack.  This can also be used to progress in some
dungeons.  You can buy bait at stores throughout the land.

    Blue Candle - This candle can be used only once a screen.  In other words,
to use it again, you must step off the screen and back on.  This can be used to
harm enemies or to burn down trees to reveal hidden passages.

    Blue Potion - Restores all your life.  You can buy it at medicine shops.

    Blue Ring - This ring allows Link to only take half damage from all attacks.
As it is a very useful item, it is hard to get.  You must fork over 250 rupees
for it at a hidden shop.  The shops are at E5 (First Quest) and A16 (Second
Quest).  Screen A16 can be accessed by moving up through the wall at screen B16.

    Bomb - Use to destroy walls and attack enemies.  You start holding only
eight bombs at maximum, but can find two upgrades that cost 100 rupees each and
let you hold an extra four bombs.  The locations of these bomb upgrades are in
dungeon 4 and 7 in the First Quest, and dungeon 4 and 8 in the Second Quest.
You can get bombs in various shops and by defeating enemies.

    Boomerang - The boomerang can be thrown to stun enemies or collect items.
It can also kill some weak enemies, like bats.  The boomerang can be upgraded
once to throw farther.  The boomerangs are found in dungeons 1 and 2 in the
First Quest and in dungeons 1 and 3 in the Second Quest.

    Bow - Used to shoot arrows.  Found in dungeon 1 (First Quest) or dungeon 5
(Second Quest).

    Compass - Shows you the location of the triforce in a dungeon.

    Key - Unlocks one locked door in a dungeon.

    Ladder - Use to step over one square of water or lava.  Found in dungeon 4
(First Quest) or dungeon 6 (Second Quest).

    Letter - By giving this to a silent old woman found in many caves through
the entire game, you can buy potions.  Found in a cave in screen A15 in the
First Quest and in a cave on screen B2 in the Second Quest.

    Magic Book - With this book in your possession, the magic wand will create
flames when its blasts hit enemies.  Found in dungeon 8 (First Quest) and in
dungeon 4 (Second Quest).

    Magic Wand - This weapon shoots unlimited blasts ar enemies from it.  Since
it fires from a distance, it is very useful.  It is found in dungeon 6 (First
Quest) or in dungeon 8 (Second Quest).

    Map - Shows you all rooms but secret rooms (which contain rupees only) in a
dungeon.

    Power Bracelet - This allows you to push more rocks aside then you used to.
Doing this, you can reveal secret locations and teleporters that will transport
you around.  It is found by defeating the upper right statue in screen C5 in
both quests.

    Raft - This allows you to sail over seas from docks and access a few places
you could not previously.  Found in dungeon 3 (First Quest) or in dungeon 4
(Second Quest).

    Red Candle - As the Blue Candle, but has no restrictions on when and how
many times it can be used.  Found in dungeon 7 in both quests.

    Red Potion - Restores all of your life, then becomes a Blue Potion.  You can
buy it at medicine shops.

    Red Ring - Like the Blue Ring, but you only take 1/4 of the damage you
normally would.  It's found in dungeon 9 in both quests.

    Rupee - Currency unit in the game.  You can hold 255 at the max.

    Shield - Protects from most missile attacks.  It's upgrade will protect from
even more types of missiles.  You start with the first shield, and it's upgrade
can be bought at shops.

    Silver Arrow - This type of arrow can be used to defeat Ganon.  It is found
in dungeon 9 in both quests.

    Skeleton Key - This key unlocks all doors that require keys.  It is found in
dungeon 8 in both quests.

    Sword - Your weapon.  It can be upgraded the first time at A11 in both
quests once you have five hearts (health).  It can be upgraded again beneath a
grave on screen C2 once you have 12 hearts.

    Whistle - Blow this and you will be teleported to the entrance of a dungeon
you have beaten.  It can also be used to reveal secrets.  Found in dungeon 5
(First Quest) and in dungeon 2 (Second Quest).

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                           Section 4: Heart Containers
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    The following are the location of all fifteen heart containers in the game.
When you get a heart container, your maximum health increases by one heart.

        First Quest Heart Containers:
    - You get one heart container from each of the eight bosses of the first
eight dungeons.
    - Burn down a tree on the lower right part of screen E8.  A cave will appear
and in it you can select between a Red Potion and Heart Container.  Choose the
Heart Container.
    - Burn down a tree on the upper left part of screen H11.  A cave will appear
and in it you can select between a Red Potion and Heart Container.  Choose the
Heart Container.
    - Get on the wood platform on screen D16.  Ride the raft up to screen C16.
Go in the cave and you can select between a Red Potion and Heart Container.
Choose the Heart Container.
    - Blow up the middle rock in screen C13.  A cave will appear and in it you
can select between a Red Potion and Heart Container.  Choose the Heart
Container.
    - Take the ladder with you to screen F16.  Cross the wood platforms to reach
a heart container.

        Second Quest Heart Containers:
    - You get one heart container from each of the eight bosses of the first
eight dungeons.
    - Push the second tombstone from the left in the middle row of graves at
screen C1.  A cave will appear and in it you can select between a Red Potion and
Heart Container.  Choose the Heart Container.
    - Blow the whistle on screen A7.  Climb down the stairs that appear and into
the cave. In the cave you can select between a Red Potion and Heart Container.
Choose the Heart Container.
    - Blow the whistle on screen D11.  Climb down the stairs that appear and
into the cave. In the cave you can select between a Red Potion and Heart
Container.  Choose the Heart Container.
    - Get on the wood platform on screen D16.  Ride the raft up to screen C16.
Go in the cave and you can select between a Red Potion and Heart Container.
Choose the Heart Container.
    - Take the ladder with you to screen F16.  Cross the wood platforms to reach
a heart container.

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                            Section 5: Tips & Tricks
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    This section lists various small tips and tricks that can help you through
The Legend of Zelda.

        Exploring:
    Look out, as some secret tunnels have people in them who will only charge
you 20 rupees for destroying the door.

        Saving:
    To save without dying, press start on the first player control and then
press A while holding up on the second player controller.
    Once you save/die 255 times, your game is erased

        Second Quest:
    To get to the second quest without going through the first quest, name your
character in the beginning Zelda.

        Teleporters:
    You can access these on screens H10, E10, C4, and B14 in both quests by
using the Power Bracelet.  These will teleport you around and are very helpful.

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                          Section 6: Other Information
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                             A: Contact Information
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    My e-mail address is SeanKelson@aol.com. I am unavailable to provide help on
game-related issues due to the amount of time that has passed since the writing
of this walkthrough. However, I would appreciate hearing from you with comments
and requests.

	If you are interested in including this walkthrough on your site, please
read the next section.

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                                  B: Licensing
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As of April 27, 2009, I have updated all of my walkthroughs to be licensed
under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License
(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/). This means you are free to
redistribute or build upon my work, even for commercial purposes. The only
thing I ask in return is that you give me credit for the content you use.

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                                    C: Credits
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    Thanks to Nintendo for the NES console, production, and creation of The
Legend of Zelda.
    Thanks to GameFAQs for being a great site.