Items
The original game produced some of the most memorable weapons and items found in the series, including the all powerful boomerang, bombs, and a wand that should return to other games.
Name                                Location                            Description
Swords
Wooden Sword                cave at start                       staple weapon                      
White Sword                    by the waterfall                  twice as powerful
Magical Sword                 tombstone                         four times as powerful, need to destroy Ganon
Shields
Wooden Shield                  begin with it                       blocks rocks and spears, can't lose it
Magical Shield                   merchant (90, 130, 160)     blocks energy beams, Like Like will eat it
"B" Items
Wooden Boomerang   
Magical Boomerang     
Bombs                      
Enemy Bait             
Bow and Arrow      
Silver Arrow          
Blue Candle           
Red Candle           
Letter                   
Red Water of Life  
Blue Water of Life 
Whistle                 
Magic Wand          
Level 1
Level 2
Killing enemies, merchant (20)
merchant (60,80)
Level 1, merchant (80)
Level 9
merchantt (60)
Level 7
Cave in the northeast
Old Lady (68)
Old Lady (40)
Level 5
Level 6
stuns enemies, picks up enemies, fun
twice as fast, flies twice as far
powerful, but can only carry 8.  May blow up walls
gathers enemies together.  Need it in level 7
must have both, powerful, each shot costs a rupee
twice as powerful, necessary against Ganon
lights up rooms, burns trees.  Use once per room
May use multiple times
Show it to the old lady
refills hearts.  Turns into blue potion
refills hearts
brings whirlwind to warp you, sometimes
shoots out beam of energy
Automatic Items
Blue Ring                        merchant (250)                      expensive, but halves your damage
Red Ring                         Level 9                                 decreases damage to a third
Raft                                Level 3                                 at a dock, you can sail across the water
Ladder                            Level 4                                 You can cross small streams with this
Power Bracelet                Behind an armos                    You can move rocks now
Magic Book                     Level 8                                 with the magic wand, a flame appears after the beam
Magic Key                      Level 8                                  Gives you infinite keys
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