A Link To The Past Walkthrough

Walkthrough

Starting With A Dream...
You begin the game in bed, and you hear Zelda calling to you telepathically. Then, your uncle goes out and warns you to stay inside. Jump out of bed, and open the chest near the door to acquire the Lantern. Go outside. It is raining. Go north, across the bridge leading to Hyrule Castle. Go east, and then north again once you get to the southeast corner of the castle. There will be a plant sitting by itself on some stone. Move the plant and jump into the hole. You will land in the dungeon underneath Hyrule Castle. Your uncle will be sitting, wounded, just to the west. Talk to him, and get his sword and shield. Then go west and south, and into the next room. Go east and defeat the soldiers, then get the items there. Go back west, and south again, and you will emerge into the castle courtyard. Go west, and enter the castle through the front door. This is the entry hall. Go through the west door, then through the north door in the next room. Go north to the end of this narrow hall, and then east into the next hall. Go through the door in the north wall at the center of this horizontal hallway. Once downstairs, kill the blue knight and get the key and the map. Then go south again. Drop off the ledge and follow the path across the chasm south, south again, and then west. Go to the west edge of this room (the one with the overhanging bridge), and defeat the enemies. Go north into the next room, and defeat the green knight to open the door. Go east, and defeat the blue knight. Get the key and the boomerang (in the chest). Go west and north, and then down the stairs. At the bottom, go east and defeat the gray knight by stunning him with the boomerang, running in and taking two or three shots with your sword, and then backing off to let him swing his mace. Repeat until he dies. Then get the Big Key and rescue Zelda. Now, go back up the stairs, but once in the room with the overhanging bridge, climb the ladder in the south wall and go across the bridge. Follow the ledge through the next two rooms, and then drop off. Go through the north door, and through the next north door, and up the stairs. Once you are back in the horizontal yellow hallway, go east or west (it doesn't matter) and go back to the entry hall. This time, go through the north door into the throne room. Go to the top of the room, and push the shelf/fireplace from the left. After it clears the door, go through.
Sewer Rats
The first room you emerge into is a dark, yellow-walled room full of rats (level 2F). Go north and east, then north again, down the stairs. The next room is a dark, purple-walled room full of snakes (level 1F). Go west and down the stairs again. You will be in a dark, cross-shaped, purple-walled room with snakes and bats (level B1). Get the key from the chest in the right arm of the cross. Go through the north door and into the next room, the water tunnels. Go through the west door, and then through the north door to the west. The next room is a dark, U-shaped, purple-walled room with rats and bats. One of the rats has the key to open the door in the northeast corner. The next room is a brightly-lit purple room. There are four blocks in the way at the north end. Push the center block straight up to clear the way. Go up the stairs. You will emerge in a wooden-floored room (level 1F). Go through the south door. There will be two levers in the next room. Go to the lever on the right, press and hold A, and then press down to activate it. The door will open. Go through.
Sanctuary
An altar moves aside, and you and Zelda find yourselves in Sanctuary, the holy place north of Hyrule Castle. The old man there thanks you for rescuing Zelda. In the chest next to him is a full heart container. Get it. Zelda will stay behind. Leave through the southern door.
The Eastern Palace
The old man tells you to find the village elder, Sahasrala, in Kakariko Village. Going there will only let you discover that Sahasrala is not there; talking to a child will tell you that he is hiding near the Eastern Palace. There is no reason to go to the village now, so we will go to the Eastern Palace instead. Go south, through Sanctuary's gates, then east along the path. Follow the path past the graveyard, then south between the twin trees, and east across the bridge. Go south, and south again, through the Boulder Land. Go east before crossing the next bridge. Go north at the break in the cliffs. Walk north past the pillars, and up the stairs. Go northeast, through the next break in the cliffs. Go east, past the living statue. Jump off the ridge, to the east, and then go north up the staircase. Go east past the next statue, and up the next staircase. Then go up the next staircase, and between the two living statues, and then into the Eastern Palace. You enter a room with two crab statues (level 1F). This is the entry hall. Go through the center door by picking up the pot and stepping on the button. Open the doors in the next room (the chasm room) by stepping on the secret button in the middle. Go north. Go down a ladder and then north through the center aisle. Be careful not to get hit by the cannonballs. Use the side niches to hide until the coast is clear. Go up the ladder and through the door in the north wall. Go west at the T-intersection. Open the west door by stepping on the secret button in the corner. Go through the door in the southwest corner of this room. In the next room, open the doors by killing all four skeletal warriors. Go north. Get the compass, and go down the ladder and through the door in the east wall. Go east again, past the telepathic tile. The next room is the treasure room. You cannot get the Bow yet because you do not have the Big Key. Go east through this room, through the door in the east wall. Go south through the next room, under the platform. Go up the ladder and through the door in the south wall. Immediately go to the right, and then down. Hit the secret button just beyond the anemone-like enemy, and go through the door that opens nearby. In the next room, find the key in the pot on the east wall. Go back into the other room. Go down, left, and up, and then west through the locked door. Cross the bridge, and enter the next room. Kill the anemones, the green Cyclops, and the skeletons. When you do, the four spinners will detach from a pot. Press the button under the pot to make the chest with the Big Key appear. Go through the locked north door. Go down the ladder, north, and then east again. You'll be in the treasure room. Get the Bow, and quickly move to go up the north ladder. Go through the door. There are six anemones and two green Cyclops in the next room. Use your Bow on the Cyclops to kill them quickly. One of them has the key. Go through the northwest door, up the stairs to level 2F. The southwest pot in this room covers the button that opens the door. Go west. In the next room, the southern button opens the door. Kill the Cyclops with your Bow as usual. Go west. In the next room, the northwest button opens the doors. Avoid the cannonballs! In the next room, kill the skeletons and the red Cyclops (use 2 arrows). In the next room north, there are 2 red Cyclops and 6 anemones. Kill the anemones quickly, then the Cyclops. Go north, where you will fight the ARMOS KNIGHTS.
Sahasrala's Shoes
Once you are back in the open, go west from the twin living statues and jump off the cliff. Jump down again, and again, then go west. Jump into the pit, and go into the building. Inside you will find Sahasrala, the village elder. Talk to him. He will tell you all about the pendants, and then he will give you the Pegasus Shoes. Hold down A to do a running attack that will damage most enemies. Do this attack on the cracks in the north wall. Behind them are stashed three bombs and a hundred rupees.
The Desert Palace
Leave Sahasrala's building and leave the pit. Go back to the entrance to this entire area, and leave. Go west, and then south across the bridge. Go west again, and you will pass your house. Keep going west. Go south, following the path. Go west, through the pair of trees and past the entrance to the Haunted Grove. Go north, and west again. You will be in the southern section of Kakariko Village. The northwest building of this town is the library. Inside is the Book of Mudora. Get it. Then go back to the path in front of your house. Go south through the opening in the cliffs. Go south one screen, then west one screen. In the west edge of this screen are two openings in the cliff. Go through the north opening. The area you emerge into is known as the entrance to the desert. Wind your way west through this area, and you will get to the desert proper. Once in the desert, go to the west edge, and then north onto the stone platform where the monolith and the three giant green statues sit. Read the Book of Mudora once you get to the monolith. The statues will move, allowing you entrance to the Desert Palace. Go up the stairs, and into the structure. Go north from the entrance (B1), to the eye-laser statue (henceforth known as an ELS, all of which rotate counter-clockwise). Go west, past the pots, then north, then turn west at the door. Go into the next room, and then through the north door. Get the key on top of the lamp by ramming it. Go back south, then all the way east until you get to the room with the three pots. Go south, then through the locked door. Kill all three anemones, and get the compass. Go through the north door. Go to the top of this long room and get the Big Key. Go back to the room just south of where you got the first key. Go west from there. In this room, the pot on the northwest edge of the circle hides the button that opens the door. Go through, and get the Power Glove in the next room. Go back south, and then east. Go south from there. Go through the door in the southwest corner of this long room. Go south, and you will be outside again. Once outside, go northeast, and move the rocks that block your progress. Go through the door. You will be on level 1F. There are two triangular formations of blocks in this room. In the right formation, push the center block upward. The door will open. Go through. In the next room, the north door is locked. The key is in the southwest pot. However, the floor panels will rise from the floor and fly at you! This is known as a "flying floor." Get the key and get out as quickly as you can, up the stairs to level 2F. From here, go south one room, and kill all four anemones to get into the next room. This room has three ELS's. To get through this room, get the key, located in the third pot from the left in the row in the center of the room. The next room north has a locked door; the key is in the northeast pot. It also has a flying floor. Get through ASAP. In the next room, kill the red Cyclops and then light the four braziers with your Lantern. The wall will move, revealing the door. In the next room, you battle the LANMOLAS.
The Tower of Hera
Once you are back in the desert, travel to Kakariko village. Go to the Kakariko Inn, but enter from the north door. Open the treasure chest on the west wall to acquire the first bottle. Leave, and go into the house directly north of the inn. The boy inside will give you the bug-catching net. Then walk to the man who is sitting near the weathervane. Buy another bottle from him for 100 rupees. Leave the village through the northeast gate. Go east one screen, and then north one screen. There should be a large stone blocking the entry to a cave. Move the stone and enter the cave. Once inside, drop off the ledge. Turn east at the first intersection. Turn southeast at the next one. Turn north at the next one. Turn east and you will meet the old man. Go through the door to the east. In the next room, go around the big hole in front of you. Follow the path east at the next intersection. Then go south at the next one. Follow the corridor to the outside. Walk along the path southeast, until you get to the next cave opening. The old man will give you the Mirror and then go inside. Follow him. Talk to him, and then go up the ladder and through the northeast door. Follow the corridor south to the next door. In the next room, go southeast, then south at the next intersection. Go out the door. Follow the cliff to the west. Go up the long ladder. Go southeast, past the cave entrance, to the circle of stones. Walk onto the teleporter. Once in the Dark World, go a little ways to the west. There should be a patch of ground that is differently colored than the rest. Go stand on top of the right "eye" on this patch of ground, and use the Mirror. Get the piece of heart, then jump off Spectacle Rock to the north. The Tower of Hera is just to the east. Go inside (level 2F). Hit the switch crystal to blue. Go through the door to your west, down to level 1F. Hit the switch crystal to orange, and get the key from the chest. Switch the crystal back to blue, and go upstairs (2F). Switch a crystal to orange, then go to the northwest corner of the room, open the door, and go downstairs (1F). This room has a flying floor. Dodge the flying tiles until the floor clears. Hit the crystal to blue and go through the door to the east. Hit the crystal to orange, and be careful of the wurms. Go south. Light all four braziers with your Lantern, and get the Big Key from the chest that appears. Now go back up to floor 2F. Go up the staircase in the southeast corner of the room, to level 3F. Kill all three enemies to open the door. Make sure the crystal is blue, and go west. Avoid the star button. Go north. Make your way to the east end of this room, and change the crystal to orange. Go up the stairs to level 4F. Go south, and west, all the way to the northwest corner of the room. Go up the stairs to level 5F. Go south a little ways, and hit the star button. One of the segments in the north wall is shaped like a cobra. There should be a hole about six steps south of that cobra. Drop into the hole from the NORTH side (this is very important). You will fall to level 4F. Get the Moon Pearl from the chest. Go back up to level 5F. This time, go to the east end of the room, and fill yourself up with hearts from the pots. Then go through the door in the northeast corner. You will then fight the MOLDORM.
The Master Sword
Your next task is to retrieve the Master Sword from the Lost Woods. From the tower's entrance, go west, past Spectacle Rock. Jump off onto the next level, and go back to the long ladder. Instead of taking the ladder, move off to the side, and jump down. It's a long fall, but you'll land uninjured. Enter the cave next to the ladder. Go north a bit, then west at the first intersection. Be careful of the holes. Go through the door. In the next room, stay close to the north wall and walk all the way southwest. Go out the door. Jump off the cliff, then go northwest through the trees. Go past the lumberjacks, and northwest into the Lost Woods. Once in the woods, go west, then south, through the right-handed of the two parallel logs. Go back up through the other log, then west and get the mushroom. Go north through the adjacent log. Go west and south through the next log. Go west, and then north through the covered log. You will emerge into a foggy clearing. The Master Sword is at the north end. Walk to the sword from behind, and press A. You will acquire the Master Sword, and the fog will clear. Sahasrala will communicate with you telepathically. After you finish talking to him, go south and re-enter the Lost Woods.
Agahnim, Take One
As you make your way out of the woods, Zelda contacts you telepathically. Agahnim's soldiers are taking her captive! You must now get to Agahnim's tower and defeat him. Goback to Hyrule Castle, and enter through the front gate. Go into the main building, then go west. Go up the ladder, then out onto the terrace. Go east, and destroy the electric demon that guards the door. Go through the door (level 2F). Go north through this room. Destroy the yellow knights to open the east door in the next room. In the next room, destroy the two blue knights to make a chest appear. Inside is the key that unlocks the north door. Go through, and up the stairs. The next level, 3F, is dark. Go west through the door. Wind your way through this room, to the west. Get the key from the chest. Then go to the southeast end of the room. Unlock the door. Go east. Go north, and up the stairs to level 4F. Go west through this room. The next room is full of pits, so be careful. Light a brazier to see your way. Go north, and then east through the door. One of the archers in the next room has the key to the north door. Get it, and go through, upstairs (level 5F). Kill the red knights to open the next door. Go west. Kill the two red knights to open the south door. Go south. Kill everything in this room, and find the key. Go through the east door. Go north, up to level 6F. The statue on your left is mobile. Move it, and go west. Follow the narrow bridge north, then go up the ladder and up the north stairs to level 7F. Go through the north door. Agahnim and Zelda will be there. Agahnim will make Zelda disappear, then he will disappear. Slash the center curtain in the north wall and go through the opening. Now you must fight AGAHNIM (FIRST BATTLE).
Into the Dark
After Agahnim teleports you to the Dark World, Sahasrala will communicate with you. He will mark the location on your map where the first of the seven crystals is located. It is in the same location as the Eastern Palace was in the Light World.
Level 1 - Dark Palace
To get to level one, go to the break in the cliffs that led you to the Eastern Palace in the Light World. Go through the break, and east from there. There will be an arrow on the ground, pointing into the trees. Follow the arrow north, through the trees. You will emerge on the north side of the grove. Go north, past the building, and west around the north end of the building. Go past the anemone, through the break in the trees to the west, NOT the one to your north. Go up, kill the next anemone, then go through the break in the trees to the east. Go south a little ways, then east. Wind your way through the trees: Go east a little, south, then east again until you emerge with a monkey following you. He will ask for ten rupees. Give them to him. Then go north, east through the next break, then immediately north, then southeast. At the entrance to the dungeon, Kiki will ask for 100 rupees to open the gate. Pay him, and then go inside. This is the entry hall (1F). Go through the east door after you open it by hitting the button south of the door. This room is the split hall. Go down the stairs to your north, to level B1. Step on the teleporter. You will be taken to another teleporter room. Go south by ramming the south wall. Go west through this room, then ram the north wall. In this room, use your Bow and arrows to kill the guards. Go north. In this room, be careful of the spike traps and the floaters. Go to the north end and go up the stairs to 1F. Get the map from the chest. Bomb the crack in the east wall, and go through. Capture some fairies with the net and replenish your strength. Then go back west, and bomb the west wall. Go through, and get the key. Now go back to the teleporter room. Push the second block from the bottom to the east, and teleport back to the other room. Go back up to 1F. Push the statue out of the way, and go through the south door. You should be in the entry hall. Go through the west door, and then down the stairs. In this room, there is a button under the southwest pot. Press it, and get the key from the chest that appears. Go back to the split hall, and go through the middle north door. Go west at the intersection, then north onto the bridge. Bomb the weak spot on the bridge, and drop through (B1). Drop off again, and press the button under the pot; then get the key out of the chest. Step on the teleporter. Go back to the split hall, and go north again. Again, go west at the intersection, and bomb the bridge. Drop through, but this time stay on the ledge. Go north, east, and then up the stairs (1F). Get the Big Key from the chest. Drop off to the east, and go through the teleporter, to the split hall, and north again. This time, go east at the intersection, and all the way across the bridge. To get past the blocks, push the southeastern block off the edge. Don't fall! Once you are in the next room, get the key from the chest. Then jump in the direction of the arrow. Go up the ladder, and then west across the bridge. Go north through the door. Quickly move the skulls out of the way, and run across the bridge before it disintegrates. Go through the west door. Follow the pattern of intersections as follows in the next room (directions are not given when it is obvious which way you must go): West at the four-way intersection; south at the three-way near the wall; south again at the next one, but only to get the key, then go back around north of the chest and bomb the wall. Get the Magic Hammer from the chest on the ledge in the next room. Then make your way back to the north end of the room with the big chest in it. Go through the east door this time. Use the Magic Hammer to kill the headless turtles, then go through either of the north doors. Go south through this room, then around the bottom, then back north. Be sure to get the key. Go back up to 1F, then go south from the compass room. In this room, go west through where the skull was, then open the chest. Push the statue to the east to block the spike trap, then go south again. Go west across the bridge, but this time jump down to the big platform. Kill the enemies there. Then use your boomerang to activate the switch to the south of the platform. Go east, over the blue blocks, and through the door. Under the skulls on the east side is a button. Uncover it, then move the northeast statue on top of it until the door opens. Switch the crystal to orange, then go up the stairs and through the door. Kill the guards with your arrows again, then go north again. Time your movements with the spike trap to go east, and then north. Shoot the statue in the eye with an arrow. After the wall finishes moving, go down the stairs. Pound the heads with your Magic Hammer to get through them, then pound the turtles. To get through the blocks, use an arrow or your boomerang on the switch from between the two sets of blocks. Make sure your Magic Hammer is active when you go through the west door. Kill the turtles here, then go south. There are six turtles in this dark room, so be careful. Go east once you kill them. The northeast block of this formation is the loose one; push it to the west and step on the teleporter. Then go north, and through the north door. Here you will fight KING HELMASAUR.
Level 2 - Swamp Palace
In order to get to level 2, you need to have Zora's Flippers. If you do not have them, get them. They cost 500 rupees, so you may have to kill many enemies to get the money necessary. Once you have the funds, get the Flippers, followed by the Magic Boomerang and the red shield. Now would also be a good time to get the Magic Flute, as well as the three medallions and the Magic Powder. Then go to the swamp south of Link's House in the Dark World. One screen to the west of the entrance to the swamp is a teleporter. Knock down the pegs to get to it, then go into the Dark World. Go south two screens to the swamp ruins. A few feet from the stairs, use the Mirror to jump into the light world. Enter the ruins. Push the center block up and the right block to the right to get past the blocks. The chest has 3 bombs inside; to get them, re-enter the ruins and move the two side blocks upward, then move the center block to the side. Once you are past the blocks, go through the north door. Pull the lever on the right to open the floodgates. Leave the ruins. Get the heart piece from the drained pond. Then step on the sparkle and go back into the ruins in the Dark World (1F). Jump into the water, and go west to the ladder. Jump onto dry land. You will have to time the movements of the spike trap and swimmers right, in order to get past them. Once you kill the swimmers, a chest will appear. Get the key from the chest. Beware of the water bubble that flies from the spot just northwest of the chest. Open the locked door and go downstairs to B1. Just southwest of the staircase on B1 is a crack in the wall. The map is on the other side; bomb the crack and go through if you want to get the map. Either way, go to the narrow island to the south. There is a key in the southernmost skull. Get it. Then go through the locked door in the southwest. In this room, be careful of the fire spitter, which launches a fireball in your general direction whenever you swing your sword. Also beware of the fire snake. Go to the west, and down the ladder. Go through the north door. Get the key, then go back south. Go up the center ladder, and go through the locked north door. Pound one of the bobbing heads to get through, and then walk to the other side of the lever. Push on it, and it will turn, flooding the next room. Go back south, then jump into the water and go to the west ladder. Jump out, and then go through the west door into the central chamber. Jump off the platform and go west. Go up the ladder of the southwest platform. Go into the next room. Go west, and down the ladder. Go north into the next room. Get the key. Then go back into the central chamber. This time, go through the northwest door, which is locked. Switch the crystal to blue and push the lever. Then switch the crystal back to orange, and go through the east door again. Go south, and through the southwest door. Go west, and jump in the water, then swim west and jump out at the west ladder. Go through the door. Jump off the platform into the shallow water. Push the bottom block to the west, and then the center block to the north. Go up the next ladder, around, and up the stairs to 1F. Push the blocks out of the way, and jump off the northeast ledge. Go east through the door, and get the Big Key. Then go back to the central chamber. Climb up onto the central platform and get the Hook Shot from the big chest. Then use the Hook Shot to jump over to the east platform. The eastern skull has a key. Jump off, go back to the central platform, then Hook Shot to the north platform. Go through the north door. In the northwest corner of this room, a skull hides a button. The statue to the south of the button is mobile; move it on top of the button. Then go to the east, and go through the left of the two doors. Go to the north end of this hall and down the stairs, to B2. Push the lever to drain the room. Go down the ladder and to the west. The room east of the south end of this shallow-water hallway has some treasure, but it is not necessary. Go north from the hallway, and you should be in a large room with multiple waterfalls. The waterfall second from the right is a secret passage. Go through, and then go up the ladder and then up the stairs to B1. Go through the south door of this hallway. The next room is a large pool of water. The west landing and door are your target, but the center landing has treasure behind its bombable wall. First, however, get the key from the skull to your right. Once you get to the west landing, go through the door. In the next room, you fight the ARRGHUS.
Level 3 - Skull Palace
Level 3 is hidden in the Lost Woods. The best way to get there is to use the whistle in the Light World, and go to point 3. Then travel to the northwest edge of town, north of the cave, and then go north through the trees. Go all the way north into the Lost Woods proper, then east and south through the exit. Go south, pound the peg, and lift the rock covering the teleporter. Go into the Dark World. (If you are already in the Dark World, simply walk to the northwest corner of town and enter the Lost Woods, but not through the western entrance; enter through the second entrance from the west.) The remarkable thing about level 3 is that you don't even need to explore about a third of it. There are three large and three small rooms that you don't even need to go into. You should be in the Lost Woods, south of a giant rib cage that you cannot directly reach. Go east, and then north at the three skulls. Avoid the pit by staying to the right edge of the path. Go northeast of the pit, and then northwest, through the two rib cages. Enter the skull (B1). Defeat the enemies here, then uncover the top center skull. Use the statue on the right by pushing it a bit south, then west, and then pulling it north so that it covers the button behind you. It will open the next room. Go in. Get the key from the treasure chest in the center. Then go back to the surface. Go east through the two rib cages, to the square bed of nine flowers. The center flower reveals a pit. Drop in. You will be in level 3, floor B1. Step on the stars to switch the pits, then bomb the crack in the west wall. Go through. In the U-shaped room, pull the lever to blow up the wall. Go south, and get the Fire Rod from the chest. Use the Hook Shot to pull yourself across the pit, to one of the statues. Then go back to the surface. Go back to the first door-skull, and go in. Go west, west again, and then south, out the door. Go north through the west of the two rib cages. Then use the Fire Rod on the end of the tongue; it will disintegrate and open the big skull to the rest of level 3. Go inside (B1). Go down the ladder. This is a maze; you cannot go directly to the chest, which has a necessary key. In terms of which direction to go under each part of the bridge you cannot see: Right, right, left, and around the top. Go through the door. Be careful, because a spinning star will come and turn you into a rabbit momentarily. Climb the ladder, and go to the southern end. Jump off, being careful of the mummies. Go through the west door, and get the key. Now make your way back to where you first descended into the maze. This time, go north across the bridge, and through the locked door. In the next room (the "star room") step on the center stars. Then step on the southwest star. Then step on the northeast stars (the ones above and to the right of the center stars). Then step on the far northeast star. Then go through the east door. Light each of the four braziers in this room, then go through the northwest door after it opens. Hack the north center vines off the wall, and go through the secret door. The mummy in this room has the key. Kill him and go through the east door. Drop through the hole in the floor to fight the MOTHULA.
Level 4 - Thieves' Town
Level 4 is located in the statue at the center of the ruined village, inside the weathervane. To open the entrance, pull on the pitchfork covering the hole. Then enter. You will be on floor B1. The large room you are in has two levels: the floor and the catwalks. Take the catwalk to your right, and go north to the upper edge of the room. Go right a little ways and jump off the catwalk. Then go north through the door (which is hidden under the catwalk). Turn right and go east, through another hidden door. Turn south at the statue with the electric sparks circling it, and go through yet another hidden door. Go up the ladder to the south, and then jump off the ledge, to the south. Go through the hidden door in the west wall, and get the Master Key. Then go back east, and north through the break in the wall. Go through either north door, and then up the ladder northeast of the statue. At the north end of this room is a Master Lock door. Go through. At the north end of this long passageway are two skulls. The one on the right has a key. The door north leads to the Boss's room, but the Boss is not there yet. Go back to the southwest door, unlock it, and go through. Go west through this separated room. Go west through this trap/moving floor room, and through the west door. Go through the north door of this long room, being careful of the spike traps and enemies. The skull next to the crystal will have a key. Switch the crystal, preferably with your boomerang, and then go through the north door, upstairs to 1F. Once upstairs, uncover the button under the southeast skull, and open the door. Go through. Go east two screens. In this room, throw a bomb so that it lands on the cracks in the floor that the light shines on. It should uncover a hole. Go back to the crystal switch room, and make your way to the south end. Go through. Go through the door east of the blue block, which should be receded into the floor. Go through the east door, on the other side of the blue blocks. Go down the stairs in the north wall, to level B2. Kill all three enemies in this room to open the west door. Go through. Go to the south end of this chasm room, then go east. Go through the east door in this room. Go to the north end of this room, and rescue the maiden. Then, get the key from the chest in the corner. Go back to the chasm room. Open the southwest door, which is locked. Have your Magic Hammer ready, because you will need to act fast to get out of this room without losing any health. Immediately pound one of the bobbing heads, and get the Titan's Mitt from the chest. Then get to the outer perimeter of the room, because after four seconds the second tier of panels will collapse into a chasm. If you cannot escape in time, you can probably use the Hook Shot to grab on to one of the statues. If not, jump in the chasm and you will reappear at the door, with the Titan's Mitt, but you will lose one heart. Go back to level B1. Go through the east door by pressing the button hidden under the northeast skull. Then go north, into the Boss's lair. Walk until the maiden is in the sunlight. She will transform into BLIND THE THIEF.
Level 5 - Ice Palace
Level 5 is reached by traveling to the Pond of Happiness in Lake Hylia (near Flute spot 8), and lifting the dark rock in the middle of the island. Underneath is a teleporter that leads to the Dark World. It is the only way into level 5. Once you are in the Dark World, go down the staircase to the north. You will be on floor 1F. As you walk to the west door, a monster will detach itself from the north wall and attack you. Only the Fire Rod can hurt it. Once it is destroyed, the west door will open. Go through. In this room, kill all three floaters and get the key. Killing the enemies opens the east door; go through the north door and down the stairs to floor B1. In this room, step on the plate in the southwest corner to open the door. Go east. In this room, push the center block to the east and go to the south, through the door. Killing all the penguins in this room reveals a chest that has the compass in it. Go north, push the block north, and go to the east. You will walk over a plate that opens the north, west, and east doors. Go through to the east. In this room, the southern of the two skulls hides the button that opens the doors. Step on it, and then go west. Push the block to the west, and go north. In this room, there are two ways to get to the weak panel in the center of the room. First, you can leave a bomb near the crystal when it is blue, then walk around the barrier to the north side. Or, you can throw your boomerang and then move so that as it returns to you, it hits the crystal. Either way, once the orange blocks are down and you are on the north side, bomb the center platform and drop down to floor B2. In this room, Stalfos Knights will drop from above once you leave the center ring. Defeat them by striking them once with your sword, then setting a bomb on top of their bones. Once they are both destroyed, go through the south door. Be careful in this long room, because the floor moves back and forth and there are spike traps everywhere. Also be careful of the black ghosts that rush from one side of the room to the other. One of the blue floaters has a key. Leave the crystal orange, and go through the southwest door. In this room, make your way to the southwest corner. The skull hides the button that opens the east door. Go through. In this room, beware of the blobs that form out of the floor. The button in the southeast area opens the west door. Go down the stairs to floor B3. Kill all the penguins to open the north door. In the next room, a giant spike trap will attack from the north. As long as you stay in the door, it can't hit you. As it returns to its neutral position, go north and then get out of the way. This part is tricky: You have to go through the north door. Move so that the trap flies past you, then rush north. In this room, after a few seconds, the floor will collapse. Fall down to the next level (B4). Go east, and cross the chasm with your Hook Shot. Go south, and avoid the giant traps. Then go up the stairs to B3. Use your Hook Shot to fly across the spikes. Do NOT pick up the skull yet! Go up the stairs to B2. Pound the bobbing heads, then pick up the block and throw it. Move so that the twirly gold thing hits a wall instead of you. Go through, and pound the other heads. Two Stalfos Knights will attack while you are in this room. Step on the button under the southwest skull to reveal a chest that has the map, and pull on the statue's tongue to open the east door. Go through. Go up the stairs. In the treasure chest is the Big Key. Go back down to where I told you not to pick up the skull. Pick it up, and step on the button. Hook Shot across to the chest, and open it. It has a key. Go through the locked door to the west. Go west past the giant spike trap, and through the west door. Go across this room and down the ladder to B4. Bomb the square directly northwest of the ladder. Drop through to B5. Open up the Big Chest to get the Blue Mail. Then push the center block to the east, and push either of the other blocks out of your way. Go through the east door.Go through the east door, being careful of the ice monster in the north wall. One of the skulls has a key; another skull has the button that opens the west door. Get the key, open the door, and go back west. Go through the north door, which has a Big Key Lock. Go north through this room, open the locked door, and go down the stairs to B6. Go south through this room, and then east, through another locked door. Hit the crystal switch to blue, being careful of the gold spinner that appears. Leave the switch blue, and collect the items. Then go west, north, up the stairs, and south, to the room that has the hole in the center. You should be blocked from going west. Go east. Then go south, around the room to the west door, and through. Under the skull is a button, which reveals a chest with a key in it. Get the key, and go up the north stairs to B4. Go around the room to the door, which is locked. Be careful of the floor blobs, a gold spinner, and an ice wall monster. Go through the north door. Go through the west door, which has a switch that activates it under one of the skulls. Drop into the hole, to B5. Then go east. You should be able to push one of the blocks off the edge. Push the southern block to the east, then drop off after it (to B6). Move the block on top of the switch, then go through the southern door. Under the east block are four blue floaters. Under the skulls south of them are arrows and a bomb. Go to the skulls on the left, move them, then pull on the east statue. Pound the bobbing heads, and pick up the block. Under it is a hole that leads to B7, where you will fight KHOLDSTARE.
Level 6 - Misery Mire
Before you go to level 6, get the Ether Medallion. To get to level 6, use the Flute to go to spot 6. Under the rock to your right is a teleporter. Step on it. Once you are in the Dark World, you will be in a swamp, and it will be raining like crazy. Go north until you find a tiled area that has a replica of the Ether icon on it. Step on the icon and use the medallion. The rain will stop, and a giant head will rise out of the swamp. This is the entrance to level 6. Go inside, to floor 1F. Go north and east, and use your Hook Shot to get across the pit. Go east and north, down the stairs to B1. You have to kill everything in this room to proceed; this includes four Wizzrobes and four anemones. Beware of the ELS in the center of the room. Once you kill all the enemies, the north door will open. Go through. Go down the ladder, and to the north, then west, then north, east, and up the ladder. You should be in front of an open door on the right side of the room. Go through. In this room, there are fireball spitters hidden behind the lamps. Push the block to the left or right, and go through the north door. Go across the bridge, and north through the door again. Go down the ladder and across the wooden bridge to the chest. Get the key. Go back to the chamber with the hidden fireball spitters. Push the block south and go through the east door. The northwest skull has a key. Kill everything in the room, and get the key. Also, the skull on the spikes hides a button which, when pressed, reveals another chest (also on the spikes) that also has a key. Get both keys, and then go through the north door, which is locked. Go across this room to the north, and through the door. Go along this bridge and through the west door. Go all the way to the west end of this room. In this room, go to the northwest corner, being careful of the sparks, and change the crystal switch to blue. Also, be sure to get the key in the nearby skull. Go to the east, and past the spikes, and the fireball launchers. At the south end of this room is a locked door. Go through. You should have two keys left after you go through the door. In this room, you can get past the spikes by hugging the east wall as you go south. Go through the south door, and then through the east door of this room. Go to the south end of this room, then north along the net. Under the skull on the net is a button which reveals a chest. Open the chest and get the key. Then go back to the south end of the net. Unlock the southwest door and go through. Switch the crystal to orange and go through the west door. Go south in the room with the fire spitter. In this room, go around the barrier, and up the stairs to 1F. Now, this part requires speed. You have to light the two braziers in this room and the two in the room to the south to proceed. Your best bet is as follows: Push the top and bottom blocks of each trio to the right, then move each of the center blocks downward. Then go to the other room and do the same. Then, light each of the four braziers. The room will shake and rumble for about 20 seconds. Go through the east door in the south room. Then, drop into the pit on the right. The chest next to you has the Big Key. Go west. Step on the teleporter in the water. The Big Lock door to your north would be your next goal, except you first have to get the Cane of Somaria from the Big Chest. Go east, south, east, and then to the southeast corner of this room, where you first entered it from upstairs. Go through the southern door in the east wall. Cross this room and go through the east door. Then use your Hook Shot to zoom over to the block on the right side; immediately go west, and then north along the bridge before it collapses. The Cane of Somaria is in the big chest. Go west through the door, and then off the edge. Go south, up the ladder, and then west. Go back to where the Big Locked door was, after you appeared from the teleporter. Go through the door. Step on the teleporter. You will appear in a long horizontal room Go east, and up the ladder, and through the Big Locked door. Go across the bridge, and down the stairs to B2. On the west side of this dark room is a skull that covers a button. Use the Cane of Somaria to place a block directly on the button. Then go through the door south of the button. Go through the west door in the room with the giant block in the middle. In this next room, you have to time your movements well to avoid the spike trap. Make your way west, and then through the southwest door. In this room, bomb the northern door and go through. Hit the crystal switch to blue. Go back south, and go through the western door. Go to the north, and hit the crystal switch behind the structure to orange. Go up the stairs in the building (to B1). Go counterclockwise around the structure to avoid the fire snake. Go west, and then north through the door. You will then fight the VITREOUS.
Level 7 - Turtle Rock
Before you go to level 7, get the level 4 sword, the silver arrows, and the fourth bottle (the one in the locked chest). Level 7 is located in a large rock east of where Hera's Tower would be in the Dark World. To get there, go to Hera's Tower, then go east until you come to a screen that has a large rock with three pegs on it. Pound the pegs starting with the one on the right, then the top, then the left. A teleporter will appear. Step on it. Now stand on the Quake Medallion icon, and use the Quake Medallion. The turtle head will disappear, granting you entrance into level 7. Jump off the rock and go inside, to 1F. Pick up the right skull, not the left one. Use the Cane of Somaria to create a block on top of the question mark. Then get the left skull. This way, you finish the room with full magic power. Step onto the platform and press up to get to the north end of the room. Go through the door. Create another block on the question mark, then go to the right. Go past the first landing, up to the second one. Go through the door to the east. Again, don't pick up the skulls until you get back from your task: Create a platform, then go south. The platform will wind around a bit. Your goal is to light all four braziers using the Fire Rod. The best bet is to wait until you are in line with two of them, so that you don't waste magic power lighting each brazier individually. Once all four are lit, quickly go back to the landing and go through the north door, which should have opened. Make your way north through this room, hiding in the side pockets to avoid the spike bars. In the chests are the map and a key. Go back to the brazier room, and collect the items under the skulls. Then go west, and create another platform. Go to the northwest door, which is locked, and open it. Go through. The orange bouncer in this room has the key. Kill it, and go through the locked north door. In this room, you have to switch the crystals to blue. There are two sets of five blocks each adjacent to the entrance. Push the top block of either group to the side, and a chest will appear, holding a key. Get the key, and go through the north door after switching the crystal back to orange. You will be on floor B1. In this room, go down the ladder, and make your way to the southeast corner of the room. There is another ladder; go up. Then step into the tube. It will take you to near the entrance. Go through the door. There are two tubes here. Go through the one closer to the door. When you emerge, go into the next room. Go south, switch the crystal to blue, then cross the blocks and switch it back to orange with your boomerang. Kill everything in this room to get a key. Go through the east door, but beware of the laser eye above it! Go into the tube in the lava room, and get the Big Key from the chest you emerge near. Go into the next tube, and through the door. You will be back in the first tube room. Go into the tube. Jump off the platform, and go south, back into the original tube. Go back into the lava room, but this time, go through the farther of the two tubes. Go south through the door. Kill both orange bouncers, and the doors will open. Go south. Go through the west door of this T-shaped room. In the next room, be careful of the laser eyes. Bomb the crack in the south wall and go through, timing your movements with the laser eyes' shots. You will be outside. Go east along the ledge, and back into the dungeon. Use your Hook Shot to get across to the chest. You will get the Mirror Shield. It can deflect laser beams. Go north, past the spike bar and fireball spitters, and through the Big Locked door. Go into the tube. Go north through the door. Kill the orange bouncer, and ram the north wall, where the crack is. It will shatter. Go through. In this room, you have to go into the center partition, and use your boomerang to switch the crystal. Then you have to get the key, and avoiding the spike bar, switch the crystal again and go to the north before it runs you over. Unlock the door, and go down the stairs to B2. This room is a labyrinth of platform cord. You have to get to a platform in the center, and step on the button in the middle of it. Then you have to get to the southwest platform, and go through the door that the button opened. Go to the south end of this chasm room, being careful of the laser eyes. Go around and south through the door. Go to the south end of this room. The chest near the southernmost eye on the left side has a key. Get the key. To avoid getting shot on your way out, hold your Mirror shield toward the eye and walk sideways toward the center. Then go north, back to the first room, and west through the locked door. In this room, you have to manipulate the crystal switches to get to the north end of the room, where the door is. Once you do, go through, and down the stairs to B3. Create a platform, then get the magic bottle and heart under the skulls to be at full magic strength. Go to the north end of the room, and go through the door, where you fight the TRINEXX.
Ganon's Tower
Ganon's Tower is located where Hera's Tower would be in the Dark World. Walk to the front of it, and the seven crystals will use their magic to open the gate. Go inside. You will be on floor 2F. Go to the northwest corner of the room, and down the stairs to 1F. Get the key off the lamp by ramming it. Then go through the west door. Pound the heads and push the block in any direction, then step on the star to remove the pits. The west door will open. Get the key from the skull in the southeast corner. Go through the west door. In this room, you have to use your Hook Shot to get to each platform. First, shoot west to get to the center platform. Remove the skull. Then shoot south to the edge of the southwest platform. Then shoot east. Then shoot south again to the platform that crosses the whole room from west to east. Be careful of the spike trap. Shoot south again to the skulls. Kill the skeleton. Then hit the crystal to blue. Go to the south side of the blue blocks, then throw your boomerang so it hits one of the switches, changing it back to orange. Go through the south door. In this room, it is possible to switch the crystal to blue while ending up on the other side of the orange blocks. Throw your boomerang so that it hits the crystals on the way back, but be standing to right of the orange blocks. It may take some practice. Once you do, get the key in the south skull and go through the east door. Switch the crystal to orange to free the traps, then go around and step on the teleporter. Go south, and west along the parallel corridors. One of the blocks is freestanding, by itself. Push it north to reveal a chest, then use your Hook Shot to jump over to the other side. Open the chest to get another key. You should have 3 keys at this point. Go through the south door, which is locked. Step on the right teleporter. Then step on the teleporter southwest of where you appear (NOT the one directly south). Then step on the teleporter in the southwest corner of the room. Make your way past the pits to the next two teleporters. Step on one, then step on the other one you appear next to so that you can proceed. Go through the east door. You should be in a room with a great chasm. Go north along the platform immediately to your right. Kill the enemies in your way. Turn west at the first major intersection, then go north. You should end up on a landing at the north end of the room. Use the Fire Rod to light the brazier on the east platform. It will light the way over the chasm. Once you get to the east platform, go through the north door. Bomb the crack in the southeast corner of the room, and fall through to B1. Here you will have to defeat the ARMOS KNIGHTS again. This time, it should be no trouble, since you have the silver arrows. Be careful, however, because the floor is slippery. Each knight will be destroyed by a single silver arrow! Go through the north door. The center chest holds the Big Key. Go back to the slippery room, and go through the west door. Ram the crack in the north wall, and go through. Collect the fairies, putting as many as you can into the bottles. Go back south, and up the stairs to 1F. Push the right block to the east, and get the Red Mail from the Big Chest. Go north, and then north again, up the stairs to 2F. Go up the center partition, and up the stairs to 3F. Make your way to the west side of this room. Push the north block to open the door. Go through. Pull the statue so that you can block the trap between the statue and the door. Kill the two enemies, and the door will open. Pull the statue out of the way to release the trap, then go through the east door. Kill the two enemies in this room to open the next door, but be careful of the ELSES. Go north. Go north through the Big Locked door, and through. Go down the stairs and hit the crystal switch to orange. Go to the north end of the room and step on the button. Beware of the living statues. Go back south and up the ladder, then east and north to the door. Go through. Avoid the cannonballs, and go to the east end of this room. Go up the stairs to 4F. Kill all four enemies here to open the west door. Go through. Kill the skeletons to open the south door. Go through. Kill the enemies here to get through the south door. Go through. Beware of the ice in this room. Kill the enemies as usual, and go through the door when it opens. Do the same in the next room to open the door. In this passageway, run at top speed across the room to get past the golden spinner before it activates. Go through the west door. In this next room, you fight LANMOLAS again. This time, each worm only takes three hits from your sword to defeat. In addition, there is a fireball spitter in the southwest corner of the room. Go through the north door once it opens. Get the items, and then go north, up the stairs to 5F. In this room, you have to act fast. Have the Cane of Somaria ready before you enter it. Immediately move to the spot central to the three wizards. Lay down a block, then strike again with the cane; the block will explode, killing all three wizards. To get to the south door, use the Ether Medallion to see your path. Then go through the south door. Go around, then east along the bridge, past the laser eyes. Go north through the door. Kill the four skeletal wizards to open the north door. Go through. Use the left of the two moving floors to get to the north end; the center platform will collapse. Be careful of the enemies near the upper end. Go east through the door. In this room, you have to light all 5 of the braziers to open the door. Your best bet is to remove all the skulls before starting, then light them in a clockwise fashion, following the fire arm. Then go through the southeast door. In the next room, laser eyes will immediately fire at you, so move to the north. Get the magic jug from under the skulls, then go up the ladder to 6F. In this room, you have to act fast. Your goal is to light the four braziers before the floor collapses. Light them clockwise, starting with the northeast one. Go through the north door when it opens. Be careful of the two fire spitters in this room. Kill the mini-dragons, and get the key. Then go through the west door. In this room, in order to blow the crack in the south wall, you have to throw a bomb so that it lands in the right spot on the moving platform, then explodes in front of the crack. Be careful of the giant spike trap. In the next room, don't do anything until the golden spinner impacts against a wall. Then play with changing the crystal until you can get all the items in the room. Get the key from the chest, and go south through the door. In this room you have to fight MOLDORM again. It also will only require three hits from your sword. Use your Hook Shot to fly to the other side. Go up the ladder, then push the blocks out of your way to get to the door in the southwest corner. Go north through this room to get to the door, and up the stairs to 7F. Go to the west end of this room, and through the north door, to fight AGAHNIM (SECOND BATTLE). After Agahnim, go to the center pyramid in the Dark World and fight Ganon.
Final Boss, Ganon
To defeat Ganon, first hit him with the light sword every chance you get. He will disappear and reappear until he has been hit enough. Beware of the flying bats in this stage of the battle. After many hits, he will decide you need a new challenge. He will put out the lights in the room and drop the tiles around the outskirts of the room. To successfully hit Ganon, you must light both torches then hit him. He will turn a blueish color. That is the time to use the silver arrows given to you by the Great Fairy. Do that four times and he is finished.
The Triforce
Now the ending runs. I'm not going to spoil it for you, so see it for yourself!

The End

Adventure of Link