Hint :
Hint: R2D2 appearance:
Go into the Bombchu Bowling Alley in the market as child Link. Press C-Up to switch to the first-person look-around view. Look at the music machine of the bowling alley to see that R2D2 has found an interesting job.

Hint: Bowser appearance:
As a child, when you go to wake up Talon in front of the castle press C-Up to look at him while he is still asleep. You can see a Bowser emblem on his chest.

Hint: Breaking open boxes:
To break open a regular brown wooden box, just run at it and press A. Link will roll and smash open the box. This is useful when finding all the chickens and to get a Skulltula in the Marketplace room with the pots.

Hint: Z-target anything:
The following trick allows you to Z-target objects that cannot normally be Z-targeted. Press A to check an object, and hold Z while you read the description. Keep holding Z after the text disappears, and you will be targeting it. Try this on the mat in front of Darunia's room, the grave in the front of the graveyard, or the Triforce symbols in the Great Fairies' homes.

Hint: Items from trees:
Roll into a tree in Hyrule field or in a town. The tree will randomly give Rupees, Hearts, Deku Nuts or other items, but at times will not give anything. Note: If you roll into the tree near a bunch of stones in a circle at Hyrule Castle, a golden Skulltula will appear. This trick also works at the tree closest to the entrance at Kakario village and Zora's river.

Hint: Potions:
Green potion
Found at Kakoiro town and the Market. It fills the magic meter.
Red potion
Found at Kakoiro town and the Market. It fills up your all of your hearts.
Blue potion
Found at Kakoiro Town only. Go behind the potion shop and climb the steps. Enter the door and you will be in the Blue Potion Shop. Talk to the lady and you will get the Blue potion. You must get the Biggoron's sword (broken) to do this. The Blue potion fills both your magic and heath.
Hint: The chicken game:
When at Lon Lon Ranch, go visit Talon, the character you woke up before at Hyrule Castle. Accept his offer when he asks if you want to play a chicken game. To catch the three chickens, move to the corners of the room and just start grabbing all the chickens. It helps if you watch where at least one of them lands, to capture one quickly. As a reward for completing the game, Link will receive a bottle of milk which restores five hearts to his health.

To capture the chickens easily, pick up all the chickens before talking to Talon. Place the chickens in the corner between the table, the stairs, and Talon. They will stay there and allow Link to find the super chickens without the other chickens wandering around.

Go to Lon Lon Ranch as a child. Take all the chickens and throw them in a corner. Then, talk to Talan saying you want to play and simply pick out the only three.

Hint: Extra chicken:
Get the Longshot and go to the village as an adult. Go to the roof with the man to see the windmill. You should also see an opening without a door. Look closely at the opening to see a light brown object. Shoot it with the Longshot and you should should see a staircase. Go up the staircase to find a chicken. Pick it up, and go through the "fan". You can go to that roof with that opening to get the heart by the cow.

Hint: Target Cucco:
Enter Lon-Lon ranch, as an adult. Go to the former Super Cucco room when it is empty of everything but chickens. Pick up a Cucco and equip the Hover-Boots. Climb the stairs and jump towards the shelf opposite with a crate and bucket on it. You will land underneath and see a shadow on the shelf, where the crate should be but nothing above it. You will also see just the front side of the bucket and crate. Throw the Cucco and it will fly through the shelf, landing on top. After a while it will fall off the shelf. You will now be able to Z-target this Cucco, but no others.

Hint: Chicken attack:
Repeatedly assault a Cucco (chicken) with any weapon or run over it with Epona. This will result in hundreds of chickens causing you lose life when they attack. They cannot harm you if you are on Epona.

Hint: Trapped by chickens:
As an adult, go to Kakariko village. Use your Longshot to get on the blue roof with the man, then Longshot to the small post in the windmill. Climb the stairs and grab the Cucco. Go down the waterless well with it, and at the bottom, attack it to start a chicken attack. It will be very hard to escape as the Cuccos will get you while you are on the ladder.

Hint: Finding the key at the Treasure Box Shop:
Go to the Treasure Box Shop in the Market at night as a child. Talk to the man to get the first key, then use the Lens of Truth to learn which box contains the key.

At night as a child, go in the back alley to the key shop. Play the game and if you choose the right chest the first time, choose the following chests in a zig-zag pattern to will win every time.
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Hint: Free key in the Gerudo Training Grounds:
Go into the lava room in which you must collect silver rupees in the Gerudo Training Grounds. Stand on the first platform and use the Song Of Time. You can jump to the two time blocks and grab the key above. If you keep going ahead, you will find the key room where you open the locked doors. You will find three treasure chests there. Do not open the door to the left. Only go to the right when you enter the key room in the entrance of the training ground. Note: Once you go back into the lava room, you will have to retrieve all the rupees you collected earlier. This is also another way to go through the room with only a hookshot.

Hint: Change Gerudo Guards color:
After rescuing the last man in the Gerudo's Fortress, a woman will appear and say that you are free to enter the fortress at any time. When she finishes, change your clothes (green, red or blue). The Gerudo will change the color of her lipstick, clothes and shoes. Note: This only works once. When you return later or save the game, she will be gone for the rest of the game.

Hint: Avoid Stal Kids:
This trick lets you avoid the Stal Kids (annoying skeleton things that rise from the ground of Hyrule Field at night). If you do not wish for the Stal Kids to show themselves, simply wear the Bunny Mask.

Whenever you see Stal Kids at night on the field, play the Sun's Son and they will disappear.

Hint: Link's records:
Look to the left of Links bed and press A. You can read all of Link's records that he accomplishes through the game.

Hint: Kill the rolling Goron:
To kill the giant rolling Goron in Goron City, bomb him about ten times. After the ninth bombing, he will grunt and the other Goron's will run out to kill you. Note: The rolling Goron can not be killed if the bomb bag has already been obtained from him,

Hint: Get inside Jabu-Jabu's belly:
Go into Zora's Domain. Go to the right of the shop and use an empty bottle to catch a fish in the water. Take it and put it directly in front of Jabu-Jabu's mouth. He will swallow you.

Hint: Finding Saria:
When finding Saria, go to the Lost Woods and move in the following directions: Right, Left, Right , Left, Center, Left, Right.

Hint: Fairy fountain locations:
After getting the Goron's Bracelet and the Bomb Bag, search Hyrule Field for suspicious looking boulders for a fairy fountain.
In the same tomb where a Hylian Shield is found, destroy the wall to find a fairy fountain.
On the way to Zora's Domain, move along the green shores of Zora'a River. Bomb a boulder at this location to discover a fairy fountain beneath it.
When leaving the Sacred Forest meadow, a ladder will appear on a hedge. This leads to a clearing that contains a boulder. A fairy fountain is under the boulder.
In the watery paradise of Zora's Domain, play the Song of Storms to open a hole in a platform. The hole leads to a fountain below.
In the dry desert after playing the Song of Storms, a hole will open up in the ground that will lead to a fairy fountain.

Hint: Great fairy locations:
Great fairy of power:
This Great fairy gives Link the "spin slash" attack. She is located at Death Mountain, outside the crater to the left of the entrance, behind a bomb-able wall.

Great fairy of wisdom:
This Great fairy doubles Link's magic meter. She is located inside the Death Mountain crater. Face the entrance to Goron City (inside the crater). A bridge will be to the right. Use the Megaton Hammer (obtained after passing the Fire Temple) to destroy the rocks blocking the entrance. Bombs will have no effect.

Great fairy of courage:
This Great fairy doubles adult Link's defensive powers. She is located near Ganon's castle. Obtain the Golden Gauntlets inside Ganon's castle. Use them to lift the column that is blocking the entrance, which is to the right, when facing Ganon's tower.

Great fairy of magic:
This Great fairy is located at the same spot as the Great fairy of courage when Link is a child. Use a bomb to open the entrance. She will give Link a new spell, "Din's Fire".

Great fairy of magic:
She is located behind Zora's fountain, when Link is a kid. Move all the way behind the fountain to find a piece of land. Then, destroy the wall behind it. She will give Link a new spell, "Ferore's Wind".

Great fairy of magic:
This great fairy is located between the two palm trees at the desert colossus. Use a bomb at the crack on the wall. She will give Link the "Nayru's Love" spell.

Great fairies:
During the game Navi will turn green and want to signal something to you. Play the Sun's Song or the Song of Storms at that location. If there is a Great fairy, it will appear. Note: You cannot capture the fairy in an empty bottle.

Free fairies:
Stand in front of a Gossip Stone and play Zelda's Lullaby and two or three fairies will come out of it. Gossip Stones can be found right in front or beside a temple or dungeon. Note: This may only be done once per Gossip Stone.

Plant a Magic Bean and then play the Song Of Storms as a child. The plant will grow and three fairies will come out.

Play the Song Of Storms in front of a Gossip Stone and a red Fairy will appear. Note: You cannot catch it.

Big Poe locations:
Big Poe locations are signified by a little Poe appearing when you are not on a horse. Their locations are as follows:
Sign in front of Hyrule Castle.
Overhang near Kakariko entrence.
Bush near northwest of field.
Tree in front of Lon Lon ranch.
Tree in southeast of field.
Choppable bushes near southeast of field.
Big gray rock.
Y-shaped intersection near where field turns into Gerudo terrain.
V-shaped wall near Lon Lon ranch.
Tree near Gerudo.
Hint: Poes as extra life:
After you catch a Poe in a bottle, you can drink it and it will refill your life. Be careful, as some will take away life.

Hint: More money with Arrows Of Light:
After getting the Arrows Of Light from Zelda, you will not have any problems with money, even if you do not have all golden Skulltulas. Just go to Lake Hylia or another location with enemies and kill them with the Arrows Of Light. You will always get a purple rupee (worth 50 rupees). This does not work with spiders on the walls or enemies who always give the same thing, such as the Poes.

Note: This trick also works with bats.
Hint: Flying fireball:
Use Din's Fire while flying on a Magic Bean. The best place to try this is Lake Hylia. The camera movement will change allowing you to see Link flying around in a fireball. This works with every bean.

Hint: Finding a bag that holds 40 seeds:
Go to the Lost Woods. After entering, turn right and continue forward to a ledge with a fence and ladder to the left. A metal circular object will be suspended from a tree at this location. Shoot it three times exactly in the center with the slingshot and to receive the bag. A "100" will flash when your shot hits the center. You must score "100" three times in a row.

Hint: Defeating Business Scrubs:
When business scrubs try to make a deal with you, simply hit the ground (not the platform) and all the Scrubs will be easily defeated.

To make a Business Scrub stop firing at you, just hit the ground with the Megaton Hammer.

Hint: Defeating Dark Link:
During the battle with the Dark Link in the Water Temple, press Z to lock on to him, then press Forward + B to jab at him until he is defeated.

The best way to kill Dark Link is with the Megaton Hammer. When you enter the room, go to the far end and turn around. Dark Link will be waiting. When the battle starts, do not lock onto him. Instead, equip the Megaton Hammer. Use the Megaton Hammer when Dark Link is close during the battle.

An alternate strategy is to get close to him and use Din's Fire until he is defeated.

The absolute fastest way to kill Dark Link is to use the jabbing method (lock on to him, then press Forward + B) continuously while using the Biggoron's Sword. If done correctly and fast enough, he will die before he starts attacking Link.

Start the battle with at least one fairy and the Biggorn Sword. Lock on to Dark Link and press Z + B to stab him. Continue to do this until Dark Link is defeated. Stay away from him when he attacks because you cannot block with the Biggorn Sword.

If you stab at Dark Link (Z-target and press B), he will jump onto your sword. After he does this a few times, he will start to hit you. A good way to kill him is to keep attacking nonstop, mixing overhead swings (Forward + B) and horizontal swings (Side + B). Eventually, Dark Link will drop his guard and you will score a hit.

While facing Dark Link, equip the Biggoron's Sword before you enter the room. Enter and after you see Dark Link, Z-target him and move the Analog-stick Down/Back. Then. strike him by moving forward and pressing B. Repeat this and you should be done in no time.

Hint: Defeating Ganon:
Note: The following strategy is for defeating "Ganon" the Monster, not "Ganondorf the Great King of Evil". Equip the Megaton Hammer then run at Ganon. When he raises his arm to slice you or hit you with his sword, immediately roll between his legs. Then Z-lock his tail and use the jump attack. This strategy works when you get the Master Sword back from past the Ring Of Fire.

Fire a light arrow at his face to singe his eyes. When you can hit him, run around him, hit his tail with the Biggoron's sword, and run with him. Hit him as you run around. Try to stay behind him or underneath him.

For a harder challenge, try to defeat Ganon without using any magic from your magic meter, wear the hover boots during the fight, and use a broken giants knife as the only weapon.

When you are fighting the last battle with Mutant Ganon, you do not need to use a sword. You can instead use the Light Arrow on his tail. Paralyze him first or sneak behind him, then shoot.

When fighting Mutant Ganon, run to the blocks at the edge of the arena and have Ganon break them. If you are lucky, fairies will appear from of one of the blocks

Use the following trick to beat Ganon the huge pig beast. Make sure you have at least two green potions and thirty Deku Nuts. Use Naryu's Love and you will be invincible. After using the spell, just run around Ganon and start throwing nuts at him. The first one will stun him and give you time to circle around him and throw another nut at his tail. This will hurt him. Also, you can use the hookshot to stun him by shooting it into his face. Try any other items that you want to.

To help defeat Ganon at the end of the game after you retrieve the Master Sword, you can throw Deku Nuts to stun him. When you do this, make sure you are close enough to get behind him to attack his tail with the sword, because this only stuns him for a few seconds. You can also throw a Deku Nut at his tail.

When Link and Zelda run through the castle and escape, you will see the castle falling down. You hear a noise. Walk up to the rubble and Ganondorf will appear and change into Ganon. He will knock your Master Sword away. Equip the Megaton Hammer, or even better, the Biggoron's Sword if you managed to get it. When he is about to hit you, roll between his legs and hit his tail. Just follow him around in a circle when you are behind him. Hit him on the tail for to six times. He will fall to his knees. Grab your Master Sword from where Zelda is located. Ganon will rise again and become quicker. Equip your Light Arrows and shoot him in the head. Then, when he is stunned, hit his tail with your Master Sword. An easier technique is to simply roll between his legs when he is about to attack you. Hit his tail again with the Master Sword. Do this about nine times and he will fall down. Deliver the final hit when Zelda tells you to.

While fighting Ganon, you do not need the Light Arrows. As soon as he is close to you he will do a spear/sword combo. Just roll under his legs, find his tail quickly, and lunge with the Biggoron Sword or Megaton Hammer. Do not be afraid of getting close to him -- if you are behind his fist when he does the slash with his sword, you will be fine.

Hint: Defeating Phantom Ganon:
He will first get on a horse and ride into one of the paintings. He will then appear and fire an electric bolt at Link. He also has a duplicate, so it is easy to get confused. To tell them apart, the real one has a battle ax. After you do this three times, he will jump of his horse and fight Link. He will fire an energy ball at you. You can dodge it, but must kill him with your sword. No items will hurt him -- to kill him you must reflect the energy at him. Hit it with your sword and it will bounce back and hopefully hit him. However, he can also hit it back. When he falls, slice him with your sword and repeat until he is defeated.

Hint: Finding items when fighting Ganon:
If you are low on arrows, magic power, hearts, and other items in the last battle with the mutant Ganon, some of the Debra that are lying around contain items. Lure Ganon over to one and hide behind it. Ganon will smash it with his sword and the items will come floating out.

Hint: Defeating Ganondorf:
When Ganondorf creates a gap on the floor when you are fighting him, do not jump it and lose valuable hitting time. Instead, before entering the room with Ganondofr, equip the Hover Boots. Then, when he is down on the floor after playing "Tennis" with him, fly across using your hover boots and swing your sword at him. Doing this saves valuable time and it is quicker and easier then jumping across and waiting for Link to land.

Make sure you have the Longshot and Light Arrows equipped. Three bottled fairies are not required, but they can be very useful. Big fairies are also useful, because they can restore your magic. When you reach the room where Ganondorf plays the organ, move to a far corner after he talks to you. While at that location, deflect his shots with the Master Sword. When he is hit, shoot him with a Light Arrow. He can now be targeted. Do so, then use the Longshot to reach him quickly to hit him with the Master Sword. As soon as he gets up again, move back to the corner. If you run low on magic, go to the lower level and break the bottles for more.

You can hit Ganondorf with the Light Arrow when he is charging up for his super fireball.

On the first stage, hit him with the Light Arrow then hit him with the Big Sword or Megaton hammer. After two to four hits you will have him on his knees. When fighting Ganon on the second stage, you do not have to use the Light Arrows -- after he swings his sword at you, roll under his knees and strike him with the Megaton Hammer or The Big Sword. Repeat this until you get the Master Sword. After you get the sword, do the same thing but do not wait to strike. Z-target his tail so you see it, and strike about six to nine times.

Make sure you have the Biggoron's Sword and the defensive power-up (with the Golden Gauntlets, go out of Ganon's Castle, then go left to find a group of rocks, then a giant rock. Lift that rock and play Zelda's Lullaby on the Triforce in the room ahead). After getting the defensive power-up, go back to Ganondorf. He will use three different attacks. His first one, no matter what you do, is where he gathers a little bit of power and slams the ground with his fist. You cannot deflect this. In another attack, he shoots a single fireball at you. Deflect it with your sword, the Megaton Hammer, or a bottle. When he gathers lots of power and fires many fireballs at you, use the Biggoron's Sword. Hold B and wait until the power around the sword is yellow/orange. Then, release it when you are about to be hit by the fireballs. If timed correctly, they will all be deflected and you will have escaped unscathed. Some of the deflected fireballs will have hit Ganondorf, and you can continue the battle as usual. When you have killed him, escape the tower with Zelda, and eventually you will fight Ganon. To defeat him easily, make sure you have Nayru's Love. Use Nayru's Love, then take out your Biggoron's Sword. Roll under Ganon's legs, and slash his tail. Make sure that you have seven Fairies. You can get rid of your Deku Sticks, Zelda's Note, the Claim Check, the Faerie Slingshot, and the Boomerang, since you will not need them from Ganon's Castle onwards.

Hint: Deflecting Ganondorf's attacks:
The sword, Megaton Hammer, or bottles can be used to deflict Ganondorf's fireballs.

After deflecting Ganondorf's small lightning balls a few times (and weakening him), he will power-up a gigantic lightning orb. He will throw it, and several small ones will fly in all directions toward you. There will be no way to deflect all of them, so you are most likely to get hit with five or six of them if you run. To deflect all of them back to Ganondorf, you will have to charge up for a magic sword spin attack. It takes timing, just like for the smaller orbs. It is a fairly easy task to most players. It would also be wise to use the Biggoron sword to do more damage.

Although mirror shield does block all the fireballs Ganondorf shoots, you can avoid this situation entirely by simply hitting him with Light Arrows before he shoots.

Hint: Defeating Dead Hand:
Allow one of the hands to grab you and the monster will appear. Move the Analog-stick to break free, then slice him. Continue until it is defeated.

Hint: Defeating Dodongo:
To defeat Dodongo in Dodongo's cavern, throw a bomb in his mouth, then strike him with your sword. Repeat this three or four times.

Before going into Dodongo's cavern, equip yourself with a Hylian shield by buying it at the Bazaar shop in the Castle Market, or by pulling the grave with the flowers in the Kokoira Grave Yard. When the King Dodongo rolls at you, press R to put up the Hylian shield. You will duck under it and be unaffected, unless he shoots fire at you.

When he rolls at you, just go against the wall and chase him. When he gets ready to breath fire, throw a bomb in his mouth and hit him with your sword. Repeat this three or four times until he is defeated.

Hint: Defeating Bongo Bongo:
Get the Biggoron's sword and the Eye Of Truth so you can see him. First, hit his hands with arrows (you may still keep the Eye Of Truth on). Then hit his eye ball to stun him. Slash violently and repeat these step. Z target his hands, then shoot your arrows.

Hint: Defeating Iron Knuckles:
An easier way to defeat the Iron knuckles (big enemies with big axes) is to first target him. Then, just as he swings, do a back flip. Then do a lunge attack as he finishes his swing. If he does a double swing, just wait for him to finish his second swing, and quickly do a lunge attack. If you get hit, try to lure him to hit a pillar or his chair. If he hits the chair or pillar, then hearts will appear. The only Iron Knuckle on which this strategy will work on is the one faced before the two witch sisters.

An easy way to defeat an Iron Knuckle is to use Nayru's Love. Then Z-target and keep slashing him with your sword. He will still able to knock you back with his ax, but it will not hurt you. To get out of the way of the ax, just use backflips or a sidejump.

Z-target him and just keep firing Bombuchus at him. You need at least 50 Bombuchus to defeat him.

Use the Big Goron sword. Dodge its heavy ax swings, then counter-attack with slashes or jump attacks.

If you have the Big Goron sword, this will be easier. When you first activate the Iron Knuckle, keep hitting him with your sword by pressing B. This paralyzes him for a second or two, but do not back away. Do not is jump attack him.

Do a jump attack then immediately back flip. Keep repeating those moves.

Hint: Defeating Morpha:
He will summon a water arm to search for you. When Morpha does this, it will also appear in a separate tube of water. Using your Longshot. grab onto the red orb to bring it out of the water. Continue until it is defeated. Note: Near the end Morphia will send out another arm and sometimes three arms other than itself. Back up into a corner if this happens.

When fighting the boss of the Water Temple, Morpha, you can use Din's Fire to destroy the water arms it sends out and, if it is close to you, make it jump out of the water so you can hit it. This is especially useful if an arm got you and another one is waiting to snare you after you get the first arm off.

Hint: Defeating Queen Ghoma:
While battling Queen Ghoma in the first dungeon, "Inside the Deku Tree", notice that Navi says "Her eye is vulnerable when its red." You can stun her by shooting her eye with your slingshot when her eye is red. Also notice that her eye is red while she is preparing to lay eggs while hanging from the ceiling. Shoot her down before she lays her eggs.

When her eye turns red, just walk up to her and throw a Deku Nut at her. The slingshot is unnecessary here. Her eye should turn green, Hit her with your sword. Remember that the A jump attack does double damage. When she is on the ceiling, wait for her eggs to drop. When they drop, walk up to each one of them, stand as close as you can without touching it, and hit it with your sword. When you destroy all the eggs, Ghohma will drop down again. Repeat this strategy.
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When starting off, throw a Deku Nut at it and slash it (Z-target it, press B to equip the sword and press A) a couple of times. Then, when it is going to lay eggs, wait until it is about to approach the middle of the ceiling. Immediately take out the slingshot and shoot it in the eye. This will cause it to fall on the ground. Then, finish it off by slashing it the last few times.

Hint: Defeating Twinrova:
When the fight begins, they will fly around and take shots at you. Use the Mirror Shield to reflect an attack into the other witch -- Ice into Fire, Fire into Ice. After you do this four times to each witch, they will combine into one. Twinrova (the large witch) will fly around, firing blasts of ice and fire. Absorb a type three times with your mirror shield and you will release a blast of energy. Hit her, and then cut her with your sword. Note: If you absorb two different types of energy, the incoming blast will hurt you.

Hint: Defeating Volglava:
After hitting Volglava on the head two times with the Megaton Hammer, he will do one of two things: fly around the room screaming, which causes earthquakes, or chase after you breathing fire. If he chases you, Z-target his head and bombard him with arrows.

When you start, the dragon will fly around and breathe fire at Link. You can stop this by firing an arrow at its head. It will fly back to a hole. It will appear from the ground and swing its head at you. After that, hit it on the head with the Megaton Hammer. It will appear again and drop boulders from the sky, then fly back down. Continue until it is defeated.

When Volglava comes out of one of the lava pits, go to him and hit him with the Megaton Hammer. After that Volglava, will either chase you or fly up and throw rocks down at you. You can avoid this by moving to the edge of the platform and go down. This will cause Link to hang at the edge. Press Analog-stick Down and Link will go down as if he was going down a ladder. Go down about two steps to avoid the attacks. When he goes back down to one of the lava pits, go back up and hit him with the Megaton Hammer. Repeat until Volglava has been defeated.

Hint: Defeating Bosses:
When the Boss is stunned, quickly take off Z targeting and go up to the Boss. The head works the best. Rapidly press B to quickly defeat the Boss. Note: This will not work on every Boss.

Hint: Dodge the Fire Temple Boss:
To dodge the Fire Temple Boss get on a ledge and do not fall. This is also good when dodging rocks.

Hint: Getting heart piece above Dodongo's cavern as a child:
Go up to where the bomb flower used for opening the cavern is located. Throw the bomb flower somewhere so you can use Z-targeting. Then, hold back on the Analog-stick and do a back flip. If done properly, you should land on the mesa-type platform. Although you will lose hearts from the fall, you will regain them when the heart piece is in Link's hands.

Hint: The Giant's Knife:
Go to Goron City as young Link. On one of the floors is a wall that appears questionable. Blow it up, then keep destroying the other walls behind it. Talk to the big may to learn that he is working on a weapon. Return as older Link to receive the Giant's Knife. Note: It will break with about five swings.

before The Giant's Knife breaks, it is the best sword in the game. It is even better than the Big Goron sword because it is slightly more damaging. Even after it breaks, it is still useable. The only problem is that it is now as short as the Kokiri sword. It does suffer from less damage after it breaks. You can buy another one after it breaks, but this is not recommended. Only use it before it breaks on a Boss or similar enemy to get its full potential.

Hint: Getting Gold Skulltulas:
Capture a bug in a bottle and drop them on some soft soil, where Link would put some Magic Beans. A Gold Skulltula will appear. Kill it and get your new found token. This works on all of them except the soft soil spot right next to the man that sells the Magic Beans.

Hint: Unlimited Skulltulas:
Go outside Hyrule Castle as young Link to where Talon is met. There will be a tree at that location. Play the Song of Storms and a grotto will appear. Enter the grotto, destroy the walls with a bomb, and kill the Skullata. Use the boomerang to get the token while doing a back flip to escape. Keep repeating this to get unlimited Skulltulas. Note: If done incorrectly. reset game and try again.

The Boomerang is required for the following trick. Go to the hole in the ground by Lon Lon Ranch where a Skulltula can be found. Go down and kill the Skulltula, but do not collect the coin right away. Use the boomerang to get the Skulltula, and before you get the boomerang back to you, backflip into the warp portal. If done correctly, the screen will blank will display "You got" without finishing the sentence. Repeat this to collect over 100 coins.

As a child after getting the Song Of Storms, go to the place where Zelda is located, but do not enter the castle. There is a tree there. Go to it and play the Song Of Storms. A hole will appear. Jump in it and use three bombs on the three walls and a Skulltala will appear. Hit it with your boomerang and throw it at the spirit. Go out, fall, and repeat.

Hint: Getting the Biggest Quiver:
Enter the archery game as an adult after getting the Gerudo Membership Card. It costs 20 rupees to play, but is worth it. Play the first time and get 1,000 points and to receive a Heart Container. Play the game a second time and get 1,500 points and to receive the Biggest Quiver, which holds up to fifty arrows. When starting the archery game, aim for the bulls-eye and fire to get 100 points each time. Also shoot at the target at the end. When you come around the end target, aim for the clay jars. Shoot them to collect 100 points per jar. Keep getting 100's on the targets and successfully shoot all the clay jars to get the required 1,500 points for the Biggest Quiver.

Hint: Getting the Golden Gauntlets:
Go to the shadow room in Ganon's Castle. When you enter the room, you will see green rubble. Destroy it so it does not get in your way. then longshot to the torch that you see. Next, longshot yourself to the Like Like and destroy it. Get Fire Arrows and shoot the torch. When catches on fire, use the Lens Of Truth and go for the switch on the right. Get on it and a treasure box will appear. Longshot over and open it to get the Golden Gauntlets.

Hint: Secret passage in Deku Tree:
Note: You must have bombs to use the secret passage. In the Deku Tree, after cutting the giant spider web in the middle off the floor, go down the hole (where the web use to be located). Climb the block with the moon on it, and enter the hole in the wall. Crawl through the hole in the wall, go forward to a spider web, and burn it with a lit Deku stick. The will be a plant there. Kill it and use a bomb to blow up the cracked wall that was behind it. This will open to a room with a golden Skulltula, which was not on the map before.

Hint: Delay Deku Tree dying:
After you defeat the first Boss(Qeen Ghoma) the Deku Tree dies. There is a way to delay this. Immediately after you defeat the Boss, save the game and turn off the Nintendo 64. Resume the game, and you will start in the entrance to the Deku Dungeon. Walk out and the Deku Tree will still be alive. However, Navi will want you to go back through the dungeon and come back out via the warp in the Boss area. If you do this, the Deku tree will go through his long explanation of Ganondorf -- and die and dries out as originally intended.

Hint: Make magic beans grow:
Play the Song Of Storms next to a magic bean to make it grow.

Hint: Trading all the masks:
Fox Mask
Royal Guard at the edge of Kakariko Village on the way up to Death Mountain.
Skull Mask
In the Lost Forest. Enter the forest and move to the left. Hop on the tree stump while wearing the mask and play Saria's Song. The Skull Kid will then ask Link for the mask.
Spooky Mask
Sell it to the boy in the Graveyard in Kakariko Village.
Bunny Mask
Sell it to the man running around in the Hyrule Field by Lon Lon Ranch. You must first beat the Forest Temple as Adult Link and then travel back in time to find the jogger.
Mask of Truth
With this mask Link can talk to the "Gossip Stones" that have the eye on them. They will reveal helpful hints throughout the game.

Hint: Illegal fishing lure (sinking lure):
Use the following steps to get a better fishing lure that can catch more fish. As an adult, walk to the log that is sticking out in the pond. Walk around on it awhile to find a sinking lure, that can catch fish almost every time. Note: The lure may only be used once, and if used to catch a record weight fish, the counterman will not give Link a prize. The sign on the tank will also be marked with "With illegal fishing lure".

To get the sinking lure at the fishing pond, walk along the walls and you will eventually find it.

The sinking lure may be found more than once. For example, in one game it can be found for the first time in the little stream by the rocks by the wall in the fishing pond. Quit fishing, then return a few minutes later. Walk on the log in the water, then go over to the same location to find the sinking lure again.

Play the fishing game by using the Scarecrow's Song or complete the Water Temple as an adult. Get up to it in Lake Hylia. Go across the pond to where the lily pads are located. Walk around for a short while and you should find the sinking lure. This is the only way you can catch the 20 pound eel in the middle of the pond, because it stays at the bottom. The reward for this fish is the Golden Scale, which allows you to dive 12 feet underwater.

Hint: Catching big fish:
Cast at the logs or sticks in the water. You can catch a 22 lb. fish at those locations.

Hint: Catching the Loach:
When fishing in the Hylian Pond, you may see a strange looking fish that resembles like a eel with fins. That is the Hylian Loach. You can Z-target all other fish, but the only time you can get a lock on the Loach is when it comes up for air. When it does you will hear a popping sound. However, after it reaches the bottom, you will lose your targetting. First find the sinking lure. Then find out where the Loach is located. Press C-Up, center the screen on it, then cast. Your lure has to go over him if you want to catch it. Use the Analog-stick and slowly move it in various directions. Your lure should come on top of the Loach. It weighs around 15 pounds so it should not give you much trouble when reeling it in. Do not cast too far over it -- while you are trying to pull your lure toward the Loach another fish will go for the lure and pull it off track. If you ask the man to weigh it he will give you 50 rupees and put the Loach back because there are very few of them left.

The Zora Tunic and Iron Boots are required for this trick. Go to the bottom of the lake so you can see the Loach. Stay a short distance away from, it and you can see the fish swimming in a circle. Get the sinking lure and throw it in the middle of the fish to catch a 22 lb. fish and get 100 rupees from the man.

Go to the Fishing Pond immediately before the rooster crows or wolf howls. When you go in, the water should be all cloudy and misty. That is when you know the Hyrule Loach is there. Rent a rod and find the sinking lure (which should be on the log or near the rock around the little stream). Once you find the sinking lure, walk in the water and look around for a long eel-like fish (the Loach). Walk out the water and cast the lure, making sure that it is about a foot or so in front of the Loach's face, and wait. He should go up for air. After he goes up for air for the fourth of fifth time, he should see the lure and go after it. Press B a couple times and he should bite the lure. Just reel him in. He weighs up from 30-35 pounds. When you catch the Hyrule Loach, the man will only give you 50 rupees since the Loach is a rare species. This will only work when the water is cloudy -- that is the only time the Loach appears (80%). The Loach will only go for the lure on the fifth or sixth time he goes up for air (or even longer) -- press B button every time he goes up for air, and your chances of catching him are greater.

Walk into the fishing pond immediately when the rooster crows in the morning. The pond will be misty and the Loach will be out playing with its baby.

Hint: Hat lure:
Go to the fishing pond as an adult. The owner will now be wearing a hat. Cast at him and to steal his hat. Do not give it back and you can use it as a lure. He will charge you for it when it is used.

Go to the fishing game at Lake Hylia, and cast the rod at the man at the counter. If you catch his hat, get the sinking lure (as explained in the "Illegal fishing lure (sinking lure)" hint. The hat will disappear and the man will never have it again. Note: This will not work if the sinking lure has already been collected.

Hint: Hatless man at the pond:
Get very close to the man at the fishing pond and cast your line. It may take a couple of tries, but if you aim correctly you can steal his hat. If you can spare thirty rupees, walk out into the middle of the pond with the Iron Boots. Cast a few times, and his hat will come off. The man will be hatless for the rest of the game.

Hint: Hear an underwater chicken:
As an Adult, go to Lake Hylia and swim to the center of the lake. Put on the Iron Boots wait until morning to hear a chicken while underwater.

Hint: Free Lon Lon Milk:
Approach any cow with an empty bottle and play Epona's Song. The song will remind the cow of the pasture, and will give Link free milk.

Hint: Ocarina flats and sharps:
Hold R and press one of the Ocarina playing buttons to make a sharp note, or Z to make a flat.

Hint: Fix a broken sign:
After slashing a sign and breaking it, play Zelda's Lullaby while standing in front of the pieces.

Hint: Chicken attack:
As in previous games in the series, if Link approaches a chicken and hurts it in some way, it will call for others to attack. The attack can be stopped by entering door or leaving the area.

Hint: Alternate jumping sword attack sound:
You can make Link's jumping sword attack sound differently. To do this, place Link on the middle of a set of stairs, facing toward the top. Then press B to get the sword out, then press A while holding Z to perform the attack. It will sound much louder if you do this.

Hint: Underwater wolf sound:
Go underwater and use the Song Of Light. When it is night you will hear the wolf noise, but it will sound like it is underwater.

Hint: Jump further:
Take your sword out, then jump off of an object. Press A while in the middle of your jump.

Link sometimes cannot normally jump over small fences. To do so, face in the opposite direction where you want him to jump. Hold Back then press A. This is helpful if you want to get on the roof at Kakario village as a child, but you have to land on the fence and carefully walk across it. Note: You will lose a heart piece, or half a heart depending if you saw the fairy that halves damage.

Hint: Easy aiming:
Use the following trick to complete the Gerudo Archery Course easily, shoot all ten Big Poes, or hit anything with the bow. Take some time and use a dry-erase marker, crayon, or any other removable mark to draw a cross hair on the screen.

Hint: Iron Boots in Shadow Temple:
When in the Shadow Temple, use the Iron Boots when near the fans. The fans will blow Link back without the extra weight of the boots.

Hint: Getting the three tunics:
There are three tunics that can be found in the game.

Kokiri Tunic
As a child and adult, you will start with this tunic.
Zora Tunic
You can buy it as an adult. For 300 rupees. Or, after getting blue fire (buy it or find it in the ice cavern), burn the diamond that surrounds King Zora. He will give you the tunic.
Goron Tunic
You can buy it as an adult. For 200 rupees. Or, as an adult, bomb the little rolling Goron. He will talk to you for a while. He will give it to you after you ask the two questions.

Hint: Invincibility from Shadow Temple spikes:
Wear the Goron's Tunic when in the room with the invisible spikes in the Shadow Temple to avoid injury. Link will just walk over them.

Hint: Goron attack:
Approach the giant rolling Goron on the second floor of Goron City, and repeatedly bomb him. After approximately the tenth bomb, he will scream and all of the other Gorons will rush out of their hiding places to attack Link. The Goron's will not chase Link if he enters another area.

Hint: Finding the Goron Bracelet:
Enter Goron City. Go to the bottom floor with the statue and stand on the carpet. Play Zelda's Lullaby to open the door. Once inside, stand in front of big brother (the Big Goron), and play Saria's Song. He will then dance. After he stops dancing, he will compliment the tune that you played and present you with the Goron Bracelet.

Hint: Avoid skeletons while in Hyrule Field:
The skeletons in Hyrule Field will not chase Link if he wears the bunny hood, or walks on dirt trails for softer footsteps.

Hint: Giant skeleton:
Go to Hyrule Field at night and kill approximately fifteen skeletons. A giant skeleton should appear.

When Link is a child, play the Sun Song to turn it into night. This is not necessary, but it makes it faster. Wait outside the castle and kill every skeleton that attacks you very quickly. It helps to Z-target them, then hit them twice with your sword. After about fifteen, a skeleton larger than the others will appear. He takes only two hits to kill and will give you four blue rupees. Keep killing the skeletons as they appear. The twentieth one will be twice the size of the other big one. If you act quickly enough, you should have enough time to deliver two hits before the cuckoo crows. This will kill him and result in three red rupees.

Hint: Get into Hyrule Gate without climbing:
To get in to Hyrule Gate without climbing the gate, talk to the guard until asks for 10 rupees to allow you to enter. It is better to do this at night.

Hint: Play sword as though it were an ocarina:
Set a not-so-useful item to C-Down, such as Zelda's letter or a bottle bug. Walk up to a large cliff and jump off. Press C-Down + B just as Link lands. If done correctly, Link will be holding his sword next to his mouth, and it can be played as it were an ocarina. The notes will be strange, and you cannot use the different songs as though it were an actual ocarina.

Hint: Running man in Gerudo Valley:
The running man will always beat you by one second no matter how fast you run.

Hint: Combo swings:
Press the D-pad in all directions while swinging your sword. Your opponents will not be able to get a hit most of the time.

Hint: Multiply bugs:
Capture or buy a bug, then dump them on the ground. Three of them should appear. Use the same jar to capture the first bug. Bring out another jar and catch one of the other bugs that are on the ground. Repeat to multiply the number of bugs that have been captured. This is useful when hunting the Gold Skulltulas in the soft soil.

Hint: Water Tunic:
You can get the Water Tunic by unfreezing King Zora. You have to be at least at the Ice Cavern as an adult. The Ice Cavern is near where Jabu-Jabu was located.

Hint: Big Sword:
The Big Sword will break after a few tries, but if you perform a series of tasks later in the game you will get another one that never breaks.

Hint: Getting Biggoron's Sword:
Use the following long trading sequence as an adult to get Biggoron's Sword. Go to the lady that gave young Link the empty bottle, when her Cuccos were rescued. She will give Link a Pocket Cucco egg. Wait for the egg to hatch, then bring it to Talon in Kakariko Village. Bring the Cucco back to the lady, to receive Cojiro, the Blue Cucco. Go to the Lost Woods, then turn left at the entrance. Give Cojiro to the man to receive an Odd Mushroom, which will spoil if too much time is wasted. Rush to the Potion shop in Kakariko Village, then go left into the room. Run into the shop to the right, then give the Mushroom to the lady at that location. She will give Link an Odd Potion. Hurry back to the Lost Woods. The man will be gone, but a Kokiri will be here. Give the Potion to her to receive the Poacher's Saw. Ride the horse to Gerudo Valley. There is a broken bridge here, so whip Epona to jump it. Give the saw to the carpenter that is outside to receive Biggoron's Broken Sword. Go to the top of Death Mountain, then walk to the right. Biggoron will appear, rubbing his eyes. He has an eye infection and will give link a Prescription. Bring the Prescription to King Zora after he has been unfrozen to receive the Eyeball frog, an ingredient for the Eyedrops. Hurry to the Lakeside Laboratory at Lake Hylia and give the Eyeball Frog to the Old Man. He will give Link the Eyedrops. Hurry back up to the Death Mountain Summit and ive the Eyedrops to Biggoron. After using them, he will give Link a Claim Check. Wait three days (play the Sun's Song six times to quickly pass the time), give him back the Claim Check to receive Biggoron's Sword. This weapon is twice as powerful as the Master Sword, and will not break like the Giant's Knife. Note: If Link is late during any of the time-sensitive parts of the trade, the game will restart back at the person you need to give the item to, and allow another try. Ocarina songs may not be used to teleport to a location during the trade.