Compilation of Zelda Dungeon guides, rewritten and condensed so that on widescreen it can be placed to the left of an emulator running at full size in the original television aspect ratio. As direct and minimal as possible while maintaining clarity. [demo]
For Link's original quest released on NES in 1986...
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Sword Bombs ◇20
Hearts Rupees
- The Legend of Zelda is a high fantasy action-adventure video game franchise created by Japanese game designers Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka.It is primarily developed and published by Nintendo, although some portable installments and re-releases have been outsourced to Capcom, Vanpool, and Grezzo.
- As a castaway, Link must find a way to escape from the island and return to his beloved homeland of Hyrule. This will not be an easy task. The island's inhabitants have no knowledge of the outside world. One creature, a talking owl, may know the solution to Link's dilemma.
The Legend of Zelda is a high fantasy action-adventure video game franchise created by Japanese game designers Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka. It is primarily developed and published by Nintendo, although some portable installments and re-releases have been outsourced to. You opened your eyes to find Princess Zelda standing over you-or was it?! Actually, it turned out to be a woman named Marin. She explained that you had drifted with the wreckage of your ship to the. BEGINNING YOUR JOURNEY Correctly insert the Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX Game Pak into your Game Boy system and move the power switch to the ON position. You will see the Nintendo. Logo appear for a few seconds, followed by an introductory sequence. WHO DO YOU WANT TO BE?
Letter Candle ◇60 White Sword
Heart Magical Shield ◇90
Arrows ◇80 Medicine ◇68
Blue Ring ◇250, 2x armor versus green.
⤒ indexBow Boomerang
Opt: Exit dungeon and re-enter to glitch-unlock door.
Go ←
5 Stalfos. Key.
Go ← ↑
5 Stalfos. Key.
Bomb ↑. Go →
Light. 5 Gel. Map.
Go ↑
3 Goriya. Key.
Go ←
4 Keese. Bow.
Go ⤒ → ↓ ↓ →
Wallmasters.
Key.
Go ↑
Triforce.
⤒ indexMagical Boomerang
Go ↑
6 Rope. Key.
Go → ↓ →
3 Rope.
Go →
5 Gel. Map.
Bomb ↑. Go ↑
4 Keese, spikes.
Bomb ↑. Go ↑
8 Rope.
Go ↑
Feed bombs to Dodongo. Heart. Go ←
⤒ indexRaft
6 Zol. Key.
Go ↑
3 Darknut.
Go ←
5 Darknut.
Go ↓
8 Keese. Raft.
Go ⤒ ↑ → → ↑
2 Zol. Map.
Bomb →. Go →
Manhandla. Avoid fire, attack heads, bombs are good. Heart. Go ↑
⤒ indexHeart
Stepladder
8 Keese. Key.
Go → ↑
Use candle to light room. 5 Vire. Compass.
Go ← ↑
Light. 5 Vire.
Go ↑
Light. 3 Vire. 2 Bubble.
Go →
2 Like-Like, 2 Zol, 2 Bubble. Like-Likes eat magic shields. Push left block. Go ⤓
5 Vire.
Go →
5 Vire. Push left block.
Go →
Gleeok. Avoid fire, attack attached heads. Heart.
Go ↑
Heart Power Bracelet Magical Sword
Take the right path. ⤓ ← ← ↑
Whistle
5 Pols, immune to all but sword or arrow, weak to arrow. Key. Go ← ↑
3 Dodongo. Bombs.
Go ↑
5 Zol. Key.
Go ↓
5 Darknut. Push left block.
Go ⤓
Go ←
4 Keese. Whistle.
Go ⤒ → ↓
Increase bombs to 12 for ◇100. Backtrack to Dodongo room: ← ↑ ⤓ → → ↑ Go →
5 Gibdo. Key.
Go ↑
Light. 2 Gibdo 2 Pols 2 Keese. Key. Go ←
5 Pols, weak to arrow.
Go ←
Triforce.
⤒ index 7.1 From Labyrinth 5, go ↓ 7← ↓ ← ↓ ← ↑.
From the starting point, go 3→, push the left rock,
go ⤓, middle ⤓, then go ↓ ← ↑.
Magical Wand
Go →
4 Wizzrobe.
Go ↑
8 Keese. Key.
Go ↑
4 Wizzrobe, 2 Like-Like,
1 Bubble. Like-Likes eat shields. Go ↑
Gleeok.
Go →
5 Wizzrobe. Push left block.
Go ⤓
Light. 5 Wizzrobe. Key.
Go ↓
4 Wizzrobe, 3 Like-Like, 1 Bubble. Push block.
Go ⤓
2 Zol, 2 Like-Like, 2 Bubble.
Go ↓
4 Wizzrobe.
Go ↑
Triforce.
⤒ index Bait is required.
From Labyrinth 6 to the starting point,
go ↓ → ↑ middle ⤓ ← ←.
From the start to the shop, go ↑ 3← 3↑. Buy bait ◇60.
From the shop to the lake, go 2↓ 2← ↑.
Blow the whistle at the lake to reveal Labyrinth 7.
Red Candle
Go →
Light. 8 Keese.
Go →
Digdogger, whistle. Bombs.
Go →
8 Goriya. Bombs.
Bomb ← Go ←
5 Rope. Key.
Go 2↑
Increase bombs to 16 for ◇100.
Go ↓ →
Light. 8 Stalfos. Compass.
Go ← ↑
Digdogger, avoidable.
Go ←
Leave bait for hungry Goriya.
Go ↑
Light. 3 Keese, 3 Goriya, 2 Bubble. Map. Bomb ↑ Go ↑
6 Goriya. Rupees.
Go →
6 Goriya.
Bomb → Go →
4 Keese. Red candle.
Go ⤒ Bomb → Go →
Digdogger, try placing bomb right before whistle. Go ↑
5 Wallmaster, 3 Bubble. Push mid-right block left. Go ⤓
6 Goriya.
Bomb → Go →
Triforce.
⤒ index From Labyrinth 7 to the start, go ↓ → ↓ 4→ ↓.
From the start to Labyrinth 8, go 4→ 2↑ → ↓ →.
Burn the bush that blocks the path.
Magic Book Magical Key
Go ←
4 Darknut, 3 Gibdo, 1 Bubble. Push left block. Go ⤓
4 Keese. Magic Book. Wand now shoots fire. Go ⤒ → → ↑
5 Darknut, Statues. Key.
Go ←
3 Darknut, Statues. Key.
Go 3→
4 Darknut, 3 Gibdo, 2 Bubble, avoidable. Go ↑
Manhandla. Map.
Go ↑
4 Darknut, 2 Pols. Push left block. Go ⤓
3 Darknut, 3 Gibdo, 2 Bubble. Bombs. Go ⤓
Gleeok with 4 heads. Heart.
Go ↑
From Labyrinth 8 to Labyrinth 9, go ↑ 5← 3↑ ← 2↑ 2←.
From the start to Labyrinth 9, go → 5↑ ← 2↑ 2←.
Go ← once more to buy medicine.
Red Ring Silver Arrow
Go ←
Lanmola, strike head. Push left block. Go ⤓
5 Like-Like.
Go →
2 Like-Like, 2 Zol, 2 Bubble. Bombs. Bomb ↓ Go ↓
Patra, defeat smaller ones first. Go ↓
Patra. Map.
Bomb ↑ Go ↑
3 Like-Like, 4 Wizzrobe, 1 Bubble, avoidable.
Bomb ↑ Go ↑
4 Keese. Red Ring. 4x armor versus green.
Back ⤒ ↓ ↓ ← ↑ Go ↑
5 Wizzrobe. Push left block.
Go ⤓
The Legend Of Zelda Dx
5 Zol.
Go ←
Patra. Push left block.
Go ⤓
5 Wizzrobe.
Bomb ↑ Go ↑
5 Wizzrobe. 3 Bubble. Push mid-right block. Go ⤓
6 Like-Like.
Go ↑
4 Wizzrobe, 3 Like-Like, Bubble. Bomb ← Go ←
4 Keese.
Go ⤒
2 Like-Like, 2 Zol, 2 Bubble. Push left block. Go ⤓
Patra.
Go ↑ to face the Dark Beast
Triforce of Power
The Legend Of Zelda Dsi
Link will hold up the Triforce of Wisdom and the battle begins.
He disappears and shoots fire. Find the pattern, strike him.
Eventually, he weakens. Finish him with the silver arrow.
Retrieve the Triforce of Power. Go ↑
Slash away the fire. Approach Princess Zelda.
⤒ indexThanks to Nintendo for this amazing classic, and thanks again to Zelda Dungeon for the original resources I've collected here. In contrast to the minimalism here, check out that site for a treasure trove of additional information covering all Zelda games.
Automap Plus
There are ROM hacks here which can add new graphics, levels, or features. This impressive entry is Automap Plus by snarfblam, which adds a map to the overworld that is revealed as the player explores.
Original, unmodified, plain gray map:
Automap, fully explored:
Additional changes: the heart meter is drawn in 1/8 heart increments, and potions and fairies refill life faster.
The hack is presented as a collection of patch files without the ROM itself, and you must have exactly the right version of the ROM with exactly the right checksum in order to apply the patch. Finding the right one was extremely difficult and time consuming, but I want to save you the effort, so long as you own a legitimate copy of the retail game.
Rename it to something like
'The Legend of Zelda (map).nes'.
Legend of Zelda DX
This ROM hack, The Legend of Zelda DX from pacnsacdave, updates graphics in the style of Link's Awakening DX which was released for Gameboy Color in 1998, while including snarfblam's automap too. I resisted this one as a NES nostalgia purist, but once I tried it I loved it.
Original:
DX graphics:
The automap isn't visible here because it's a fresh game which hasn't been explored yet.
Rename it to something like
'The Legend of Zelda (DX).nes'.
Multi-System Emulators
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