Angry helper bee
If you release your helper bee in the area with the weathercock it will fly away When you retrieve it from his statue he will sting you It appears that he did not think it was funny to be asked to attack an inanimate object Note The helper bee will not attack another bee
Aquire Invisibility Cape Early
There is a way to get the Magic Cape right after you get the Hammer in the Palace of DarknessDark Worlds 1st dungeon In the graveyard in the Light World youll notice there are dark colored rocks with the number 8 on the them surrounding a tombstone but if you go to the same place in the dark world you can cut down a flower and dash into a pile of rocks that usually reveals a red rubyworth 20 rubies In this place you need to use your Magic Mirror north of the rock pile If youve done this right you can circumvent the dark colored rocks in the Light World
Blue rupees
Get the Master Sword then return to Hyrule Castle Chop down any bushes and weeds and kill all enemies outside the castle Return to the secret entrance which your character fell into at the start of the game and jump in to reach a room full of Blue rupees
Blue shield
This trick requires that the second red shield Find the enemy that sticks out its tongue and can take your powerups When you kill that enemy you will get the last power up that it stole from you This enemy can be found in various places such as in the forest in the Dark World Set Ether as your special attack Allow the enemy take your red shield this may take a few tries since it takes items at random When the tongue is still out and the shield is half way to the enemy use Ether to freeze it Kill the enemy and to get your shield back Your shield will appear blue and remain that color even after moving to a new screen
Chris Houlihan room
Start at the Sanctuary and run south with the Pegasus Shoes until you are outside Then run south and stop before you hit the barrier Proceed to run west until you are able to run south When you run south you should be in a wooded area with guards Navigate this area and find the entrance to the castle grounds While still running go around the castle grounds to the hole where you fall into at the beginning of the game If you did it right you should be in a room with 45 blue rupees and a Saharasla sign that says My name is Chris Houlihan and Lets keep this between you and me Sometimes when you are fighting Gannon you may fall into a hole and this may happen
Dark World temple
Use the following trick when in the Dark World in temples where there are the yellow things that turn you into the rabbit underneath skull bottles If you hookshot them to check if it is one it will pull you towards it is free of those If it does not pull you towards it do not pick it up
Death Mountain Descent
Death Mountain Descent will allow you to explore all of Dark World without obtaining the third pendant the Master Sword or defeating Agahnim
First youll want to get the Moon Pearl out of the Tower of Hera Thats necessary unless you want to stay as a bunny the entire time Once youve acquired it exit the dungeon Now hop in the teleporter just outside the Tower of Hera and go to Dark World Hop down the cliff and make your way to the right Go to where the broken bridge used to be in Light World
Now stand right under the top statue as far against the wall and statue as you can get Mirror to Light World This is the tricky part you must move ONE PIXEL to the right No more no less If you dont do it correctly you have to start all over After youve moved wait until you get teleported back to Dark World You should be ONE PIXEL closer to the ledge now Now DONT MOVE If you move you will have to start over again Mirror back to Light World
Now walk to the right until youre stopped by the bridge post Wait until you stop flashing and hold down the B button until your sword charges up while still facing right SLOWLY move backwards into the sparkly teleporter If you dont do this slow enough the trick wont work When you teleport if you dont get teleported back to Light World you did the trick correctly Now press right to jump off the cliff into the black stuff Make your way around the black stuff and to the bottom of the screen
Go down one screen and youll be on top of a cliff in Dark World Hop off the cliff and youre now allowed to explore Dark World If everything is glitchy enter a cave then exit and things will be normal looking
Defeating Agahnim
When you first encounter Aganhim he has three attacks Fireball Ice and Lightning When he goes to the upper middle section of the room it indicates that he will release Lightning To avoid getting hit go to his left or right side but do not touch him
Defeating Ganon
When you fall in the hole that the bat made Ganon will be there Before he can talk to you strike him with your Golden Sword After your conversation approach him and strike him six or seven times while dodging his trident He will teleport Instead of throwing his trident he will release about eight small fireballs that turn into fire bats Use the Cane Of Byrna or the Magic Cape to attack him instead of dodging around You must do this over ten times He will teleport again If you fail to attack him first he will release a fire bat that will make a spiral of flames If you hit him first he will make a quake on the ground The upper left floor will collapse Do this four times The border floor will become a hole He will tell you that you can fight the Secret Technique of Darkness After that the lights will go off Use the Firerod or Lamp to light the lamp stands Then immediately strike him Then immediately change your item to Silver Arrows You can hit him two times if you are quick enough It takes four arrows to destroy Ganon If you were slow in stunning him just light the stands if the fire goes out You can defeat Ganon even you do not have medicine
Different swords
Silver Sword
This is the sword obtained from your uncle at the beginning when you go in the castle
Master Sword
This is the sword you get when you collect the three pendants Once you have them go to the top of the Lost Woods Press A L after getting the Master Sword then go back to the castle and show it to Zelda
Tempered Sword
You get this sword after obtaining the golden glove in level 4 Then save the Smith brother by the Library in the Dark World Warp into the Light World go to the Smith house and they will temper your sword
Golden Sword
This is the ultimate sword You have to complete every level except for level 7 in the Dark World Then go to your house in the Dark World and they should sell you a big bomb for 100 rupees Take the bomb to the golden pyramid and blow up the large brown square with the big crack
Dungeon 6
The Hookshot is not needed to get inside Dungeon 6 Move behind the block in the beginning then dash into it While your character is in the air moving to the right hold Right until reaching the other side The same technique may be followed to exit the dungeon by using the other block
Easy health
Go in the house on the mountain that belongs to the old man who gave you the magic mirror Talk to him to get full health Then go to the stairs behind him and lift up the pot Leave the house and go into the cave to the right Go back in and repeat as many times as desired
Easy rupees
Go to the Lost Woods immediately above where the lumberjacks are located to find a tunnel Enter it to discover three chests The man there will offer to open one of the chests for 100 rupees One chest contains 20 rupees but both of the other cheats contain 300 rupees Note This may only be done once
Easy wins
When you get the Boomerang use it to freeze enemies until you can defeat them Note This may not work on the Bosses of the castles where you get the pennants
Extra bombs or arrows
Go to the Pond Of Happiness in the lower right corner of the map and throw in rupees until a fairy appears She will ask if you want to carry more bombs or arrows Select which ever you prefer as you can repeat this until up to 50 bombs and 70 arrows are accumulated Note A large number rupees are required
Flying bomb
This trick requires arrows and bombs Equip the bombs and arrows Then press the button to release a bomb and try to release the arrow at the same time This will create an exploding flying bomb
Four way fireball shooters
In some dungeons there are small yellow boxes that shoot fireballs To avoid getting hit do not stand in the path of a fireball and swipe your sword The fireball shooters will only shoot if you swipe your sword Also it only will fire out of the side that you are closest to Note These are the yellow boxes and not the boxes that have faces on them
Free Green Potion
Note You need to use the Magic Transprter between the Kakariko Village and the Lost Woods to reach this location
Get the lamp in Hyrule Castle
When you start do not open the chest in Links house Instead just leave When link gets the sword and shield go to the next staircase then go right Open the chest in Hyrule Castle to get the lamp instead of five rupees
Hidden bee
There is a secret bee that will never fly away from you Go to the cave where the Ice Rod is obtained In the cave next to that one is a statue of a fairy Run into it and the bee will appear
Hookshot invulnerability
Anytime you have the Hookshot equipped if any enemy or projectile comes to attack you use the Hookshot and while the Hookshot is extended the attack will go right through you and you will take no damage
Magic Boomerang
Obtain the Super Bomb after completing four dungeons Then go to the Bomb Shop where Links House is in the Dark World Purchase the Bomb Take the Bomb to the crack in the Pyramid and blow up the wall Enter the hole and throw your sword first only if the sword is level 3 followed by your arrows and finally the boomerang You will receive the Gold Sword Silver Arrows and the Magic Boomerang Note The boomerang should turn a reddishorange color
Mario reference
Look at the quotplatespaintingsquot in the back of the patrolled houses of Kakariko Village They are no ordinary quotplatespaintingsquot at all but in fact paintings of the head of Mario
More money
Go to the village and enter the house with the patrolling young lady Go up to the painting on the back wall and pull on it Hold on until coins appear
Go in the Desert of Mystery very close to where you obtained the second pendant There are two big rocks after you obtained the Power Gloves They are in the same temple as the second Pendent Pick up the rock that is behind the first rock There should be steps there Go down to find a man surrounded by pots You will find five rupees under every pot Exit then reenter until you obtain as many rupees as needed
More money for fish
Once you drain the lake to get the heart piece you can pick up the fish in the swamp You can either bring him up to the other pond and throw him in or bring him all the way to the village and sell him to the man who sold you the bottle Bringing him to the other pond will only result in 20 rupees but selling him to the man will give you 100
One half magic cost
Once you have the Hammer and Magic Powder from the mushroom in the Master Forest which you give to the Witch go to the Blacksmiths House Pound the stake near the door then jump off the ledge into the well Once inside get the items under the pots and proceed upward as the left door will dump you in town You will see a green pedestal filled with red liquid which you must sprinkle with Magic Powder A bat will fly out and will quotpunishquot you by halving your magic cost the number 12 is also added to your magic meter
Quake Medallion
To find the Quake Medallion you need to be in the Dark World and have the Power Gloves or Titan Mitts Go to the area similar to where the Waterfall Of Wishing is located where you can toss in your small shield and get a red one You should see a ring of stones and a skull and bush to the right Pick up the skull and throw it in the middle of the ring A big fish should appear and give you the Quake Medallion Do not try to throw something in again unless you want a fireball in the face If you leave the screen return and throw something in some fish bones will jump out of the water
Rupees from bronze plate
In the town there are two houses with women patrolling in front Sneak into the house on the eastern side of the town A bronze plate will be hanging on the back wall Go up to it and pull it to get either 4 green blue or red rupees
Rupees or bees
If you receive the Pegasus Boots run into some trees that are not connected with other trees You will either get some rupees or some bees that chase you
Selling bee for rupees
You can sell the Good Bee from the cave next to the Ice Rod cave go inside dash into the Fairy Statue and catch the bee that appears Get the bee go to the man who sells you the bottle in the village next to the castle and release the bee When it touches him he will give you about 100 rupees This trick cannot be repeated
Shake the screen
In the Dark World up in the top left corner of the town is a small piece of jumpable cliff obstructed by a fence Go into that hole and walk south down While walking south walk east right This should shake the screen
Super bomb
Complete the Ice Palace followed by the Misery Mire Maze Go to your house in the Dark World and buy the orange and white bomb
If you defeat the Bosses in Palaces 5 and 6 first you can get the Super Bomb This will allow you to get the fourth sword and the Silver Arrows Because you can go to Palace 7 you can also get the Big Shield Of course you cannot get the red mail until you defeat the other Bosses
Teleport Emulator ROM
Hold Cursor Up Cursor Down or Cursor Left Cursor Right If done correctly you should start to moonwalk Go through a door while in this state and keep holding the keys You should be in the exact opposite side of the room that you started in Note This trick only works in dungeons
The Lost Woods with Dark World Enemies
In the Dark World go and stand EXACTLY where the mushroom is in the Light worldSomewhere in the Skull Dungeon When you use the Magic Mirror to go back to the Light Worldnot only will you get the Mushroom but the trees will be glitched and youll be able to fight some of the monsters that are only in the Dark World When you leave the forest everything will go back to normal
Treasure trees
Go to different trees and charge in to them For example there is a tree in the village next to the underground hut Run in to it and 20 rupees will appear Go into a house exit and do it again This is a good way to get unlimited rupees The following is a list of items that you can get from the trees magic apples health bees faires money and bombs
Unlimited Fairies
Note You must have the Glove Of Power the ability to lift rocks to do this trick Start at Links house just outside the door Go exactly one screen west on that path You will need to cut or lift bushes in your way Once there you will reach the edge of a ledge Jump off the northern side and walk north You will see a large rock Lift it and throw it aside revealing a passageway Inside are four small Fairies You can walk into them to heal yourself or catch them with a bug catcher Walk outside then back in The Fairies will be there again
