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    The Ultimate Guide to The Legend of Zelda A Link to the Past
    The Ultimate Guide to The Legend of Zelda A Link to the Past
    The Ultimate Guide to The Legend of Zelda A Link to the Past
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    The Ultimate Guide to The Legend of Zelda A Link to the Past

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    Think you have mastered The Legend Of Zelda A Link To The Past??? Think again!

    Its Time To Save Hyrule from The Dark World

    This unofficial guide as over 200 pages of everything you need to know to become the hero that saves Hyrule.
    Find every heart piece, secr

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBlackNES Guy Books
    Release dateOct 11, 2017
    ISBN9781989120408
    The Ultimate Guide to The Legend of Zelda A Link to the Past

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      The Ultimate Guide to The Legend of Zelda A Link to the Past - BlackNES Guy

      Introduction

      Rescuing Princess Zelda from Hyrule Castle’s dungeon will only be the beginning of Link’s journey to save Hyrule in this prequel to the first two games of the Legend of Zelda franchise. Agahnim, an evil wizard, is determined to break a seal created hundreds of years ago by the Seven Sages to trap Ganon in the Dark World. Only the Master Sword can defeat Agahnim and only the chosen hero can wield the Master Sword. Link must prove he is worthy of becoming a hero if wishes to save Hyrule.

      Table Of Contents

      Introduction

      History

      Basic Gameplay

      Enemy List

      Prologue

      Hyrule Castle

      Travel to Hyrule Castle

      Entering Hyrule Castle

      The Basement

      Inside Hyrule Castle

      BOSS BATTLE Gray Ball and Chain Trooper

      The Throne Room

      The Secret Passage

      The Sewers

      The Sanctuary

      Eastern Palace

      The Lost Woods

      Kakariko Village - Main

      Kakariko Village - South

      Magic Powder

      Finding Sahasrahla (Optional)

      Eastern Palace Compound

      Entering Eastern Palace

      Eastern Palace Dungeon Map (Optional)

      Eastern Palace Dungeon Compass

      The Bow

      Finding Eastern Palace Boss Room

      BOSS BATTLE Six Armos Knights

      Desert Palace

      The Pegasus Boots

      The Book of Mudora

      The Great Swamp

      The Ice Rod

      The Desert of Mystery

      Entering Desert Palace

      Desert Palace Dungeon Map (Optional)

      The Power Glove

      Finding Desert Palace Boss Room

      BOSS BATTLE Three Lanmolas

      Tower of Hera

      Zora’s Flippers

      The Mysterious Pond (Optional)

      The Pond of Happiness (Optional)

      Hyrulian Cemetery (Optional)

      Finding Death Mountain

      The Magic Mirror

      Death Mountain

      Entering Tower of Hera

      The Moon Pearl

      Finding Tower of Hera Boss Room

      BOSS BATTLE Moldorm

      Hyrule Castle Tower

      The Master Sword

      Ether Medallion

      Return to the Sanctuary

      Entering Hyrule Castle Tower

      Hyrule Castle Tower

      BOSS BATTLE Agahnim

      Palace of Darkness

      Quake Medallion

      Entering the Palace of Darkness

      The Palace of Darkness

      Palace of Darkness Dungeon Map (Optional)

      The Palace of Darkness Compass

      The Magic Hammer

      Finding the Palace of Darkness Boss Room

      Boss Room The Helmasaur King

      Swamp Palace

      Extra Items (Optional)

      The Flute

      Extra Items 2 (Optional)

      Bomba Medallion (Optional)

      Cane of Byrna (Optional)

      Entering Swamp Palace

      Swamp Palace Dungeon Map

      Swamp Palace Compass (Optional)

      The Hookshot

      Finding Swamp Palace Boss Room

      BOSS BATTLE Arrghus

      Skull Woods

      Death Mountain Piece of Heart (Optional)

      Entering Skull Woods

      Skull Woods Dungeon Map and Compass (Optional)

      The Fire Rod

      Finding Skull Woods Boss Room

      BOSS BATTLE Mothula

      Gargoyle’s Domain

      Finding Gargoyle’s Domain

      Gargoyle’s Domain Dungeon Map and Compass (Optional)

      Gargoyle’s Domain Big Key

      The Titan’s Mitt

      Helping the Woman

      BOSS BATTLE Blind

      Ice Palace

      The Tempered Sword (Optional)

      Extra Items 3 (Optional)

      Entering Ice Palace

      Ice Palace Dungeon Compass

      Ice Palace Dungeon Map

      The Blue Mail

      Opening Ice Palace Boss Room

      Finding Ice Palace Boss Room

      BOSS BATTLE Kholdstare

      Misery Mire

      Entering Misery Mire

      Misery Mire Dungeon Compass

      Cane of Somaria

      Misery Mire Dungeon Map

      Finding Misery Mire Boss Room

      BOSS BATTLE Vitreous

      Turtle Rock

      The Super Bomb

      The Golden Sword and Silver Arrows

      Climbing to Turtle Rock

      Extra Items 4 (Optional)

      Entering Turtle Rock

      Turtle Rock Dungeon Compass (Optional)

      Turtle Rock Dungeon Map

      The Mirror Shield

      Finding Turtle Rock Boss Room

      BOSS BATTLE Trinexx

      Ganon's Tower

      Finding Ganon’s Tower

      Entering Ganon’s Tower

      Ganon’s Tower Dungeon Map (Optional)

      Finding the Six Armos Knights

      MINI BOSS BATTLE Six Armos Knights

      The Red Mail

      Finding the Three Lanmolas

      MINI BOSS BATTLE Three Lanmolas

      Finding Moldorm

      MINI BOSS BATTLE Moldorm

      Finding Agahnim

      BOSS BATTLE Agahnim

      BOSS BATTLE Ganon

      History

      Since its release in 1991, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past has sold over 4 million copies worldwide. Originally released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, the game has since been released for the GameBoy Advance and is digitally available on the Wii, Wii U, and Nintendo 3DS. Both the original SNES version and the slightly altered GameBoy Advance version have earned high praise.

      In 1990, Nintendo Power held a contest to select a fan to appear in an upcoming game. Chris Houlihan won and what has now been termed the Chris Houlihan Room appeared in A Link to the Past. The room contains 45 Blue Rupees and a telepathy tile on the northern wall. Chris telepathically speaks to Link by saying , I’m Chris Houlihan. This is my top secret room. Keep it between us, OK? Although the room is considered an easter egg, it also serves a purpose as crash prevention. Link will appear in the room when the game cannot detect which room he should be in due to an error in his Y coordinate.

      The third game in the Legend of Zelda franchise, A Link to the Past innovated the traditional storyline of the Legend of Zelda by introducing alternate worlds, the Light World and the Dark World. Parallel universes would continue to be a recurring theme in later installations in the Zelda series.

      Now famous, the Master Sword makes its first appearance along with several other new weapons. Heart Containers are split into four pieces, the first time in the series. Other improvements to the game include diagonal  movements, running, and sword animations. No longer does Link stab with his sword, but he can now swing. These changes make Link much easier to control and decreases the difficulty of combat. 

      Four Swords was later released with the GameBoy Advance remake of A Link to the Past. It features multiplayer gameplay where 2-4 players must solve dungeons as a team. Players compete to win the most Rupees and a special prize, though all Rupees are split evenly at the end of the dungeon.

      Basic Gameplay

      A Link to the Past uses an angled, top-down perspective on all of its screens, abandoning the side scrolling action sequences seen in Zelda II: The Adventure of Link. Even the overworld perspective remains the same as in dungeons, towns, and buildings. The larger overworld map can, instead, be viewed as a subscreen.

      The experience system to level Link has been removed since Zelda II, but Heart Containers and the Magic Meter have remained. Instead of Spells, the Magic Meter is used in conjunction with items, such as the Lamp. Link can now gain Heart Containers by collecting four Pieces of Heart.

      Items like Bombs and Arrows are no longer infinite. Instead, each individual item must be collected.

      Link’s combat techniques have improved; he now swings his sword instead of stabbing. However, lightning bolts no longer shoot from the sword. Link can also now charge his sword to produce a Spin Attack.

      Travel has also been improved. Link can now walk diagonally. Once the Pegasus Boots have been obtained, Link can even run. The Magic Mirror allows Link to travel between the Dark World and the Light World through a temporary portal. Permanent, but hidden warp locations can be found in both worlds. These methods of travel allow players to solve puzzles by warping between the Light and Dark Worlds.

      Enemy List

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