It was obvious where I needed to go once I actually looked properly rather than guess wildly. The quick jaunt into the Dark World (as a bunny) and back and I could get into the Tower of Hera, the third dungeon. It was pretty easy in there too. Although there were lots of barrier switches and floor-hole toggle pressure pads, for the most part I didn’t need to bother with them. The item in this dungeon was the Moon Pearl, …
Didn’t play this for very long, mainly as the 15 minute intro used up a fair amount of game time. Played in two player mode to start with. It’s pretty good, although you have to get used to looking at the GBA screen every time you go into a cave or shop or something, and then looking back at the TV when you come out again. And you only seem able to hold one weapon (besides your sword) at once …
I was going to go up the mountain and get to the third pendant, but as is often the way with Zelda games, I went exploring instead. It is just as well I did too, as for my troubles I found two pieces of heart, stacks of rupees, the Ice Staff, Zora’s Flippers, and another bottle. Excellent. Then I finally decided to head up the mountain, and helped an old man on the way. He have me a mirror, and …
My trip to the second Pendant was cut short on my first attempt, due to the battery on my GBA SP running out. However, a swift charge later, and I was back on my way. I remembered most of this dungeon from last time I played the game, so found a couple of pieces of heart on the way in and around it. The “weapon” here was the Power Glove, which I needed to get to the boss, although not …
Finally figured out just which person in the village I needed to speak to, and it was off to the west of the map to find some old codger. He sent me off into a dungeon to find a pendant, so off I went. Pretty standard Zelda stuff in there, although there was no mid-boss. I’m becoming slightly frustrated at the sword mechanics in this version too. Your sword reach is pretty limited, and you can’t change direction as easily …
No sooner has one Zelda game been completed, another begins. I did complete LttP when it originally came out for the SNES, but that was more than ten years ago. I remember I even got every single piece of heart too. Obviously a time when I had more game patience than I do now! Anyway. I’ve got up, after hearing Zelda cry for help, and wander off to the castle. A nasty wizard has taken over the place, and is …
I still don’t seem to be able to draw arrows in any direction other than up. Luckily, you rarely need to (except perhaps at a slight angle), and on those few occasions when I have needed to, I’ve quickly rotated the DS. You might think of that as cheating. You might be right. Anyway, Chapters 7, 8 and 9 were all felled. There was a boss at the end of one of them, which involved bouncing arrows off mirrors to …
Ah. It seems that as well as slapping Twinrova around with a sword, you also have to shoot him/her/it with seeds. Which was why I couldn’t kill it yesterday. Once I realised this, it was quickly dispatched, and it was on to Ganon. Who was much easier than I expected. He warped all over the place, appearing and then doing random attacks. However, I didn’t really pay much attention to dodging him, and instead just hit him with my sword …
Into the Room of Rites I go, with a simple find-the-hidden-route magic maze thingies between me and Twinrova. In his first form, he was easy. Well, easy to avoid, harder to hit. Then he morphed into a thing which swaps between ice and fire, which was much harder. And I died. I know how to kill him – he just takes ten million hits. Or so I thought, until I realised I was wearing a ring that upped my defence, …
The rest of Dungeon 8 was pretty easy, and I was soon onto the end boss (after picking up the Power Glove). He came in several forms, or rather, with several sets of hands – a bit like a boss from The Wind Waker. Sort of. The final set of hands required the newly-acquired glove to defeat too. What a shock that was. After that, and with all eight Essences of Time in Link’s Magic Invisible Bottomless Rucksack, it was …
Well, the South Seas seems the best place to go, after a clue from a Zora. After travelling round in circles in both the past and the present, I finally found the entrance, and within was a lost ship full of the Skull Pirates from Seasons. I was given the Tokey Eye, which fits a statue on the Tokey island I was at aaaaages ago in the game. Back there, and the statue opens, revealing a cave. After the cave, …
Finally, I figured out that I needed to find Jabu Jabu in the sea. Some time jumping later, to avoid rocks and things that existed in different places in different times, and I found the Zora Village under the sea. Several sub-quests needed to be performed before entering Jabu Jabu’s belly, however. Firstly, the Zora King is sick (in the past) and dead (in the present). Nipping off to find Syrup the witch, I bought some Magic Potion which brought …
After Chapter 5 being pretty difficult, Chapter 6 was very easy. At the end was a boss, whom you had to kill by firing arrows at his feathers or clouds or whatever surrounding him, without hitting him. Accidently hitting him and not his coating causes him to drop ink on the bit you draw on, stopping you from drawing in that area. Onto Chapter 7 now then.
Swaptastic fetchquest time! Just like Seasons, you need to take item A to person B to get item C to take to person D to get item E, etc. And, at the end, I got the Nobel Sword for my troubles. However, since I have the Secret to get the Master Sword, I inputted that and now have the most powerful sword in the game. That should make things a bit easier here on in! Also on my travels, I …
Ages/Seasons Double Team Attack Fight! Win! Or something. Decided to go back to Seasons and tell the necessary people all these Secrets I’ve been finding in Ages. That meant trying to remember how to get anywhere in Holodrum, which I found harder than I thought I would. My memory is rubbish. Anyway, I’ve sorted out most of them. On my travels I’ve picked up a larger Ring Box (so I can now carry 5 rings), gained the Mirror Shield, and …