Before going back into Dungeon 6, I had a wander round outside, and found some more pieces of heart. Then it was back inside… It was a shame that I’d only had one heart left at the end of Misery Mire last go, since the end boss was actually very easy. He threw eyeballs at me, which I had to kill, and then a giant eyeball bounced around the screen. It took loads of hits, but wasn’t difficult. Then it …
I quickly zapped over to the Witch’s hut to stock up on potions before attempting to kill Blind again. I don’t know why I bothered though, as he was really easy this time. I didn’t even need one potion, let alone the three I picked up. Anyway, with Dungeon 4 finished off, I did some more exploring. I came across a strange frog person, who it turned out was a blacksmith in the Light World. I took him back to …
Did some more wandering round, finding more items. I picked up the Magic Cape, which makes me invisible, and two more heart pieces. I also found the Quake Medallion and the Magic Powder. Not only that, but I’ve now had my magic meter effectively doubled too – just as well, since the Magic Cape drains it somewhat quickly. Then it was on to Dungeon 4. This dungeon was pretty small, and fairly straightforward. The “weapon” was the Titan Mitt, which …
It seems I was right near the end of Dungeon 3 after all. There were just a few more rooms to go through, and then the boss – a giant moth thing. The main difficulty with him, was the fact that the floor moved constantly, and there were a load of moving spikes on the floor too. I hit him a lot with the Fire Rod, although I soon ran out of magic power so had to resort to my …
Well, Dungeon 1 is more like the sort of Zelda dungeon I’ve become used to up until now. There was no mid-boss, but the end boss was as predictable as I’d anticipated – I’d picked up a Hammer in the dungeon, and this was required to kill him. By smashing his face in, obviously. After a brief chat with the first rescued-maiden-in-a-crystal, who marked on my map where the others all are, it was off to Dungeon 2. I had …
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 …