Master Sword, Hero’s Clothes and Time Travel
Collect the Spiritual Stones from the Great Deku Tree, Dodongo’s Cavern and Jabu-Jabu’s Belly. Return to Castle Town and dive into the moat for the Ocarina of Time. At the Temple of Time, play the Song of Time and draw the Master Sword. Rauru gives Adult Link the Light Medallion and the Hero’s Clothes.
After completing the Forest Temple, return to the Temple of Time. Place the sword in its pedestal to play as a child and draw it again to become an adult.
Hylian Shield from Kakariko or the Bazaar
In Kakariko Graveyard, pull back the second tombstone on the right along the main approach to the Royal Family’s Tomb. Drop into the chamber, deal with the enemy and open the chest. Castle Town’s Bazaar also sells the shield for 80 Rupees. Show Zelda’s Letter to the Death Mountain gate guard first to obtain a 20-Rupee discount.
Goron Bracelet and Bomb Flowers
As Child Link, go to Goron City. Play Zelda’s Lullaby at Darunia’s door, then play Saria’s Song for him inside. He gives you the Goron Bracelet. Use it to lift the Bomb Flower overlooking Dodongo’s Cavern and throw it down at the blocked entrance.
Boomerang in Jabu-Jabu’s Belly
Show King Zora Ruto’s Letter from Lake Hylia. Catch a fish in a bottle and release it in front of Jabu-Jabu to enter. Follow Ruto through the dungeon and clear the timed spiked-enemy room in the side passages to reveal the Boomerang chest. It lets you sever the dungeon’s tentacles and collect distant Skulltula tokens.
Hookshot from Dampé in Kakariko Graveyard
As an adult, pull back the gravekeeper Dampé’s tombstone in Kakariko Graveyard. Drop in and stay close to his ghost, dodging flames until you reach the finish. Open the chest after the first completed race for the Hookshot. Use the Song of Time on the blue blocks to leave.
Fairy Bow in the Forest Temple
Take the Hookshot to the Sacred Forest Meadow as an adult and use it to enter the Forest Temple. Reach the Stalfos arena. Defeat the first guard and then the pair, finishing the second quickly before the first revives. The chest contains the Fairy Bow with its 30-arrow Quiver.
Get the Goron and Zora Tunics
For the Goron Tunic, go to Goron City as an adult. Stop Darunia’s rolling son with a bomb and talk to him. The tunic protects you from intense heat such as the Fire Temple’s.
For the Zora Tunic, bottle Blue Fire in the Ice Cavern. Use it to melt the red ice around King Zora, then speak to him for the underwater tunic. The matching shops sell either tunic for 600 Rupees.
Megaton Hammer in the Fire Temple
Equip the Goron Tunic as an adult and enter the Fire Temple in Death Mountain Crater. After the Flare Dancer fight, ride the lift up. In the room with the chest surrounded by fire, step on the floor switch and immediately run up the narrow path. Open the chest before the flames return.
Iron Boots and Serenade of Water
Enter the Ice Cavern from Zora’s Fountain as an adult. Bottle Blue Fire to clear the red ice barriers. Solve the sliding block puzzle and defeat the White Wolfos in the final chamber to get the Iron Boots. Sheik then teaches you the Serenade of Water. Pair the boots with the Zora Tunic to reach the Water Temple entrance underwater.
Longshot in the Water Temple
Enter the Water Temple with the Hookshot and Iron Boots. Work through the water-level puzzles until you reach Dark Link’s arena. Defeat him, take the far door and open the chest. The Longshot reaches targets at twice the distance of the Hookshot.
Fire Arrows at Lake Hylia
As an adult, finish the Water Temple to restore Lake Hylia. Stand by the inscription near the warp platform and aim the Fairy Bow east. Shoot into the rising sun. Swim out to the small island where the Fire Arrows land. Using them consumes magic.
Hover Boots in the Shadow Temple
First get the Lenses of Truth and Din’s Fire. The Nocturne of Shadow takes you to the entrance above Kakariko Graveyard. Light the torches and enter the Shadow Temple. Use the Lenses in the early rooms to find the route to Dead Hand. Defeat it and open the chest for the Hover Boots.
Gerudo Pass and Fortress Access
Cross Gerudo Valley’s gap with Epona or the Longshot. As an adult, go through the fortress prison rooms and defeat each guard watching a carpenter. Speak to the prisoner and unlock his cell with the key from that fight. After all four are freed, you receive the Gerudo Pass for the archery range, Proving Grounds and Haunted Wasteland route.
Silver Gauntlets in the Spirit Temple
Visit the Desert Colossus as an adult to learn the Requiem of Spirit from Sheik. Warp back as a child. After talking to Nabooru, crawl into the child route of the Spirit Temple. Defeat the Iron Knuckle and leave through the outside door. The chest on the statue’s hand contains the Silver Gauntlets. Use them as an adult to push heavy blocks and explore the other half of the temple.
Mirror Shield in the Spirit Temple
Return to the Spirit Temple as an adult with the Silver Gauntlets. Push the heavy block near the start and follow the adult route. Defeat the Iron Knuckle and walk out onto the statue’s other hand. The chest contains the Mirror Shield, which reflects beams onto the temple’s sun symbols.
Light Arrows for Ganondorf’s Castle
Collect the Light, Forest, Fire, Water, Shadow and Spirit Medallions. Return to the Temple of Time as an adult. Zelda gives you the Light Arrows there. Take the Fairy Bow, magic and a supply of arrows into the finale.
Giant’s Knife and durability
Medigoron sells Adult Link the Giant’s Knife in Goron City for 200 Rupees. It takes two hands, so you cannot use the shield while wielding it. The blade breaks after eight hits. Complete Biggoron’s trade sequence for a durable two-handed sword.
Biggoron Sword · Complete Trade Sequence
1. As an adult, talk to the Cucco Lady in Kakariko. Let the Pocket Egg hatch overnight and use the Cucco to wake Talon in the central village house. Return the bird to the Cucco Lady and take Cojiro, the blue Cucco.
2. Bring Cojiro to her brother by the stump in the Lost Woods, at the remake’s lone Skull Kid spot. Take the Odd Mushroom to Granny behind the northern Kakariko shop within four minutes. Ride Epona across the field. Bring the Odd Poultice back to the stump and trade it to Fado for the Poacher’s Saw.
3. Give the saw to the master carpenter beyond Gerudo Valley’s bridge. Show the Broken Goron Sword to Biggoron at the summit of Death Mountain. Take his Prescription to King Zora. If the king is still frozen, thaw him with Blue Fire from the Ice Cavern.
4. Take the Eyeball Frog to the Lakeside Laboratory and deliver the fresh eye drops to Biggoron. You have 2:30 for the frog and 3:30 for the eye drops. Plan to ride across Hyrule Field and use the crater passage behind Darunia’s throne to reach the summit. Warp songs interfere with the deliveries.
5. Wait three in-game days with the receipt. The Sun’s Song advances day and night. Return to the smith for the completed Biggoron Sword.
Silver Scale and Diving Lesson in Zora’s Domain
As a child, take the stairs beside the throne room in Zora’s Domain to the Zora by the waterfall. Pay 10 Rupees for the Diving Lesson, jump down and collect all five Rupees before time runs out. Return to the instructor for the Silver Scale. It lets you reach the tunnel to Lake Hylia and Ruto’s bottled letter.