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Welcome to Zelda for NES
Complete Walkthrough
Author: David Zabroski
DragonMaster@dragonwarrior2000.every1.net
Check out my Dragon Warrior/Quest Website at:
Http://www.Dragonwarrior2000.atfreeweb.com
Updated 8/21/00
I. Introductions
a. My Thoughts
b. Tips
II. Quest I
a. Quest Items
b. Level 1
c. Level Two
d. Level Three
e. Level Four
f. Level Five
g. Level Six
h. Level Seven
i. Level Eight
j. Level Nine, Death Mountain
III. Quest II
a. Move to Quesy II
b. Quest Items
g. Level One
h. Level Two
i. Level Three
j. Level Four
k. Level Five
l. Level Six
m. Level Seven
n. Level Eight
o. Level Nine
IV. Ending
I. Introductions
a. My Thoughts
i. This is a sort of passing guide.
I will tell you where the main
items are and how to get through
the dungeons, but you must find
some of the secrets and keys out
by yourself. A true RPGer can
always ask for help, but following
the exact paths of players takes
away the purpose of the game.
b. Tips
i. Monsters hold key to rooms.
ii. Some monsters can take your sword
away.
1. They either wear off or you
must touch another one to
reverse the effects
iii. Buy the blue ring ASAP
iv. Buy the Big Shield ASAP
1. Some monsters eat big
shields.
v. Always carry around a red potions
1. Two blues make a red
II. Quest I
a. Quest Items
i. Blue Ring
1. The Blue Ring can be purchased
from a hidden shop near the
large lake in the center of
Hyrule.
a. To reach the shop from
where you begin the game,
go up one screen, left
three screens and up three
screens. Push on the
sleeping statues until
you find the one guarding
the entrance. Walk down
the steps to enter the
shop.
ii. Letter
iii. The Letter is found in the northeastern
corner of Hyrule.
1. From where you begin the game,
go right four screens, up five
screens, right two screens, up
one screen, right one screen and
up one screen to locate a cave.
Enter the cave to find the Letter
for the Old Lady. Once you have
the Letter, you'll be able to
purchase Bottles of potion from
the old ladies found throughout
the game.
iv. The White Sword
1. The White is located above the
waterfall in the northern part
of Hyrule You'll need to have
at least five Heart Containers.
The Magic Sword The Magic Sword
is located in the Graveyard.
a. The Graveyard is located
in the northwestern
region of Hyrule and
the easiest way to
get there is to go
through the Lost Woods.
i. The Lost woods
is West from
where you start
b. To get through the Lost
Woods maze, walk up one
screen, left one screen,
down one screen and left
one screen.
2. You'll need to have at least
twelve Heart Containers to get
this sword.
v. The Power Bracelet
1. The Power Bracelet is located east
from the Graveyard.
2. When you reach the field of Stalfos
keep pressing on each one until you
find the bracelet.
vi. Heart Containers
1. There are five extra Heart Containers
hidden throughout the over world of
Hyrule.
a. Heart Container I
i. From the beginning of
the game you must
right one screen, up
three screens and
left one screen from
where you begin the
game. You must burn a
bush with the Candle
on this screen to
find it.
b. Heart Container II
i. From the beginning of
the game you must go
right four screens
from where you begin
the game. Use a Bomb
to blow a cave in
the rock wall.
c. Heart Container III
i. From the beginning
of the game you must
go four screens to
the right, five
screens up and
one screen to
the right of where
you begin the game.
Again, use a Bomb
to make a cave in
the rock on this
screen.
d. Hear Container IV
i. From the beginning
of the game you
must go right eight
screens and up five
screens from where
you begin the game.
Use the Raft at the
dock.
e. Hear Container V
i. From the beginning
of the game you
must eight screens
to the right and
two screens up.
Use the Ladder
to reach it.
b. Level 1
i. To get there from where you begin the
game, go right one screen, up four screens
and left one screen across the long bridge.
1. The Bow
a. From the entrance
of Level One, go
up five rooms and
left one room.
i. Defeat all
the enemies
in the room
and push up
on all of the
blocks until
one of them
moves. This
will reveal
a hidden
staircase
that leads
to the room
containing
the Bow.
2. Wooden Boomerang
a. From the entrance of
Level One, go
up three rooms and
right one room.
i. Defeat all
of the
enemies in
the room
and the it
will appear
in the
middle of
the floor.
ii. Boss
1. Aquamentus
a. To reach Aquamentus from
the entrance of Level One,
go up three rooms, right
two rooms and up one more
room to encounter
Aquamentus.
b. To defeat him you just
have to hit his horn.
i. You can use arrows to
dodge the fireballs,
but save your rupees.
c. Level Two
i. From where you begin the game, go right four
screens, up five screens, right two screens,
down two screens, left one screen and
up one screen.
1. Magical Boomerang
a. From the entrance of Level
Two, go right one room, up
two rooms, right one room
and up one room. Defeat all
of the enemies in the room
and the Magical Boomerang
will appear.
i. When you get a
boomerang all
enemies boomerangs
are updated.
ii. Boss
1. Dodongo,
a. To get to Dodongo from the
entrance of Level Two, go
right one room and up eight
rooms.
i. Dodongo is a simple
boss when there is
just one. Place 3
bombs in front
of him so he eats
them, then he dies.
1. If you aim
it right it
only takes
1 bomb to
kill him.
If you see
him start
to flash hit
him with
your sword
quickly.
d. Level Three
i. From where you begin the game, go up one
screen, left four screens, down one screen
and right one screen.
1. Raft
a. From the entrance of Level
Three, go left one room,
up two, left two, and down
one room. Go down the stairs
in the room to find the Raft.
ii. Boss
1. Manhandla
a. From the entrance of Level
Three, go left one room,
up three rooms and right
two rooms to find the
Manhandla.
i. He can be either
very easy or very
hard.
1. You can
hit him
with your
sword slowly
knocking out
each mouth
2. Plant a bomb
and hope he
is near it
when it blows,
you might be
able to take
him out in
one shot.
e. Level Four
i. From where you begin the game, go up one
screen, left two screens and up one screen,
then use the raft to go across.
ii. Ladder
1. From the entrance of Level Four,
go up two rooms, left one room,
up two rooms and right two rooms.
Defeat all the enemies in the room,
then push one of the blocks to
make a set of stairs appear. Go
down the stairs to locate the
Ladder.
iii. Boss
1. Gleeock
a. From the entrance of Level
Four, go up two rooms,
left one room, up four
rooms, and right three
rooms to find Gleeock.
b. Strike each head with
your sword as fast as
you can.
i. You must defeat
both heads
ii. When a head dies
it spirit will
float around
the room trying
to kill you
f. Level Five
i. To get there from where you begin the
game, go right four screens, up five
screens, right one screen, up one
screen, left one screen and up four
screens. The scene will be never
ending except when you go up four.
ii. Whistle
1. From the entrance of Level
Five, go up one room, left
two rooms, through the
secret passage, and
left one room. Defeat
all the enemies in
the room to make a
set of stairs appear,
then walk down the
stairs to find the
Whistle
2. Bomb Increase
a. From the entrance
of Level Five,
go up one room,
left two rooms,
through a secret
passage, down one
room and right
one room. Here,
you will find
the Old Man
who will
give you the
ability to carry
more Bombs.
iii. Boss
1. Digdoggeris
a. From the entrance
of Level Five,
go up two rooms,
right one room,
up three rooms and
left three rooms
to find Digdogger.
b. Play the Whistle
to shrink him
c. Attack with your
sword.
g. Level Six
i. To get there from where you begin
the game go right two screens,
enter the warp stairs, get off in
the graveyard, go south one screen,
right one, and up the stairs.
ii. Magic Wand
1. From the entrance of Level
Six, go left one room,
up six rooms, right one
room and up one room. Defeat
all the enemies in the
room and push one of the
blocks to make a staircase
appear. Take the stairs
down to the room with the
Magic Wand.
iii. Boss
1. Gohma
a. From the entrance of
Level Six go left one
room, up five rooms,
right one room, down
one room, right
one room, through a
secret passage, down
one room, left one
room and up one room
to find Gohma.
b. She is a spider like
boss. When she opens
her eye fire a arrow
right into it before
it closes.
h. Level Seven
i. Before you start get Bait from a
store.
ii. To get to Level Seven from where
you begin the game, go up one
screen, left five and up two
screens. Use the Whistle here
and the pond will dry up,
revealing the stairs to the
level.
iii. When you reach the "Grumble"
monster give him bait
1. It will disappear
from your inventory.
iv. Red Candle
1. From the entrance
of Level Seven, go
up four rooms, left
one room, up two
rooms and right
two rooms. Defeat
all the enemies
in the room and
push on all the
blocks to make
a set of stairs
appear. Go down
the stairs to
find the room
with the Red
Candle.
v. Bomb-Increase
1. From the entrance
of Level Seven,
go up two rooms,
left one room
and up one room.
Here, you will
find the Old
Man who will
give you the
ability to carry
more Bombs.
vi. Boss
1. Aquamentus
a. From the
entrance of
Level Seven,
go up four
rooms, left
one room, up
two rooms,
right four
rooms, up
one and
right one
room. You must
kill all the
grabbing hands.
Do not touch the
clock or you are
stuck.
Push all the
blocks to
make a set of
stairs appear.
Take the stairs
and walk right
one room to find
the boss.
b. See Level 1 Boss
i. Level Eight
i. You must burn a bush to find
the entrance. From where you
begin the game, go right four
screens, up two screens, right
two screens, using the top
path, and down one screen.
There is one tree standing by
itself on this screen. Use the
Candle to burn the tree and reveal
the entrance to Level Eight.
ii. Magic Book
1. From the entrance of Level
Eight, go left two rooms
and defeat all of the
enemies. Push on all the
blocks to make a hidden
staircase appear, then
go down the stairs to
find the room containing
the Magic Book.
iii. Magic Key
1. From the entrance of Level
Eight, go up six rooms
and right one room. Defeat
all of the enemies in the
room and push all the
blocks to reveal a hidden
staircase. Go down the
stairs to find the room
containing the Magic Key.
iv. Boss
1. Gleeock
a. From the entrance
of Level Eight,
go up four rooms,
right one room
through a secret
passage and up one
room to find Gleeock.
2. Just like before you must
destroy all the heads.
There are three now.
j. Level Nine, Death Mountain
i. From where you begin the game, go
right one screen, up five screens,
left one screen, up one screen, left
across the river, up one screen and
left two screens to two large rocks.
Plant a bomb on the left rock to make
the entrance to Level Nine appear.
ii. Red Ring
1. From the entrance of Level
Nine, go up two rooms, left
one room through a secret
passage, right two rooms,
down one room, right one
room and up two rooms. Defeat
all of the enemies in the
room and push on all the
blocks to make a hidden
staircase appear. Go down
the stairs to locate the
room containing the Red
Ring.
iii. Silver Arrows
1. From the entrance of Level
Nine, go up two rooms, left
one room through a secret
passage, right two room,
up one room, left one room
through another secret
passage, left two rooms
through a third secret
passage and up one room.
Defeat all of the enemies
in the room and push on
all the blocks to make
a hidden staircase appear.
Go down the stairs to
locate the room containing
the Silver Arrows.
iv. Boss
1. Gannon
a. To reach Gannon's
Lair from the entrance
of Level Nine, go up
two rooms, left one
room and go through
the secret passage
in the room. Continue
right two rooms, up
one room, left one
room through another
secret passage, left
two rooms, up three
rooms, left one room
through a third secret
passage, left one room
through a fourth secret
passage and up one room
to Gannon's lair.
b. Gannon is a ugly blue
thing. He will shoot
fireball around you
while he is invisible.
c. You must swing your
sword to expose him.
When you do this three
time you have to
quickly hit him with
a Silver Arrow. Take
the Triforce of Power
and Get Princess Zelda.
v. Zelda
1. Hit the flames with your sword
and you beat the game.
a. Or have you?
III. Quest II
a. Move to Quesy II
i. Beat Quest I or
ii. Name your game Zelda
b. Quest Items
i. Blue Ring
1. From where you begin the game,
go right four screens, up
five screens, right two screens,
up one screen, right two screens
and up one screen by walking
through the wall behind the
large dead tree.
ii Letter
1. Head to the graveyard for the
letter.
2. From the center screen on the
right side of the Graveyard,
go right two screens, up one
screen and take the right stars,
right one screen, up one screen,
left two screens, up one screen,
left one screen and down one
screen. Using the Power Bracelet,
push against the rocks on the
screen to find the Letter
a. You now can purchase
potions
iii. White Sword
1. From where you begin the game,
go right one screen, up five
screens, left one screen, up
one screen, right three screens
and up one screen to locate it.
Before you can pick it up,
you'll need to have at least
five Heart Containers.
iv. Magic Sword
1. From where you begin the game,
go right one screen, up five
screens, left one screen, up
one screen, left across the
river, up one screen and
right two screens. Use the
Power Bracelet to push
against the rocks on the
screen to find the Magic
Sword. Before you can pick up
the Magic sword, you'll need
to have at least twelve Heart
Containers.
v. Power Bracelet
1. From the center screen on the
right side of the Graveyard,
go right two screens, up one
screen, and go up the right
ladder, and right one screen.
Push against the sleeping
statues to find the Power
Bracelet.
vi. Hear Containers
1. Heart Container I
a. From the upper left
corner of the
Graveyard. Push
against the
tombstones to find
it.
2. Heart Container II
a. From the beginning
of the game go
right one screen,
up five screens,
left one screen,
up one screen,
left across the
river, up one
screen and left
one screen of
where you begin
the game. Use the
Whistle on this
screen to find it.
3. Heart Container III
a is located right
one screen,
up five screens,
right two
screens and down
one screen
of where you
begin the game.
Blow the Whistle
again to find it.
4. Heat Container IV
a. From where you begin
the game, go right
eight screens and
up five screens.
Use the Raft
there to reach the
screen with the
Heart.
5. Heart Container V
i. From where you begin
the game, right
eight screens and
up two screens
of where you begin
the game. Use the
Ladder to reach it.
g. Level One
i. From where you begin the game, go right one
screen, up four screens and left one screen
across a long bridge.
ii. Wooden Boomerang
1. From the entrance of, go up one room,
right one room and down one room.
Defeat all of the enemies in the room
and the Wooden Boomerang will
automatically appear.
iii. Boss
1. Aquamentus
a. To reach his lair from the
entrance of Level One, go
up one room, right one room
through a secret passage,
left one room and up one
room.
b. This is easy kill. Just keep
swinging your sword until
you kill him.
i. You have few heart
containers now, so
watch out.
h. Level Two
i. From where you begin the game, go up one
screen, left three and up three screens.
Touch the statues there to find the entrance.
ii. Whistle
1. From the entrance of the level, go
up six rooms, right one room, and
down one room. Walk through the
bottom wall to find the room with
the Whistle.
iii. Boss
1. Gleeock
a. From the entrance of the
level, go up three rooms,
right two rooms, down three
rooms through a secret
passage and up one room
to find Gleeock.
b. He has two heads. Destroy
each head one at a time.
The dead heads will float
around the room and
attack you.
i. Level Three
i. From where you begin the game, go right
four screens, up five screens, right two
screens, down two screens, left one
screen and up one screen. Use the Whistle
to make the pond dry up and the stairs
will appear.
ii. Magic Boomerang
1. From the entrance of the level,
go up six rooms. Defeat all of
the enemies in the room and the
Magic Boomerang will automatically
appear.
iii. Boss
1. Dodongo
a. From the entrance of the
level, go up one room
and right one room to
find Dodongo.
b. All you have to do is
plant 3 bombs in each
of their stomachs. You
might get lucky and the
bomb will kill them
instantly. If they flash
hit them with your sword
immediately.
2. Triforce
a. From the Dordogne's room,
go down one room and take
the secret passageway. When
you emerge from the passage,
go up one screen to find the
Triforce Piece.
j. Level Four
i. From where you begin the game, go right
four screens, up five screens, right one
screen, up one screen and left one screen.
Using the Power Bracelet, push against
the rocks on the screen to find stairs
leading to the level.
ii. Magic Book
1. From the entrance of the level,
go up one room, left one room,
up one room and right two rooms.
Defeat all of the enemies in the
room to make a hidden staircase
appear. Go down the stairs to
locate the room containing the
Magic Book.
iii. Raft
1. From the entrance of the level,
go up one room, left one room,
up six rooms, right two rooms
through a secret passage and up
five rooms. Defeat all of the
enemies in that room and push
against all the blocks to
locate the stairs leading
down to the Raft.
iv. Bomb-Increase
1. From the entrance of the level,
go up one room, left one room,
up one room, right two rooms
and up one room to find an old
man. He will give you the
ability to carry more bombs.
v. Boss
1. Digdogger
a. From the entrance of
the level, go up one
room, left one room,
up six rooms, right
two rooms through a
secret passage and
up one room.
b. He is tougher than
before. You must blow
the whistle to create 4
small version of him
and kill them all.
k. Level Five
i. From where you begin the game, go up
one screen, left two screens, and up
one screen.
ii. Bow
1. From the entrance of the level,
go up one room, left one room,
down one room through a secret
passage, right one room and down
one room. Take the stairs to find
the Bow.
iii. Boss
1. Gleeock
a. From the entrance of the
level, go up one room,
left two rooms, up
two rooms, right one
room, up one room, right
one room, up one room
through a secret passage
and left one room.
b. He is a huge, three headed,
Dragon. Kill each head with
your sword.
l. Level Six
i. From the graveyard, go to the middle screen
on the left side. Use the Whistle to make
the entrance to Level Six appear.
ii. Ladder
1. From the entrance of the level, go
up two rooms and left three rooms.
Defeat all of the enemies in the
room and push against all the blocks
to find a hidden staircase. Go down
the stairs to find the Ladder.
iii. Boss
1. Gohma
a. From the entrance of the
level, go up five rooms
and through a secret
passage. Go right
two rooms, through another
secret passage, then up
one room to find Gohma.
b. Shoot her in the eye a
few times and she is
toast. Seems easy right?
Make sure the eye is
open when you shoot
m. Level Seven
i. From where you begin the game, go right
four screens, up two screens, right one
screen and down one screen. Walk to the
left until you are standing on the right
side of two bushes. Face left and use the
Candle on the second tree to the left to
expose the entrance to Level Seven. Once
the entrance is visible, walk up one
screen, left one screen, down one screen
and right one screen to enter the level.
ii. Red Candle
1. From the entrance of the level,
go right three rooms through a
secret passage and down one room.
Defeat all of the enemies in the
room and a staircase will appear. Go
down the stairs to enter the room
containing the Red Candle.
iii. Boss
1. Gleeock
a. From the entrance of the
level, go right five
rooms, up five rooms,
through a secret passage,
up one room, right one
room, down one room,
through another secret
passage, and left two
rooms.
b. Destroy all the heads with
your sword.
n. Level Eight
i. From where you begin the game, go right one
screen, up five screens, left one screen,
up one screen and right two screens. Use
the Ladder to walk over the river and use
Bombs along the cliff wall to reveal the
entrance to the level.
ii. Magic Key
1. From the entrance of the level,
go up seven rooms, left five
rooms through a secret passage
and left one room. Defeat all of
the monsters in the room to make
a staircase appear. Go down the
stairs to enter the room containing
the Magic Key.
iii. Magic Wand
1. From the entrance of the level,
go up one room through a secret
passage and down two rooms.
Defeat all of the enemies in the
room to make a staircase appear.
Go down the stairs to enter the
room containing the Magic Wand.
iv. Bomb-Increase
1. From the entrance of the level,
go up seven rooms, left five
rooms through a secret passage,
down two rooms, right one room
through another secret passage,
down two rooms and left two rooms.
There you will find the old man
who will give you the ability to
carry more bombs.
v. Boss
1. Dodongo,
a. From the entrance of the
level, go up seven rooms,
left five rooms through a
secret passage, down two
rooms, right one room
through another secret
passage and up one room
to find the Dodongo..
b. Place a bomb in front of
each of them. If they eat
three they will die.
o. Level Nine
i. To get there from where you begin the
game, go right one screen, up five
screens, left one screen, up one
screen, left five screens, up one
screen and left two screens. Use
a Bomb on the rock wall to open
Level Nine.
ii. Red Ring
1. From the entrance of the
level, go up one room,
left three rooms, up two
rooms, left one room,
right one room, up one
room, right one room,
up one room, right one
room, up one room, left
two rooms, up one room
and left one room.
Defeat all of the enemies
in the room and a staircase
will appear. Go down the
staircase to enter the
room containing the Red Ring.
iii. Silver Arrows
1. From the entrance of the level,
go up two rooms, right two
rooms, up one room and left
one room. Defeat all of the
enemies in the room and a
staircase will appear. Go
down the stairs to enter
the room containing the
Silver Arrows.
iv. Boss
1. Gannon
a. From the entrance of
the level, go up one
room, left three rooms,
up two rooms, left one
room, right one room,
up one room, right
one room, up one room,
right one room, up one
room, left two rooms,
up one room through
a secret passage and
right two rooms to
encounter Gannon.
b. He will be invisible
and he goes at random
places in the room right
after he shoots a fireball.
Try to hit him with the
sword 3 times and when
he get stunned shoot him
with the Silver Arrow
quickly.
2. Zelda
a. She is in the room behind
the lair. Use your sword
on the fires to free her.
IV. Ending
a. You now have totally completed this game.
Congratulations!
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