The Legend of Zelda

From the starting screen, collect the sword in the cave. Travel right once, north four screens and left once to find the bridge into the Eagle.

Clear enemy rooms before trying their block puzzles. The Bow is in a side-view treasure chamber: collect it before leaving, even though this dungeon's boss does not require it.

Keep track of locked doors and spend keys on unexplored branches. Defeat Aquamentus from beside the line of its fireballs, then collect both the Heart Container and Triforce fragment.

Explore the Moon in the eastern woods with bombs available. Dodongo swallows a bomb placed in front of its mouth; attacking its armoured body with the sword is ineffective.

In the Manji, approach Darknuts from behind or from their unshielded side. Retrieve the Raft from the basement before heading to the boss.

Manhandla becomes faster as it loses heads. A bomb placed where several heads overlap can shorten the fight; retreat and reposition instead of trading damage.

Stand on the dock on the western shore to let the Raft carry you to the island dungeon. Bring a candle to reveal enemies and exits in dark rooms.

Find the Stepladder, then revisit passages interrupted by one tile of water. It works automatically at a suitable gap; it cannot carry you across a lake.

Gleeok's severed heads remain dangerous. Concentrate attacks on heads still attached to the body while moving away from the detached ones.

At the Lost Hills, take the northern exit repeatedly to reach the dungeon. Refill bombs first: several connections are concealed inside ordinary-looking walls.

Use the underground passage network to reach the Recorder. Fight blue Darknuts patiently from their sides and avoid being surrounded.

Play the Recorder in Digdogger's room to change its form, then switch back to the sword. If you have twelve hearts, the Magical Sword is a useful detour before the later levels.

Enter the graveyard-region dungeon with arrows and some rupees. Each arrow consumes a rupee, so purchasing arrows alone is insufficient.

Watch where Wizzrobes appear, then attack between their volleys. Keep away from Like Likes, which can consume the larger shield.

Find the Magical Rod in its basement chamber. Against Gohma, line up directly in front of its eye and release an arrow when the eye opens.

Purchase Food before travelling to the western pond that has no fairy. Play the Recorder on that screen to reveal the entrance.

The hungry Goriya blocks progression until you give it Food. Use bombs to investigate dead ends and collect the Red Candle on the way through.

Treat recurring bosses as resource checks: use the Recorder on Digdogger and attack Aquamentus from outside its fireball spread. Keep spare bombs for the hidden routes beyond them.

Burn the suspicious bush in the southeastern woods to uncover the Lion. Carry healing and avoid entering the hardest rooms with an empty bomb supply.

Search the stair passages for the Magical Key and Book of Magic. The key handles locked dungeon doors without using your remaining small keys.

Do not stop exploring simply because you have found the route to Gleeok. Take the dungeon treasures, defeat its multiple heads and collect the eighth Triforce fragment.

Bomb the southern face of the western rock at Spectacle Rock. All eight fragments are required to pass the guardian inside.

Map stair passages as pairs of connected rooms; their exits can be far apart. Defeat every enemy before testing movable blocks, and check bombable walls when the visible route ends.

Collect the Red Ring and Silver Arrows before the final approach. The ring reduces incoming damage; the arrows are required for the finishing blow.

Bring medicine and enough rupees to fire arrows. Watch the origin of Ganon's fireballs to estimate his invisible position and strike with the sword.

When repeated sword hits leave him red and vulnerable, fire a Silver Arrow immediately. Ordinary arrows cannot finish the battle.

Collect the Triforce he leaves behind, enter Zelda's room and cut away the flames. The ending unlocks the separate Second Quest.