Monday, May 25, 2020

PrinceWatercress plays The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past - Part 13 of 21


Now that we've gotten the second crystal, let's go exploring some more.




Go back to the village cafe and use the Ocarina on the old man sleeping. He'll find out what's happened to his son (who turned into that creature in the woods area we talked to), and if you talk to him again, he'll tell you to play the flute in front of the bird at the village square.

Go to the village square and play the Ocarina. The bird statue will explode and a real, live bird will fly out of it.

Play the flute again. The bird will fly towards you and Link will grab on when it touches him. (Make sure you're lined up with the bird, because the bird doesn't return, forcing you to play the ocarina again after several seconds.) From here, you'll get the World Map, and you can choose one of eight places to drop Link off at. Number three, obviously, is Kakariko Village.

If you remember the Dark World's Kakariko Village equivalent, you'll remember that the dark rock behind the Bow and Arrow mini-game house will be in your way, keeping you out of the village. You'll have to go to the Lost Woods in the Light World and find a teleportation tiles in order to enter the village from within.


Go north from the upper-left corner of the village, then go into the woods, go east, then south. Pound the post with the Magic Hammer and grab the rock here to find the Magic Teleporter the tree told you about. This will allow you to enter the Dark World's version of the forest.


Don't do that just yet, though. Instead, enter the teleporter, then go through the bushes and head back to the village...or whatever it is in the Dark World. This is the Village of Outcasts, sometimes known as the Thieves' Town. There's nothing friendly about this town at all, and some of the buildings are completely destroyed.

There is a chest mini-game here...and there are a lot of chests to open. One of them is a Piece of Heart, which will be in a random chest every time you play the mini-game. You'll have to pay, play, and return over and over until you finally get this Piece of Heart, but  it's so worth it.

The bird statue is a statue of a demon holding the pitchfork. Pull on the pitchfork to lift it up and open a dungeon entrance. We'll be going here later on.

The guys in blue that look like they have fox ears are like the thieves that used to be in the Lost Woods before the fog lifted. Don't let them get near you if you prize your Rupees and arrows!

There are a few houses here with chests that contain 300 Rupees each, so if you really need money, save these for later.

There is also a treasure chest game where you can open two chests for 30 Rupees here. There is a slight chance that you can get a Piece of Heart out of one of the chests, but you may have to spend quite a few Rupees to get it.

You won't be able to go to where the Blacksmith's house is in the Dark World unless you can pick up dark rocks. There will also be a frog person trapped behind dark rocks to the south of the village, and you won't be able to help him out right now, either

The Lumberjacks' House is a shop in the Dark World.

The Sanctuary is a makeshift church in a cave in the Dark World. The octopus will tell you about the big crack in the Pyramid of Power, which you won't be able to break yet.

Head to where the cemetery is in the Light World. You'll be able to enter the upper-right corner of the fenced in area at last, and you can use the Magic Mirror to enter this area in the Light World earlier than usual. Dash into the grave to reveal a hidden cave with a chest inside. This chest contains the Magic Cape, which turns Link invisible and into nothing more than a shadow when he wears it. With this cape, you can also pass through enemies and not take damage The longer you wear it, however, the more Magic Power you use, and the invisibility wears off when you run out of Magic Power, so be careful.

If you go to where the Death Mountain was entrance in the Light World, you'll find a Piece of Heart at the top. You're supposed to have two item when you go up the stairs in the nearby cave entrance: the Hookshot - which you'll find in the Swamp Palace - and the Magic Cape. However, you can easily slink up the upper-left edge of the pit, grab the skull, throw it down and continue on your way without using the Hookshot. Then, use the Magic Cape to walk through the bumper, and you'll be able to get the Piece of Heart on the other side.

In the forest between the Village of Outcasts and the Pyramid of Power, there is a shop where you can buy a red shield for 500 Rupees. Do yourself a favor: buy a regular shield and toss it into the Waterfall of Wishes in the Light World and save your money.

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