The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past/Village of Outcasts

'Before Ganon's reign, this village was populated by a law-abiding citizenry. There was little crime and the villagers looked out for one another. When the Golden Land became the Dark World, though, they were transformed into despicable shadows of their former selves.'

Points of interest
Visitors to the Village of Outcasts are given many opportunities to part with their Rupees. Not only are robbers picking the pockets of travelers on the village paths, but more legitimate means of thievery are being practiced as well. Three nearby establishments are dedicated to assorted forms of gambling.

Game of Chance
For a price of 30 Rupees, people who play the Game of Chance in the northwestern part of town are allowed to open two of the 16 treasure chests inside and take the contents. Prizes ranged from a single Arrow to a Piece of Heart or 300 Rupees. Visitors can clean up on a good day or lose their shirts if their luck is running low.

Item Shop
Shields, Red Potions, and Bombs are again available for the same prices as in other shops in the Dark World. While Bombs can be found under rocks and bushes, the other items can only be purchased.

Stake Garden
The Stake Garden is located just south of the Blacksmith's burned-out shop. Explorers who possess the Titan's Mitt can lift a huge rock that blocked the garden and gain access to the grounds. Then, by pounding the stakes into the ground, they can cause an underground passage to appear. The first adventurer who finds this passage will collect a Piece of Heart.

Shooting Gallery
The ghostly proprietor of the Shooting Gallery offers visitors five shots at moving targets for 20 Rupees. If these visitors are sharpshooters, they could earn their Rupees and double with each consecutive hit. If all five shots are good, the shooter will take in total winnings of 124 Rupees.

Treasure Field
Explorers in the Dark World note that it is full of treasure and hidden items. An ambitious landowner in the southwest section of the Village of Outcasts took advantage of that fact by fencing off his land and charging treasure hunters 80 Rupees to dig up the dirt for 30 seconds. If they found anything, they could keep it! A Piece of Heart, the real prize, is hidden well, and moves often. While it's quite possible for adventurers to find enough Rupees to earn their money back, it usually takes several attempts to find the buried Piece of Heart that is hidden somehwere in that large yard.

Gargoyle's Domain
The dark dungeon home of Blind the Thief is under the Village of Outcasts. Blind is afraid of bright light and he never leaves the confines of the dungeon, letting his band of thieves do his dirty work. This three-floor hideout is know as the Gargoyle's Domain because at the entrance to the underground is a Gargoyle monument which looms over the citizens of the village. It takes a strong person to open up the dungeon's entrance and those who do enter can become even stronger by discovering the Titan's Mitt.