The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past/Desert Palace: Difference between revisions

A solitary old man lives in a cave in the northeastern section of the desert, waiting for the day when Ganon's challenger will come to collect what is rightfully his.  The old man guarded this treasure, and vowed to give it up only to one brave and wise enough to seek him out.  He sealed the treasure behind a stone wall for safekeeping.

Early Hylians erected a palace in the desert that was unlike any other in the land.  It has several exits but only one main entrance, which they blocked with huge turtle-like boulders.  The upper floors are caves carved out of the mountain, perfect for avoiding the intense midday heat.  The cattle skeletons that line the path to the main doors attest to the harshness of the desert, but other, more hardy beasts still roam the sands, menacing travelers who dare to wander into their territory.

;1H:After you enter the room, you will be locked in with a sentry statue and a circle of pottery.  Be patient and take your time destroying the pottery so as not to step in the line of vision of the statue.  There's actually quite a lot of goodies hidden in these jars, but you are ultimately looking for the jar that conceals the trigger which opens the doors.  Find it and step on it so that you can advance to the room above.

;2A:Interestingly, this room looks rather similar to the room you just left, '''1K'''.  Only there is only one other exit, and it's slammed shut.  The sentry statue is unaffected by anything that you do, so you need to find another method to open the door.  Two sets of blocks occupy the top of the room, and one of them can be manipulated if you push on it.  Pushing the correct block will cause the door to open, allowing you to advance.

;2B:What initially appears to be an empty room is actually a dangerous trap.  Tiles will begin to lift off the ground and careen through the air, flying right at your head.  A few well timed swipes with your sword can protect you from harm, but hold still and remain facing the onslaught until the tiles cease their attack.  The remaining pattern on the floor appears, not so ironically, like a skull.  Once calm is restored, investigate the jars to discover a [[Image:Zelda ALttP item Small Key.png]] '''Small Key'''.  Use it on the door above.

The Lanmolas are actually three different sand burrowing worms.  When they sense a disturbance on the surface of the floor, they rise out of the sand and sail through the air in an effort to attack the intruder before landing back down into the sand and burrowing underneath for a while.  Their bodies are covered by a hard exoskeleton, but their head is far more vulnerable to your attack.  You will have a brief moment's notice where they are popping out of the ground before they appear to attack.  When they pop out of the ground, four clods of dirt scatter that can hurt you (and this increases to 8 pieces when only one Lanmola remains).  At that time, it's a good idea to have your sword charged for a spin attack.  Stand alongside the shifting dirt where they are about to appear, and release your attack when you see their head.  After a number of attacks on the head of each Lanmola, they will disappear.  When the last one is defeated, you will be rewarded with a [[Image:Zelda ALttP item Heart Container.png]] '''Heart Container'''.  Collect it and you will receive the Pendant of Power, along with a quick warp to the entrance of the Desert Palace.