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==Controls==
[[File:Adventure of Link Overworld map.png|thumb|400px|center|World map. Click to enlarge.]]
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===Overhead Map===
The following is an overview of tasks needed to complete the game. Visit sections from the table of contents for more specific information.
*'''D-Pad :''' Moves link in four directions: north, south, east, west.
# North Palace
#* Exit the Palace and head east to Rauru Town.
# Rauru Town
#* Enter the second house in the second segment of town, and visit the Wizard to learn the ''Shield'' spell.
# Travel from Rauru Town to [[Zelda II: The Adventure of Link/Parapa Palace|Parapa Palace]].
#* Travel through the cave to the north of Rauru town to reach the north desert.
#* Before visiting the Palace, head south and collect a {{im/z2|Item|Heart Container}} from the oasis.
#* Return to the north and enter Parapa Palace.
# [[Zelda II: The Adventure of Link/Parapa Palace|Parapa Palace]]
#* Collect the {{im/z2|Item|Candle}}.
#* Defeat Horsehead and deposit the first crystal in the statue.
# Travel from Parapa Palace to Ruto Town
#* Collect a {{im/z2|Item|Magic Container}} from the cave south of North Palace.
#* Collect the {{im/z2|Item|Statue}} from the desert cave north of North Palace.
#* Follow the north road west to Ruto Town.
# Ruto Town
#* Go to the first house in the second segment of town. Present the statue to the woman outside to gain access to the Wizard who will teach you the ''Jump'' spell.
# Travel from Ruto Town to Saria Town
#* Travel through the cave south of Ruto Town. Make use of the Jump spell to escape.
#* Explore the woods north of a bridge to find Bagu's House.
#* Collect a letter from Bagu.
# Cross the bridge to the south and travel to Saria Town.
#* Enter the first house in the second segment of town. Examine the space below the table to find the mirror
#* Return to the second house in the first segment. Present the mirror to the woman outside to gain access to the Wizard who will teach you the ''Life'' spell.
#* Enter the first house in the third segment of town and present Bagu's letter to the guard to gain access to the bridge, and cross it to exit through the south side of town.
# [[Zelda II: The Adventure of Link/Death Mountain|Death Mountain]]
#* From the entrance to Death Mountain, travel through the following caves; right, right, right (don't use the elevator), right, right, down, down, down.
#* Enter the cave on the right side of Spectacle Rock and collect the ''Hammer''[[File:Adventure of Link Hammer.png|10px]]
#* Use the hammer on the rock on the left side of Spectacle Rock and collect a Magic Container[[File:Adventure of Link Magic Container.png|10px]].
# Travel from Death Mountain to Mido Town
#* Escape from Death Mountain using the cave to the far right of Spectacle Rock.
#* Cross the long bridge to reach the cemetery to the east.
#* Break the boulder blocking the road north of the cemetery, and travel west along the road. Head to the blocked swamp cave north-west of Bagu's home.
#* Break the boulder in front of the cave and head inside to collect the Medicine[[File:Adventure of Link Medicine.png|10px]].
#* Return to the road and follow it north, break the boulder off the road to the right, and enter it to collect a Heart Container[[File:Adventure of Link Heart Container.png|10px]].
# Mido Town
#* Walk to the church in the second segment of town. Activate the spell of ''Jump'' to reach the doorway in the second story. Proceed inside the door to find the soldier who will teach you the technique of ''Downward Thrust''.
#* Go the first house in the third segment. Give the Medicine from the swamp cave to the woman who waits outside to gain access to the Wizard who will teach you the ''Fairy'' spell.
# Travel from Mido Town to [[Zelda II: The Adventure of Link/Midoro Palace|Midoro Palace]]
#* Follow the mountain range above Bagu's home up and around to the left to find Midoro Palace.
# [[Zelda II: The Adventure of Link/Midoro Palace|Midoro Palace]]
#* Collect the ''Power Glove''[[File:Adventure of Link Power Glove.png|10px]].
#* Defeat Helmethead and deposit the second crystal in the statue.
# Travel from Midoro Palace to [[Zelda II: The Adventure of Link/Island Palace|Island Palace]]
#* Return to the cemetery near Mido Town. Head to the King's grave in the center and travel south to find the false grave.
#* After falling down the pit, use the spell of ''Fairy'' to escape through the tunnel.
#* Walk around on the island to access the palace.
# [[Zelda II: The Adventure of Link/Island Palace|Island Palace]]
#* Collect the ''Raft''[[File:Adventure of Link Raft.png|10px]].
#* Defeat horse riding Ironknuckle and deposit the third crystal in the statue.
# Travel from Island Palace to Nabooru Town
#* Launch the raft from the dock below Mido Town.
#* Travel south-east to reach Nabooru Town
# Nabooru Town
#* Investigate the fountain in the second segment of town and collect water from it.
#* Visit the first house in the second segment of town and present the water to the woman outside to gain access to the Wizard who will teach you the ''Fire'' spell.
# Travel from Nabooru Town to Maze Island
#* Travel through the cave north of Nabooru Town to reach the north region.
#* Cross the bridge to the east of the cave exit to reach Maze Island.
# Maze Island
#* Find the pitfall in the south-east corner of the island which leads to the location of the kidnapped child[[File:Adventure of Link Lost Child.png|10px]]. Find and rescue the child.
# Travel from Maze Island to Darunia Town
#* Travel west across the bridge and travel all the way west across the north region to reach Darunia Town.
# Darunia Town
#* Go to the first house in the second segment of town. Activate the spell of ''Jump'' and jump on to the roof. Jump from roof to roof until you reach a chimney, and drop down to find a soldier who will teach you the Upward Thrust technique.
#* Go to the first house of the third segment of town and present the kidnapped child to the woman outside to gain access to the Wizard who will teach you the ''Reflect'' spell.
# Travel from Darunia Town to [[Zelda II: The Adventure of Link/Maze Palace|Maze Palace]]
#* Return to Maze Island and find the pitfall in the north west corner of the island to locate a Magic Container[[File:Adventure of Link Magic Container.png|10px]].
#* Travel around to the north east corner of the island to enter the palace.
# [[Zelda II: The Adventure of Link/Maze Palace|Maze Palace]]
#* Collect the ''Boots''[[File:Adventure of Link Boots.png|10px]].
#* Defeat Carock and deposit the fourth crystal in the statue.
# Travel from Maze Palace to [[Zelda II: The Adventure of Link/Ocean Palace|Ocean Palace]]
#* Return to Naboru Town and walk east into and over the ocean.
#* Find the path that breaks off to the north to collect a Heart Container [[File:Adventure of Link Heart Container.png|10px]] before visiting the palace.
# [[Zelda II: The Adventure of Link/Ocean Palace|Ocean Palace]]
#* Collect the ''Flute''[[File:Adventure of Link Flute.png|10px]].
#* Defeat Boss Gooma and deposit the fifth crystal in the statue.
# Travel from Ocean Palace to New Kasuto Town.
#* Walk up to the monster which blocks the path to South East Hyrule (south of Nabooru Town), and blow the ''Flute'' to remove it.
#* Pass through the mountain path, and travel north along the river near the cemetery
#* Travel to the east along the river, and enter the cave north of the lake.
#* Pass through the cave to reach the woods on the along the east coast.
#* Use the hammer to smash through the woods to reveal the hidden location of New Kasuto Town.
# New Kasuto Town
#* Enter the second house in the first segment of town to collect the Magic Container[[File:Adventure of Link Magic Container.png|10px]] in the back of the house.
#* Go to the third house of the second segment. If you have at least seven bars in your magic meter, the Wizard that lives there will teach you the magic of ''Spell''.
#* Use the magic of ''Spell'' In the third segment of the town to make a building appear. Enter the building to locate and collect the ''Magic Key''[[File:Adventure of Link Key Magic.png|10px]].
# Travel from New Kasuto Town to Old Kasuto Town
#* Cross through the cave, and travel south along the south eastern coast until you discover a tile with a Heart Container[[File:Adventure of Link Heart Container.png|10px]].
#* Continue along the coast until you see a bridge that leads to Old Kasuto Town. Cross the bridge.
# Old Kasuto Town
#* Enter the first house in the first segment. If you have eight bars in your magic meter, the Wizard inside will teach you the magic of ''Thunder''.
# Travel from Old Kasuto Town to [[Zelda II: The Adventure of Link/Hidden Palace|Hidden Palace]]
#* Travel east across the bridge to the three rocks. Blow the flute in the center of the rocks to make the sixth palace appear.
# [[Zelda II: The Adventure of Link/Hidden Palace|Hidden Palace]]
#* Collect the ''Cross''[[File:Adventure of Link Cross.png|10px]].
#* Defeat Barba and deposit the final crystal in the statue.
# Travel from [[Zelda II: The Adventure of Link/Hidden Palace|Hidden Palace]] to the [[Zelda II: The Adventure of Link/Grand Palace|Grand Palace]]
#* Travel through the cemetery and enter the southern passage to the lava flow pathways.
#* Travel through the lava flows and enter the caves that link the pathways together until you reach the palace.
# [[Zelda II: The Adventure of Link/Grand Palace|Grand Palace]]
#* The barrier protecting the Grand Palace will only lift if all six crystals have been inserted in the six palace statues.
#* Navigate the maze and locate the Thunderbird. Use the spell of ''Thunder'' to make it vulnerable and defeat it.
#* Challenge the Shadow version of Link and defeat it to collect the Triforce of Courage and awaken Princess Zelda from her sleeping spell.
*'''Select :''' Does nothing.
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*'''Start :''' Pause.
*'''B :''' If you have the flute, you can use it with the B button. Until you have the flute, B does nothing.
*'''A :''' If you have the hammer, you can use it with A. Until you have the hammer, A does nothing.
===Side Scrolling Controls===
*'''Left and Right :''' Moves Link left and right.
*'''Down :''' Crouch. Doing this also moves Link's shield down so that you can block a lower attack. If you have the thrust moves, pressing down while attacking in mid-air will do a downward thrust attack.
*'''Up :''' If you have the thrust moves, pressing up while attacking in mid-air will do an upward thrust attack.
*'''Select :''' Casts the selected spell.
*'''Start :''' Pauses the game and calls up the subscreen.
==Walkthrough==
*You begin in Link's Mother's Vagina. Exit it and you will find yourself on the main map.
===Shield Spell===
*Follow the road until it forks. Take the east (right) fork and follow it until you find a town. This is Rauru. Enter it.
*Once in the town, walk left until you find the second white house. Wait at the house for a moment and a girl in a purple dress will come out. Talk to her and enter the house.
*In the house, walk right until you see an old man in red. Talk to the old man and he will give you the shield spell. This spell gives you double defense until you go to another screen. Leave the house, leave the town, and get back on the road.
===P-bag in the Woods===
*Follow the road north until it forks. This time, take the west (left) fork away from the mountain. On this road you will see one block of forest. Enter it and walk right until you find a P-bag. Hit it and you will get 50 exp. Leave the small forest and get back on the road.
===Finding the First Palace===
*Now follow the road back to the mountain. Go through the forest to the east of the road and you will find the opening to a cave. Enter it.
*The cave is dark but there is only one enemy and it's short. Just keep going left until you exit the cave on the other side.
*On the other side of the cave, you will find yourself in a desert. A strange, pinkish desert. Go north and you will find the first palace. It looks like a roman building. Enter it.
===The First Palace===
*Once you are in the palace, proceed left until you find an elevator. Get on it and go downward.
*At the bottom. Walk left until you find a key. Hit the key with your sword to take it. Walk back right until you reach the elevator.
*Once back at the elevator, walk right until you reach a locked door. Walk into it to to unlock it.
*Keep walking right. You will find an elevator. Skip it for now and keep walking right until you find another elevator. Use it to go up. (note: to the right there is fairy that will heal you once.)
*At the top, go right and you will find a key. Take the key and keep going right until you find another key. Take the key and go back to the elevator. (note: if you hit the statue near the key with your sword, it will give you a mana recharge potion, do this if you need it.)
*Go back down the elevator and go to the elevator I told you to skip. Use it to go down.
*Go left until you find a bridge. Be careful here, the bridge will decay as you walk across it. You can get the p-bag on it by squatting to hit it, and then jumping forward. Do this and exit the screen to the left.
*Go left until you find a red creature throwing maces. Kill it and it will drop a p-bag worth 200 exp.
*Keep going left until you find a locked door. Unlock it, go through it, and get the candle. (The candle will light up caves when you go through them.) Go back to the elevator and go up.
*Go right to the other elevator and go down.
*Go right until you find the boss: a horse in red armor. To beat him, time your jumps between his mace swings and hit him in the head. Beat him and take the key that drops after he explodes.
*Go right, unlock the door with the key, and jump up on the platform with the statue. Link will place a stone in a hole. After this, go right and exit the palace where the statue of the knight is.
===The Cave===
*Now that you have the red candle, proceed back the way you came. From there, go west. Once you reach the next town, you can obtain JUMP by talking to the wise man. Then, proceed south where you will find a cave. Your red candle will automatically work once inside of the cave. Make your way through the cave to the next side.
===The Second Palace===
*Go East on the road in order to avoid bad guys. Follow the road till it ends at a marshland. Go northward, then Westward. You will see a building that looks somewhat like a Roman castle, enter it, it is the Second Palace.
* Once inside the Second Palace, proceede to eat your own [to be continued]
Defeat Horsehead and deposit the first crystal in the statue.
Travel from Parapa Palace to Ruto Town
Collect a Magic Container from the cave south of North Palace.
Collect the Statue from the desert cave north of North Palace.
Follow the north road west to Ruto Town.
Ruto Town
Go to the first house in the second segment of town. Present the statue to the woman outside to gain access to the Wizard who will teach you the Jump spell.
Travel from Ruto Town to Saria Town
Travel through the cave south of Ruto Town. Make use of the Jump spell to escape.
Explore the woods north of a bridge to find Bagu's House.
Collect a letter from Bagu.
Cross the bridge to the south and travel to Saria Town.
Enter the first house in the second segment of town. Examine the space below the table to find the mirror
Return to the second house in the first segment. Present the mirror to the woman outside to gain access to the Wizard who will teach you the Life spell.
Enter the first house in the third segment of town and present Bagu's letter to the guard to gain access to the bridge, and cross it to exit through the south side of town.
From the entrance to Death Mountain, travel through the following caves; right, right, right (don't use the elevator), right, right, down, down, down.
Enter the cave on the right side of Spectacle Rock and collect the Hammer
Use the hammer on the rock on the left side of Spectacle Rock and collect a Magic Container.
Travel from Death Mountain to Mido Town
Escape from Death Mountain using the cave to the far right of Spectacle Rock.
Cross the long bridge to reach the cemetery to the east.
Break the boulder blocking the road north of the cemetery, and travel west along the road. Head to the blocked swamp cave north-west of Bagu's home.
Break the boulder in front of the cave and head inside to collect the Medicine.
Return to the road and follow it north, break the boulder off the road to the right, and enter it to collect a Heart Container.
Mido Town
Walk to the church in the second segment of town. Activate the spell of Jump to reach the doorway in the second story. Proceed inside the door to find the soldier who will teach you the technique of Downward Thrust.
Go the first house in the third segment. Give the Medicine from the swamp cave to the woman who waits outside to gain access to the Wizard who will teach you the Fairy spell.
Defeat horse riding Ironknuckle and deposit the third crystal in the statue.
Travel from Island Palace to Nabooru Town
Launch the raft from the dock below Mido Town.
Travel south-east to reach Nabooru Town
Nabooru Town
Investigate the fountain in the second segment of town and collect water from it.
Visit the first house in the second segment of town and present the water to the woman outside to gain access to the Wizard who will teach you the Fire spell.
Travel from Nabooru Town to Maze Island
Travel through the cave north of Nabooru Town to reach the north region.
Cross the bridge to the east of the cave exit to reach Maze Island.
Maze Island
Find the pitfall in the south-east corner of the island which leads to the location of the kidnapped child. Find and rescue the child.
Travel from Maze Island to Darunia Town
Travel west across the bridge and travel all the way west across the north region to reach Darunia Town.
Darunia Town
Go to the first house in the second segment of town. Activate the spell of Jump and jump on to the roof. Jump from roof to roof until you reach a chimney, and drop down to find a soldier who will teach you the Upward Thrust technique.
Go to the first house of the third segment of town and present the kidnapped child to the woman outside to gain access to the Wizard who will teach you the Reflect spell.
Defeat Boss Gooma and deposit the fifth crystal in the statue.
Travel from Ocean Palace to New Kasuto Town.
Walk up to the monster which blocks the path to South East Hyrule (south of Nabooru Town), and blow the Flute to remove it.
Pass through the mountain path, and travel north along the river near the cemetery
Travel to the east along the river, and enter the cave north of the lake.
Pass through the cave to reach the woods on the along the east coast.
Use the hammer to smash through the woods to reveal the hidden location of New Kasuto Town.
New Kasuto Town
Enter the second house in the first segment of town to collect the Magic Container in the back of the house.
Go to the third house of the second segment. If you have at least seven bars in your magic meter, the Wizard that lives there will teach you the magic of Spell.
Use the magic of Spell In the third segment of the town to make a building appear. Enter the building to locate and collect the Magic Key.
Travel from New Kasuto Town to Old Kasuto Town
Cross through the cave, and travel south along the south eastern coast until you discover a tile with a Heart Container.
Continue along the coast until you see a bridge that leads to Old Kasuto Town. Cross the bridge.
Old Kasuto Town
Enter the first house in the first segment. If you have eight bars in your magic meter, the Wizard inside will teach you the magic of Thunder.
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