The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past and Four Swords

*The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past and Four Swords*
Gameboy Advance (2002)

The Palace of the Four Sword Speedrun (Mirror Glitch)

Speedrun Strategies
by 26pt2 on SDA and Twitch (aka twenty6pt2 on SRL or wazzumz on YouTube)

Important
-This is a run exclusive to the GBA version because Palace of the Four Sword does not exist in the original SNES version of a Link to the Past
-Normally, one would need to beat both A Link to the Past and Four Swords in order to gain access to the Palace of the Four Sword, which requires playing the game with another person
-The Mirror Glitch only works in the GBA version
-Set text speed to fast in the options
-Start a new game on a file that has completed A Link to the Past (see below for the quickest method using the Mirror Glitch) to avoid watching the Intro cutscene

-Once you have learned most of the route, you may use the notes for veterans (http://pastebin.com/VwTFpdaC)

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General Notes
-Credit goes to Acmlm for running this version of the game in addition to the original versions and Greenalink for discovering the mirror glitched method to obtain items early and sharing those routes on YouTube
-This has to be the most insane category ever due to the sheer difficulty of attempting the run in one single segment and the low health of only 6 hearts (4 hearts if you think you can skip the heart container at the Sanctuary and the 4 heart pieces along the route)
-The route is almost like the standard Agahnim any% no save and quit route but you only face one Light World boss (the Armos Knights) in order to obtain the Pegasus shoes
-Though the Master Sword is never obtained since you do not get the rest of the Pendants, the trigger is still activated as if it were once you obtain the Tempered Sword
-In the Dark World, there are quest items that are absolutely necessary for completing the Palace of the Four Swords
-The Palace of the Four Swords has NO hearts or fairies (except for a bat before the Blind fight)
-Final note: this route is extremely detailed to provide support for speedrunners of any level

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Mirror Glitch
-Equip the mirror
-Jump down a ledge and use the Mirror at the same time
-If performed correctly, Link will make the sound effect of jumping off the ledge but teleport back to the dungeon entrance
-While in the confused state, do NOT get hit by an enemy
-Clipping out of bounds involves dashing into a wall or object
-Any items of the dungeon where you clip out of bounds can be used in the dungeon you clip into (i.e. keys, Big Key)
-Do NOT die or game over while in another dungeon because you will warp back to the original dungeon where you glitched out of bounds
-This glitch does affect the save file
-The best area to practice this glitch is in Thieves' Town

The exact frame to use the Mirror in order to perform the glitch:
http://i.imgur.com/A9zWiDE.jpg

How to do the glitch:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9Dzcl5PrX4

Obtaining the Triforce using the glitch:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ec1CV8llONA

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Bomb Jumps
1) Moon Pearl in Tower of Hera...
easy method - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ocs5iQlQtY
OR fast method - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjEuTv3zv54
*2) Hammer in Dark Palace - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67ZWUkC8LBo

*insanely difficult to achieve first try due to the nature of being pixel perfect for planting the bomb correctly yet quickly and moving up and right a specific amount of pixels

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Light World

Hyrule Castle
-Exit House
-Head up 1 area
-Cross bridge
-Head right around Hyrule Castle
-Head up
-Pick up the bush to reveal a hidden entrance
-Fall down
-Obtain the sword and shield from Uncle Broken Legs
-Head down 1 room
-Head up the stairs
-Exit
-Cut the bushes
-Head up and enter Hyrule Castle
-Head left 1 room
-Head up 1 room
-Head right 1 room
-Head downstairs
-Kill the enemy for a key
-Head down 1 room
-Head down 1 room
-Head down
-Head left 1 room
-Head left
-Head up 1 room
-Kill the enemy using a spin attack
-Head right 1 room
-Charge a spin attack
-Poke the enemy, then do a spin attack
-Boomerang
-Walk left but use the Boomerang to grab the key
-Head left 1 room
-Head up 1 room
-Head downstairs
-Head downstairs (again)
-Use the boomerang on the green soldier
-Kill the enemy
-Use the Boomerang to grab the Big Key
-Lamp
-Rescue Zelda
-Head upstairs
-Head upstairs (again)
-Head down 1 room
-Head down 1 room
-Head right and around the wall
-Head up the stairs
-Head right 1 room
-Head up 1 room
-Head up 1 room
-Head upstairs
-Head left 1 room
-Head down 1 room
-Head right 1 room
-Head up the stairs
-Head upstairs
-Head up the stairs
-Push the shelf to reveal a hidden door
-Head up 1 room
-Head right at the fork
-Head downstairs
-Head left but be wary of the snakes
-Head downstairs
-Head right at the fork
-Get a small key
-Head up 1 room
-Head left 1 room
-Head up 1 room
-Head left
-Kill the rat
-Use the Boomerang to pick up the key
-Head up 1 room
-Head up but stay on the west wall to avoid the bats
-Head upstairs
-Head down 1 room
-Pull the right lever
-Head down 1 room
-Get the Heart Container (optional)
-Exit south

Overworld
-Head right 1 area (Heading towards East Palace on east side of the map)
-Head right 1 area
-Head down 1 area
-Cross the bridge
-Head down 1 area
-Head down 1 area
-Head right 1 area
-Head up 1 area
-Head up the stairs
-Head right
-Use the Boomerang on the statue
-Fall off the right ledge
-Head up the stairs
-Enter East Palace

East Palace
-Head straight up (middle)
-Lift the pot
-Activate the switch
-Head up 1 room
-Activate the switch
-Head up 1 room
-Dodge the balls
-Head up the stairs
-Head up 1 room
-Head left
-Lift the pot for a heart
-Activate the switch
-Head left 1 room
-Head left 1 room
-Kill the enemies
-Head up 1 room
-Skip the chest
-Head down the stairs
-Head right 1 room
-Head right 1 room
-Head right 1 room
-Head down 1 room
-Head right
-Kill the tentacle enemy
-Activate the switch
-Head right 1 room
-Lift the pot on the east wall (pass the 2 middle pots => the one above and right of them) for a key
-Head left 1 room
-Kill the tentacle enemy
-Head left 1 room
-Head left 1 room
-In this Big Key room, get hit by the tentacle enemy on the right so you are knocked into the anti-fairies
-Pick up the pot in the middle of the anti-fairies
-Stay near the switch while invincibility frames are active to activate the switch when invincibility wears off
-Get the Big Key from the chest
-Beneath the two pots are hearts
-Head up 1 room
-Head right 1 room
-Get the Bow & Arrows from the big chest
-Head up 1 room
-Use the Bow & Arrow to kill the green cyclops on the right for a key
-Head to the top-left
-Lift the pot
-Head upstairs
-Lift the top-right pot for 5 arrows
-Lift the top-left pot for 5 arrows
-Lift the bottom-left pot
-Activate the switch
-Head left 1 room
-Activate the switch (hidden just above the bottom green cyclops)
-Head left 1 room
-Activate the switch in the top-left corner
-Head left 1 room
-Kill the enemies
-Use the Bow & Arrow to kill the red cyclops
-Charge the sword for a spin attack
-Head up 1 room
-Release the b button to perform a spin attack
-Use the Bow & Arrow to kill the red cyclopses
-Lift the pots for Arrows
-Head up 1 room
-Use the Bow & Arrow to defeat the Armos Knights
*only dungeon required in order to obtain the Pegasus shoes for dashing

Items
-Head down the stairs
-Fall off the left ledge
-Head down and fall off the ledge
-Head down and left
-Head up and fall off the ledge
-Fall off the left ledge
-Enter the building
-Get the Pegasus shoes from Sahasrahla
-Exit (Heading towards library on west side of the map)
-Head up the stairs
-Dash left
-Dash down
-Dash right
-Dash down (back towards Hyrule Castle)
-Dash left
-Dash down
-Fall off the ledge
-Dash down
-Head down 1 area
-Walk a bit
-Dash left
-Head left 1 area
-Dash left
-Dash down to cross the bridge
-Dash left
-Head left 1 area (to Link's house)
-Dash left
-Head left 1 area
-Dash left
-Dash down
-Head down 1 area
-Dash down
-Dash left
-Head left 1 area
-Dash left
-Dash up
-Head up 1 area
-Walk up-left
-Head left 1 area
-Dash left (past the first building)
-Head up the stairs (library)
-Dash into the left bookshelf
-Get the Book of Mudora
-Exit the library (Heading to Desert Palace in south-west corner of the map)
-Head right 1 area
-Walk down-right
-Head down 1 area
-Dash down
-Dash right
-Head right 1 area
-Dash right
-Dash up
-Head up 1 area
-Walk up a bit
-Dash right
-Head right 1 area
-Dash right
-Dash down
-Head down 1 area
-Walk down a bit
-Dash left
-Dash down
-Head down 1 area
-Dash left
-Head left 1 area
-Dash left
-Dash down
-Dash left
-Head left 1 area
-Dash up
-Dash left
-Dash down
-Dash left
-Head left 1 area
-Dash left (until you see a raised area with green grass)
-Switch to the Book of Mudora
-Dash up
-Use the Book of Mudora to enter Desert Palace

Desert Palace
-Walk left a bit
-Dash up
-Lift the pot
-Head up 1 room
-Kill the enemy
-Dash left
-Head left 1 room
-Head up 1 room
-Dash into the torch to get a key
-Head down 1 room
-Dash right
-Head right 1 room
-Dash right
-Head right 1 room
-Walk to the spot slightly left of the middle pot
-Dash down
-Head down 1 room
-Head right 1 room (use the key)
-Kill the enemies
-Head up 1 room
-Big Key
-Head back to top-left corner
-Head left 1 room
-Pick up top-left pot
-Activate the switch
-Head up 1 room
-Power Glove
-Head down 1 room
-Activate the switch
-Head right 1 room
-Dash down 1 room
-Dash down
-Dash left
-Head left 1 room
-Head down to exit

Overworld
-Walk down-left a bit (Heading towards base of the mountain on north side of the map)
-Dash down
-Get the heart piece (optional, 1 of 4)
-Fall off the ledge
-Dash down (until you see the raised area with green grass)
-Dash right
-Head right 1 area
-Walk right a bit
-Dash up
-Dash right
-Walk down a bit
-Dash right
-Head right 1 area
-Dash up
-Head up 1 area
-Lift the boulder
-Dash up
-Head up 1 area
-Walk up-left a bit
-Dash up
-Walk up-right a bit
-Dash up
-Head up 1 screen
-Slash a bush
-Dash right
-Dash up to cross the bridge
-Dash left (heading around Hyrule Castle)
-Dash up
-Dash left
-Head left 1 area
-Dash left
-Dash up
-Walk left a bit
-Dash up (cancel before hitting the tree)
-Walk up-left a bit
-Head up 1 area
-Walk left a bit
-Dash up
-Head up 1 area
-Head up to the ledges
-Head right
-Lift the boulder
-Enter the cave
-Fall off the ledge
-Dash up
-Head right at the fork
-Dash right
-Head down and right at the fork
-Dash right
-Head up at the fork
-Old Man
-Head right 1 room
-Head right while dodging holes
-Head down at the fork
-Exit the cave
-Be wary of the random boulders and squirrels
-Head down
-Get the Mirror
-Head right
-Head up the stairs
-Head up past the ledge
-Dash left (until the wall curves up)
-Dash up (near the stairs)
-Enter the cave (Heading back to East Palace on the east side of the map)
-Head up-left
-Head left 1 room
-Dash left (cancel dash after 3 seconds)
-Exit cave
-Fall off the ledge
-Fall off the ledge
-Head down-right
-Head down 1 area
-Dash down
-Dash right
-Head right 1 area
-Dash right
-Dash up into the stones
-Get the heart piece (optional, 2 of 4)
-Fall off the ledge (look familiar?)
-Dash right
-Head right 1 area
-Dash right
-Head right 1 area
-Dash right
-Dash down
-Head down 1 area
-Dash down
-Cross the bridge
-Dash right
-Head down 1 area
-Dash down
-Head down 1 area
-Dash down
-Dash right
-Head right 1 area
-Walk right a bit
-Dash up
-Head up 1 area
-Dash up
-Head up the stairs
-Dash up
-Dash right
-Dash up
-Use the Boomerang on the statue
-Fall off the right ledge
-Head up the stairs
-Enter East Palace

East Palace (again)
-Mirror Glitch to Tower of Hera (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9Dzcl5PrX4)
-Dash into left statue to clip out of bounds
-Dash left
-Head left 1 room
-Dash left
-Head left 1 room (light green wall)
-Dash up
-Head up 1 room (pitch black)
-Dash up
-Head up 1 room (reddish-brown wall)
-Dash up
-Head up 1 room (see Tower of Hera)
-Dash up => head up 2 rooms
-Face left and charge the sword for a spin attack (to see where Link is located)
-Walk up right to the east wall
-Fall back in bounds

Tower of Hera
-Head upstairs (right from the main entrance)
-Kill the enemies
-Pick up left skull for a Bomb
-Slash the crystal switch (red => blue)
-Head left 1 room
-Head up 1 room
-Head right
-Head down from red block to the south wall
-Dash right
-Head upstairs
-Head down
-Lift the pot
-Head left
-Lift the bottom pot for a heart
-Bomb jump to Moon Pearl (Big Key not required, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ocs5iQlQtY)
-Use the Mirror to warp back to East Palace Entrance

East Palace  (yet again)
-Mirror Glitch to Thieves' Town
-Stay on right side of the room
-Head up 1 room
-Head right 1 room
-Dash right => 2 rooms => in Thieves' Town but need to fall back in bounds
-Dash down 1 room
-Dash down 1 room
-Dash down to southern wall
-Fall back in bounds near the stairs and main entrance
*Do NOT pick up the Big Key in Thieves' Town until you exit the dungeon and re-enter because you need the Big Key in order to get the Hammer, Titan's Mitt, Hookshot, and Cane of Somaria

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Dark World

Thieves' Town
-Head up the south stairs
-Exit normally and re-enter
-Mirror Glitch and dash right to clip out of bounds
-Fall back in bounds at the chest up-right from where you clipped out of bounds to get the Big Key
-Use the Mirror to warp back to entrance
-Mirror Glitch to Dark Palace
-Dash into left wall to clip out of bounds
-Stay on left side of the room
-Dash up 1 room
-Dash up 1 room
-Dash up 1 room
-Dash up => 2 rooms (see Ganon's Tower)
-Dash up => 2 rooms (you can see Link in the pit)
-Align Link with the door (Link should be in the middle of 2 skulls)
-Up 1 room
-Dash up => 2 rooms
-Dash up => 2 rooms
-Dash up => in the Palace but need to fall back in bounds
-Dash up => 2 rooms
-Dash up (should climb the stairs) and head into the next room (back in bounds!)
-Exit south

Dark Palace
-Pick up skulls on left side (hearts)
-Hit the crystal switch (red => blue)
-Head left 1 room
-Walk down-left a bit
-Dash left (starting from the bottom blue block) but cancel before the bumper
-Move towards the bottom of the platform beneath the bumper while dodging enemies
-Face down
-Use the Boomerang to hit the crystal switch (blue => red)
-Walk left
-Push the bottom block left while moving up-left (to quickly pass around and dodge the red squid enemy)
-Climb the stairs
-Head down 1 room
-Dash down
-Dash right
-Push the bottom-right block right
-Head up 1 room
-Open the chest for a key
-Dash up
-Head up the stairs
-Dash left
-Head up 1 room
*Bomb jump to Hammer (Big Key not required, optional method to save time but insanely difficult to achieve first try, pause buffer by switching to Bombs and then switching to Mirror after planting the two bombs, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67ZWUkC8LBo)
-Lift the pot (Bomb)
-Toss the pot to kill the mini Helmasaur
-Dash up (avoid the second mini Helmasaur)
-Lift the pot (Bomb)
-Head right 1 room
-Head downstairs (top-left staircase of the room)
-Be wary of the anti-fairies
-Walk down (dash if you can avoid getting hurt) while collecting rupees
-Ignore the chest at the bottom-left
-Get a small key from the bottom-right chest
-Walk up (or dash)
-Head upstairs
-Head left 1 room
-Head left 1 room
-Use a Bomb and toss it down from where you enter to blast the cracked wall
-Be wary of the dinosaur enemies that shoot fireballs (this room differs from the SNES version)
-Make your way to the bottom-right corner of the room
-Get a key in the chest (for Swamp Palace)
-Make your way to the opening in the wall
-Get the Hammer
-Use Mirror to warp back to Thieves' Town entrance

Thieves' Town (again)
-Dash up
-Dash right
-Fall down
-Head up 1 room
-Head right 1 room
-Dash right
-Head up the stairs
-Dash right
-Dash up
-Head up 1 room (open the door with the Big Key)
-Dash up to the top of the room (stay on right side to kill red skeleton enemy)
-Pick up the right skull for a key
-Pick up the left skull for a heart
-Dash down near the door where you entered the room
-Head left 1 room
-Head left 1 room
-Dash up
-Head up 1 room
-Pick up the skull for a key and toss it at the crystal switch (red => blue)
-Make sure you stand on the red blocks when you activate the switch in order to trigger invincibility frames
-Head down 1 room
-Head right 1 room
-Head downstairs
-Lift the giant boulder
-Head down 1 room
-Walk down
-Dash left
-Head left 1 room
-Dash left
-Head left 1 room
-Use the Hammer to pound one mole
-Get Titan's Mitt
-Use the Mirror to warp back to entrance
-Exit

Upgrades
-300 rupees (2 houses east of Gargoyle statue but be wary of the thief)
-Head down 1 area
-Use the Mirror to warp from the confused state to the real Dark World
-Lift the skull
-Talk to the frog
-Head up 1 area
-Head right 1 area
-Use the Mirror near the boulder to return to the Light World
-Head up the stairs
-Enter the Smith's house
-Exit and re-enter
-Talk to the Smiths (10 rupees)
-Exit
-Enter the Dark World warp (from when you used the Mirror)
-Return to the Light World (should be automatic if you were near the boulder)
-Enter the Smith's house
-Get the Tempered sword
-Enter the Dark World warp (from the bottom so that you are sent back to the Light World)
-Head left 1 area
-Head down 1 area
-Fall off the ledge
-Walk right a bit
-Fall off the ledge
-Head right 1 area
-Walk down-right
-Head down 1 area
-Dash down
-Dash right towards the flowers
-Dash up to the tree grove
-Dash up
-Talk to the person on the tree stump
-Get the Shovel
-Walk up-left to the patch of flowers
-Use the Mirror to warp to the Light World
-Use the Shovel
-Get the Flute
-Return to the Dark World
-Dash down
-Head down 1 area
-Slash the flowers
-Dash left
-Dash down (stand near the top flower of the circle)
-Use the Mirror to warp to the Light World
-Walk up-left
-Enter the cave
-Walk up-right a bit
-Dash up
-Pick up and toss the middle pot
-Get the heart piece (optional, 3 of 4)
-Walk right a bit
-Dash down
-Exit the cave
-Walk down-left
-Warp to the Dark World
-Dash up
-Head up 1 area
-Walk up-left
-Head left 1 area
-Head up 1 area
-Dash left
-300 rupees (use a Bomb to open cracked wall in the 2nd building to the west)
-Head up to the Gargoyle statue
-Stand in the bottom-left corner
-Use the Mirror to warp back to the Light World
-Walk towards the bottom while waiting for the invincibility frames to wear off
-Use the Flute to free the bird
-Walk left
-Talk to the salesman
-Get a bottle (100 rupees)
-Walk down-right to south of statue
-Dash down past 1 building
-Enter the top entrance of the building to the right
-Lift the bottom pot
-Get the bottle
-Exit
-Dash up
-Enter the building just north of where you exit
-Talk to the person lying in bed
-Get the Bug Catching Net
-Exit
-Use the Flute to fly to the 2nd drop-off point (Witch's house in north-east corner of the map)
-Head right
-Lift the boulder
-Head up-right
-Head right 1 area
-Be wary of the green fish enemies that shock you when you slash them
-Dash right
-Dash down
-Lift the boulder
-Head right
-Dash up
-Head up 1 area
-Dash up
-Fall off the ledge
-Walk left a bit
-Dash up
-Walk up-right
-Head up 1 area => Zora's Waterfall
-Dash up
-Walk up-right
-Walk up-left
-Dash up
-Dash right (until the shallow water forks down)
-Dash down (to the bottom of the 3 shallow water areas from the fork)
-Walk down-right
-Walk up-right
-Dash right
-Dash up
-Pay the Giant Zora 500 rupees
-Get the Zora's Flippers
-Dash down
-Fall down the waterfall
-Dash down
-Dash left
-Dash up
-Dash left
-Get the heart piece (optional, 4 of 4)
-Dash right
-Dash down
-Fall down the waterfall
-Dash down
-Dash left
-Walk up-left
-Dash left
-Dash down
-Exit Zora's Waterfall
-Use the Flute to fly to the 5th drop-off point (south of East palace on east side of the map)
-Enter the cave
-Walk up-right
-Dash up
-Use the Bug Catching Net to catch 2 fairies
-Dash down
-Exit the cave
-Use the Flute to fly to the 3rd drop-off point (Bird Statue in Kakariko Village on west side of the map)
-Return to the Dark World

Thieves' Town (yet again)
-Mirror Glitch to Swamp Palace
-Dash left into the wall to clip out of bounds
-Stay on left side of the room
-Dash up 1 room
-Dash up 1 room
-Dash up 1 room
-Dash up => 2 rooms
-Dash up => 2 rooms
-Head left 1 room (see Palace of the Four Sword => music fades out)
-Dash left 1 room (pitch black but see Link)
-Dash left 1 room
-Dash left 1 room (see Tower of Hera)
-Dash left => 2 rooms
-Dash left 1 room (see Desert Palace)
-Dash up => 2 rooms
-Dash up 1 room (see Thieves' Town)
-Head right 1 room
-Walk right => fall back in bounds

Swamp Palace
-Head down 1 room
-Dash down to door at the south and head right 1 room
-Head up the stairs => fall into the water (weird to explain)
-Head upstairs
-Head down 1 room
-Fall off the ledge (see the big chest?)
-Walk left
-Dash down
-Walk right
-Head up the stairs (middle platform)
-Get the Hookshot (Big Key not required)
-Use the Mirror to warp back to Thieves' Town entrance

Thieves' Town (and again)
-Mirror glitch to Misery Mire
-Dash right into the wall to clip out of bounds
-Dash right 1 room
-Dash to the right side of the room (do NOT head right 1 room)
-Dash up 1 room
-Dash up 1 room
-Dash up 1 room
-Head right 1 room
-Dash right => 2 rooms (see Mothula)
-Dash right => 2 rooms (see Ice Palace)
-Dash right => 2 rooms
-Dash right => 2 rooms (see Castle Tower)
-Dash right => 2 rooms => in Misery Mire but you need to fall back in bounds
-Dash right
-Dash right
-Head down 1 room
-Dash down to fall back in bounds

Misery Mire
-Head up the south stairs
-Head right 1 room
-Use the Hookshot to move towards the right block
-Walk left a bit (the tiles will fall)
-Dash up (cancel the dash near the top and use the Hookshot to move towards the big chest)
-Get the Cane of Somaria (Big Key not required)
-Use the Mirror to warp back to Thieves' Town Entrance
*Due to the confused state, there are no eyes along the wall that shoot lasers nor do the tiles fall

Thieves' Town (for the last time)
-Mirror Glitch to Palace of the Four Sword
-Dash right into the wall to clip out of bounds
-Dash right 1 room
-Dash to the right side of the room (do NOT head right 1 room)
-Dash up 1 room
-Dash up 1 room
-Dash to the top (just before the next room)
-Head right 1 room
-Dash right 1 room
-Head left 1 room (to know where Link is located)
-Face down and charge up for a spin attack (to see where Link is located)
-Head down the north stairs to clip in-bounds
-Head up the north stairs
-Head up 1 room

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Palace of the Four Sword

Mothula (top-left stairs)
-Use the Hookshot trick to avoid taking damage from projectiles if necessary
-Keep your distance due to the random movement patterns of the Mothulas (speed and direction)
-Slash sword beams while at full health
-Be wary of hitting the decoy Mothula => bees BUT bees will fly to the real Mothula after attacking you
-Avoid killing both decoys or the real Mothula will spawn more
-It is possible to kill the decoys by doing so quickly, leaving the real Mothula remaining
-Dash attack the real Mothula
-Spin attack if necessary
-Mothula should die within 24 hits

Helmasaur King (right)
-Lure the red squid to the bottom-left where tiles will fall
-Kill the enemies
-Head up 1 room
-Lift the skull in the bottom-left corner
-Toss the skull to activate the crystal switch (red => blue)
-Use the Cane of Somaria to place a block (not on the conveyor belt)
-Push the blocks in the bottom-right corner
-Walk past the blue blocks
-Use the Cane of Somaria to hit the crystal switch (blue => red)
-Use the Hammer to destroy the face mask
-Kill the mini Helmasaurs using Arrows
-Use spin attacks
-Use the Hammer again to destroy the regenerated face mask
-Use Arrows to attack the eye (3 times)

Arrghus (left)
-Use the Lamp to light the torch
-Swim up to dodge the cannonballs
-Dive ONCE to avoid the rolling spikes (Be patient and wait for the spiked roller to head upwards, then dive underneath it)
-Head up 1 room
-Use the Hookshot from the left or top side of Arrghus ONLY (to avoid pulling enemies in too close or Link will get hurt even while standing still)
-Be wary of electrocuting enemies (wait until the enemy is no longer shocking)
-When Arrghus is alone, head to the bottom-left corner
-Charge up the sword
-Move slightly
-Spin attack when Arrghus falls back on-screen (repeat cycle of charging up sword)
-Be wary of the bubbles that pop up when Arrghus jumps off-screen

Blind the Thief (top-right stairs)
-Bumpers in the next area are in the bottom-left corner of the first (top) room and in the top-right corner of the second (bottom) room
-Path in the dark room is as follows…
-Right
-Down
-Left
-Down
-Left
-Down
-Right
-Up
-Head right 1 room
-Use Arrows to destroy the skull next to the block and the skull on the right
-Use the Cane of Somaria to place a block and throw it onto the switch
-Dash into the block
-Head up 1 room
-Use the hookshot to clear the gap
-Head up and dash into the block
-Head up 1 room
-Slash the heads into the body
-Dodge the lasers

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Links

Green
-Stay near
-Slash with sword so that Green Link performs a dash attack
-Follow Green Link
-Slash Green Link from behind

Orange (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mxgoB49mc8)
-Stay near the top-right tile where Orange Link spawns
-Corner Orange Link (if possible)
-If needed, use the following strategies...
-Slash with sword so that Orange Link performs a dash attack
-Follow Orange Link
-Slash Orange Link from behind
-Be wary of the spin attack if you move to far away

Blue
-Stay near
-Slash with sword so that Blue Link performs a dash attack
-Follow Blue Link
-Slash Blue Link from behind
-Be wary of the jump attack

Purple
-Stay near
-Slash with sword so that Purple Link dashes forward and shoots a fire arrow from the sword
-Slash Purple Link from the side
-Be wary of the jump attack (quicker than the Blue Link) and fire arrows (shot from the sword)

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The End
-Enjoy the credits!