Glitch - Stay alive after a fatal hit. | |
| If you fall off the side of the screen when you get hit, you won't die, even if your HP is at 0. Stand very close to the edge of the screen, and attack from there. You can use this to level up without the risk of losing your EXP to a gameover. Especially at screens with jumping fish. | |
Glitch - Bypass forced encounters | |
| You can bypass a forced encounter if you enter the tile while it's being occupied by a random battle monster. Instead of fighting through the forced encounter you will fight a random battle. After the battle, you can simply step off the tile and continue. | |
Glitch - Use spells with less cost to your magic. | |
| A handy glitch in this port lets you cast spells while saving magic. When you grab a magic refill jar if you quickly switch to your spell menu, select a spell and then use it while the meter is still being filled from the jar you just grabbed the spell will be cast and the meter will continue to fill, making up for the difference in magic that the spell just used. You have to be quick to get it to work right; I've gotten this to fill it all the way back up sometimes but it appears to be based on just how fast you get it done. | |
Glitch - Move through locked doors without keys. | |
| If you need to get through a locked door in a palace but you don't have a key you can use the spell of Fairy and then fly through the gate using this glitch. Handy if you don't know where a key is or want to save time. | |
Unlockable - Spells | |
| Shield | Talk to the old man in Rauru |
| Jump | Find the Trophy north of Zelda and take it to Ruto |
| Life | Find a mirror in an empty house in Saria and take it next door |
| Fairy | Find the Water of Life behind a boulder in the swamp, take it to Mido |
| Fire | Examine the fountain in Nabooru then talk to the thirsty woman |
| Reflect | Find the child in the origin of the river in the maze and take him to Darunia |
| Spell | Talk to the old man in Kasuto (you must hammer a tree in the woods farthest to the east) |
| Thunder | Once you have everything else, talk to the man in the old ghost town of Kasuto |
Unlockable - Sword Techniques. | |
| Downward Stab | Jump to the church tower in Mido and speak to the Knight inside. |
| Upward Stab | Go down the chimney of the first house in the middle section of Darunia. Speak to the Knight inside to be taught the move. |
