Intro: Zelda will say “Hero accept our quest Now.” Then you’ll fall by a patch of grass. Impa will see you and take you by Din. Talk to everyone then talk to Din again to dance with her. After the dance Onox comes in a tornado and makes every on disappear except for you and Din. Onox will say some stuff about Din being an Oracle. Then you’ll see Onox’s Castle and Din tied up to a stone. And then 4 crystals go around Din then she freezes inside a big crystal. Onox then says down with the Temple of Seasons. Then you’ll see the temple sink in a strange land. Now your adventure starts.

Getting Your Sword

Hero’s Cave

Impa will talk to you and that go south 1 screen to Horon, then go west a couple screens, after that go south until you reach a beach then go east. You should see a cave. Enter it. Go right. In this room there is a block push the block up take the north exit. Push the block in this room north again go through this narrow path until you reach 2 blocks push the left on down and push the right one right and then go out the door. Step on the switch to make a key appear. Go back to where you pushed the single block. Push it again then take the south exit this time use your key on the locked door step on the switch and go through the door that opened up go north to get your Hero Sword LV 1.

Getting First Essence: The Fertile Soil

Go back to Horon. Keep going east for about 4 screens then go south jump off the cliff go east once more and you should see a gate between 2 trees. Use your sword’s spin attack to open the gates. Go inside pop the bubble with your sword and the Deku Tree will talk. When he’s done he’ll give you the Gnarled Key. Explore town a bit like visit the ring shop a.k.a. Vasu Jewelers and get your first ring and ring box, Mayors house, Bipin and Blossom’s house and name they’re child.

Now make your way back to where you met Impa. Go north, then go east, then north now you should see 3 bushes that can be cut. Cut them then go through the entrance you just cut. Now you should go up to the keyhole and an entrance should appear. Go down the stairs and enter the Dungeon.

Gnarled Root Dungeon

Go up one room. Move the top right block to the right and some doors will open, take the right path. Then you’ll meet some Stalfoses kill them and grab the small key. Exit the room and use your key on the locked door. Kill all the Stalfoses in the room to make a chest containing the Dungeon Map. Hop in the cart Kill the Stalfoses in this room.

Go up the steps and right. Inside the treasure chest you’ll find the compasses hit the switch with your sword so that the lever is at the left. Return to the mine cart and hop in. Go one screen back and open it for 10 bombs. Go up the steps, then down the steps at the right. You’ll end up in a room with a thing that if you step in front of it it’ll chase. Step on the switch, then open the chest that appears to get a small key. Return steps you came down from, then go one screen left. There's a crack here in the north wall. Use a bomb on it to open up a passage, then go through. You’ll enter a room full of switchblades, so be careful. Make your way through this room, then go through the locked door at the top. You’ll now meet a mini-boss. Slash at one for about 5 times. After he is finished go through the left. Push the block at the left corner of the diamond. Then go down the stairway. Go down the ladder, then climb the ladder at the right. Pick up the bag, which is a Seed satchel with 20 ember seeds. Return to the previous room.

Now push the block at the bottom-left of the left block. Push it down. Then go to the room at the right. Enter the portal. Use the ember seeds to light the torches at the left. Defeat all the Moblins, then open the chest to find the Boss Key. Return to the previous room.

Go down Stalfoses, then right, then push the block at the upper-right and go right again. Use the ember seeds on the torches and go up to the next room. Be very careful to avoid the Wall/Floor Masters. If one of them gets you, it will transport you to the entrance of the dungeon. There's a chest in this room with a ring. Go one screen right using the top-most path. Then enter the door that requires the Boss Key.

Enter the room to meet Aquamentus. See the boss guide on how to beat him. After you defeat the boss go right door and then you’ll find something glowing. Grab it to get the Fertile Soil. The Deku Tree will talk to you. Now go back to the three bushes and Maple the witch. Who’ll hit you then you loose some of your stuff. (She only makes you drop Seeds, Rings, Bombs, and Rubies. She drops Rings, and randomly a Heart Piece and a Gasha Seed.

To Subrosia: Getting the Rod of Seasons

Horon goes back asleep, use the Ember Seeds to burn down the saplings and continue on to the Woods of Winter. Eastern Suburbs. Head up the go right and you will see Rosa who is from the mysterious race of Subrosians, she wants to get to get back to the Subrosia Village because a "temple" has fallen into her world nearby. But she cannot let anyone follow her, so you will have to follow her while keeping out of sight (Watch out she goes off screen for a second to trick you on the third screen). Anyhow follow her through all three screens to the bushes then hack them down to uncover a vortex to Subrosia. Now go down the stairs on the left, then go left, down and down the stairs.

This is the “Subrosian Dance Hall” talk to the Red Subrosian and tells him you will dance with them. Now this mini-game is basically pay attention to what the red Subrosian does. S/he will do a sequence of three moves comprising of left "Dah", right "Doo", and pose "Dee" (Press A). After he does his three moves, copy the sequence s/he does. After you do well enough he will award you with the Boomerang. Now head back up near the vortex and this time go down the stairs on the right.

Temple of Seasons

Head east from the Village to get to The Temple of Seasons head up and the spirits of the Four Seasons will tell you how they have waited for you keep heading up to enter the temple. Walk through the water up on the pedestal, and you will be given the Rod of Seasons. Head out of the temple but walk south-east to the light blue Tower. Once inside hit the switch with your Boomerang and go across the lava pit then follow the stairs up to the Winter Spirit and she will bless The Rod of Seasons with the Power of Winter.

Exit the tower now and go to the vortex, to get back to the overworld. Woods of Winter. Once you walk to the right, Sokra will hop down and tell you to use the Rod while standing on the Tree Stump, use the rod on the stump to make the water freeze over. Now head east until you get to an ice shaft with a Heart Piece. Head north until you get to a house in a Summer Area then go left, jump on the tree stump and change the season to winter. Go up the stairs on the right over the snow build up and fall down the chimney. Talk to the lady and she'll give you the Shovel. Exit and move the snow out of the way, go south now until you get to the Heart Piece again then go left and change the season to Winter again. Now go left, up and move the snow out of the way to go right. Hit the tree by the owl statue to get Mystery Seeds. Go left and into the dungeon.

Snake's Remains

Go left avoid the Switchblades and the kill Zols. Open the chest in this room to get 5 Rupees then go up to In this room kill all the Ropes collect the Small Key. Then go back down, right, up and right then right to Kill the Ropes that fall down then move the middle right block right to uncover a chest with the Compass inside. Head left then up to Kill the Moblins and Ropes to open the door, then Bomb the left wall where the arrow of blocks is pointing to uncover a room full of Rupees. Then exit this room and use a key on the door above to go up.

Hit the both of the Bumper Beetles into the pit with your Shield to open the door then head left. Throw bombs over the pit at the Moblin Warriors to kill them. You can refill on Bombs by slashing the bushes. Once they’re all dead, open the chest that appears to get the Power Bracelet. Use your shield on the bumper beetles again. Lift all the pots to get to the chest then open it to get the Dungeon Map. Go down then right to In this room kill all enemies then move the block in the far right to the right to open the door. Go right. Quickly run past the giant spikes to the chest to get a Small Key then head down through the exit on the right to Push the rollers out of the away, equip the Power Bracelet and hold the button while your pushing it. Do that to the rollers to get to the stairs in the bottom right corner of the room, you'll appear in the overworld.

Collect the Gasha Seed then head left and down the stairs and you will appear in this room there is a Deku Scrub on the right that you can buy 10 Bombs off him for 30 Rupees. Head up. You need to get to the chest really quick by or it will disappear. Run diagonally up right and Bomb the Cracked Block above to destroy it. Then run diagonally up-left and Bomb the Cracked Block above. Now run to the left and Bomb the Cracked Block, walk right then down and Bomb the Cracked Block below.

Now Bomb the Cracked Block just below the last Cracked blocks you destroyed. Head right and Bomb the Cracked Block on you right. Now quickly head to the chest and open it for a Small Key. Backtrack all the way to the room with spikes Head right to Bomb the weak blocks and then go down the stairs on your right to a basement. To get past the spikes walk up to the ledge so the Thwomp pounds then run on top of it and then over to the other side of the pit. To pass the tiny Thwromps just go down the ladder then quickly run across past them and now go up the ladders to Move the roller to your right out of the way, collect the 10 Rupees from the chest. Then go right. Get the rollers out of the way without standing on the weak floors for too long. Lift the pots out of the way then use a Small Key to get past the locked door to go down. Now it’s time for a Mini boss. This guy is a face that you’ll have to use bombs on his face. About 5 hits should do it. Once he's dead. Head right. Use a Small Key on the locked block, head right and then down to. Make your way across the moving platforms anti-clockwise around the room over to the right side, then go up. Get the Boss Key from the chest then Jump down and go left. Move a pot out of the way and bomb the weak wall below to go down. To kill the Pols Voice throw bombs into their cages, once they are dead the door will open and you can go right, jump in the round-about and go down to. Walk over the moving platforms, move the pots out of the way and then use the Boss Key on the Boss Door to head right.

Now you’ll fight Dodongo. See the boss guide on how to beat him.