Level 3: The Manji
Level 3: The Manji is the third Dungeon Link will traverse in The Legend of Zelda. Link will come here directly after he has acquired the second Triforce Shard from the second Dungeon, The Moon. It can be reached by travelling one screen up, four screens left, one screen down, and finally one screen right from the Starting Screen. The Boss of this Dungeon is called Manhandla, and it guards the thrid Triforce Shard from Link. After defeating Manhandla, Link can collect the Triforce Shard and leave the Dungeon.
Items
There is only one obtainable item in the entire dungeon, and is strangely completely unused in the entire dungeon. It is called the Raft. It allows Link to float across large pools of water, in order to gain access to previous unaccessible areas. To be specific, there are two primary locations that the Raft is required to reach. The first is in the top-right corner of the screen, and holds a Heart Container. The second is more located towards the middle of the Overworld, and leads to the fourth dungeon of the game, The Snake. The Raft can be found in the only side-scrolling area of the dungeon. The entrance to this area is found in the bottom-left corner room of the Dungeon.
Enemies
The enemies in this dungeon are slightly more difficult than enemies from previous dungeons, but not the most difficult in the game.
- Enemies in Level 3: The Manji
Manhandla
- Main article: Manhandla
The Boss of The Manji is known as Manhandla. It is a giant plant-like animal, with a main body and four circle heads sticking out on each side of its body. It is very vulnearable to Bombs and can possibly be killed in one Bomb blast if placed exactly underneath the core. Each head on each side of its body will be destroyed if it gets hit by a Bomb. Each hit Manhandla takes it will start to move around the room faster, making it a lot more difficult to place a Bomb. However, it is recommended to use a Sword for more chances of attack. After Manhandla has been defeated, Link can collect the Heart Container and head into the next room, where he will find the third Triforce Shard.
Old Man Location
Once again, the Old Man makes an appearance inside this dungeon, similarily to the first two dungeons. He can be found in the room that is one room left and four rooms north from the entrance. He will say, "DID YOU GET THE SWORD FROM THE OLD MAN ON TOP OF THE WATERFALL?".[1][2] This is a reference to the cave on top of the waterfall to the left of the Lost Hills, where the Old Man will give Link the White Sword if he has accumulated five Heart Container. Oddly, in this quote, he talks as if he is not the only Old Man in Hyrule and there are two at least. It is very unclear as to if there is only one Old Man or multiple throughout the game.