ZELDA II: THE ADVENTURE OF LINK                              FAQ                          Version 1.0                        By Tim Connolly	A lot of people have the old NES game "Zelda II: The Adventureof Link" out there. However, if you're like many people, you haven'tgotten through the game yet. Well, fear no more, because this FAQ willhelp you through it all. Take note that right now this FAQ won't goover a lot of the necessary things that you need to know, but in timethis thing will grow.	Here's what'll be covered in the FAQ as of now:		-Locations of Heart & Magic Containers (as well as	other important items)		-Palace Maps		-Boss Strategies (as well as other tough enemies)		-Levels and Experience		-Magic Spells		-Frequently Asked Questions		-Other General Tips		-Basic Itinerary		-Game Genie Codes	With all that said, here we go!=======================================================================   PART 1 - LOCATIONS OF HEART AND MAGIC CONTAINERS AND OTHER ITEMS	Link starts out with 4 Heart and Magic Containers with thepotential to get 4 more of each kind in the game. They are all fairlyspaced out in the land, but usually you'll get a set of 1 Heart and 1Magic Container fairly close to each other.	HEART CONTAINERS:		1: Due south of the first palace, you'll find a roadleading to a small forest. (One of the road squares is a battle squarewith numerous pits and bubbles. Shouldn't be a problem.) Go to thepatch of grass in the middle of the woods. The Heart Container will beto your right, guarded by an Orange Goriya. (I highly advise dealingwith the Goriya first - the Container will heal you anyways!)		2: After you get the Hammer, Go to the road from whichyou'd head west for the second palace. Instead of going west, though,walk east. Whack the rock guarding the cave, and a Heart Container willbe at the end.		3: When you get the Boots, walk into the sea as youwould to get to the fifth palace. After some walking, however, movenorth four spaces, then continue east. You'll come across a "battle"square with a mountain holding Heart Container #7.		4: Search the beach around the sixth palace, around thesouth-east corner of the world. The final Heart will be in that area.	MAGIC CONTAINERS:		1: Go south from where you start the game. You'll finda cave to the south and slightly to the east of the castle. I suggestgoing here before the first palace, even if you don't have the candle.After beating up on some Lowders and Octoroks (in the dark, you'll beable to see the Lowders crawling around if you keep a close eye on theground. The Octoroks should be dead ringers - they're in the gaps!),the Magic Container is at the end of the cave.		2: After getting the Hammer, immediately use it on therock right next to the cave from which you emerge. The Container is atthe bottom.		3: In Maze Island, when you're given a choice betweentwo L-shaped corridors, choose the outer one. One of the road squaresis a hidden pit, leading to your seventh Magic Container.		4: In the hidden town of Kasuto (which can be found bytraversing the north-east cave in the vicinity of the sixth palace andusing the hammer on the second tree from the first row of four), besure to talk to an old lady dressed in blue. She'll say something tothe tune of "You'll need my help" and let you in. You'll find the lastMagic Container in the back room of her house.	There are numerous other items to look for in Hyrule. Mostnotable of all is the Hammer, and here's how to get it:	From Death Mountain, make sure that whenever there's a fork inthe road and you have to choose between two or more caves, CHOOSE THEONE ON THE RIGHT. This is the road to the hammer. When you come acrossa cave with an up/down elevator, leave it alone and continue straight.When you get to the last cave, (The one next to the rock that revealsyour sixth magic container. Remember?) Take the elevator down then headright. After beating some Dairas, the Hammer will be yours.	BE SURE that your Life Level is at AT LEAST 4, and that youhave the Life Spell, or I will guarantee you that YOU WILL NOT make italive!	Other items of interest are -	TROPHY (Jump Spell requisite): Go to the cave in the desertjust north of the castle. Brave the dangers inside, and the Trophy isyours. Now go to Ruto and trade it in for the Jump Spell. (Note: Isuggest beating the first palace and getting the Candle first - the RedGoriya guarding the trophy can get pretty nasty in the dark.)	MEDICINE (Fairy Spell requisite): After exiting the cave southof Ruto, you'll notice a cave blocked by a boulder. This is whereyou'll find the Medicine. (Of course, you'll need the Hammer to crushthe rock before you can get to the cave anyway.)	CHILD (Reflect Spell requisite): In Maze Island, go to the deadend that's just south of the fourth palace. Defeat the Lizardman byTILAI (Treating It Like An Ironknuckle - check the palace strategies),and you'll rescue the child (which is to the right - the left is theexit)	MAGIC KEY: When in Hidden Kasuto, check out the empty housewith the fireplace. Enter the hearth, and you'll receive the Spellof... well... Spell! Now go to the end of town (To the right, wherethere's a dead end) and cast Spell. A house will rise up from theground, and the Magic Key is yours. Remember: without the Magic Key,YOU CANNOT get through the sixth palace.	I'm not going to get into detail regarding P-bags, Red Jars, orFairies, largely because they aren't really crucial to the game. Hereare some basic things to remember, though:	-Red Jars like to hide in large clumps of a certain terrain.They'll hide out in a big desert or swamp.	-P-bags usually stick out like a sore thumb. If you see a largeplain and see a block of forest in that plain, check it out.	-Fairies, well, are just hard to find. There is one in theforest next to the exit of the cave south of Ruto.	-Remember: Fairies and Red Jars reappear when you reset thegame. P-bags don't.=======================================================================			PART 2: PALACE MAPS	There are a total of six palaces in the game (Not including theGreat Palace, of course). For the first four, you'll have to go throughevery room to get the necessary item and beat the boss. (Some cases youdon't HAVE to get the item, but it's a darn good idea.) In this part,I'll map out each palace, cluing you in on where to find keys, locks,the item, and the boss. Also, I'll tell you the quickest path to followto cover all the bases. Note that each room is numbered for yourconvenience as well as mine. Get it? Got it? Good.	A couple notes to remem	PALACE 1: CANDLE (Lights up caves)	     1       2 - 3	     |       |	 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8	             |   |	     9 -10 -11  12 -13 -14	Keys can be found in rooms 2, 3, and 4.	Locks are in rooms 6, 9, and 13.	The Candle is in room 6.	The Boss is in room 14.	Best Path: 1-5-4K-5-6L-7-8-2K-3K-2-8-7-11-10-9LI-10-11-7-8-12-		13L-14B.	Other special rooms:8: Continue right when you come across the elevator, and you'll find a	fairy. Enjoy it; there aren't any other regular palaces with	one.9: Say hello to your first Ironknuckle. Here's how to beat it: Jump up	and strike the guy when you land. It helps to do this in a	narrow corridor so that you don't jump too high. Continue the	process until the bugger goes bye-bye. By doing this, you're	faking the knight into moving his shield down, thus allowing	you to strike high. (This is what TILAI means.)10: Watch for the collapsing bridge. Remember that only squares that	you step on crumble. The P-bag is a bit of a decoy, but if you	want to gamble for the 50 points, go ahead.	PALACE 2: POWER GLOVE (Allows you to break stones with yoursword)	                         1                                  |                 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6                 |               |	 7 - 8 - 9          10 -11                 |               |                12 -13 -14 -15  16 -17                         |                        18 -19 -20 -21	Keys can be found in rooms 4, 10, 15, and 17.	Locks are in rooms 5, 7, 9, and 20.	The Glove is in room 7.	The Boss is in room 21.	Best Path: 1-6-11-16-17K-16-11-10K-11-6-5L-4K-3-2-9L-8-7LI-8-9-		12-13-14-15K-14-18-19-20L-21B.	Other special rooms:1: Be sure to stab the Ironknuckle statue at the start - a Red Jar lies	inside.5: The flying heads will give you a problem, largely because they also	steal your hard-earned experience as well as life when they hit	you. However, do your best to kill them: Though it looks like	they pile in ad infinitum, there's only two of them, going out	one side of the room and coming in the other. Defeat both of	them, and they won't show up again.8: Beware of those falling blocks. They can do two things: first,	getting hit by them causes an Excedrin headache, and also they	have a nasty habit of trapping you inside their created walls.	My hint for you on the way in is to blaze through without	abandon, but once you have the glove, take it easy. Wait until	the blocks are stacked three high, then break the ones at your	height and walk through the tunnel you create.	PALACE 3: RAFT (Gives access to West Hyrule)	 1	 |	 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7	                 |                 8 - 9 -10 -11 -12                     |                    13 -14 -15 -16	Keys can be found in rooms 5, 7, 8, and 11.	Locks are in rooms 9, 10, 12, and 13. 	The Raft is in room 12.	The Boss is in room 16.	Best Path: 1-2-3-4-K5-6-7K-6-10L-11K-12LI-11-10-9-8-9-13-14-15-		16.	Other special rooms:1: Again, Red Jar in the Ironknuckle statue. (Watch out, though: there	is a chance that the statue may come to life.)6: You don't *need* to use the Jump Spell to get over to room 7. If you	get up enough momentum on that small step, you can jump onto	the upper step and go on.12: Ah, the Blue Ironknuckle. These guys are major PITAs. Actually,	they don't start out bad, but once you hit them they get MAD.	And they start throwing their sword like it'll win them	something. Best bet is to use the Shield spell.	Also, remember that you need the Fairy Spell to even get to thethird palace. South of Mido, you'll find a graveyard, and the gravethat's separate from the rest is the King's Tomb. Head directly southof the King's Tomb, and you'll fall down a hole to the passage to thethird palace. The third palace is to the right, but you'll need to usethe Fairy Spell to get over that big wall.	PALACE 4: BOOTS (Allows you to walk on certain blocks of water,Gives access to fifth palace)	Note: A passage marked as V is one-way.	         1	         |	 2 - 3 - 4 - 5	     |       |	 6 - 7 - 8   9 -10 -11	 |           |   V	12 -13 -14  15 -16 -17                     |   V                18 -19 -20 -21	Keys can be found in rooms 2, 3, 8, 11, 17, and 21.	Locks are in rooms 3, 4, 7, 12, 17, and 19.	The Boots are in room 17.	The Boss is in room 14.	Best Path: 1-4-5-9-10-11K-10-16-17LI-16-20-21K-20-19L-18K-19-		15-9-5-4L-3KL-2K-3-7-8K-7L-6-12L-13-14B.	Other special rooms:1: Surprise, surpise! Another Red Jar in the statue!4: Note the Magicians. The spell of Reflect will be absolutely crucial	should you want to get through this palace. It's also a good	idea for these Magicians - the 100 points you get for beating	them is a good find.8: Remember the nature of the flying heads. They'll knock you into the	pit below unless you deal with them. (And don't forget - the	statue next to the key has a Red Jar.)	PALACE 5: WHISTLE (Clears away River Devil, gives access topalace 6)	         1	         |	         2 - 3 - 4 - 5	                     |	     6 - 7   8 - 9 -10 -11	     |       |	    12 -13 -14 -15 -16 -17	     |   |               |	18 -19  20 -21 -22 -23 -24	         |           |	    25 -26      27 -28	Keys can be found in rooms 3, 9, 16, and 18.	Locks are in rooms 5, 6, 27, and 28.	The Whistle is in room 27.	The Boss is in room 7.	Best Path: 1-2-3-4-3K-4-5L-10-9K-8-14-13-20-21-22-23-24-17-16K-		17-24-23-28L-27LI-28-23-22-21-20-13-12-19-18K-19-12-		6L-7B.	Other special rooms:1: I think I better warn you: there ISN'T a Red Jar in the statue here.11, 15, 25, 26: These are extraneous rooms. There is nothing to be	found in these rooms, so stay away from them.3: You must revisit this room to get the key. You need to use the Fairy	Spell to get over the wall, but you need to be able to use your	sword in order to get the Key.16: If you want the key in this room, you can't approach it from the	left. A wall separates the two sides of the room, and the key	is on the right side.22: The wall behind the Blue Ironknuckle is FAKE. It might look real,	and it might seem real if you try to walk through it, but if	you jump into the wall you'll reveal a secret passage.	PALACE 6: CROSS (Reveals hidden enemies)	     1	     |	 2 - 3   	     |   	     4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9	         V       |   V	        10      11 -12	         V	        13 -14 -15 -16 -17 -18 -19	         V               |       V	        20              21      22 -23	         V               |       V	         5          24 -25 -26 -27	A Key can be found in room 9.	Locks are in rooms 4, 5, and 9.	The Cross is in room 9.	The Boss is in room 23.	Best Path: 1-3-4L-5L-6-7-8-9LI-8-7-6-5-10-13-14-15-16-17-18-19		22-23B.	Other special rooms:1: Just guess.2: There's a 200-point P-bag in this room. Though it isn't necessary,	you might want to check it out.4: Hope to God you have a Magic Key. If you don't, this is as far as	you're going to get. Check the Locations of Items to find out	how to get the Magic Key.8: Beware of the False Floor. It's located just after the third	Ironknuckle Statue.9: You'll have to fight another Ironknuckle to get the cross. This one,	however, is on a horse, like the third palace's boss. Check out	Boss Strategies if you're having trouble.16: No, there's no invisible bridge over the pit. Only your Fairy Spell	will get you over this lava lake. (And try to avoid getting hit	by the Skull Balls!)19: Don't drop down the hole immediately. On the other side, a blue	Ironknuckle guards a 1-up doll. Take it - you don't want to	leave in the palace once you've cleared it.22: Be sure to have the Fairy Spell ready to use when going down here.	It's the only way to reach the corridor leading to the boss.	PALACE 7	No, I'm not going to map out the ENTIRE palace. To do so wouldbe a total waste of time, since you don't even have to explore half ofit! I will instead give you directions as to how to get to the end.	Down one room, Left 1, Down 1, Right 2, Down 1, Right 1, Down 3(The second one down has a big skull ball - avoid it), Right 1, Down 1,Right 2, Down 1, Right 1, *Down 3, Left 1, Down 1 (False floor under the fifth block to the left), Right 1 (Watch for the big Bot!), Down 1(Through that tiny hole), Right 2.	Of course, here are some general tips for this palace:	-Most of the rooms are pretty similar. Using this knowledge, itshould be easy to figure out such things as false floors, Red Jars,etc.	-If you come into a room that looks like it's just a smallelevator passage, try pushing against the left wall. If it's fake, thenthere should be a Red Jar in the Knightbird statue.	-Be aware that all enemies that you've seen before are harderthan before. Likewise, they'll give up more experience. (Except forskull balls, which give up less.)	-Knightbirds. As Geena Davis put it, "Be afraid. Be veryafraid." These guys are just like Blue Ironknuckles except that theycan jump, they take more hits, and they are major hemorrhoids. Shieldspell is a must when trying to tackle these guys. (The real sad thingis that they give less experience than Ironknuckles! Waaa!)	-See where that star is in the directions? Well, two screensdown you'll come to an area where there's a fairy (chances are you'llneed it) and a 1-up doll! The fairy is on the right, the 1-up is onescreen to the left.=======================================================================                 PART 3: BOSS AND ENEMY STRATEGIES	In this section I'll teach you how to defeat every boss in thegame, as well as some of the other difficult enemies in the game.	HORSEHEAD (Palace 1 boss): Jump up and hit him in the head,then jump back to dodge his club. Repeat until dead.	HELMETHEAD (Palace 2 boss): Same thing as Horse Head, exceptyou don't need to jump as high and you also have to watch for the otherheads shooting at you.	IRONKNUCKLE (Palace 3 boss): Downthrust the area between theIronknuckle and the horse a few times to get the guy off. Then TILAI.	CAROCK (Palace 4 boss): Cast the Reflect Spell, go to the leftend of the screen, and duck. Carock does the rest for you!	GOOMA (Palace 5 boss): Hit him in the midsection, then jumpaway from the mace. It'll take a while to get the timing down, but itshouldn't be a problem if you can cast the Life Spell once.	BARBA (Palace 6 boss): Stay on the right island. When Barbarises up, get in close (and I mean CLOSE - almost hugging the thing),jump up, and hit him in the head. You'll need the Jump Spell to reachhim.	THUNDERBIRD (Palace 7 boss #1): Use the Thunder spell to exposehis head (Note - you have to do this when he shows up - NOT just whenhis life bars appear. Remember, if you screw up you're out half of yourmagic!). His head is the weak point (natch). The fire he throwsshouldn't be too hard to dodge - just make sure that you don't wind updirectly ON Thunderbird's head. It's a sure hit there.	LINK'S SHADOW (Final Boss!): Well, I would say TILAI, but thatdoesn't always work. However, keep a good rhythm going, jumping andstriking, jumping and striking, and eventually the shadow will make amistake. Just remember: With 8 Magic Containers, you should be able touse the Shield Spell and have enough for 2 doses of Life, so you reallyhave 14 Heart Containers! Another thing to watch for is when the shadowjumps - you can get a good hit in when he lands if you're quick.	And now, here's how you deal with other non-boss enemies thatmay give you a headache:	STALFOS: Hit them in the legs. Easy once you know what to do.	DAIRA (Axe Weilders): It depends. For the Orange ones, it'ssimple: Strike and move nack, strike and move back. For Red ones, useTILAI, jumping up when the Daira throws an axe.	IRONKNUCKLE: (This is TILAI, folks) Jump up to fake out theIronknuckle's shield placement, then strike as you're landing. Even theBlue ones fall for this.	SKULL BALLS: Strike. Strike. Strike some more. Even at AttackLevel 8 it takes 11 hits to beat him! It helps if you have downthrustto beat him.	LIZARDMEN: TILAI. Especially the Orange kind - it's just anIronknuckle for the outdoors. Blue ones should be done as you would aRed Daira.	DOOMKNOCKERS (Palace 4 Magicians): Reflect. Duck. 'Nuff said.	GORIYAS (Boomerang throwers): If you have downthrust, use it!Theses guys can't throw their boomerangs straight up. Otherwise,strike constantly, moving your shield accordingly.	Also remember that certain enemies (such as the field enemiesaround Nabooru) can only be hurt with the fire from the Fire Spell.=======================================================================                   PART 4: LEVELS AND EXPERIENCE	Zelda II incorporates a Role-Playing-like facet to its game:experience. Most enemies give experience when you beat them allowingyou to get stronger in three areas: Life, Magic, and Attack. Theirexplanations are:	LIFE: The higher this level, the less damage you take from ahit.	MAGIC: The higher this level, the fewer magic points it takesto cast a specific spell. (Each magic container has 16 magic points,BTW)	ATTACK: The higher this level, the fewer hits other enemies cantake.	Here is a table of each level and the experience needed toraise each attribute:	 LV | LIFE | MAGIC | ATTACK	----|------|-------|-------	  2 |   50 |  100  |  200	  3 |  150 |  300  |  500	  4 |  400 |  700  | 1000	  5 |  800 | 1200  | 2000	  6 | 1500 | 2200  | 3000	  7 | 2500 | 3500  | 5000	  8 | 4000 | 7000  | 8000	Anything developed past 8 (which requires 9000 points) is wortha 1-up.	In other words, barring a cancel (see below) the level upschedule will be (L=Life, M=Magic, A=Attack)	L, M, L, A, M, L, A, M, L, A, M, L, A, M, L, A, M, L, A, M, A.	Also remember that you can cancel level-ups. If you have enoughexperience to bring up one trait yet don't want to do it, select Cancelon the level-up screen and you'll skip to the next level. Once that'sgone up, you'll go back to the level on which you skipped. (You may bewondering how I managed to figure out magic requirements for ALL spellsand ALL levels... see below)=======================================================================                           PART 5: MAGIC	Link can learn a total of 8 spells in the game. While the firstspell (Shield) is pretty much a freebie, you'll have to work for theother 7. Here I'll tell you how to get each spell, what it does, andthe Magic Point requirement for each spell. First, here are therequisites:	SHIELD: Find the house in Rauru that offers it. That's all.	JUMP: Find the Trophy in the cave north of the starting point.Take it to Ruto for the spell.	LIFE: In the third "open" house of Saria, check under thetable. You should be saying "I found a mirror." Take it to a woman who,alas, lost her mirror. She'll let you in her house for the spell.	FAIRY: Get the medicine in the swamp cave (The one blocked by aboulder) and take it to Mido Town. The spell will be yours.	FIRE: In Nabooru, you'll meet a woman who is thirsty. Not toofar away from her is a fountain. "Talk" to the fountain and go back tothe woman, and she'll let you in for the Fire Spell (Ironic how givingsomeone water gets you fire! :) )	REFLECT: Save the child from the cave in Maze Island. Go toDarunia, and you'll be rewarded from your heroic efforts with thespell.	SPELL: In hidden Kasuto Town, Find an empty yet large home witha fireplace. Press up at the niche, and you'll go into the room whereyou find the Spell Spell (Yes, I MEANT to do that).	THUNDER: Go to the other, not-so-hidden town of Kasuto. Enterthe first house and get the Thunder Spell. (After that, just leave.There's nothing else of interest there.)	Now, for the cost and effect of each spell:                                                Magic LevelSPELL  |            EFFECT            | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8-------|------------------------------|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---Shield |1/2 damage for one screen     | 32| 24| 24| 16------------->Jump   |2x jump height for one screen | 48| 40| 32| 32| 32| 20| 16|  8Life   |Heals 3 Heart Containers      | 70| 70| 60| 60| 50--------->Fairy  |Turn into fairy for one screen| 80| 80| 60| 60| 40--------->Fire   |Shoot fire for one screen     |120| 80| 60| 30| 16--------->Reflect|Reflect magic for one screen  |120|120| 80| 48| 40| 32| 24| 16Spell  |Random effects                |120|112| 96| 80| 48| 32| 24| 16Thunder|Hurts all enemies on screen   |120|120|120|120|120|120|100| 64=======================================================================                PART 6: FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS	Well, these aren't really FREQUENTLY asked, but you might bestewing these questions over and so I feel I ought to address them hereand now.	Q: Why can't I get to Death Mountain?	A: The bridge in Saria connecting Death Mountain to the rest ofthe world can only be deployed if you've talked to Bagu. He's locatedin the upper forest just to the east of the swamp. Talk to him, then goback to Saria. Talk to the river guard, and he'll let you cross.	Q: How come I can never get past the second palace or get theHammer?	A: Many players get stuck after the first palace, simplybecause they rush through the game and don't take the time to buildlevels. If you're hitting a speed bump around this area, try gettingsome experience and building levels. That'll help quite a bit.	Q: Cool! I found a 1-up doll in the field! Should I take it?	A: NO!! LEAVE IT ALONE!! There are only 5 1-up dolls in theentire game. One is in the west swamp, one square down and to the leftof the rock that blocks the cave to the medicine. Another is in thedesert near Maze Island, in a small dead end just north of the ocean.A third doll is in the swamp of southeast Hyrule. The other two are inthe sixth and seventh palaces.	If you find a 1-up doll early in the game, DON'T TAKE IT! Likemost other items, dolls do not reappear when you reset the game. Oncethey're gone, they're gone. It is much better to save them up for thelast palace, when you'll no doubt need them!	Q: Where's the best place to build experience?	A: Early game, fight the weak enemies of the swamp in WestHyrule. Mid-game, go for the strong enemies in the desert south ofMido. Late game, do the weak enemies in the forests of southeastHyrule. The first will rack up about 50 points a screen, the secondyields 66 points a screen (with high potential for P-bags), and thethird one gives you around 310 points a screen.	Q: Oh, no. It's my last life, and I'm at the palace boss, butI only have enough magic for either a Life Spell or a Shield Spell, butnot both. Which one do I do?	A: Shield Spell, hands down. By using Shield, you'reeffectively doubling the amount of life you have. This is veryimportant to know. (However, you should be using the Shield spell whenfighting ANY boss.)	Q: I'm entering a screen I have no clue about. Should I use theShield Spell?	A: No. Not yet, at least. Never use magic until you see areason to. Imagine that you used Shield in that unexplored area only tofind it was completely empty. Not a good thought, huh?	Q: Drat! I just lost my last life. But I don't want to have areally high play count. What should I do?	A: I follow the 2-accomplishment rule. If you did two or morethings in your game that added to your progress (Getting a Heart orMagic Container, Clearing a palace, going up a level, etc.), then goahead and save your game. If you didn't, don't bother. Reset and keepyour play count low.=======================================================================                       PART 7: GENERAL TIPS	-If you come across a Red Jar, make sure you milk out the restof your magic bar with as many Life Spells to heal yourself, then takethe Jar to get the most out of it. If you don't have enough magic tocast Life, but you're still not all that healthy, then highlight theLife Spell, take the Jar, and press SELECT like mad. You'll not onlyrefill your life, but your magic will fill up almost to full!	-To get the downthrust, go to Mido and use the Jump Spell toget to the upper door of the church.	-To get the upthrust, go to Darunia. Find a house with achimney and use the Jump Spell to reach it. (You'll have to jump on theroofs of other houses to get to it.) Pull a Santa Claus, and you'lllearn the upthrust.	-Don't always rely on your ability to throw your sword when youhave full life. Especially late in the game, enemies won't be hurt bythe thrown sword. Learn how to fight in close quarters.	-Remember that whenever you make contact with an enemy, you'regoing to recoil a bit. Keep this in mind, especially when fightingSkull Balls. Also, remember that if you hit an enemy, you'll stun itslightly, and you won't take damage from it while it's stunned.	-If and when you beat the game, you'll have the ability toreplay it. When you do so, notice that while all tangible items (palaceitems, Heart Containers, etc.) will be reset and you must find themagain, you'll still know all the spells and have the same high level!At this point, the beginning of the game is a breeze. (Also, beating apalace pretty much means an extra life!)	-If you want to experience this superiority without beating thegame, then do this: Play the game as you would, but take care NOT toclear the palaces. Take the item, but don't beat the boss. Once you'vefound all the items, learned all spells, and developed your attributesto 8, start playing the game over again. It'll be so easy!=======================================================================                         PART 8: ITINERARY	Here's a basic walkthrough of the steps to take in order to winthe game with the most efficiency. Remember, however, that this doesn'tcover level-ups - you should stop every so often to build experience onyour own. Also, this walkthrough assumes you know where to geteverything. (If you don't, consult the necessary places.) I've dividedthe game into Early, Middle, and Late areas. So, here goes!	START-EARLY GAME	Get Magic Container	Go to Rauru 	Get Shield Spell	Take cave to Northeast desert	Get Heart Container	Clear first palace (Get Candle)	Take cave to mainland	Get Trophy	Go to Ruto	Get Jump Spell	Take cave to swamp	Talk to Bagu	Go to Saria	Find Mirror	Get Life Spell	Go to Death Mountain	Get Hammer	Get Magic Container	Get Medicine	Get Heart Container	Go to Mido	Get downthrust	Get Fairy Spell	Clear second palace (Get Power Glove)	MIDDLE GAME	Go to King's Tomb	Take cave to southern island	Clear Island Palace (Get Raft)	Go to East Hyrule	Go to Nabooru	Find Water	Get Fire Spell	Take cave to north mainland	Go to Maze Island	Save Child	Go to north mainland	Go to Darunia	Get Reflect Spell	Get upthrust	Go to Maze Island	Get Magic Container	Clear fourth palace (Get Boots)	Get Heart Container	Clear fifth palace (Get Whistle)	LATE GAME	Defeat River Devil	Take cave to mid-east forest	Go to Hidden Kasuto	Get Magic Container	Get Spell Spell :)	Get Magic Key	Take cave to mainland	Get Heart Container	Go to Kasuto	Get Thunder Spell	Clear sixth palace (Get Cross & 1-up)	Retrieve all 1-up dolls	Take caves and lava to palace	Clear seventh palace	GAME END=======================================================================                       PART 9: GAME GENIE CODES	Okay, for all you cheaters out there, here's a list of GameGenie codes to help you out. The codes here are the same ones you'dfind in the Game Genie codebook.	SZKGKXVX	Infinite lives	PASKPLLA	Start with 1 life	TASKPLLA	Start with 6 lives	PASKPLLE	Start with 9 lives	AZUOLIAL	Higher jump	OYKEEVSA+NPKEOVVA	Swap Shield Spell for Fire Spell	LYKEEVSA+VAKEOVVE	Swap Shield Spell for Spell Spell :)	LZKEEVSA+OPKEOVVA	Swap Shield Spell for Fairy Spell	IIKEEVSE+VAKEOVVE	Swap Shield Spell for Life Spell	VTKEEVSA+OPKEOVVA	Swap Shield Spell for Thunder Spell	The "Swap Shield Spell" codes mean that when you learn theShield Spell, you'll really be learning the spell desginated by thecode. While the menu will still list it as the Shield Spell, and itwill take the same amount of magic as the Shield Spell, it will havethe effects of the new spell. You will learn the true Shield Spell inthe town of the new spell.=======================================================================                             Written by                            TIM CONNOLLY                 E-mail: loogaroo@nethosting.com