IGN: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time / Master Quest Cheats, Codes and Cheat Codes

Getting one of the greatest games of all time for free when buying the new GameCube Zelda game has got to be one of the best bonus offers ever! The two quests available on the Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time / Master Quest disk are essentially two versions of the same great Nintendo 64 game, slightly updated for the GameCube. It runs in hi-res, progressive scan 480p (on HDTV and DTV sets), and thus looks sharper around the edges than the original title.

It still has the same great atmosphere, quest, and puzzles, but the visuals are obviously dated by today's standards. The framerate, in particular, remains unchanged and takes some getting used to after playing titles like Eternal Darkness or Wind Waker. But amazingly, after 30 minutes of play you will get totally used to the 20-24fps visuals Ocarina of Time presents you with. Your eye and brain simply accept the chop and you can concentrate on the great gameplay just like you did so many years ago.

If you've already played Ocarina of Time before, you will most likely choose Master Quest the moment you pop in the GameCube disk. A wise choice. Master Quest, or Ura Zelda, is an alternate version of the original game. The quest is the same, the items are the same, the world is the same, but the puzzles and monsters in all the dungeons have been "remixed." In some cases, the puzzles aren't quite as well-constructed as the original game's -- after all, Ocarina of Time was thoroughly designed and any alternate puzzles created at the time had to have been "second choice." But at the same time, Master Quest is a bit more challenging than the original, which makes it the perfect thing for returning players. Many of the puzzles simply assume that you've finished the game before. You know how to grab a bomb and make a running jump with it and toss it ahead of you to blow open a passage. If you don't, go back and play Ocarina first.

This guide, which shares very little text with our original Ocarina of Time guide released so many years ago, is designed to help you get through the whole game. Objectives not crucial to completing dungeons are also mentioned in the main walkthrough, but you will also find a quick-and-dirty sidequests page that explains (or helps to remind you) how to find certain items or where to look for Skulltulas.

Get the guide here.

Chicken Attack

Any fan of the old Zelda games will have figured this one out already:

Attack a chicken repeatedly with your sword and it will call for backup. Soon, tons of chickens will flap around on screen, trying to give Link that same fuzzy "Birds" feeling as in Hitchcock's famous movie.

Simply leave the room or area to stop the chicken attack.

Submitted by Blink

Get Big Bomb Bag

As a kid go to the bombchu game room in Hyrule Town Market. Play a second time, if you win, you will recieve a bomb bag that can hold 30 bombs.

If you're not very good at bombachu bowling, here's another way to get a bigger bomb bag. As young Link, go to Goron City. There is a large Goron rolling around. Stop him with a bomb, and he will give you a bigger bomb bag.

Submitted by Rob Garvey and Gargo

Bottle Locations

Bottle #1:At Lon Lon Ranch, play Talon's Super Cucco Game. When you win, you will receive a bottle(1) with Lon Lon milk

Bottle #2: In Kakariko village, find all the cuccos and return them to the pen, then talk to the lady standing next to the pen, she will give you a bottle.

Bottle #3: At Lake Hylia (you must have the silver scale), dive into the water to find a bottle and a letter.

Bottle #4: As adult Link, go to the market and talk to the ghost person in the house directly to the left asyou enter. Go outside and collect poes, once you collect 1000 points, the ghost will give you a bottle.

Creating Music with the Ocarina

You can get even more detailed in the music you play with the ocarina with these extra tips. To play flat notes, hold Z while playing a note. To play sharp notes, hold R while playing a note. To vary the pitch on a note, use the Control Stick. Try it out and compose your own masterpieces!

End Game Song

At the VERY end of the game, after the entire ending, when it says "The End" and freezes the frame, if you leave it on for awhile, it'll start playing the song you made up for the scarecrow. Wait another minute or so and it'll play it again in a different octave or different instrument. It does this about 4-6 times and then stops. No biggie, just another little "easter egg" Miyamoto dropped in there.

Submitted by Jeff Engel

Get Free Hylian Shield

You must NOT have the Hylian Shield already for this trick to work. Go to Kakiriko Graveyard at nightime as a kid and pull back the grave with flowers in the first row of graves. Jump in the pit and open the chest inside.

NOTE: If you already have the Hylian Shield, the chest will contain a blue rupee.

Submitted by Aaron Sturgis

Extra Bottles

To get extra bottles go to a place where there are fish swimming in a shallow pool, like the hole behind the potion shop in Kokariko Villiage, or Zora's fountain. Equip a bottle, and swap at a fish. When he is in mid-swap pause it and equip something useless in the bottle's place and it will turn into a bottle. DON'T use something important, because you might not be able to get it back.

NOTE: The bottles will appear in your equipment screen, but you may not be able to use them.

Cure a Wounded Sign

If you slash a sign to smithereens, you can put it back together by playing Zelda's lullaby on your ocarina. The sign will magically recreate itself in front of your eyes.

Submitted by Daniel Horst

Hint: Unbreakable Deku Sticks

To get an unbreakable Deku Stick you must do the following:

Get a lot of Deku Sticks.
Equip a Deku Stick.
Do the Jumping Slash Attack on an object and either hit the tip or middle of the stick.

The stick will break in half and you will keep one half which is invincible and is twice is strong than Link's normal sword.

Submitted by Nic Lavanda

Hint: Secret Pictures in Zelda's Courtyard

Go to the courtyard where you first meet Zelda. Look in the windows, and in one of them you will see some pictures of some familiar video game characters!

Submitted by B. Steinert

Hint: Scarecrow Song

When you go to Lake Hyrule as young Link, show your Ocarina to the scarecrow. He will ask you to play a song, so create one of exactly 8 notes and remember it. Show and play the song back to the other scarecrow. Come back to the lake as adult Link and play the song to the first scarecrow and you will learn the scarecrow song.

Submitted by Allen Makavelli

Hint: Mad Soldier

Go to the castle courtyard, then go to the window opposite of the window with pictures. Use your slingshot and shoot in the window. A soldier will peek out, say something, and throw a bomb at you. It's not a useful trick, but it's pretty funny to see.

Submitted by C-14

Hint: Get a Cow

If you return to Lon Lon Ranch after you get Epeona, Malon will challenge you to a race. If you beat 50 sec. she'll say what she that she wants to give you somthing but it is too heavy to carry. If you return to your house there is a cow in it!

Submitted by Johnnyboy

Hint: Free Lon Lon Milk

If you have an empty bottle, stand in front of any cow and play "Epona's Song". The cow will feel energetic and fill your bottle up with Lon Lon Milk for free!

Unlockables:

Adult Wallet: Find 10 Skulltula Tokens
Bombchus Find 40: Skulltula Tokens
Giant's Wallet: Find 30 Skulltula Tokens
Huge Rupee: Find 100 Skulltula Tokens
Piece of Heart: Find 50 Skulltula Tokens
Stone of Agony: Find 20 Skulltula Tokens

Hint: Skulltulas

While a lot may be the same or different from both Ocarina of Time games, all the non-dungeon skulltula locations in the Master Quest are the same, but some of the skulltulas found inside the dungeons have been moved around in the Master Quest.

Submitted by zeldaluvsmarin

Hint: Alter Ocarina Sounds

To change tones, hold L to play flat, R to play sharp. Use the C-stick to adjust the volume.

Submitted by hunter

Hint: Lost Navigation

Sometimes finding your way through the Lost Woods can be a pain, but not like this, when you approach an entrance in the lost woods, if it stays black, dont go through, but if it changes color you know your going the right way. This works with young or adult Link.

Submitted by Varnart

Hint - Bunny Hood & Running Man

Once you buy the bunny hood from the happy mask shop, wait until nightfall and go to the top of the hill near Lon-Lon Ranch and you should see a man who calls himself the Running Man.

He will tell you something like he loves to run and that he is really fast then once you are done talking to him, put on the Bunny Hood the talk to him again.

He will ask you for the bunny hood, you will sell it to him. Wait until dawn, and head back the mask shop to pay back the money.

Submitted by princess_pinkey101

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