Walkthrough and Main Quests Guide

Welcome to the IGN walkthrough for The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and Ocarina of Time 3D. We bet you are itching to get started on Link's giant adventure of epic proportions. If you're looking for the Master Quest Walkthrough, that has its own dedicated section on the navigation bar. The below list covers Link's normal adventure through Hyrule.

Zelda: Ocarina of Time Walkthrough

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• Kokiri Forest
• Inside the Deku Tree
• Hyrule Castle
• Lost Woods
• Kakariko Village
• Goron City
• Dodongo's Cavern
• Lon Lon Ranch
• Zora's Domain
• Inside Jabu-Jabu's Belly
• Temple of Time
• Forest Temple
• Fire Temple
• Ice Cavern
• Water Temple
• Bottom of the Well
• Shadow Temple
• Gerudo's Fortress
• Spirit Temple
• Ganon's Castle

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Quest Summary and Checklist

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Kokiri Village: Get the Kokiri Sword in Kokiri Forest, collect at least 40 Rupees to buy a Deku Shield, and go to the Great Deku Tree.

Great Deku Tree: Get the Slingshot, light the torches, burn the webs, defeat the deku scrubs to get information out of them, and defeat Gohma.

Hyrule Castle: Head to Hyrule Castle, leave Hyrule Castle, return to Hyrule Castle, talk to Malon, receive a chicken egg from Malon, wait for the chicken egg to hatch, use it to wake up Malon's dad Talon, avoid being detected by patrols/guards, and meet and talk with Princess Zelda.

Lost Woods: Return to Kokiri Forest. Head into the mysterious woods -- and try not to get lost in the Forest Maze. Learn Saria's Song.

Visit Kakariko Village, start some new sidequests and gather resources. Then show the guard near the gate that leads to Death Mountain, the letter that Princess Zelda gave you.

Climb Death Mountain to get to Goron City: Get access to the Death Mountain pass, visit Goron City, stand near the entrance to where you will meet Darunia, play Zelda's Lullaby, meet and stand near Darunia, play Saria's Song, get the Goron Bracelet.

Exit the Goron Cave and set a bomb near the rock that is blocking the entrance to Dodongo's Cavern. Enter the cave, get Bombs, and defeat King Dodongo.

Zora's Domain: Go to Zora's River, play Zelda's Lullaby to make an entrance through the waterfall, Head into Zora's Domain, go to the room where the Zora King is at, go through a tunnel that is located on the left side of the Zora King, talk to the Zora in the tunnel, complete a diving challenge by collecting rupees scattered in the fountain, receive the silver scales by talking to the Zora in the tunnel, equip the silver scales, dive into the fountain, go through an entrance in the fountain that will lead you to Lake Hylia, dive into the lake to grab a bottle that contains a letter, show the bottle that contains a letter to the Zora King, wait for the Zora King to make an entrance for you (mwweeep, mwwwweep, mmwwwweep, mwwweeep), go through that entrance.

Catch a fish with the bottle that used to contain the letter, stand in front of Jabu-Jabu, release the fish you have caught, get Inside Jabu-Jabu's Belly, escort Princess Ruto, use Princess Ruto to help you solve puzzles by placing her on panels, get the Boomerang, and defeat Barinade.

Temple of Time: Go to Hyrule, meet Ganondorf, retrieve the Ocarina of Time in the moat, visit the Temple of Time (should be able to see it on the right side of the courtyard), and get the Master Sword.