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Temple of Time Walkthrough

Ocarina of Time Remake 100% Completion Walkthrough41 chapters
Walkthrough overview
  • Kokiri ForestFind the Kokiri Sword, buy the Deku Shield for 40 rupees and get past Mido to the Great Deku Tree.
  • The Great Deku TreeFairy Slingshot, Dungeon Map, Compass, four Gold Skulltulas, Gohma and the Kokiri Emerald.
  • Leaving Kokiri ForestSay goodbye to Mido and Saria, get the Fairy Ocarina, meet Kaepora Gaebora and cross Hyrule Field.
  • Hyrule Castle TownGold Skulltula, Bazaar, Shooting Gallery seed bag, Potion Shop bottle and the Temple of Time.
  • Hyrule CastleGet the Weird Egg, wake Talon, sneak in, meet Zelda, learn Zelda’s Lullaby and collect Zelda’s Letter.
  • Kakariko VillageCucco Lady’s bottle, House of Skulltula, Adult’s Wallet and the rooftop Heart Piece.
  • GraveyardDampé’s Grave-Diggin’ Tour Heart Piece, Sharp and Flat, the Royal Family’s Tomb and the Sun’s Song.
  • Lon Lon RanchTalon’s cucco game, Lon Lon Milk, Epona’s Song, a Heart Piece and Gold Skulltula.
  • Gerudo ValleyTwo Heart Pieces, Lon Lon milk from Miss Moo with Epona’s Song, and a Gold Skulltula token.
  • Lake HyliaLakeside Laboratory, the scarecrow quest, a Gold Skulltula and the fishing Heart Piece.
  • Lost Woods and Sacred GroveRichard’s Heart Piece, Happy Mask Shop, Skull Kid, Saria’s Song, Gold Skulltulas 16 to 19 and the Business Scrubs.
  • Death Mountain Trail and Goron CityClimb to Goron City, win over Darunia with Saria’s Song and take the Goron Bracelet before Dodongo Cavern.
  • Dodongo CavernDungeon Map, Compass, Bomb Bag, four Gold Skulltulas, King Dodongo and the Goron Ruby.
  • Death Mountain Summit and CraterGoron City Heart Piece and Bigger Bomb Bag, Din’s Fire and magic meter, crater Heart Piece, Echo Gem.
  • Bombchu Bowling and the Great Fairy of PowerWin the Bombchus, Biggest Bomb Bag and Heart Piece, then get the enhanced Spin Attack.
  • Zora River and Zora DomainHeart Pieces, a Gold Skulltula, the Silver Scale, Ruto’s bottle in Lake Hylia and King Zora’s request.
  • Lord Jabu-Jabu’s BellyFarore’s Wind, the Boomerang, Ruto, Barinade, the Heart Container and the Spiritual Stone of Water for child Link.
  • Errands Before the Temple of TimeThe child errands before the Temple of Time in the Ocarina of Time Remake.
  • Temple of TimeFind the Ocarina of Time, open the Door of Time, draw the Master Sword and earn the Light Medallion.
  • Ingo Ranch and EponaIngo’s two horse races, winning Epona and teaching Bonooru the Scarecrow Song.
  • Kakariko Village and the HookshotDampé’s race, the Hookshot, Song of Storms and Heart Pieces #17 to #19.
  • Sacred Grove as an AdultGet past Mido with Saria’s Song, cross the Moblin maze, beat the Great Moblin.
  • Forest TempleSmall keys, Fairy Bow, four Poe Sisters, Phantom Ganon, Heart Container and Forest Medallion.
  • Poes, the Hall of Fallen Foes and Lake HyliaBigger Quiver, Prelude of Light, Big Poes, Golden Scale and three Heart Pieces.
  • Goron City as an AdultHeart Pieces, a Gold Skulltula, the Goron Tunic from the small Goron.
  • Fire TempleFree all nine Gorons, find the Megaton Hammer and Boss Key, beat Volvagia and earn the Fire Medallion.
  • Double Magic and Death MountainCrater Great Fairy Fountain, doubled magic, Gold Skulltulas 60 to 62 and a Business Scrub Seed as adult Link.
  • Ice CavernBlue Fire, Iron Boots, Serenade of Water, the Zora Tunic and two Heart Pieces.
  • The Biggoron Sword RouteBuy the Giant’s Knife, trade from the Pocket Egg to Cojiro, and finish every step up to the Biggoron Sword.
  • Water TempleTriforce doors, small keys, Longshot, Dark Link, Morpha, the Water Medallion and Gold Skulltulas 68 to 73.
  • Kakariko Village and the Nocturne of ShadowLearn the Nocturne of Shadow and find two Gold Skulltulas and two Heart Pieces.
  • Bottom of the WellLenses of Truth, Dungeon Map, Compass, both small keys, Dead Hand and Gold Skulltulas 76 to 78.
  • Treasure Box Shop and the Way to the Shadow TempleWin the Piece of Heart with the Lenses of Truth, then warp to the Shadow Temple via the Nocturne.
  • Shadow TempleFloors B1 to B4, Hover Boots, Bongo Bongo, Heart Container and the Shadow Medallion from Impa.
  • Gerudo FortressRescue all four carpenters, win the Gerudo Pass, find Gold Skulltulas 84 and 85.
  • Mirage Desert and Evil Desert ColossusPhantom Guide, Requiem of Spirit, five Gold Skulltulas, three Heart Pieces, Biggest Quiver, Nayru’s Love.
  • Spirit TempleChild and adult routes, Silver Gauntlets, Mirror Shield, Boss Key, Iron Knuckle Nabooru, Twinrova.
  • Gerudo Proving GroundsPay 30 rupees, solve every room, and claim the Ice Arrow and a Business Scrub Seed.
  • Last Heart Pieces and Gold SkulltulasTokens 96 to 100, Heart Pieces 33 to 35, the Rich Man reward and Light Arrow.
  • Ganondorf’s CastleClear the six barriers, get the Golden Gauntlets and the Great Fairy of Courage’s gift.
  • Ganondorf and GanonTower climb, Boss Key, Ganondorf boss fight, the escape with Zelda and the Ganon boss fight.
CoversHyrule Castle moat, Hyrule Field, Hyrule Castle Town, Temple of Time, Sacred Realm, Chamber of Sages
LinkChild, then adult
You needThe Three Spiritual Stones: Kokiri’s Emerald, Goron’s Ruby and Zora’s Sapphire
RewardsOcarina of Time Ocarina of Time, Song of Time, Master Sword Master Sword, Light Medallion Light Medallion; quests Awakening the Five Sages and Forest Temple Mysteries. No Heart Pieces or Gold Skulltula tokens.

This chapter closes the child half of the game and opens the adult half. After Ganondorf’s escape from Hyrule Castle you recover the Ocarina of Time from the moat, learn the Song of Time and play it at the altar in the Temple of Time. That opens the Door of Time, you draw the Master Sword, and the seven years it takes to grow up pass in the Sacred Realm. Rauru gives you the Light Medallion, Sheik meets you in the temple, and you walk out into a ruined Hyrule Castle Town.

Link wading in the moat with Navi glowing above him and the Ocarina of Time in hand

Finding the Ocarina of Time at the moat

Search the moat for Zelda’s ocarina

You start on a misty rock road outside Hyrule Castle, with Navi chiming beside you. She remarks that Ganondorf showed his true colors, then asks whether Princess Zelda threw something away and thinks it landed over there somewhere. Head along the water’s edge and look for the blue glint shining under the surface.

Link in the moat near the rocks, the blue glint of the ocarina shining under the water
Link walking down the cobbled road with Navi glowing ahead of him
Ocarina of Time

Ocarina of Time

Pick up the glint and Link lifts the blue ocarina out of the water. The box reads “You found the Ocarina of Time!” and a second box calls it the royal family’s treasure, left behind by Zelda, with otherworldly tones that hold mysterious power. It is the instrument for every song in the game, and Link plays it by opening the songbook and choosing Play a note.

Link holding the Ocarina of Time as the box reads You found the Ocarina of Time!

Song of Time

Zelda’s voice reaches you through a white mist. She says that by the time you receive the ocarina she will have disappeared. She wanted to wait for you but it is too late, so she leaves you a special melody, the one that opens the Door of Time. The notes appear on a staff. Repeat them on the ocarina using the Play a note prompt, and the box confirms “You played the Song of Time!”

Zelda in the white mist playing the ocarina, with the melody that opens the Door of Time on the staff
Link playing the ocarina in the mist while the staff prompts Play a note
Link playing the ocarina with the box reading You played the Song of Time

“You learned the Song of Time!” appears, and Zelda asks you to play the song at the altar in the Temple of Time and to protect the Triforce. Navi checks that you are all right, then blurts out the news about Princess Zelda. Cross Hyrule Field towards Hyrule Castle Town.

Zelda message on a plain background asking Link to play the song at the Temple of Time altar
Navi floating beside Link in the grassy field and asking if he is OK
Link walking across the field with Navi glowing beside him as she urges him to hurry

Reaching the Temple of Time

Cross Hyrule Castle Town at night

Hyrule Castle Town is quiet after dark. A banner reads Hyrule Castle Town as you enter. Walk down the main street past the lit windows and the guard, then follow the stone edge beside the fountain to the wide stairs at the far end. Nothing needs doing here yet.

The Hyrule Castle Town banner over the lamp-lit main street at night, with a guard in view
Link walking down the lamp-lit main street of Hyrule Castle Town past the flag-hung houses
Link beside the fountain with two dogs in the square of Hyrule Castle Town
Link climbing the wide stone stairs at the far end of Hyrule Castle Town

Play the Song of Time at the altar

Climb the steps to the doorway of the Temple of Time. A banner announces the name as you step inside. Walk to the round altar with the glowing sigil, then to the stone tablet in front of it. Navi wonders if this is the altar Zelda meant. Check the tablet to see the Song of Time, then open the songbook, choose Play a note and play it. A blue time-warp light fills the screen.

The Temple of Time name banner shown as Link walks the red carpet inside the temple
Link standing before the stone tablet of the Door of Time with Navi glowing above it
Link playing the ocarina with the Song of Time staff as a blue time-warp light fills the screen

The Door of Time and the Master Sword

Open the Door of Time

The light settles and the Spiritual Stones you carry fly to the three alcoves above the great stone door: the green one on the left, the red one in the middle and the blue one on the right. A golden Triforce lights up above them and the door grinds apart. Walk up to the altar in front of it, then pass through the glowing gap into the chamber beyond.

The red and green Spiritual Stones streaking through the dark temple toward the alcoves
The green, red and blue Spiritual Stones sitting in the three alcoves beneath the Triforce
A golden beam of light shines from the Triforce above the alcoves as the door begins to open
Link standing at the altar facing the Door of Time as it opens onto a bright chamber

Approach the pedestal

The chamber beyond is a round room lit by a single shaft of light. Navi remembers the Great Deku Tree speaking of this place. The camera sweeps to a pedestal where a blue-hilted sword stands. She names it as the Blade of Evil’s Bane, the Master Sword. Climb the stepped platform until the A button prompt appears over the blade.

Navi beside the lit stone steps of the round chamber, remarking that she has heard of this place
The Master Sword standing in a shaft of light on its pedestal as Navi names the Blade of Evil Bane
Link at the foot of the stepped platform with the Master Sword rising from the pedestal above
Master Sword

Master Sword

Press the Draw prompt and Link takes the hilt in both hands. He strains, then pulls the blade free and holds it up. The box reads “You got the Master Sword!” and the next one says you hold the legendary Blade of Evil’s Bane, a sword only the chosen hero can wield. It becomes your sword for the rest of the game.

Link gripping the Master Sword in the pedestal with the A Draw prompt on screen
Link raising the Master Sword high in the pale chamber after pulling it free
Link holding the Master Sword overhead with the box reading You got the Master Sword

Sacred Realm and the Chamber of Sages

Ganondorf

Watch Ganondorf in the Sacred Realm

A flash of light carries Link away to the Sacred Realm, a platform ringed by blue flames. Ganondorf appears behind you and gloats that he has known all along you would be his key to the Door of Time, and that the royal fools and their little hero have handed him the Sacred Realm. You cannot act during this scene. He walks off across golden water into a bright glow, swearing the world and the Triforce are now his.

Ganondorf speaking over a blue flash in the Sacred Realm with the Master Sword shining at the left
Ganondorf speaking beside Link, who kneels in blue light in the Sacred Realm
Link standing on the pedestal in the middle of the blue flames of the Sacred Realm
Ganondorf walking away across golden water toward a bright golden glow
Rauru

Meet Rauru

A white fade leaves Link in the Chamber of Sages, standing before Rauru, Creator of the Temple of Time. Navi is stunned at how much you have grown. Rauru explains that the Master Sword kept you in the Sacred Realm for seven years, that opening the Door of Time let Ganondorf in, and that he took the Triforce and became the Demon King. Hyrule is now overrun with beasts.

Rauru the Sage of Light in the blue-lit chamber introducing himself as the builder of the Temple of Time
Rauru standing in the Chamber of Sages explaining that the Master Sword kept Link for seven years
Rauru in the Chamber of Sages explaining how Ganondorf stole into the Sacred Realm once the path was open
Rauru in the chamber explaining that Ganondorf claimed the Triforce and became the Demon King

Rauru says the awakened sages can seal the Demon King away by combining their power in the Shackles of the Sages. He is one of them. You are the Hero of Time, chosen by the Master Sword to fight beside them. He asks you to carry his resolve as the Sage of Light and to prepare for battle.

Rauru in the sage chamber, with glowing pillars of colored light rising from the sage pedestals
Rauru standing with Link beside the glowing sage pedestal, saying he is one such sage
Link and Rauru in the sage chamber as Rauru names the hero who will fight the Demon King alongside the sages
Link with the Master Sword on his back as Rauru calls him the hero chosen by the Master Sword
Light Medallion

Light Medallion

Triforce symbols glow on the floor and the Sage of Light pedestal flares. The Light Medallion rises in front of Link and the box says “You were entrusted with the Light Medallion!” Rauru tells you to find the sages and protect Hyrule, and a flash returns you to the temple.

Overhead view of the sage floor with the Triforce and six glowing sage symbols around it
Link with the Light Medallion overhead and the box reading You were entrusted with the Light Medallion
Link holding the glowing Light Medallion as the caption says it is imbued with Rauru resolve

Sheik in the Temple of Time

Wake as an adult

You are an adult now. Navi asks if it really has been seven years, and suggests looking around outside. Walk from the sealed altar towards the steps of the temple hall. Before you reach the exit, a stranger steps out of the light and calls you Hero of Time, Link.

Adult Link standing on the sealed altar in the Temple of Time as Navi asks if seven years have passed
Adult Link in the temple hall turning toward the exit as Navi suggests they look around outside
Adult Link with the Master Sword drawn as a stranger in Sheikah garb appears and Navi asks who that is
Sheik

Hear Sheik out

The stranger introduces herself as Sheik, a descendant of the dying Sheikah clan. Link notes that she seems to be Sheikah like Impa. A name card reads “Survivor of the Sheikah”. She says the clan carries a legend: when evil gains power, those called by the voice from the Sacred Realm will awaken, one in the deep forest, one on the high mountain, one beneath the vast lake, one within the dark tomb and one upon the harsh sands.

Sheik name card reading Survivor of the Sheikah above her masked face in the temple
Sheik standing on the temple floor with Link behind her as she says the Sheikah carry a legend
Sheik speaking in a dim temple hall lit by a single window as she describes the legend of evil gaining power

Sheik adds that the five temples and their awakened ones will bind evil and restore peace, and that finding all five temples is your mission as the Hero of Time. One sage is waiting in the Forest Temple, within the deep forest. Navi urges you to hurry there, but Sheik says you cannot enter yet: the steps leading up to it have crumbled away and you need a tool first.

Sheik in the temple hall with her face covered, telling Link he must find all five temples
Sheik speaking to Link in the temple as she says the steps to the Forest Temple have crumbled away

Awakening the Five Sages

A banner marks the new main quest, Awakening the Five Sages, and the game saves. Sheik tells you to go to Kakariko Village and ask around, since a tool hidden there is the key to the Forest Temple. Once she finishes speaking, a second banner adds Forest Temple Mysteries to your Threads of Time quest list. It is the first of the five quests that lead to the sages.

Link standing on the temple dais beneath the New Event banner Awakening the Five Sages
Sheik speaking to Link in the temple hall, telling him to make his way to Kakariko Village
Link running toward the temple doorway as the New Event banner Forest Temple Mysteries appears

Hyrule Castle Town as an adult

Walk out of the temple

Leave the Temple of Time and step into a ruined landscape under a gloomy sky. Dead trees and shattered walls line the road. Follow the path forward to the ruined streets of Hyrule Castle Town, where fog hangs thick between the broken houses. A banner confirms the name. Enemies attack along the way, so keep your sword ready.

Link running out of the temple doorway toward a misty ruined landscape of dead trees
Link standing on a ruined road beside dead trees and broken fences under a dark sky
Link in the ruined landscape beneath the Hyrule Castle Town banner with the castle silhouette ahead
Link with his Hylian Shield walking through fog between the broken houses of Hyrule Castle Town

Gossip Stone in the ruins

A blue Gossip Stone stands in the open here. Talk to it and it shares three rumors: that vision-enhancing lenses should be banned at the Treasure-Chest Shop in Hyrule Castle Town, that the owl Kaepora Gaebora is the reincarnation of an ancient sage, and that playing certain combinations of notes to Gossip Stones can produce marvelous results. None pays off yet, so note the last tip and carry on.

Blue-ringed Gossip Stone glowing purple as Link listens to the rumor about vision lenses
Link beside a Gossip Stone in the ruins as the stone describes playing note combinations for marvelous results

Slip past a ReDead

Further along the street, Navi warns that the monster is a ReDead. If its glare catches you, you are cursed and cannot move, and if it grabs on to you, flail around to get free. It is not that strong, so approach it from the side and strike it down with the Master Sword. More enemies roam the ruined street, and some drop green Rupees. Clear them and continue to the lit house at the end.

Navi's warning box above a ReDead waiting in the fog on the ruined street
Link approaching a ReDead from the side on the ruined street with his sword drawn
A ReDead dissolving in purple light while a green Rupee drops above it
Link standing among rubble as the Rupee counter jumps to 33 out of 1,000
Poe Collector

Poe Collector’s house

Step into the purple-lit house and talk to the Poe Collector. He welcomes you and explains that Poes are the shadowy specters of graveyards and plains. His options are I want to sell, What’s a boo? and Never mind. He adds that the rare Big Poes need a horse first. A lantern like the one in his house, near a rotted fence or a fallen tree, marks a Big Poe’s home. He says they will not show themselves to you as you are now.

Poe Collector in the purple-lit house welcoming Link to his Ghost Shop
Poe Collector beside Link with the choices I want to sell, What's a boo and Never mind
Poe Collector explaining that big Poes are rare and need a horse to catch
Purple lantern on a bench in the Poe Collector's house, a sign of a big Poe's home
Poe Collector seated on the bench while Link listens in the purple-lit house

None of this is possible yet. Big Poes need a horse, so it waits until you have Epona. Leave the house and head out onto Hyrule Field.

Poe Collector telling Link to return once he has a horse in his service
Link stepping out of the Poe Collector's house onto the lamplit street

Chapter checklist

CollectibleTypeWhere
Ocarina of Time Ocarina of TimeItemHyrule Castle moat
Song of TimeSongLearned from Zelda’s message, played at the Temple of Time altar
Master Sword Master SwordSwordPedestal beyond the Door of Time, Temple of Time
Light Medallion Light MedallionMedallionRauru, Chamber of Sages
Awakening the Five SagesQuestTemple of Time, after Sheik
Forest Temple MysteriesQuestTemple of Time, after Sheik

Hyrule Field is next. Follow Ingo Ranch and Epona to free Epona from Ingo and win the horse you need for the Big Poes and beyond.

The Hyrule Field name banner over a stone bridge as Link steps onto the field at night
Link walking a dirt road across Hyrule Field at night toward a farmhouse

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