The nine chapters
| Chapter | Region | Dungeon | Mini-boss | Boss | Instrument | Key items |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toronbo Shores, Mabe Village, Mysterious Forest | Tail Cave (Level 1) |  Rolling Bones |  Moldorm |  Full Moon Cello |  Shield,  Sword,  Magic Powder,  Roc’s Feather |
| 2 | Goponga Swamp | Bottle Grotto (Level 2) |  Hinox |  Genie |  Conch Horn |  Power Bracelet |
| 3 | Ukuku Prairie, Kanalet Castle | Key Cavern (Level 3) |  Dodongo Snakes |  Slime Eye |  Sea Lily’s Bell |  Slime Key,  Pegasus Boots |
| 4 | Yarna Desert, Animal Village | Angler’s Tunnel (Level 4) |  Cue Ball |  Angler Fish |  Surf Harp |  Ocarina,  Angler Key,  Flippers |
| 5 | Martha’s Bay | Catfish’s Maw (Level 5) |  Master Stalfos,  Gohma |  Slime Eel |  Wind Marimba | Manbo’s Mambo,  Hookshot |
| 6 | Ancient Ruins, Animal Village | Face Shrine (Level 6) |  Smasher |  Facade |  Coral Triangle |  Magnifying Lens,  Boomerang,  Power Bracelet L-2 |
| 7 | Tal Tal Mountains | Eagle’s Tower (Level 7) | Hinox,  Grim Creeper |  Evil Eagle |  Organ of Evening Calm |  Bird Key, Flying Rooster,  Mirror Shield |
| 8 | Western Tal Tal Mountains | Turtle Rock (Level 8) |  Vire, Hinox, Rolling Bones, Smasher,  Blaino, Cue Ball |  Hot Head |  Thunder Drum | Frog’s Song of Soul to wake the turtle,  Magic Rod |
| 9 | Mt. Tamaranch | Wind Fish’s Egg | None | Shadow Nightmares, then DethI | All 8 needed | Ballad of the Wind Fish |
Chapters
You wake in Tarin’s house, collect the Shield and the Sword, trade a Sleepy Toadstool for Magic Powder and open Tail Cave. Moldorm guards the Full Moon Cello. Full chapter: Tail Cave walkthrough.
Free BowWow from the Moblin Hideout and let him clear the swamp. Bottle Grotto holds the Power Bracelet, and the Genie holds the Conch Horn. Full chapter: Bottle Grotto walkthrough.
Collect the Golden Leaves around Kanalet Castle, dig up the Slime Key and find the Pegasus Boots in Key Cavern before Slime Eye. Full chapter: Key Cavern walkthrough.
Fetch the Ocarina and the Ballad of the Wind Fish, open the way through Animal Village and the desert, and win the Flippers before the Angler Fish. Full chapter: Angler’s Tunnel walkthrough.
Learn Manbo’s Mambo, carry the trade quest through the bay, take the ghost home and beat Master Stalfos for the Hookshot. Full chapter: Catfish’s Maw walkthrough.
Place the Mermaid’s Scale to receive the Magnifying Lens, learn the Frog’s Song of Soul, trade for the Boomerang and clear the Face Shrine. Full chapter: Face Shrine walkthrough.
Wake the Flying Rooster, fetch the Bird Key and bring down the tower floors to reach the Evil Eagle. Full chapter: Eagle’s Tower walkthrough.
Cross the cliffs, walk through the flame cave behind the Mirror Shield and wake the turtle. Inside, Blaino leaves the Magic Rod and Hot Head the Thunder Drum. Full chapter: Turtle Rock walkthrough.
With all eight Instruments, play the Ballad of the Wind Fish at Mt. Tamaranch, cross the Egg and defeat the Shadow Nightmares. Full chapter: Wind Fish’s Egg walkthrough.
The Color Dungeon (DX only)
The Game Boy Color edition hides a short bonus dungeon under the graveyard. It is not part of the main chain, gives no Heart Container and no Instrument, and ends with a choice between the Red Clothes and the Blue Clothes. Read the Color Dungeon page when you have the Power Bracelet, Roc’s Feather, Magic Powder and bombs.
100% Checklist
| Chapters | 9: eight dungeons with an Instrument each, then the Wind Fish’s Egg |
|---|---|
| Bonus | The Color Dungeon (DX only) can be done any time after you have the Power Bracelet, Roc’s Feather, Magic Powder and bombs |
| Collectibles | 12 Pieces of Heart, 26 Secret Seashells, 14 trading items and 12 photographs (DX), each placed in the chapter where they become reachable |
