Link's House

    The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past begins with Link asleep in his house. Link has a dream about Princess Zelda calling him to save her. Link's uncle will alert him to stay in the house as he leaves with his sword and shield. After hearing the help call from Princess Zelda in his dream, Link realizes he must make his way to the castle. Walk out of the bed and open the chest on the bottom right of the house. Inside is the Lamp, which you can use with the A button. Now leave your house and walk out into the rain. To get to the castle, walk to the path below your house, then walk right, then up along the side of your house. Follow the path north and to the left to find the castle gate. Princess Zelda will talk to you telepathically while you are walking towards the castle. Once you arrive at the gate, you will not be allowed to enter. To get in, you will have to walk to the right, along the north side of the moat and follow the path along the east side of the castle. Once you reach the end of the path, use your lamp to burn the bush surrounded by a few stones. Fall into the hole, then walk to the left to find Link's uncle. Talk to him and he will give you his sword and shield and tell you to save the Princess. Now continue to the left and down into the next room. Defeat the enemies, then open the chest on the right side of the room to earn 5 rupees. Now walk back to the left, climb the stairs below, and walk outside. Walk down and clear the path with your sword. Walk to the left to find the main path with some enemies, then walk up to find the door to the castle.

Hyrule Castle

    Once you are in the castle, walk into the door to the left. Walk left then up to the next room, following the red carpet. Go up to the next room, then follow the carpet to the room on the right. Walk to the right, then enter the stariwell leading to the basement, B1. Defeat the enemy in this next room to earn a key, then open the chest to get the map. Now continue by walking down to the next room. Go down the stairs, defeat the enemy, then walk down a screen to find 2 enemies with 2 statues. Defeat the enemies with your sword and continue down the path, to another enemy, then to the left one screen. Now continue to follow the path until you enter a room with 2 more enemies. Defeat them, then walk to the upper left corner of the room where theres a door. Enter the door, then defeat the enemy in that room. That will open the door on the right. In this room, defeat the enemy to earn another key, then open the chest to get the Boomerang. Now walk back to the left one room, then go up to the door above and open it with your key. Go down the stairwell in the next room to level B2F. Continue down to B3F. Defeat the first enemy, walk to the right to find the Ball and Chain Trooper. You can either throw pots at him or strike him with your sword a few times. After you hit him, stay away from his chain. Once the trooper is defeated you will earn the Big Key.

Now enter the cell above to find the Princess Zelda. She will warn you of Agahnim's magic, and she will show you a secret path once you get to the first floor. Say that you understand, and walk with the Princess to the chest in her cell to get another 5 rupees. Now guide the Princess to the left and out of the cell, back to the B1F floor. Once you're at B1F, go down 1 room, then continue to go down to go up the stairs. Follow the elevated path, across the bridge, then follow the path to the right and up. Jump off the elevated path to where theres a door above. Climb the ladder, enter the door, and defeat the enemy inside. Now go up 1 screen and back up to the 1st floor. Walk to the left 1 screen, then walk down, following the red carpet and defeat the 3 enemies along the way. Walk down one screen, then to the right one. Once you're in the main room of the castle, where you began, the Princess will tell you of a secret passage in the throne room, leading to the Sanctuary. Walk to the north part of the room and walk up the stairs there to the 2nd floor. In this room, defeat the 2 enemies, then continue through the hall until you get to the shelf with 2 swords on it. Princess Zelda will tell you that you will need a light, which you have, your lamp, and that you need to push the shelf from the left. Walk to the left and push up against the shelf to clear the path. Now continue up 1 screen to enter the dark hallways of the passageway.

Watch your consumption of magic as you use your lamp, you might need to find magic bottles under pots to keep your magic meter filled. Follow the path ahead and walk to the right when you can. Defeat the rats along the way. Follow that path to a stairwell leading downstairs to the 1st floor. In this passage, there are numerous snakes. You can light the 2 torches in the room with your lamp to better see the snakes. Defeat all of them, then continue to the left and to the stairwell leading to the B1F floor. Follow the path up, defeat the rats and bats along the way. Find the chest on the right side of the room, and open it to get a key. Now continue up the path to the next room, where the sewers are. Light the torches in the corners of the room to better navigate the sewer. Defeat the rats, and head to the room on the left. Defeat the enemies in this room, then walk to the door on the north of this room. In the next room, defeat the rats along the left. One of them will have a key. Now walk to the right, defeat the bats, and continue to the locked door in the upper right corner of the room. The next room will already be lit. Defeat the rats and the bats and walk up to the blocks that are blocking the stairwell ahead. Push the middle block up to gain entrance to the stariwell above, leading back to the 1st floor. Defeat the rats in here, then walk down 1 screen. Princess Zelda will say that the Sanctuary is just beyond the next door. Pull the lever on the right with the R button to open the door below. Don't pull the lever to the left, it will send numerous snakes to the ground. Once you enter the door below, you will emerge into the Sanctuary, where you will find an old man, who will greet you and Princess Zelda. Princess Zelda will implore you to not let the wizard Agahnim open the seal, and to protect the land of Hyrule. The old man will tell you to seek out the Master Sword, which the location of it might be known by the Village elder, in Kakariko Village. The old man will mark the Village elder on your map, which you can access using the L button. Say that you understand. Now open the chest to the left of the door to earn a Heart container. Now walk down, following the red carpet, to exit the Sanctuary and emerge outside.

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