100% Route

Route is still subject to change

Rupees needed: 2250
Week 1 needed: 450
Week 2 needed: 400
Week 3 needed: 500
Week 4 needed: 900

Create file
Start file and start the timer

~Week 1~

Overworld
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Obtain Net, Flute, Lamp and Bottle from Sahasrahla
Enter Eastern Palace

Eastern Palace
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Enter door to the left
Top left pot has a small key, bottom right has the switch to the door
Enter door to the right from the main room
Go up
Open chest for the sword
Go one room to the right
Top left pot has a small key, open chest for 10 bombs
Return to the room you got the sword and bomb the left wall
Open chest for the shield and keep going left
Bomb left wall for 40 rupees and return to the previous room
Go up
Go right and go down the stairs
Go right
Under the right pot is a small key, now enter the door at the bottom
Under the pot is a switch for a chest, open chest for big key and enter the left room
Open the big chest for the bow and continue left
Go left
Kill the cyclops for a small key and open the locked door
Go up till you get into a room with a green and red cyclops
Open chest for the peagasus boots and top left pot has the key, right is an upgrade (50r)
Beat Armos Knights 

Overworld
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Go back to Sahasrahla and bomb the top wall for a piece of heart and rupees
Bomb the cracked wall below the hut for more rupees from the thief
Go to the right and either hover or bounce off the wall to get the poh
Leave the Eastern Palace area
Break the rocks by the bridge for another poh
Bomb the wall to the right before advancing the screen for a poh
On the screen with the witch's hut, jump into the waterfall for a poh
Go to Zora's Domain and buy the flippers
Go back to the screen before ZD, break the rocks for 300 rupees
Enter the waterfall outside the cave

Zora's Dungeon
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Light the toches and enter the door
Enter the right door
Key is under the first pot and kill the enemies to leave
Open locked door in the first room
Go north
Go right
Go south
Go to the bottom of the screen, switch is under bottom right pot
Open chest for the big key
Return to the previous room and enter the door in the middle of the room
Open chest for the boomerang and continue left
Go north
Use boomerang to get the small key and then enter locked door
Bomb the south wall for an upgrade (50r) and return to the previous room
Go up the stairs
Go south
Switch is on the left side of the room, enter right door
Go north
Kill enemies for a key and to open the door
Open the locked door
Fight Moldorm

Overworld
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Go back to the house you passed on the way to ZD
Enter and rent the shovel
Bomb the wall and use the boomerang to get a poh
Jump into the water and enter the waterfall to the left of the witch's hut for a poh
Dig up a poh by the witch's hut
Dig up a poh by the waterfall left of the witch's hut
Dig up a poh below the where the rocks were next to the bridge

End of Week 1

~Week 2~

Overworld
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Exit the house
Go left and jump into the hole for a poh
Bomb open house in the bottom left of the town for a poh
Go into the back door of the bar for a poh
Go one screen right from the town and and break the rocks to get to dungeon 3

Forest Dungeon
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Hit the crystal and enter the door that was blocked
Get the key and unlock the door
Go into the door on the top right\
Grab the key and hit the crystal
Go into the door on the right
Hit the crystal and the key is in the top right pot
Light the torches and get the big key and bomb the left wall for the blue mail
Go down the stairs 
Go left
Open the big chest at the bottom for the hammer
Go back to the room with the moving floor
Enter top left room
Bomb left wall, open the chests, bomb south wall, open chests, bomb right wall for upgrade
Return to the room with the moving floor and enter the hole
Go to the right and bomb the bottom part of the wall for 300 rupees then go back
Go into the left door
Key is in the bottom pot
Go back in the previous room and unlock the door
Follow the doors to the Helmasaur King
Beat Helmasaur King

Overworld
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Enter the lost woods and grab the mushroom
Go up to find a dwarf
Fly to the witch's hut and get the magic powder
Take the dwarf to the blacksmith to get the tempered sword
Go outside the blacksmith and go into the hole 
Use magic powder on the shrine to get a magic upgrade
Go one screen south of the village
Go into the library to grab a poh
Go into the lost woods, go to the right part, go into the hole for a poh
Enter the stump in the top right of the lost woods for dungeon 4

Lost Woods
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Go forward
Go into the top right door
Bomb the left wall in the middle of the spikes
Throw a bomb on the belt, open chest for 50 rupees
Return to the spike room and bomb the left wall above all the spikes
Open chest for 300 rupees then return to the spike room
Fall into the hole
Kill the slugs to open the door
Go down
Enter the bottom left door
The switch is under the top left pot, push the status onto it
Enter the door and open the left chest for the big shield
Go back into the previous room and enter the top left door
Follow the doors
Light the torches for a key
Open the door
Go upstairs
Switch is under the bottom left pot
Go into the door at the bottom
Go into the left door
Pull on the left statue for the big key
Return to the room with the fire bar
Go north and open the chest for the hookshot
Go into the door on the right
Kill all the enemies to open the door, bomb north wall for an upgrade (100r)
Use the hookshot to travel between the pots and go upstairs
Use the boomerang to get the key
Go into the door on the left
Go up and open the big key door
Navigate the room with the hookshot
Beat the boss

Overworld
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Fly to the village
Bomb the cracked wall and light the torches inside for a poh\
Go south and go one screen to the left
Bomb the cracked wall for a poh
Rent a shovel and go dig up the poh in the lost woods
Buy the bottle in the village
Fly to 2 and get the poh

End of Week 2

~Week 3~

Overworld
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Open the chest for the worn out gloves
Go outisde
Go left one screen, down one screen, left one screen
Life the rocks blocking the stairs in the bottom left for a poh
Go right one screen, down one screen, right one screen and bomb the wall on the top right
Top left chest has a poh
Go outside and go down one screen, left one screen, break the rocks and enter the dungeon

Lake Dungeon
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Go left
Go up 
Use boomerang to get the key
Return to main room
Go through locked door
Go upstairs
Follow the path to the next door
Light the torches to open a door, then enter it
Open chest for a key
Return to previous room and unlock the door
Bomb the right wall for an upgrade (200r) then go back to the previous room
Go left
Push bottom left block into the hole and follow after it
Lift pot, put block on the switch to open the door
Open the chest for a key then open the locked door
Light torches to get the big key and go up 
Hit the switch then put a bomb on it. Open chest for the power gloves and go left
Hit the switch and go up for the level 3 sword, go south for a key to open the door
Hit the switch and open the chest for the key to the door
Light the torches to open the door
Fall down the hole and fight the Lammolas

Overworld
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Go one screen left, go past all the rocks and break the pile for a poh
Go into the cave in the top left corner and bomb jump for a poh and 300 rupees
Go one screen left the straight up into a cave for a poh
Fly to Link's house and go one screen right and one down
Enter the cave with the shields and bomb the back wall for 300 rupees
Use the hookshot to get onto the island for a poh
Jump into the water and go into the cave just right of that island for 300 rupees
Swim one screen up and 2 screens left for a bottle
Fly to 5 and go into the desert and enter the dungeon

Desert Dungeon
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Go left and go outside
Enter the cave north
Go left
Kill the enemy in the sand for a key for the door
Light the torches to open the door
Follow the path to the door
Go north and enter the door
Switch is under the bottom left pot and enter the right door
Bomb the right wall just in front of where you entered for an upgrade (200r)
Return to the previous room with the 4 doors
Go into the north door
Go into the stairs
Go south and open the far left chest for the red mail then enter the door to the right
The switch for the door is under the top right pot
Open the chest for the big key and enter the door
Kill the skeleton for a key and unlock the door
Hookshot across the gap and go north
Open the chest for the fire rod and go north
Light the torches to open the door
Go left 
Fall into the hole and fight Mothula

Overworld
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Fly to Link's house
Go one screen left and break the rocks for a poh
Go rent the shovel and dig up the poh (location is on the map)

End of Week 3

~Week 4~

Overworld
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Go outside and one screen to the left
Hidden behind a tree near the top left is a poh
Go 2 screens north and into the cave behind the house for a poh
Fly to 7 and push open the top left grave for the final bottle
Open the top right grave and enter the dungeon

Graveyard Dungeon
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Light the torches and go north
Use the boomerang to get a key
Return to the previous room and open the door to the left
Open the chest to reveal the holes and go down
Pull the left statue to open the door
Bomb the left wall
Pull the statue to open the door for an upgrade (400r) then return to the previous room
Go downstairs
Enter the door in the middle for the titan's mit then hit the switch
Go downstairs in the previous room
Kill all the enemies to open the door
Go north and open the chest for the key and enter the door on the right
Open the chest for the big key then return to the previous room and unlock the door
Open the chest for the cane of somaria and then open the locked door
Fall into the hole and fight Kholdstare (this fight lags a lot more than lttp)

Overworld
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Go to the fortune teller's house and break the rocks and enter the cave for a poh
Go one screen right and up a bit to get on a hill, break the rocks for a cave and a poh
Fly to 4 and go obtain the master sword
Fly to the sancuary and go one screen left then one up and enter the Death Mountain dungeon

Death Mountain
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Bomb the right wall for the final upgrade (400r) then return to the previous room
Pull the statue to open the door
Go up the steps and into the left door
Light the torches then return to the room to open the chest to get a key
Go right
Go down and hit the switch then go back up
Open the locked door
Open the chest for a key
Go into the top left door
Unlock the door
Light the torches for a key and hit the switch
Go back into the room with the red blocks preventing you
Place a bomb on the switch and go down
Go upstairs
The switch for the door in under the right pot
Go up ignoring the enemies
Go right and hookshot across the spikes then go into the door on the top left
Hookshot to the chest and open it for the mirror shield then go up to the door on the right
Go into the door on the right
Light the torches for a key then unlock the door
Navigate the maze and go north
Go south
Go left and up
Go upstairs
Enter the door on the immediate right for the big key then return to the previous room
Enter the southmost door
Light the torches to open the door
Open the chest for the ice rod then go north
Go north and enter the door to the right
Go up and fight Trinexx
Go north after he's dead
Go south

Overworld
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Go right and up to the left across the bridge to a stone slab and leave Zelda there
Go down the stairs on the other side of the bridge for a poh
Go back to the lumberjack's house, go south and rent the shovel for the last poh
Wait till 18:48 IGT and fly back to Zelda
Obtain the silver arrows and step onto the portal
Break the rocks outside the tower for a poh
Go to the very right side of the tower for the final poh
Enter Ganon's Tower

Ganon's Tower
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Go north and fall into the hole to fight Ganon
After Ganon is dead and Link holds up his sword, you can end the timer

The game doesn't actually go to the credits until the hour is up, viewing them is not required. If you look in your inventory you may notice an empty slot, you didn't miss anything it's supposed to be empty. That spot was supposed to be for the cape but it wasn't put into the game. Using an Action Replay code you can put it into your inventory and it goes into that empty slot

Guide to Game Patches

Ancient Stone Tablets has a bunch of patches for the ROMs which change a variety of things. This guide is used to reference what patches are and are not allowed in runs.

To get the patches, refer to this site: http://bszelda.zeldalegends.net/bszelda.shtml

Patch guide will follow this template:

Patch Name:
Week Affected:
Status:
Why:

Let's begin

Patch Name: Base Patch
Week Affected: All
Status: Allowed
Why: It's needed for the map, items and music to all work correctly

Patch Name: Indoor Patch
Week Affected: All
Status: Allowed
Why: It's needed for indoor places to display correctly

Patch Name: Upgrade Patch
Week Affected: All
Status: Allowed
Why: It fixes issues tied to the game keep track of which item upgrades you have which was a part of the original Satellaview release

Patch Name: English Translation
Week Affected: All
Status: Allowed
Why: It's just a translation. The text is slower than Japanese so keep that in mind

Patch Name: Subtitles Patch
Week Affected: All
Status: Allowed
Why: It adds the hourly subtitles to the bottom of the screen. The original game had voice acting that would go along with you as you played and since the voice actors can't commentate while you're playing, the subtitles were added.

Patch Name: Intro Patch
Week Affected: All
Status: Allowed
Why: Fixes the game's intro and doesn't affect anything else

Patch Name: Mascot Patch
Week Affected: All
Status: Allowed
Why: It's only a cosmetic change

Patch Name: Item Fix 
Week Affected: All
Status: Banned
Why: The patch allows you to keep the shovel in week 4 which is fine but it also adds in two items that aren't meant to be in game. The patch allows you to get the Magic Cape and the Book of Mudora which both exist on the ROMs but go unused. 

Patch Name: Timeless Patch
Week Affected: All
Status: Allowed
Why: It only hides the clock. Despite being called the timeless patch, time based events still occur but you just can't see the clock.

Patch Name: Stronger Boss Patch
Week Affected: All
Status: Banned
Why: Why would you want to make them stronger?

Patch Name: Maple Patch
Week Affected: All
Status: Allowed
Why: Only cosmetic

Patch Name: Aginah Patch
Week Affected: All
Status: Allowed
Why: It just gives him his original robe color

Patch Name: Pot Smashing Patch
Week Affected: All
Status: Banned
Why: It adds the ability to dash through pots which isn't a normal thing

Patch Name: 1/4 Magic
Week Affected: All
Status: Banned
Why: It allows you to get an unused Magic Meter upgrade which was not intended

Patch Name: Hurricane Spin
Week Affected: All
Status: Banned
Why: You weren't supposed to be able to get this attack

Patch Name: Sword Grab
Week Affected: All
Status: Allowed
Why: All it does is allow the sword to grab items. In case a heart or whatever gets stuck in a wall

Patch Name: Warp Cancel
Week Affected: All
Status: Allowed
Why: It just lets you back out of the warp map

Patch Name: Bug Fixes
Week Affected: All
Status: Allowed
Why: It fixes some missing animations and allows bosses to be affected by the Level 3 sword. On said bosses, using the sword is slower anyway

Patch Name: Master Quest
Week Affected: All
Status: Maybe?
Why: The patch basically makes the game harder and changes some stuff. MQ may become it's own category if there is interest

Patch Name: No BGM
Week Affected: All
Status: Allowed
Why: Removes the BGM. That's it

Patch Name: Debug Patch
Week Affected: All
Status: Banned
Why: Obvious reasons

If you wish to not bother with the patches, the site listed above does allow you to download pre-patched ROMs. You can either get the translated ROMs with a few patches, or the Japanese ROMs with only the title fix and indoor fix patches. To find these links, just look for the hyperlinks labeled "Official Week" for English and "Japanese version" for Japanese.

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100% Route	MHFsilver 8 years ago
Guide to Game Patches	MHFsilver 9 years ago