Ah, Ganon's Tower, the longest and hardest dungeon in the game. While I'm amazed I got through all the rest in one video, there was never much doubt that I'd have to do this one in two parts. As such, I decided to split it up so that part 1 shows the two paths to the big key and Red Mail, and part 2 shows the rest of the tower leading up to the boss. I think it worked out pretty well this way; the videos are about even length, too.
Personally, I find the left path to be much easier than the right, which is why I do it first. The map is also on the left path, which is much handier than the compass on the right. Other than the red skeleton room with all the four-way fireball turrets, there's nothing on it that's especially hard once you know what to do.
The right path, on the other hand, has crap like the conveyor belt room with the braziers you have to light in order to open the door at the bottom. (Both the other rooms off of that one are traps, by the way.) Then there's the falling floor tile room that I still have not found a way to get through without either getting hit or using the Cane of Byrna/Magic Cape. In fact, all through the right path they try to dump you into pits. It's just a huge pain compared to the left path.
Fighting the Armos Knights again with the Silver Arrows is always amusing. Silver Arrows are, by the way, the most powerful weapon in the game; I believe they do somewhere between two and three times the damage of the Golden Sword. As such, they kill each Armos Knight in one hit. The room may have an icy floor but you hardly have to move to plug each one with an arrow.
I didn't have to use many re-records on the first part here. I've gotten the left path down really well and there's only a couple rooms on the right that give me any trouble. The really hard rooms come in part 2.
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Zelda A Link to the Past - Lv8 Ganon's Tower - Part 1 of 2
Part 1 of 2 of my Level 8: Ganon's Tower walkthrough for The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past. Played in real time on Snes9x v1.43+ with re-records used to optimize video length.
Equipment checklist: 20 Hearts, Golden Sword, Silver Arrows, 1/2 Magic, Cane of Byrna
- The Golden Sword and Silver Arrows can be obtained by buying a super bomb at the bomb shop north of the Swamp Palace and using it to blow open the cracked wall in the Pyramid. Inside is a fairy pond where you can upgrade your sword and bow.
- The 1/2 Magic upgrade can be obtained by jumping down the well next to the smithy's shop in Kakariko Village and sprinkling some magic powder on the statue within.
- The Cane of Byrna can be found on Death Mountain in the Dark World by jumping off the cliff just below the warp tile by the Mountain Tower and entering the cave on the ledge below.
[00:09] Useless door
Don't waste a key on this door, you can get to the other side of it by going down the right staircase on 2F instead of the left one.
[02:59] Bomb propulsion
There's an invisible path over the pit in this room that you can reveal either by lighting the braziers or by using Ether. However, it's easiest just to blow yourself across with a bomb.
[03:22] Miniboss: Armos Knights
The only difference between these Armos Knights and the ones in the East Palace is that the floor is icy. If you got the Silver Arrows it will only take one hit each to kill them.
[06:28] Invisible path
There's an invisible path between the platforms in this room. Just dash straight left across it.
[06:39] Two paths, one destination
Both the left and right staircases on 2F lead you to this room. However, the left path has the map on it and I find it to be easier.
