Zelda: FAQ and Walkthrough

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   THE LEGEND OF ZELDA - ORACLE OF AGES - PIECE OF HEART LOCATIONS
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   Created by ShdwRlm3 (shdwrlm3@yahoo.com)  Version 1.4  21/06/01
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Welcome to my guide to finding all the Pieces of Heart in The Legend
of Zelda: Oracle of Ages.  This guide is a great complement to myself
and Astroblue's Oracle of Ages FAQ, also available at GameFAQs
(shameless self-promotion over).


The Heart Container system is rather complex, depending on whether or
not you're playing a "Password" game.  In a normal, "non-Password"
game, you can get

3 Heart Containers- Link begins the game with these.
8 Heart Containers- 1 Heart Container is present in each dungeon.
     Collect them after you defeat the Boss.
3 Heart Containers (12 Pieces of Heart)- These are present all
     throughout the world of Labrynna.  Search through caves, play
     mini-games, and do other special things to collect all 12 Pieces
     of Heart.
1 Heart Container- Use the Fairy Secret from an Oracle of Seasons
     "linked" game to receive another Heart Container.

Okay, so 3+8+3+1=15, right?  But there are only enough spaces for 14!
Well, once you collect a Heart Container exceeding the 14th, your
Status Bar will change to allow up to 16 Hearts!  BUT, it's currently
unknown if you can get 16 Hearts in a non-Password game.

NOTE!  It IS possible to get 16 Hearts in a non-Password game!
However, this is only possible if you're using a Hero's Secret to
start a new game.  You receive the Hero's Secret after beating a
password "Linked Game."  Using a Hero's Secret allows you to start a
non-Password game with 4 Hearts instead of the usual 3.


In a "Password" game, the system gets even more complicated.

4 Heart Containers- Link begins the game with 4 Heart Containers
     instead of 3.
8 Heart Containers- 1 Heart Container is present in each dungeon.
     Collect them after you defeat the Boss.
3 Heart Containers (12 Pieces of Heart)- These are present all
     throughout the world of Labrynna.  Search through caves, play
     mini-games, and do other special things to collect all 12 Pieces
     of Heart.
1 Heart Container- After using the Graveyard Secret in an Oracle of
     Seasons "non-linked" game, give the Secret given to you by the
     Ghini to Farore inside the Maku Tree.  Open the Chest for
     another Heart Container.

Okay, so 4+8+3+1=16, no?  Yep.  Again, there are only spaces for 14,
but once you get your 15th, the Heart Meter will change to accomodate
for the extra hearts, so you can get up to 16 Hearts!


The basic layout of this guide is as follows:

1. Location of Piece of Heart - Item(s) needed to reach Heart Piece.
   Brief walkthrough to get to the Piece of Heart.

The walkthroughs will often use the dungeons or Mystical Seed Trees
as points of reference.


Without further ado, here's what you've been waiting for!

1. Maple - N/A
   Maple will randomly drop a Piece of Heart when you bump into her.
   Wear the Maple Ring to increase your chances of seeing her.

2. Gasha Tree - N/A
   If you plant a Gasha Seed in soft soil, the Gasha Nut that grows
   from the tree may have a Heart Piece in it.  Wear the Gasha Ring
   to get juicier items.
   (The location of the Heart Piece is totally RANDOM!  Just keep
   planting those Gasha Seeds, especially in hard-to-reach soft
   soil locations).

3. The Black Tower (Past) - Shovel
   One screen below the Dark Tower Entrance is a Piece of Heart.  Use
   the Shovel to break the rocks in front of it.

4. Maku Path/Road (Past) - N/A
   One screen below the Maku Tree Sprout in the Past is the entrance
   to the Maku Path/Road.  To get the Piece of Heart inside one of
   the rooms, push the left-most block up, then push the block that
   was next to it to the left.

5. Yoll Graveyard (Present) - Power Bracelet
   From Level 1 - Spirit's Grave, head left two screens.  Use the
   Power Bracelet to lift the rocks and collect the Piece of Heart.
 
6. Deku Forest (Past) - Ember Seeds
   From Level 2 - Wing Dungeon, head left two screens and down one.
   Use an Ember Seed on the sapling and go down the stairs.  Inside
   the cave, head right one screen to get the Piece of Heart.

7. Talus Peaks (Past) - Power Bracelet & Roc's Feather
   From the Ember Seed Tree in Lynna Village, head up one screen and
   left five screens.  Head up another two screens and enter the
   cave.  Inside the cave, jump with the Roc's Feather and lift the
   Pots with the Power Bracelet to reach the Heart Piece.
 
8. Talus Peaks (Present) - Tune of Currents
   From the Center House in Symmetry Village (Past), head left, down,
   left, up, and left.  Stay to the bottom of the screen and use the
   Tune of Currents to return to the Present.  Head right one screen
   to claim the Piece of Heart.

9. Lynna City (Present) - Tune of Currents
   Head up one screen from the Ember Seed Tree in the PAST.  Stand to
   the upper-left of the left-most tree and use the Tune of Currents.
   In the Present, enter the Shop and go down the stairs.  Buy the
   Piece of Heart for 500 Rupees.

10. Rolling Ridge (Present) - Bombs
   From Level 5 - Crown Dungeon, jump off the ledge and head down one
   screen and left two screens.  Enter the cave.  Inside the cave, go
   up the steps and walk over to the Goron.  Bomb the cracked wall a
   few spaces below him and go through to pick up the Piece of Heart.

11. Rolling Ridge (Present) - Tune of Currents
   Start off at Level 6 - Mermaid's Cave in the PAST.  Head left one
   screen, then up one screen and enter the cave.  Go through the
   cave until you reach exit.  After you exit, head right one screen.
   Cut down all the bushes and stand in the upper-right corner.
   You'll end up in the Present, in reach of the Piece of Heart.

12. Crescent Island (Present) - Mermaid Suit
   This is a tough one to find.  Many thanks to Midi-Goya for help.
   Head to the screen above Level 3 - Moonlit Grotto, where you first
   met Dimitri.  Dive into the water.  Swim up one screen, then right
   two screens.  Swim down through the little passage at the bottom
   of the screen.  Now swim down twice, left, down, left, and up
   twice.  Enter the cave and open the Treasure Chest for the Piece
   of Heart.

This guide could not have been completed without the help of
Midi-Goya.  He helped me find the elusive 12th Piece of Heart.

Check out his (Japanese) website at:
     http://www.joy.hi-ho.ne.jp/sthiza/index_.html

For picture and map references for all the Pieces of Heart, check out
demajen's website at:
     http://to4s.cjb.net

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