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===Heart Pieces #1===
''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past|A Link to the Past]]'' is the first game in the Zelda series to implement [[Piece of Heart|Pieces of Heart]]. Much like the original The Legend of Zelda, Link starts his quest with 3 full Heart Containers and receives one after completing each dungeon. In addition to Heart Containers, the overworld is filled with 24 Pieces of Heart. Each time Link collects 4 Pieces of Heart, a full Heart Container will be added to his overall health. Completing each major dungeon and collecting all 24 Pieces of Heart will give Link the maximum of 20 full Heart Containers. For a complete context as to where you can find all of these Heart Pieces, check out the [[zd:a-link-to-the-past-walkthrough|''A Link to the Past'' Walkthrough]].
Head to the North East exit of Kakariko, then head North until you see a clump of trees with a path that leads to darkness. Enter here and go up until you see a tree stump cave. Directly above it is a patch of grass. Slash the middle one, fall down the hole and grab heart piece number one!
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===Heart Pieces #2===
<center>[[File:LightWorldHearts.gif]][[File:DarkWorldHearts.gif]]</center>
Head over to Kakariko, and go the the north western corner of the village. You should see a cave. Head up on top of the cave and jump off the left hand side into the hole. Place a bomb on the cracked wall above you, go through the bombed wall and open the chest to gain heart piece number two!
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===Heart Pieces #3===
==Locations==
Go to northern Kakariko villege and you should see a grey building with what looks like grass on top. That, or the owner painted the roof green. Anyway head inside, down the stairs and bomb the cracked wall directly to your right. Head through this new door and make sure to open the chest to obtain heart piece number four.
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===Heart Pieces #4===
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Go and head one screen south of Kakariko villege. Now if you head down and left you'll come to a red roofed house that extends past the limit of the scren. Enter and bomb the western wall. Now exit out the other door of the house, talk to the lady and complete the track in under fifteen seconds to earn heart piece number four!  Oh, and if you make it to the sign, head down and you'll use a secret jump!
<section begin=1 />{{Gallery/Box|file=alttp_heart_01.png|caption='''Location''': [[Lost Woods]]
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===Heart Pieces #5===
'''Conditions''': None
Pay a vist to the desert and enter the cave in the upper right corner. Head up the stairs and into the next portion of th cave where you will see a crack on the bottom wall. Place a bomb, head on in,  open the chest and get heart piece number five.
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===Heart Pieces #6===
'''Heart Piece #1''': Enter the Lost Woods through the entrance north of the [[Fortune Teller's Hut]] and proceed northwards until you see the [[Den of Thieves]], a cave in a tree stump. Cut the patch of 3x3 grass directly northeast of the hideout and fall down the hole in the center to grab the first Piece of Heart.}}<section end=1 />
Go and enter the second light world dungeon, desert palace, and go to the bottom left area where you can head outside. Do so, and while making sure to stay on the cliff, head south to snag the sixth heart piece.
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===Heart Pieces #7===
<section begin=2 />{{Gallery/Box|file=alttp_heart_02.png|caption='''Location''': [[Kakariko Village (A Link to the Past)|Kakariko Village]]
Head one screen left from th sanctuary, go up on the cliff, and go right one screen . You should now be on the santuary screen, but on top of a clif. All you have to do is run with your pegasus boots into the rocks piled on top of each other, head down the stairs and open the chest to obtain heart peice number seven!
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===Heart Pieces #8===
'''Conditions''': Acquire [[Bomb]]s
Head south from the Zora who sells you ythe flippers and swim down the waterfall. Now just follow the path of shallow water until you reach a cliff. Head all the way to the left to get heart piece number eight!
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===Heart Pieces #9===
'''Heart Piece #2''': Go northwest of the [[Street Merchant]], and you should see a well next to a cave. Head up on top of the ledge above them and jump off into the well. Place a Bomb on the cracked wall next to the [[Treasure Chest]]s and go through the wall to open the chest, gaining the second Piece of Heart.}}<section end=2 />
Go to the huge staircase on death mountain and head up. Once to the top, go right for a bit and you'll notice there are caves where you can hop off the ledge and reach the entrance. Hop down to the second cave below you, enter and head upstairs. All you need to do now is follow the path until you come across heart piece number nine!
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===Heart Pieces #10===
<section begin=3 />{{Gallery/Box|file=alttp_heart_03.png|caption='''Location''': [[Kakariko Village (A Link to the Past)|Kakariko Village]]
On death mountain enter the first dark world portal. Head left until you come to the first diamond like brown patch and use the magic mirror. You should appear on a cliff and right beside you is nothing other than heart piece number ten!
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===Heart Pieces #11===
'''Conditions''': Acquire [[Bomb]]s
When atop the pyramid in the Dark World, head down the staircase, then down the right hand one. A little to your right should be an area where you can jump down. Do so and follow the path east, then north, to heart piece number eleven!
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===Heart Pieces #12===
'''Heart Piece #3''': Go to northern Kakariko Village and you should see [[Blind's Hideout]], a gray building with a grassy roof, next to [[Sahasrahla's Cottage]]. Head inside his hideout, go down the stairs, and bomb the cracked wall directly to the right. Head through this new door and make sure to open the chest to obtain the third Piece of Heart.}}<section end=3 />
Head down one screen from the flute boy in the dark world, then keep heading south until you come across a circular patch of flowers. Stand in the middle of these flowers and use the magic mirror, then when you get to the ligth world enter the cave above and simply walk up and grab heart piece number twelve!
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===Heart Pieces #13===
<section begin=4 />{{Gallery/Box|file=alttp_heart_04.png|caption='''Location''': [[15-Second Game]]
Make your way over to lake Hylia in the dark world. Once there go to north western corner and you'll find a large patch of shallow water surrounded by small rocks. Stand in the shallow water and use the magic mirror. When you do so you should easily be able to see heart piece number thirteen!
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===Heart Pieces #14===
'''Conditions''': Acquire [[Bomb]]s
In southern Hyrule there is a swamp. In the south west of this swamp there is a building. Head inside and push the middle block up and then either the right or left block out. Head threw the north door and pull the switch on the right. Now when you go back outside, to the west of the structure should be heart piece number fourteen!
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===Heart Pieces #15===
'''Heart Piece #4''': To the south of Kakariko Village you can find the [[House of Quarreling Brothers]], the red-roofed house that extends past the screen. Enter their house and use a bomb on the cracked wall to open the western side of the house. Now exit the house from the left room and talk to the lady, one of two [[15-Second Game Operators]], and she will tell you to complete the race in under fifteen seconds.
Head to the graveyard north of the pyramid in the dark world. When you get there go to the north western corner of the screen and use your pegasus boots to break the rocks piled on top of each othe. Keep heading to the right until you see a staircase. Head up and use your magic mirror. Now enter the cave and bomb the northern wall. What you'll find in this bomb wall is heart piece number fifteen!
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===Heart Pieces #16===
To do this, head up and take your first left, then when you get to a fork, take another left. When you reach the [[sign]], go down and you will use a secret jump. After the jump, talk to the male operator to earn the fourth Piece of Heart if you completed the race in 15 seconds or less.}}<section end=4 />
Head to the entrance to death mountain, but instead of going up death mountain, head north one screen. If you see two lumberjacks cutting a tree you've come too early in the game. If there aren't any lumberjacks, you're good to go. You should see a tree that is lighter green than the rest, and this is a clue that you can knock it down using your pegasus boots. Do so and enter the stump. Head up the stairs and through the door and claim heart piece number sixteen!
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===Heart Pieces #17===
<section begin=5 />{{Gallery/Box|file=alttp_heart_14.png|caption='''Location''': [[Great Swamp]]
Go to and enter the dark world version of death mountain. WARNING: You will need the magic cape to get this heart piece. Once inside death mountain, from the dark world perpective, just follow the path until you go up a set of stairs. After heading up you will see a gap that you need to hookshot across. Now head south and when you get to a blue bouncer just use your magic cape and walk by. Keep going south until you get out of the cave and make sure to get heart piece number seventeen!
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===Heart Pieces #18===
'''Conditions''': None
Pay a visit to the village of outcasts, which is the dark would version of Kakarioko. You're going to want to head to the western most part of the village and you will see a house with a picture of a treasure chest on top. Go on inside. You can now play the truesure chest game at thirty rupees a pop. Every time you play you will get two tries. Unfortunately this heart piece is random every time.....sigh. But continue playing and eventually you'll win heart piece number eighteen!
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===Heart Pieces #19===
'''Heart Piece #5''': In the southwest of the Great Swamp, you can find the [[Swamp Ruins]]. In the ruins, push the middle block up and then push the right or left block out. After going through the north door, pull the switch on the right. When you exit the ruins now, the water level has fallen and to the west should be the fifth Piece of Heart.}}<section end=5 />
To get this heart piece you will need to go east from the village of outsacsts. You must have the hammer and the titan mitts. First lift the dark green boulder blocking your path, and second, hit in all the purple stakes with your hammer. After doing this the stump in the south will turn into a staircase that you should go down. Doing so will reward you with heart piece number nineteen!
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===Heart Pieces #20===
<section begin=6 />{{Gallery/Box|file=alttp_heart_05.png|caption='''Location''': [[Desert of Mystery]]
Go south out of the village of outcasts then head west a screen. Keep going west and you'll come to a creature who offers to let you to dig up as many treasures as you want in thirty secnds at the hefty cost of eighty rupees. If you pay up he will lend you his shovel, but make sure you start digging right away. This is the second and final heart piece that is completely random, so just keep on trying and eventually you will dig up heart piece number twenty!
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===Heart Pieces #21===
'''Conditions''': Acquire [[Bomb]]s
Use your flute and fly to location 6, the desert. To your right should be a rock. Lift it and step into the portal to take you to the dark world. Jump down from the left side and make your way north until you see a building that looks like a demons head, it is left of the temple. Once inside, mak your way to the block puzzle at the far end of the room. What you need to do is push the block in the bottom left corner to the left, then the one to the right of that one to the right. Push the one on the left hand side upwards, then push the block blocking the chest to the left. Open the chest on the left to ubtain heart piece number twenty one!
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===Heart Pieces #22===
'''Heart Piece #6''': Enter the cave in the northeast corner of the Desert of Mystery and head up the stairs into the next portion of the cave where [[Aginah]] can be found. Here, you will see a crack on the bottom wall. Place a Bomb on the wall to reveal a small chamber. Open the treasure chest and get the sixth Piece of Heart.}}<section end=6 />
Go to the dark world version of the desert. Do this by flying to location six in the light world via your flute and lift the rock to your right to open the dark wourld portal. Now go over to the upper right corner of the desert and enter the little indent in the mountain. Use your flute to enter the light world, lift the boulder and head down the stairs. To complete the puzzle, refer to the screenshot, then, once complete, make sure to snatch up heart piece number twenty two!
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===Heart Pieces #23===
<section begin=7 />{{Gallery/Box|file=alttp_heart_07.png|caption='''Location''': West of the [[Sanctuary (A Link to the Past)|Sanctuary]]
Go east from the tower of Hera, cross the bridge, and keep heading east until you come to a large structure...turle rock. Lift the rock blocking the stairs and then hit the stakes in this order: right, up, left. This will give you a dark world portal. Use it and make your way back west, then south until you reach a rock to lift. Lift it and go down the stairs. Go upwards a bit and you'll come to an invisible pathway...COOL! Use the Ether medallion and you will be able to see the path for a moment. Make your way across the path and bomb the wall. Once through, bomb the western wall and then go to the next room. Finally exit by the south, use the magic mirror and grab heart piece number twenty three!
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===Heart Pieces #24===
'''Conditions''': Acquire the [[Pegasus Boots]]
 
'''Heart Piece #7''': From the Sanctuary, go left one screen, go up onto the cliff, and head right once. You should now be on the Sanctuary screen, but on top of a cliff. Now, use the Pegasus Boots to run into the pile of rocks to reveal a staircase. Head down the stairs and open the chest to obtain the seventh Piece of Heart.}}<section end=7 />
 
<section begin=8 />{{Gallery/Box|file=alttp_heart_06.png|caption='''Location''': [[Desert of Mystery]]
 
'''Conditions''': Acquire the [[Book of Mudora]]
 
'''Heart Piece #8''': Using the Book of Mudora to enter the [[Desert Palace (A Link to the Past)|Desert Palace]], go up and take the left pathway where you'll see a [[Beamos]]. Then, you should head up, left, and down a screen. Next, go through the door on the very bottom of the room, then go outside through the southern door. Since you have gone through the western exit, while making sure to stay on the cliff, keep on going south and obtain the eighth Piece of Heart.}}<section end=8 />
 
<section begin=9 />{{Gallery/Box|file=alttp_heart_08.png|caption='''Location''': [[Zora's Waterfall]]
 
'''Conditions''': Acquire [[Flippers|Zora's Flippers]]
 
'''Heart Piece #9''': After purchasing the Zora's Flippers from [[King Zora (A Link to the Past)|King Zora]], travel south from the Zora and swim over the first waterfall. Before the second waterfall, turn west and follow the path of shallow water until you reach a grassy cliff. Then, keep continuing west until you reach the ninth Piece of Heart.}}<section end=9 />
 
<section begin=10 />{{Gallery/Box|file=alttp_heart_09.png|caption='''Location''': [[Death Mountain]]
 
'''Conditions''': Acquire [[Power Glove]]
 
'''Heart Piece #10''': Next to the path back to Kakariko Village on Death Mountain is a large [[ladder]]. Climb up the ladder, and once you are at the top, go right until you see [[Spectacle Rock]]. Below Spectacle Rock, jump off the ledge down to the cave on the right and enter it. Head upstairs and follow the path until you come across the Piece of Heart.}}<section end=10 />
 
<section begin=11 />{{Gallery/Box|file=alttp_heart_10.png|caption='''Location''': [[Spectacle Rock]]
 
'''Conditions''': Acquire the [[Magic Mirror]]
 
'''Heart Piece #11''': On Death Mountain, enter the first [[Magical Warp Tile]] that is south of the [[Tower of Hera (A Link to the Past)|Tower of Hera]]. In the [[Dark World]], travel left until you come across the first brown, diamond-like patch and use the Magic Mirror. You should appear on Spectacle Rock where the Piece of Heart is.}}<section end=11 />
 
<section begin=12 />{{Gallery/Box|file=alttp_heart_16.png|caption='''Location''': Near the [[House of Lumberjacks]]
 
'''Conditions''': Acquire the [[Pegasus Boots]]
 
'''Heart Piece #12''': After defeating [[Agahnim]] for the first time, you should see a tree that is lighter green than the rest near the [[House of Lumberjacks]]. Use the Pegasus Boots to dash into the tree which will uncover a cave entrance in the stump. Enter the stump and go through the door on the right side of the wall after climbing up the stairs to claim the twelfth Piece of Heart.}}<section end=12 />
 
<section begin=13 />{{Gallery/Box|file=alttp_heart_11.png|caption='''Location''': [[Pyramid of Power]]
 
'''Conditions''': Reach the [[Dark World]]
 
'''Heart Piece #13''': When atop the Pyramid of Power in the Dark World, climb down the first set of stairs and then down the stairs on the right. Continue a little to the right and drop off the small ledge down to the next level. Go right and up to find the Piece of Heart.}}<section end=13 />
 
<section begin=14 />{{Gallery/Box|file=alttp_heart_12.png|caption='''Location''': South of the [[Haunted Grove]]
 
'''Conditions''': Acquire the [[Magic Mirror]]
 
'''Heart Piece #14''': In the Dark World, there is a small circle of flowers to the south of the Haunted Grove. Stand near or in the center of these flowers and use the Magic Mirror to warp to the [[Light World]]. Enter the cave on the plateau and grab the fourteen Piece of Heart.}}<section end=14 />
 
<section begin=15 />{{Gallery/Box|file=alttp_heart_13.png|caption='''Location''': [[Lake Hylia (A Link to the Past)|Lake Hylia]]
 
'''Conditions''': Acquire the [[Magic Mirror]], [[Flippers|Zora's Flippers]]
 
'''Heart Piece #15''': In the northwestern corner of the [[Ice Lake]] of the [[Dark World]], you will find a large circle of stones surrounding a large patch of shallow water. Stand in the shallow water and use the Magic Mirror to warp to Lake Hylia. You will appear on an island with the fifteen Piece of Heart.}}<section end=15 />
 
<section begin=16 />{{Gallery/Box|file=alttp_heart_15.png|caption='''Location''': [[Graveyard (A Link to the Past)|Graveyard]]
 
'''Conditions''': Acquire the [[Pegasus Boots]], [[Magic Mirror]], [[Bomb]]s
 
'''Heart Piece #16''': In the [[Ghostly Garden]] in the [[Dark World]], travel to the north side of the garden by either using the Pegasus Boots to break the piled rocks in the area or using the [[Titan's Mitt]] to lift the skulls in the northeastern corner of the Ghostly Garden. When you arrive at the north side of the area, you should see a short ladder. Climb up and use the Magic Mirror to warp to the Graveyard. Enter the cave and bomb the northern wall to find the Piece of Heart.}}<section end=16 />
 
<section begin=17 />{{Gallery/Box|file=alttp_heart_18.png|caption='''Location''': [[Village of Outcasts]]
 
'''Conditions''': Enough Rupees to play the [[Game of Chance]] (30)
 
'''Heart Piece #17''': In the Village of Outcasts, enter the building with a symbol of a treasure chest on the roof on the west side of the village, being the Game of Chance. Pay the [[Dark World Shopkeepers|operator]] 30 Rupees to play the game, only allowing you to open two treasure chests. One of the treasure chests contains a Piece of Heart. You may need to play multiple times and it can be quite costly.}}<section end=17 />
 
<section begin=18 />{{Gallery/Box|file=alttp_heart_20.png|caption='''Location''': [[Treasure Field]]
 
'''Conditions''': Enough Rupees to play the [[Digging Game]] (80)
 
'''Heart Piece #18''': In the same area where the 15-Second Game is located in the [[Light World]], the Treasure Field is found to the south of the Village of Outcasts. Pay the [[Digging Game Operator|operator]] 80 Rupees to play the [[Digging Game]] where you get to dig up as many treasures as you want in thirty seconds. Once he lends you his shovel for the mini-game, start digging right away. Similarly to the Game of Chance, this Piece of Heart is completely random, so you may need to play multiple times to dig up the Heart Piece.}}<section end=18 />
 
<section begin=19 />{{Gallery/Box|file=alttp_heart_17.png|caption='''Location''': Base of [[Death Mountain]] (Dark World)
 
'''Conditions''': Acquire the [[Hookshot]], [[Magic Cape]]
 
'''Heart Piece #19''': In the Dark World, travel south of the [[Item Shop]] east of the [[Skeleton Forest]] to the base of Death Mountain. Nearby, while you can see the Piece of Heart on the ledge, you cannot access it.
 
Enter the cave and follow the path, while defeating the [[Hardhat Beetle]]s and avoiding the [[Bumper]], and climb up the stairs to the second floor. You will see a hole that you cannot travel across without the Hookshot. Use the Hookshot to grapple onto one of the skulls and cross the hole. Now head south until you are stopped by a Bumper blocking the way forward. You should use the Magic Cape to turn invisible and walk through it. Keep going south until you come across the end of the cave. Exit the cave to get the nineteenth Piece of Heart.}}<section end=19 />
 
<section begin=20 />{{Gallery/Box|file=alttp_heart_19.png|caption='''Location''': [[Stake Garden]]
 
'''Conditions''': Acquire the [[Titan's Mitt]], [[Magic Hammer]]
 
'''Heart Piece #20''': To the east of the [[Village of Outcasts]] you can find the [[Stake Garden]]. While it is blocked by the dark stones, you can use the Titan's Mitt to lift them up. Afterwards, there are 22 purple stakes in the garden that need to be pounded with the Magic Hammer, the order in which is done so does not matter. Once they are all pounded, the stump below the stakes will disappear and reveal an entrance to a cave. Once you have gone into the cave, you will find a Piece of Heart.}}<section end=20 />
 
<section begin=21 />{{Gallery/Box|file=alttp_heart_21.png|caption='''Location''': [[Swamp of Evil]]
 
'''Conditions''': Acquire the [[Titan's Mitt]], [[Flute]]
 
'''Heart Piece #21''': Use the Flute to warp to Location 6, the [[Desert of Mystery]], and then lift the heavy rock with the Titan's Mitt on your right to reveal a [[Magical Warp Tile]]. Warp to the Swamp of Evil through the tile and jump of the ledge, making your way north until you see a similar structure to the entrance to [[Misery Mire (A Link to the Past)|Misery Mire]]. This building is west of the dungeon.
 
Once inside, avoid the [[Spark]]s and go down the stairs, making your way to the block puzzle at the end of the room. In order to get the Piece of Heart, you need to push the block in the bottom left corner to the left and then push the one to the right of the first block to the right. Push the one on the lower left hand side upwards and push the block blocking the chest to the left. There are two treasure chests, open the one on the left to obtain the Piece of Heart.}}<section end=21 />
 
<section begin=22 />{{Gallery/Box|file=alttp_heart_22.png|caption='''Location''': [[Desert of Mystery]]
 
'''Conditions''': Acquire the [[Titan's Mitt]], [[Flute]], [[Magic Mirror]]
 
'''Heart Piece #22''': Using the Flute, warp to Location 6, the Desert of Mystery, and lift the rock to your right to reveal the [[Magical Warp Tile]]. Warping to the [[Swamp of Evil]], travel to the far northeast corner of the swamp and enter the little cul-de-sac. Here, use the Magic Mirror to warp back to the Desert of Mystery and lift the boulder to reveal a cave entrance. Head down the stairs and complete the puzzle. If needed, refer to the image. Once you have completed the puzzle, you can obtain the twenty-second Piece of Heart.}}<section end=22 />
 
<section begin=23 />{{Gallery/Box|file=alttp_heart_23.png|caption='''Location''': [[Death Mountain]]
 
'''Conditions''': Acquire the [[Magic Mirror]], [[Power Glove]], [[Bomb]]s
 
'''Heart Piece #23''': From [[Turtle Rock (A Link to the Past)|Turtle Rock]] in the [[Dark World]], travel west and then south until you reach the first large rock. When you lift it, it reveals a cave entrance. Enter the cave and go north until you come to a gap between the rest of the path. Like in other places, there is an invisible bridge. While you do not need to use the [[Ether Medallion]] in order to cross the gap, it will make for an easier time getting across. Make your way across the bridge and bomb the wall.
 
Once through, you will come to a room with three cracked walls. To get the Piece of Heart, bomb the western wall and go to the next room. Finally, exit the cave by going through the door at the bottom. Use the Magic Mirror to warp to the [[Light World]] to find the Piece of Heart.}}<section end=23 />
 
<section begin=24 />{{Gallery/Box|file=alttp_heart_24.png|caption='''Location''': [[Death Mountain]]
 
'''Conditions''': Acquire the [[Cane of Somaria]], [[Quake Medallion]], [[Magic Mirror]]
 
'''Heart Piece #24''': In [[Turtle Rock (A Link to the Past)|Turtle Rock]], there are two rooms where Link can choose which pipe to take. In the lava-filled room, take the left pipe and go through the door it takes him to. In this room, defeat the two [[Hokkubokku]] and continue through the door to the south. Travel west and you should see a door to the south that leads outside. Dodge the [[Laser Eye]]s and exit through it.
 
Once outside, you should be on a ledge. Go to the far right side of the ledge, but do not go back inside the dungeon. Instead, use the Magic Mirror to warp back to the [[Light World]] and then go inside the cave. In order to go to the next room, defeat the four green [[Goriya]]s. Once you have, proceed to the next room where you will find a treasure chest containing the final Piece of Heart.}}<section end=24 />
 
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Latest revision as of 18:11, October 8, 2024

A Link to the Past is the first game in the Zelda series to implement Pieces of Heart. Much like the original The Legend of Zelda, Link starts his quest with 3 full Heart Containers and receives one after completing each dungeon. In addition to Heart Containers, the overworld is filled with 24 Pieces of Heart. Each time Link collects 4 Pieces of Heart, a full Heart Container will be added to his overall health. Completing each major dungeon and collecting all 24 Pieces of Heart will give Link the maximum of 20 full Heart Containers. For a complete context as to where you can find all of these Heart Pieces, check out the A Link to the Past Walkthrough.

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Locations

  • Alttp heart 01.png

    Location: Lost Woods

    Conditions: None

    Heart Piece #1: Enter the Lost Woods through the entrance north of the Fortune Teller's Hut and proceed northwards until you see the Den of Thieves, a cave in a tree stump. Cut the patch of 3x3 grass directly northeast of the hideout and fall down the hole in the center to grab the first Piece of Heart.

  • Alttp heart 02.png

    Location: Kakariko Village

    Conditions: Acquire Bombs

    Heart Piece #2: Go northwest of the Street Merchant, and you should see a well next to a cave. Head up on top of the ledge above them and jump off into the well. Place a Bomb on the cracked wall next to the Treasure Chests and go through the wall to open the chest, gaining the second Piece of Heart.

  • Alttp heart 03.png

    Location: Kakariko Village

    Conditions: Acquire Bombs

    Heart Piece #3: Go to northern Kakariko Village and you should see Blind's Hideout, a gray building with a grassy roof, next to Sahasrahla's Cottage. Head inside his hideout, go down the stairs, and bomb the cracked wall directly to the right. Head through this new door and make sure to open the chest to obtain the third Piece of Heart.

  • Alttp heart 04.png

    Location: 15-Second Game

    Conditions: Acquire Bombs

    Heart Piece #4: To the south of Kakariko Village you can find the House of Quarreling Brothers, the red-roofed house that extends past the screen. Enter their house and use a bomb on the cracked wall to open the western side of the house. Now exit the house from the left room and talk to the lady, one of two 15-Second Game Operators, and she will tell you to complete the race in under fifteen seconds.

    To do this, head up and take your first left, then when you get to a fork, take another left. When you reach the sign, go down and you will use a secret jump. After the jump, talk to the male operator to earn the fourth Piece of Heart if you completed the race in 15 seconds or less.

  • Alttp heart 14.png

    Location: Great Swamp

    Conditions: None

    Heart Piece #5: In the southwest of the Great Swamp, you can find the Swamp Ruins. In the ruins, push the middle block up and then push the right or left block out. After going through the north door, pull the switch on the right. When you exit the ruins now, the water level has fallen and to the west should be the fifth Piece of Heart.

  • Alttp heart 05.png

    Location: Desert of Mystery

    Conditions: Acquire Bombs

    Heart Piece #6: Enter the cave in the northeast corner of the Desert of Mystery and head up the stairs into the next portion of the cave where Aginah can be found. Here, you will see a crack on the bottom wall. Place a Bomb on the wall to reveal a small chamber. Open the treasure chest and get the sixth Piece of Heart.

  • Alttp heart 07.png

    Location: West of the Sanctuary

    Conditions: Acquire the Pegasus Boots

    Heart Piece #7: From the Sanctuary, go left one screen, go up onto the cliff, and head right once. You should now be on the Sanctuary screen, but on top of a cliff. Now, use the Pegasus Boots to run into the pile of rocks to reveal a staircase. Head down the stairs and open the chest to obtain the seventh Piece of Heart.

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    Location: Desert of Mystery

    Conditions: Acquire the Book of Mudora

    Heart Piece #8: Using the Book of Mudora to enter the Desert Palace, go up and take the left pathway where you'll see a Beamos. Then, you should head up, left, and down a screen. Next, go through the door on the very bottom of the room, then go outside through the southern door. Since you have gone through the western exit, while making sure to stay on the cliff, keep on going south and obtain the eighth Piece of Heart.

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    Location: Zora's Waterfall

    Conditions: Acquire Zora's Flippers

    Heart Piece #9: After purchasing the Zora's Flippers from King Zora, travel south from the Zora and swim over the first waterfall. Before the second waterfall, turn west and follow the path of shallow water until you reach a grassy cliff. Then, keep continuing west until you reach the ninth Piece of Heart.

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    Location: Death Mountain

    Conditions: Acquire Power Glove

    Heart Piece #10: Next to the path back to Kakariko Village on Death Mountain is a large ladder. Climb up the ladder, and once you are at the top, go right until you see Spectacle Rock. Below Spectacle Rock, jump off the ledge down to the cave on the right and enter it. Head upstairs and follow the path until you come across the Piece of Heart.

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    Location: Spectacle Rock

    Conditions: Acquire the Magic Mirror

    Heart Piece #11: On Death Mountain, enter the first Magical Warp Tile that is south of the Tower of Hera. In the Dark World, travel left until you come across the first brown, diamond-like patch and use the Magic Mirror. You should appear on Spectacle Rock where the Piece of Heart is.

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    Location: Near the House of Lumberjacks

    Conditions: Acquire the Pegasus Boots

    Heart Piece #12: After defeating Agahnim for the first time, you should see a tree that is lighter green than the rest near the House of Lumberjacks. Use the Pegasus Boots to dash into the tree which will uncover a cave entrance in the stump. Enter the stump and go through the door on the right side of the wall after climbing up the stairs to claim the twelfth Piece of Heart.

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    Location: Pyramid of Power

    Conditions: Reach the Dark World

    Heart Piece #13: When atop the Pyramid of Power in the Dark World, climb down the first set of stairs and then down the stairs on the right. Continue a little to the right and drop off the small ledge down to the next level. Go right and up to find the Piece of Heart.

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    Location: South of the Haunted Grove

    Conditions: Acquire the Magic Mirror

    Heart Piece #14: In the Dark World, there is a small circle of flowers to the south of the Haunted Grove. Stand near or in the center of these flowers and use the Magic Mirror to warp to the Light World. Enter the cave on the plateau and grab the fourteen Piece of Heart.

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    Location: Lake Hylia

    Conditions: Acquire the Magic Mirror, Zora's Flippers

    Heart Piece #15: In the northwestern corner of the Ice Lake of the Dark World, you will find a large circle of stones surrounding a large patch of shallow water. Stand in the shallow water and use the Magic Mirror to warp to Lake Hylia. You will appear on an island with the fifteen Piece of Heart.

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    Location: Graveyard

    Conditions: Acquire the Pegasus Boots, Magic Mirror, Bombs

    Heart Piece #16: In the Ghostly Garden in the Dark World, travel to the north side of the garden by either using the Pegasus Boots to break the piled rocks in the area or using the Titan's Mitt to lift the skulls in the northeastern corner of the Ghostly Garden. When you arrive at the north side of the area, you should see a short ladder. Climb up and use the Magic Mirror to warp to the Graveyard. Enter the cave and bomb the northern wall to find the Piece of Heart.

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    Location: Village of Outcasts

    Conditions: Enough Rupees to play the Game of Chance (30)

    Heart Piece #17: In the Village of Outcasts, enter the building with a symbol of a treasure chest on the roof on the west side of the village, being the Game of Chance. Pay the operator 30 Rupees to play the game, only allowing you to open two treasure chests. One of the treasure chests contains a Piece of Heart. You may need to play multiple times and it can be quite costly.

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    Location: Treasure Field

    Conditions: Enough Rupees to play the Digging Game (80)

    Heart Piece #18: In the same area where the 15-Second Game is located in the Light World, the Treasure Field is found to the south of the Village of Outcasts. Pay the operator 80 Rupees to play the Digging Game where you get to dig up as many treasures as you want in thirty seconds. Once he lends you his shovel for the mini-game, start digging right away. Similarly to the Game of Chance, this Piece of Heart is completely random, so you may need to play multiple times to dig up the Heart Piece.

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    Location: Base of Death Mountain (Dark World)

    Conditions: Acquire the Hookshot, Magic Cape

    Heart Piece #19: In the Dark World, travel south of the Item Shop east of the Skeleton Forest to the base of Death Mountain. Nearby, while you can see the Piece of Heart on the ledge, you cannot access it.

    Enter the cave and follow the path, while defeating the Hardhat Beetles and avoiding the Bumper, and climb up the stairs to the second floor. You will see a hole that you cannot travel across without the Hookshot. Use the Hookshot to grapple onto one of the skulls and cross the hole. Now head south until you are stopped by a Bumper blocking the way forward. You should use the Magic Cape to turn invisible and walk through it. Keep going south until you come across the end of the cave. Exit the cave to get the nineteenth Piece of Heart.

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    Location: Stake Garden

    Conditions: Acquire the Titan's Mitt, Magic Hammer

    Heart Piece #20: To the east of the Village of Outcasts you can find the Stake Garden. While it is blocked by the dark stones, you can use the Titan's Mitt to lift them up. Afterwards, there are 22 purple stakes in the garden that need to be pounded with the Magic Hammer, the order in which is done so does not matter. Once they are all pounded, the stump below the stakes will disappear and reveal an entrance to a cave. Once you have gone into the cave, you will find a Piece of Heart.

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    Location: Swamp of Evil

    Conditions: Acquire the Titan's Mitt, Flute

    Heart Piece #21: Use the Flute to warp to Location 6, the Desert of Mystery, and then lift the heavy rock with the Titan's Mitt on your right to reveal a Magical Warp Tile. Warp to the Swamp of Evil through the tile and jump of the ledge, making your way north until you see a similar structure to the entrance to Misery Mire. This building is west of the dungeon.

    Once inside, avoid the Sparks and go down the stairs, making your way to the block puzzle at the end of the room. In order to get the Piece of Heart, you need to push the block in the bottom left corner to the left and then push the one to the right of the first block to the right. Push the one on the lower left hand side upwards and push the block blocking the chest to the left. There are two treasure chests, open the one on the left to obtain the Piece of Heart.

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    Location: Desert of Mystery

    Conditions: Acquire the Titan's Mitt, Flute, Magic Mirror

    Heart Piece #22: Using the Flute, warp to Location 6, the Desert of Mystery, and lift the rock to your right to reveal the Magical Warp Tile. Warping to the Swamp of Evil, travel to the far northeast corner of the swamp and enter the little cul-de-sac. Here, use the Magic Mirror to warp back to the Desert of Mystery and lift the boulder to reveal a cave entrance. Head down the stairs and complete the puzzle. If needed, refer to the image. Once you have completed the puzzle, you can obtain the twenty-second Piece of Heart.

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    Location: Death Mountain

    Conditions: Acquire the Magic Mirror, Power Glove, Bombs

    Heart Piece #23: From Turtle Rock in the Dark World, travel west and then south until you reach the first large rock. When you lift it, it reveals a cave entrance. Enter the cave and go north until you come to a gap between the rest of the path. Like in other places, there is an invisible bridge. While you do not need to use the Ether Medallion in order to cross the gap, it will make for an easier time getting across. Make your way across the bridge and bomb the wall.

    Once through, you will come to a room with three cracked walls. To get the Piece of Heart, bomb the western wall and go to the next room. Finally, exit the cave by going through the door at the bottom. Use the Magic Mirror to warp to the Light World to find the Piece of Heart.

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    Location: Death Mountain

    Conditions: Acquire the Cane of Somaria, Quake Medallion, Magic Mirror

    Heart Piece #24: In Turtle Rock, there are two rooms where Link can choose which pipe to take. In the lava-filled room, take the left pipe and go through the door it takes him to. In this room, defeat the two Hokkubokku and continue through the door to the south. Travel west and you should see a door to the south that leads outside. Dodge the Laser Eyes and exit through it.

    Once outside, you should be on a ledge. Go to the far right side of the ledge, but do not go back inside the dungeon. Instead, use the Magic Mirror to warp back to the Light World and then go inside the cave. In order to go to the next room, defeat the four green Goriyas. Once you have, proceed to the next room where you will find a treasure chest containing the final Piece of Heart.

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