Speedrun:The Legend of Zelda/Bullet Point Walkthrough

Legend of Zelda (Zelda 1) Glitchless Bullet Point Guide

Visual Aid for Bullet Point List

Notes about category rules: While it may be faster to death warp at certain points such as after collecting the White Sword, Bow, or Recorder, it is forbidden to use deaths as a way to save time and accidental deaths can in some cases cause your run to be rejected. If you take a death that saves time, you can always return to the spot where you died and continue on. Time starts 1.84 seconds after selecting your file and ends when you talk to Zelda.

Getting to Level 2

• Grab sword in cave on starting screen
• Up, Right, Up, Right x 5, Up, Left, Up to Level 2

Level 2

• Start collecting rupee drops here if you want to buy potions after Level 1
• Exit Right and kill Ropes for Key, exit Up
• Avoid enemies or kill for rupees and exit Up
• Find the Red Goriya that spawns in the center and kill to clear the room
• Collect any bombs and exit Up
• Kill Ropes for a Key and exit Up
• Kill Moldorms for a Key and exit Up
• Kill Ropes to exit Up
• Kill Red Goriyas to spawn bomb pack and open the door (can use bombs until 2 remaining), exit Up
• Wait for Dodongo to face left/right and drop a bomb in its mouth, drop another bomb quickly while it is stunned and stab his body to force a bomb drop
• Collect Heart Container (4 total) and Triforce Piece

Minimum Inventory after level

• 3 Keys - 2 Bombs - 0 Rupees

Getting to Level 1

• Down, Right, Up
• Push Right statue for 30 Secret (30R)
• Up, Left
• Bomb cave for Heart Container (5 total)
• Scroll Right and bomb cave for 30 Secret (60R)
• Up, Right, Right, Up (secret stairs) for 100 Secret (160R)
• Down, Left, Up to Old Man for Letter (optional early potion)
• Down, Left, Up, Left to shop for Blue Candle (100R)
• Down, Left, Right, Left, Up to White Sword cave
• Before collecting the sword, exit down and go back up again to respawn the Lynel in a safer location
• Down, Left x 3, Down, Right
• Burn bottom-right tree for 30 Secret (130R)
• Down and Left to Level 1

Level 1

• Exit and reenter to unlock the first door, saving a Key
• Go Right and kill the Stalfos holding the Key, then exit Left and Up
• Kill enemies if needed, and exit Up
• Bomb the North wall and kill all 5 Stalfos for a key before exiting
• Exit Up
• Collect the Key from the Stalfos and exit Up
• Kill the Red Goriyas for a Key and exit Left
• Push the Left-most block and enter the stairs to collect the Bow
• Backtrack to the room with the bombed South wall and enter the key door on the Right
• (Optional) Kill the 3 Red Goriyas for the Boomerang
• Exit Right to the Wallmaster room and avoid touching the walls as you collect the Key and exit Up
• Aquamentus can be killed with 3 stabs or 1 stab and a bomb

Minimum Inventory after level

• 4 Keys - 1 Bomb - 130 Rupees

Getting to Level 3

• Go Right and Down, then burn the 3rd row of bushes for 30 Secret (optional if less than 150 rupees or buying a potion)
• Go Left and burn 5th bush from the Right for choice of Heart Container or Potion (if skipping Letter and Potion Shop)
• Left, Down, Left, Down, Left to Potion Shop
• Leave Potion Shop with about 140 rupees minimum (continue to collect rupee drops at this point until you have 150)
• Left, Down, Right to Level 3

Level 3

• Exit Left, collect the Key, exit Up
• Kill the 5 Zols for a Key and exit Up
• Go Left x 2 and then Up to collect a Key
• Go Down to Red Darknut room and optionally use bombs until 1 bomb remaining, then stab them twice from the side or back
• Go Down and enter the stairs to collect to Raft
• Backtrack to the room with 3 Red Darknuts, kill them for bombs if you have 6 or fewer
• Bomb the Right wall and exit Up in the next room
• Bomb the Right wall to find Manhandla
• Start the fight by moving Up one tile and placing a bomb to the Right, if this bomb does not end the fight use bombs until you have 2 remaining and then use the sword after
• Use your potion in this fight if needed

Minimum Inventory after level

• 6 Keys - 2 Bomb - 150 Rupees

Getting to Level 4

• Kill Blue Moblins and Blue Octoroks if you have less than 4 bombs, kill everything if less than 150 rupees
• Go Left, Up, Left and burn the 3rd bush down from the top-center for 100 Secret
• Up, Right, Right, Up, Up and push top-middle statue to enter shop to buy Blue Ring
• Down, Down, Right, Down, Right, Up, Up (across water) to Level 4

Level 4

• Go Up and stab through Vires as needed to exit Up again
• Collect the Key and exit Left
• Use the Candle to light the room and follow the path through the center and Up
• Collect the Key and exit Up
• Follow the outside edge of the room to exit the key door on the Right
• Kill the Vires to advance to the Right
• Clear this room and push the Left block, go down the stairs and collect the Ladder
• Backtrack to the last dark room and follow the outside edge around to exit Up
• Exit Right and follow the outside edge around to bomb the North wall (must have 2 bombs minimum!)
• Collect rupees (10R) and bomb the Right wall
• Kill Vires and push Left block to enter Gleeok fight
• If you have 4+ hearts remaining, stand inside his hitbox and spam the sword, otherwise strafe left/right between the two blocks and wait for a safe opening

Minimum Inventory after level

• 6 Keys - 2 Bombs - 10 Rupees

Getting to Level 5

• Down, Down, Right, Right and bomb North wall for 30 Secret (40R)
• Right x4 and burn the bush just below the center of the screen for 100 Secret (140R)
• Start killing blue enemies for bombs at this point
• Go Down and bomb wall on Left side for Heart Container (9/10)
• Right x4, Up x2 for Heart Container (10/11)
• Up x3 for choice of Heart Container (10 minimum) or Potion
• Left, Up, Left, Up (stairs), Left, Left, Up x4 to Level 5

Level 5

• Exit Up and bomb the Left wall
• Avoid the Gibdos and bomb the Left wall
• Use a block clip (highly recommended) Legend of Zelda Block Clip or kill all Blue Darknuts to enter the stairs
• Go through the Left key door
• Kill all Blue Darknuts (use bombs until 4 remaining then stab from the side or back)
• Enter the stairs and collect the Recorder
• Backtrack to Gibdo room and collect the bomb pack before exiting to the Right
• Kill the 3 Gibdos to unlock to North door and collect the Key, exit Up
• You can farm bombs from the Dodongos if fewer than 7 but it is risky
• Exit Right and go Up through the next 3 rooms, ignoring enemies if possible
• Collect the Key and go Left twice, avoiding enemies
• Go to the bottom below the Pol’s Voice to safely exit Left
• Place a bomb just above Digdogger and use the Recorder immediately, use 2 stabs to finish him

Minimum Inventory after level

• 5 Keys - 5 Bombs - 140 Rupees

Getting to Level 7

• Face Right and use the Recorder, then use it again when the wind is on screen to warp to Level 3
• Kill blue enemies if less than 7 bombs
• Go back to Blue Ring shop to buy Meat (Left, Up, Up, Right, Up, Up) (80R)
• Go Down one screen to buy Arrows (0R)
• Optionally buy Bombs if you have extra rupees, ideally you want 5–10 rupees when leaving here
• Down, Left, Left, Up, and use the Recorder to open Level 7

Level 7

• If fewer than 7 bombs, go Right one screen and kill Moldorms then go back Left
• Go Up and bomb the North wall to advance
• Avoid enemies and exit Up
• Kill enemies to open North door
• Avoid Digdogger and exit Left
• Face up and drop Meat then exit Up
• Use Meat to advance Up
• Walk up to the center of the room and exit Right
• Bomb the Right wall in the next two rooms
• Exit Right through key door (kill Blue Goriyas for bomb pack if fewer than 5)
• Place a bomb on Digdogger and use Recorder like in Level 5, then drop another bomb immediately
• If the second bomb does not end the fight, you can choose to kill them all or just kill one and exit/reenter the room to despawn the rest
• Exit Up and bomb the Right wall
• Walk Right along the bottom wall, killing Wallmasters as you go, switch to Bow if you get stunned by a Bubble and be sure to avoid clocks so Wallmasters continue to spawn
• After killing 5 Wallmasters, push the Right-center block and go down the stairs
• Bomb the Right wall and stab Aquamentus 3 times

Minimum Inventory after level

• 2 Keys - 1 Bomb - 12 Hearts

Getting to Level 6

• Go Down and Left, kill Blue Moblins if you have 0 bombs
• Go Down to maze then Up, Left, Down, Left to graveyard area
• Up, Up, Right, Up, Up and push the grave in the Middle row, third from the Left to get the Magical Sword (must have 12 hearts to collect it)
• Down, Right, Up to Level 6

Level 6

• Exit Left through the key door
• Begin killing all Red Wizzrobes if you have 0 bombs
• Go Up x 2 and kill all Keese to collect a Key and advance Up again
• Walk Up through the next room and kill all enemies, then push the Left block to advance Up
• Bomb the Right wall if you have bombs
• Follow this path if you are out of bombs: Go Up and kill the Gleeok, Right one screen and Down through the key door, collect bombs until full
• Walk to the center and collect the Key then exit Down
• Kill the 5 Vires and exit Right
• Clear the room and push the block to enter the stairs
• Avoid enemies and exit Down to the dark room
• Kill 3 Vires for a Key and exit Left
• Farm Red Wizzrobes for bombs if needed and exit Up to Ghoma
• Kill Ghoma with a single arrow to the eye

Minimum Inventory after level

• 2 Keys - 5 Bombs

Getting to Level 8

• Face Down and use Recorder once to Level 2
• Kill blue enemies if needed until you have 8 bombs
• Down, Right, Down, Down, and burn the single bush to enter Level 8
• If you still need bombs, go Right two screens for more blue enemies and a bomb shop

Level 8

• Exit Up and avoid Manhandla as you bomb the North wall
• Clear this room to collect a Key and exit Up, you can use bombs for the Darknuts but you must have 4 remaining after both Darknut rooms
• Avoid enemies and exit Up
• Clear all Blue Darknuts and exit Right
• Avoid enemies and use the stairs
• Face Up after exiting the stairs and place a bomb by the North wall then use arrows to clear any enemies in your path (be sure to save about 5 rupees/arrows)
• Use the same strategy as Level 4 for this Gleeok fight

Minimum Inventory after level

• 2 Keys - 3 Bombs

Getting to Level 9

• Face Down and use Recorder once to get to Level 1
• Begin killing blue enemies if fewer than 3 bombs
• Right, Up, Left, Up, Up (stairs), Left, Left and bomb Left rock to open Level 9
• Go one more screen to the Left if less than 3 bombs or you have enough money to buy a potion

Level 9

• Go Up two screens and bomb the Left wall, kill these enemies for a key if you have fewer than 3
• Kill Moldorms or block clip to enter the stairs
• Walk around spiral and exit Right key door
• Walk Right to Patra 1
• Kill Patra for a bomb pack and exit Up
• Bomb the Left wall
• Kill all enemies and push Left block to enter the stairs
• Use Left key door and walk Left to Patra 2
• Kill Patra 2 and use the stairs
• Bomb the North wall and go into the Reverse-C room
• Clear any Red Wizzrobes in the bottom-left corner and use bombs until you have 2 remaining (must have 2 to complete the run)
• Push the right-center block after killing all enemies and enter the stairs to collect the Silver Arrows
• Backtrack to Patra 2 and go Up
• Kill enemies as needed to go Up then avoid enemies in the next room and exit Up again
• Bomb the Left wall in this room with the sand texture, if you forget and exit Up here you will have to die and restart the dungeon to get back
• Clear all enemies to push the Left block and use the stairs
• Walk through the spike traps at the top of the room to damage boost, avoid the Wizzrobes, and bomb the Left wall
• Block clip or clear enemies to use the stairs
• Kill Patra 3 to exit Up to enter Ganon fight
• The easiest strategy is to stand above the statue in the bottom-left corner and stab to the right until you get 4 hits, then use the Silver Arrow to kill Ganon and collect the Triforce