Zelda Ocarina Of Time on N64 - Return to Childhood
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Before leaving Lake Hylia, wait until dawn (play the Sun's Song) and shoot an arrow at the sun (1) as it rises. The Fire Arrow will appear on the small island with 2 pillars (just below where you shot from). Go and collect it (2).

Go to Kakariko Village to find that everything is burning. Sheik is waiting near the well, a piece of the well breaks off and falls violently to the ground. Sheik is then swept away and thrown in all directions. A blue trail invades the village and Link tries to protect Sheik. Link wakes up shortly after and Sheik explains that the Shadow Monster, once locked at the bottom of the well, has escaped. Impa has gone to seal the Shadow Temple, you must help her. Sheik teaches you the Nocturne of Shadow which will allow you to open the temple located under the graveyard.

Before visiting the Shadow Temple, go to the Temple of Time because you are missing a crucial item: the Lens of Truth. If you haven't been there since you were an adult, you will meet Sheik who will teach you the Prelude of Light which allows you to teleport to the Temple of Time. He will also explain that you can travel between the 2 eras at will by putting the sword back on its pedestal or by taking it back.

Once back in the past, take a trip to Zora's River. Buy some magic beans if necessary. Play the Song of Storms to the frogs (2) located under the floating platforms (1) to win a heart piece. Then play all your other songs (the top 5 that are not used to access a location) to make all the frogs grow (a frog grows with each song). If you take out your ocarina again, the frogs will offer you a small game where you have to make the frog with a butterfly over its head (3) jump so it eats it. To do this, simply play the corresponding note (C-left makes the purple one on the left jump, C-right the pink one on the right, ...). If you win, the frogs will give you a second heart piece.

With these 2 hearts obtained, play the Bolero of Fire to teleport to Death Mountain Crater and plant a bean in the hole before teleporting back to the Temple of Light.

Now head to Kakariko Village and play the Song of Storms to the "musician" in the windmill. The windmill will speed up and the well will empty. Go down the ladder of the well to find yourself in a mini-temple: the Well.

The Well

Go down the ladder, kill the Skulltula, and walk through the wall in front of you. Then follow the river on your right until you encounter a Triforce symbol in front of a fountain (1). The fountain will then stop, and the water in the basin in front of the entrance will drain. Retrace your steps and jump into this basin (2) to take the small crawling path. Kill the Skulltula, climb the wall, and take the door. You are now in a room with 4 arms coming out of the ground. It's a Dead Hand (Poignant). Get caught by one of these hands to make it come out of the ground and hit its head (3) (you must be near it for it to lower its head). A chest containing the Lens of Truth appears. Take it and leave the well. There are 3 Skulltulas in the well. Go see the Well walkthrough.

Then go to Hyrule Market and play the Sun's Song to make it night. Enter the Treasure Hunt building (1) on the corner opposite the Temple of Time in the square and use the Lens of Truth to find the keys in the chests. At the end, you will get a heart piece. Now return to the Temple of Time and take the sword back to become an adult again. Play the Bolero of Fire and go take the heart piece in the center using the bean (2). Then go up towards Darunia's throne room but do not enter and go left after using the Hookshot. Cross the bridge and break the stones blocking the cave entrance (3) with the hammer then enter. Play Zelda's Lullaby on the Triforce symbol and the Great Fairy will double your magic capacity. Now play the Prelude of Shadow and enter the cave.