TRIFORCE RUMORS

The most elusive and sought after objects in Zelda: The Ocarina of Time has to be the Triforce. Video Gamer X had made it his quest, if you will, to seek it out and reveal it's location to all gamers. I've received some rather intreguing feedback on this issue, and I am currently investigating the claims made by these individuals. There may be some validity to what they are saying but just because you saw it on The Odyssey of Hyrule essentially means that it is entirely correct. What I need from you gamers is help in verifying the information given to me by various sources. Like I mentioned in "Most Wanted Tricks" this has to be in the game somewhere because there would be no use in putting it on the Quest Status. Some have said that it seems that the Triforce is raised on that screen, and just for decoration rather than lowered like the medallion section, but I say this. The symbols inside the Medallions are raised are they not. If you master Zelda, then you will know that every space on Link's Quest Status is utilized except for the space with the Triforce in it. Included in all this mystery is that picture on the Odyssey of Hyrule of the Triforce being obtained by Link, that as far as I know, no one has seen in the game. I can't remember where I got that picture, I may have been from Nintendo Power Source, but of that I am pretty doubtful. Overall, until I see it myself, I feel that the whole Triforce mystery may remain unsolved until either someone from Nintendo speaks publicly about it, or someone actually finds it in the game. I commend anyone who attempts to do this, and wish everyone the best of luck.

[email protected] said: throw a bomb before ganon's castle in the center of the lava circle to uncover a secret passage to the sky fortress, where you will uncover the sky temple, this is where you will find the three triforce peices.

Video Gamer X adds: You know, this is all I got from this guy. No name, just this. I had my doubts on this but I tried it anyway. It seems impossible to throw a bomb into the center of lava pit under Ganon's Castle. It only gets so close. You have to stand on the Rainbow Bridge in order to get it anywhere close. Get too close to the castle and it bounces off in the wrong direction. I even tried using Bombchus from the closest edge but they just exploded before they got near the center. I tried heaving Link with a bomb in hand off of the edge with the Hover Boots on and it didn't work. Oh well...Maybe someone can figure something out I may have missed.

Video Gamer X says: When I first saw this I thought this guy was giving me a run-around, but it intregued me and I decided to correspond with this guy to get some more information, and a description of where and how he figured it out. He Wrote me back saying:

Video Gamer X: This was starting to sound kind of truthful and legitimate, but his explanation needed a little clarification on the procedure. I asked for this and here's what he gave:

Video Gamer X says: I tried this as kid link since only kid Link sees the Owl, and even with the information he supplied, I was confused. The exact middle of Hyrule Field is near a Stone Wall and Lon Lon Ranch, and why two bombs? I detonated them there and nothing happened. I did all the things on his list and it didn't work. Maybe I goofed or maybe I'm being conned, but overall this was the best rumor so far, and its going to stay a rumor until one of you gamers out there figures it out.

Robert Brooks Shares: Yo, I was talking to a friend of mine who is one of the lucky Nintendo testers, and I asked him about the Triforce in Zelda 64. He said you could get the Triforce. I said noway. I went to his house and he showed me it; it was like your screenshots of it. He didn't show me how, the bastard! He said to figure it out by myself! I told him to go to HE-double-hockey-stick. He has one of those offical nintendo private walkthroughs that no one else gets to look at except the employees things. I am desparately searching for the Force, but to no avail.

Video Gamer X adds: Is that so...Hmm...this whole Triforce thing is really looking like its got some truth to it. If this gamer saw it, then so can all of us. His friend was a tester for Nintendo, but he wouldn't cough up how he did it. I agree with this gamer...bastards, but just think of all the replay this game is going to get over this challenging issue. If true, this definately gives Zelda 64 an extra punch in the challenge and replay category.

[email protected] said: It has said to be rumored that there is going to be a sequal to " The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time " for N64. It is rumored that there was a plot to make game players more anxious to see why Link did not get the Triforce in Ocarina of Time. This sequal might contain Sheik ( Princess Zelda ) as the main character with Link coming in later. That is all I know right now about it but if I find more I will mail you back.

Video Gamer X adds: Well, I'm not aware of any kind of actual sequel to Zelda 64, but I do know that Miyamoto and his team were working on add-on quests and other nice stuff for the 64DD version which as of current is up in the air in Japan, it's not even coming to American shores as far as I know.

Robert Brooks Contributes: I have some info on the Triforce. My friend(jerk) decided to show not how to do it, but where it is. actually, he didn't show me, he told me(while my arm was around his throat). It is in --THE MARKET????? I can't find it! it is The market of young Link, at twilight?? I don't know this for a fact, just what he told me. ??You have to go into the market at twilight, then the Temple of time, go to adult link, the Kill the first zombie you see. This is as far as I have been able to get. After I killed it, another jumped me. Then go to the ruins of the bazzar shop, then play the Zelda song. A hole will open, and a chest inside has the Force?????

P.S. He also said that around 47% of all Regular edition and about 0.5% Gold editions have a glitch that keeps from getting the Triforce.

Video Gamer X says: I tried this and it didn't work. If he did it during twilight, then maybe he did it at a certain Time. If you hit the Gossip Stones in front of the Temple of Time they tell you the game time. I have always thought it odd to have those four stones just sitting there in front of the Temple of Time. Here's another thing, perhaps your friend that works for Nintendo was playing a pre-producion copy of the game with the Triforce still in it. I don't know...maybe your friend was messing with you. I don't get the deal with the 47% and 0.5% difference in the Gold verses Regular editions. I thought Nintendo said only the paint was different. Oh well, like I've said before the Triforce will only exist in the realm of rumor and speculation until someone actually gets it and someone else proves it.

This next one has me really confused. A fan of this site, Rilcan went to a Zelda 64 newsgroup and found this:

Rilcan Reveals:

This guy's email was: [email protected]

Video Gamer X says: What the...? Has this happened to anybody besides this guy? If you glance over this entire page you will find many alleged ways of getting the Triforce but so far none of them work or seem to work. If he just read about the boss in a Magazine, then which one? EGM? Expert Gamer (Their walkthough sucked!)? Nintendo Power (Their's was a little better but ended at the fire temple)? GamePro? All this info that this gamer supplied is rather detailed so it would seem it might work some how. We still don't know if he's playing the Japanese version or the English version. Thanks Rilcan for bringing this to everybody's attention, but can it be proven is what I ask. This whole Triforce thing is really bugging me. I mean, the creators of Zelda wanted to make a good game. As you progress though the game you will notice that many aspects of prior Zeldas have been incorporated into the surroundings and storyline, but in all other Zelda's except the gameboy sideshow version Z:LA Link gets the Triforce. It would be out of character for there not to be a triforce in Zelda 64. So keep looking. Test all the possibilities on this page and find the Triforce.

Aaron Pearce Contends: This is about the Z files how that picture is with link and the triforce, well it's for both versions not just the Japanise version because i have seen it, you will see a whole different ending if u just get and do every single thing that u can do examples are like by getting all of the heart pieces or by getting the Bigoron sword you have to get everything that u can and use the internet to find out how to get everything. Then the ending will be totally different Link will regain the Triforce, Marry Zelda, Ganon will die and everything will be perfect and i know that is the last Zelda game ever because of the ending, if u do this the ending will be 45 MINUTES LONG! I timed it! That is the truth there are not 2 versions! That is the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth and that is the bottom line!

Video Gamer X doubts: Dream On gamer! Sometimes I think people send me these things just to get put on the website, but hey it's a rumor, a really insane one, but it's a rumor. Please, if you're going to send me a decent solution, make it real. Thanks.

[email protected] Says: There are two rumors that I know of. One is that the Nintendo screwed over the Americans by giving us a bug version, that does not have the full and true ending like the Jap kinds have if any one has the jap version plz help me out on this. Too that some say that the bug in the game was a accident and Nintendo had all ready sent out the American version to stores, but was able to fix the bug on the jap version and get it stocked up before the release date, also they say that they are coming out with a 1.00 version if I may say that (Like they did with Goldenly) And it will be out soon. Not sure on that do not hold me to it. The other rumor is that there is a trick ending like say if you do every thing in the game (Some of it might not even be mentioned in any walkthrough) then beat Ganon is the scared realm. Then you need to go to the three dungeons of Din, ect (I can not remember there names on the spot) kill all the monsters, and bosses that he has but there to guard the three and each one of them gives you a piece of the triforce the it all comes together and screen goes white and you are in your room, you are little and Saria has just woke you up and says "that must have been some dream because you were talking so load that you woke up every one in the forest. Come on lets go play in Lost Woods, and on the way you can tell me about your dream on the way there." Then you go with her fairy less and the screen pulls back to a sky look of all of Hyrule and Din ect. fly across the screen and spell out in there colors friends for ever. Then screen goes black and the credits roll. That story sounds to be real or someone made it up that has a lot of time on there hands. If anyone has the Jap version plz try to clear this up. I use Jap not to be mean just as short. To all that read this tell me if you know any thing, or any other thing to do in the game.

I was sent a letter with the Title: "I have a Zelda secret" by a gamer called Zac. Here it is as follows:

Zac Said: Hey, I saw your page and I saw a most wanted trick that you wanted to get see if you can get a triforce. Well...I've gotten it! It the American version and it's not the gold cartridge. I suspect that you don't believe me so I took a screen shot! I know this is going to disappoint you but I am not going to tell you how to get it....just that it exists. And about the blue fairy, it's for the japanese version. We got the laphing pink haired exotic fairy instead. I haven't tried to do any other of your most wanted tricks but I will try. Hint: The triforce is not with the gorons nor in the castle(s) and you have to be an adult.

Video Gamer X says: Maybe this guy thought I was born yesterday but he sent me a link to my own screenshot. I seriously doubted this guy and sent him a message about it. He returned:

I can see why you don't beleive me now. I'm pretty sure you have to have epona (I haven't tried to get it without her) and you go to the far end of hyrule field (around the lake area) somewhere in there you can bomb one of those boulders and go inside, it will be a hallway kind of thing and just walk foreward to a switch. by the xswitch is a rock, place the rock on the switch and water should surround the hallway (but not to where you get wet) go down the hallway some more and there should be 5 bats and a locked door in front of you. kill all the bats and the door should open...walk a little ways in and a little scene will start and the triforce will rise out of a well-like small hole and the dialog says, "You have found the TRIFORCE! -note: you have to have finished the game without dying at all- then it says the power of hyrule is in you" then you go back to Hyrule castle and now the guards don't care even if they see you. The now address you as Master and go inside the castle and find Zelda/Shiek somewhere in there and you get a surprise ending, a scene rolls for, it seems, 7 minutes then it rolls the credits...

I don't know what to say about it, it's another rumor, like the other ones. I tried looking for this alleged rock and couldn't find it. There is a lone rock in the middle of Hyrule Field toward the Southeast at an intersection of the dirt paths. Oddly, there is nothing under the rock when I picked it up (Golden Gauntlets needed). I've done everything I thought possible to reveal a hidden passage under it, and nothing worked. I found that rock a long time before this guy sent me this message and chalked up to uselessness. There was one odd thing about it, when I put Epona over the spot where the rock was, the polygons of the surface of the field would tear a bit if I looked at the ground in that area. I tried this in a different location and nothing similar happened. There may be something there, but I didn't get to it. I may figure it out as you read this, and if I do I'll post it. I highly doubt that the triforce is under there, though.