-------------------------------------------------------------------------- GAME BOY ADVANCE THE LEGEND OF ZELDA : A LINK TO THE PAST +++ RIDDLE QUEST FAQ +++ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 1.15 / 12-09-2003 FAQ created by ... KrysT711 - = - = - = - = - = - TABLE OF CONTENTS - = - = - = - = - = - 01. Version History 02. Introduction 03. The Riddle Quest 04. Copyright Info 05. Credits / Contact / Links - = - = - = - = - = - 01. VERSION HISTORY - = - = - = - = - = - Version 1.15 :: Added an alternative way to get a Red Rupee. Edited a few things here and there. Version 1.1 :: Fixed typos and such. Version 1.0 :: Made the Riddle Quest FAQ. - = - = - = - = - = - 02. INTRODUCTION - = - = - = - = - = - With the revision of the Super Nintendo game, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, came along an addition called the Riddle Quest. Though the whole entire thing may seem like a pain, after you have completed all of the Lumberjacks' riddles, you will get a new sword technique as a prize... Hope this helps a number of people, including some from the message board. - = - = - = - = - = - = - 03. THE RIDDLE QUEST - = - = - = - = - = - = - Playing the multi-player game, the Four Swords, you can earn 10 medals if you collect the most rupees. Once this amount of medals are collected, it unlocks the Riddle Quest. To begin, simply go inside the Lumberjack house, which is located north of Kakariko, and east of the Lost Woods. It's found in upper Hyrule, right next to Death Mountain. Once inside, talk to the Lumberjack, Q. Bumpkin who will give you a Basket (which was what the ? mark in the Item Menu). He will tell you a riddle, and you must use the Bug Catching-Net to collect it. Please note that I did the Riddle Quest AFTER completing the game, so remember that some enemy locations will change after you defeat Agahnim for the first time. Clue: "Cock-a-doodle-doo! Answer: A Cucco. Where?: A bunch of cuccos are around Kakariko Village. Note: Q. Bumpkin sends a woodcarving of a Cucco to your house. Clue: "The scissors by the water..." Answer: A sand crab. Where?: Either by Zora's Waterfall or near the cave with the Ice Rod in Lake Hylia. Clue: "It's shiny and red." Answer: A red rupee. Where?: Here's one way I've found to get 20 Rupees. Go the Great Swamp and drain the water. Pick up the fish and move up a screen. Throw the fish into the deep water (the dark blue water). Wait a second or two and the fish will thank you. As a reward, he will throw you 20 Rupees. Just make sure you're not standing in the water, or else you might collect the rupee by accident. I'm not sure you will get 20 Rupees if you have done this before. An alternative way is to get a Golden Bee and sell it to the man in Kakariko Village that offers you a Magic Bottle. That way, you can five red rupees and it's easier to move out of the way and pick one up. [ Suggested by Lance Black ] Clue: "It's moist and fresh..." Answer: A fish. Where?: In the Great Swamp, go inside the Swamp Ruins (that large structure). Push the blocks aside and pull on the right lever. Go outside and a fish will be flopping around. Note: Q. Bumpkin sends a carving of you, Link, to your house. Clue: "BOOOM! Skitter-scatter... What is it?" Answer: An octoballoon. Where?: Fly to the 8th Flute Warp point and wait until the large balloon enemy explodes. Grab one of the smaller versions before they disappear. Clue: "Sprinkle and watch it wobble..." Answer: A slime. Where?: Find a blue soldier (I think any other color will work as well) such as one a screen below the Lumberjack House, and cast the Quake Medallion. (You might be able to change them using Magic Poweder, but I never seemed to get that to work.) The soldier will transform into a slime. Clue: "It munches on nuts..." Answer: A squirrel. Where?: When you enter the screen with the Master Sword pedestal, grab a squirrel that passes by. Note: Q. Bumpkin will then sends you a wood carving of Zelda. Clue: "Pull it out, but... too bad!" Answer: A fake Master Sword. Where?: A few fakes are around the Lost Woods. But the closest one to the Lumberjack House is actually a screen away. On the north-west side of the screen with the Lumberjack house, is a passage to the Lost Woods. Go through there to find one (and a thief, a soldier, and a cukeman...). Clue: "It's red and sweet..." Answer: An apple. Where?: Travel down one screen. Dash into the lone tree that's beneath the ledge with the large rock. Clue: "A speculated wanderer..." Answer: A cukeman. Where?: Find one of those walking, green, fish/cactus-like things, for example, there's one near the Potion Shop or the one on the same screen where I mentioned the fake Master Sword, and sprike Magic Powder on it. Note: Q. Bumpkin will teach you his family's secret sword technique... To do the secret sword technique, "Charge up your sword and press the B Button many times. Then your charge will last longer." Actually, I find the way to do this technique is to charge your sword regularly, but after you hear the first sound that shows that it's charged up, continue to hold down the B button. After you hear the sound a second time, release but continue pressing B rapidly. With this new sword technique, you will spin like a tornado, but remember to watch your MAGIC METER. - = - = - = - = - = - 04. COPYRIGHT INFO - = - = - = - = - = - The Legend of Zelda © Nintendo. This Guide © KrysT711, 2002-2003. As you should know, this guide is to be used for personal use ONLY! You may not put this on your site or use it to make a profit. However, if you do wish to use this guide in your site, simply e-mail me and I will most likely consider it. But from there you cannot distribute this guide or alter it in any way. You can only find this Riddle Quest FAQ at GameFAQs . Please contact me if you found this guide on a site other than the site(s) than have been previously listed. The most recent version of guide/faq can always be found at GameFAQs. - = - = - = - = - = - = - = - = - 05. CREDITS / CONTACT / LINKS - = - = - = - = - = - = - = - = - As always, thanks to GameFAQs for putting my guide/faq up! And thanks to whoever is reading this guide, whether you like or not. =P Questions, Comments, Suggestions, Complaints, about the guide or The Legend of Zelda : A Link to the Past: Just e-mail me at... iceblueangel711@hotmail.com BUT THE SUBJECT MUST BE OR SIMILAR TO "ZELDA: RIDDLE QUEST FAQ" OR ELSE I WON'T READ IT! 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