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ゼルダの伝説:神々のトライフォース
The Legend of Zelda: Triforce of the Gods


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The Joy of Blowing Stuff Up

For whatever reason, the Bomb Shop found in the Dark World where Link's House is in the Light World now has an oversized pink bomb available for a mere 100 rupees. Link buys it, of course.

ありがとうございました。
そのバクダンは、Aボタンで
きりはなせます。お忘れなく…
Thank you.
You can let that bomb off with
the A button. Do not forget...
Thank you very much. You can
drop this Bomb off anywhere.
(Press the A Button.)
Please don't forget it.

The jumbo bomb follows Link around, but stops moving and starts counting down with a press of the A button, or after certain sudden moves (such as jumping).

Remembering that sealed doorway back at the pyramid, Link tries setting the bomb off there... and it blasts open a hole large enough for Link to enter. Inside is another mysterious fountain, like the one behind the waterfall in the Light World, and just like at the other one, Link can try throwing various items in. So he tries his sword. A grotesquely fat creature barely recognizable as a faerie appears, asks the usual question, gives the usual speech, and upgrades Link's sword.

剣がより強くなった。
なにかあたたかい手ざわりが      blessed master sword
する。
My sword got stronger.
It feels somehow warm.
Your sword is stronger!
You can feel its power
throbbing in your hand!

The sword now glows gold, and its damage is again (usually) doubled.

Link tries tossing in his bow next. The faerie appears and asks the usual question, but doesn't give the usual speech.

あなたは、しょうじきな人ね。
私、あなたに気にいっちゃった
大事な物をあげるわ…。
これは、『銀の矢』です。
ガノンに、とどめをさすには
これがぜったい必要なのよ!
私がちょっぴりふとめなのは
ガノンの魔力のせいなんだから
きっと、ガノンをやっつけてね
You are an honest person.
I've taken a liking to you.
I will give you something important...
These are [Silver Arrows].
They are absolutely essential to
delivering the finishing blow to Ganon!
It's because of Ganon's diabolic powers
that I'm a wee bit on the chubby side.
Be sure to do away with Ganon.
You are an honest person.
I like you.
I will give you something
important...
These are the Silver Arrows.
To give Ganon his last
moment, you definitely need
them! I know I don't quite have
the figure of a faerie.
Ganon's cruel power
is to blame!
You must defeat Ganon!
おお、これがガノンにとどめを      silver arrows
さす『銀の矢』だ!
Oh, these are the [Silver
Arrows] to finish off Ganon!
These are the Silver Arrows
you need to defeat Ganon!

All of Link's current and future arrows are now silver. Not only are they silver and shiny, but they also hurt much more than before... so much so that they'll kill any normal enemy in a single hit, even those that took five normal arrows.

The familiar warp point on the mountain is in the wrong place to reach Turtle Rock, but between the Magical Hammer and Powerful Gloves, Link can reach the top of a rock in the Light World that corresponds to Turtle Rock in the Dark World. Three pegs stick out of the top, and hitting them in the correct order makes a warp tile appear on the rock. Link steps on the tile and appears on top of Turtle Rock, a massive boulder shaped like a turtle that has no apparent entrance. However, there's a platform above the head, with a symbol that looks a lot like a medal engraved with a wavy pattern. Link tries standing there and using the Shake Magic. Sure enough, the shockwaves make the head collapse, revealing the entrance.

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カメイワ Turtle Rock

Just inside the entrance, Link finds another telepathic tile.

リンクよ、魔法のクスリは
もっておるか。クスリがないの
なら、先へはすすまぬ事じゃ。
Link, do you carry Magic Medicine?
If you do not have the medicine,
do not continue on.
Link, do you possess the
Medicine of Magic? If not, I
recommend against going any
further.

Again, "old man" speak implies Sahasrahla.

The dungeon is full of massive pits. To cross them, Link needs to use the Staff of Somaria on question marked spots at the end of dotted lines over the pits. This makes a platform appear that will travel along the dotted lines. Other than that, and some eyes in the walls that shoot lasers at Link, Turtle Rock is fairly routine.

Riding some pipes over hot lava gets Link the big key, and before long he finds the big chest...

カガミの盾を みつけたぞっ!
今までの盾では、はねかえせな     mirror shield
かったビームもはねかえすぞ!
I found the Mirror Shield!
It even repels the beams I couldn't
repel with my previous shields!
You found the Mirror Shield!
You can now reflect beams
that your old shield
couldn't block!

The Mirror Shield is a golden tower shield that doesn't, unfortunately, reflect attacks, but it does block nearly any ranged attack, including large fireballs and laser beams. And that comes in handy with all the laser eyes in the walls.

After considerable journey deep underground, Link finally reaches the boss room. It's a three-headed stone turtle. The center and largest head occasionally lunges at Link, but doesn't do anything else and is invulnerable. As for the other heads... one is bright blue and breathes ice, while the other is bright red and breathes fire. Both are invulnerable until hit with the opposite element, which stuns them long enough for Link to get in several solid sword blows. Once both side heads die, the turtle pulls into its shell and explodes... but it's not done yet. The inner part, resembling a large stone snake, bursts out and chases after Link. Fortunately, it's a bit sluggish and has a poor turning radius. The middle is vulnerable, and a few hits takes it down, this time for real. After a satisfying explosion, the final heart container appears, giving Link twenty if he's collected all the heart container pieces. The crystal imprisoning Princess Zelda drops.

リンク、よくここまで来てく
れました。 やっぱりあなたが
伝説の『勇者』だったのね。      crystal
はじめて会った時から、そんな
気がしていました。
 … … …
ガノンは、デスマウンテンの塔
に結界をはり、2つの世界の通
り道をぬける時をまっています
ガノンが光の世界へ来てしまっ
たら、もう捕える事はできない
かも知れないわ。
でも、このとじた空間のなかな
ら、どこへ逃げても必ず見付け
る事ができます。
さあ、7つのクリスタルをもっ
て、ガノンの塔へ急ぎましょう
結界は、私達の力でやぶります
 リンク …
必ず平和な国を
とり戻しましょうね … …
勇者の行く道がトライフォースイ
へと、みちびかれますように。
Link, you have done well to
come this far. You really are
the legendary [Hero].
I've had a feeling you were
ever since we first met.
 ... ... ...
Ganon has raised a barrier on the Death
Mountain tower as he waits to slip through
the passage between the two worlds.
If Ganon were to come to the
World of Light, it might no longer
be possible to catch him.
But while he's inside this closed-off
space, you can find him without question
no matter where he runs.
Now, take the seven crystals and
hurry to Ganon's Tower.
We'll break the barrier with our power.
 Link ...
Let's not fail to take back our
peaceful land ... ...
May the way the hero travels
be guided unto the Triforce.
I appreciate your coming so far
to rescue me. As I thought,
you are the legendary Hero.
I have felt this from the first
time we met.
... ... ...
Ganon is waiting inside of his
tower to pass through the
gate linking the two worlds.
Once Ganon enters the Light
World, it is unlikely that
anyone can stop him.
But if he stays in the closed
space of this world, you can
find him wherever he runs.
Now, go to the Tower Of
Ganon! We will use our
combined powers to break the
barrier. Let's return peace to
the country without fail...
... ... ...
May the road the hero travels
be guided to the Triforce.
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