Zelda: The Ocarina Of Time cheats: Heart Pieces

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Locations of the pieces of heart:
When close to a piece of heart, the Stone of Agony will tremble. Also, when a Magic Bean needs to be planted, a wait of seven years is required to climb the beanstalk to get the heart. Some hearts must be collected as a child, and others need to be collected as a young man.
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There is a piece of heart hidden in a storage shed on the Lon Lon Ranch. Move a crate that is blocking a small hole to find a secret place with the piece of heart.

During your youth, plant a Magic Bean at the mouth of Dodongo's Cavern. A beanstalk will be at this location when returning years later. Climb the stalk to find a piece of heart.

On the edge of Hyrule Field, near the path that led to Lake Hylia, is a small patch of grass that is fenced in on all sides. Throw a bomb into the area to uncover a secret grotto that contains a piece of heart.

There is an odd tree at Lon Lon Ranch. Drop a bomb at the base of the tree to uncover a secret grotto that has a piece of heart.

Accept a ride from the owl that takes your character over from Death Mountain to a rooftop in Kakariko Village. Enter the house to discover a piece of heart. The house may also be accessed using the Hookshot.

On Death Mountain, there is a Heart Piece above Dodongo's Cavern. You need a Flying Bean Leaf to get to it. You can get it without planting a bean. Go to the place where the bomb is that you threw to get into Dodongo's Cavern. Pick up the bomb and throw it away, so that it will not get in the way. Then, very quickly go to the corner closest to the cavern and do a backflip over the fence. If you done at the correct angle, you should have landed on top of the cave. You can now get the Heart Piece.

In Kakariko Village, use the longshot to scale the houses. A man on one of the houses will give your character a piece of heart.

In the Kakariko Graveyard, play the game with Dampe, where the location of a hidden treasure must be guessed. A piece of heart is located there.

After obtaining the hookshot from Dampe's spirit, entertain Dampe with a song. As the last strains of the Song of Time echoed, a strange blue stone on the side of the cave will start to dissolve, revealing a passage. Follow the short tunnel to enter the windmill. Look pass the churning gears, to see a piece of heart.

After the first race with Dampe's spirit, repeat the race again. Finish in less than a minute to collect a piece of heart. It is quite difficult to do this if you do not watch your step and take a short cut or two. One shortcut can be found by walking about halfway up the final ramp and using the Longshot to pull yourself to the torch at the top of the ramp. This cuts off a few seconds.
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Get a piece of heart from freeing the last cursed child in the House of Skulltula.

In the graveyard, plant a Magic Bean on a small, unoccupied plot in the corner. Return years later and climb the fully grown beanstalk to get a piece of heart.

In the graveyard, pull one of the gravestones to find a secret chamber. Play the Sun's Song to get a piece of heart.

When reaching the frogs in Zora's River, play the Song of Storms. They will give your character a piece of heart.

Join the five frogs in a bug eating game. After the game they will give your character another piece of heart.

A piece of heart sits atop a tower of rocks at Zora's River . Search the river for a cucco that is used to reach a path that leads to the top of a plateau. Another cucco there should be used to get the piece of heart.

Follow Zora's River for a day and a night to eventually find the entrance to Zora's Domain. Sit on the edge of the path for a rest, to see a piece

of heart. Go back downstream to get a cucco, then return. Make a long leap to get the piece of heart.

Play the Treasure Box game without using the Lens of Truth. Play until reaching the final room to get a piece of heart.

Playing the game Bombchu Bowling to get a piece of heart.

Start a conversation with a woman in the back alley of Hyrule Castle Town to learn that she has lost her dog. Wait for nightfall in the square and search for the dog. It will be found near the Bazaar. Return the dog for a piece of heart.

Go to the Lost Woods and find Skull Kid in a sunlit grove. Talk to him and pull out and play the ocarina. The Skull Kid will decide to befriend Link and give him a piece of heart.

There are two more Skull Kids to be found in the Lost Woods. As you sing they will join you and give a piece of heart.

Behind the waterfall in Zora's Domain is a half-hidden chamber. Light a Deku Stick and slip pass the water to find several torches. Light each of them a treasure chest will appear with a piece of heart.

Once Zora's Fountain has been engulfed with ice, search the surroundings and to see a flash of red in some ice. That red is a piece of heart.

Melt the ice in the Ice Cavern to find a piece of heart.

Once Link is older, explore Zora's Fountain with the Zora Tunic to find a piece of heart.

At Death Mountain Crater, climb around the crater walls and to find a piece of heart.

Plant a Magic Bean at the Death Mountain Crater. Climb the beanstalk that grows here later to find a piece of heart.

At the Goron's request, light all of the torches on the lower level of the city that sets the giant urn spinning. Go to the upper level and throw a bomb into the urn's open top to get a piece of heart.

Visit the fishing pond near Lake Hylia and fish. You may find a piece of heart.

Plant a Magic Bean as a boy at the laboratory next to Lake Hylia. Return later and climb the beanstalk to the top of the laboratory. Look at the shores of Lake Hylia to find a piece of heart.

On your journey to Gerudo Fortress, take a cucco in your hands and leap into a secret chamber to find a piece of heart.

Opposite of the waterfall is a narrow canyon. Below that is a half-hidden platform with a bauble. Take a cucco, run towards the edge of the bridge, and leap out into the open air to find a piece of heart.

There is a piece of heart in a treasure chest on the roof of Gerudo Fortress. Call your scarecrow for help to get the piece of heart. You can also use the hookshot to get it.

During the journey through Gerudo Fortress, score over 1,000 points shooting targets to get a piece of heart.

Plant a Magic Bean near the Spirit Temple entrance. Later, climb the beanstalk to find a piece of heart.

Go to the place in Hyrule Field as young Link where you will eventually go to the desert as older Link. Go across the bridge to the lady that is blocking the path. Fall off the right side of the bridge. After falling, keep moving forward until a gossip stone appears. Look to the right and move behind the waterfall that is in that direction. Climb the ladder there to find a piece of heart.

En route to get the Iron Boots, instead of turning left into the ice cavern, keep going straight to find a piece of heart.

As a child after you have gotten the Boomerang, go into the windmill. Position yourself somewhere close to the heart piece. Use your Boomerang to retrieve it.

Go to Zora's Domain as an adult. Go to the Fountain and wear your Zora Tunic and Iron Boots. Sink to the bottom of the fountain. In the center is a piece of heart.
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After getting the Golden Scale from the fishing pond, go to the Lakeside Laboratory and dive into the water until you touch the bottom. Then, come out of the water and talk to the Lakeside Scientist. He will give you a piece of heart.
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After getting a Magic Bean, go outside the Lakeside Laboratory and plant it in the soil. Play the Song Of Storms once or twice to make a platform. Climb onto the platform and jump off onto the roof of the laboratory. Then, climb the ladder leading to the chimney. There should be a piece of heart at the top.
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Go to the Goron City entrance. Before you enter, turn left. You will get to a place with a Bomb Flower and a Goron (as small Link). Get rid of the bomb by throwing it away and do a backflip off the place to get on to the high ledge. This works best if you look at the Goron when you jump. By doing this, you do not need to plant a Magic Bean there. However if you do, it helps with getting the Biggorons Sword. [Screenshot]
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When low on hearts, go to the tree just outside the entrance to Kakariko Village in Hylian Field. Roll into it, and it will always drop three hearts. Just walk into Kakariko Village, then leave. You can get the hearts again, as many times as desired.
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If you use the boomerang you can get some pieces of hearts (for example, the hearts in Zora's River).
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Go to the desert as a child. They will not let you in. Go to the bank of the river and jump into the water. Swim onto the lower shore, then go to the waterfall and jump into the water behind it. You will see a ladder. Climb it to get the piece of heart.
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At the southeast corner of Hyrule Field, there is a tree that looks different from all the others. Place a bomb at the foot of this tree. A grotto should open up. Enter it to find a piece of heart. Note: This must be done as an adult.
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When you first enter the Sacred Forest Meadow, place a bomb in the middle of the square where you fight the wolf. A grotto should open up. Note: This might not be a piece of heart, but instead 200 rupees.
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Get Heart Piece on top of the Dodongo's Cavern as a child:
Get on top of the cliff overlooking the cavern with the Bomb Flower needed to blow up the cave. When you are on top of the cliff, throw the Bomb Flower. It does not matter where; just get it out of your way. If the Bomb Flower grows back before you complete the trick, try again. After you have disposed of the Bomb Flower, quickly place you back against the fence. It is lower than the others so you can throw the bomb, and low enough to jump over. Get in the far left corner (far right corner if facing it), and back flip over it. You will sustain some of damage, but the piece of Heart will be worth it.
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Get Heart Piece on top of house at Kakariko Village as a child:
If you talk to the man on top of the house in Kakariko Village, you will get a piece of Heart. However, you can get the piece while you are a child, without the Hookshot/Longshot. Note: If you miss your target, you will lose one quarter a Heart Piece. Get on top of the watchtower and walk to exactly where the butterflies are, facing straight out. Then, Z-target and try to run to the left until you hit the railing. Make sure you hit the railing or you may be too far out and will surely miss your mark. Then, sidejump off the watchtower. If done correctly, you should land on top of the fence that blocks you off from the Old Hag's backyard. Climb up the roof, talk to the man, and get your Heart Piece.
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