Like any great game, Zelda has a few rumors. Here I will de-bunk them, showing how idiotic some people can be (oops, sorry, I already did that with the previous section).
Rumor # 1: You can beat the Running Man
Nintendo themselves have said that this is impossible (hey, who else would know?). What, you think it's a coincidence that he ALWAYS beats you by one second? I don't think so!
Rumor # 2: There is a secret dungeon called the Light Temple
Again, Nintendo said there isn't.
Rumor # 3: You can obtain the Triforce
This is the most mentally confused boy I've ever had the misfortune of laying my eyes on! First off, you already have the Triforce when you beat the game (partially).
(SPOILER!!!!)
And besides, if you had half a nut-sac of an idea about the Zelda series you would know that it would screw up the plot royally if you could collect the whole Triforce in this game (unless they made another game that came after Ocarina of Time and before A Link to the Past).
Rumor # 4: The Pegasus Boots are in the desert
No, no, no...they're in the Water Temple, duh! Oh, I'm sorry, I better not say that, some cretin might actually take that to heart. Sigh...
Rumor # 5: I know you can get the Triforce, I saw a picture of it lighted up, and one photo showed Link opening a chest, and he held the Triforce above his head!
What this mis-guided fool means by "lighted up" is the Triforce mark on the Quest Status Screen. The Zelda team said that this was just to make the screen look a bit nicer (although, even I have to admit I thought you could collect it at some point, on my first game). And BTW, do you know how EASY it is to fake pictures? With the right tools, I could have you believe anything I wanted...But the picture of Link opening the chest is, in fact, a real picture of the game itself. Of course, what the jackass who posted it forgot to mention was that it was a screen from the pre-alpha version. You know, way back in '95 or so when the project was just getting off the ground. Oh boy...
Rumor # 6: You can play as Sheik/Zelda/Ganon/Whoever
Yeah, just like you can play as Luigi in Super Mario 64, right?
Rumor # 7: You can acquire a Fire/Ice/Wind/Earth Sword
Sounds believable, but the way to get them gives it all away. Nintendo games, especially the Zelda series, do not have secrets like that where you have to start an entire game over and do certain things (i.e. "Don't get hit by a boss" or "Hit this three times with Ice Arrows" etc...). Besides, how do you explain the fact that there are only three Sword Areas in the Equipment Subscreen (Kokiri Sword, Master Sword, and Giant's Knife/Big Goron's Sword)??
Rumor # 8: By getting <enter one of the above items) you can enter the Sky Palace, where you will face off with a much tougher Ganon and get a cool ending!
As much as I would like to believe this (I mean, c'mon, a better Ganon!), this is also false. How would Ganondorf get out of the Sacred Realm, anyways?
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