In Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, Link is tasked by Impa to place all the crystals in six respective Palaces, retrieve the Triforce of Courage, and awaken Princess Zelda. Though it is an easy task, the adventure will get dangerous with lots of annoying monsters that will kill Link and use his blood to bring Ganon back to life. Retrieve the Triforce of Courage and beating the game are not the only two objectives. There are also important objectives necessary to get a 100% completion of the game. The table that lists the objectives and how recommended they are to get a 100% completion of the game.

Objectives

Recommendation Scale

Upgrade Life to Level 8.

★★★

Upgrade Magic to Level 8.

★★★

Upgrade Attack to Level 8.

★★★

Collect all Bowl of Hearts.

★★★★

Collect all Magic Containers.

★★★★

Collect all Spells.

★★★★★

Collect all Treasure Bags scattered throughout Palaces and the Overworld

Collect all Link Dolls.

★★

Learn the Jump Thrust and the Downthrust.

★★★★★

Optional: Retain the largest collection of keys by using the Fairy Spell to bypass locked doors until the Magic Key is obtained.

Bowl of Heart, Magic Containers, and Items

This section goes over a 100% completion of Bowl of Hearts, All Magic Containers, and all other Items.

For information about collecting all 4 Bowl of Hearts, click The Adventure of Link All Bowl of Hearts.

For information about collecting all 4 Magic Containers, click The Adventure of Link All Magic Containers.

For information about collecting all Treasure Bags, click The Adventure of Link All Treasure Bags.

For information about collecting all Link Dolls, click the Adventure of Link All Link Dolls.

For information about collecting all Items, click The Adventure of Link All Items.

Spells and Special Skills

This section goes over a 100% completion of Spells and Special Skills (Sword Skills) and where to learn them.

For information about collecting all Spells, click The Adventure of Link All Spells.

For information about learning the Jump Thrust and the Down Thrust, click The Adventure of Link Thrust Skills and Usage.

Regarding a Key Collection

Normally, you need to find all the Keys in every Palace and use them to unlock all doors to generally get a 100% Completion in this game. However, it is possible to keep the largest collection of keys via the Fairy Spell to fly past locked doors by the time you collect the Magical Key. If you want to retain the largest collection of keys ever after collecting the Magical Key, the minimum amount will have be at least four Keys. Three keys can be obtained from the miniboss and boss at the Three-Eye Rock Palace. The last key will be obtained from Thunderbird at the Great Palace.

Special Locations with Goodies

This section goes over the 100% completion of all special locations worth of goodies search throughout Hyrule.

For information about finding all secret areas that include Fairies, click The Adventure of Link All Fairy Locations.

For information about finding all secret areas that include Red Magic Jars, see The Adventure of Link All Red Magic Jar Locations.

Dungeons and Dangerous Traps

This section goes over how to handle enemies, dungeons, and traps found in Hyrule.

For information about surviving all traps, click The Adventure of Link All Traps.

For information about conquering dungeons, click The Adventure of Link All Dungeons.

For information about dealing with enemies and bosses, click The Adventure of Link All Enemies and Bosses.

Miscellaneous

This section goes over how to level up your stats and 100% completion the game. Locations and characters will also be covered in this section.

For information about getting your Life, Magic, and Attack levelled up to their max, click The Adventure of Link Levelling Up.

For information about the 100% Walkthrough, click The Adventure of Link 100% Walkthrough.

For information about all the locations, click The Adventure of Link All Locations.

For information about all characters, see The Adventure of Link All Characters.