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The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
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  • Crack the Helmasaur's face Shield using only the hammer, then deal the rest of the damage with a silver arrow.

    1,047 (911) of 32,119 – 3.26%

    2.84% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    3.26% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

    • Created by TheMysticalOne on: 03 May, 2023 01:34
    Last modified: 25 May, 2023 12:58


    Recent comments

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    22 May 2023 00:43
    TheMysticalOne edited this achievement's logic.
    LeftyGuitar 22 May 2023 18:49
    Is there a way to get the silver arrow early?
    TheMysticalOne 22 May 2023 19:10
    You can leave after getting the hammer. Super bombs available after misery more and ice palace are complete.
    LeftyGuitar 22 May 2023 20:42
    Ah, ok.
    FBernkastelKues 25 May 2023 12:20
    Apparently you also need your sword tempered, it wouldn't show up until after I got it.
    TheMysticalOne 25 May 2023 12:22
    That *shouldn't* be a requirement. Would be interesting in a save state with master sword (outside the boss room) that exhibits that behavior.
    TheMysticalOne 25 May 2023 12:54
    I fixed a bug early on where if the little mini helmasaurs were alive in the prior room, it'd reset the achievement upon entering the boss room, but that was the morning after the revision launched.
    25 May 2023 12:58
    TheMysticalOne edited this achievement's logic.
    TheMysticalOne 25 May 2023 13:02
    Found a small error from when I fixed the above issue, but it *shouldn't* have caused an issue unless something was very coincidentally equal to 0x92.
    FBernkastelKues 25 May 2023 17:05
    I was talking about the super bomb showing up in the shop, not the challenge indicator.
    TheMysticalOne 25 May 2023 17:11
    Oh. Nevermind, then.
    PaddyW 27 May 2023 21:21
    To get the big bomb, you need to clear the two dungeons AND save the smith, but it's not necessary to temper the sword.
    jamboree 15 Jun 2023 10:29
    He will die in a single hit to a silver arrow! Recommend doing this at the same time as damageless.

    Play this song during the achievement for extra swag https://youtu.be/a70yJwgQtzo
    Jenkys 4 Jul 2023 09:19
    https://youtu.be/pQNLPYrro_Q
    randresen77 30 Mar 2024 13:41
    How do you get into misery mire without the bird.
    TheMysticalOne 30 Mar 2024 19:00
    Note: you can just leave the Palace of Darkness after you get the hammer.
    TheMysticalOne 30 Mar 2024 19:53
    Just progress to other places. You'll be able to at some point.. We're not idiots.
    31 May 2024 12:34
    TheMysticalOne set this achievement's type to Missable.
    nickcat1 27 Dec 2024 03:42
    To warp with the flute, free the duck from Kakariko village.

    https://retroachievements.org/achievement/2354
    Riverwind 13 Feb 2025 19:10
    Pro tip for this one, use the hammer while charging your sword, so you dont get hit if you accidentaly run into helmasaur.

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