Turtle Rock (Disambiguation)

This dungeon is found in both A Link to the Past and Link's Awakening. In ALttP, Link finds the last of the seven maidens, Zelda. In Link's Awakening, it is the eighth and final dungeon. In Link's Awakening, the main item is the Magic Rod. And after defeating the boss, Hot Head, Link is awarded the Thunder Drum. In A Link to the Past, the item is the Mirror Shield, and the boss is Trinexx.

A Link to the Past
Entrance into the Dungeon

In A Link to the Past, the Turtle Rock can only be accessed by teleporting above it on the outside and use the Quake Medallion on its head. This will then unlock the entrance to the dungeon.This Dungeon houses the item Mirror Shield and the Boss Trinexx



Link's Awakening
Entrance into the Dungeon

When arriving outside the dungeon Link discovers that the entrance is block by a giant reptile head. By playing the Ocarina the head awakes and starts to attack Link. By hitting the head with the sword will defeat it leaving the entrance clear. It is a flaming cavern, sort of a 2-D answer to Ocarina's fire temple. Once you get the magic rod, you can melt the ice rooms and fight the boss.



Trivia

 * It is the only Zelda dungeon that makes you battle a boss to directly enter.