Shooting Gallery

The Shooting Gallery is a minigame that appears in many The Legend of Zelda games. Its first appearance was in A Link to the Past, but has become more prominent since the series jumped to 3D.

A Link to the Past
The game is found in side small a shop south of Kakariko Village in A Link to the Past, and involves shooting small octopus style targets as they move from left to right. While at the same time, targets shaped like hands move in the opposite direction in an attempt to stop the arrows hitting the main target.

Ocarina of Time
In Ocarina of Time, the shooting gallery is situated in the Hyrule Market, but moves to Kakariko Village after Ganon's takeover. The targets are varying colored rupees. All are worth the same amount of points, but color seems to denote progress through the minigame.

As child Link, using the slingshot, you get 15 shots, and must hit every target. The first time you shoot every single one, you will receive a large Deku Seed bag. As adult Link, using the bow and arrow, the prize is a larger Quiver, allowing you to hold up to 40 arrows.

Trivia
The wanted poster, on the wall, bears some resemblance to Vaati's Wrath.

Majora's Mask
There are two archery games in Majora’s Mask. One is found in East Clock Town under the title of Clock Town Shooting Gallery. In this game, red and blue Octoroks jump out of the water. The red ones must be shot for one point each; the blue ones, however, must be avoided, as a hit will cause the amount of time remaining to lower. While beating the high score of 39 red Octoroks is a worthy acheivement (as it gives the player a larger Quiver), the true goal of the game is to attain a perfect score of 50 red Octoroks; the prize for which is a Piece of Heart.

The second game is found in the path to the Southern Swamp, called the Swamp Shooting Gallery. Slightly more difficult than the Clock Town Shooting Gallery, the Swamp Shooting Gallery involves shooting Guays and Wolfos, all of which are constantly moving in various formations. When a perfect score is acheived, a Piece of Heart is gained.

Oracle of Ages
The Shooting Gallery is a short and easy minigame that appears in Oracle of Ages in the past. The game involves hitting small orange balls that are fired at Link, into different targets. The targets are low point blocks or high point Angels.

It is also the easiest and fastest way to earn Gasha Seeds or Magical Rings (only a limited amount of different types).

Awards

 * 0 – 49 points = Nothing
 * 50 – 149 points = Recovery Heart
 * 150 – 249 points = 30 Rupees
 * 250 – 349 points = Gasha Seed
 * 350 + points = Magical Ring

Trivia

 * The owner of the shop looks very much like Luigi from the Super Mario Bros. games.
 * It is easier to hit targets on the left then the right because of the hand Link swings his sword.
 * Most rings you can get are fairly common but there is one that is quite rare.

Four Swords Adventures
In Four Swords Adventures's Village of the Blue Maiden level there is a shooting gallery game where you have to shoot Octoroks.

Phantom Hourglass
After obtaining the Bow in Phantom Hourglass, check Molida Island for a new Shooting Gallery! This version of the Shooting Gallery slightly varies from its previous counterparts in that the score for successfully shooting a target is not fixed; rather, upon shooting the first target, one gains 10 points. The second successive target shot will get 20 points, and so on until 50 points. Missing a target, or shooting the "little girl" target, will reset this back to 10 points, and the climb to 50 must begin again. Upon achieving a decent score, a larger Quiver will be awarded. Once gaining 2000 points, a Heart Container will be given. From there on out, Ship Parts will be awarded for good scores.