Goron Race: Difference between revisions

{{Minigame

|image = [[File:Zelda04.jpg|250px|The Goron race‎]]

|location = [[Road to Goron Village]]

|main_prize = [[Gold Dust]] 

|Cost = Free

|theme = [[File:Goron Race.ogg|noicon]]

The '''Goron Races''',<ref>{{cite|My son got better immediately. He went to see the Goron Races that celebrate spring.|Goron Elder|MM}}</ref> also known as the '''Patriarch's Race.'''<ref>{{cite|You say that gold dust is the prize for winning the Patriarch's Race that's held by the Gorons every spring?|Zubora|MM}}</ref> is a racing minigame set in {{MM}}.

The race is held every spring at the [[Goron Racetrack]].<ref>{{Cite|So...now that spring has come, the Goron Races should be starting soon.|Goron Elder's Son|MM}}</ref> Its entrance is located on the top of the hill on the [[Road to Goron Village]]. Knowing this, [[Link]] must defeat [[Goht]] in [[Snowhead Temple]] in order to lift the local curse and bring spring back. To gain access to the racing grounds, Link first needs to buy a Goron [[Powder Keg]] and blow up the huge boulder blocking the way.<ref>{{Cite|But this rock is in the way, so I can't get in to see the race...|Goron Elder's Son|MM}}</ref> To do so the first time, Link acquires the keg for free from [[Medigoron]], who gives it to him as a test so that the young hero can learn to use this type of explosive.<ref>{{Cite|Want a Powder Keg? Powder kegs explode with powerful blasts and are very dangerous... Until I have tested you to see if you can use them properly, I can't let you use any on your own. If you can destroy the boulder that blocks the entrance to the Goron Racetrack near here using the Powder Keg I'm about to give you, then I'll approve you to carry them.|Medigoron|MM}}</ref> He becomes eligible as a participant of the race after talking to the patriarch's son.<ref>{{Cite|Ah! Darmi! I've been waiting for you. See, everyone's restless, 'cause they can't wait to enter. You're gonna enter, aren't you?|Goron Elder's Son|MM}}</ref>

Link's objective in the race is to speed his way past several other Gorons by rolling to the finish line. On the way he encounters many obstacles including [[Bomb Flower]]s, trees, a bridge and other Gorons. To ensure his victory, Link needs to break as many magic pots<ref>{{Cite|If your magic power runs low, charge it up with the green jars on the course.|Goron Elder's Son|MM}}</ref> and roll up as many ramps on the track as possible. Once he succeeds, he will be rewarded with [[Gold Dust]], which can be used to create the [[Swords of Majora's Mask#Gilded Sword|Gilded Sword]].<ref>{{Cite|Hey, now that's a mean joke. Your sword has already been reforged into a Razor Sword! Unless... Do you want me to make your sword stronger? To do that, I'll need gold dust. Do you have any?|Zubora|MM}}</ref> In fact, each time the young hero wins the race, he'll be awarded with Gold Dust, which can be sold in exchange for money.<ref name=prize>{{Cite|The gold dust won as the prize in the Goron Races in spring can be used by the smithy to forge a sword. Or it can be sold to the smithy for 40 Rupees, but the Curiosity Shop will buy it for 200 Rupees...|Gossip Stone|MM}}</ref>

==Strategy==

The race itself is very challenging and can be difficult at first. There are obstacles such as ramps, bridges without guardrails, bomb flowers, and dead trees, and the other racers tend to attack Link whenever the opportunity arises. A well-placed collision with other Gorons or repeated smaller collisions with them can knock Link to the ground and force him to curl up again and regain his speed.

 

By the time Link comes around the final turn, there is typically at least one other racer who manages to keep up. Should this happen, try to break its trajectory with a gentle nudge or two to slow it down enough to get ahead of it. But be warned: most collisions that Link initiates tend to work in the computers' favor, especially if they are too forceful, not forceful enough, or done by making too sharp a turn.

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