Mini-Game
Mini-Games,(BotW | TotK)[1][2] also known as Minigames,(OoS | TWW | TP | ST)[3][4][5][6][name references needed] are a recurring element in The Legend of Zelda series. Mini-Games go unnamed in The Minish Cap.
Overview
In most of their appearances, Mini-Games are independent elements of the main game. They have a much smaller scale and the mechanics and rules might differ from the main game. Mini-Games can range from short and easy to long and tedious, and usually result in being awarded prizes such as Pieces of Heart or upgrades.
List of Mini-Games
The Legend of Zelda
Mini-Game | Location | Cost | Reward |
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Money Making Game |
Cave on the eastmost peninsula | 10 Rupees
|
Rupees |
A Link to the Past
Mini-Game | Location | Cost | Reward |
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Digging Game |
South of Village of Outcasts | 80 Rupees
|
Rupees Stock items Piece of Heart |
Shooting Gallery |
South of Village of Outcasts | 20 Rupees
|
Rupees |
Treasure Chest Game |
Kakariko Village | 20 Rupees
|
1, 20, or 50 Rupees |
Village of Outcasts | 30 Rupees
|
1, 20, or 300 Rupees | |
Lost Woods | 20 Rupees
|
Two of the following:
1, 20, 50, or 100 Rupees |
Link's Awakening
Mini-Game | Location | Cost | Reward |
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Fishing |
Mabe Village | 10 Rupees
|
5 Rupees 20 Rupees Piece of Heart |
Trendy Game |
Mabe Village | 10 Rupees
|
30 Rupees Shield Piece of Heart Yoshi Doll |
Link's Awakening for Nintendo Switch
Ocarina of Time
Majora's Mask
If Link completes a Mini-Game and has already collected the Piece of Heart, he will instead receive 50 Rupees, or, in Majora's Mask 3D, a Fishing Hole Pass.
Majora's Mask 3D
Mini-Game | Location | Form | Cost | Reward |
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Fishing |
Swamp Fishing Hole (Road to Southern Swamp) |
Human Deku Goron Zora Fierce Deity |
50 Rupees or Fishing Hole Pass |
— |
Ocean Fishing Hole (Zora Cape) |
Oracle of Seasons
Mini-Game | Location | Cost | Reward |
---|---|---|---|
Subrosian Dance |
Subrosian Dance Hall | Free | Boomerang Strange Flute |
Treasure Chest Game |
Horon Village Shop | 10 Rupees
|
Magic Rings |
Oracle of Ages
Mini-Game | Location | Cost | Reward |
---|---|---|---|
Big Bang Game |
Rolling Ridge | 10 Rupees
|
Old Mermaid Key Rupees Gasha Seeds Magic Rings |
Goron Dance |
Goron Dance Hall | Present: 10 Rupees Past: 20 Rupees
|
Mermaid Key Brother Emblem Rupees (30, 50, 100) Gasha Seed Magic Ring |
Hide-and-Seek |
Fairies' Woods | Free | Access to Wing Dungeon |
Patch's Crazy Cart |
Restoration Wall | Free | Restoration of broken Items Including: Tuni Nut Broken Sword |
Shooting Gallery |
Rolling Ridge | 20 Rupees
|
Lava Juice Boomerang 30 Rupees 20 Bombs Gasha Seed |
Lynna Village | 10 Rupees
|
Heart 30 Rupees Gasha Seed Magic Ring | |
Target Carts |
Rolling Ridge | 10 Rupees
|
Rock Brisket Boomerang 20 Rupees Gasha Seed Bombchus |
Treasure Chest Game |
Lynna Item Shop | 10 Rupees
|
Magic Rings |
Wild Tokay |
Crescent Island | 10 Rupees
|
Scent Seedling Rupees Gasha Seeds Magic Rings |
The Wind Waker
Mini-Game | Location | Cost | Reward |
---|---|---|---|
Cannon Minigame |
Spectacle Island | 50 Rupees
|
Piece of Heart Treasure Chart #17 100 Rupees |
Squid-Hunt |
Game Room (Windfall Island) |
10 Rupees
|
Piece of Heart Treasure Charts #7, #2 Rupees (50, 100) |
Piggy-Sitting |
Windfall Island | 3 Skull Necklaces | Treasure Chart #42 (TWWHD) 50 Rupees |
Mail Center |
Mail Center (Dragon Roost Island) |
Free | Rupees Note to Mom Traded for: Piece of Heart |
Official Rito Tribe Bird-Man Contest |
Flight Control Platform | 10 Rupees
|
Piece of Heart 50 Rupees |
Sliding Picture Puzzle |
Link's Cabana (Link's Oasis) |
Free | Rupees (50, 200) |
Sword Training |
Orca's House (Outset Island) |
Free | Hero's Sword Rupees (50, 100, 200) Piece of Heart |
Boating Course |
Boating Course | 30 Rupees
|
Rupees |
Target Practice |
The Great Sea | Free | Rupees |
Four Swords Adventures
The Minish Cap
Twilight Princess
Mini-Game | Location | Cost | Reward |
---|---|---|---|
Fishing |
Fishing Hole (Upper Zora's River) |
20 Rupees 100 Rupees
|
Fish Sinking Lure Empty Bottle Piece of Heart |
Flight-by-Fowl |
Lake Hylia | 20 Rupees 10 Rupees
|
Piece of Heart Poe Soul Cucco Stamp(TPHD) Rupees |
Fruit Pop Flight Challenge |
Lake Hylia | — | Piece of Heart 100 Rupees 200 Rupees |
Rapids Ride |
Boat Rental Cabin (Upper Zora's River) |
20 Rupees
|
Giant Bomb Bag |
Rollgoal |
Fishing Hole (Upper Zora's River) |
5 Rupees
|
10 Rupees Frog Lure Wallet filled |
Snowboard Race |
Snowpeak Top | Free | Piece of Heart |
STAR Game |
West Castle Town Road | 10 Rupees 15 Rupees 20 Rupees
|
Big Quiver Giant Quiver |
Phantom Hourglass
Mini-Game | Location | Cost | Reward |
---|---|---|---|
Cannon Game |
Bannan Island | 20 Rupees
|
Bomb Bag Rupees Ship Parts |
Digging Game |
Harrow Island | 50 Rupees
|
Rupees (1, 5, 20, 50, 100) Rupoors (10, 50) Treasure Maps (#18, #19, #24, #25) |
Fishing |
World of the Ocean King | Free | Fish Traded for: Big Catch Lure Heart Container Ship Parts |
Goron Game |
Dee Ess Island | 50 Rupees
|
Bombchu Bag Rupees Ship Parts Treasures |
Treasure Maze |
Maze Island | Beginner: 20 Rupees
|
Wisdom Gem |
Normal: 50 Rupees
|
Treasure Map #27 | ||
Expert: 100 Rupees
|
Heart Container 300 Rupees | ||
Shooting Range |
Molida Island | 20 Rupees
|
Quiver Heart Container Ship Parts |
Sword Training |
Prince of Red Lions Ship (Northwestern Sea) |
Free | Heart Container Treasures Ship Parts |
Spirit Tracks
Mini-Game | Location | Cost | Reward |
---|---|---|---|
Goron Target Range |
Goron Target Range (Fire Realm) |
20 Rupees
|
Rupees (5, 20, 100, 200) Treasures |
Pirate Hideout |
Pirate Hideout (Ocean Realm) |
Free | Heart Container Quiver Treasures |
Rabbit Catching |
Throughout New Hyrule (While driving the Spirit Train) |
Free | Rabbits Traded for: Rupees Heart Container Treasures Swordsman's Scroll 1 |
Race |
Whittleton | 50 Rupees [note 2]
|
Bomb Bag Heart Container Treasures |
Sword Training |
Hyrule Castle | 20 Rupees
|
Heart Container Treasures |
Take 'Em All On! |
Castle Town | 50 Rupees
|
Heart Container Bomb Bag Rare Treasure |
Skyward Sword
Mini-Game | Location | Cost | Reward |
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File:SSHD Bug Heaven.png Bug Heaven |
Bug Rock | 20 Rupees (Bug Beginner)50 Rupees (Bug Wrangler)
|
|
Clean Cut |
Bamboo Island | 10 Rupees
|
0-14 cuts: No Prize 15-19 cuts: 30 Rupees 20-27 cuts: Evil Crystal or Monster Horn 28+ cuts: Blue Bird Feather, Golden Skull, or Goddess Plume |
Dodoh's High Dive |
Fun Fun Island | 20 Rupees
|
Pink and Blue:50 Rupees (Piece of Heart at ×10 Multiplier) Red: 20 Rupees Blue: 5 Rupees Green: 1 Rupee Brown: No Prize Gray: Lose 10 Rupees |
File:SSHD Harp Performance.png Harp Performance |
Lumpy Pumpkin | Free | Lousy: No Prize Medicore (or above): Piece of Heart Good performance: 20 Rupees Fantastic performance: 50 Rupees |
Pumpkin Pull |
Skyloft Front of Sparring Hall |
20 Rupees
|
100-390 points: 50 Rupees 400-590 points: Random rare treasure 600+ points: Piece of Heart |
Rickety Coaster |
Lanayru Shipyard | ||
Scary!: 20 Rupees
|
Under 40 seconds: 50 Rupees Under 30 seconds: 100 Rupees | ||
Heartstopping!: 50 Rupees
|
Under 1:10: Random rare Treasure Under 1:05: Piece of Heart | ||
Thrill Digger |
Eldin Volcano | Beginner: 30 Rupees
|
Always: Amount of Rupees uncovered No bombs: Random rare Treasure |
Intermediate: 50 Rupees
| |||
Expert: 70 Rupees
| |||
Thunder Dragon's Lightning Round |
Lanayru Gorge | Free | 1 victory: 20 Rupees 2 victories: Small Treasure 3 victories: 100 Rupees 4 victories: Piece of Heart 5 victories: 300 Rupees 6 victories: Rare Treasure 7 victories: 500 Rupees 8 victories: Hylian Shield 9 victories: 2000 Rupees 10 victories: 3 Rare Treasures 11 victories: 3000 Rupees 12 victories: 9900 Rupees |
A Link Between Worlds
Mini-Game | Location | Cost | Reward |
---|---|---|---|
Cucco Ranch |
South of Kakariko Village (Hyrule) |
Egg: 20 Rupees
|
Rupees (40) |
Chick: 30 Rupees
|
Rupees (60) | ||
Rooster: 50 Rupees
|
Rupees (150) Piece of Heart | ||
Endless: 10 Rupees
|
Rupees (up to 3,000) Giant Cucco | ||
Fortune's Choice |
Kakariko Village (Hyrule) |
50 Rupees
|
Rupees (1, 100) |
Thieves' Town (Lorule) |
200 Rupees
|
Three of the following: Piece of Heart Rupees (1, 20, 100, 300) Monster Guts Monster Horn Monster Tail | |
Hyrule Hotfoot |
Lake Hylia to Miner's House (Hyrule) |
20 Rupees
|
Rupees (100) Piece of Heart Rupees (300) |
Octoball Derby |
Lorule counterpart of Haunted Grove | 50 Rupees
|
Rupees Piece of Heart |
Rupee Rush |
Southwest of Kakariko Village (Hyrule) |
50 Rupees
|
Rupees Piece of Heart |
Southwest of Thieves' Town (Lorule) |
100 Rupees
|
Rupees Piece of Heart | |
Treacherous Tower |
Death Mountain (Lorule) |
Beginner: 100 Rupees
|
Rupees |
Intermediate: 200 Rupees
|
Rupees Piece of Heart | ||
Advanced: 300 Rupees
|
Rupees Super Lamp Super Net |
Tri Force Heroes
Mini-Game | Location | Cost | Reward |
---|---|---|---|
Daily Riches |
Hytopia | Free [note 3] 50 Rupees
|
Materials Dapper Spinner [note 4] |
Breath of the Wild
Tears of the Kingdom
Other Appearances
Ancient Stone Tablets
Nomenclature
Names in Other Regions | ||
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Language | Names | Meanings |
ミニゲーム (Minigēmu) (LANS) | Minigame | |
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See Also
Notes
- ↑ The cost of the Trendy Game is reduced to 5 Rupees once all 10 Figures have been obtained.
- ↑ If Link completes the Whip Race with a time of below 1:05.00, the cost will be reduced to 25 Rupees. However, if he can't afford this cost, he will be allowed to play for free.
- ↑ Can only be played once per day, based on the Nintendo 3DS clock.
- ↑ This item is not won in the mini-game, but becomes available for purchase after repeated plays.
References
- ↑ The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild—The Complete Official Guide, Piggyback Interactive Limited, pg. 332
- ↑ The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom—The Complete Official Guide, Piggyback Interactive Limited, pg. 453
- ↑ The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages—The Official Nintendo Player's Guide, Nintendo of America, pg. 2
- ↑ The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD PRIMA Official Game Guide, Prima Games, pg. 348
- ↑ The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess—The Official Nintendo Player's Guide, Nintendo of America, pg. 68
- ↑ "Quit Minigame" — N/A (Spirit Tracks)
- Mechanics
- Mechanics in The Legend of Zelda
- Mechanics in A Link to the Past
- Mechanics in Link's Awakening
- Mechanics in Link's Awakening DX
- Mechanics in Link's Awakening (Nintendo Switch)
- Mechanics in Ocarina of Time
- Mechanics in Ocarina of Time 3D
- Mechanics in Majora's Mask
- Mechanics in Majora's Mask 3D
- Mechanics in Oracle of Seasons
- Mechanics in Oracle of Ages
- Mechanics in The Wind Waker
- Mechanics in The Wind Waker HD
- Mechanics in The Minish Cap
- Mechanics in Twilight Princess
- Mechanics in Twilight Princess HD
- Mechanics in Phantom Hourglass
- Mechanics in Spirit Tracks
- Mechanics in Skyward Sword
- Mechanics in Skyward Sword HD
- Mechanics in A Link Between Worlds
- Mechanics in Tri Force Heroes
- Mechanics in Breath of the Wild