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Contents

  • Walkthrough
    • Prologue
    • Humble Beginnings
      • Outset Island (B7)
      • Forest of Fairies
    • The Hunt for Aryll
      • Pirate Ship
      • Forsaken Fortress (A1)
    • The Waker of Winds
      • Windfall Island (D2)
      • Dragon Roost Island (F2)
      • Rito Aerie
    • Dins Pearl and the Spirit of the Skies
      • Dragon Roost Cavern (F2)
    • Somethings Amiss in the Forest Haven
      • Introduction
      • Forest Haven (F6) - A
      • Forbidden Woods (F6)
      • Forest Haven (F6) - B
    • The Spirit of Water and the Third Pearl
      • Introduction
      • Greatfish Isle (B4)
      • Windfall Island (D2)
      • Outset Island (B7)
      • Northern Triangle Island (D3)
      • Southern Triangle Island (D5)
      • Eastern Triangle Island (F4)
    • The Heros Test and the Forgotten Realm
      • Introduction
      • Tower of the Gods (E5)
      • The Castle Frozen in Time
    • Return to the Forsaken Fortress: The Hunt for Aryll Continues
      • Introduction
      • Northern Triangle Island
      • Forsaken Fortress (A1)
    • Restoring Evils Bane: The Earth Temple
      • Introduction
      • Headstone Island (C7)-A
      • Dragon Roost Island (F2)
      • Headstone Island (C7)-B
      • Earth Temple (C7)
    • The Sword Shines Again! The Wind Temple
      • Introduction
      • Ice Ring Isle (E6)
      • Gale Isle(D1)
      • Forest Haven (F6)
      • The Wind Temple (D1)
    • Rebuilding the Triforce of Courage
      • A Brief Explanation
      • Triforce Chart #1: Islet of Steel (B5)
      • Triforce Chart #2: Birds Peak Rock (G5)
      • Triforce Chart #3: Needle Rock Island (A5)
      • Translating the Charts
      • Triforce Shard #1
      • Private Oasis (E5)
      • Triforce Shard #2: Outset Island (B7)
      • Triforce Shard #3: Diamond Steppe Island (A6)
      • Triforce Shards #4 and #5: Stone Watcher Island (C5)
      • Triforce Shard #6: Overlook Island (G1)
      • Triforce Shard #7: Greatfish Isle (B4)
      • Triforce Shard #8: Cliff Plateau Isles (G6)
      • The Triforce of Courage
      • Tower of the Gods (E5)
    • Ganons Tower: The Final Showdown
      • Introduction
      • Ganons Tower
  • Equipment and Items
    • Common Items
    • Dungeon Items
    • Quest Items
    • Special Items
  • Characters and Enemies
    • Introduction
    • Characters
    • Enemies
  • Legendary Checklist
    • Quest Items
    • Songs
    • Pieces of Heart
    • Treasure Charts
    • Special Charts
    • Triforce Charts and Shards
    • Great Fairies
    • Big Octos
    • Submarines
    • Sea Platforms
    • Secret Caves
    • Rings of Light
    • Blue ChuChus
    • Withered Deku Trees
    • Beedles Shop Ship
    • Shops and Vendors
    • Minigames
    • Nintendo Gallery
  • Islands of the Great Sea
    • Islands of the Great Sea
    • Forsaken Fortress (A1)
    • Four-Eye Reef (A2)
    • Western Fairy Island (A3)
    • Three-Eye Reef (A4)
    • Needle Rock Isle (A5)
    • Diamond Steppe Island (A6)
    • Horseshoe Island (A7)
    • Star Island (B1)
    • Mother & Child Isles (B2)
    • Rock Spire Isle (B3)
    • Greatfish Isle (B4)
    • Islet of Steel (B5)
    • Five-Eye Reef (B6)
    • Outset Island (B7)
    • Northern Fairy Island (C1)
    • Spectacle Island (C2)
    • Tingle Island (C3)
    • Cyclops Reef (C4)
    • Stone Watcher Island (C5)
    • Shark Island (C6)
    • Headstone Island (C7)
    • Gale Isle (D1)
    • Windfall Island (D2)
    • Northern Triangle Island (D3)
    • Six-Eye Reef (D4)
    • Southern Triangle Island (D5)
    • Southern Fairy Island (D6)
    • Two-Eye Reef (D7)
    • Crescent Moon Island (E1)
    • Pawprint Isle (E2)
    • Eastern Fairy Island (E3)
    • Tower of the Gods (E4)
    • Private Oasis (E5)
    • Ice Ring Isle (E6)
    • Angular Isles (E7)
    • Seven-Star Isles (F1)
    • Dragon Roost Island (F2)
    • Fire Mountain (F3)
    • Eastern Triangle Island (F4)
    • Bomb Island (F5)
    • Forest Haven (F6)
    • Boating Course (F7)
    • Overlook Island (G1)
    • Flight Control Platform (G2)
    • Star Belt Archipelago (G3)
    • Thorned Fairy Island (G4)
    • Birds Peak Rock (G5)
    • Cliff Plateau Isles (G6)
    • Five-Star Isles (G7)
  • How to Play
    • Game File Management
    • Game Screens
    • Controlling Link
    • Environmental Objects

The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker Guide › How to Play

Game File Management

Creating a New Game File

At the File Selection screen, highlight an empty Quest Log and press to start a New Game file. The name you give your game file is the same name that Link will be given during the adventure.

Game Modes

When starting a New Game, you have the option to play in Normal Mode or Hero Mode. Normal Mode is recommended for beginners, while Hero Mode presents a special challenge for advanced players. In Hero Mode, you’ll never find Hearts while chopping grass, smashing objects, or defeating enemies. You’ll have to rely on your wits and other restoratives, such as potions and Fairies, when the going gets rough!

Saving a Game File

Both the Item subscreen and the Quest Status subscreen have a save option. Highlight that option and press to save your game. Afterward, you can continue playing or exit to the Main menu. To resume a saved game, select the appropriate Quest Log after advancing past the title screen.

Save File Starting Points

If you continue a game that you saved in a dungeon, you appear near the closest entrance to that dungeon. If you continue a game that you saved on the overworld, you appear in the Great Sea sector in which you saved.

Controller Selection

Whenever you begin a new adventure or load a saved game, you’ll be asked to confirm your choice of controller. Choose to play using either the Wii U GamePad or the Wii U Pro Controller. You can change this setting at any time through the in-game Options menu (see the “Game Options” section).

Copying and Erasing Game Files

To copy a Quest Log, choose Copy from the File Management screen. Select the Quest Log you want to copy, then choose the Quest Log to which you want to copy it. The game warns you if you are in danger of overwriting an existing Quest Log.

To erase a Quest Log, select Erase from the File Management screen, then select the Quest Log you wish to erase. The game makes sure that you want to erase the Quest Log before it removes it from the system memory.

Think Carefully!

After you erase a Quest Log, you can never recover it. Be sure you want to erase it.

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