Glitches in Ocarina of Time Master Quest

These are glitches that can be performed in Master Quest. Please read the Glitch Disclaimer Notes before attempting any of the glitches on this page.

Skip the Water Temple
Once you've met with Princess Ruto in the Water Temple, raise the water to halfway level, then sink underwater with the Iron Boots and go back to the room she was in. Remove the Iron Boots here and float up to the now accessible ledge, then bomb the damaged wall. Use the Hookshot to shoot a pattern on the back wall of the newly opened room, and a chest will appear with the Longshot inside. Now raise the water level to it's highest, and Longshot over to the platform leading to the Boss chamber. Once in the room with the slope and Blade Traps, use the Longshot to hit a switch above the door, then Longshot onto the left column that appears. With your sword drawn, face the wall the Boss Door is on, side-hop off the column to position yourself in front of the Door in mid-air, and press B and forward. You should have Jump Attacked through the door, accessing the Boss Room without the Boss Key. It may take a few tries, just climb back up onto the column, Link can reach it. Then just defeat Morpha, and the temple is finished that quickly.

This glitch, however, has been fixed in the Ocarina of Time 3D version.

Light Arrows Early
To get the Light Arrows early, go through the Forest Temple just until you get the Fairy Bow, then leave. Repeat this in the Fire Temple for the Megaton Hammer, and the Water Temple to get the Longshot. Now complete both the Shadow Temple and Spirit Temple, then go back to the Temple of Time. Since the game assumes you have beat all of the Temples, the cutscene where Sheik becomes Princess Zelda and gives you the Light Arrows will play. However, you will be unable to get to Ganon's Tower until all of the Temple Bosses are defeated.

Sun's Song Immunity
It is unknown what causes this, but sometimes the ReDeads at the Bottom of the Well will not become frozen when the Sun's Song is played.

Prelude of Light, Never Learned
In some rare cases, when beating the Forest Temple, you will be warped directly to the Temple of Time upon stepping into the ring of light left behind in the boss room once the boss is killed. Should this happen, Sheik will not be there, and you will never learn the Prelude of Light. This will not directly affect the rest of the game, but you will have to walk all the way to the Temple of Time every time you need to go there.