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Second Quest refers to a mode in several games within the Zelda series which allow the player to go through the game again utilizing new features.
The Legend of Zelda
The select screen for The Legend of Zelda. The image of Link with the sword indicates that it is the Second Quest
In The Legend of Zelda, the second quest is unlocked after the player has beaten the game, and doing so would replace the file with a picture of Link holding a sword. This new quest consisted of the dungeons being located in different places with an added difficulty degree. The Heart Containers and some of the shops found in the overworld are also changed to better hidden locations.Gamers could also enter the first five letters of their name as "ZELDA" in the name input screen to start the second quest automatically.
The Adventure of Link
Similar to The Legend of Zelda, the second quest can also be obtained after completing the game, and the file of the player would have a Triforce piece next to their name. The features included are that the player gets to keep all the spells learned in the previous quest, and the levels for Skill, Magic, and Life are also carried over. Special items found in palaces such as the candle had to be retrieved again, as well as any Heart Containers and Magic Containers obtained.
Ocarina of Time
In Ocarina of Time, many players found the then-unprecedented depth of the game to suggest that ideas such as that of a second quest would be far from impossible. Countless discussions, theories and hoaxes about the alleged second quest to obtain the Triforce within the game spread around the internet, although any such endeavor has since been conclusively disproved by Nintendo and skeptical fans. The hype was most likely fueled by the aforementioned sense of depth in the newly-developed Ocarina of Time environment, nostalgia and internet pranksters. The closest hopefuls might have gotten would have been by bringing unused data left on the game cart during development into play via a cheat cartridge, or Ura Zelda — "Another Zelda".
Perhaps due to the hype, Master Quest was originally planned for the 64DD Nintendo 64 add-on, but was finally released in selected copies of the The Wind Waker on the Nintendo GameCube along with the unedited Ocarina of Time. This production was a revamped version of the original quest with excruciatingly difficult new puzzles and challenges, but a seemingly unaltered storyline.
The Wind Waker
The Wind Waker also features a Second Quest, although more limited in change than its previous counterparts. The game's Second Quest makes primarily aesthetic changes — namely, Link will wear his initial outfit for the entire game (consequently obtaining the Hero's New Clothes as opposed to the Hero's Clothes in the First Quest), Aryll will wear her ending pirate outfit for the entire game, and all Hylian text will be translated into readable English.
Link also starts with the Deluxe Picto Box, with the same pictures he had in the first quest. Because some characters only appear prior to the point where Link can normally reach the Nintendo Gallery, it is impossible to acquire every figurine without starting a second quest.