The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages is one of Zelda's most underrated games that is filled with different dungeons for players to work their way through, as every good Zelda game is. The first that players will encounter is the Spirits Grave dungeon in which Link will need to solve various puzzles and defeat a couple of bosses to complete.
Before Link can enter the Spirits Grave dungeon, he will need to complete several tasks first and obtain his weapon and shields. Once done with that, Link will eventually be led back to the starting point of Zelda: Oracle of Ages, at which point he may now head toward the dungeon in the Graveyard.
Find The Keys & Solve The Dungeon
Upon heading through the entrance of The Legend of Zelda Dungeon and opening up to the first room, simply titled "Level 1," head through the doorway on the right. There will be three enemies in the next room. Each one will require two strikes with the sword to be defeated.
Once they are all defeated, push the block that is furthest south, over to the right, opening up a path that Link can through. Then proceed into the next room where Link will find another block that must be moved and will change colors back and forth between yellow and blue.
Push the block until it lands blue side up in the center of the water fountains. To accomplish this, simply just push the block forward until it reaches the spot. Then head over to the left and through the southern doorway. There, Link will find a chest that contains the Zelda: Oracle of Ages Spirit's Grave Dungeon Map.
After collecting it, head back into the room with the yellow and blue cube by jumping down and moving the block in the first room, again. Then push the yellow and blue block once more up to the spot between the fountains with the blue side up, at which point the doorway on the right side will open and Link can proceed on.
In the next room, there will be two enemies running around, but Link can them up and continue through the doorway at the top of the screen. In this room, Link will have to face the enemy to retrieve a key. Once the enemy floating around is defeated, the key will appear and the doorways will open. Collect the key and proceed through the left doorway. In this room, keep walking left and push the block to create a path.
Since this will block off the chest, head all the way south into another room, then return to the previous room. This will reset the block which can now be pushed up and allow access to the chest. Link will need to use his Zelda puzzle-solving skills to make it through the rest of the dungeon.
This chest will contain a com that can be used to track location in Zelda: Oracle of Ages. After collecting the com, proceed through the doorway on the left and into the next room. Defeat the snake enemies and then head up the pyramid on the far left which will trigger a ring to appear at the top of the pyramid on the right. Collect it and then head back through the doorway on the right to where the chest that contained the com was. The block will have reset, so travel to the right and push it to open a path leading upwards. Use the key on that door and proceed into the room.
In this room, head north of the block that is blocking the path and push it down so that it opens the pathway. Defeat the enemy and collect the Small Key from the chest. Now go to the far left of the room and into the next area. Go to the blocks that make an L shape on the bottom and push the one furthest to the left, down. Then push the one to the right of Link, over to the right.
If done correctly, this will open the pathway which Link can continue down. Follow it up and around, all the way to the right, and keep going until reaching a dead end with a doorway leading north and then go through it.
Push the center block upwards once, then move the blocks to the left and right of Link over once, meaning push the left one to the left once and the right one to the right once. Then push the left block up once and the right block up once. If done correctly, Link should be able to through the left and right sides.
Head over to the left and activate the platform that is up the stairs, then proceed over to the right and activate that platform as well. With the moving platform now active above the blocks, jump down onto it when it comes over to where Link is and then head up to reach the Small Key in Zelda: Oracle of Ages.
Retreive The Gasha Seed
Leave the room and take the path that goes back to the left, but instead of going to the far left, take the first northern doorway available. Head left, onto the moving platform, then use it to get the path that will allow Link to push the movable block to the right. Then follow the path around to activate the platform and collect the Gasha Seed, which can be used later to obtain a Heart Piece in Zelda: Oracle of Ages. Go back to where the moving platform was and use it to cross over and head through the doorway on the left. Cut through the plants and use one of the keys on the locked doorway at the bottom of the screen.
Beat Giant Ghini & Pumpkin Head
The room Link enters at this point will contain the Giant Ghini, this Zelda Dungeon's weird mini-boss fight. This boss fight is rather straightforward. Focus on defeating the smaller enemies, of which there will always be three that spawn. They will be the biggest nuisance so get rid of them fast as soon as they appear. When they are gone and Link has a moment, that is when he should strike the Giant Ghini.
Repeat this process until it is defeated which shouldn't take long at all. The primary thing is to stay on the move constantly to avoid taking damage. Once defeated, grab the fairy and then head through the door on the left. A portal will appear as well, but there's more to be done here first.
Go through the doorway on the left and then proceed to the far left until reach the locked door at the bottom of the screen and then use a Small Key to through it. There will be three raised blocks in the room. Push down the two outer ones and then move the center one off to one side and proceed down through the doorway.
Follow the path around, defeating the enemies as they appear, and then trigger the two fires at the top of the last area to open a new area which Link can then descend into. Head all the way through to collect the Power Bracelet then equip it. Link can now lift heavy objects in Zelda: Oracle of Ages.
Test it out by lifting some of the items lying around, including those blocking a path to a chest that contains a ring. From the chest, head south and push the object onto the platform to activate it and then head through the doorway on the right. Defeat the enemies in this room and collect the Boss Key from the chest at the top of the room. Proceed until reaching the portal back at the beginning and take it back to the room where the mini-boss fight occurred.
Head north, following the path and defeating enemies until reach the boss door at which point players will need to take on the Pumpkin Head boss which essentially just requires whacking him until his head drops, then tossing his head to expose him, then attacking the exposed part before it returns to the pumpkin. Repeat this and eventually, he will be defeated and the Spirit's Grave Dungeon will be completed and Link will receive a heart. Head north to receive the Eternal Spirit in The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages.
