Ocarina of Time | All Mini-Game Guides | The Legend of Zelda

All Mini-Games in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. Guide includes all mini-games, rewards, how to unlock, how to play, how to win, and more.

Contents

List of Mini-Games
Rewards You Can Get

List of Mini-Games

Mini-Game	Main Prizes
Common Shooting Gallery	Recommended Big Bullet Bag / Big Quiver
Common Treasure Box Shop	Heart Piece
Common Fishing	Heart Piece / Golden Scale
Child Cucco Guessing Game	Recommended Empty Bottle / Lon Lon Milk
Child Bombchu Bowling	Recommended Big Bomb Bag
Child Frog Ocarina Game	Heart Piece
Adult Dampe Race	Recommended Hookshot
Adult Obstacle Course Race	Get a Cow for your House └ Lets you get Lon Lon Milk
Adult Horseback Archery	Heart Piece
Adult Marathon	None

In Ocarina of Time, there are 10 different mini-games that you can play. Some of them will reward you with useful items so take your time to do them when you can!

Shooting Gallery

In the Shooting Gallery, the goal to shoot all 10 targets within 15 shots to get the prize! This can be played by both Young and Adult Link.

Shooting Gallery Guide

Treasure Box Shop

Entry Fee	10 Rupees per attempt
Rules	Choose the correct treasure chest out of the two options in each room to advance
How to Win	Keep picking the correct chest until you reach the 6th room
Lose Condition	Game ends when you pick the wrong chest

The goal of this mini-game is to select the right chest six times in a row to win. Each room will have two chests for you to choose from and the only way to move forward is by choosing the right one. Choose the wrong one and the game ends.

Treasure Box Shop Guide

Fishing

Entry Fee	20 Rupees per attempt
Rules	No time limit but you can only keep 1 fish

The reward in Fishing is entirely based on the size of the fish that you catch. You will have unlimited time per payment so take your time in catching a sizable fish!

Fishing Guide

Cucco Guessing Game

Entry Fee	10 Rupees for the first try 5 Rupees for every retry
Rules	- Find the 3 Super Cuccos - Time Limit: 30 seconds

For this minigame, the goal is to find the 3 Super Cuccos amidst a group of regular ones within the time limit. It can be rather difficult to distinguish Super Cuccos from normal ones so it's advised to memorize their positions instead.

Cucco Guessing Game Guide

Bombchu Bowling

Entry Fee	30 Rupees per attempt
Rules	Get a Bombchu into a hole 3 times within 10 shots

Win the Bombchu Bowling mini-game by successfully getting 3 Bombchu into a hole within 10 shots. You will immediately win the game by the third Bombchu.

Bombchu Bowling Guide

Frog Mini-game

Unlock the Frog mini-game by playing a specific melody with the Ocarina in front of the frogs. Match each of the notes to the 5 frogs in the right order to clear it.

Frogs Guide

Dampe Race

Time Limit	About 1 minute 10 seconds

Catch up to the Dampe within the time limit to win this mini-game! At first clear, you will be rewards with the Hookshot, an essential item for progressing as Adult Link.

Dampe Race Guide

Obstacle Course Race

Rules	Complete 2 laps while jumping over obstacles on the track
Lose Condition	Failing to jump over the fences

Complete 2 laps around the track while jumping over the fences in the right oreder. Note that you won't complete the course if you don't jump over the fences in the correct order.

Obstacle Course Guide

Horseback Archery

Entry Fee	20 Rupees per try
Rules	Shoot arrows at targets while on Epona └ 20 arrows per attemp
Target Score	1st attempt: 1000 points 2nd attempt: 1500 points

In the Horseback Archery, you will be on Epona who will be running automatically. Aim to get a high score by getting points from shooting at targets. You can hit the target multiple times but note that you have a 20 arrow limit.

Horseback Archery Guide

Marathon

How to Unlock	Rescue all the carpenters at Gerudo's Fortress

You can play the Marathon mini-game by going to the runner inside the tent in Gerudo Valley during Adult Link's time. To unlock it, you must first rescue all of the Carpenters in Gerudo's Fortress.

Marathon Guide