Reaching the Fire Temple in Zelda: Ocarina of Time Remake involves exploring several areas, collecting Gold Skulltulas and Heart Pieces, and unlocking useful upgrades along the way. This walkthrough covers everything you need to find, including the Bigger Quiver, Goron Tunic, and Fire Temple shortcut, before entering the dungeon.
Reaching The Fire Temple Walkthrough
Read The Fairy Markings
To reach the Fairy Markings, you’ll need to go straight until you reach a cave. Keep following a straight path until you reach the Hyrule Field. There, you’ll have to mount a horse and go northwest to reach a cave where you’ll find the Fairy Markings.
Read The Fairy Markings
On the walls, you’ll find the Fairy Marking which you can read. It’ll direct you to open the treasure chest on the right and take what’s inside. Next, mount your horse again and go northwest until you come across a sort of stream. Cross it, and you’ll reach the second Fairy Marking.
Turn Into Kid Link
Next, jump down into the water, swim and go towards the left to reach the Hyrule Castle Town. Keep following the path on the left until you reach the Temple of Time where you’ll find Sheik. Learn the Prelude of Light from him so that you can warp to the Temple of Time anytime. He’ll direct you to go to the temple and awaken each one of the sages.
Gold Skulltula #1
To get the first Gold Skulltula, exit the Temple of Time, and go back to the Hyrule Castle Town. Follow the path on the left and climb the Hyrule Castle wall to reach the inside. Go to the garden, climb to the top, and reach the water body. Jump down and swim to the next area, then follow the path on the right to reach a plant with four leaves.
Start playing the Song of Storms so that an underground area opens up. Jump down and look to your right to find a blocked cave entrance where you’ll need to use a bomb to open it. Inside, you’ll find the Gold Skulltula.
Heart Piece #1
Once you’ve acquired the Gold Skulltula, go back from the same path you came from. You might find some soldiers that you’ll need to defeat to exit the place. Next, you’ll need to go to Hyrule Field where you’ll find a blocked underground entrance. Use a bomb to remove the blockage and jump down in, there, on the right you’ll find Business Scrub from whom you can get a Heart Piece for 100 Rupees.
Heart Piece #2
For the second Heart Piece, exit the area where you found Business Scrub. Keep following the path on the left until you come across a rocky area. You’ll find the chest containing the Heart Piece there.
Defeat The Regular Skulltula
Exit the rocky structure and then go towards the left. Keep going until you finally reach a water body which you’ll need to cross in order to reach a small opening on the ground. You’ll find the opening blocked, so use a bomb to open it, and then jump down to find the regular Skulltula whom you can defeat.
Turn Back To Adult Link
Once you have defeated the regular Skulltula, go back up, and start playing the Prelude of Light to warp back to the Temple of Time and get the sword.
Gold Skulltula #2
Exit the Temple of Time and go to the Hyrule Castle Town. From there, reach the Hyrule Field, cross the water body, and reach the tree where you’ll find a horse that you can mount. Ride towards the northeast until you come across a stream of water. Cross it to reach the area where you’ll find a small opening in the ground. Jump down through the opening and you’ll find the Golden Skulltula.
Bigger Quiver
After getting the second Golden Skulltula, go towards the windmill to reach the Kakariko Village. Inside the village, you’ll find a Shooting-Gallery. Go inside and talk with the operator. He’ll tell you that if you get a perfect score, you’ll be able to get the Bigger Quiver, but remember, you’ll need to pay 30 rupees for it. If you score 10/10, you’ll get the Bigger Quiver where you can store up to 40 arrows.
Heart Piece #3
Exit the Shooting-Gallery and go towards the windmill. To its right, you’ll find a small house. Go inside the house and you’ll find the Cursed Rich Man who will give you the third Heart Piece.
Gold Skulltula #3
After getting the Heart Piece, exit the house, and go left. You’ll find a path that is slanted upwards, use it to go upwards and reach the Death Mountain Trails. You’ll find huge boulders rolling around there so be careful. Keep following the path on the left to reach the Dodongo Cavern. Once there, go inside the cave, take the right, and start playing the Scarecrow Song. A scarecrow will appear on the top that you’ll need to take down for reaching the third Gold Skulltula.
Goron City Grotto
Exit the Dodongo Cavern and get back on the Death Mountain Trail. Keep going up until you reach another cave entrance. Go inside and follow the path on the right to reach a small opening on the ground which is blocked. Start playing the Song of Storms so that the opening becomes accessible to you. Afterwards, drop down to reach the Goron City Grotto and use bombs to unlock the Goron City passage.
Gold Skulltula #4
Exit the Goron City Grotto and start going towards the left to reach the Goron City. Inside, you’ll need to start playing the Sun’s Song and follow the path towards the right. You’ll have to cross the rope bridges and look around to find the fourth Gold Skulltula.
Goron Tunic
After getting the Gold Skulltula, go towards the left, and you’ll find Gowo. Interact with him and he’ll tell you the story about Ganondrof. You just promise to help him and he’ll give you the Goron Tunic. He’s also someone who will show you the shortcut to the Fire Temple.
Fire Temple Shortcut
Gowo will take you to his father’s room and tell you to use the shortcut behind his forebrother’s statue. Drop down and go to his father’s room on the left, pull the statue, and it will reveal the shortcut that will take you to the Death Mountain Crater. There, you’ll need to look on the left to find a sort of seal beyond which you’ll find Sheik. He will teach you the Bolero of Fire and playing that tune will help you warp to the Death Mountain Crater.
Gold Skulltula #5
To get the fifth and final Gold Skulltula, you’ll need to go where Sheik was standing to find a small opening on the ground. Start playing the Prelude of Light and you’ll be warped to the Temple of Time. Once there, put the sword back in place. Start playing the Bolero of Fire to warp back to the Death Mountain Crater and use a bug on the small opening in the ground to get the Gold Skulltula.
Heart Piece #4
For the fourth Heart Piece, start playing the Prelude of Time again and warp to the Temple of Light to get back the sword. Start playing the Bolero of Fire again to warp back to the Death Mountain Crater. There, you’ll find the Heart Piece on the top.
Enter The Fire Temple
After getting the final Heart Piece, drop down, and go to the left to finally enter the Fire Temple.
