The Treasure Chest Game in the Zelda Ocarina of Time Remake is a game of luck, unless you can find a way to cheat with a special item hidden on the other side of Hyrule. If you can complete this game in OoT, you can get a heart container, but without help your odds are terrible, and each attempt will cost you a lot of money. Below I'll explain how to beat the Treasure Chest Shop game in Ocarina of Time, either with that special item or without it.
Around the corner, you can find the Zelda Ocarina of Time Happy Mask Shop. Check out our guide on the quest tied to it, and how you can hand out the masks to those who need them!
How to beat the Treasure Chest Game
The Treasure Chest Game is simple: you'll be shown a pair of chests, one of which is right, and one of which is wrong. If you pick correctly, you move forward to the next round. If you pick wrong, you lose the game. If you can pass five rounds, you'll get a heart container. The problem is, the chests looks identical, and each attempt costs you 10 Rupees.
Here are three methods that will give you a chance at success:
- The Lenses of Truth. If you progress the main story, you'll get an item called the Lenses of Truth in Zelda Ocarina of Time, which will reveal the correct chests when used on them. Our guide will show you how to find them.
- Luck. The game is technically winnable, it's just very low odds (a 1 in 32 chance if my maths are correct). Enough attempts and some good fortune mean you should come out victorious eventually.
- Save scumming. Manually save the game, then reload if you lose. This won't improve your odds, but it will mean you only ever have to pay for the game once.
Treasure Chest Shop location in Ocarina of Time Remake
The Treasure Chest Shop in OOT is located on the West Side of Hyrule Castle Town, at the spot shown above. However, it can only be accessed at Night.
If it's daytime and you don't want to wait, head North along the alley to the building with the blue door, which will have a bed you can rest in to change the time of day. Alternatively, if you've unlocked the Sun's Song from the Kakariko Graveyard, you can use this to instantly change it from day to night.
Find out where to armor up with our guide on how to get the Shield and Sword in Zelda Ocarina of Time Remake, or check out how to cheer up Darunia and unlock explosive power in our walkthrough for Goron City in Zelda Ocarina of Time Remake.
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