Defeat Ganon (Classic Kak) (Beginner)

Version Note: This route works on any version.

This is a route-locked category, meaning it follows a strict route and set of allowed techniques. It emulates the Any% route prior to the discovery of GIM on February 5, 2015, defeating Ganon as Child Link using the Ganondoor wrong warp. The route and glitch requirements can be referenced on ⁠Speedrun.com as always.

This is a very good route for beginners. As far as Ocarina of Time goes, this is a relatively easy category when opting for some of the easier strats, and the route has historical/nostalgic significance for many people. For faster routes, see:

• Advanced sword route, does faster, more difficult strats (including Gohma Clip and Collapse Skip), except for skipping sword and talking to Mido (does not require Mido Skip)
• Optimal swordless route, does all optimal strats including skipping the Kokiri Sword and skipping Mido

As usual, if you are new to Ocarina of Time, reading the following pages first is highly recommended to help you learn the game:

• Basic Mechanics and Tips - important fundamentals, including the basics of movement, performing trick setups, and so on
• Common Terminology - glossary of common terms, several of which may be used in this route page
• Practice ROM (gz) - invaluable tool for practicing effectively

Equips are notated as (e.g.)

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In this route, which C-button each item is equipped on is never important. They are your preference.

Hearts and rupee counts are notated as [ x ][ x ] where relevant. See Common Terminology.

Escape

• Exit Link's house, turn up and backflip off balcony
• Green rupee from grass [ 1 ]
• Backflip onto ramp
• Backwalk to crawlspace
• 2 green rupees in boulder maze grass [ 3 ]
• Open Kokiri Sword chest
• Equip Kokiri Sword
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• Leave boulder maze
  • Backflip after crawlspace for 1 green rupee [ 4 ]
• Backwalk and climb vines to Lost Woods
• Aqua escape

Kakariko

• Go down Zora's River
  • Jump in the lower water after passing the first Octorok
• Collect all rupees while going down the river [ 40 ]
  • Get the river red rupee
• Backwalk to Kakariko and talk to owl
  • Alternatively, WESS to Kakariko owl skip
• Cucco bottle
• Equip bottle and catch rock bugs next to House of Skulltula
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• Savewarp

Deku Tree

• Exit Link's House, turn up and sidehop left twice
• Backwalk to shop
• Buy Deku Shield [ 0 ]
• Equip Deku Shield and exit shop
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• Talk to Mido
• Kill Deku Baba for a Deku Stick
• [Jumpslash recoil into Deku Tree cutscene]
• Deku Tree cutscene, mash for first text option
• Enter Deku Tree
  
  
• Kill first Deku Baba on the right for Deku Nuts
• Equip stick and nuts before climbing vines
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• First vine text skip with stick
• Second vine text skip from Map chest
• Climb vines to top floor
• Anti-gravity B1 skip, 0.5 hearts fall damage [ 2.5 ]
  • It's possible to take a full heart of damage from some setups. Just take less damage after this.
  • B1 jump if failed
• Light stick on left torch
• Damage to 1.5 hearts from Babas [ 1.5 ]
• Burn the B2 web
• Sidehop or jumpslash recoil onto B2 floor, 1 heart fall damage [ 0.5 ]
  • You can fall in the water here to save health if you are too low
• 2-3-1 scrubs
  • If you need extra damage you can also take a hit from these scrubs, if you're not doing fast scrubs
• Enter Gohma's room

Gohma & Wrong Warp

• Deku Stick jumpslash before the fight, for power crouch stabbing
• Gohma Double K.O.
  • If you aren't at [ 0.5 ], damage down on Gohma before stunning and Double KOing
  • If you kill Gohma without dying, savewarp and (usually) pause in Link's house to fix cutscene pointer (see Ganondoor for details)
• Continue after death
• Jumpslash recoil or Baba megasidehop
  • B1 jump if failed
• Enter Gohma's room again
• Ganondoor wrong warp

Collapse

• Exit the doorway in front
  • It is extremely important not to burn your Deku Shield on the rocks at all in Collapse.
  • Your shield will burn on the ground rocks but not the falling rocks
• Watch Ganondorf death cutscene
• Follow Zelda through Collapse
• Stalfos fight with Infinite Sword Glitch (store a Deku Stick jumpslash)
• Finish following Zelda through Collapse
• Roll continuously past Redead in last room
• Dodge rocks in final stairway
• Tower collapse cutscene
  
  
• Store a Deku Stick jumpslash before Ganon
• Navi ISG immediately when Ganon fight starts
  • If you fail ISG, run away to avoid dying and try again.
  • The flame wall around the Ganon fight will burn your Deku Shield.
• Ganon phase 1
• Get Master Sword
• Ganon phase 2 (same strategy)
• Final slash