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Raft

For The Legend of Zelda on the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES).

From the manual

From a pier, it crosses the sea and lakes.

Translated from the Japanese manual.

Item

Raft

KindItems
Japanese nameイカダ

Official art

Raft, official art from ゼルダの伝説 取扱説明書
Raft. ゼルダの伝説 取扱説明書 (任天堂, 1986), p. 21

From the official guides

If Link has it and goes to a dock, he can float it on seas and lakes and cross them.

ゼルダの伝説 取扱説明書 (任天堂, 1986), p. 21, 101Leafy's translation

If Link has it and goes to a dock, he can float it on seas and lakes and cross them.

ゼルダの伝説1 取扱説明書 (任天堂, 1994), p. 15, 101Leafy's translation

Link can float across seas and lakes when he launches this from a dock.

The Legend of Zelda Instruction Booklet (Nintendo of America, 1987), p. 22

You need the raft to cross lakes and oceans but you can only launch it from a dock. There are many places you will want to go from the docks, but without the raft you can't get to those places.

The Legend of Zelda Tips and Tactics (Tokuma Shoten Publishing for Nintendo of America, 1987), p. 12

You can make your way over the water with a Raft.

The Legend of Zelda (Nintendo Power) (Nintendo of America, 1988), p. 36

Lets you cross from the two docks to secret islands. It is hidden deep in Level 3.

ゼルダの伝説 (二見書房, 1986), p. 78, 101Leafy's translation

A treasure in the Manji labyrinth (Level 3). Of course it is used at the water, but only where there is a pier. Which means the places you can cross by raft have... you get it!

ゼルダの伝説 必勝攻略ガイド (新星出版社, 1986), p. 15, 101Leafy's translation

There are two islands you cannot reach without it. You can only board it from a pier.

ファミリーコンピュータ攻略ガイドブック1 ゼルダの伝説 (曙出版, 1986), p. 33, 101Leafy's translation

With this you can cross seas and lakes, but only from a pier.

ファミリーコンピュータ必勝シリーズ1 ゼルダの伝説 (ミリオン出版, 1986), p. 4, 101Leafy's translation

There are two places on the map with a "pier." From them you can cross to islands. One of them is the entrance to Level 4. And the other one is... something good.

ファミコン マル勝DXシリーズ1 ゼルダの伝説 (角川書店, 1986), p. 61, 101Leafy's translation

On the huge map there are places you can't reach because the sea or a lake is in the way. With the Raft you can go back and forth as you please. But it can only be used from places called docks.

ゼルダの伝説 (秋田書店, 1986), p. 20, 101Leafy's translation

It glides across the water. It only works from a place with a pier, though. Get it and go to a pier, and it carries you across on its own.

ゼルダの伝説 (双葉社, 1986), p. 12, 101Leafy's translation

With this you can float across the sea and lakes. Some places can't be reached without it, so don't take it lightly. But you can only use it from a pier.

ケイブンシャの大百科別冊 ゼルダの伝説1 (勁文社, 1994), p. 10, 101Leafy's translation

It is underground in Level 3. Without it you can't reach Level 4, which is in the lake. You also need it to cross the sea to the place where you get a Heart.

ゼルダブック (ファミコン必勝本 1986年6月号付録) (JICC出版局, 1986), p. 78, 101Leafy's translation

With this you can float across the sea and lakes. But the Raft can only be launched from a dock. Near each dock there is sure to be a place you can only reach by Raft.

わんぱっくコミック増刊 ゼルダの伝説 必勝ヒント本 (徳間書店, 1986), p. 8, 101Leafy's translation

Labyrinths

First Quest

Level 3

  • Room 15 (down a stairway)

Second Quest

Level 5

  • Room 106 (down a stairway)

Red: the item's room. Green: the entrance.

What it is for

From a dock, the raft carries Link to the screen above.