Recorder
For The Legend of Zelda on the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES).
From the manual
All sorts of strange things happen.
Translated from the Japanese manual.
Item
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| Kind | Equipment |
|---|---|
| Japanese name | 笛 |
Official art

From the official guides
A magic item that makes all sorts of strange things happen.
A magic item that makes all sorts of strange things happen.
A really mysterious, magical item. Use it and it'll amaze you with what it can do.
This magic item creates many mysteries with its unusual sound. By playing the whistle to call a tornado, you can warp to an unobstructed entrance to the Underworld. The tornado will also clear your path.
Playing it makes all kinds of strange things happen, the warp whirlwind among them. It is hidden in Level 5.
A treasure in the Lizard labyrinth (Level 5). Blow the Recorder and it plays a strange tune. Some monsters are weak to this sound. Blow it above ground and a whirlwind comes up and carries Link to another place. Try blowing it in all sorts of places.
A recorder that makes all kinds of strange things happen. In the overworld it calls up a whirlwind.
Play it and a whirlwind warps you to a labyrinth whose Triforce you have taken.
It can call a whirlwind on the overworld. The whirlwind picks Link up and takes him to the entrance of a labyrinth whose Triforce he has taken (there seems to be a set pattern). And plenty of other things happen too...
A magic recorder that makes all sorts of strange things happen when you play it. It is an item you absolutely need to progress, and without it you can't clear the game. You get it in a certain place in a labyrinth, so once you have it, go above ground and play it. Play it in one particular spot and a mystery you could never solve before should be solved. You will be amazed when you see it happen.
Depending on when and where you play it, one of three things happens. It calls a whirlwind that carries you, it becomes a weapon against a certain enemy, and it has an even more important use!?
Link's flute playing is the best! But he isn't just playing for fun. This is a magic flute. When it sounds, one strange thing after another...
It is hidden underground in Level 5, and it is a mysterious item. Some enemies are weak to its sound. Play it above ground and you warp to a labyrinth you have already cleared.
A magic item whose holy sound makes all kinds of strange things happen. Play the Recorder to call a whirlwind and you can warp to the entrance of a labyrinth you have cleared. It is also said to open up the way ahead for Link.
Labyrinths
First Quest
Second Quest
Red: the item's room. Green: the entrance.
What it is for
Played on these screens, the recorder opens the way in.
First Quest: 1 screen
Second Quest: 10 screens