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Golden Scale

For The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time on Nintendo 64 (1998).

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Golden Scale
CategoryUpgrades
EnglishGolden Scale
FrançaisEcaille d'or
DeutschGoldene Schuppe
日本語金のウロコ

When you get it

You got the Golden Scale! Jump into the water and press A. Now you can dive much deeper than you could before!

Prizes and rewards

Fishing PondA fish of 13 pounds or moreAdult Link

What it is for

Who can use itBoth ages

Changes between versions

NTSC 1.0, PAL 1.0

You got the Golden Scale! Jump into the water and press A. Now you can dive much deeper than you could before!

Master Quest NTSC, Master Quest PAL

You got the Golden Scale! Jump into the water and press A. Now you can dive much deeper than you could before!

In the official guides

Adult Link's prize for a lunker at the fishing pond.

As an adult, Link landed a true lunker, earning him the coveted Gold Scale.

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Official Nintendo Player's Guide (Nintendo of America, 1998), p. 57

Won in the Fishing Game with a 20-pound fish. It lets Link dive to the deepest depths.

Allows Link to dive to deepest depths.

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Prima's Official Strategy Guide (Prima Publishing, 1998), p. 135

Lets Link dive to depths that were only open to the Zoras before.

Mit der Goldenen Schuppe kann Link in Tiefen vordringen, welche bislang eigentlich den Zoras vorbehalten waren.

Der offizielle Nintendo Spieleberater: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Nintendo of Europe, 1998), p. 15, Translated by 101Leafy