In Goron City, there is a fun little sign puzzle that you can solve in the Ocarina of Time Remake. It’s hidden off to the side, and you may miss it on your adventures. If you have a Hookshot, you can get to this little area for yourself. It’s on the second floor of Goron City and has a lava room just before it to greet even the most intrepid players. However, if you use the Hookshot and drop down the hole, you will be greeted by a puzzle unlike others in the game. There are no enemies to worry about or Lenses of Truth that need to be used. Instead, it’s just a logic puzzle using readable signs, and we cracked the code on how to solve it.
How to Complete the Goron City Sign Puzzle
There are two ways needed to complete the Goron City sign puzzle in Ocarina of Time. One is by following the directions of the signs and cutting specific ones. The other is to mess up and cut a sign that can’t be touched to get the other chest. Below are each of the signs and the messages that they have when you read them:
| Sign # (From Left to Right) | Sign Message |
| 1 | Cut this if there are no other signs to cut. |
| 2 | Don’t cut this. |
| 3 | You can cut this right away. |
| 4 | Maybe you can cut this. Maybe not. |
| 5 | You can cut this, but you can’t cut the left one. |
The following is how to get both chests through different solutions:
- Solution #1 (Following the sign directions) – Cut down signs three and five. Then cut down the first sign. The solution must be done in this exact order, or you won’t get the better reward chest to pop up. Once you do it in the exact order, the chest on the right side will appear.
- Solution #2 (The wrong way) – Simply walk up to the second sign from the left that says “Don’t cut this” and slash it. The chest on the left side will spawn, and you can get your reward.
It’s important that players know that you can’t get both chests in one go at the puzzle. Instead, you have to leave Goron City and walk back in for the puzzle to reset. Simply just leaving to go to Death Mountain Crater or Death Mountain Trail will reset it. Once you go back to the puzzle, all of the signs will be intact again to do the other solution.
Rewards for Completing the Sign Puzzle in the Ocarina of Time Remake
For completing the puzzle the right way, you are awarded 50 Rupees from the chest on the right side. And if you reset the puzzle and do it the incorrect way, you will get a single Rupee from the left chest. While it may not seem like much to reset and do it wrong, it’s an extra reward to earn. Additionally, if you are trying to 100% the game, you do need to get both of these chests as part of getting it. Plus, when you are in the room, you can tell there are two chests to get to fully complete the sign puzzle.
The puzzle itself is one of the more hidden ones you may encounter while playing Ocarina of Time. It’s important to note that you need to be Adult Link in order to take part in it. You need either the Hookshot or Longshot to be able to make it across the lava chamber. So, once you have even the Hookshot, make your way back to Goron City and get this done for some easy Rupees in Ocarina of Time.
