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Zelda: Link's Awakening (Remake)

Rapids Ride Rewards and Walkthrough

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This is a guide to the Rapids Ride Mini-Game in The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (Remake) for the Nintendo Switch. Read on to see tips and tricks for this mini game.

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Rapids Ride Mini-Game

Rewards Based on Mode and Performance

Rapids Ride is a Mini-Game you can play by talking to the Raft Shop Owner inside of the Raft Shop. It can be found on the right side of Tal Tal Heights Warp Point. Rapids Ride can be played in 2 ways: Rapids Raid and Rapids Race.

In Rapids Raid there will be items available for you to pick up around the water. There is no time limit in this mode. Meanwhile, in Rapids Race, you will be rewarded depending on how fast you finish the course.

Rapids Ride Location

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Rapids Ride Rewards

Rapids Raid Rewards

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Piece of Heart		 You can find a Piece of Heart on small island at the very left side of the Rapids Ride. You can go here by riding the first lane of rapids to the very end, then moving toward the left wall.

When you see the Piece of Heart, use the Hookshot near the entrance to land at the island. This can only be obtained once.
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Secret Seashell		 You can find a Secret Seashell when you dig with the shovel at the center island in Rapids Ride.

When you see the island with the Owl Statue and Treasure Chest, get ready to use the Hookshot to manuever your raft toward the island. This can only be obtained once.
Rapids Ride Arrows

Bundle of Arrows		 Collecting this will give you 10 Arrows
Rapids Ride Rupees

Red Rupee		 Collecting this will give you 20 Rupees
Rapids Ride Bomb

Bombs		 Collecting this will give you 10 Bombs
Rapids Ride Hearts

Heart		 Collecting this will restore 3 Hearts
Rapids Ride Magic Powder

Magic Powder		 Collecting this will give you 10 Magic Powder

Rapids Race Rewards

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 Finishing the course in between 40 seconds to 36 seconds for the first time will reward you with a Piece of Heart.
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 Finishing the course in between 35 seconds and 31 seconds for the first time will reward you with a Secret Seashell.

Otherwise, you will earn 100 Rupees if you finish the course under 35 seconds.
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 Finishing the course in under 30 seconds for the first time will reward you with a Chamber Stone.

Otherwise, you will earn 300 Rupees

Rapids Race Optimal Route

If you are struggling to clear the Rapids Race in under 30 seconds, see the video above. You can also use your Hookshot to stall if you are trying to get the prizes for other times.

Rapid Ride Tips and Tricks

Use the Hookshot to Navigate

Hookshot - Rapids Raid

The Hookshot is necessary for manuevering around the course, especially when you need to fight the currents. This is extremly useful when trying to finish under 30 seconds.

Jump with Roc's Feather to Get Items

Roc
In Rapids Raid, use the Roc's Feather to grab the items. Link will be airboune for only a short while, so make sure to time it right.

< 35 Seconds Finish Will Refund Ride

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Finishing Rapids Race under 35 seconds will guarantee a 100 Rupee reward, making the ride free.

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10 Anonymous Anonymous 4 months

had to use actual videoguides, because your descriptions are either completely leading to wrong directions or are extremely barebone, whoever edited those is incompetend beyond belief

5 Anonymous Anonymous over 3 years

You should note that you can use the hookshot to latch onto things and pull the raft, it makes getting everything so much easier

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