Extra Heart Containers
(NOTE: This page contains spoilers!)

In Zelda, there are two ways to extend your life meter. The first is by finishing a dungeon, as the defeated boss will give you a heart container. However, there are five hidden heart containers scattered throughout Hyrule's Overworld. The following is a guide to the Hidden Hearts Five.

Note: You can get these hearts in any order, as long as you have the requisite item. My order is based on how I have you get them in my Walkthrough.

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First Heart
Overworld Map Coordinates: L-8
	Required items needed: Bombs
	Route from game start (Map, H-8): From the game start, travel four screens right.
	How do I get it?: Once you reach the location (shown at left), equip your bombs. Place one at the rock corner closest to you, demonstrated here. A cave will open up and upon entering it, a crusty old man will offer you a choice between a full life potion and a heart container. Pick the container.
	Extra Info: Your bombs will be useful in opening up locations for two other heart container locations. They can be purchased at various stores and acquired from various enemies, especially the "Blue" versions of Moblins, Octoroks, and Leevers.

Second Heart
Overworld Map Coordinates: M-3
	Required items needed: Bombs
	Route from game start (Map, H-8): From the game start, travel four screens right, then five screens up, then one screen right.
	How do I get it?: Once you reach the location (shown at left), equip your bombs. Place one at the lower-right corner of the rocky lump, demonstrated here. A cave will open up and upon entering it, another decrepit man will offer you a choice between a full life potion and a heart container. Grab the container.
	Extra Info: Your bombs will be useful in opening up locations for two other heart container locations. Bombs can be purchased at various stores and acquired from various enemies, especially the "Blue" versions of Moblins, Octoroks, and Leevers.

Third Heart
Overworld Map Coordinates: H-5
	Required items needed: Candle (Red or Blue)
	Route from game start (Map, H-8): From the game start, travel one screen right, three screens up, then one left.
	How do I get it?: Once you arrive at the location at left, equip your candle of choice. You want to stand a little bit in front of the fifth bush from the right. Let your fire fly, as shown here, and a stairwell will appear. Going down it will result in another potion/container binary choice. Choose the container!
	Extra Info: Your candle will be useful in opening up another heart container location. The Blue Candle can be purchased at various stores, and the Red Candle, which can be used more than once per screen-load, can be found in the Seventh Dungeon.

Fourth Heart
Overworld Map Coordinates: P-6
	Required items needed: Ladder
	Route from game start (Map, H-8): From the game start, travel eight screens right, and then two more up.
	How do I get it?: When you get to the location (as shown on the left), it's very easy to get the container. With the ladder in your inventory, just stroll across the bridges, as demonstrated here. You'll pick up the heart container automatically.
	Extra Info: You MUST have the Ladder in your inventory before you can get this heart container. The Ladder is obtained in the Fourth Dungeon.

Fifth Heart
Overworld Map Coordinates: P-4:P-3
	Required items needed: Raft
	Route from game start (Map, H-8): From the game start, travel eight screens right, then four screens up.
	How do I get it?: Once you reach the desired location (shown at left), if you have the Raft it's no problem. Just step onto the dock and you'll float up one screen, shown here. Enter the ominous looking cavern and ANOTHER old man will offer a container or a potion. Select ze container.
	Extra Info: You MUST have the Raft in your inventory before you can get this heart container. The Raft is obtained in the Third Dungeon.

All Five Hidden Hearts
	Required items needed: Bombs, Candle, Ladder, Raft
	How do I do it?: Presuming you know how to get the five hearts already, the best route I've discerned to obtaining all five of them efficiently is as follows. From the game start, travel four screens right (Heart); then four screens right and two up (Heart); then two screens up (Heart). Come back to that dock, then travel one left, one up, two left (Heart); last, travel four left, two down, one left (Heart).