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IGN’s Gold Skulltula guide covers the 100-token hunt in Ocarina of Time, including era, item, song, dungeon, reward, and route-planning context.
IGN’s Gold Skulltula locations guide is designed to help players track all 100 tokens in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Remake. The video covers locations in Hyrule, dungeons, and secret areas, while also identifying the items, equipment, and songs needed to collect them.
IGN presents the hunt across both the Child and Adult eras. Its supplied location sequence begins in the Great Deku Tree, then moves through Hyrule Field, Hyrule Castle Town, Hyrule Castle, Lon Lon Ranch, Kakariko Village, the graveyard, Kokiri Forest, and the Lost Woods. This guide explains how to organize that search without treating the video as a substitute for checking each requirement before changing eras or areas.
IGN identifies the collectible total as 100 Gold Skulltula tokens. According to IGN, the tokens are spread across overworld locations, dungeons, and hidden areas. Some require specific items, equipment, or songs, so the hunt is not presented as a single uninterrupted sweep that can be completed immediately.
The video’s opening entries show why a location-by-location approach matters. IGN places the first four tokens in the Great Deku Tree during the Child era. The listed positions include the third floor’s Compass Room, the vines between B1 and 1F, the northern grate on B1, and an area northwest of the Gohma Larva room. These are all tied to the same dungeon, but they are not described as one identical pickup spot.
IGN then moves outside the dungeon for the next entries. The supplied sequence places one token in Hyrule Field near a tree that can be visited in either era. Other early entries are listed for Hyrule Castle Town, Hyrule Castle, and Lon Lon Ranch. The Hyrule Castle Town token is in a pot-filled room and inside a crate, while the Hyrule Castle entry is associated with a tree in an enclosed area. IGN places the Lon Lon Ranch entry at the tree behind a house.
The next part of the sequence concentrates on Kakariko Village and nearby areas. IGN lists the village’s central tree, a nighttime location outside the Cursed Spider House, a construction site, a watchtower ladder, and a spot behind the village’s northwest house. The guide also identifies a Child-era token in Kakariko Graveyard’s soft soil, with bugs required for that pickup.
IGN’s supplied sequence continues through Kokiri Forest and the Lost Woods. It includes soft-soil locations that require bugs, as well as a nighttime position behind the Know-It-All Brothers’ home in Kokiri Forest. The source record only exposes the beginning of the video’s timestamp list, ending partway through the entry for number 18, so the complete later-location breakdown is not reproduced here.
Start by separating era information from location information. IGN marks entries as Child era, Adult era, or available in either era. That distinction is important because reaching a named area is not enough by itself. A player following the guide should first note the required era, then check whether the entry also depends on a time condition such as nighttime.
The early Kakariko entries demonstrate this distinction. IGN labels several of them as Child-era locations that are available at night, while the Hyrule Field tree is listed as accessible in either era. That makes the Hyrule Field entry a useful example of a flexible stop, whereas the nighttime Kakariko entries need more deliberate scheduling.
Group requirements before travelling. IGN states that some Skulltulas need items, equipment, or songs. The source specifically identifies bugs as required for the soft-soil locations listed in Kakariko Graveyard, Kokiri Forest, and the Lost Woods. Rather than treating each token as an isolated detour, use the requirements as planning labels. This can reduce the risk of arriving at a location before the relevant tool or song is available.
Use dungeon entries as checkpoints. The Great Deku Tree entries are grouped together at the start of IGN’s sequence, but their floor and room descriptions differ. A player who is already inside the dungeon can use the video’s timestamps to check several nearby entries before leaving. This is analysis based on the organization of IGN’s guide, not a report of independent testing.
Keep a written checklist. The total is 100, and the guide covers both eras, so a simple completed-number list can prevent missed entries or accidental repeats. Record the token number, area, era, time condition, and requirement. That structure follows the information IGN provides without assuming that every location can be reached during the same visit.
The biggest issue in this collectible hunt is confusing a location with an immediately available collectible. IGN’s description says that secret areas can require specific items, equipment, and songs. It also calls out time and era differences in the timestamped entries. In practical terms, a player should read the condition attached to a token before making it a route objective.
Soft soil is one of the clearest examples in the supplied material. IGN marks the Kakariko Graveyard, Kokiri Forest, and Lost Woods entries as requiring bugs. These are not simply ordinary room checks. If a checklist records only the area name and leaves out the requirement, it becomes easier to revisit the same place without the needed setup.
Nighttime is another condition that deserves its own column. IGN labels the Kakariko Village entries outside the Cursed Spider House, at the construction site, on the watchtower ladder, and behind the northwest house as nighttime Child-era locations. The guide also lists a nighttime Kokiri Forest location behind the Know-It-All Brothers’ home. These labels are part of the location information, not optional route flavor.
Dungeon floors can cause a similar problem. IGN’s first four entries are all in the Great Deku Tree, but they occupy different floors, rooms, or approaches. A checklist that says only “Great Deku Tree” is less useful than one that preserves the floor and room details supplied by IGN. This is a player-focused recommendation based on the guide’s structure, rather than a claim that the locations were independently verified.
Another potential pitfall is assuming that the first ten tokens form a single area route. IGN’s first ten entries move from the Great Deku Tree to Hyrule Field, Hyrule Castle Town, Hyrule Castle, Lon Lon Ranch, Kakariko Village, and Kakariko Village at night. The sequence is best understood as the video’s numbered presentation, not as a mandatory travel order.
IGN connects Gold Skulltula collection to the Cursed Spider House in Kakariko Village. According to IGN, turning in tokens earns rewards including the Adult Wallet, Giant’s Wallet, Bombchus, a Piece of Heart, and the Echo Gem. The Echo Gem helps detect nearby Skulltulas, making it especially relevant to players who are still working through the wider list.
IGN specifically identifies the Adult Wallet as the reward for collecting 10 Gold Skulltula tokens. The supplied source material names the other rewards but does not provide their individual token thresholds in the available text. Those thresholds should therefore be checked in the video rather than inferred from the reward order.
IGN also states that collecting all 100 tokens unlocks an infinite supply of 200 Rupees. That final reward gives the hunt a long-term completion goal beyond the individual items earned along the way. It also means that players who want full completion should track every numbered entry instead of stopping after the first useful wallet upgrade.
For readers looking for a related game entry, the catalog includes Legend Of Zelda, The - Ocarina Of Time (V1.2). The supplied catalog identifies it as a playable game entry connected directly to Ocarina of Time. This link is provided as a catalog bridge only; the source record does not establish that IGN’s video applies to that specific version.
What remains unknown from the supplied source record
IGN’s publisher text describes the video as a complete guide to all 100 locations, but the source record provided for this article includes only the opening portion of its timestamp list. It confirms the early sequence through the beginning of entry 18, yet it does not reproduce the full locations list, every later requirement, or the complete reward-threshold breakdown.
That limitation matters for anyone expecting a standalone written checklist. The evidence supplied here supports the total of 100, the two-era structure, the named early locations, the requirement categories, and the rewards described by IGN. It does not support filling in later dungeon, overworld, or secret-area entries from memory.
The safest way to use this guide is therefore to keep IGN’s video open while maintaining a personal checklist. Mark each number only after confirming its area, era, time condition, and required item, equipment, song, or bug note. For the later entries not shown in the supplied text, consult the corresponding timestamp in IGN’s video rather than relying on an assumed route. That approach preserves what the publisher confirms while making the 100-token hunt easier to manage.