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IGN’s Gold Skulltula guide covers all 100 tokens in Ocarina of Time, including era changes, item requirements, locations, and rewards.
IGN has published a video guide for finding all 100 Gold Skulltulas in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. The guide covers both eras of the game, lists the locations in timestamped order, and includes the rewards associated with collecting the tokens.
IGN’s route begins with an important preparation step: getting the Scarecrow Song. It then moves through early locations such as the Great Deku Tree, Kokiri Forest, Hyrule Castle Town, Hyrule Castle, Lon Lon Ranch, Kakariko Village, and the Kakariko Graveyard before expanding across Hyrule. The supplied guide record confirms the first 51 entries in detail, while the remaining timestamps are not included in the available source text.
IGN identifies 100 Gold Skulltulas as the complete collectible target. Each one is a special enemy that leaves behind a token when defeated, according to the publisher’s guide description. The video is structured as a numbered route, so players can use its timestamps to match each location against their own progress rather than searching through a general discussion of the collectible.
The opening preparation point is the Scarecrow Song at 0:44. IGN places this before the first numbered Skulltula in the Great Deku Tree at 1:12. That ordering is useful when planning a full collection run because it establishes that the guide expects the song to be obtained before following the route through all 100 entries.
IGN’s first group of locations includes three entries in the Great Deku Tree, followed by one in Kokiri Forest, one in Hyrule Castle Town, one in Hyrule Castle, two at Lon Lon Ranch, five in Kakariko Village, one in the Kakariko Graveyard, and another in Kokiri Forest. The early route then reaches two entries in the Lost Woods, one on Death Mountain Trail, three in Dodongo’s Cavern, another on Death Mountain Trail, one in Death Mountain Crater, and one in Goron City.
The guide continues through Zora River, Zora’s Fountain, and Inside Jabu-Jabu’s Belly before returning to the Great Deku Tree and other previously visited areas. This structure matters because the full hunt is not presented as a simple one-pass tour of unique regions. IGN’s timestamps show that several locations contain entries that appear at different points in the route.
IGN explicitly says the video covers both eras of Ocarina of Time. For a player using the guide, the practical takeaway is to treat the collection as a long-term checklist rather than an activity that must be completed in one uninterrupted section of the game. The guide moves between areas and returns to locations that already appeared earlier, so recording each numbered entry is more reliable than remembering only the region name.
The source also marks several entries with item requirements. IGN labels the Great Deku Tree entry at number 33 as requiring Bombs and the Boomerang. The Dodongo’s Cavern entry at number 34 requires the Boomerang, and both Lon Lon Ranch entries at numbers 35 and 36 are also marked as Boomerang requirements. Number 37 in the Kakariko Graveyard requires the Boomerang.
IGN then identifies two Hyrule Field entries with additional requirements. Number 38 requires Bombs and the Boomerang, while number 39 requires Bombs, the Boomerang, and Din’s Fire. The Gerudo Valley entry at number 40 requires the Boomerang. These labels give the route a clear decision point: if an entry is marked with equipment you do not have, note it and continue rather than treating the missed visit as a route failure.
Further into the listed sequence, IGN marks the Lake Hylia entry at number 43 as requiring the Boomerang. The guide later identifies a Kokiri Forest entry at number 47 as requiring the Hookshot and a Sacred Forest Meadow entry at number 49 with the same requirement. The source record does not provide a complete item checklist for all 100 entries, so these confirmed labels should not be treated as an exhaustive list of every tool gate in the video.
Analysis: The safest planning method is to keep two records: a numbered list from one to 100 and a separate list of required equipment. That prevents a familiar area from creating false confidence. A location can appear more than once, and a later numbered entry may be the one that depends on a particular item.
IGN’s timestamp list provides a useful outline of the first half of the journey. Entries 1 through 4 are in the Great Deku Tree and Kokiri Forest. Entries 5 through 8 move through Hyrule Castle Town, Hyrule Castle, and Lon Lon Ranch. Entries 9 through 15 cover Kakariko Village, the Kakariko Graveyard, and Kokiri Forest again.
Entries 16 through 24 expand into the Lost Woods, Death Mountain Trail, Dodongo’s Cavern, Death Mountain Crater, and Goron City. Entries 25 through 32 cover Zora River, Zora’s Fountain, Inside Jabu-Jabu’s Belly, and another visit to Zora’s Fountain. This section demonstrates why a regional checklist is not enough: the same broad area can return later, and dungeon entries are mixed with overworld entries.
Entries 33 through 44 are the first clearly marked return-and-requirement section. The route revisits the Great Deku Tree, Dodongo’s Cavern, Lon Lon Ranch, Kakariko Graveyard, Hyrule Field, Gerudo Valley, and Lake Hylia. IGN’s timestamps attach specific requirements to several of these stops, including Bombs, the Boomerang, Din’s Fire, and no listed requirement for some neighboring entries.
Entries 45 through 51 then move through Ganon’s Castle, Kakariko Village, Kokiri Forest, the Lost Woods, Sacred Forest Meadow, and the Forest Temple. The supplied source text ends after the Forest Temple entries begin, so IGN’s full video may contain the remaining locations, but the exact sequence and requirements after number 51 are not confirmed by the record available here.
Analysis: Players following the published video should pause at each numbered timestamp and update their own checklist immediately. This is especially important where IGN lists two or more entries in one area. Marking only “Lon Lon Ranch complete” or “Kakariko Village complete” could leave an individual Skulltula unaccounted for.
The first likely pitfall is confusing a region with a completed objective. IGN’s numbering shows repeated destinations, including the Great Deku Tree, Kokiri Forest, Lon Lon Ranch, Kakariko Village, Kakariko Graveyard, Lost Woods, Zora’s Fountain, and other areas. A player who remembers visiting an area may still need to verify which numbered entries were actually collected there.
The second pitfall is overlooking the preparation step. IGN places “Get the Scarecrow Song” before the numbered route begins. The supplied source does not explain every later use of the song, so its full role should not be inferred from the timestamp alone. It is enough to treat the song as an early task recommended by the guide and to avoid assuming the collection route starts with entry number one.
The third pitfall is returning to a location before the required equipment is available. IGN’s labels show that some entries require the Boomerang, Bombs, Din’s Fire, or Hookshot. If a player reaches one of those entries without the listed tool, the most efficient response is to record the number as pending and continue with accessible entries. This is analysis of the route structure, not a claim that IGN instructs players to use a specific alternate order.
A fourth issue is separating confirmed rewards from assumed rewards. IGN says the video covers the different rewards for collecting the tokens, but the supplied description does not list those rewards individually. Players should therefore use the video itself for the reward breakdown rather than relying on an incomplete summary or assuming that every milestone has the same result.
Finally, do not treat the first 51 timestamps in this source record as the complete written route. The publisher’s headline and description identify a 100-Skulltula guide, but the available text cuts off during the Forest Temple section. The exact locations, tools, and order for entries 52 through 100 remain unconfirmed here.
If you want to work through this collectible hunt, the catalog includes Legend Of Zelda, The - Ocarina Of Time (V1.2). It is the only supplied catalog entry that directly matches the game covered by IGN’s guide. Other Zelda games in the catalog are not relevant substitutes for this 100-Skulltula route, since the guide is specifically for Ocarina of Time.
What remains unknown
The supplied IGN text does not provide the complete transcript of the video, the full list of locations from number 52 through number 100, or the complete reward table. It also does not state whether the video follows the most efficient possible collection order, whether every location is grouped by era, or whether alternative methods are shown for any item-gated entry.
Those gaps do not change the core value of the guide: IGN confirms a complete 100-token target, a route spanning both eras, an opening Scarecrow Song task, and multiple timestamped locations with selected equipment requirements. For a complete run, the remaining entries and reward details should be checked directly in the publisher’s video. OnlineGamesVIP has not independently tested the route, and this article is an analysis of IGN’s guide rather than a hands-on verdict.