The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask: cheats & tricks
Confirmed time-management shortcuts. These entries describe normal Nintendo 64 game mechanics.
Mechanic: slow the clock
Play the Song of Time backward to use the Inverted Song of Time. It slows the clock and scheduled events while Link and enemies still move normally. Play it again to restore normal time. This variation does not appear on the Quest Status screen.
Mechanic: skip half a day
Play each of the Song of Time’s first three notes twice to perform the Song of Double Time. On Nintendo 64 it advances to the coming night or next dawn. It cannot select an arbitrary hour or advance during the Final Night.
Mechanic: keep your money
Deposit carried Rupees at the West Clock Town bank before playing the Song of Time. Your bank balance survives the reset; Rupees left in your wallet do not. Withdraw what you need at the start of the next cycle.
Mechanic: build a fast-travel network
Strike each Owl Statue with your sword to activate it. After learning the Song of Soaring, you can warp to activated statues. Playing the song inside a dungeon returns you to that dungeon’s entrance.
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