Glitches in Ocarina of Time

Effect: Fall through the ground perpetually until you reach the other area.
Prerequisites: Have access to Castle Town.
How To: Be near the border between one area and another (such as Hyrule Field and Castle Town. Walk onto the chain of the drawbridge, and wait for nightfall for it to rise. Walk onto it and face the castle, then pass over the border while falling. You will fall through the earth while the game transitions you to the next area.

Effect: Have an an invincible Deku Stick as long as you are holding it. The game will not take a Deku Stick out of the inventory.
Prerequisites: Have a Deku Stick. Find a ledge with a nearby wall.
How To: Take out a Deku Stick. While facing the wall, jump off the ledge with the stick in your hand. While in midair, press the Deku Stick button to do a jump attack. The stick will hit the wall and break, but you will be left with a half deku stick in your hand.

Effect: Stick Navi at the altar in the Temple of Time
Prerequisites: Be Adult Link. Be at the Temple of Time. Have all three gems on the altar. Equip the Ocarina of Time.
How To: Stand between the Goron Ruby and the Zora Sapphire. Face the Kokiri Emerald and press A. Pull out your Ocarina and play Saria's Song. Talk to her and jump down. Navi will be trapped on the altar. Walk away from her and everything will be dark.

Effect: Enter Ganon's Castle (not the interior temple, but behind the wall of the exterior).
Prerequisites: Have all sages freed. Have the light bridge to the castle up. Equip Hookshot.
How To: There is a small dirt ledge to the right of the doorway into the castle. Jump to it and take out the hookshot. There is a dark portion of the wall that is "hookshot-enabled". Hookshot to it. If you get the right angle, you will fall on the other side of the wall. You can look inside, but can't really do anything but fall into the lake of lava.

Effect: Use the Lens of Truth without consuming magic.
Prerequisites: Have the Lens of Truth. Know the Song of Storms.
How To: Play the Song of Storms. Once it completes, quickly activate the Lens of Truth. It won't be using magic power.

Effect: Use a more powerful than normal crouching stab (Shield up + B).
Prerequisites: Equip either the Megaton Hammer, Giant's Knife, or Biggoron Sword. Equip a shield.
How To: Do a jump attack with either of the three items above. Go into shielding position. You can now crouch stab with more power.
Notes: This works because the crouch stab retains the attack power of the last attack used. The three items used above have the greatest attack power. This works well against bosses.

Effect: Make Link lose his sword.
Prerequisites: Have version 1.0 of Ocarina of Time. Be at the final boss battle with Ganon.
How To: Get to the point where Ganon knocks the Master Sword out of your hand. Save the game and restart. Link will be swordless.
Notes: Is this permanent?

Effect: Make Link lose his sword.
Prerequisites: Have version 1.0 of Ocarina of Time. Be at the fishing pond with the fishing pole. Equip Hover Boots.
How To: Run onto the water with the hover boots. While hovering, cast the line. Reel it in. You can now leave the fishing pond with the rod. Go outside. Jump into the lake. Pause. Unpause. Link will be swordless.
Notes: Do not press B outside the fishing pond while the rod is still equipped. The game will freeze if you do.

Effect: Gain height on a jump using a bomb or bombchu (similar to Rocket Jumping in Quake).
Prerequisites: Equip bombs/bombchus.
'How To: Take out a bomb. Hold it. Let it run almost to its end, then press Z+R to release it. ' The bomb will explode beneath you.
Notes: Pressing B just after the bomb is dropped will add even more height. With a bombchu, the bomb will explode automatically when dropped.

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