Most Economical Route:
- Head east into cave for Wooden Sword
- North and east up and back around west to snatch some bombs under some bushes south of Red Mail entrance. (only listed to start things off right, other bomb stashes won't be listed)
- HC Piece (+1) on the southern side of village behind some trees.
- Potion far right side of village.
- Bomb no-door house to get into caves with arrow.
- Bomb house with broken door to get into caves with bow
- HC Piece (+2) bomb northern cliff wall in village to enter a cave.
- Magic Upgrade just southwest of village in a cave.
- Magic Shield in small beach area south of Dasa Woods in a cave.
- Potion on southeast side of Dasa Woods.
- Raft in level 1.
- HC Piece (+3) just north of level 1 requiring raft.
- HC Piece (+4) in a cave at north end of swamp behind some trees.
- Warp to just southeast of village near Red Mail entrance.
- HC Piece (+5) overlooking starting beach area.
- Power Gauntlet in lava flows.
- HC Piece (+6) in northern area of lava flows in a cave.
- HC Piece (+7) in northern forested area of lava flows on some grass.
- HC Piece (+8 ) in far northeast of lava flows.
- HC Piece (+9) won by the arrow mini game in Tahou Woods.
- Whistle from Tahou Woods.
- HC Piece (+10) overlooking southern Glathriel Canyon.
- Bomb upgrade in Graveyard.
- Power Rod in level 2.
- Warp to Dasa Woods.
- HC Piece (+11) from Dodongos.
- Candle in Dasa Woods.
- Warp to Village.
- Bomb upgrade on southeastern part of Horgrus.
- Triforce Dungeon 4 on Horgrus.
- Boomerang on Horgrus Summit.
- HC Piece (+12) on Horgrus Summit overlooking Svalbard Temple.
- Blue Mail in Svalbard Temple.
- HC Piece (+13) requiring Power Rod on western edge of Horgrus.
- HC Piece (+14) in cave on southwestern side of Horgrus.
- HC Piece (+15) overlooking Zakerand Fields on far southwest side of Horgrus.
- Warp to Graveyard.
- HC Piece (+16) in graveyard under gravestone.
- HC Piece (+17) in bottom middle of Glathriel Canyon.
- White Sword in northern canyon.
- HC Piece (+18) across the gorge overlooking the waterfall.
- Ladder in level 3.
- HC Piece (+19) in level 3.
- HC Piece (+20) across waterfall in Tahou Woods.
- Warp to Lava Flows.
- Magical Boomerang in cave on eastern lava flows.
- Magic Upgrade in lava flows.
- HC Piece (+21) back in level 2.
- HC Piece (+22) down on southern end of lava flows through cave via Saavaar Cove.
- Triforce Dungeon 2 in lava flows.
- Warp to village.
- HC Piece (+23) after cheating at ladder mini-game.
- Triforce Dungeon 3 in Chovian Fields.
- HC Piece (+24) overlooking swamp beyond whistle block.
- HC Piece (+25) back in level 1.
- Triforce Dungeon 1 in swamp.
- Magic Upgrade in northwestern swamp overlooking.
- HC Piece (+26) in raft maze.
- Big Quiver in raft maze.
- Magic Upgrade in cave northwest of Zakerand.
- Bait in cave leading to wastelands.
- Triforce Dungeon 6 in wastelands.
- HC Piece (+27) overlooking oasis.
- Giant's Gauntlet in wastelands.
- HC Piece (+28) in far northwest wastelands reachable through plague fortress.
- Rod Chip in level 4.
- HC Piece (+29) in level 4.
- Amulet on the way out of wastelands via trap cave. (only need to get caught twice)
- HC Piece (+30) on surrounding mountain wall of wastelands.
- Bomb upgrade on surrounding mountain wall of wastelands.
- Bait in the transit cave between Zakerand and Glathriel Canyon.
- HC Piece (+31) in northwestern canyon.
- Triforce Dungeon 5 in canyon.
- Mirror Shield in caves under Tahou Woods.
- Magic Upgrade on Kali Beach.
- Catacombs in graveyard.
- (Optional and optimal time to try for Awesome Arrows in Master Dome now. BE VERY CAREFUL of your time spent here, go in and go ONLY where you need to!)
- HC Piece (+32) just west of Lava flows behind heavy rock.
- Warp to swamp.
- HC Piece (+33) in southwestern swamp behind heavy rocks.
- Warp to village.
- Hero's Bow in Windmill.
- (If got awesome arrows earlier, optimal time to get Red Mail.)
- HC Piece (+34) just right of lower fairy statue on Horgrus requiring ladder.
- Magic Upgrade on far east side of Hogrus.
- HC Piece (+35) right side of Horgrus Summit overlooking on a bluff.
- Holy Arrows in level 5.
- HC Piece (+36) on far northeast side of Horgrus.
- Warp to the area near the red mail.
- Red Mail just south of the village.
- Warp to the canyon.
- Get Awesome Arrows from the Master Dome.
- Warp to the Volcano's right side.
- Beat Game and get Bomberang.
There, that's a no frills economical route through Lost Isle that should help you cut down on your speed run time by a TON. Its a bit harder since the HC Pieces don't really come until later in the sequence, but all the more challenge and fun, eh? Hope this helps a few speed-runners.
Edited by DarkFlameWolf, 14 September 2007 - 12:45 PM.