Block Puzzles

1) A block. 2) A plate. 3) Success!

In your journey through the ruins, you will discover a number of gray blocks. These blocks are he key to solving many puzzles, generally by pushing the block onto a pressure plate (pictured right). Often you will have to deal with more than one block, and will have to perform the steps in a specific order to avoid becoming stuck.

Since many block puzzles are difficult enough to warrant a step-by-step explanation, but are complicated enough that such an explanation would clutter other pages, this page will serve as an index for the various block puzzles in the game. Some of the simplest puzzles, such as those involving only one block, may be omitted- if you can't solve something that easy, you'll be hard-pressed to get through the later puzzles!

Some general rules to keep in mind when performing block puzzles:

• Most puzzles can be reset by leaving and re-entering the room, unless it has already been completely solved.
• Blocks can be pushed but not pulled, in increments of half a block width.
• Your speed while pushing blocks greatly increases once you find the Glove. Try to get it before tackling some of the larger puzzles.
• In general, if a block gets pushed up against a ledge or another block, it's stuck. If a block is on the edge of a platform, all you can do is push it off the edge.
• Sometimes solving one part of the puzzle spawns an additional block. Don't panic if a room has more pressure plates than blocks to start with.
• Sometimes you need to stack blocks to create a path to push other blocks along (such as over a pit).

Guidance Gate

B-4

The only tricky part about this puzzle is getting to the left of the block. Take the secret passage in E-4.

E-4

1. The room starts with only two blocks. Kill all the enemies in D-4 to create the third block.
2. Push Block 1 to the right until it falls off the edge and lands on the statue's head.
3. Do the same with Block 2, putting it on top of Block 1.
4. Push Block 3 off the upper platform, then to the right and above the first two blocks. It will drop down directly onto the plate.
5. Put a weight on the pedestal that appears to create a ladder to E-5.

Graveyard of the Giants

C-5

1. Enter from B-5. Push Block 1 off the right edge.
2. Push Block 2 off the left edge onto Block 1.
3. Push Block 3 off the right edge onto Block 2.
4. Push Block 3 to the right onto the plate.
5. Put a weight on the now-accessible pedestal to create the elevator in D-4.

Inferno Cavern

C-4

1. Push Block 1 off the right edge. Push it off the left edge of the platform it landed on.
2. Push Block 1 to the right onto the plate. This creates Block #4 on the far right.
3. Push Block 2 off the left edge.
4. Push Block 3 off the left edge. Push it off the left edge of the platform it landed on.
5. Push Block 3 to the left onto the plate. This creates Block #5 on the top left platform.
   

   

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
6. Push Block 2 off the right edge onto Block 3.
7. Push Block 5 off the left edge.
8. Push Block 5 to the left onto the plate. This creates Block #6 on the right.
9. Push Block 6 off the right edge. Push it all the way left to the plate. This creates Block #7 on the top right platform.
   

   

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
10. Push Block 4 off the left edge. Push it off the right edge of the platform it landed on.
11. Push Block 4 to the right onto the plate.
12. Push Block 7 to the left onto the plate.
13. Collect the Flare Gun.
    

    

    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    

G-5

1. Press the switch in the lava to drop the blocks. (I recommend getting the Ice Cape first.)
2. Push Block 1 to the left edge of the platform, but not off.
3. Push Block 2 off the right edge, onto Block 1.
4. Push Block 3 off the right edges, onto Block 2.
5. Put a weight on the pedestal. Collect the Grapple Claw.

Twin Labyrinths

D-4

This puzzle isn't solvable, so don't bother trying. You can get to the shop on the right by double-jumping.

Endless Corridor

D-4

1. Push Block 1 all the way to the left. Use the Spear or Throwing Knife to destroy the pots underneath so it lands on the plate. This creates Block #3.
2. Push Block 2 off the right edge. Push it into the hole in the pot stack.
3. Push Block 3 off the left edge, on top of Block 2.
4. Push Block 3 to the left side of the platform seen in the middle.
5. Destroy the top row of pots, plus the two pots on the right plate. Push Block 2 all the way to the right onto the plate.
6. A new plate will appear under Block 3.
7. Destroy the remaining pots for their contents.

E-4

1. Push Block 1 to the right until it's directly above the far right plate.
2. From the top of the ladder, jump onto Block 2. Push it left until the floor gives way (it should end up directly above the far left plate).
3. Stand to the right of Block 3 so the floor gives way. Put it directly above the second plate from the left.
4. Push Block 4 (or use the disintegrating floor it's sitting on) so it sits directly above the third plate from the left.
5. Put a weight on the left pedestal. All four blocks should drop onto the plate.
6. Put a weight on the right pedestal.

B-4

1. Push Block 1 to the left into the corner.
2. Push Block 2 off the left edge. Push it off the right edge of the platform it lands on.
3. Push Block 3 two units to the right so it's on the left edge of the "flipper".
4. Destroy the wall left of Block 2. Push Block 2 right until the floor gives way (it should end up hanging off of the right edge of the gold box).
5. Push Block 2 off the right edge of the box so it's hanging over the pit.
   

   

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
6. Destroy the pot in the pit.
7. Push Block 4 two units to the left.
8. Push Block 5 to the left so it lands on Block 4.
9. Push Block 6 off the left edge so it lands on Block 5. Push it to the left onto the plate to launch the flipper.
10. Push Block 3 one unit to the right so it lands on the plate in the pit.
    

    

    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    

C-4

1. Destroy the pots under Block 1 so it drops down onto the plate that was in a pot. A pedestal appears in the upper right.
2. Backtrack to B-4 and go left to put a weight on the pedestal. Return to C-4.
3. Push Block 2 one unit to the right.
4. Use the Keyblade or Shuriken to destroy the top three pots under Block 2 from the ladder.
5. Push Block 3 to the right onto the plate. A platform appears in the upper left.
6. Put a weight on the platform. Destroy the remaining pots for their contents.

Hell Temple

D-5

1. Put a weight on Pedestal a.
2. Destroy Large Block i.
3. Push Block 1 of the right edge. Push it off the left edge of Large Block iv .
4. Push Block 2 two units to the left.
5. Put weights on Pedestals b and c.
   

   

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
6. Put a weight on Pedestal d. This causes Block 4 to appear.
7. Push Block 4 to the left onto Block 1. Put a weight on Pedestal e to cause Block 5 to appear.
8. Put a weight on Pedestal f.
   

   

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
9. Push Block 3 to the left off Large Block vi. Put a weight on Pedestal g.
10. Push Block 5 off the left edge. Put a weight on Pedestal h.
    

    

    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    

A-7

1. Bring a Key Fairy from D-7 to create a plate in the lower right corner.
2. Push Block 1 to the right so it's hanging over the right edge.
3. Push Block 2 to the right onto Block 1.
4. Push Block 3 to the right onto Block 2. Push it off the right edge onto the bottom right plate.
5. Pass through the upper left symbol and push Block 4 off the right edge. Push it off the left edge of the platform it falls on.
6. Push Block 5 off the edges to the floor. Push it onto the middle plate.
7. Push Block 6 off the left edge onto the plate.
8. Push Block 7 off the left edge onto the plate.

C-9

1. Push Block 1 two units to the left. As you push, the floor will disintegrate below you, and make the block fall on the plate below.
2. Push Block 2 to the right onto the plate.
3. Push Block 3 to the right off the ledge, so that it lands next to Block 2.
4. Disintegrate the floor that is right above Blocks 2 and 3 (the right-most floor labeled as green on the screenshot above).
5. Push Block 4 off the left edge, then the right edge, then the right edge again so that it falls on top of Block 3.
6. Push Block 5 off the right edge, then left edge, then right edge, the right edge onto the plate. This will cause a piece of the ledge to the left of Block 6 to disappear.
7. Push Block 6 to the right onto the plate.
8. Push Block 7 off the right edge, then to the left onto the plate.
9. Disintegrate the floor that Block 8 is lying on, to make Block 8 fall straight down. Then push it to the left onto the plate.
   

   

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
10. Note that after you're done, Block 5 will be blocking the exit, so you'll have to exit the room and re-enter to make the block disappear.