Monkey trouble!

February 9, 2007 9:35 PM

Zelda/wii: I have all three monkeys and I am standing at the long rope which (I am assuming they are supposed to help me get across), yet they do nothing but follow me around. What am I doing wrong?

I've completed every part of everything up until here according to the guide on IGN's website. Is there something I am missing?

posted by ThFullEffect to Sports, Hobbies, & Recreation (10 answers total)

Best answer: I think you need four monkeys to cross the broken bridge.

Gamespot has a Zelda guide as well if IGN's isn't helping.
posted by justkevin at 9:44 PM on February 9, 2007

you could try gamefaqs.com, if you haven't already. They've got spectacular cheats and walkthroughs. I personally don't own a Wii or play Zelda, so I can't help otherwise, sorry.
posted by Phire at 9:44 PM on February 9, 2007

Yep, you need more monkeys. When you have enough, they'll know what to do.
posted by web-goddess at 9:45 PM on February 9, 2007

Is this The Twilight Princess version?... It sounds like you're in the Forest Temple... My son can't remember what you need to do, but there are walk-throughs at www.gamefaqs.com that he finds very helpful... Good luck!
posted by amyms at 9:46 PM on February 9, 2007

Ask MetaFilter: You need more monkeys.

I concur with the GameFAQs recommendations, and I'll add that I had the exact same problem as you, and it was one of the 2 or 3 most frustrating parts of the game.
posted by Rock Steady at 9:57 PM on February 9, 2007

Response by poster: thanks! I found the step i was missing! Rock Steady, you are right, this is completely frustrating!

On a side note, I love any AskMefi question that results in an overwhelming response that I do, indeed, need more monkeys!

Thanks, everyone!
posted by ThFullEffect at 10:04 PM on February 9, 2007

There were three spots in Zelda where I got stuck, and that was one of them.

Grumble. I was gonna put two hints/spoilers, but Matt has disabled the font color tag, so I can't hide them in the page's background color.

I don't want to accidentally wreck this wonderful game for anyone, so I'll suggest the FAQs instead. :)
posted by Malor at 1:23 AM on February 10, 2007

You know, there are very few problems where the answer is you need more monkeys....

Just a random thought.

And maybe the world just needs more monkeys in general.
posted by Cog at 1:29 AM on February 10, 2007

I remember I used to have to a call a long distance "helpline" number in Seattle to get past my Zelda stages! And, boy, was my Mom angry when the phone bill came. Ah, the internets!
posted by skepticallypleased at 8:22 AM on February 10, 2007

I remember this. I got stuck for about half an hour until I realized I needed more.

Keep looking!
posted by PetiePal at 11:03 AM on February 12, 2007