Originally Posted by Andy44

When you state your time, do you mean the time remaining on the clock as you leave the tower? If so, that's the exit time, not the completion time. 1:23 as an exit time equals 1:37 to complete, as the clock winds down from 3:00 to 0:00. I've played that final battle many times myself, always trying to beat my best time out of the tower. Despite the hazards and time wasters in it, I did make it out with 1:30 still left on the clock, or half the time allowed. But to do it that fast meant not getting hurt once, finishing off the 2 Stalfos in short order and, finally, suffering that unavoidable freeze when the ReDead shrieks. On average, my exit time reads 1:25 (1:35 to complete), but any exit time of 1:15 or higher is very good. If there's a shortcut to it I'd like to know it. I hate going in and out of each room and having to waste time fighting the Stalfos again.