Legend of Zelda - Link's Awakening DX
Heart Pieces

Link's Awakening and Link's Awakening DX feature 12 Piece of Heart hidden across Koholint Island. These, combined with the 3 hearts Link starts the game with, and the 8 Heart Containers obtained from the various Temples, allow Link to achieve a maximum of 14 hearts.

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Outside the Black Tower (Past) Acquire the Shovel Heart Piece #1: After obtaining the Shovel from the Black Tower, dig the pile of dirt to the right of the entrance. The first Heart Piece can be found here.
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Maku Road (Past) None Heart Piece #2: In the Maku Road, a Piece of Heart can be found in the top-left corner of one room, behind some blocks. Push the bottom left block up, and the one that was next to it to the left to find the Heart Piece.
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Yoll Graveyard (Present) Acquire the Power Bracelet Heart Piece #3: After completing Spirit's Grave, head to the screen where Link first met the children. Go down one more screen and lift the rock to obtain the next Heart Piece.
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Deku Forest (Past) Acquire Ember Seeds Heart Piece #4: From Wing Dungeon, head left two screens and then down one more. Burn the tree using an Ember Seed and go down the stairs. Take a right and collect the next Heart Piece.
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Restoration Wall (Past) Acquire Roc's Feather, Power Bracelet Heart Piece #5: Start at the Ember Tree in Lynna Village, and head up one screen and left five screens. Now head up another two screens and enter the cave. Use Roc's Feather and the Power Bracelet to make it to the Heart Piece.
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Symmetry Village Outskirts (Past/Present) Learn the Tune of Currents Heart Piece #6: From the central house in Symmetry Village in the past, head left one, down one, left one, up one, and left one screen. Head to the southwestern-most point of the screen and play the Tune of Currents to return to the present. Head right one screen to find the Heart Piece.
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Lynna Village (Past/Present) Learn the Tune of Currents Heart Piece #7: Make your way to the Ember Tree in Lynna Village in the past and head up a screen. Now go the leftmost tree and play the Tune of Currents to appear inside the gate by the shop. Enter the shop and go down the stairs to find the Heart Piece for sale for 500 Rupees.
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Rolling Ridge (Present) Acquire Bombs Heart Piece #8: By the Crown Dungeon is the spot where Link saved the Goron Elder. Jump off the cliff, then head down one screen and left two screens. Enter the nearby cave, and then use a Bomb on the cracked wall a few spaces below the Goron and pick up the Heart Piece.
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Rolling Ridge (Past/Present) Learn the Tune of Currents Heart Piece #9: In the past by Mermaid's Cave, go left one screen and up another. Head into the cave and walk all the way to the end. Go out and then go right one screen. Now go to the upper right-hand spot and play the Tune of Currents to warp to the present. Collect the Heart Piece nearby.
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Crescent Island (Present) Acquire Mermaid Suit Heart Piece #10: This Piece of Heart is found on Crescent Island in the present head to where Link first met Dimitri. Swim up one screen and right two screens. Swim through the little passage and go down twice. Now swim left, down, left and up two screens. Finally enter the cave and open the chest to find the Heart Piece.
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Various (Past/Present) Encounter Maple Heart Piece #11: When meeting with Maple, she may drop a Piece of Heart as she rides around. This is completely random, and will take a few tries to obtain. If you have Maple's Ring, equip it, as this will halve the amount of enemies you need to defeat to force Maple to appear, from 30 down to 15. A good place to farm encounters is in the past. Head to the Black Tower and defeat either 15 or 30 enemies, depending on if you have the ring. Once you have done this, leave the tower, head back to Lynna Village and out to the west, where Maple will appear. If she drops the Heart Piece, she will immediately head towards it, so it can be difficult to snag.
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Various (Past/Present) Plant Gasha Nuts Heart Piece #12: This Heart Piece requires opening a Gasha Nut, produced after a Gasha Seed is planted. Seeds planted in more difficult-to-reach locations have a higher chance of producing a Nut which contains rare items, which includes the Piece of Heart. Keep planting until you obtain this Heart Piece.