Uploaded July 2018 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
I've never seen or heard of this minor shortcut accomplished before. It seems like the sort of thing that's already been done, though, and is just unknown to most runners. It's been reliable for me with this method, though any misstep means death.
I've never seen or heard of this minor shortcut accomplished before. It seems like the sort of thing that's already been done, though, and is just unknown to most runners. It's been reliable for me with this method, though any misstep means death.









![PoP: The Sands of Time, Save File Exploiting (GCN)
Deleting a save file then creating a new save file at the blank save file affects the properties of the newly saved file in accordance with the values of the deleted save file, such as equiped sword level, health, sand tanks, Farahs AI, and the state of the room.
Basic description of what happens in the video:
1] Obtaining the final sword at the first save of the game with the Honor and Glory save.
2] Manipulating the treasure vault room state to skip the dagger collection and first palace fight.
3] Obtaining the final sword again and manipulating the first palace room state.
Note: some of the loading, deleting, and saving prompts have been shortened for brevity.
I dont have the time or the interest in this game to keep playing and go over all the implications of this. So I must oblige the few interested that have the GameCube version (or an emulator). Ill leave it at that.
GCN ver. PoP: The Sands of Time, Save File Exploiting (GCN)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/IdlS_8o-i7A/mqdefault.jpg)
