I've finished Skyward Sword twice now, Hero mode was a beast considering I spiced it up for myself.
In Hero mode:
You receive double the damage from enemy attacks.
Hearts and Heart flowers will not appear AT ALL unless you hold a heart medal.
Bugs and treasures carry over from your previous save.
When you first obtain the Goddess sword, it will charge as quickly as it did when you had the master sword on your previous save.
Now what I changed...
In my Ultimate Hero Mode:
Double damage
No pouch items allowed (Only bottle when you need it)
No shield
Only one bottle and you can only use it when you have to to advance in the story otherwise it is forbidden
No Heart containers and Heart peices.
This challenge is extremely HARD. I have died over 80 times.
I somehow managed to scrape my way through the game.
The last boss in particular killed me like 10 times...
