Standard Edition
StandardIn the box
- Game Boy Color cartridge
- Box with cover art
- Instruction booklet
Game Boy Color
The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages
The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons and The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages are 2001 action-adventure games developed by Flagship and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy Color. They are the seventh and eighth installments in the Legend of Zelda series.
PuzzleAdventure
- Update patch
- No patch
- Time to beat
- about 16.3 hours
- Plays offline
- Yes
Overview
The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons and The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages are 2001 action-adventure games developed by Flagship and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy Color. They are the seventh and eighth installments in the Legend of Zelda series.
The gameplay and graphics are similar to that of Link's Awakening (1993) for the Game Boy. The player controls Link from an overhead perspective. Oracle of Ages focuses on puzzles, while Oracle of Seasons focuses on action. The games can interact with one other via passwords or a Game Link Cable. In Seasons, Link uses the Rod of Seasons to controls the seasons and change the environment. In Ages, he uses the Harp of Ages to travel between the past and the present.
In Seasons, the Triforce transports Link to the land of Holodrum, where he sees Onox kidnap Din, the Oracle of Seasons. In Ages, the Triforce transports Link to Labrynna, where Veran possesses Nayru. Before he can infiltrate Onox's castle and Veran's tower, Link must collect the eight Essences of Nature and the eight Essences of Time, which are hidden in dungeons and guarded by bosses. The main plot is revealed once the player finishes both games.
Official trailer
Trailer. Watch on YouTube
Gameplay
The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages (Game Boy Color) Playthrough, NintendoComplete. Watch on YouTube
Screenshots
Game details
- Genres
- Puzzle, Adventure
- Developer
- Capcom Production Studio 1
- Publisher
- Nintendo
- Series
- The Legend of Zelda
- Platforms
- Game Boy Color, Nintendo 3DS
- Age rating
- ESRB E
- Modes
- Single player
- Yes
- Local multiplayer
- No
- Online multiplayer
- No
- Co op
- No
- Age ratings
- ESRB
- E
- ACB
- PG
- CERO
- A
- PEGI
- 7
Release dates
| Platform | Region | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Game Boy Color | Japan | 2001-02-27 |
| Game Boy Color | North America | 2001-05-14 |
| Game Boy Color | Europe / PAL | 2001-10-05 |
Editions
Space and patches
Update patchNo patch
DLC
No DLC. Game Boy Color games had no downloadable content.
Playable today
Playable offline todayYes
Single player, with no online features. The cartridge runs on any Game Boy Color or Game Boy Advance, and the game is on Nintendo Switch Online.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Ever released on disc | Yes, on Game Boy Color cartridge |
| Ever released in the store | Yes, 30 May 2013 On the Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console. Later in the Game Boy library of Nintendo Switch Online on 26 July 2023. |
| In the store to buy today | No The 3DS shop has closed. Playable with a Nintendo Switch Online membership. |
| Can be downloaded again if you already bought it | Yes 3DS Virtual Console purchases can still be downloaded again. The Nintendo Switch Online version needs an active membership. |
| Disc runs with no patch | Yes |
| Disc runs with the final patch | Does not exist No patch was ever released. |
| Has online features | No |
| Online servers running today | Does not exist |
| Playable offline today: campaign | Yes |
| Playable offline today: local multiplayer | Does not exist Single player. The two Oracle games link up by password or Game Link Cable. |
| Playable offline today: online multiplayer | Does not exist No online play. |
| Playable offline today: DLC | Does not exist No DLC. |
Online
Plays offlineYes
Reception
- Aggregates
Outlet Platform Score Scale GameRankings Game Boy Color 92.2 100 - Critics
Outlet Score Scale IGN 10 10 GameSpot 9.2 10 Nintendo Power 5 5
Staff and cast
- Staff
Role Name Developer Flagship Publisher Nintendo Director Hidemaro Fujibayashi Producer Noritaka Funamizu Designers Hidemaro Fujibayashi, Yoichiro Ikeda, Su Chol Lee Artist Yusuke Nakano Writer Hidemaro Fujibayashi Composers Minako Adachi, Kiyohiro Sada
Notes for collectors
- One of two Zelda games released together; Oracle of Ages leans towards puzzles and Oracle of Seasons is its partner.
- Link uses the Harp of Ages to travel between the past and the present.
- The two games connect by password or Game Link Cable.
- Made by Capcom's Flagship team, supervised by Yoshiki Okamoto.
- Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages sold 3.99 million copies combined.
Credits
- Publisher
- Nintendo
- Developer
- Capcom Production Studio 1
- Director
- Hidemaro Fujibayashi
- Released
- 2001-05-14
- Age rating
- ESRB E
- Region
- US
- Time to beat
- about 16.3 hours
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