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Retro Game Club Discussion Thread 19: Zelda Oracle of Ages & Oracle of Seasons [community]
 

The lands of Labrynna and Holodrum cry out for a saviour.
The forces of evil are gaining power.
The Triforce summons you.


As Link, take up your sword once more to determine the fate of two worlds, in the Game Boy Colour classics. Wield the powers of the Oracles to traverse time and control the seasons. And link your quests to reveal the hidden truth in an epic meta-adventure that is greater than the sum of its parts.

Primary Discussion Begins on page 3!

Heroes of Power
(Complete Oracle of Seasons)
nate38
TriforceBun
DrFinkelstein
Shadowlink
ludist210
NinSage
Zero

Heroes of Wisdom
(Complete Oracle of Ages)
Rebonack
Shadowlink
nate38
TheOldManFromZelda
NinSage
Super_Conzo
DrFinkelstein


Heroes of Courage
(Complete the linked ending to both games)
Shadowlink
nate38
NinSage
DrFinkelstein

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05/20/13, 17:26    Edited: 08/09/13, 02:04
 
   
 
@NinSage

Magnet gloves FTW.

That's another great thing about these games, they got really inventive with some of the items. Lots of new stuff.
06/13/13, 23:26   
Edited: 06/13/13, 23:27
@Shadowlink

Exactly.

Mangetic Gloves are the coolest thing I've seen in a 2D Zelda! Even Roc's Cape, I love how it fans out from Link's back like wings! Oh, and controlling the Magic Boomerang!? Plus, the M. Boomerang can kill so many annoying enemies (those glowy circle dudes?).

......................... maybe Nintendo should let 3rd parties have a hand in their games more often?
06/14/13, 04:46   
Maybe I'm just good at rhythm games, but I aced all four levels of the Goron dance (Bronze, Silver, Gold, then Platinum in the past), and only made two mistakes total. I don't really get the complaint about this section...it seemed like an average-difficulty Rhythm Heaven minigame.
06/14/13, 04:53   
@TriforceBun

I thought the Goron dance was fun! You can go back and play some more?!!? I'll have to check it out. I'm a dance master!

Still haven't played in a couple days. Maybe tonight I will sit down and plow through the 6th dungeon of Ages.
06/14/13, 13:40   
@TriforceBun@TheOldManFromZelda

You people are sadists. The dance is evil and wrong.

(Maybe I'm just bitter because it relies on you to listen to the careful timing of the blips and blops.)

Like I mentioned before, it's way easier to do in a quiet spot with some headphones. Forget it otherwise.

In other news, I beat the sixth dungeon. Now to never speak of this again.
06/15/13, 03:27   
Edited: 06/15/13, 03:27
Zelda blitz this weekend. Just picked up the Swimmers Ring. What a pain.

Can't remember if I got that thing last time around. Maybe I repressed that memory.
06/15/13, 12:52   
Fuck, Twinrova is a shit ton harder than I remember her being.

EDIT: Oops. Forgot the one other thing I needed to do

And it's done! Now to do the Hero's Cave. I never did finish it last time around.
06/16/13, 07:23   
Edited: 06/16/13, 09:21
@Shadowlink

Haha. I'm just starting the Mermaid's Cave after doing both dance sessions. I REALLY dislike the trading sequences of these things... who ever though they were a good idea?
06/16/13, 16:00   
I have completed Oracle of Seasons!

What Secrets (passwords) do I need to be aware of as I start my OoAges quest? and when/where do I enter them??
06/16/13, 19:28   
Finished Mermaid's Cave. I'm growing tired of all these puzzles!!!!!
06/16/13, 21:44   
@NinSage

You collect them via people you encounter who will tell you them in Ages. You could probably find a list of people who give you these codes. The Ages people will tell you codes to go back and put in your Seasons game to give you more powers. However, you can then get passwords to put that same power back in Ages. This would normally be cumbersome and annoying but save states and the fact both games are probably next to each other on your 3DS should allow for very quick password submission.

You can alternatively input the codes you receive into the front desk of the trees that are in each game for quicker access to the goodies.

Congrats on beating Seasons!
06/16/13, 22:01   
So in Seasons when you have to go to the beach to dig up that thingy like... I totally thought I was doing it wrong because I ran all over, trying all different places and nothing. And then I thought, I'm just going to dig up every single square possible. AND I DUG UP LITERALLY EVERY SQUARE POSSIBLE, IT APPEARING IN THE LAST ONE. Was this a total coincidence, or is the game really just trolling everyone like this?
06/16/13, 22:18   
@Zero I don't know, but I remember it took a good while for me. I don't recall if it was the very last square, but I'm pretty sure I dug up most of the beach before finding it.
06/16/13, 22:54   
@Zero

I nabbed it instantly on my playthrough. Must just be random and also random how we all went for it. I dug by the tree right away.
06/16/13, 23:16   
After a few weeks' break, I got started on Oracle of Ages. Made it to the second dungeon. I feared I might be a bit burned out after Seasons but I'm enjoying it so far.
06/17/13, 06:02   
@nate38

That might change after you face the second boss .

Nah, as a whole I had a much better time in Ages than I did Seasons. I think I'll put up a poll after the club finishes.
06/17/13, 06:35   
@Shadowlink Just finished the second boss. A bit annoying but not terrible.
06/17/13, 07:27   
@nate38

Yeah, it's a bit easier for us with the linked game, we can get a couple of advantages that the fresh players didn't. I know I was ready to throw my GBA out the window 12 years ago.

Did you have any rings equipped to help out?

@DrFinkelstein

Tree? Are you talking about the gloves or the ore? The gloves are way easier to find.
06/17/13, 07:37   
Edited: 06/17/13, 07:39
@Shadowlink

Gloves.

I always had to do that. I've never played it differently than having Moosh as my animal. I never learned how to do it otherwise.
06/17/13, 13:37   
Moosh FTW!
06/17/13, 22:18   
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