If you were thinking about picking up the Oracle games upon their re-release on the 3DS eShop, then it seems snapping them up as soon as possible is your best option. Today Nintendo announced during their Nintendo Direct broadcast that both Oracle of Ages and Oracle of Seasons will be priced at $4.99 each (reduced from…
Finally, the Virtual Console releases of Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages have been dated on today’s Nintendo Direct broadcast. As promised, the games will see a release before the summer with a release date of May 30th for North America and Europe. Click here and skip to 29:47 to see the announcement yourself, as…
Interviews with Nintendo legend Shigeru Miyamoto are still rolling in, and this time it’s a fascinating video interview with Polygon. Among the many things that were said, perhaps the most interesting was this little tidbit that he shared on the early development ideas for Oracle of Ages/Seasons. Nintendo were toying with the idea of making…
The Oracle games hit the Japanese eShop two weeks ago, but Zelda fans in other territories are still waiting for their share. Thankfully, series producer Eiji Aonuma updated the official Developer’s Room Miiverse today to announce that they are on the way. While he could not yet provide any specific dates, he stated: “Our plan is to…
Nintendomination‘s YouTube channel has uploaded the first gameplay footage of the upcoming Japanese Virtual Console releases, Oracle of Ages and Oracle of Seasons. Whether you’re a newcomer to these Game Boy Color games and interested in seeing what they look like, or if you just want to see how the game will appear on your…
During today’s Japanese Nintendo Direct broadcast, Satoru Iwata announced that Oracle of Ages and Oracle of Seasons will be coming to Japan’s 3DS Virtual Console next week. From the screenshot above, we can confirm that the games will release on Thursday, February 27th. Unfortunately there is currently no information regarding an international release, but this…
Earlier today, GlitterBerri posted an analyzation of the early development stages for the two Oracle games on the GameBoy Color. This early development information comes from various magazine scans, images from Spaceworld 1999 and 2000, and the games pages on Nintendo of Japan’s website. Hit the jump for more information!
The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages and Oracle of Seasons celebrated their 10th anniversary a few days ago, on May 14th, 2011. In celebration of reaching this milestone, eBay user mahooo2 has decided to auction off their Oracle of Ages and Oracle of Seasons limited edition box set. The bidding currently stands at GBP…
[youtube]cUieJznyfSw[/youtube] With the collaboration of Youtube user HCBailly, we have finally launched a visual walkthrough page for the Oracle of Ages. This video walkthrough will guide you to 100% completion of the game, while providing entertaining commentary. So far there are only two videos, but more will be uploaded constantly over the course of the…
We received reports several days ago from a few members that some links on our Oracle of Seasons and Ages Soundtrack page were broken. When we looked at it, they were broken for us as well – and now, naturally, they’ve been fixed. For those of you who haven’t been able to download the full…
In all my time on ZU, I don’t think any soundtrack has been more requested than the Oracle Series soundtrack. That fact is supported by the release of Essence of Lime, the first full-length Zelda remix project to emerge out of OC Remix, which puts a spin on the music from The Legend of…
[youtube]BPRks6SPfbE[/youtube] For those of you who know of OCRemix, arguably the single largest repository of fan recreations of video game music on the planet, you can attest to the quality of the work that comes out of there. More often than not, groups of composers get together on OCRemix’s site to build collaborations around a…
It was pointed out to us that the images for our OoA and OoS Magic Ring pages weren’t working, so we fixed it. If you see any other similar errors, mention them here so that it can be fixed quickly.
The Oracle of Ages manga by Akira Himekawa will be released in a couple of weeks (June 2) in bookstores across America. Like the other mangas in the series, the story will be based on the game itself. Look for it in your local bookstore or order online for a cover price of $7.99. Continuing…
I’m getting back to work giving the remaining image-less pages left over from the revamp their required makeover. It’s been quite a hiatus I’ve taken – about 2/3 of ZU has the images it needs, but the rest have ugly empty boxes. I’m filling them in. To start this trend off, the Oracle of Ages…
