The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages
Game Boy Color · 2001
Travel between past and present to save Labrynna from Veran. Browse Oracle of Ages walkthroughs, puzzle solutions, collectibles, and guides to connecting your adventure with Oracle of Seasons.
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The Oracle games mark a first for the Legend of Zelda series. Both games, released on the same day, are linkable and each feature a unique antagonist not seen in any other Zelda game. The gameplay is almost identical to Link’s Awakening but the stories are all very different. Each Oracle prologue begins with Link riding on horseback to a mysterious temple and then being whisked off to a new land by the Triforce.
In Oracle of Ages, Link finds himself in the region of Labrynna. He finds Nayru, the Oracle of Ages but then Veran, the Sorceress of Shadows reveals herself for mere moments. To possess Nayru, and escape to the past through a portal made with the Oracles powers, to alter the course of history. Link must save Labrynna with the Harp of Ages to guide him to that distant past. Will Link be able to stop the eventual construction of the Black Tower? Or will he have to battle this baddie old-school style?
Main Quest Walkthrough: Gathering the Essences of Time
- Arrival in Labrynna and the Black Tower: Forest of Time, Vasu’s Ring Box, the Maku Tree, the time portal, the Black Tower Shovel and the first Heart Piece.
- Maku Path and Spirit’s Grave (Level 1): Seed Satchel, Graveyard Key, Power Bracelet, Pumpkin Head and the Eternal Spirit.
- The Harp of Ages and Fairies’ Woods: Poe Clock, Heart Piece, Vasu’s rings, hide-and-seek, Tune of Echoes and the first time travel.
- Deku Forest and the Mystery Seeds: Mystery Seeds, Queen Ambi’s Bombs, a Heart Piece, the Deku Secret and the first rooms of the Wing Dungeon.
- Wing Dungeon (Level 2): All five Small Keys, Dungeon Map, Compass, Swoop, Roc’s Feather, Boss Key, Head Thwomp and the Ancient Wood.
- Farore’s Secrets and Cheval’s Grave: West Lynna Heart Piece, Hall of Secrets codes, Red Snake, Zora’s Flippers and Cheval Rope.
- Tingle’s Chart and Crescent Island: Ricky’s Gloves, Island Chart, Rafton’s raft, the Tokay thieves, Scent Seeds and the Grotto.
- Moonlit Grotto (Level 3): All Small Keys, Compass, Seed Shooter, Gasha Seeds, Subterror, Boss Key, Shadow Hag and the Echoing Howl.
- Nuun Highlands and the Strange Flutes: Dimitri’s Flute, Tingle’s 99-seed Satchel, the Black Tower rescue, the bridge workers, Gale Seeds and Symmetry City.
- Symmetry City and Talus Peaks: Cracked Tuni Nut, Patch’s ceremony, Tune of Currents, Heart Piece, bomb fairy and Skull Dungeon.
- Skull Dungeon (Level 4): Compass, Dungeon Map, 5 Small Keys, Armos Warrior, Switch Hook, Boss Key, Eyesoar and the Burning Flame.
- Lynna Trades and the Noble Sword: Touching Book, Maple’s Magic Oar, Sea Ukulele, Broken Sword and Patch’s ceremony.
- West Rolling Ridge and the Great Moblin: Lynna secret shop, Pegasus Seeds, Moblin’s Keep, Great Moblin, Bomb Flower, Crown Key and the Crown Dungeon.
- Crown Dungeon (Level 5): Small Keys, Cane of Somaria, Smasher, Compass, Boss Key, Smog and the Sacred Soil.
- East Rolling Ridge and the Mermaid Keys: Goron Dance, Brother Emblem, Target Carts, Rock Brisket, Goron Vase and Goronade trades, and Mermaid Keys.
- Mermaid’s Cave (Level 6): Get the Old Mermaid Key, clear both halves, collect the Mermaid Suit and defeat Octogon for the Essence of Time.
- Ambi’s Palace and the Tune of Ages: Sneak in, beat Possessed Nayru, learn the Tune of Ages, claim Hall of Secrets upgrades and the Mirror Shield.
- Zora Seas and the Fairy Powder: The Gasha Seed chest, King Zora’s Library Key, Book of Seals, Fairy Powder and Jabu-Jabu’s Belly entrance.
- Jabu-Jabu’s Belly (Level 7): Like Like Ring, Compass, Small Keys, Long Hook, Boss Key, Plasmarine fight, Heart Container and Rolling Sea.
- Sea of Storms and the Pirate Ship: Zora Scale, pirate ship and Tokay Eyeball, clam grotto ring, Tokay statue cave and Sea of No Return maze.
- Ancient Tomb (Level 8): Three Slates, the Boss Key, two Gasha Seeds, Ramrock boss strategy and the Falling Star Essence.
- Final Collection and the Hero’s Cave: Maple Piece of Heart, Gasha Nut rings and fairies, Hero’s Cave Armor Ring L-3 and Vasu ring appraisals.
- The Black Tower and Veran: Final ring appraisals, the Huge Maku Seed, the Black Tower climb.
- Room of Rites, Twinrova and Ganon: The eye-statue hallway, Twinrova’s fire and ice phases, the Ganon boss fight, and the linked-game ending.
Side Quests & Collectibles
- Heart Piece Locations: Locations of all 12 Pieces of Heart scattered across Labrynna’s Past and Present.
- Magical Rings: Collecting and appraising all available rings via Vasu Jewelers (found in chests, Gasha Nuts, mini-games, secrets, linked game).
- Trading Sequence: Completing the 13-step trading quest (Poe Clock to Goron Vase) to obtain the Noble Sword (L-2).
- Gasha Seeds and Soft Soil: How Gasha trees grow, what Gasha Nuts hold, and where to get seeds and where to plant them.
- Animal Companions: Ricky, Dimitri and Moosh, which Strange Flute gives each one, where you meet them and how the Nuun Highlands changes.
- Mystical Seeds: The five seed types, where the Seed Satchel and Seed Shooter come from, seed tree locations by era.
- Lynna City Secret Shop: Reach the hidden Lynna City secret shop with the Tune of Currents.
- Maple Encounters: How to meet Maple the witch in Oracle of Ages after 30 kills (15 with Maple’s Ring), what she drops.
- Minigames: Where each one is, cost per try, score or rule, and the prizes, including Magic Rings, Gasha Seeds and key items.
- Bipin and Blossom’s Child: How to name the baby, the doctor payment, the childhood choices, and the adult outcomes in a Linked Game.
Resources & Guides
- Items and Equipment: Overview of Link’s inventory, weapons, tools, and enhancements.
- Bosses and Mini-Bosses: How to defeat the final boss of each dungeon.
- Enemies: A bestiary detailing monsters with tips.
- Characters: Profiles of the key figures Link meets in Labrynna’s Past and Present.
- Labrynna Maps: Complete maps detailing regions, dungeons, and key locations in both time periods.
- Essences of Time and Dungeons: All 8 dungeons in order with era, entrance requirement, dungeon item, mini-boss, boss and the Essence each one holds.
- Harp of Ages and Time Travel: The three tunes (Echoes, Currents, Ages), where to learn each, how time travel works and where it is blocked.
- Linked Game Secrets: All 20 secrets between Labrynna and Holodrum, who gives and receives each one, the reward, and how Farore pays out.
- GameShark Codes: Codes for the GameShark cheating device for various effects (infinite health, items, etc.).
- MIDIs: MIDI renditions of the game’s themes.
- 100% Completion Checklist: Every total, from 12 Pieces of Heart and 64 rings to soft soil, trades and linked secrets.
The original adventure
The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages first released on Game Boy Color · 2001.
