During last month's Japanese Nintendo Direct, it was announced that Japanese gamers would be able to purchase both The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages and The Legend of Zelda: Oracles of Seasons on the 3DS eShop from the 27th February — so it was only a matter of time before the classic Game Boy Color titles would make their way to the Western virtual stores.
Eiji Aonuma, producer of The Legend of Zelda series, has appeared on the official Zelda Miiverse community earlier today with a message regarding the launch of both of the games in the West. He confirmed that both titles will be available before summer, although a specific release date wasn't given. We can live with that, for now.
Are you happy to hear this news? The summer isn't too far away now, so not long to wait.
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I better get aLttP before I get this but this is great news!
Hooray! I can't wait to give these two classic Zelda titles a try.
I'm been wanting to try these games for quite a while now. It's great news that they are finally heading to the eshop.
Nice! I have never tried these games out before but as a kid I always wanted to. Now I finally have the chance to play some of the few Zelda games I have yet to try.
Yes! I always wanted to try this games, now is the perfect time to add them to my zelda collecotion!
I've never played these games either! It seems as though not a lot of people have, at least I don't know many that have. Anyway, I wonder if I should pick up one or both?
Sweet! Can't wait to play these games. I tend to forget these games when listing the games in the Zelda series.
Great to hear they are coming for sure!! ..too bad it's probably still several months away, but hey, some news is better then no news.
Getting both, Ages being my favorite.
@Wilford111 Get both if you want the full experience, they really are separate titles.
Nice! I remember playing Oracle of Seasons on my Gameboy Color when I was younger, but I got stuck and my game cartridge broke before I finished it.. :/
These are two of the three GBC games I most want to play. And I'm still waiting for WayForward to give us the third.
@Five-seveN That one genie game... Santae, is it called?
Which one should I play first?
Oh! I love these two Zelda on GBC! I'll buy these on 3DS eShop!
I'll be buying both, no doubt about it.
i got both titles years ago when gamestop still sold gameboy/gameboy color games, along with links awakening dx for my purple gameboy color. even though i still own the cartridges im tempted to purchase these for my XL because i bet theyd look amazing on the big backlit screen. im excited so many gamers will get a chance to play these classics for the first time! seasons was always my favorite. :]
Yes! I wanted to play them for a long time!
I will probably download Ages first and then Seasons (which was my favorate) when I beat ages. I always loved how you could get a password when you beat one which gives you a final boss level with Ganon. I remember that I played it on my Advance since they came out right around the time that it came out.
I still own my original cartridges with the game boxes. These two games were fantastic together! I loved Ages more than Seasons but it almost looks like I am in the minority here I'm not sure I'll purchase these but it's great that other gamers will have that chance.
That freakin' Goron rhythm dance is what annoyed me to all hell.
My SD card will soon be filled with nothing but Zelda titles lol
These were great games, and summer is soon approaching, so they'd better hurry.
So that means they should be out on the eshop within the next three months I guess.
well, spring starts next week, that means it's only a 3 month window for these to come out! i'm buying both since i love these games and want to replay them, but i highly recommend playing Ages before Seasons, (puzzle and more story before battle heavy) you'll thank me if you're an Oracle virgin :3
I never really played these games before, so...YAY! lol
I bought a Game Boy Advance on Day 1.
I waited until it came out to buy Seasons and Ages because of the Advance Houses and slightly better colour.
I played and both, including the True Final Battle.
I have NO idea what happened to my Carts.
All I know is that the day that these are released, I'm getting them.
I miss this very underrated and very overlooked duology.
Can't wait to get them both! It's going to be one great begining of Summer!
I'm so excited!!! I have both games but it has been so many years and I've been waiting to play them on 3DS. Thank you Nintendo! Oh how I love those games...My childhood haha.
Permission to hug Eiji?
Nintendo seemed to put alot more effort into the VC Oracle games than usual.
The Oracle games and Super Mario Bros. 3 are the ones I've been waiting for ever since I got my 3DS last summer!
I really wished Link would be a DLC character in Fire Emblem Awakening. Even though the assassin class uses both swords and arrows, Link could have his own class. And his promoted class could include Epona.
Great news I will be getting these on day one since I have never played these games before.
awsome! this will be a day one download for me!!!
rkghsrgljggk/sg!!!!! "SHELL YEAH!!" AWESOME!!!! ^__^
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The 3DS has really turned into a Zelda system. The 3DS can play, The Legend of Zelda, Zelda II, Link's Awakening DX, The Minish Cap, Four Swords, Oracle of Ages, Oracle of Seasons, Ocarina of Time 3D, Phantom Hourglass and Spirit Tracks. Really, it only needs to add A Link to the Past and it will have a complete classic Zelda experience.
Very happy indeed! First time playing those games, dunno which one start first though.
I haven't played those in years! GREAT news on this! I've been thinking of finding an old GBA to try to play the carts I still have! Now I don't have to! Come on summer.... GET HERE ALREADY!!!!
I've been waiting for this! Still haven't played either of them and I really enjoyed Awakening!
Aw Hell yeah! These are the ones I've most waited for since hearing there would be a 3DS VC! Spring is only a few days away, and it's supposed to be here before Summer, so... I can't wait. Finally, my Zelda collection will be complete!!!
Day one download.
@Chriiis Yep. Best way to get past the Goron Dance is to listen to the sounds and react while NOT looking at the screen. That's how I finally was able to do it.
As I said before, I can't wait to play these blown up on my 3DSXL! Day 1 purchase for me as well!
I got both from a flea market a while back but they both had freezing issues. Can't wait to pick these up.
I rented Season shortly after it came out but only played through the first few minutes of the game. I'll definitely be getting both.
Can't wait! I still have yet to beat Link's Awakening DX, which I downloaded last summer.
Insta-downloads for me. The one question I have though....is will the 'Advance' shops be available in both games? In the original Oracles games, there was an 'Advance' shop in each village that sold a few special items but it was only open if the games were played on a Game Boy Advance. It'd feel wrong if they weren't there as I used to play the Oracles games on my GBA SP all the time.
I still haven't beaten Link's Awakening.
I got it the day it was released on the VC.
I got stuck somewhere in the south west of the map.
I really don't want to have to restart it.
@ToxieDogg
This is the ONE question I've had about the Games for over a year now.
Unfortunately, there is probably going to be only one way to know, and thats when we start up the game.
That and the enhanced colour pallette...
@Red_Kinetic
Agreed completely.
Also, nice red-buster emblem.
cant wait from North America bring it nintendo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
YES! the collection continues to be recollected. thnx Nintendo )
OHHHHHHHH yea and to be honest im a freak about nintendo but i never heard of these two games before can't wait for the games to come out
What about the link support in both games??
I might get one, I guess... but if the password-based link (no pun intended) feature between the two games is kept, I'm gettin' both.
Well, I better warm up by playing through Link's Awakening then. Can't wait for these to be released, Oracle of Ages is one Zelda game I've never beaten.
Day 1 for me too for sure! Big Zelda fan.
I basically bought my 3DS expecting it to be the ultimate zelda library. This is awesome news!
WHOOO! Two new zelda games (for me that is)
Nintendo, now that you will give us two of the best gbc and zelda titles overall, PLEASE BRING TO AMERICA'S VIRTUAL CONSOLE WARIO LAND 3 ,and then launch these amazing gbc games: super mario bros. best version so far: super mario bros. deluxe, shantae, metal gear solid ghost of babel, mario tennis and pokemon pinball (the only bad thing is we'll lose the rumble feature).
Also I really think aonuma and nintendo won't be stupid, they will find a way to give you a password so you can access the ultimate battle with ganon once you finish one of these two bad boys, the advance shops weren't so important but again I think nintendo will unlock them in the 3ds version, the software we will get will emulate the playthrough as if playing the games on a gba instead of a gbc.
DARN, Y U TAKE SO LONG! I have my money saved in the eShop just waiting to spend it on these games.
@Zeldalover Coincidentally, exact same thing here. I don't know why they haven't released SMB3 already; it came out on New Year's Day in Japan. I would also freak out if they released Pokémon (R/B/Y and G/S/C).
This is what we should be getting, great GB and GBC games, not NES games that are already available on the Wii.
@FOURSIDE_BOY That was how the original carts worked When you finished one, you were given a lengthy password to insert into the other to continue your game and access the final battle with Ganon at the end....you didn't actually have to use a gamelink cable or anything like that. The Advance shops aren't necessary...I would still like them to be unlocked in the 3DS VC versions though
Great to see that these are coming over. Any chance there will be a reduced price if you buy both games? And I still wish C(r)apcom didn't mess up on the third game when they were designing the trilogy. Or else we would be looking at THREE games right now instead of just two... The games are great and I recommend them to all.
Also: I always play Seasons before Ages. I don't know why, I just enjoy Seasons better or something...
@3Dash Why the hell have you stylised A Link To the Past as aLttP? If you really had to do it it would be ALTtP.
@AltDotNerd that would be amazing..ive been addicted to fire emblem awakening since i was able to get it day one (one of the three or so who could actually find it ) and itd be amazing to see link take down one of the heroes of old! and then, like you said, do a class change so he could get epona and cause mass annihilation on the enemy battle field! ohhhh yeaah.
@rastamadeus I abbreviated it that way because that is how you abbreviate it.
Both games are unique in their own way. Seasons was beautiful with it's art style and the ability to change seasons. Ages had superior dungeons and a good storyline (although it gave me a hard time). I remember that I've played (and beaten) both back in the Summer of 2002, when a friend of mine (that had a GBA) gave me both cartridges to play for the weekends. They just might be the most memorable Zeldas. They were my 2nd and 3rd Zelda games), respectively (OoT was my first in '99). After 'Ages', I bought a second-hand Link's Awakening DX cartridge for my Game Boy Color and I found it to be the most enchanting experience I've ever had playing a game. It sinks you deep into it's atmosphere with such astonishing detail that you literally forget you're playing a game. 'Ages' and 'Seasons' were greatly inspired by this game and turned out to be exceptionally good on their own.
I'm still waiting for Virtual Boy games to come the the 3DS VC. Anybody else?
I've been waiting for this. Insta-buy for the both of them.
@rastamadeus
@3Dash
Actually, Nintendo refers to that game commonly as just LttP. Or Zelda: LttP.
Even with that said, I can see aLttP being used. But the idea of using ALTtP? That is just weird!
It would be great if you could get both games at a discount, say $10 for the pair.
@KnightRider666 me too!
@Musharna: I want to see Galactic Pinball, Wario Land VB, & Teleroboxer the most.
@KnightRider666 I'll take any of them from the VC as long as its a VB game.
@Musharna: You're right, any VB game would at least get a "foot in the door" towards releasing any other on the VC.
@KnightRider666 I'd buy any VB game that comes to the VC just to show theres a market for people who want to buy VC VB games. Maybe they could do a test with a random VB game? Since I have more than 1 3DS I'll download a copy for every 3DS I own just to show support for VB games on 3DS VC.
@Musharna: Damn, now that's what I call commitment!
@KnightRider666 I do own a VB but mines broken, so having it on any of my 3DS's will make it so I can finally play those games again, plus it never fit well on my head since its not human shaped.
@Musharna: Your head is not human shaped? Wtf?
@KnightRider666 where else do you think Game Freak got the idea for Musharna? lol, Besides a few lines of text in generation 1 games...
@Musharna: You're role playing, I get it...
@KnightRider666 no, I am an actual Musharna who plays random games @Game Freak's HQ 24xy7.
@Musharna: Yeah okay, and I'm Bill Gates posing as a regular guy on Nintendolife. What the hell are you smokin?
@KnightRider666 I don't smoke, I eat dreams.
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