For those of you who have never played a Zelda game before (and if that applies to YOU then stop reading this and go play one, now), the basic concept is simple. The essences of time have been scattered across eight dungeons, and Tree-girl won't be able to help Link unless they are collected. Link's leafy friend is suffering, though. Luckily help is at hand, in the form of a large talking tree. But this is a rather large task, and one that Link may not be able to do alone. Link can't help but feel a little responsible for this mess, it being his fault and all, so clutching his trusty sword, he sets out to travel back in time and stop Veran's dastardly scheme, rescue Nayru, and generally be the hero. Nayru is really the mystical Oracle Of Ages, and with the boulder removed, Veran possesses and flees into the past, hoping to create a new age of darkness. This Link does, only to find out that Impa is possessed by the evil Veran. Rather than being grateful, Impa asks Link to move a large boulder that is blocking her path to see singer Nayru. Oracle of Ages starts with Link (the elfish hero of the series) rescuing Impa, Princess Zelda's nurse, from monsters.
As fantastic as this is, though, many people may not be able to afford two Zelda games in one go, so this review will focus solely on Oracle of Ages as a standalone game. The games can be played in either order, making for truckloads of replay value.
Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages are two independent adventures, and one can happily be played without the other, but at the end of one, you are able to carry on your quest into the next game, to fully get the big picture. There are two separate games, yes, but put them together and they make something bigger (in a manner not dissimilar to when those mini-Transformer characters turned into one big, ass-kicking metal behemoth). Well, saying that there are two games is a bit misleading. But rather than let the once proud cream of the handheld crop fade away in a sea of games featuring Nickelodeon's 'finest', Nintendo decided to see the GBC off in style, releasing not one, but two Zelda games for the system. With the arrival of the Game Boy Advance, the GBC is nearing the end of it's life. Since then it's appeared on the SNES, the N64, and on the original Game Boy (resulting in what is probably my favourite game of all time).
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The very first Legend Of Zelda was quickly followed by The Adventure Of Link, before the series flew it's NES coop. For those not in the know, the Zelda series of adventure games was born on the humble NES, way back in the 1980s (remember them? No? Okay, now I feel old). The most recognisable is almost certainly Pokèmon or Mario, but in terms of pure gaming genius, Zelda must surely top most people's list. Nintendo have had several best-selling franchises since the NES days. "Nintendo have had several best-selling franchises since the NES days. The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages (Game Boy Color) review
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