<s>
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Oracle	I-Application
of	I-Application
Seasons	I-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Oracle	I-Application
of	I-Application
Ages	I-Application
are	O
two	O
action-adventure	O
games	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
series	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Flagship	O
(	O
a	O
subsidiary	O
of	O
Capcom	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
2001	O
for	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
handheld	O
console	O
and	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
will	O
also	O
be	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Online	I-Application
service	O
in	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Seasons	O
,	O
the	O
Triforce	B-Device
transports	O
Link	O
to	O
the	O
land	O
of	O
Holodrum	B-Application
,	O
where	O
he	O
sees	O
Onox	O
kidnap	O
Din	O
,	O
the	O
Oracle	B-Application
of	I-Application
Seasons	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Ages	O
,	O
the	O
Triforce	B-Device
transports	O
Link	O
to	O
Labrynna	B-Application
,	O
where	O
Veran	O
possesses	O
Nayru	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
central	O
items	O
are	O
the	O
Rod	O
of	O
Seasons	O
,	O
which	O
controls	O
the	O
seasons	O
in	O
Holodrum	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
Harp	O
of	O
Ages	O
,	O
which	O
lets	O
Link	O
travel	O
through	O
time	O
in	O
Labrynna	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
experimenting	O
with	O
porting	O
the	O
original	O
Legend	O
of	O
Zelda	O
to	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
,	O
the	O
Flagship	O
team	O
,	O
supervised	O
by	O
Yoshiki	O
Okamoto	O
,	O
began	O
developing	O
three	O
interconnected	O
Zelda	O
games	O
that	O
could	O
be	O
played	O
in	O
any	O
order	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
games	O
will	O
be	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Online	I-Application
service	O
in	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Oracle	B-Application
of	I-Application
Seasons	I-Application
and	O
Ages	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Link	I-Application
's	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
(	O
1993	O
)	O
for	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
copying	O
basic	O
controls	O
,	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
sounds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Seasons	O
,	O
the	O
overworld	O
consists	O
of	O
Holodrum	B-Application
and	O
the	O
subterranean	O
world	O
of	O
Subrosia	O
inhabited	O
by	O
the	O
dwarf-like	O
Subrosian	O
people	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Ages	O
,	O
Link	O
travels	O
between	O
present-day	O
Labrynna	B-Application
and	O
the	O
past	O
,	O
connected	O
by	O
Time	O
Holes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Holodrum	B-Application
,	O
Subrosia	O
,	O
and	O
Labrynna	B-Application
contain	O
optional	O
side	O
quests	O
and	O
upgrades	O
for	O
Link	O
and	O
his	O
equipment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
central	O
item	O
of	O
Oracle	B-Application
of	I-Application
Seasons	I-Application
is	O
the	O
Rod	O
of	O
Seasons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Oracle	B-Application
of	I-Application
Ages	I-Application
,	O
the	O
central	O
item	O
is	O
the	O
Harp	O
of	O
Ages	O
,	O
which	O
Link	O
uses	O
to	O
manipulate	O
time	O
and	O
travel	O
between	O
the	O
past	O
and	O
the	O
present	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
two	O
are	O
built	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
game	O
engine	O
,	O
Oracle	B-Application
of	I-Application
Ages	I-Application
concentrates	O
on	O
puzzles	O
,	O
while	O
Oracle	B-Application
of	I-Application
Seasons	I-Application
focuses	O
on	O
action	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
is	O
a	O
complete	O
game	O
capable	O
of	O
interacting	O
with	O
the	O
other	O
,	O
via	O
passwords	O
or	O
a	O
Game	B-Device
Link	I-Device
Cable	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rings	O
can	O
be	O
traded	O
by	O
this	O
password	O
system	O
or	O
randomly	O
created	O
by	O
connecting	O
two	O
games	O
with	O
a	O
Game	B-Device
Link	I-Device
Cable	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Seasons	O
begins	O
as	O
the	O
Triforce	B-Device
calls	O
out	O
to	O
Link	O
from	O
within	O
Hyrule	O
Castle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Din	O
welcomes	O
Link	O
to	O
Holodrum	B-Application
,	O
the	O
sky	O
becomes	O
covered	O
in	O
black	O
clouds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
voice	O
from	O
the	O
clouds	O
calls	O
Din	O
the	O
Oracle	B-Application
of	I-Application
Seasons	I-Application
and	O
refers	O
to	O
himself	O
as	O
Onox	O
,	O
General	O
of	O
Darkness	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
tornado	O
dissipates	O
,	O
the	O
seasons	O
of	O
Holodrum	B-Application
fall	O
into	O
disarray	O
and	O
change	O
rapidly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Din	O
's	O
attendant	O
,	O
Impa	O
,	O
tells	O
Link	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
headed	O
for	O
Hyrule	O
;	O
she	O
instructs	O
him	O
to	O
see	O
the	O
Maku	O
Tree	O
in	O
Horon	O
Village	O
,	O
the	O
capital	O
of	O
Holodrum	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Link	O
retrieves	O
the	O
eight	O
Essences	O
from	O
eight	O
dungeons	O
throughout	O
Holodrum	B-Application
and	O
Subrosia	O
and	O
brings	O
them	O
to	O
the	O
Maku	O
Tree	O
,	O
who	O
uses	O
them	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
Huge	O
Maku	O
Seed	O
,	O
a	O
sacred	O
evil-cleansing	O
seed	O
that	O
allows	O
Link	O
to	O
enter	O
Onox	O
's	O
castle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
Seasons	O
,	O
the	O
Triforce	B-Device
calls	O
out	O
to	O
Link	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Link	O
is	O
transported	O
to	O
a	O
forest	O
in	O
the	O
land	O
of	O
Labrynna	B-Application
,	O
where	O
he	O
hears	O
screaming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Veran	O
possesses	O
Nayru	O
,	O
the	O
Oracle	B-Application
of	I-Application
Ages	I-Application
;	O
this	O
disrupts	O
the	O
flow	O
of	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Link	O
receives	O
a	O
sword	O
from	O
Impa	O
and	O
makes	O
his	O
way	O
to	O
the	O
Maku	O
Tree	O
in	O
Lynna	O
City	O
,	O
the	O
capital	O
of	O
Labrynna	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Link	O
sets	O
out	O
to	O
retrieve	O
the	O
eight	O
Essences	O
,	O
hidden	O
in	O
eight	O
dungeons	O
throughout	O
Labrynna	B-Application
's	O
past	O
and	O
present	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
invades	O
Queen	B-Application
Ambi	I-Application
's	O
castle	O
and	O
removes	O
Veran	O
's	O
spirit	O
from	O
Nayru	O
,	O
but	O
Veran	O
then	O
possesses	O
Queen	B-Application
Ambi	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Link	O
ascends	O
the	O
tower	O
and	O
defeats	O
Veran	O
,	O
rescues	O
Queen	B-Application
Ambi	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Nayru	O
tells	O
him	O
that	O
all	O
has	O
returned	O
to	O
normal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
1999	O
,	O
Yoshiki	O
Okamoto	O
,	O
then	O
head	O
of	O
Capcom	O
's	O
screenwriter	O
subsidiary	O
Flagship	O
,	O
proposed	O
remaking	O
the	O
original	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
to	O
Shigeru	O
Miyamoto	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
designer	O
at	O
Nintendo	O
who	O
created	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Okamoto	O
was	O
asked	O
to	O
develop	O
six	O
Zelda	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
:	O
two	O
based	O
on	O
earlier	O
installments	O
and	O
four	O
original	O
entries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
's	O
screen	O
presented	O
an	O
additional	O
hurdle	O
when	O
attempting	O
to	O
rework	O
the	O
earlier	O
Zelda	O
game	O
as	O
it	O
was	O
narrower	O
than	O
that	O
of	O
a	O
television	O
;	O
players	O
could	O
not	O
view	O
an	O
entire	O
room	O
without	O
scrolling	O
,	O
which	O
made	O
it	O
easy	O
to	O
overlook	O
stairways	O
or	O
clues	O
on	O
walls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
trilogy	O
was	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Triforce	B-Device
Series	O
"	O
,	O
named	O
after	O
the	O
Triforce	B-Device
,	O
a	O
relic	O
that	O
plays	O
a	O
role	O
in	O
many	O
Zelda	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Triforce	B-Device
is	O
composed	O
of	O
three	O
parts	O
:	O
the	O
Triforces	B-Device
of	O
Power	O
,	O
Wisdom	O
,	O
and	O
Courage	O
;	O
each	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
trilogy	O
was	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
associated	O
with	O
a	O
piece	O
of	O
the	O
Triforce	B-Device
,	O
with	O
one	O
game	O
being	O
the	O
conversion	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
action-oriented	O
game	O
concerned	O
Ganon	O
's	O
theft	O
of	O
Princess	O
Zelda	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
Rod	O
of	O
the	O
Seasons	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
threw	O
the	O
seasons	O
of	O
Hyrule	O
into	O
chaos	O
—	O
a	O
precursor	O
to	O
the	O
plot	O
of	O
Oracle	B-Application
of	I-Application
Seasons	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
More	O
than	O
ten	O
of	O
Flagship	O
's	O
scenarists	O
,	O
among	O
them	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
writer	O
Junichi	O
Miyashita	O
,	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
three	O
stories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Condensing	O
the	O
games	O
into	O
a	O
single	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
was	O
never	O
considered	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
prospect	O
of	O
multiple	O
endings	O
and	O
the	O
added	O
replay	O
value	O
afforded	O
by	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
games	O
in	O
either	O
order	O
was	O
too	O
important	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Oracle	B-Application
of	I-Application
Seasons	I-Application
was	O
adapted	O
from	O
Mystical	O
Seed	O
of	O
Power	O
,	O
Oracle	B-Application
of	I-Application
Ages	I-Application
was	O
adapted	O
from	O
Mystical	O
Seed	O
of	O
Courage	O
,	O
and	O
Mystical	O
Seed	O
of	O
Wisdom	O
was	O
canceled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
sweeping	O
design	O
changes	O
pushed	O
the	O
release	O
dates	O
closer	O
to	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
(	O
GBA	B-Device
)	O
,	O
the	O
next	O
system	O
in	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
line	I-Device
that	O
is	O
backward	B-General_Concept
compatible	I-General_Concept
with	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
considered	O
adding	O
special	O
functionality	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
triggered	O
only	O
when	O
played	O
on	O
a	O
GBA	B-Device
,	O
but	O
was	O
afraid	O
that	O
the	O
additional	O
development	O
time	O
required	O
for	O
the	O
addition	O
would	O
cause	O
the	O
games	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
after	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
release	O
date	O
of	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
was	O
postponed	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
was	O
able	O
to	O
incorporate	O
GBA	B-Device
functionality	O
and	O
release	O
the	O
games	O
approximately	O
a	O
month	O
before	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
game	O
was	O
shipped	O
on	O
an	O
8-megabit	O
(	O
16-megabit	O
in	O
Europe	O
)	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
artist	O
and	O
series	O
regular	O
Yusuke	O
Nakano	O
designed	O
the	O
characters	O
,	O
and	O
incorporated	O
previous	O
creations	O
from	O
Ocarina	B-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
into	O
Oracle	B-Application
of	I-Application
Seasons	I-Application
and	O
characters	O
from	O
Majora	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mask	I-Application
into	O
Oracle	B-Application
of	I-Application
Ages	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Oracle	B-Application
of	I-Application
Seasons	I-Application
and	O
Ages	O
were	O
critical	O
and	O
commercial	O
successes	O
,	O
selling	O
3.96million	O
copies	O
each	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
they	O
were	O
the	O
third	O
best	O
selling	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
game	O
,	O
with	O
746,054	O
copies	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviews	O
were	O
strongly	O
positive	O
:	O
Chris	O
Carle	O
of	O
IGN	O
said	O
that	O
Seasons	O
and	O
Ages	O
were	O
"	O
the	O
best	O
games	O
ever	O
made	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
"	O
,	O
and	O
Craig	O
Majaski	O
of	O
Gaming	O
Age	O
called	O
them	O
"	O
the	O
two	O
best	O
games	O
ever	O
to	O
grace	O
a	O
handheld	O
system	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
presented	O
Ages	O
and	O
Seasons	O
,	O
collectively	O
,	O
with	O
its	O
annual	O
"	O
Best	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
Game	O
"	O
award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
rated	O
the	O
34th	O
(	O
Seasons	O
)	O
and	O
39th	O
(	O
Ages	O
)	O
best	O
games	O
made	O
on	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
System	O
in	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
's	O
Top	O
200	O
Games	O
list	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2008	O
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
listed	O
Oracle	B-Application
of	I-Application
Seasons	I-Application
and	O
Ages	O
as	O
the	O
fourth	O
and	O
fifth	O
best	O
Game	O
Boy/Game	O
Boy	O
Color	O
video	O
games	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informers	O
Ben	O
Reeves	O
called	O
them	O
the	O
10th	O
best	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
games	O
collectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamesRadar	O
listed	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Oracle	I-Application
of	I-Application
Seasons	I-Application
/	O
Ages	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
they	O
want	O
in	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
;	O
both	O
Oracle	B-Application
of	I-Application
Ages	I-Application
and	O
Seasons	O
were	O
later	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
platform	O
on	O
May	O
30	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gaming	O
Age	O
called	O
both	O
games	O
"	O
the	O
pinnacle	O
of	O
good	O
graphics	O
on	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
system	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
sound	O
was	O
hampered	O
by	O
the	O
poor	O
quality	O
of	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
's	O
speakers	O
,	O
although	O
it	O
fared	O
favorably	O
compared	O
with	O
other	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
one	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
Oracle	B-Application
of	I-Application
Seasons	I-Application
,	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
October	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
Oracle	B-Application
of	I-Application
Ages	I-Application
,	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
January	O
2002	O
.	O
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