#the legend of zelda oracle of ages

[yuudamari]

oracle of ages <3

[scaneados]

The legend of Zelda oracle of ages/seasons magazine ad from Club Nintendo Year 10 #7-July-2001

Publicidad de La leyenda de Zelda oraculo de años/estaciones en la revista Club Nintendo Año 10 #7-Julio-2001

[doktor74]

Recently i remembered that the Happy Mask Salesman appeared in Oracle of Ages and this just spawned a bunch of ideas and theories that i'd like to just dump here:

aight so, i'm sure we're all familiar with the Zelda timeline, OOT being of course where it splits into three (let's ignore BOTW and TOTK for a moment)

HMS (i'm calling the mask salesman this for simplicity) appears in two timelines The Downfall timeline where the Oracle games take place and The Child timeline where Majora's Mask take place in

the origin of Majora's Mask is shrouded in mystery, but we know that it was created by an ancient tribe, and at some point the HMS heard about it and found it

what if the ancient tribe that created Majora's Mask was from Labrynna, that's why the Happy Mask Salesman is there, HMS doesn't really have that big of a role, he's just... there, being hangry then gives you a mask if you give him food, and nothing else, what if this Mask Shop is just a temporary thing he set up while he was out looking for the mask

which brings me to my next ramble, Majora's mask is still out there, the mask is an ancient item that existed before the timeline split and obviously still existed after it, we see it in the Child timeline where it was rediscovered by the HMS until it was stolen by the skull kid then *insert events of Majora's mask* where it was defeated by the Hero of Time, but what about the other timelines?

in the adult timeline, wherever it was hidden away, it's now most likely at the bottom of the ocean after the world was flooded, HMS probably never found it, heck, he probably died during the flood, the legend of Majora's Mask was forgotten and the mask itself lost to history

but as for the downfall timeline where HMS makes an appearance, well as mentioned before, we saw him WHILE he was still looking for the mask in Labrynna, setting up shop along the way, at some point during or after the events of oracle of ages, he most likely found the mask, i like to think things went normally after that, either staying in Labrynna or leaving going from town to town again, no skull kid to steal the mask that almost causes the apocalypse

or maybe something similar like that DOES happen and he's forced to get help from the Hero of Legend again, maybe some kind of sequel that takes place after Link's awakening (the last game where we play as the Hero of Legend)

but WAIT there's more! i've still got more to yap about, in OOT during the time skip and when Ganon took over Hyrule, HMS was nowhere to be found UNTIL the end credits where we see him dancing, meaning he survived, but what did he do during that time? my idea is that he fled to Labrynna because 1. he's familiar with it because he heard that's where Majora is and 2. it's in general relatively close to Hyrule (i mean Link managed to get there)

after Ganon was defeated he went back to Hyrule and did his little dance but if Ganon won (leading into the downfall timeline) he stays in Labrynna where we see him in Oracle of Ages

alright time to talk about BOTW and TOTK, they're their own timeline, apparently the two games are at the very end of the timeline (doesn't matter which three) it takes place so far into the future and that all the events that happened in previous games are considered myths and legends (really puts the "legend" in "legend of zelda")

but somehow after all that time Majora's Mask still exists, which further proves my idea that "Majora's Mask is still out there"

why is it in Hyrule and not Labrynna? simple, a long time has passed and the mask got moved around a lot by different people including HMS

interestingly Majora's Mask also appears in a Link Between Worlds, which takes place in the downfall timeline but after the events that featured the Hero of Legend

anyways that's about it, thank you for listening to me ramble if you got this far, this isn't really meant to be taken seriously as an actual theory but just a bunch of random ideas and headcanons i came up with, the Zelda timeline is just so fascinating, now that the Hero of the Wild's story is finished the next Zelda could be anything honestly not to mention the movie that's coming at some point, i'd be interested to see them experiment with other genres like BOTW and TOTK, like a side scrolling Zelda Metroidvania, that'd be cool

[uwudonoodle]

My husband and I started playing Oracle of Ages (more accurately, he's controlling and I'm watching). Of course the talking tree is fem and has the hots for Link. But she's such a cutie waifu tree!

[princeoferror]

The Arts of the Oracles

I haven't drawn for Oracle of ages or seasons in a while so I got all three- and Link here

Leave a comment below and lemme know what you think, and reblog to help out :3

Commission info | inprnt | portfolio | Twitter | insta | Discord server

Progress pics below if you're interested!

Sketch:

For the sketch I referenced an older artwork I found, if I can find it again I'll put it on screen, it's basically the same layout with a few more people and reminds me a bit of the Alice in wonderland illustrations

Line:

For the line art I made sure to have the characters pop out from the background however the foreground also has thicker lines so they don't look disjointed from the whole piece.

Flats:

The colours I picked are the characters actual colours then the background uses more neutral greens n blues, all the focus is on the characters but mainly din and nayru so Farore and link are a secondary element in this piece as they're just watching their performance

Rendered:

The shading worked better compared to the last attempt I did in my last video of Zelda 1 and 2 Links. I cut back on the soft shadows and went all in with the cel shading. I even kept my highlights hard-edge which I think helped the style come together a lot. The only thing I'd like to be better at for this piece is have the clothing look more fabric-ee. It's a bit plastic looking and stiff imo

It's been a while since I did a more detailed background it went surprisingly well! I think the next step from here is working on movement

Thanks for reading if u did :3

[jello-404]

It was my birthday a few days ago! I got oracle of seasons and ages so I’ve been playing that recently! But I’m back!

[worstvideogamesong-poll]

Worst Video Game Song Tournament - Round 2 Match 17

Crown Dungeon - The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages

VERSUS

Dungeon Man - Earthbound

FIGHT!

I would recommend listening to as much as you can of each song before voting, but how you choose is up to you! Remember to be civil in the tags and replies!

Propaganda under cut:

Crown Dungeon:

"Oracle of Ages has some of the best dungeon themes imo. This isn't one of them."

"#Crown Dungeon my GOD #Great dungeon with great puzzles but you have to power through some HOT GARBAGE #Seasons had the better music tbh"

"#whats with all the bad video game songs with dungeon in the name #all two of them" (dearest tumblr user charmy-2000 you are gonna love this poll)

"#omg i forgot how bad crown dungeon is #its sounds like how a migraine feels"

Dungeon Man:

"It's actually so bad, it's good bc it's bad on purpose in context lol"

"#GO EARTHBOUND PENIS MUSIC GO"

"#wow i hate dungeon man #thanks for messing up my fucking brain#that shit makes me anxious #almost on the same level as venetian strings #which is an actual song that i hate because it scares me so much"

Feel free to add more propaganda in the tags and replies, or send it to me in the ask box and I'll try to share it as soon as I can!

[zeromaster]

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[linkseasonmaster]

This week's Tune for Tuesday, an orchestral remix of "Tarm Ruins" as arranged by RebeccaETripp, is a great take on one of my favorite songs from The Legend of Zelda, Oracle of Seasons. On this date 23 years ago, both this game and its sibling Oracle of Ages were released in the USA, and while I enjoy both games immensely, Oracle of Seasons would go on to mark a major turning point in how I viewed myself as a gamer. Unsurprisingly, this is what inspired what would become my primary online handle LinkSeasonMaster and thus it felt only natural to pay tribute to the source of said inspiration.

[cwgames]

Today the day I play the Oracles series in the Legend of Zelda. And I understand who is Veran that was kill in Triforce of Power comic on @nayru-s-clay-tablet.

[kindledoeswhatever]

(Via Wikipedia)

Like pokemon games, Zelda experimented with a dual release! Unlike pokemon these are two separate but connected games with their own complete stories, settings and game mechanics. Instead of the incentive to play with a friend to complete the Pokédex or something, you’re more incentivized to buy both versions which is a bit…. But I don’t really mind for myself at least.

Once you finish one game you are given a code you can input into the second game and carry over your progress! You can play either first it doesn’t really matter, but I played Seasons and it then Ages.

Canonically according to Hyrule Historia, this is the same Link from Link to the Past, continuing his journey! In Seasons you need to assist the titular Oracle of Seasons, Din who is kidnapped. The main mechanic is the Rod of Seasons which can change the seasons (obvi) to access different areas and solve puzzles. In Ages, the Oracle of Ages, Nayru, is possessed by an evil dude and the flow of time gets all messed up. The mechanic this time is the Harp of Ages to travel forward and back in time.

Really fun! While I prefer the Gameboy Advance coloration and slightly improved graphics, the Game boy Color games have their own charm! Sort of a muted base with bright shades painted on top like an old technicolor film.

For the cover we have the backgrounds as red and blue (like pokemon lol) and the versions Oracle sort of faded into the background along with the version’s villain in a darker tone. I love that! Then Link with the versions special item is fun! He’s actually copying he pose of the Oracle which is really neat! The zelda cover gold matte is in the shape of the Deku tree with each versions Deku Seed hanging from the title like it’s growing from the silhouetted tree~ I love it!

[lilyblossom-art]

All of the zeldas so far in order of release

This took me so long lol i don't even know why i did this but here it is :>

And also i have not played eow yet so no spoilers pls

1. Classic Zelda

2. Zelda I

3. Alttp Zelda

4. Cdi Zelda

5. Other cdi Zelda

6. Oot Sheik

7. Oot adult Sheik

8. Oot downfall Sheik

9. Ssb Zelda (i needed to get to 25 lol)

10. Oox Zelda

11. Fs Zelda

12. Tetra

13. Fsa Zelda

14. Mc Zelda

15. Mc stained glass Zelda

16. Tp Zelda

17. St Zelda

18. Ss Zelda

19. Albw Zelda

20. Hw Zelda

21. Botw Zelda

22. Ancient princess (named after Sonia from totk)

23. Coh Zelda

24. Aoc Zelda

25. Eow Zelda

[reblip-reblog]

"Come see the many looks of Princess Zelda throughout the years!" image from Nintendo Game News

[the-phantom-peach]

miscellaneous zelda art over the last month

… or something ☕️

[fiprobably]

lil something for the zelda/linked universe folks that still stick around <3

pspsps! my commissions are open here if you're interested!

[zachjamesgames]

Oracle of Ages Stream

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