Count on Nintendo to save the best for last. Their Legend of Zelda: Oracle games were the finest examples of Game Boy Color splendour yet, and they came out in the twilight of the GBCs tenure. Not only are they the best games ever for the GBC, they are also the hardest.
Luckily, Guides dynamo Rex Tremende is on the scene. When he wasnt polishing his Benz, drinking champagne with models and attending big Hollywood premieres, Mr. Tremende was hunkered down over the warm glow of the Gameboy, detailing every last corner of Oracle of Seasons.
Hes compiled the most complete guide on the web, even though it took almost a year. Find the most maniacally extensive walkthrough, full Rings list, linking tips and item descriptions out there.
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Ring List
There are 64 Rings scattered throughout Oracle of Ages and Oracle of Seasons. Some, you will find in Dungeons and chests and others you will discover once youve grown a Gasha Seed into a Gasha Nut. The rarer the location a Seed is planted in, the more likely you are to grow a special Ring. All of the Rings you can collect in both games are listed below:
Ring Number
|
Ring Name
|
Game
|
Effect
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1
|
Friendship Ring
|
A, S
|
Get from Vasu (no effect)
|
2
|
Power Ring L-1
|
S
|
Increases Attack by 1, Damage by 2
|
3
|
Power Ring L-2
|
A, S
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Increases Attack by 2, Damage by 2
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4
|
Power Ring L-3
|
S
|
Increases Attack by 3, Damage by 8
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5
|
Armor Ring L-1
|
A
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Decreases Attack by 1, Damage by 1
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6
|
Armor Ring L-2
|
S
|
Decreases Attack by 1, Damage by 2
|
7
|
Armor Ring L-3
|
A
|
Decreases Attack by 1, Damage by 3
|
8
|
Red Ring
|
S
|
Increases Attack x 2
|
9
|
Blue Ring
|
A
|
Decreases Damage by 1/2
|
10
|
Green Ring
|
A, S
|
Increases Attack by x1.5, Damage by x0.75
|
11
|
Cursed Ring
|
A, S
|
Increases Attack by x0.5, Damage by x2
|
12
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Experts Ring
|
A, S
|
Throws a punch
|
13
|
Blast Ring
|
S
|
Adds 2 to Bomb Attack
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14
|
Rang Ring L-1
|
S
|
Adds 2 to Boomerang Attack
|
15
|
Ages GBA Ring
|
A
|
-
|
16
|
Maples Ring
|
A, S
|
Decreases number of monsters slain in order to cause Maple event
|
17
|
Steadfast Ring
|
S
|
Decreases kickback from hits
|
18
|
Pegasus Ring
|
A
|
Pegasus Seeds longevity increases
|
19
|
Toss Ring
|
A, S
|
Increases throwing distance
|
20
|
Heart Ring L-1
|
A
|
Slowly heals Hearts as you walk
|
21
|
Heart Ring L-2
|
A, S
|
Regenerates Hearts
|
22
|
Swimmers Ring
|
A
|
Allows Link to swim faster
|
23
|
Charge Ring
|
A, S
|
Decreases spin attack charge time
|
24
|
Light Ring L-1
|
A
|
Can still shoot Sword shots at -1 Hearts
|
25
|
Light Ring L-2
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A
|
Can still shoot Sword shots at -2 Hearts
|
26
|
Bombers Ring
|
A
|
Increases number of Bombs set (2)
|
27
|
Green Luck Ring
|
A, S
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Decreases amount of damage from traps
|
28
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Blue Luck Ring
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A, S
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Decreases amount of damage from beams
|
29
|
Yellow Luck Ring
|
A
|
Decreases amount of damage from falls
|
30
|
Red Luck Ring
|
A, S
|
Decreases amount of damage from spiked floors
|
31
|
Green Holy Ring
|
A, S
|
Decreases amount of damage from electricity
|
32
|
Blue Holy Ring
|
A, S
|
Decreases amount of damage from Zoras fire
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33
|
Red Holy Ring
|
A, S
|
Decreases amount of damage from rocks
|
34
|
Snowshoe Ring
|
A
|
Provides traction on ice
|
35
|
Rocs Ring
|
A, S
|
Cracked floors will hold you up
|
36
|
Quicksand Ring
|
A, S
|
Quicksand will not affect you
|
37
|
Red Joy Ring
|
A, S
|
Slain monsters drop extra Rupees
|
38
|
Blue Joy Ring
|
A, S
|
Slain monsters drop extra Hearts
|
39
|
Yellow Joy Ring
|
A
|
Increases number of Items found
|
40
|
Green Joy Ring
|
S
|
Increases number of Ore Chunks found
|
41
|
Discovery Ring
|
A, S
|
Allows you to locate soft soil
|
42
|
Rang Ring L-2
|
A, S
|
Increases Boomerang Attack +2
|
43
|
Octo Ring
|
A, S
|
Changes Link into an Octorok
|
44
|
Moblin Ring
|
A, S
|
Changes Link into a Moblin
|
45
|
Like Like Ring
|
A, S
|
Changes Link into a Like Like
|
46
|
Subrosian Ring
|
S
|
Changes Link into a Subrosian
|
47
|
First Gen Ring
|
A, S
|
Changes Link into original NES Link
|
48
|
Spin Ring
|
S
|
Spin attack x2
|
49
|
Flower Ring
|
A, S
|
Own Bombs wont hurt you
|
50
|
Energy Ring
|
A, S
|
Sword will shoot beams instead of spin attack
|
51
|
Razor Ring
|
A, S
|
Damage=one heart at a time
|
52
|
Seasons GBA Ring
|
S
|
-
|
53
|
Slayers Ring
|
A, S
|
Get this when youve slain 1000 monsters
|
54
|
Wealth Ring
|
A, S
|
Get this when youve collected 10,000 Rupees
|
55
|
Victory Ring
|
A, S
|
Get this when youve slain Ganon
|
56
|
Sign Ring
|
S
|
Get this when youve broken 100 signs
|
57
|
100th Ring
|
A, S
|
Get this when youve had 100 Rings appraised
|
58
|
Whisp Ring
|
A, S
|
Whisps dont affect you
|
59
|
Gasha Ring
|
A, S
|
Allows you to grow rare Gasha Seeds
|
60
|
Peace Ring
|
A, S
|
Bombs wont explode in your hands
|
61
|
Zora Ring
|
A, S
|
Allows you to dive without breathing
|
62
|
Fist Ring
|
A, S
|
Allows you to throw a punch when nothing is equipped
|
63
|
Whimsical Ring
|
A, S
|
Attack=1, but sometimes can slay a monster in one strike
|
64
|
Protection Ring
|
A, S
|
Always take one Heart damage
|
Cheat: Hero Adventure
When you pick a new game enter: NNNNN NNNNN NNNNN NNNNN. You will start with the Victory Ring and a very odd name.
Secret 100 Rupee Advance Shop
If youre lucky enough to already own a Game Boy Advance (like many of the obsessed editors here at IGN), you can get into the Secret 100 Rupee Advance Shop in Oracle of Seasons. Simply plug this Game Boy game into your GBA and go to the house with the two doors in the village (shown below, left screenshot). On the GBC, the right door will be locked. On the GBA, you can march right in. The shopkeeper will welcome you and explain how only GBA players can access this store -- and as a special service, you can buy items here for 100 Rupees each. While some of the items are available elsewhere, you can also get a special Ring thats only availabe to GBA owners.
Mystery Seed Secret
Near Talons house, you will come across a pack of hapless Cuccos. Hit one of them with your sword. As it retaliates, drop a Mystery Seed on it and it will grow to Godzilla proportions. Thats a lot of McNuggets.
Trading Items
Trading Items provide another quest for Link. You dont have to participate,
but if you do, youll reap a powerful Sword upgrade which will make the rest
of the game much easier. Although you can trade items as you go along, I
suggest doing it all at once.
1. Cuccodex
Get this from Dr. Left after you light his torch for him.
2. Lon Lon Egg
Give the Cuccodex to Malon on the north end of Horon Village. Shell give
you the Lon Lon Egg.
3. Ghastly Doll
Run into Maple with the Egg in your possession and shell give you the Ghastly
Doll.
4. Iron Pot
Take the Ghastly Doll to the mayors wife Mrs. Ruul. She will give you
an Iron Pot.
5.
Lava Soup
Go into the Chefs Kitchen in Subrosia. Give him the Iron Pot and hell
give you Lava Soup.
6. Goron Vase
Give the Lava Soup to the giant Goron atop Goron Mountain in order to
get the Goron Vase.
7. Fish
Go to Sunken City and find Ingos house. Show him the Goron Vase and
hell zonk you a Fish.
8. Megaphone
Take the Fish to the area near Eyeglass Lake. Here, youll meet an old
man trying to get his cat out of the tree. Use the Fish to get the cat down
and the man will give you a Megaphone.
9. Mushroom
Go to Mount Cucco and change the season to spring, then use the flower
to get up to the high ledge. Go into the cave entrance and wake the sleeping
guy inside with your Megaphone. This is Talon. Hell give you a Mushroom.
10. Wooden Bird
Visit Syrup. Shell see the Mushroom and complete her Potion. For your
help, shell hook you up with a Wooden Bird.
11. Engine Grease
Go back to Horon Village and go to the clock shop. Give the Wooden Bird
to the clockmaker, and hell give you the Engine Grease.
12. Phonograph
Take the Engine Grease to the Windmill. Go to the top of the mill and talk
to the man here. Hell take your Grease and give you a Phonograph. Great
trade!
Final Item
Once you have the Phonograph, go through the Tarm Ruins to the Lost Woods.
Play the Phonograph for the music-loving Deku Scrub and hell give you
instructions on how to get the Noble Sword. Move to the stump to the left
and change the season to Winter. Head west in the Winter, west in the Autumn,
west in the Spring and west in the Summer. Youll end up at a secret location,
where youll receive the Noble Sword.
Get a Bigger Bomb Bag
In Subrosia, right after youve traded the Star Shaped Ore for the Ribbon in the Market, exit the building and return. A Bigger Bomb Bag will now be in its place. The Market owner will trade you for 10 Bombs and 50 Ore Chunks. Now your Bomb sack will hold 30 Bombs.
Get a Bunch of Rings
In the Subrosian Market, you can keep buying Rings with Ore Chunks by leaving and returning. You can get about four or five Rings this way. They keep increasing in price, but Ore is plentiful here. And when the Rings run out, there are Silver Seeds in their place.
Get More Seeds
To get more Gasha Seeds, keep participating in the Subrosian Dance Competition any time you return to this land. If you are succesful, youll get a Seed. Now go farm!
Gasha Seed in Mayors House
Go to the Mayors House in Horon Village. On the far right wall is a cracked place. Place a Bomb next to it to open a passage, then head inside to get a Gasha Seed.
Hidden Gasha Seed
Once you get the Power of Autumn, change the season to Autumn and go back to Eyeglass Island. Youll now be able to get over to the chest there and claim a rare Gasha Seed.
More Hidden Rupees
Once you get the Power of Autumn, head to the south end of town and use the stump here to change the season to Fall. Then head all the way to the left, slashing the plants and moving the mushrooms to get into the chest here. It contains 30 Rupees.
Bigger Seed Satchel
Once you get the Members Card from the Subrosian Market, take it to the Horon Village Shop to gain access to the secret members area behind the shopkeeper. There youll be able to buy a bigger Satchel.
Hidden Rupees in the Biologists House
Once you get Bombs, go to the Biologists House and use a Bomb on the cracked wall to the right. This will blast a hole in the wall, leading to a chest across a frozen swamp. Inside is a 20 Rupee piece.
Hidden Ring
Once the Pirate Ship lands, youll have an opportunity to get an easily overlooked Ring. Get off the ship to the left and move up and around the ships bow to the beach. Follow the beach to the right until you find a Ring in a chest.
Boss Fight Tip: Manhandla
Manhandla is pretty tough to beat. Sure, hes just a plant, but hes got four heads and take a while to drop. Each of the four heads is repeatedly spitting fireballs at you, so¿youll have to move around quite a bit in¿order to stay alive.
To take on Manhandla, youll need your Feather and Magical Boomerang equipped. The Feather is to jump over the fireballs as you race around the arena. The Boomerang is to get at each of Manhandlas four venus-fly trap style noggins. You can only hurt them when their mouths are open, and often that means youll have to nail the ones on the opposite side from where you are standing. The easiest way to do this is to stay near the bottom of the room, throwing you Rang directly up, next to the boss. When the Boomerang is at its furthest point, step under Manhandla, and the Boomerang will come back to you through his body, injuring him in the process.
The most important thing to keep in mind is to stay on the move. Dont worry about attacking... that will eventually take care of itself, as long as you keep sending your Boomerang out. When youve toppled all four of the plants heads, he will turn into stem form only. When this happens, hit him repeatedly with your Boomerang at close range.
Eventually, he will shrivel, exposing a central heart. Use your Wooden Sword to destroy that and win the battle. One swing will do.
Boss Fight Tip: Dodongo
This dinosaur can be tricky, but the advice from the owl should help. Hes got two attacks, either hell open his mouth and shoot fireballs at you, or hell duck and charge. Whenever he opens his craw, chuck a¿Bomb inside.
Hell balloon up and look all gassy. When he does, lift him with the Bracelet and toss him on the bed of spikes.
If you run out of Bombs, hack at the plants at the four corners of the room to get more. Just keep repeating the process. Four spike-trips will send Dodongo to his grave.
Boss Fight Tip: Aquamentus
Aquamentus is a huge, green dragon with a single horn. He has two attacks. A charge attack and a fireball attack. The fireballs spread out so you can easily dodge them, as long as youre not right on top of the boss when he shoots them.
Aquamentus second attack is a charge. When he is about to do this, hell lower his head. This attack can be blocked by a Shield, but you are wiser to avoid it all together by maintaining your distance and stepping out of the way.
The way to take down Aquamentus is to get up close to him and nail him in the horn with your Sword. Once you get close, whack him as many times as possible before he goes on the counterattack. Twenty hits or so should bring him down.
Boss Fight Tip: Gohma
Gohma is a big, bad crab/spider thing that will give you fits if you dont approach the fight with caution. Not only is this thing fast and can damage you just by running into you, but it has a massive claw on the left side of its body that will grab you if you get too close.
When you first enter the room, avoid the shadow that zips all over the floor. Youll be at a severe disadvantage if you let Gohma drop on you from the get go. Then, wait for it to move vertically . If it has its eye open, it can see you... so dont get too close, or it will spring and crush you in its claw. That does a¿good deal of damage, so avoid it at all costs. When the eye closes, move in and whack at the claw. Make sure you keep an eye on the eye. If it opens, get back! After youve hit ¿it awhile, the claw will fall off and hell resort to chucking its young at you.
When this happens, fall back to a corner and swing wildly with the Sword. When the larvae go down temporarily, equip your Seed Shooter and get under the crab. As it passes over you, shoot some seeds at its belly--but only when its eyes are open. It may take a while, but eventually the crab will go down.
Boss Fight Tip: Digdogger
As you might expect, Digdogger will be thwarted by the Magnetic Gloves. There is a spiked ball in the upper right corner of¿the room, that can be used to attack him. Digdoggers only means of counterattack is to bop around the room and try to¿jump on top of you and squash you.
Use the Gloves to drag the spiked ball back and forth, pushing or pulling it into him when he lands.If you can get him in the center of the arena and pull the ball behind him, you will hit him once. Then push it into him and pull it through him once more. Youll only need to hit him once more to go to phase two of this fight.
When you hit Digdogger a bunch, hell separate into five parts. These guys are much faster than the big one, but they can be killed the same way. Try to get them all in one go, or Digdogger will recombine and youll have to repeat the whole process. Hoewever, each time he separates, there will only be those parts that you havent yet destroyed. Take them down with the Magnet ball attack.
Boss Fight Tip: Mothula
The room you fight this battle in has a rectangle of pit. If you mess up and fall in, youll be knocked into the room below. If this happens, youll need to get back upstairs via a trampoline.¿Place it anywhere besides the colored tiles to get back up to the fight.
Mothula will zip around the central platforms, scattering baby moths and fireballs as she goes. Youll want to get to the center and stay there. When Mothula sprays fireballs, hop over them with the Feather. The baby moths can be taken down with a swat from your Sword. When Mothula flies near you, whale on her with your weapon. It will take three or four quality barrages to take her down.
Mini-Boss Fight Tip: Facade
Its all a facade! This mini-boss is nothing more than a face, but he knows how to defend himself. He has three ways of doing so. Firstly, he will send out an army of spiders to nibble at you. Deal with them with your Sword. Secondly, he will send a stream of fireballs into the air. These are easy to dodge if you arent up close. Just stay on the edge of the arena and watch the shadows. The third thing Facade will do is open the ground under your feet. When he starts making holes in the floor, run around like a crazy man until they go away.
To get back at the face, toss bombs at him when he appears. Make sure you aim at the center of his ugly mug, or you may miss the hit. Youll need five in order to drop him.
Mini-Boss Fight Tip: Goriya Brothers
The Goriya Brothers share a single boomerang which they really like to throw back and forth. The problem happens when you get in their way. Ultimately, if you can predict where the boomerang will go, these guys will be pretty easy to beat.
Just dodge the whirling rang and slay the Brothers with your Sword. When they drop, youll get a healing fairy and a portal back to the first room in the Dungeon.
Mini-Boss Fight Tip: Calamareye
Three separate squids make up the fighting force of Calamareye. These guys surface from pools in the arena and try to pepper Link with fireballs. Other than that, they arent much of a threat. But they are invulnerable in water, so youll have to get them out of there. To do this, equip the Bracelet and your Sword. Wait for a squid to surface, then pull him out of the pond and chuck him into the corner. Then attack with the Sword as hes flopping back to the water. Repeat this process until all three squid go down. When this happens, youll get a portal, a new staircase in the lower right corner of the room and a fairy.
Mini-Boss Fight Tip: Agahnim
In order to beat Agahnim, youll need plenty of Ember Seeds, some quick feet and your Sword. This crafty mini-boss will try to trick you with subterfuge and sly craftiness. Oh, and a good deal of shiftiness. And some double-dealing.
His racket is that he separates into three parts, and you cant tell which one of him to hit. That is, until you drop an Ember Seed into each of the torches. When the torches are lit and Agahnim appears, a shadow will show up beneath the feet of the real McCoy. When this happens, approach the baddie and whack him with your Sword. But watch out for those huge fireballs he likes to throw. Theyre big and slow, but if you get near them, youll feel the sting.
Eventually, each torch will fade, so theyll have to be lit several times during the course of the fight. If you run out of Ember Seeds, get more from the plants in the corners of the room. When Agahnims flame is extinguished, he will drop a fairy and a portal.
Mini-Boss Fight Tip: Syger
This is one fast kitty! Syger is a sabre-toothed tiger with a red ball at the end of his tail. The object is to hit the ball, but Syger has advanced defenses, so this can be tough. This bad cat likes to curl up into a spiked ball and roll around the arena at top speed. When he does this, youll have to avoid him. Pegasus Seeds help, so use them liberally.
When Syger stops, charge in on the side the ball is on. Hack at the blinking ball until Syger turns spiky again, then get on the defensive. Youll need to do this several times in order to beat him, but when you do, youll get the requisite fairy and portal.
Mini-Boss Fight Tip: Vire
Vires chamber is completely lined in spikes, so youll have to step lively in order to beat him. Vire is the lapdog of Onox, but he definitely isnt a chip off the old baddie. He has several fireball attacks, but they are easily deflected by swatting your Sword.
The main thing about this fight is staying in the center of the arena. Vire will come in for a piece of you every once in a while, but if you just keep a-swinging, youll take him down easily. Just keep that Sword slashing and Vire will be toast.
Hint: Room of Rupees
In the second dungeon you can bomb a wall with the blocks in the form of an arrow pointing to the west wall. Go inside and find a room full of rupees.
Hint - Gasha Seed Harvest
Time your Gasha plantings! Plant plenty of gasha seeds in places you wont forget, go to your next level, complete the level up to the point where the boss is, and before fighting the Boss, harvest your nuts. If you did badly with the Miniboss etc, they are more likely to give you hearts.
You will probably get several rings, a potion and some hearts if you had enough. Once you have harvested all of the nuts, plant Gahs seeds in their place. Go defeat the Boss, and come back, you will have more nuts.
Go to Subrosia for Gasha seeds. They are at:
(1) Subrosian dance
(2) Treasure hunt house
(3) Market
Easter Egg: Hidden Empty Tunnels
Go into the waterfall in the room in the Temple of Seasons where you get the Rod of Seasons to enter a secret room with absolutely nothing in it. To get into another room that has absolutely nothing, use the Shovel behind the clock-makers house in Horon Village.
Early Autumn
NOTE: You can only do this after you have the Rocs Feather.
After you get the Zoras Flippers, go to the screen two screen s south from Malon and Talons House, then jump over the hole and swim to the portal.
After the portal, go south one screen and pass all the lava to find the Bomb Flower. Pick it up with the Power Bracelet and take it to the Tower of Autumn and give it to the guy with the head band. You need to run next to him after he sets down the bomb.
From there, just go in and talk to Spirit of Autumn and youll get the Autumn power for the Rod of Seasons.
