Beetles

Discover information about Beetles in The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages. Learn about their role, appearance, and any relevant gameplay mechanics.

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The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages is one of two The Legend of Zelda titles released for the Game Boy Color, the other being Oracle of Seasons, both representing the seventh and eighth main installments of the series. Released near the end of the system's lifespan, Oracle of Ages and its counterpart were said to "send the Game Boy Color out with a bang." [^11] In anticipation of the upcoming release of the Game Boy Color's successor, the Game Boy Advance, the games exhibited special features (such as the Advance Shop) when played on the new handheld system.

After completing one of the two games, they can be linked to form a single, linear plot (as opposed to two parallel ones) with an alternate ending. Game-linking also unlocks extra content, such as new items. [^12] The game is named after its central character, Nayru, Oracle of Ages, and the element that is manipulated by Link in the game—the Ages.

It was released for the Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console in Japan on February 27, 2013, [^5] in North America, Europe and Australia on May 30, 2013, [^2][^4][^3] and in Korea on April 20, 2016. [^6] It was also released for Nintendo Switch Online in North America, Japan, and Europe on July 27, 2023. [^7][^9][^8] Both the Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console and the Nintendo Switch Online releases are unable to access the special features from the original release when it was played on a Game Boy Advance.

Contents

• 1Story
• 2Gameplay
  • 2.1General Mechanics
  • 2.2The Harp of Ages
  • 2.3Linked Game
  • 2.4Magic Rings
  • 2.5Gasha Seeds
• 3Development
• 4Timeline Placement
• 5Limited Editions
  • 5.1Speedrun Records
• 6Listings
  • 6.1Characters
  • 6.2Bosses
  • 6.3Enemies
  • 6.4Locations
  • 6.5Dungeons
  • 6.6Equipment and upgrades
  • 6.7Translations
  • 6.8Credits
  • 6.9Glitches
• 7Reception
  • 7.1Sales
  • 7.2Reviews
  • 7.3Fan Reception
  • 7.4Awards
• 8Nomenclature
• 9Gallery
• 10External links
• 11References

Story

The story is far from over...

Link, having been sent from Hyrule to Labrynna by the power of the Triforce, awoke in Labrynna, almost immediately after stumbling upon Impa, who was besieged by a group of Octoroks. Unknown to Link, Impa had fallen into the clutches of the evil Sorceress of Shadows Veran. This allowed her to trick Link into moving a sacred barrier that obstructed her goal: to possess the Oracle of Ages, Nayru. In full view of Link and Nayru's bodyguard, Ralph, Veran quickly possessed Nayru and began to utilize her newfound power of controlling time, traveling to the past and beginning her plan to bring untold sorrow to the world. Meeting with Labrynna's guardian, the Maku Tree, Link learned that to defeat Veran, he would need the Essences of Time. However, the Essences, as their names suggest, were hidden throughout time, making them very hard for one person to obtain. By taking up the Harp of Ages in Nayru's house, Link was able to traverse time and search for the Essences throughout Labrynna, all the while correcting the damage Veran had caused to the land, such as in Symmetry Village.

More than halfway into his journey, Link finally got a chance to rescue Nayru from Veran's clutches, at Ambi's Palace. However, as soon as he did, Veran possessed Queen Ambi. Using her new authority, Veran was almost successful in capturing Nayru, Link, and Ralph, but at the last second Nayru used her power to return them all to the present.

Gathering the last of the essences, Link prepared for the final showdown with Veran, but before he could go, Ralph ran off before him, so that he might slay Ambi, even knowing that with Ambi as his ancestor, her death would mean his. Veran proved too powerful for Ralph, knocking him out instead of killing him before moving on to fight Link. After freeing Ambi, and the powerful battle that followed, Link was able to best Veran once and for all. Veran laughed as she died, saying that her goal had been completed, the Flame of Sorrow lit.

As Link, Nayru and Ralph returned to their own time, a mysterious pair