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Members of the Nintendo Switch Online subscription table service can now fiddle another two classicThe Legend of Zeldagames : Oracle of AgesandOracle of Seasons . Nintendo ’s NSO table service gives users access to a host of classic games from previous console table , including the NES , Super Nintendo Entertainment System , Game Boy , and Nintendo 64 .
Those who ’ve now finish the newestZeldagame , May 2023’sTears of the Kingdom , can now try out their hand at two older submission in the series via Nintendo Switch Online . Originally let go in 2001 for the Game Boy Color , Oracle of AgesandOracle of Seasons , Nintendorevealed they ’re now both available as part of the NSO subscription as of July 27 , 2023 .
The games have the classic top - down pixel style the serial publication was once known for , along with traditional donjon , geographic expedition , and combat .
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Are Zelda: Oracle of Ages and Oracle of Seasons The Same Game?
Zelda : Oracle of AgesandOracle of Seasonsoriginally launch together in a like way to thePokémondual - releases , but the twoZeldatitles are almost entirely unlike from each other . AgesandSeasonshave different account as well as unique gameplay , with the former pore more on puzzles , while the latter has more of an interest in combat . InSeasons , Link is sent by the Triforce to Holodrum , while inAges , Link is sent to Labrynna . dispatch both break their full , overarching story .
Oracle of AgesandOracle of Seasonsare often considered to be some of the mostoverlooked games in theZeldaseries , as is often the type with games that are issue on Nintendo handhelds instead of family consoles . However , the duo are shining examples of the classicZeldaformula and gameplay , and proved popular enough to be re - released on the Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console in 2013 .
The accession ofOracle of AgesandOracle of Seasonsto Nintendo Switch Online comes at a great time for those who have only been introduced to the serial publication through its most - recent title : Breath of the WildandTears of the Kingdom . While it seems thetraditionalZeldastyle is gone foreverin favor of the open worlds of the later releases , NSO and games likeAgesandSeasonsmean fans can still receive the original gameplay , prowess , and human beings ofThe Legend of Zelda .
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