The Development of The Legend of Zelda: Oracles of Ages, and Seasons

Season 7 Episode 1

 

This week in Legendary Adventures, a Legend of Zelda Playthrough Podcast, we're talking about the development of the seventh and eighth games in the series, Oracle Seasons and Oracle of Ages. 

 

Legendary Adventures is a Legend of Zelda playthrough podcast. I’m exploring the evolution of the Zelda game series by playing through each game in release order, excluding spin-offs.

 

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 Sources:

1. Capcom invites director Kinji Fukasaku from the film industry to produce "Clock Tower 3" (impress.co.jp)
2. VideoGameSpot's Interview with Yoshiki Okamoto (archive.org)
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4. Six Times Zelda - IGN
5.  Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 100. November 1997
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11. Zelda Every Six Weeks - IGN
12. Interview: Miyamoto and Aonuma - IGN
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15. Zelda's Tri-Force Down To Two - IGN (archive.org)
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17. An interview with Yoichi Yamada, the Oracles’ “Zelda-ness” Supervisor | Zelda Universe
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19. The Legend of Zelda: The Third Oracle [unofficial title] - IGN
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22. The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages for Game Boy Color - Sales, Wiki, Release Dates, Review, Cheats, Walkthrough (vgchartz.com)
23. https://youtu.be/tmzHAZKRUDs?si=CCSJ7m-5fkRUKIGj 
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