The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages / dungeon order and item upgrades

Oracle of Ages dungeon order and item upgrades

Track all eight dungeons and the equipment they add.

Edition covered

Original Game Boy Color rules. Game Boy Advance-only Advance Shop content requires compatible original hardware; emulator or re-release support varies.

4 items · one picture per entry · open a picture for full size.

dungeon order and item upgrades

Swap Link with a target

Switch Hook

Puzzle clue: Diamonds and movable targets.

Reference

Swap across greater distance

Long Hook

Puzzle clue: Distant hook targets.

Reference

Create a block

Cane of Somaria

Puzzle clue: Floor switches and missing blocks.

Reference

Lift heavier objects

Power Glove

Puzzle clue: Large statues and heavy obstacles.

Reference

More dungeon order and item upgrades

Mermaid Suit — Advanced swimming and diving · Underwater routes

Quick notes

Use the dungeon item immediately. Each major tool solves puzzles inside its own dungeon and opens routes outside it.
Distinguish upgrades from new slots. The Long Hook replaces the shorter Switch Hook, and the Power Glove improves the Power Bracelet.
Plan around Jabu-Jabu’s water levels. Jabu-Jabu’s Belly changes its layout through water-level switches.
Keep a Seed Shooter supply. The Seed Shooter is both a ranged tool and a puzzle item.

Use the dungeon item immediately

Dungeon sequence
Dungeon	Major item	Boss
Spirit’s Grave	Power Bracelet	Pumpkin Head
Wing Dungeon	Roc’s Feather	Head Thwomp
Moonlit Grotto	Seed Shooter	Shadow Hag
Skull Dungeon	Switch Hook	Eyesoar
Crown Dungeon	Cane of Somaria	Smog
Mermaid’s Cave	Mermaid Suit	Octogon
Jabu-Jabu’s Belly	Long Hook	Plasmarine
Ancient Tomb	Power Glove	Ramrock

References

Guide references
Reference	Website
Nintendo game overview	www.nintendo.com
Nintendo linked-adventure explanation	www.nintendo.com
Dungeon and equipment reference	www.zeldadungeon.net