The Legend of Zelda: Temple of Seasons
Zelda no Densetsu: Fushigi no Kinomi: Daichi no Shou · ゼルダの伝説 ふしぎの木の実 大地の章
A brand-new five-dungeon quest built on Oracle of Seasons in which Link has no sword: every item in his kit has to double as a weapon.
What's new
Temple of Seasons is an original adventure made with Oracle of Seasons as its base. Instead of revisiting Holodrum, Link works his way through a fully realized Temple of Seasons in five new dungeons, starting deep in Subrosia and climbing all the way to the summit of Mount Tetra.
The twist is that Link never gets his sword. The tools he picks up along the way are his only means of fighting as well as of getting around, so familiar items have to be used in new ways, and the hack adds a few items of its own too. It is a medium-length game and the author lists it as finished.
Recent updates
The 1.07 update and the small releases after it focused on polish found by watching full playthroughs: softlocks and death loops were removed, accidental pushable blocks and unintended shortcuts were taken out, the first dungeon's entrance was reworked and the backtracking in the fifth dungeon was eased. Version 1.073 removes a few more ways to break the intended route.
Playing it
The patch is made for the USA release of Oracle of Seasons. Apply it to your own copy of the game following the instructions on the hack's page, which also offers an online patcher. Created by Jay, with box art by Ralfaro.
The images show the original Oracle of Seasons, not the hack.