Overview
- Number of Players
- 1 (Single Player)
- Genre
- Release Date
Game Boy Advance
11th Nov 2001
22nd Feb 2002
1st Aug 2001
Wii U (Wii U eShop)
- 3rd Apr 2014, ¥700
Wii U eShop
- 17th Apr 2014
- 17th Apr 2014, £6.29
Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack (Subscription)
- 17th Jan 2024
- Tags
Reviews
Review Golden Sun - A Radiant RPG, Once It Gets Going
Magic hands make light work
This review originally went live in 2014, and we're updating and republishing it to celebrate the game's arrival in Switch's Game Boy Advance library via the Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack. Golden Sun expands on proven genre archetypes to deliver an experience that both pays tribute to and refines the classic...
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Golden Sun Guides
Guide Should I Play Golden Sun Before The Lost Age?
Where will the sun rise first?
Golden Sun and Golden Sun: The Lost Age, Camelot's cult-favourite GBA RPGs, are available to play on Nintendo Switch right now via the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack subscription. Released back in 2001 and 2002, these two turn-based RPGs are often considered among the best games on the handheld. And now, with...
Golden Sun News
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (18th January)
Wait, we have to play the Switch 1..?!
The weekend is here folks, which means it's time to get cracking with some gaming. Before we put our feet up, however, let's recap what's been going on in this very quiet, unevenful week in the world of Nintendo (chortle!). Yes, in actuality, it's been a ruddy busy one, with Nintendo finally officially...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (February 17th)
Multi-platform plans
It has been another Direct-less week, but that isn't stopping us from taking our Switches for a spin this weekend. Welcome back to another edition of What Are You Playing! Yes, this week didn't bring the Direct announcement that many of us had foreseen, but there was still plenty of juicy news in the world of Nintendo...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (January 27th)
Capturing those 'mons
Welcome to another edition of What Are You Playing?, where we find out which games we're going to be chilling out with this weekend. Before we get into that, though, let's go over what's been happening this week. Naturally, there's been a lot of Palworld discussion, and perhaps the most noteworthy event was when The Pokémon...
Soapbox After Years Of Lengthy RPG Tutorials, Golden Sun Feels Fresher Than Ever
You could say it's an Adept
Soapbox features enable our individual writers and contributors to voice their opinions on hot topics and random stuff they've been chewing over. Today, Alana reflects on playing Golden Sun in 2024, and how it allows players to figure things out for themselves rather than relying on tutorials. Warning — minor early game...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (January 20th)
What's on the cards for you?
Welcome to another edition of What Are You Playing? where we all get to chat about our gaming plans for the weekend! Before we get into that good stuff though, let's take a look at what went down in Nintendo land this week. We were treated to the release of two new games in the NSO GBA library as Golden Sun and Golden...
News Nintendo Expands Switch Online's GBA Library With Two RPG Classics
Golden Sun and Golden Sun: The Lost Age out now
Update [Wed 17th Jan, 2024 01:05 GMT]: Golden Sun and Golden Sun: The Lost Age are now officially available to Switch Online + Expansion Pack subscribers. Enjoy! Original article [Fri 12th Jan, 2024 01:05 GMT]: Next week on 17th January 2024, Switch Online + Expansion Pack members will be able to...
Gallery Here's Another Look At Golden Sun For The Switch Online Expansion Pack
Joining the paid service next week
Next week on 17th January, Nintendo will transport players back to the Game Boy Advance era with the magnificent RPGs Golden Sun and Golden Sun: The Lost Age. Both of these titles made their debut in the early 2000s and were also previously released on the Wii U eShop. Now, they'll arrive on the Switch, so how...
Poll Box Art Brawl: Duel: Golden Sun
This'll be Weyard, man
Hello, and welcome to another edition of Box Art Brawl! Last time, we kept the metaphorical Morph Ball rolling with another Metroid game: Metroid Fusion. The end result was surprisingly close, all told, but Japan managed to claim the victory with 57% of the vote. We guess folks like the blue goo! This week, we're going to...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (December 31st)
High res resolutions
Happy New Year's Eve good reader! Congratulations! You've almost made it through 2022 and we think it is fair to say that we have had some good gaming to show for it. Here at Nintendo Life, we have spent the week looking back over the past year with fondness, re-reading some of our favourite pieces from 2022 and putting them...
News Camelot Appears To Have Updated Its Official Website With Golden Sun Artwork
The forgotten series remembered
Camelot's classic fantasy RPG series Golden Sun doesn't really get much attention nowadays, but it's still a significant part of the Japanese developer's history. With this in mind, the official company website has apparently been updated recently with some high-quality renders. The news was shared by a number of...
About The Game
In a dark time, an epic adventure dawns...
Evil is slowly covering the world. Forces of darkness are pursuing the lost art of Alchemy, and as they draw even closer to their final purpose, mankind hangs in the balance. You and your companions are the last hope: armed with noble weapons, magical Psynergy, and a host of elemental creatures, you must find a way to stem the evil tide.
Game Features:
- An enormous RPG shines on the Game Boy Advance! With incredible graphics, an engrossing story line, and a huge world to explore, you'll be playing long after the sun sets.
- Unbelievable magic! Gather the four types of elemental creatures-fire, water, wind, and earth-and combine them in different ways for some of the most awe-inspiring magical spells ever seen.
- Go head-to-head with a friend! Link up with a Game Boy Advance Game Link cable (sold separately) and square off your parties in a no-holds-barred battle!
Can you save mankind and restore peace to the land?
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Ahaha, I knew it was coming! Heh, and the first to comment as well...my GS fangirlishness knows no bounds.
I'm looking forward to see what one of my favorite games of all time recieves on my favorite Nintendo site. It also means I can review it myself when the user review function is up and running, yay!
It's the gift that keeps on giving! And a great game to boot. I just popped it in my GBA SP2 a few minutes ago. It's been almost two years since I've ran through it.
Yep, it keeps on flowing, even when you want it to dry up!
Sweet, I love to fire that game up. The opening screen is so simple, but it think it's quite great. I ran through both again around January because I was feeling RPG-starved. Two years would be like an eternity for me. I'm glad you get the chance to run through it again, Corbie. And I can't wait to read the review!
Why would you want it to dry up? I can't wait until the second game is listed with this one.
@Iz: I don't want it to dry up, but I'm sure many people have tired of my incessant Golden Sun talk over the last few months. So I'm sure they would like to see it go away, though their wish will never be granted.
Forever and a day I shall talk about Golden Sun, until even God himself tires of me and kicks me out of heaven.
@phoenix: I don't mind your incessant talk about Golden Sun. Just in case people wonder what the game series is, you'll be there to help them out.
I just picked this game up yesterday. So far I love it.
This is quite a bit late (about two weeks, sorry), Skrimfid, but it's good to see you're enjoying it!
Would be nice to have a review, right Corbie?
Hey is this game any fun?
I love this game.
@Tri4ceHolder One of the best games I've played. So different and it's an awesome RPG! Great concepts and a great story line! I recommend if you enjoyed titles like Legend of Zelda or Pokemon.
this and metroid fusion were my 2 favorite games as a kid i would always play them on the bus with my friends
i love this game!!!!!!!!
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