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
Reviews
Review Golden Sun (Wii U eShop / GBA)
Magic Hands Make Light Work
The more formulaic counterpart to RPG oddball Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, Golden Sun expands on proven genre archetypes to deliver an experience that both pays tribute to and refines the classic role-playing adventure. It also gives some Wii U owners, potentially, their first experience of a franchise that has a...
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Golden Sun News
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...
Random Hey, A Switch Online N64 Game Description Mentions Golden Sun
Nintendo actually remembers Camelot's classic RPG series
If you were a fan of Nintendo during the Game Boy Advance generation, then you might have experienced Camelot's fantasy role-playing series Golden Sun. It got two games during this time and even allowed players to transfer across some content to the second game, Golden Sun: The Lost Age. As...
News How A Tragic Murder Inspired The Epic Retelling Of GBA Classic Golden Sun
"I decided to honour his memory by keeping our promise alive"
The Golden Sun series may have been dormant since the release of Dark Dawn on the Nintendo DS, but it's a franchise which nonetheless has a passionate fanbase – and one man's love of the original GBA game has resulted in a very special tribute. Bryson Elam – known online as Wing...
News Hey Nintendo, God Of War Director Cory Barlog Would Like A New Golden Sun, Please
"Dear Nintendo, my body is ready for a modern GOLDEN SUN"
Golden Sun is a series which is close to the heart of many a Nintendo fan. It began life on the Game Boy Advance and would later see a release on the Nintendo DS, but the franchise has remained dormant since 2010, and Camelot Software Planning hasn't shown any signs of reviving it in the past...
A celebration of all things Golden Sun
Golden Sun, and especially its lead protagonist Isaac, has seen an awful lot of love and attention over the last few months thanks to countless Super Smash Bros. Ultimate rumours; many believed that Isaac would become a playable character in the game thanks to various speculation efforts shared online, but the...
News Golden Sun And Shining Force Illustrator Passes Away
Thanks for the memories
Siliconera is reporting Hiroshi Kajiyama - the illustrator of the Golden Sun series – has passed away. His son made the announcement on his father's Twitter account on Saturday. The notice did not reveal the cause of death or how old he was. Kajiyama started out in the video game industry in the 1990s and was known for his...
Video The 26 Best Game Boy Advance Games of All Time
Advance to the next level
Every Nintendo system has its gems, but to say we were a bit spoilt with the Game Boy Advance is an understatement. Game after game after game kept being released, and there were so many incredible ones our original list was well over double the size of this one. For the sake of brevity and my own sanity, we cut it down...
Video Did You Know Gaming? Covers Golden Sun
Still waiting on part 4, Camelot
As a few of you are likely aware, Nintendo has a small JRPG franchise called Golden Sun that's actually pretty good. It's developed by Camelot, a studio that also works with Mario sports spinoffs. Though there's only three entries in Golden Sun (technically two, due to how the first two were initially one game), the...
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!!!!!!!!
One of the greatest RPG series of all time. A must-play for fans of Zelda, Pokemon, JRPGs, and anyone who enjoys an engrossing plot and beautiful 2D graphics!
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