Hear hear. The CD-i games bring nothing to the timeline what so ever. They don't make references to any other game and no other title references them. They were created by one of the worst videogame companies ever and only serve as reminder of what not to do with a succesful game licence.
Ganon does indeed wield a trident in the BS Zelda. The funny thing is that in the original LoZ concept art Ganon has a trident in one of the pictures. Whether or not this was an original developer intention which just didn't make it into the final game is not clear. In either case it's a connection that is too strong to just disregard as a coincidence.
