Let’s get this out of the way: The CD-i games aren’t good. Even if you’ve only seen gameplay footage, one can quickly make an inference that they’re not good. It’s very easy for us to quickly point out all of the bad things in these games, and this has been a recurring trend in the Zelda…
The CD-i has certainly developed a reputation for itself as the result of a series of mishaps on Nintendo’s part. Despite all its shortcomings, I will forever be grateful to its existence. Although Nintendo ultimately decided to partner with Phillips instead, Sony shrugged this rejection off and decided they didn’t need Nintendo for anything. Thus,…
I’ve spent so much time making fun of the CD-i Zelda games that I barely remember how I felt when I first learned about their existence. I may laugh at them and quote them now, but there was a time when I was initially fascinated and then mildly horrified by what I uncovered, back in…
When I think of the CD-i Zelda games, the first thing to come to mind are the hilariously corny lines of dialogue. Even if you haven’t played the games for yourself, they are very well known and often quoted. While these lines are funny enough on their own, artist FlintofMother3 takes it a step further…
It’s usually true that style over substance ends up being bad in games, but when it comes to the Zelda’s CD-i entries…oh boy. They’re so deprived of style that it’s no wonder they’ve become meme-worthy. While the gameplay is notoriously clunky, it’s nothing compared to the crime that is the infamous cutscenes. The sad thing…
Mah Boi, CD-i Month is back. It is written: during the month of May we’ll be taking a closer look at the “unholy Triforce” of Zelda games: Link: The Faces of Evil, Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon, and Zelda’s Adventure, released on the Philips CD-i in the ’90s. Before you turn off your device in…
Morshu’s the kind of shopkeeper who’s more than happy to help you get what you need… as long as you have enough rubies. YouTuber Marquis of Edamamae wanted to bring this iconic CD-i character to life and began by recreating the costume: “I spent some time fashioning a mustache that looked accurate … the vest is an…
I hope you jump as high as I did when you first see this wonderful work of art. Dark-Mantis-Ninja is responsible for it, and I can safely say that my day was made when I found this. If you like this particular piece, then that’s awesome! If you don’t, well, I guarantee that you will…
We wouldn’t be celebrating CD-ii Month properly without holding a contest and giving away some great prizes. Don’t worry, we’re not giving away copies of Wand of Gamelon or Faces of Evil! Fangamer have kindly sent us some of their awesome Zelda-themed merchandise which the winner of this contest will receive.
The Zelda CD-i games get a bad reputation on the internet. Fans and critics alike deride the games for their seemingly poor gameplay, ugly and washed-out graphics, and for poor voice acting. Even Nintendo themselves have tried to forget that the games exist. But the critics of the game are wrong — the games are…
One year ago, the team here at Zelda Universe decided to spend the month of March celebrating the Zelda CD-i games. As was said at the time, “It is written, the month of March on ZU is also the month of the Zelda CD-i games.” The month of March is upon us once again and…
About the only thing from the CD-i Zelda games that isn’t universally criticized are their soundtracks. Well, except for Zelda’s Adventure, but that game doesn’t have much of a soundtrack, just a lot of weird atmospheric background noises. But if you listen to the music from the first two games, it really isn’t that bad.…
“Cute” is not normally a word that is associated with any of the characters from the CD-i Zelda games. In today’s piece of fan art, Flitter-Flutter has managed to depict Link and the two versions of Zelda in just that way. Instead of the obnoxiously annoying heroes we’re used to, the trio seen here look…
We’re more than well aware, especially after reading numerous protests against our CD-i Month posts, that there are a lot of Zelda fans who would love nothing more than to scrub the CD-i Zelda games out of existence and remove these stains from the series’ otherwise (mostly) shiny history. So if you were to meet…
The third and final Let’s Play of the CD-i Zelda games is Zelda’s Adventure. This game is very different from the first two CD-i Zelda titles, and we’re following HalfBlindGamer as he plays it to find out just how different it is. Hit the jump for the first video in the series, and the playlist, to watch…
