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CD-i Month: You get what you asked for

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…

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CD-i Month: The Sinful Art Style of Zelda CD-i

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…

Hyrule Warriors upcoming DLC honors CD-i

It’s finally happened. Eiji Aonuma announced via Miiverse today that there is still more DLC to come this summer. What DLC is it, you ask? Have a look below at his post. It appears that Hyrule Warriors fans will be receiving Zelda CD-i DLC to enjoy. The characters are throwbacks to the classic Zelda titles which released on the…

CD-ii Month: Facts and trivia

Despite their ridiculed reputation, the CD-i Zelda games have some very interesting cultural references within them, and a fascinating history surrounding them. I discovered this after some extensive research of these three infamous titles, in a quest to compile a list of my favourite facts and trivia. The results are actually more compelling than expected, with…

An interview with the creator of the CD-i Zelda games

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…

What the CD-i Games Did Right

They made Zelda the protagonist of a game. People can say what they will about how bad the CD-i games are comparatively to the rest of the series.  As much as I’d like to say something as controversial as The Faces of Evil or The Wand of Gamelon being better than, oh, say, Spirit Tracks—and…

Angry Video Game Nerd plays CD-i: Part 2

Today we return with the second half of the Angry Video Game Nerd’s experience with the CD-i console. Part two takes a look at the other two CD-i Zelda titles, Link: The Faces of Evil and Zelda’s Adventure. The Wand of Gamelon and The Faces of Evil were released on the same day and can…

Angry Video Game Nerd plays CD-i: Part 1

CD-i month continues with the help of Angry Video Game Nerd (AVGN for short) who is a very popular YouTuber that plays old games and gives his (sometimes vulgar) opinions. Stepping back in time, Angry Video Game Nerd couldn’t play the Phillips CD-i without taking a stab at the three Zelda games released for the…

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