The three Zelda Games for the Philips CDi are notorious for being the black sheep games within the Zelda franchise. They've been mocked for many years and never seem to lose relevance for new memes. But who actually developed these CDi games and what were their stories? This Origin Oracle I'll take a look at the development of Link: The Faces of Evil, Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon, and Zelda's Adventure to uncover what went wrong.

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00:00 Why were the Zelda CDI Games Bad?
01:05 What is Link: The Faces of Evil?
02:56 Who is Morshu?
03:29 Link: The Faces of Evil (continued)
04:52 Nintendo vs. Sony
06:33 Who Developed the Zelda CDi Games?
13:47 What is Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon?
17:00 What Happened With Zelda's Adventure?
23:06 We've been too hard on these games...


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Sources:

The Philips CDI Game Console/Home Entertainment System The Centre for Computing History    • The Philips CDI Game Console / Home ...  

All Remastered Zelda CDi Cutscenes QuintemCharizard    • All Link: The Faces Of Evil cutscenes...  

DINNER BLASTER lucarioxkurkow    • DINNER BLASTER  

All Link: The Faces of Evil Gameplay NintendoComplete    • Link: The Faces of Evil (CDi) Playth...  

Morshu's Paradise JeffLindlom    • Morshu's Paradise Humming (10 Minutes)  

Edge Magazine: The Making Of: Playstation https://web.archive.org/web/201402061...

Meet The Unsung Pioneer Behind The Most Hated Zelda Games Of All Time TimeExtension https://www.timeextension.com/feature...

The Zelda CDi Reanimated Collab!    • The Zelda CDi Reanimated Collab!  

Morshu But Every Frame Is By a Different Artist Jimmy Davis    • Morshu But Every Frame Is By a Differ...  

All Zelda: Wand of Gamelon Gameplay NintendoComplete    • Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon (CDi) Pla...  

All Zelda's Adventure Gameplay NintendoComplete    • Zelda's Adventure (CDi) Playthrough  


Interview with Zelda’s Adventure (Philips CDi) Model and Prosthetic Maker Jason Bakutis http://www.nintendoplayer.com/intervi...

Zelda, Voyeur, and a man who worked on both CDi projects https://web.archive.org/web/200801302...

LINK: The Faces of Evil + ZELDA: The Wand of Gamelon HD Trailer    • LINK: The Faces of Evil + ZELDA: The ...   C4DNerd

Music:

Link: The Faces of Evil World Map
Link: The Faces of Evil Serigon Caves Ice Crystal
Link: The Faces of Evil Goronu Face's Crypt
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Shop
'' Worth It ''| HARD Trap Beat 2023 Buddha Vybez Prod. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33fRM...
The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks Realm Overworld
Double Dragon Neon Lab 2
The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds Main Theme Milk Bar
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker Dragon Roost Island
The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventure Lake Hylia
The Legend of Zelda: Minish Cap Princess Zelda Awakens
Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon World Map
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Full Steam Ahead
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Lurelin Village
Spirit Tracks Castle Town