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The Zelda CD-i games were GREAT!
ToxicPrince | 5:29 AM on 12.02.2007 9 comments




Well, Wand of Gamelon and Faces of Evil, anyway. According to this guy, John Szczepaniak (Possibly the most difficult to spell/pronounce surname ever.), who writes about his fond experiences playing both games, the circumstances surrounding their creation and an interview with the games' creator, Dale DeSharone.

It's actually a very good read and raises some very interesting points, the most prevalent of which, I think, being "3) You have probably not played either game, and if you have, you've possibly not gotten very far."

Now, I have. I'm an absolute raving Zelda fanboy and I made it my business to track down a CD-i for the express purpose of playing these games. I also agree with him, except I'd go a step further. In his article, John mentions that the cinematics are dire. I disagree whole-heartedly. I love their cheesy, late 80's cheap Dragons Lair ripoff style. I love the camp voice acting. Do I think they're fantastic games? No. But I don't think they're bad.

So please, go and give that article a read, if you've got a spare few minutes to kill. It's well worth it and hopefully it might convince a few of you to hunt down a CD-i and... No? Oh, well, alright. Read it anyway.



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EternalDeathSlayer's Destructoid Blog
DO NOT WANT. Sorry dude, just saying. Those games are a travesty. They're down right scandolous. But hey, if that's your thing then enjoy. As for me, I'll stick with the real thing.
ToxicPrince's Destructoid Blog
Have you played them? ;)
EternalDeathSlayer's Destructoid Blog
Nope, and don't have the time to track them down, nor the time to play them. The wife hogs the TV with Halo 3 and Gears of War.
groudaxius's Destructoid Blog
I agree, you really can't put a judgement on a game solely on the cinematics and the small snippets of gameplay put on Youtube. I actually know someone with a CD-I in the neighbourhood, no zelda though. :(
WDot's Destructoid Blog
Maybe we should get a VC release so we don't have to track down a CD-I and the games. =p That is true, I haven't played the games and probably should.
Holyetheline's Destructoid Blog
I'd like to give them a shot.
DanielMachine's Destructoid Blog
I was actually thinking about these going to virtual console.
mistic's Destructoid Blog
I've got a working CD-I + one of those ZELDA-games (the faces of evil) and I can tell you those cinematics are the only thing that is even remotely not vomit-inducing... levels are shoddy at best, controls feel like you're playing Dragon's Lair even though you're not :p

and the enemies are, well, just WRONG... some of them look like they're some kind of dinosaurs...

if you want you can come give them a try, I'll be sitting next to you playing something else though...

seriously the CD-I was a sorry excuse for a console... the most fun i had on that thing was while browsing the encyclopedia that was given with it freely because no other application had better controls...

I went through a LOT of trouble to get me a CD-I-machine because I remember being really young and seeing it on a fair and being totally mesmerized by its possibilities but MAN was that a disappointment when I finally got it a year or 3 ago... it's logic that it failed and completely justified, this contraption never should've seen the light of day... if it was a kid, the doctor should've tucked it back in upon delivery :-)
notdryad's Destructoid Blog
I think a problem with a suggestion that he makes at the end is telling people to basically not think of them as actual Zelda games; just as side-scrolling adventure games from the 90s that just happen to have a guy with a sword, shield, and green tunic. That's just too much of a stretch for a lot of people.


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