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Over the past 25 years, not every single Legend of Zelda game has been made by Nintendo. Some were developed by Capcom, and are outstanding in their own right! And some were made by other people, and are supposed abominations. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5767838&view=rss&microfeed=true Indeed. And you know what else they say, Mario? "All CDi Ninendo games suck dick." Florian Eckhardt More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=206753&view=rss&microfeed=true The Phillips CD-i is a console best known for outsourcing its animation to a Vietnamese Animation Workshop / Veteran's Home for Amputees. But these guys didn't just take a crayon in mouth to animate the intros to the lousy Zelda and Mario CD-i games... they did intros for other, less well known games. And the intro to Mutant Rampage: Body Slam? A masterpiece from the moment the bird baby attacks the delivery room doctor. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=187043&view=rss&microfeed=true Hotel Mario was a puzzle game for Philip's ill-fated CD-i machine. The game was squirted out after Philip's duped Nintendo into forking over rights to its characters and subsequently developed without Nintendo's support. Stand out game dialogue: Mario saying "If you need instructions on how to get through the hotels, check out the inclosed instruction book." That's fancy talk for hang on to that instruction book, punk. Brian Ashcraft More »
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Let's face it: watching those Zelda CD-i movies was disturbing, like going home in a moment of weakness with the belching sow at your local pub. So sometimes it's hard to believe that the Phillips CD-i actually had a lot of potential... potential that was largely squandered. And even harder to believe that some decent CD-i takes on Nintendo properties were nearly realities. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=166161&view=rss&microfeed=true Earlier today, we showed you the endings to two of Link's more execrable adventures: Wand of Gamelon and Faces of Evil on the Phillips CD-i. With a luscious pout and animation produced in the animation workshop of a south California Down's Syndrome Community Center, Link was instantly transformed from noble hero of Hyrule to some fruity wizard's gay boy toy with a penchant for surfer speak. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=162757&view=rss&microfeed=true In 1991, Philips releases the CD-i (Compact Disc Interactive), a $400 multi-media CD player. While a good chunk of the games were educational, there was a smattering of video games. Several of these games were even Nintendo spin-offs. Philips had signed a deal to co-develop a CD-ROM for the Super NES. The deal fell through, but Philips was contractually allowed to use Nintendo characters and put out three Zelda titles, including Link: The Faces of Evil, Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon and Zelda's Adventure. These were not developed by the big N. And, boy, does it show. Above is the bad, bad ending for The Faces of Evil. Watch the ending for The Wand of Gamelon after the jump and try not to gouge your eyes out. More »
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