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.

CD-i [Wiki] Thanks, Alan!

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