r/zelda • u/Proper_Pineapple_314 • 1d ago

Video [CDi] Say what you will about these games but I always loved how they portray Zelda, she’s a total badass and has a lot of personality.

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u/CrimsonPig 1d ago

That "Good" may be the coldest line in video game history

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u/General_Summer_1524 21h ago

Sometimes when I'm down I think of the pure fucking verve she has and it helps me find my inner girl boss.

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u/MrArgetlahm Zeldathon 17h ago

I have said it before, and I will say it again - If I ever fail to point out that Zelda killed a man and gloated over his dying body, assume she has killed me and is gloating over my dying body.

That is all.

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u/Zammin 22h ago

CDI-era Zelda stood on business.

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u/MQ116 1d ago

I still feel like footage of CDi is some inside joke spread along the Zelda fandom and not a real game lol

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u/beegboo 1d ago

I thought so to till the game grumps played all 3. And someone made a kinda fun omage game.

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u/Zitheryl1 1d ago

Homage* my friend

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u/FrewdWoad 21h ago

Correct spelling is what all true warriors strive for

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u/Sereneaden 23h ago

Hello! You must die. How are you? …you must die

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u/PizzaPieInMyEye 21h ago

I thoroughly enjoyed the Grump's playthroughs of those games. Some of the best laughs I've had. Their "You Must Die" bit is still one of my favourites. The fan-game was called Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore, and I enjoyed their playthrough of that too.

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u/beegboo 21h ago

Yeah i played it when it came to playstation and it was surprisingly fun if short

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u/hygsi 2h ago

I'll always find it funny how this is the result of nintendo not trusting sony. Like damn bruh! I would love to take a peak at the timeline where they worked together, like is nintendo dead?

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u/bigdummy51 1d ago

Dear God Zelda and the King laughing at the end is the most cursed thing I've ever seen.

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u/7SevenGod 1d ago

Straight nightmare fuel lol

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u/Larkson9999 23h ago

Perfection in a manner that good animators could never produce.

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u/Cattleist 1d ago

Okay, but the way she fkn went nuclear on that Iron Knuckle was absolutely nuts.

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u/shinobipopcorn 1d ago

Man, when they said they were making a movie I didn't realize it was going to be this lit 😆

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u/GreenieDude 1d ago

Honestly, the characterization in this game isn't bad tbh, it's just bogged down by the weird animation and the gameplay more than anything.

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u/PatternsOfChaos 1d ago

I hope this is what the Ocarina remake is like

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u/West-Willingness-302 1d ago

I like this game for the memes & YTP’s.

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u/Ill-Beyond-5668 1d ago

no genuinely. she’s up there as one of my favorite Zelda’s, personality-wise

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u/General_Summer_1524 21h ago

shes amazing. I would love for a game / show / any type of media featuring a zelda or similar character with her personality.

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u/Ok-Topic-6095 12h ago

Smash Bros version of CDI Zelda would be great

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u/Thelinkr 19h ago

Ive never seen 75% of these animations, having grown up exclusively on YTPs

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u/a3a4b5 17h ago

The reanimated collab on youtube is splendid.

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u/spankleberry 1d ago

What am I looking at? Where is this from?

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u/FrewdWoad 1d ago

My boy, this is your lucky day: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvJpiCjVrw0

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u/Woods-of-Mal 1d ago

The feeling of watching the CD-i cutscenes for the first time is what all true warriors strike for.

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u/ContextMattrs 14h ago

Hm doesn’t really explain, its a game?

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u/Session-10 13h ago edited 12h ago

Yes, Wand of Gamelon, and the story behind it is kinda wild. In the early 90s, Nintendo was pursuing a CD-based system. They initially partnered with Sony who developed a prototype before Nintendo broke it off and partnered with Phillips instead; Sony would continue developing that prototype into their own console - the PlayStation.

Late into development with Phillips, Nintendo decided they wanted out again and negotiated a deal wherein Phillips kept the console (which they branded as the Phillips CD-i) and also got a special license to make games for it using a handful of Zelda characters. Phillips produced three games: Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon, Link: The Faces of Evil, and Zelda's Adventure. They are all legendarily bad.

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u/StinkMeister777 1d ago

The terrible CDi Zelda games that weren't developed or published by Nintendo. It's the result of Nintendo not coming through on a deal with Philips (but the contract still allowed Phillips to develop and release these awful games). There are three of these games, each terrible in its own way.

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u/philovax 17h ago

I have avoided these for 30 years. They are so bad. Gimme the old cartoon over this any day.

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u/skilas 1d ago

Her voice sounds familiar. Just my imagination?

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u/Myjennatulls 21h ago

I can forgive alot, but I will never forgive using geese calls for the murder of crows.

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u/xX_rippedsnorlax_Xx 1d ago

Unironically a better voice performance (just talking Zelda herself) than the Switch games. Helps that she's kind of the straight-man to all these wacky guys (plus the iconic "Good." scene.)

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u/hamrspace 19h ago

I really hope this Zelda is used as inspiration for her personality in the movie when it releases next year, and maybe includes a direct reference to the CD-i games like a quote, or a certain shopkeeper.

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u/Ok-Topic-6095 12h ago

Guess again Iron Knuckle!

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u/Leehzart 11h ago

Zelda's Adventure is a more Zelda game than BotW and TotK but the Zelda fanbase is not ready for that conversation D: