The next episode of the Nintendo Power Podcast is gearing up to be a big celebration of The Legend of Zelda’s 35th anniversary, and as you might expect, Nintendo of America is engaging with the community on the topic for the occasion! Its recent series of Zelda-themed Twitter surveys started with a pretty standard question,…
Randomized games have really hit a high point in internet culture within the past year or so. Well, that high point has finally been topped. Twitter user @thedopster took it upon himself to randomize the CD-i classics Wand of Gamelon and The Faces of Evil. For those unaware, a randomizer is a hacked version of…
A Wild ZUCast appeared! Ready for more of everything you loved from our last episode? We’ve got that! Ready to meet a new addition to our roster of talent? We’ve got that, too! Welcome to the sixteenth episode of the modern ZUCast! You can find the detailed lineup below, but here’s a taster of what…
More than 200 animators and artists have spent 18 months recreating the cutscenes from Link: The Faces of Evil and Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon, and the result is charming and hilarious. For the uninitiated, the CD-i Zelda games came into existence after a deal was made between Nintendo and Philips to produce a CD-ROM…
Philips has responded to fans of their CD-i system, who wish to see a classic version much like Nintendo and Sony’s retro collection consoles. To my surprise, it wasn’t a flat-out no. Thank you very much for reminding us of the Philips CD-i! We appreciate the thought of a smaller, classic version of one of…
I’ve spent so much time making fun of the CD-i Zelda games that I barely remember how I felt when I first learned about their existence. I may laugh at them and quote them now, but there was a time when I was initially fascinated and then mildly horrified by what I uncovered, back in…
When I think of the CD-i Zelda games, the first thing to come to mind are the hilariously corny lines of dialogue. Even if you haven’t played the games for yourself, they are very well known and often quoted. While these lines are funny enough on their own, artist FlintofMother3 takes it a step further…
It’s usually true that style over substance ends up being bad in games, but when it comes to the Zelda’s CD-i entries…oh boy. They’re so deprived of style that it’s no wonder they’ve become meme-worthy. While the gameplay is notoriously clunky, it’s nothing compared to the crime that is the infamous cutscenes. The sad thing…
Breath of the Wild references a lot from the Zelda series’ 30 year history. There’s the obvious references such as places being named after important characters (e.g., Lake Saria, Mount Daphnes, Linebeck Island, Kaepora Pass). There’s references to places in other games (e.g., Spectacle Rock, Arbiter’s Grounds, Lost Woods, Temple of Time). And there are surprises…
Whether you love it, hate it, or love to hate it, the Philips CD-i series from the early ’90s is not just a part of Zelda history, but history of video games as a whole. And what’s that saying? “Those who do not learn history are doomed to repeat it.” In this episode of the Zelda Universe…
It’s finally happened. Eiji Aonuma announced via Miiverse today that there is still more DLC to come this summer. What DLC is it, you ask? Have a look below at his post. It appears that Hyrule Warriors fans will be receiving Zelda CD-i DLC to enjoy. The characters are throwbacks to the classic Zelda titles which released on the…
What’s up with Link? What is Ganon up to now? What’s for dinner? These are the real questions to be asked when it comes to Zelda CD-i. Luckily, we have the answers given to us, thanks to a collaboration between Random Encounters and some of our very own Zelda Univers-ians. So, without further ado, treat your ears…
We all know how much the King from CD-i Zelda loves dinner. When Ganon kidnaps his chef, the hungry King is forced to cook for himself one night. I wonder what’s for dinner? Will it be delectably delicious or a dinner disaster? Find out in this video which brings the CD-i world to life. After all, he’s the…
With CD-ii U Month in our midst, we at Zelda Universe would like to take a step back and commemorate some of the best pieces of content from last year’s CD-ii Month. While there were so many pieces to chose from, we picked out content which we believe are some of our strongest work from last year. To start…
It is written, the month of March on ZU is also the month of the Zelda CD-i games. In the last two years we’ve had CD-i Month, CD-ii Month and in 2015 we celebrate CD-ii U Month! Come along for the ride as we give some love to the black sheep of the Zelda franchise,…
