Angry Video Game Nerd about to review the notorious CD-i Zelda games
Posted on November 15 2008 by Nathanial Rumphol-Janc
Most Zelda fans who venture off to the depths of the internet will
eventually come across videos posted on YouTube that showcase animated
scenes from three Zelda games Nintendo wishes had never been made.
These hilariously awful videos have fascinated the community for years,
although very few gamers ever got to experience the games first hand. The
Angry Video Game Nerd plans to present his observation of the games and
the system they appeared on.
Earlier James Rolfe, better known as the Angry Video Game Nerd, had
tackled the complexities of the Zelda timeline as we reported back in
January. The Nerd’s show features reviews and retrospectives of the worst video
games known to man, which makes it all the more shocking to hear that
he’s planning to review Zelda titles. There’s no reason to worry
though, as he stated in the timeline video he actually loves the Zelda
series as much as the next gamer, which is probably what fuels is
hatred for these black sheep of the series.
The video is in two parts and focuses on four games Link: the Faces of
Evil, Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon, Zeda’s Adventure and Hotel Mario. The first episode focuses mainly on the Mario game, but we
are also introduced to the CD-i gaming console and its amazing controllers. The next episode will
be all Zelda, so keep watching this space for an update in the near
future. Without further ado here’s the first episode: