am i the only one who was unaware of this

[Kalahari Inkantation]

i posted this in the chat thread a few days ago, but i found it interesting enough that perhaps it might be worthy of its own thread

First of all, the two most fondly remembered CD-i Zelda games were dual-released as counterparts to one another.  Like Oracle of Ages/Seasons and the Pokemon games, except years before either one.

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i cannot find evidence of there even being earlier dual-released games than these two

Secondly, and equally as surprising, is that they actually were fondly reviewed when they were first released.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CD-i_games_from_The_Legend_of_Zelda_series#Reception_2

At the time of its release, contemporary criticism was largely positive. SNES Force magazine described the animated sequences as "breathtaking" and praised the game for its high-resolution graphics and its "brilliant" use of sound and speech. Highly anticipated by the French video game press, Joystick magazine's development preview of the title described it as a veritable arcade-quality game with stunning graphics and "perfect animation".

The bashing apparently only began once it became evident that the CD-i was a failing platform:

In 1994, Edge reported that both Faces of Evil and Wand of Gamelon had sold a "respectable number of units", but as CD-i sales began to suffer criticism sharpened and the games were described as low-cost, low-risk ventures that had failed to excite any interest in the platform despite their sales figures.

the more you know ~~~☆

[Snowy]

That's actually pretty interesting. I always thought that the CD-i was generally hated.

[ncba93ivyase]

i tried typing a long post but boyay won't accept it