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I can never look at Zelda the same way again.
Posted: 2006-03-26 12:53am
by Praxis
There are no words to describe my pain.
Zelda CD-i Endings
I knew they were bad...but...I just couldn't imagine...
Posted: 2006-03-26 12:59am
by Master of Ossus
Good GOD that was awful. Especially the second one. WTF?!?!?!
Posted: 2006-03-26 01:03am
by Praxis
Even more, including the intros
For those who don't know, (I may have gotten the full story wrong, this is AFAIK) Phillips collaborated with Nintendo on a SNES CD attachment that eventually just ended up making their own system, the CDi, and ended up with the license to make a few Nintendo franchise games. They made Hotel Mario and three Zelda games, widely regarded as the worst games ever created in the series. Most of us fans of Zelda pretend they don't exist. Nintendo had nothing to do with the games.
It pains me to have watched these videos.
The intro to Faces of Evil is downright terrible. As is the Wand of Gamelon.
"Oh boy! I'm so hungry, I could eat an Octorok!"
Posted: 2006-03-26 01:07am
by 18-Till-I-Die
"It burns!"
Yes. Yes it does.
Posted: 2006-03-26 01:16am
by DarkSilver
.Praxis....
why did you bring these.....abominations to the Light?
I apox upon your house, for a thousand generations...
Posted: 2006-03-26 01:23am
by Master of Ossus
Praxis wrote:The intro to Faces of Evil is downright terrible. As is the Wand of Gamelon.
"Oh boy! I'm so hungry, I could eat an Octorok!"
Dude, what is WRONG with Link. "The King's going off by himself to fight Gannon. What's for dinner?"
And later, "That old Gannon's no match for the King!"
"Link, go to Gamelon and find my father."
"Great! I can't wait to bomb some Dadangos(?)!"
Is he high, or something?
Posted: 2006-03-26 01:23am
by Spanky The Dolphin
God damn.
Posted: 2006-03-26 01:46am
by Noble Ire
....the fuck?
Horrible, horrible animation aside, am I the only one mystified as to how those could be the final levels of the games? I've seen training missions of games that are more difficult than that. A cheat, or are they just that dreadful in game-play too?
Posted: 2006-03-26 01:46am
by Praxis
Master of Ossus wrote:Praxis wrote:The intro to Faces of Evil is downright terrible. As is the Wand of Gamelon.
"Oh boy! I'm so hungry, I could eat an Octorok!"
Dude, what is WRONG with Link. "The King's going off by himself to fight Gannon. What's for dinner?"
And later, "That old Gannon's no match for the King!"
"Link, go to Gamelon and find my father."
"Great! I can't wait to bomb some Dadangos(?)!"
Is he high, or something?
No, the script writers, developers, and voice actors were.
Horrible, horrible animation aside, am I the only one mystified as to how those could be the final levels of the games? I've seen training missions of games that are more difficult than that. A cheat, or are they just that dreadful in game-play too?
Well, that explains why they are widely considered the worst Zelda games ever created.
Posted: 2006-03-26 01:48am
by Erik von Nein
Oh, man. That's some hedious animation. Where the makes all going through crack withdrawls or something? It's like they couldn't draw a straight line to save their lives.
Posted: 2006-03-26 02:01am
by Stark
Say it with me. DODONGO DISLIKES FIRE, DODONGO DISLIKES FIRE...
Never link to this again... Lolz, pun.
Posted: 2006-03-26 02:04am
by Spanky The Dolphin
Stark wrote:Say it with me. DODONGO DISLIKES FIRE, DODONGO DISLIKES FIRE...
Never link to this again... Lolz, pun.
*slap*
"DODONGO DISLIKE SMOKE" Bitch.
Posted: 2006-03-26 02:15am
by Stark
But... but... I'd just watched the CDi films... I wasn't ... give me another chance!
Posted: 2006-03-26 02:22am
by Ford Prefect
Now my brains are coming out! The opening to Wand of Gamelon was heinous. They didn't move like people, but rather like living jelly in the shape of men.
And Ganon went down like a punk. Thank Miyamoto we have Wind Waker Ganondorf to make up for that aberation.
Posted: 2006-03-26 02:25am
by Morilore
Posted: 2006-03-26 02:37am
by Spanky The Dolphin
What I seriously don't get is simply how bad the animation is for the intros and endings. I don't think anything could really explain how poor they are, even things like incompotence or that they just didn't give a shit: it almost seems the product of hostility for the material.
I mean really, what the fuck? The King's facial expressions (especially his mouth) borderline on psychotic. Zelda has probably the most basic and underdetailed character design I've ever seen. The characters zoom in and out like they're on a dolly track, and I don't think I've seen so much vouging outside of a Madonna video...
Posted: 2006-03-26 03:32am
by Pick
The only thing I could think when watching this is it was like an especially retarded version of Reading Rainbow.
Posted: 2006-03-26 03:44am
by Utsanomiko
It looks like what I'd expect if some idiot was trying to create a Flight of Dragons fan porn animation with Flash.
Posted: 2006-03-26 03:49am
by Sharpshooter
Good god, these make the Star Wars Christmass Special and Plan 9 From Outer Space pale in comparison. I can't even watch the bloody things - five seconds after the cinima for the first one started, I practically jumped to get the pointer to close the window.
Posted: 2006-03-26 03:57am
by fgalkin
Can't stop laughing....
Seriously, this goes straight to the top of the "so bad it's good" category.
Have a very nice day.
-fgalkin
Posted: 2006-03-26 04:12am
by Erik von Nein
fgalkin wrote:Can't stop laughing....
Seriously, this goes straight to the top of the "so bad it's good" category.
Have a very nice day.
-fgalkin
You're a sick and disturbed individual!
Posted: 2006-03-26 05:31am
by Dooey Jo
WTF are they doing when they're talking? Waving their arms around like maniacs... WTF...
Why aren't there any videos from Zelda's Adventure, which featured FMVs? Wonder if the actors did the same thing there
Posted: 2006-03-26 05:49am
by DPDarkPrimus
"Pretend they're not part of the series" nothin'. They weren't made by or released by Nintendo, so they're not part of the Zelda series.
Posted: 2006-03-26 05:57am
by Pezzoni
I laughed so much at that
That was
terrible.
Posted: 2006-03-26 06:34am
by Star-Blighter
Dooey Jo wrote:WTF are they doing when they're talking? Waving their arms around like maniacs... WTF...
A common shortcut in animation since drawing subtle and well detailed movements is virtual agony in most cases. Its called "Milking the Giant Cow".
Praxis, for this you are most definatly going to hell and I'm taking you there.
GET HIM!!!