History Videogame / TheLegendOfZeldaCDIGames

In 2023, in collaboration with Limited Run Games, Dopply (under the professional alias Seedy Eye Software[[note]][[DontExplainTheJoke Get it? Because it sounds like CD-i?]][[/note]]) would announce that he had been working on a SpiritualSuccessor to ''Faces of Evil'' and ''Wand of Gamelon'', titled ''VideoGame/ArzetteTheJewelOfFaramore''. In addition to Dopply himself, the development team also includes ''Faces of Evil'' and ''Wand of Gamelon'''s background artist Rob Dunlavey, and Jeffrey Rath (Link) and Bonnie Jean Wilbur (Zelda) are also confirmed to be part of the game's voice cast. ''Arzette'' is set to release sometime later in 2023.

* SkewedPriorities: In ''Wand of Gamelon'', when the baker is captured by Ganon's minions, he's more concerned abou his cakes burning because of his absence.

* SkewedPriorities: In ''Wand of Gamelon'', when the baker is captured by Ganon's minions, he's more concerned about getting his cakes burning because of his absence.

* SomeDexterityRequired: Controls in the games for using items are very complex, due to the controller only having two buttons, far too little action-adventure titles.

* ExtremeCloseUp: People have noticed that there is a very common - and usually unnecessary - idiosyncratic zooming-in on various characters in the cutscenes. Often overlaps with GrossUpCloseUp, especially with Yokan, who says half of his lines with his ugly, wrinkly face all over the screen.

* MemeticHandGesture: The part where the King says "Strive FOR!" and points his index finger upwards. It's known as the "MAH BOI" gesture.

In 2023, in collaboration with Limited Run Games, Dopply (under the professional alias Seedy Eye Software[[note]][[DontExplainTheJoke Get it? Because it sounds like CD-i?]][[/note]]) would announce that he had been working on a SpiritualSuccessor to ''Faces of Evil'' and ''Wand of Gamelon'', titled ''Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore''. In addition to Dopply himself, the development team also includes ''Faces of Evil'' and ''Wand of Gamelon'''s background artist Rob Dunlavey, and Jeffrey Rath (Link) and Bonnie Jean Wilbur (Zelda) are also confirmed to be part of the game's voice cast. ''Arzette'' is set to release sometime later in 2023.

--->'''Ganon''': You dare bring light into my lair?! ''[[PrepareToDie You must die]]!''

* EasterEgg: In ''Zelda's Adventure'', if you hold on a specific item in a specific part of the map for seven seconds, a skateboarder will come put of nowhere. The skateboarder is a character from a cancelled game called ''Food Dude''.

* MercyInvincibility: Sadly averted. Any kind of prolonged contact with an enemy, even if it's just for a second, can result in half of your health getting eaten up.

* GreenEyedEpiphany: Zelda normally denies affection for Link, but seems rather annoyed when Alma mentions that she kissed him.

* SkewedPriorities: In ''Wand of Gamelon'', when the baker is captured by Ganon's minions, he's more concerned about his cakes burning.

* OffModel:
** Several characters' sprites look different from the way the same characters look in the cut scenes. The difference is so great that you might wonder if the people who made the sprites even saw the cut scenes (or vice versa).
** Despite being the protagonists, even Link and Zelda can't stay consistent. In some cutscenes, Link looks more like the artwork for ''VideoGame/ZeldaIITheAdventureOfLink'', and when Zelda gets the shroud, she's wearing her outfit from [[WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfZelda1989 the DiC cartoon]].

** Probably unintentional, but lamp oil, which first appears as an item in ''Faces of Evil'' and ''Wand of Gamelon'', becomes a real Zelda item in ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess Twilight Princess]]''. There was a lantern in ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast A Link to the Past]]'', but it ran on Link's magic power. Yellow Rupees also first appeared in ''Zelda's Adventure'' before they appeared in ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker Wind Waker]]'' eight years later.
* CastFromMoney: Most items cost rubies/rupees to use, much like ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaI''. {{Justified}} in ''Zelda's Adventure'' with the claim that rupees contain magical energy.

* DemBones: The stalfos enemies are skeletons.

* AWinnerIsYou: The final cutscene in ''Faces of Evil'' is pretty short and sudden, and ends with Link exclaiming "I won!" before the credits roll. The one in ''Wand of Gamelon'' is only a bit more substantial.

* HardLevelsEasyBosses: Of an even worse magnitude than ''VideoGame/{{Zelda II|TheAdventureOfLink}}''. In ''Faces of Evil'' and ''Wand of Gamelon'', whereas Link and Zelda respectively have to bust their asses to defeat the {{mooks}}, most of the bosses die with one hit. Even '''[[BigBad Ganon]]''' himself -- Link must [[ThrowTheBookAtThem must throw the Book of Koridai]] at him; Zelda must use the titular Wand of Gamelon to summon binding chains... and then the book inexplicably reappears ''again'' to seal Ganon. The only bosses that put up a fight are the ones that need to be killed with standard attacks or weapons that don't kill in one hit like the Power Glove.

* ItMakesSenseInContext: The introductory cutscene for Tykogi Tower. It's supposed to depict the inhabitants of Sakado imprisoned there, but since all cutscenes (apart from the intro and ending) lack backgrounds, it instead shows out-of-context clips of Mayor Cravendish saying "This is illegal, you know." and Harbanno saying "My cakes will burn!". The WebVideo/GameGrumps [[https://youtu.be/bs_sBMR-D18?t=126 were notably confused]] by these characters sudden suddenly appearing when Impa was the only person around (they're actually just visions in the Triforce of Wisdom).

* AbhorrentAdmirer: Link gets too much attention from an overweight woman in two cutscenes in ''The Faces of Evil.'' His expression speaks volumes on his levels of discomfort.
-->'''Overweight Woman:''' ''(while sultry walking towards Link)'' You're not afraid of dragons, are ''you?''\\

** The woman in ''Faces of Evil'' who is frozen. When Link thaws her, she thanks him by giving him a drink of Water of Life -- then promptly ''freezes again''. And you can just keep rethawing (and refreezing) her whenever you want. Since the mountain was frozen by Ganon, she's presumably freed once he is sealed away.

-->'''Impa:''' Oh my, it looks like everyone's being taken to Tikogi Tower!\\

** "Zelda's Adventure" has no actor's credited. Composter Mark Andrade stated that he was Gaspra, but his voice over was Hal Smith.

The most infamous by far are the two sidescrolling platformer games reminiscent of ''VideoGame/ZeldaIITheAdventureOfLink'', both released in 1993. In ''Faces of Evil'', Link had to travel to the island of Koridai to liberate it from Ganon's forces; ''Wand of Gamelon'' featured Zelda traveling to Gamelon to save her father -- King Harkinian -- and Link. The games are quite infamous on the internet due to their animated cutscenes, often regarded as [[LargeHam hammy]], [[DerangedAnimation bizarre]], and [[{{Narm}} unintentionally hilarious]]; as a result, they are one of the sources most often used for humorous remix videos known as WebAnimation/YouTubePoop.

* BareYourMidriff: In ''Wand of Gamelon'' and ''Faces of Evil'', Zelda is wearing a crop top that alternates from being tucked in or showing her stomach. Interestingly, she doesn't seem to have a navel.

Behold: The Unholy Triforce.

Believe it or not, these games are of genuine historical importance not just to the games industry, but to the entire global political and economic sphere. Specifically, this marked the very first time an American company outsourced work to Russian labor, representing a thawing in US-Russia relations in the wake of the UsefulNotes/ColdWar's end on Christmas Day of 1991. Developers Animation Magic hired a team of four Russian animators to work on the cutscenes for ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfWGYW4uZVg The Faces of Evil]]'' and ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4UXa7AgBzA Wand of Gamelon,]]'' flying them into the States to work on the project. The end result was... ''[[DerangedAnimation distinctive]]'', to say the least, but it was this of all things that became a significant touchstone in the post-Cold War era of global politics.

* VagueAge: Just how old ''are'' Link and Zelda anyway?

** The ending to ''Wand of Gamelon'' makes no sense whatsoever. How and when did Link get trapped in Alma's mirror? How come the King acknowledges Zelda saving him only after they're back in the castle? What are the King and Zelda laughing at? Okay, the last one is most likely them laughing at Link's stupidity.

** And who could forget this other exchange from the end of ''Wand of Gamelon''?
--->'''Lord Kiro:''' Here's the traitor, your Majesty!\\
'''Duke Onkled:''' Pleeease! your Omnipotence! HAVE MERCY!\\
'''King Harkinian:''' After you've scrubbed all the floors in Hyrule, ''then'' we can talk about mercy! Take him away!\\
'''Lord Kiro:''' Yes, my liege!

* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: The King and Zelda. Duke Onkled does absolutely nothing, though.