History YMMV / TheLegendOfZeldaCDiGames

** Mayor Cravendish gets plenty of mileage in [=YouTube=] Poops thanks to [[OneSceneWonder one line]]: "This is illegal, you know."

* OneSceneWonder: Many of the minor characters are very popular despite their small roles and few dialogues. One of the most popular ones, if not ''the'' most popular is Morshu who's just a shopkeeper with two lines.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeArt: Contrasting with the animation quality, [[https://web.archive.org/web/20070905010805/http://www.drawger.com:80/robd/?section=gallery&gallery_id=170& Rob Dunlavey's hand-painted backgrounds]] (besides in the intro and endings) are beautiful.

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfAx-8ivBZU The MIDI track]] that was submitted as the Overworld theme for ''Zelda's Adventure'' which actually isn't that (there isn't one, actually), which was remixed by a different composer for ''VideoGame/TheAngryVideoGameNerdIIAssimilation''.

** Glutko resembles an anthrophomorphic version of the Frox from "VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTearsOfTheKingdom", down to eating people whole and being vulnerable to bombs.

* VindicatedByHistory: Zig-zagged. These games were usually held up as the worst games ever made - being some of the most requested games for angry reviewers like the WebVideo/AngryVideoGameNerd. Nowadays, people are a little more understanding that the system they were made on was just ''not'' made for action games and appreciate that there was at least an honest effort made. That said, most people [[WatchItForTheMemes play it for the memes]] anyway.

* VindicatedByHistory: Zig-zagged. These games were usually held up as the worst games ever made - being some of the most requested games for angry reviewers like the WebVideo/AngryVideoGameNerd. Nowadays, people are a little more understanding that the system they were made on was just ''not'' made for action games and appreciate that there was at least an honest effort made. That said, most people [[WatchedItForTheMemes play it for the memes]] anyway.

** The gameplay is considered to be handled a fair bit more competently by some, but not so much as to make the games must-play titles nowadays. What's more, accurate CD-i emulation is notoriously difficult, and CD-i consoles & physical copies of the games themselves can go for up to a few hundred bucks on auction sites, meaning even ''Zelda'' fans who would otherwise be willing to give the CD-i games a chance consider them more trouble than they're worth to actually track down and play. You better have a proper gaming-oriented controller with the console itself, because as the WebVideo/GameGrumps will attest (their playthrough of ''Wand of Gamelon'' makes the game's various gameplay flaws in the sidescrolling games rather apparent), the regular "remote" controller for the CD-i makes ''Link: The Faces of Evil'' and ''Wand of Gamelon'' (at least) ''damn near unplayable''.

* SoBadItWasBetter: ''Faces of Evil'' and ''Wand of Gamelon'' are more well-known today than ''Zelda's Adventure'', no doubt due to their freakish animations. ''Adventure'' went for live-action cutscenes, and though by no means stellar, they weren't bad enough to provide good riffing material, which didn't help the fact that it manages to be the worst of the three gameplay-wise.

** ''Zelda's Adventure'''s cutscenes do not appear in nearly as many [=YouTube=] Poops due to the fact that its scenes and voice acting aren't ''nearly'' as [[SoBadItsGood unintentionally hilarious]]. That being said, many consider it the worst of the three, gameplay-wise. Its bosses aren't hilariously lame, and its biggest problem, the too long loading between screens, is only infuriating.

*** Glutko resembles an anthrophomorphic version of the Frox from "[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTearsOfTheKingdom]]", down to eating people whole and being vulnerable to bombs.

** "Join me, Link, and I will make you a Face[[note]]Often written as "your face"[[/note]], the GREATEST in Koridai! Or else you will '''DIE'''."[[labelnote:Explanation]]Line said by Ganon once you face him in ''The Faces of Evil''. The "die" in this line and the one above are often used in videos whenever someone dies.[[/labelnote]]

%%* {{Narm}}: If the creators intended these games to be serious, then ''goddamn everything''.

** A strange example that crosses over with another CD-i game and only occurs in [=YTPs=], but it's basically YouTubePoop Fanon that to just use [[VideoGame/HotelMario Ludwig's Castle Hotel]] as the King's castle (usually the sign claiming it as Ludwig's Castle Hotel isn't even changed at all). The King in particular is the subject of a lot of fanon, including his ownership of a 'dinner blaster' and his own brand of cereal, Munf Munf.
** Lord Kiro is almost always named Fari in videos. Many character names weren't commonly known in the early days of YTP, so it easily caught on. Due to his name not being known, he also usually got depicted as a retainer to the King, rather than a nobleman.

** "My ship sails in the morning" is one of The King's most memetic quotes. In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker'', [[spoiler:The King of Hyrule is turned into a boat called "The King of Red Lions"]].

** Gwonam from ''The Faces of Evil'' is an Arabian-looking wizard with green-tinted skin and a huge jewel displayed on his forehead, all traits matching [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Ganondorf.]] [[note]]Technically, Nintendo developers already conceptualized Ganondorf as coming from a Muslim background as far back as A Link to The Past, but it's unlikely the CDI developers knew this.[[/note]]

** Similarly, Morshu mentions selling bombs when you talk to him. Though he only says it once, [=YouTube=] Poopers often depict him as a MadBomber because of this.

* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: From a technical standpoint, the games were actually rather impressive for the time they were released, being one of the first games in 1993 on a console to feature animated cutscenes ''with'' voice acting. However, most of these technical achievements were lost on players due to the fact that most people weren't aware of their existence until the mid-2000s, which by that point, people were already used to more professional cutscenes in games, causing the cutscenes here to be judged as [[SoBadItsGood ridiculous]].

** ''Zelda's Adventure'' had some [[http://www.nintendoplayer.com/interview/zeldas-adventure-jason-bakutis/ pretty good miniature model and prosthetic work]], with special mention to the Gaspra costume worn by someone who was ''23''.

** [[SdrawkcabName Ushrom]] for the ''Wand of Gamelon'' shopkeep.

** ''Zelda's Adventure'' had some [[http://www.nintendoplayer.com/interview/zeldas-adventure-jason-bakutis/ pretty good minature model and prosthetic work]], with special mention to the Gaspra costume worn by someone who was ''23''.

** While most of the animation is creepy, Hektan from ''Wand of Gamelon'' is weirdly [[JustForPun fluidly]] [[AnimationBump animated]] for a one-off boss, right down to an impressive "melting" death.

* MemeticMutation: This has happened to all of the content from the cutscenes thanks to YouTubePoop. See [[Memes/TheLegendOfZelda here]] for some examples.

** Morshu is either a regular shopkeeper, a BadassNormal, a MadBomber, an [[BigFun overweight buffoon]] or a FatBastard.

** Almost everyone believes that Lord Kiro is one of the king's soldiers when, in reality, he's a noble man from Gamelon. It's not helped by the fact that barely anyone knows that his name is Lord Kiro (he's called "Fari" in [=YouTube=] Poops) and the fact that he acts loyal to the king the same way you'd expect an underling to be.
** It's widely believed that the last cutscene of Wands of Gamelon takes place in Hyrule, since the background is similar to the intro which does take place in there. In reality, the fact that the cutscene plays right after Zelda defeats Ganon and saves the king means that the characters are still in Ganon's lair, in Gamelon.

* FanonWelding: A ton of Youtube Poops cross this game over with VideoGame/HotelMario and VideoGame/IMMeen due to all three games sharing an animation studio, and therefore [[MemeticMutation meme potential]]. There’s also a ton of people who [[CommonKnowledge incorrectly assume]] I.M. Meen is from the ''Zelda CDI'' games.

** Morshu's two lines are popular among [=YTPMV=] community, and have been sentence-mixed into covers of several rap songs (Including [[https://youtu.be/kllk4Dqe8As this cover]] of ''[[Music/{{Eminem}} Rap God]]''). The impressive sentence-mixing combined with the sometimes ''insane'' speeds he raps in has resulted in commenters seeing Morshu as the greatest rapper of all time, with whom even the biggest names in the industry couldn't possibly compete. He's [[https://www.reddit.com/r/zelda/comments/kfgawn/cdi_morshu_is_listed_as_a_musical_artist_on_google/ even listed as a "musical artist" on Google]], as well as having his line used in a text-to-speech app that has him [[https://youtu.be/GTh5J0HsIAg?si=VZV_N3e4sy56qH3m read the entirety of the holy bible]].

** Similarly, Morshu mentions selling bombs when you talk to him. Though he only says it once, Youtube Poopers often depict him as a MadBomber because of this.

* ViewerNameConfusion: Plenty of characters have their names revealed in an obscure Dutch magazine. While a few of their names are heard in the games themselves, the correct spelling is ambiguous if you don't read the magazine. As such, it's not uncommon to see Youtube Poopers or YoutubePoop fans write Hektan's name as "Hectan" or Cravendish's name as "Kravindish".