Zelda Games on the Philips CD-i

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Post by tosh » Fri, Sep 20, 2019, 1:46 PM UTC

Zelda Games on the Philips CD-i
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Re: Zelda Games on the Philips CD-i

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Post by giancarlostoro » Fri, Sep 20, 2019, 2:39 PM UTC

Never heard of the CD-i is there an emulator out there? Also is this the last time Nintendo made a game for a console they didn't own?

Re: Zelda Games on the Philips CD-i

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Post by JimiofEden » Fri, Sep 20, 2019, 2:48 PM UTC

giancarlostoro wrote: post #2

Never heard of the CD-i is there an emulator out there? Also is this the last time Nintendo made a game for a console they didn't own?

There is, but Nintendo didn't make these games. As a consequence, they're pretty awful.

However, we did get some of my favorite quotes out of it for the past few decades: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TN8-Pdz-ns8

My wife and I often say 'I guess I better get going!' and 'How about a kiss, for luck?' to each other

Re: Zelda Games on the Philips CD-i

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Post by lcfcjs2 » Fri, Sep 20, 2019, 2:48 PM UTC

giancarlostoro wrote: post #2

Never heard of the CD-i is there an emulator out there? Also is this the last time Nintendo made a game for a console they didn't own?

I believe these games were actually made by Philips, similar to how Capcom made a few Zelda games a few years back.

Re: Zelda Games on the Philips CD-i

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Post by rvnx » Fri, Sep 20, 2019, 2:51 PM UTC

JimiofEden wrote: post #3

giancarlostoro wrote: post #2

Never heard of the CD-i is there an emulator out there? Also is this the last time Nintendo made a game for a console they didn't own?

There is, but Nintendo didn't make these games. As a consequence, they're pretty awful. However, we did get some of my favorite quotes out of it for the past few decades: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TN8-Pdz-ns8 My wife and I often say 'I guess I better get going!' and 'How about a kiss, for luck?' to each other

Then when she leaves the home: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBC-2y6C8xU

Squadala we're off!

Re: Zelda Games on the Philips CD-i

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Post by JimiofEden » Fri, Sep 20, 2019, 2:54 PM UTC

rvnx wrote: post #5

JimiofEden wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There is, but Nintendo didn't make these games. As a consequence, they're pretty awful. However, we did get some of my favorite quotes out of it for the past few decades: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TN8-Pdz-ns8 My wife and I often say 'I guess I better get going!' and 'How about a kiss, for luck?' to each other

Then when she leaves the home: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBC-2y6C8xU Squadala we're off!

I mean, they're no end to it. I've played them a minor amount, and couldn't stand them at all (they're in the 2d side scrolling style but just... janky for lack of a better word,) but these cutscenes will live forever for us.

"I wonder what's for dinner."

"I just saved you from Ganon!" "You did not!"

"Oh boy! I can't wait to bomb some Dodongos!"

"Great! I'll grab my stuff!"

Re: Zelda Games on the Philips CD-i

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Post by mcphage » Fri, Sep 20, 2019, 2:55 PM UTC

giancarlostoro wrote: post #2

Never heard of the CD-i is there an emulator out there? Also is this the last time Nintendo made a game for a console they didn't own?

> Also is this the last time Nintendo made a game for a console they didn't own?

Nintendo has released several mobile games in recent years. They didn't develop them—but then, Nintendo didn't develop these CD-i games either.

Re: Zelda Games on the Philips CD-i

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Post by gatesphere » Fri, Sep 20, 2019, 2:55 PM UTC

giancarlostoro wrote: post #2

Never heard of the CD-i is there an emulator out there? Also is this the last time Nintendo made a game for a console they didn't own?

Well, they're making phone games these days, and they made a bunch of edutainment PC games in the 90s (Mario Teaches Typing, Mario is Missing, etc.).

They didn't make the CD-i games. They did license out Zelda for it, though. The CD-i is a bit of a mess. There are YouTube videos of the games, they're quite atrocious :) There's also Hotel Mario [1] and the unreleased Super Mario's Wacky Worlds [2] on the CD-i as well.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotel_Mario [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Mario%27s_Wacky_Worlds

Re: Zelda Games on the Philips CD-i

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Post by magashna » Fri, Sep 20, 2019, 2:56 PM UTC

giancarlostoro wrote: post #2

Never heard of the CD-i is there an emulator out there? Also is this the last time Nintendo made a game for a console they didn't own?

You're better off watching the cutscenes on youtube, the game is truly terrible.

Also the CD-i focused on "interactive media" rather than what most would consider a good game. Hulk Hogan's "Thunder in Paradise" was a companion game to go along with his TV show. Youtuber SuperGreatFriend has a good playthrough of it. It looks awful.

Re: Zelda Games on the Philips CD-i

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Post by tecleandor » Fri, Sep 20, 2019, 2:57 PM UTC

giancarlostoro wrote: post #2

Never heard of the CD-i is there an emulator out there? Also is this the last time Nintendo made a game for a console they didn't own?

I remember the CDi as an awful platform. My friend parents got one bundled when buying a big paper encyclopedia that came also with some "interactive content" CDs. Some sort of Encarta precursor.

So, from what I can recall right now, for interactive/video/hypertext content for that "encyclopedia" style stuff wasn't that bad. For games, at least with the selection my friend had at home, was awful, and we rather play with his Nes/Famicom clone.