The three Zelda Games for the Philips CDi are notorious for being the black sheep games within the Zelda franchise. They've been mocked for many years and never seem to lose relevance for new memes. But who actually developed these CDi games and what were their stories? This Origin Oracle I'll take a look at the development of Link: The Faces of Evil, Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon, and Zelda's Adventure to uncover what went wrong. FOLLOW on Twitter ► https://twitter.com/MentokThe JOIN our Discord! ► https://discord.gg/phSMq7n 00:00 - Why were the Zelda CDI Games Bad? 01:05 - What is Link: The Faces of Evil? 02:56 - Who is Morshu? 03:29 - Link: The Faces of Evil (continued) 04:52 - Nintendo vs. Sony 06:33 - Who Developed the Zelda CDi Games? 13:47 - What is Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon? 17:00 - What Happened With Zelda's Adventure? 23:06 - We've been too hard on these games... #legendofzelda #tearsofthekingdom #zelda #link #thementok #originoracle Sources: The Philips CD-I Game Console/Home Entertainment System - The Centre for Computing History - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNNkO7qrOXQ All Remastered Zelda CDi Cutscenes - QuintemCharizard - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfWGYW4uZVg DINNER BLASTER - lucarioxkurkow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DabosoO4gKM All Link: The Faces of Evil Gameplay - NintendoComplete - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPn3LIe2e3w Morshu's Paradise - JeffLindlom - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAhVxGMXhZk Edge Magazine: The Making Of: Playstation - https://web.archive.org/web/20140206193956/http://www.edge-online.com/features/making-playstation/ Meet The Unsung Pioneer Behind The Most Hated Zelda Games Of All Time- TimeExtension - https://www.timeextension.com/features/meet-the-unsung-pioneer-behind-the-most-hated-zelda-games-of-all-time The Zelda CDi Reanimated Collab! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvxE6IUCPxU Morshu But Every Frame Is By a Different Artist - Jimmy Davis - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-1NhBm1LI4 All Zelda: Wand of Gamelon Gameplay - NintendoComplete - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M52zKfu-cHk All Zelda's Adventure Gameplay - NintendoComplete - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqFZ1iVmhIo Interview with Zelda’s Adventure (Philips CD-i) Model and Prosthetic Maker Jason Bakutis - http://www.nintendoplayer.com/interview/zeldas-adventure-jason-bakutis/ Zelda, Voyeur, and a man who worked on both CD-i projects - https://web.archive.org/web/20080130232411/http://cdii.blogspot.com/2007/03/zelda-voyeur-and-man-who-worked-on-both.html LINK: The Faces of Evil + ZELDA: The Wand of Gamelon HD Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9KJlCKk6UA - C4DNerd Music: Link: The Faces of Evil - World Map Link: The Faces of Evil - Serigon Caves - Ice Crystal Link: The Faces of Evil - Goronu - Face's Crypt The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess - Shop '' Worth It ''| HARD Trap Beat 2023 - Buddha Vybez Prod. - null The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks - Realm Overworld Double Dragon Neon - Lab 2 The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds - Main Theme Milk Bar The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker - Dragon Roost Island The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventure - Lake Hylia The Legend of Zelda: Minish Cap - Princess Zelda Awakens Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon - World Map Super Smash Bros. Ultimate - Full Steam Ahead The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - Lurelin Village Spirit Tracks - Castle Town