Titles: Link: The Faces of Evil [IDGb], Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon [IDGb] [Wikipedia]

Developer: Animation Magic

Publisher: Philips Interactive Media

Designers: Dale DeSharone, Rob Dunlavey, Jonathan Merritt, Vasiliev A., Smirnov V.

Platform: Philips CD-i

Release date: October 10, 1993 (NA)

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SHOWNOTES: It's that time of year again, folks! Yep, Stoner Christmas is here, and Collateral Gaming is pumped to bring you hilarious content this 4/20! In our very first #420day special, Ash and Dakota suffer atrocities to bring you feedback on the infamous Zelda CD-i titles Link: The Faces of Evil and Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon! Collateral Gamers, if you ever come into contact with these disasterpieces, make sure you're completely blazed because there is just no other way to tolerate it. In this double feature, we ask ourselves the most important questions upon playing the games: Are they so bad they're good, or just plain bad? Is it worth it to play these for yourself? We answer these wonders as we discuss the meme value of the notorious animated cutscenes, questionable level design choices, frustrating gameplay challenges (not always intentionally), and the many toils we had to endure not just while playing—but while getting these things to run! Let's just say, it's an episode like no other.

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