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The '''Philips CD-i''' is a video game console released by {{wp|Philips}} in 1991. The console featured three licensed {{LZS}} games. | The '''Philips CD-i''', short for '''Compact Disc Interactive''', is a video game console released by {{wp|Philips}} in 1991. The console featured three licensed {{LZS}} games. | ||
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[[Nintendo]], after a failed attempt with {{wp|Sony}} to create a console which used CDs, decided to partner with Phillips, | [[Nintendo]], after a failed attempt with {{wp|Sony}} to create a console which used CDs, decided to partner with Phillips, and gave them the license to five of their franchises' characters.<ref name="interview">[http://www.zeldauniverse.net/2013/03/28/an-interview-with-the-creator-of-the-cd-i-zelda-games/ An interview with the creator of the CD-i Zelda games | Zelda Universe]</ref> The console was designed to play audio CDs and, with add-on hardware, Video CDs as well. Although designed as a general-purpose multimedia device, the CD-i is best known as a failed game console,<ref name="interview"></ref> in part because almost all of the games available were of very low quality, especially those licensed by Nintendo. Because the CD-i was seen as a game console by the general public, it did not sell well when compared to the more powerful and less expensive dedicated game consoles available at the time. Because the CD-i failed to sell well, Philips took it off the market in 1998. | ||
Two ''Zelda'' games released for the CD-i went with the side-scrolling style of {{TAoL}}, while the third one went for a more classic top view. Nintendo does not acknowledge the existence of all their licensed games released for the console due to their negative reception. | Two ''Zelda'' games released for the CD-i went with the side-scrolling style of {{TAoL}}, while the third one went for a more classic top view. Nintendo does not acknowledge the existence of all their licensed games released for the console due to their negative reception. | ||
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{{See Also|Philips CD-i Games}} | {{See Also|Philips CD-i Games}} | ||
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Template:System The Philips CD-i, short for Compact Disc Interactive, is a video game console released by Philips in 1991. The console featured three licensed Template:LZS games.
History
Nintendo, after a failed attempt with Sony to create a console which used CDs, decided to partner with Phillips, and gave them the license to five of their franchises' characters.[1] The console was designed to play audio CDs and, with add-on hardware, Video CDs as well. Although designed as a general-purpose multimedia device, the CD-i is best known as a failed game console,[1] in part because almost all of the games available were of very low quality, especially those licensed by Nintendo. Because the CD-i was seen as a game console by the general public, it did not sell well when compared to the more powerful and less expensive dedicated game consoles available at the time. Because the CD-i failed to sell well, Philips took it off the market in 1998.
Two Zelda games released for the CD-i went with the side-scrolling style of The Adventure of Link, while the third one went for a more classic top view. Nintendo does not acknowledge the existence of all their licensed games released for the console due to their negative reception.
The Legend of Zelda Games
- The Faces of Evil (1993)
- The Wand of Gamelon (1993)
- Zelda's Adventure (1994)