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'''''Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon''''' is a video game developed by [[Animation Magic]]<ref name="Animation Magic">{{Cite web|quote=The U.S. company was Dale Disharoon, Inc. and the joint company we started in St. Petersburg, Russia was Animation Magic. We eventually rolled it all into Animation Magic (including the U.S. opearations). I would prefer that you just called it Animation Magic. That would also present less confusion about Disharoon/DeSharone.|author=Dale DeSharone|published= |retrieved=April 8, 2015|url=http://blog.hardcoregaming101.net/2012/09/dale-desharone-unspoken-legend.html|title=Dale DeSharone: an unspoken legend|site=Hardcore Gaming 101}}</ref> and released for the [[Philips CD-i]] in 1993.<ref>{{Cite web|quote=Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon was developed at the same time as Link: Faces of Evil by Animation Magic, Inc. and Philips Interactive Media and was released internationally in 1993.|author=Peer Schneider|published=December 8, 2001|retrieved=April 8, 2015|url=http://ca.ign.com/articles/2001/12/08/hyrule-times-vol-12-zelda-the-wand-of-gamelon?page=1|title=Hyrule Times Vol. 12: Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon|site=IGN}}</ref> It was developed in tandem with, and released on the same day as ''[[Link: The Faces of Evil]]'',<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> and followed up a year later by {{ZA}}, which was developed separately by Viridis Corporation. | '''''Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon''''' is a video game developed by [[Animation Magic]]<ref name="Animation Magic">{{Cite web|quote=The U.S. company was Dale Disharoon, Inc. and the joint company we started in St. Petersburg, Russia was Animation Magic. We eventually rolled it all into Animation Magic (including the U.S. opearations). I would prefer that you just called it Animation Magic. That would also present less confusion about Disharoon/DeSharone.|author=Dale DeSharone|published= |retrieved=April 8, 2015|url=http://blog.hardcoregaming101.net/2012/09/dale-desharone-unspoken-legend.html|title=Dale DeSharone: an unspoken legend|site=Hardcore Gaming 101}}</ref> and released for the [[Philips CD-i]] in 1993.<ref>{{Cite web|quote=Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon was developed at the same time as Link: Faces of Evil by Animation Magic, Inc. and Philips Interactive Media and was released internationally in 1993.|author=Peer Schneider|published=December 8, 2001|retrieved=April 8, 2015|url=http://ca.ign.com/articles/2001/12/08/hyrule-times-vol-12-zelda-the-wand-of-gamelon?page=1|title=Hyrule Times Vol. 12: Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon|site=IGN}}</ref> It was developed in tandem with, and released on the same day as ''[[Link: The Faces of Evil]]'',<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> and followed up a year later by {{ZA}}, which was developed separately by Viridis Corporation. | ||
A product of a compromise between [[Nintendo]] and {{wp|Philips}} due to their failure to release a CD-ROM based add-on to the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]],<ref name="Sony Philips">[http://www.nytimes.com/1991/06/03/business/nintendo-philips-deal-is-a-slap-at-sony.html Nintendo-Philips Deal Is a Slap at Sony - NYTimes.com]</ref> {{TWoG|-}}, alongside the other two, are the only licensed {{TLoZ|Series|-}} games developed for and released on a non-Nintendo system. The games have been subject | A product of a compromise between [[Nintendo]] and {{wp|Philips}} due to their failure to release a CD-ROM based add-on to the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]],<ref name="Sony Philips">[http://www.nytimes.com/1991/06/03/business/nintendo-philips-deal-is-a-slap-at-sony.html Nintendo-Philips Deal Is a Slap at Sony - NYTimes.com]</ref> {{TWoG|-}}, alongside the other two, are the only licensed {{TLoZ|Series|-}} games developed for and released on a non-Nintendo system. The games have been the subject of much criticism,<ref name="Criticism">{{Cite web|quote=Yeah, we had been aware of criticism following the release of the games. I can understand that people were disappointed, I think probably in terms of… I guess they made comments about animation, but also in terms of gameplay and design.|published=March 28, 2013|retrieved=April 8, 2015|url=http://www.zeldauniverse.net/2013/03/28/an-interview-with-the-creator-of-the-cd-i-zelda-games/|title=An interview with the creator of the CD-i Zelda games|site=Zelda Universe}}</ref> and Nintendo does not recognize them as canon to ''The Legend of Zelda'' series.<ref>[http://multiplayerblog.mtv.com/2013/09/19/eiji-aonuma-addresses-those-horrible-zelda-cd-i-games/ Eiji Aonuma Addresses Those Horrible 'Zelda' CD-i Games | MTV Multiplayer]</ref> | ||
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