Product Details

• Format: Animated, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: G (General Audience)
• Studio: United American Video
• DVD Release Date: July 22, 2003
• Run Time: 86 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0000AZT6I
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #252,213 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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33 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good, but where are the rest of the episodes?, October 5, 2003

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Andy Olivera (Granite Bay, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Legend of Zelda - Ganon's Evil Tower (DVD)

For those of us who grew up on the NES the "Super Mario Bros. Super Show" carries some great memories. It was no masterpiece, but it came pretty close every Friday when Mario & Luigi took a vacation and Zelda & Link took their place. Sure, the animation was bad and the writing not much better; the stories rarely had anything to do with the games; the shows were too short, almost all of them feeling rushed; worst of all, there were only thirteen episodes. However, as a show based solely on the undeveloped characters and their world from our beloved games, it works. The writing often shines in the banter between the various characters and the pace never lags. I'll spare you the in-depth critique, though; this is supposed to be a DVD review.

The video is better than what we've seen in the past and way ahead of the MPEGs I've been watching. The higher resolution almost makes the picture too clear, at times further revealing shortcomings in the animation. I'm certainly not complaining; despite some scratches, it looks great. Audio is an acceptable 2.0 DD track.

The disc contains the first three episodes: "The Ringer", "Cold Spells", "The White Knight". There are also two "bonus" episodes of "Sonic Underground". First, why are there only three episodes? There's enough room on the disc for at least one more. Second, eliminating those two "Sonic Underground" episodes would leave room for a further three episodes. UAV could've released all thirteen episodes on only two discs(or even one RSDL or dual-sided disc) if they'd so desired. Let's hope they continue on and release the other ten episodes.

Another authoring problem(or nitpick) involves the layout of the disc. The episodes are all under one title(separated by chapters), but the intro and exit sequences are only played once each(before "The Ringer" and following "The White Knight"). As I said, this probably belongs under the category of "nitpick".

This release came in under my radar and was a pleasant surprise. The price is low, but the value isn't great since there are only three episodes. I'm sure only fans will be buying it, anyway. Perhaps with the next release they'll either include more episodes or some good extras(commentary by the actors and/or writers would be awesome).

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Release all 13 episodes!, March 27, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Legend of Zelda - Ganon's Evil Tower (DVD)

C'mon DiC. This cartoon is a classic and if you have any ounce of respect for your customers or yourselves you'd release Zelda in its entirety on one disc. Yes, that's right, one disc. There are only 13 episodes which are actually only 15 minutes long each! The half hour episodes on television contained commercials (of course) and introduction filler. So essentially if you (...) didn't add those 2 sonic underground episodes 3 more episodes of zelda could be on this disc instead!
But the point is you can actually fit thirteen 15 minute episodes on a single dvd in chronological order and it would sell amazingly well!
5 stars for the show, 1 star for DiC's (...) dvd.

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ohhh, it's SOOO bad..., May 5, 2005

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Avery "Cantankerous" (Springfield, VA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Legend of Zelda - Ganon's Evil Tower (DVD)

This DVD is going to steal my soul right through my eyeballs. I don't know how many times I have watched this stupid thing, but rest assured, that when you watch "Legend of Zelda: Ganon's Evil Tower", you're in for a mesmerizing trip into the depths of BADNESS and hilarity.

The animation is cheesy and poorly executed, the voice acting (aside from Zelda's voice actor) is sub-par, and the plots are water thin. But in some impossible way, it manages to be the greatest thing I have ever seen in my life. Even as a young child who was hopelessly obsessed with Nintendo, I remember not paying any attention to this show...nay, I outright DISLIKED it. Now that I am more or less an adult, I can't get enough of it. Perhaps it takes some maturity to see the series for what it truly is. (Yeah, right)

I'm going to mirror the sentiments of the other reviewers in asking DiC, "where are the rest of the episodes?!" I've been through "The Ringer", "Cold Spells", and "The White Knight" so many times I've almost got them memorized, and I'd love to see the remaining ten episodes, as I can't remember them at all from my childhood. The "Sonic Underground" episodes aren't nearly as fun, because the animation is actually capable, and the plots actually strive for a level of coherence and meaning sorely lacking in the disc's title series. Which brings me to my next point: I didn't buy "Ganon's Evil Tower" to see that. I want B-grade lameness, and I want it now. Give us more "Legend of Zelda" episodes!!