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Legend of Zelda - Ganon's Evil Tower

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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).

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.

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!!

I used to watch the Super Mario Bros Super Show all the time when I was younger, so I'm very happy to have at least some of the Legend of Zelda episodes on DVD. They still make me laugh. As for the Sonic cartoons... They should be kept underground... DEEP underground...

This is a DVD release of the 1989 animated series, The Legend Of Zelda, based on the first two Zelda games on the classic Nintendo(1985). This series was created by DIC Entertainment for airing every Friday, as part of the Super Mario Bros. Super Show(1989).
Unfortunatly this DVD only contains three episodes of the series, and two unrelated episodes of Sonic Underground. UAV should have put more episodes since their are a total of 13. Or at least put instead two episodes of Captain N, The GameMaster(another Nintendo based animated series by DIC) that included Link and Zelda(thier were 4 episodes). Thanks, Remember for everything thats made someone out thier has to like it, otherwise it wouldnt have been created.

Back when I was seven years old I would faithfully watch The Super Mario Bros. Super Show every day after school. But the biggest treat was on Friday...not just because it would be the start of my weekend...but because The Legend of Zelda cartoon would air in place of the regular Mario Bros. cartoon. Not only would I play The Legend of Zelda on my old Nintendo, but I was actually watching it! Just recently I bought my four year old son a Nintendo 64 with The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time."Link", the game hero, quickly became my son's hero. And then one evening I was shopping on Amazon.com, when I stumbled across Legend of Zelda-Ganon's Evil Tower. I immediatly ordered it. When it arrived I surprised my son and he couldn't believe his eyes. We popped that DVD in and we were glued to the television set.
So for all of you classic gamers out there...this is a must have for you DVD collection. And for all parents who have kids who love video games...trust me, you won't regret buying Legend of Zelda-Ganon's evil tower.

This is the best thing I've ever discovered on amazon! I am a BIG fan of the Legend of Zelda games and I just LOVED the Ocarina of Time. I even have my own ocarina! When I saw this I just HAD to buy it, so I did. I think these are some of the corniest shows I've ever seen! But the corniness makes me laugh and the stories are entertaining. It's cool to see everything we had had to imagine before come to life! Like what their voices sound like, and what Link and Zelda would say to each other and all that stuff. I really like these, though I think they should've put more shows on instead of those Sonic ones. I would love to see all the other episodes! So, if you are a true Zelda fan you will most probably enjoy this. I did!

One of the best anime movies ever.I recently just picked this up at a Best Buy for $5.97 and I'll tell you that this one of the greatest Anime Movies ever.I'm a big Zelda fan myself.Thanks12 YEAR OLD REVIEWER! as you can see I'm 12 myself and if it werent for you 12 year old reviewer I would of never knew about this.
The day I read your review even though you havent seen it I went to BEST BUY and if it werent for you I wouldn't have bought this
incredible DVD!

I grew up the Nintendo cartoons from the 80's and am glad to see them on DVD. This series is based on "The Legend of Zelda", one the greatest video game series of all time, but will appeal to anyone who likes fantasy adventure.

The basic story is that Princess Zelda and Link the adventurer are the keepers of the mystical Triforce of Wisdom. In between arguments, they must protect the Triforce from Ganon, an evil wizard who holds the Triforce of Power. Whoever brings the two Triforces together will rule the land of Hyrule.

Since the cartoon is based on the first two games in the series, anyone who had only played the more recent games (i.e. Ocarina of Time onward) may be confused by some of the character's appearances and names. For example, Link in the cartoon is brunette when he's blond in the modern games. Also, his horse is Catherine in the show but Epona in the games and there are only two triforces instead of three.

The DVD has bonus episodes of the "Sonic Underground" show. I haven't watched these yet but I know that they're not the same episodes that are on the "Sonic Underground" DVD.

This show makes me feel like I am conquering the world. It is a wonderful rendition of what life is really like in the world of hyrule. Right after I finished watching it, (for the 87th time), I couldn't help but hook up my old NES and play the Legend of Zelda. I've beat it, along with all of the other Zelda games, multiple, (and I mean multiple), times.
This DVD would be made more complete if it had commentary by the directors. My friends and I thought it would be funny to add the commentary ourselves so on about our 46th time of watching it, we turned the volume on mute, and had a field day. We were hilarious. I hope this review is helpful. May the force be with you.
Grab some Doritios and watch this DVD. It's beautiful.