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{{Region|us|y=1993|m=10|d=10}} | {{Region|us|y=1993|m=10|d=10}} | ||
{{Region|eu|y=1993}} | {{Region|eu|y=1993}} | ||
| developer = Animation Magic | | developer = [[Animation Magic]] | ||
| publisher = Philips Media | | publisher = [[Philips Media]] | ||
| producer = | | producer = | ||
| director = Dale DeSharone | | director = [[Dale DeSharone]] | ||
| walkthrough = | | walkthrough = | ||
[https://www.zeldadungeon.net/zelda-the-wand-of-gamelon-walkthrough/ Text Walkthrough] | [https://www.zeldadungeon.net/zelda-the-wand-of-gamelon-walkthrough/ Text Walkthrough] | ||
[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL653AA0F7CC22B0A8 Video Walkthrough] | [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL653AA0F7CC22B0A8 Video Walkthrough] | ||
| guides = [ | | guides = | ||
| | | gallery = [[zdgallery:158|Gallery]] | ||
| related = ''[[Link: The Faces of Evil]]''<br/>''[[Zelda's Adventure]]'' | |||
}}<section end=infobox /> | }}<section end=infobox /> | ||
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==Gameplay== | ==Gameplay== | ||
Unlike the other games in this series, which star [[Link]] as the lead character, ''The Wand of Gamelon'' has the player controlling Princess Zelda herself as she embarks on a quest to defeat the evil [[Ganon]] and save Link and her father, [[King Harkinian]]. | Unlike the other games in this series, which star [[Link]] as the lead character, ''The Wand of Gamelon'' has the player controlling Princess Zelda herself as she embarks on a quest to defeat the evil [[Ganon]] and save Link and her father, [[King Harkinian]]. | ||
This game featured side-scrolling levels similar to ''[[Zelda II: The Adventure of Link|The Adventure of Link]]''. In the beginning you are given a map with three accessible locations. Once you choose a location, you enter a side-scrolling level, where you must fight well-known enemies from the Zelda series, as well as meet people who will give you quests. Quests can be completed in a non-linear fashion, and at certain points of this game, there are several locations that will be accessible. There are 90 different characters with whom to interact, and 70 play-fields, including swamps, forests, palaces and a mysterious fairy pool. | This game featured side-scrolling levels similar to ''[[Zelda II: The Adventure of Link|The Adventure of Link]]''. In the beginning you are given a map with three accessible locations. Once you choose a location, you enter a side-scrolling level, where you must fight well-known enemies from the Zelda series, as well as meet people who will give you quests. Quests can be completed in a non-linear fashion, and at certain points of this game, there are several locations that will be accessible. There are 90 different characters with whom to interact, and 70 play-fields, including swamps, forests, palaces and a mysterious fairy pool. | ||
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The game's final battle consists of Ganon yelling at Zelda for bringing light into his lair, and threatening to punish her with death. The battle is rather anticlimactic as all you have to do is use the [[Wand of Gamelon]]. Zelda uses the Wand of Gamelon to bind Ganon in "[[The Chains|the chains]]" and sealing him in a book. Ganon informs her that she has not seen the last of him. | The game's final battle consists of Ganon yelling at Zelda for bringing light into his lair, and threatening to punish her with death. The battle is rather anticlimactic as all you have to do is use the [[Wand of Gamelon]]. Zelda uses the Wand of Gamelon to bind Ganon in "[[The Chains|the chains]]" and sealing him in a book. Ganon informs her that she has not seen the last of him. | ||
Zelda proceeds to rescue her father, but they cannot find Link, so they go have a feast. At the feast, [[Lady Alma]] accidentally brings | Zelda proceeds to rescue her father, but they cannot find Link, so they go have a feast. At the feast, [[Lady Alma]] accidentally brings [[Link]] back by breaking a mirror (possibly a reference to the [[Dark Mirror]] from ''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past|A Link to the Past]]''). | ||
==Development== | ==Development== | ||
{{Main|Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon Staff}} | {{Main|Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon Staff}} | ||
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==Reception== | ==Reception== | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*''[[Link: The Faces of Evil]]'' | *''[[Link: The Faces of Evil]]'' | ||
*[[Fan Games#The Faces of Evil Remastered and The Wand of Gameleon Remastered|Fan Games § The Faces of Evil Remastered and The Wand of Gameleon Remastered]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
# [ | # [https://hg101.kontek.net/zeldacdi/zeldacdi.htm Interview with game director, Dale DeSharone] about production background, audio, visuals, and gameplay. | ||