Meme images, videos, forum topics aplenty: the Zelda cartoon stands just under the CD-i games as the most oft-mocked entry in the Zelda franchise. Well excuuuuuuse me, readers! But I’m here today to tell you that not only was the Zelda cartoon actually not that bad, but that Nintendo borrowed ideas from it to use later down the road. Don’t believe me? Jump inside and see for yourself!