Based on original sprites and sound, Shikotei completely remade The Apprentice CD-i for PC between 2010-1019

CD-i member Shikotei did a very remarkable job: He converted the CD-i game "The Apprentice" to PC by using the original sprites and graphics.

Shikotei: "Throughout the years I've had a pet project going on a slow pace. Sometime during 2010-2011 I started working on it.As with most hobby projects, they either take a long time to get anywhere, or simply never see completion.

I've hinted at having most of the CLUT images, but wanting to get every sprite too here (2012).
And here (2016) once again.
I've shown extensive knowledge on the composition of the level data here (2017).
And (for the first time) stated my goal (2017) here.


As you can see, there've been gaps of several years in which I did nothing or very little. Early 2017 I got a major breakthrough when the core engine finally became stable enough (and bug-free) that I could actually continue. The core engine is the part where the level data is read and processed to a list of platforms (and slopes, walls, ceilings) and where Marvin (then just a white square with a black outline) can walk along and jump on. I've rebuilt this particular section several times before I got it to work the way I needed it to."

Game: The Apprentice is from 1994 (24 years ago)
Developers: The Vision Factory/SPC/SPC Vision went bankrupt in 2002 (16 years ago)
Publisher: Philips Interactive Media International... might exist? Not much info could be easily found. Have they released anything since 1996?
Console: The CD-i has been discontinued in 1998 (20 years ago)
The trick is to split the huge problem into big ones. And the big into small, and the small ones into even tinier ones. And keep that up until you can solve the issue! Then work your way up into bigger ones that are (by then) partially solved.