Until now, the Subvert re-releases of Philips Media titles all include games which had, next to a CD-i release, also a dedicated CD-ROM release. This is why current re-release products like Voyeur and Mystic Midway were based on the CD-ROM port. Exclusive CD-i titles are more difficult to convert to a modern platform, therefor this takes more time. But, according to Paul Andrews, it will happen.
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Back to Piko Interactive. It was yet unknown which CD-i rights they actually obtained back in 2019. They informed us that Piko Interactive owns the rights of these CD-i titles:
- The Apprentice
- Mutant Rampage
In fact, when CD-i member Shikotei released his re-creation of The Apprentice on PC, he was contacted about violating rights by Piko Interactive. This is why, in the end, he released a version that would still require the original CD-i ROM (which he didn't include in his download) to avoid any conflicts.
As for other famous SPC Vision CD-i titles, it appears that Subvert Ltd also owns the right to re-release Steel Machine. On the other hand, the rights of Dimo's Quest remain unknown, as Philips only owned publishing rights on CD-i. The original game copyright is still in the hands of the original owner: Thomas Schulze / Retrobytes. By the looks of it, Subvert Ltd currently holds the largest portfolio of (active) CD-i rights.
[Thanks, Piko Interactive]