For the first time a test disc of Rise of the Robots CD-i popped up - our chance to discover if the digital video parts are still on it

 

For the first time a test disc of Rise of the Robots popped up, which is an interesting find because of its digital video history. It appears to be very interesting to dig through the contents of the CD-i version of Rise of the Robots, as developer Instinct Design revealed that certain parts of the 'DV part' is still on the disc, but it is never accessed as in the last weeks of production the digital video parts were cancelled due to a combination of deadlines and technical crashes. Philips demanded the release of Rise of the Robots in 1994, whether the full planned experience was ready or not. Developer Pete Dabbs previously claimed that he designed the game as a 'Digital Video on CD-i' game, using the memory for smoother gameplay, 30fps movie sequences and enhanced effects like screen tilting. Instinct Design was the internal developing studio at Mirage Technologies who developed the CD-i version. 

 

This disc above may hold the 'Digital Video Optional' parts for testing, which makes this title very interesting for collectors to hunt down.  The final product still claims on the back that a Digital Video Cartridge is required, but this base-case CD-i title doesn't show anything anymore of the promises it made during the development process. We're very interested to find the making of video that appears to be present, according to Peter Jones, who formally worked at Mirage Technologies.