There is no other woman who has starred in so many CD-i titles as Tatjana Simic. Tatjana is a dutch actress/model/singer who was (is) very popular, not in the last place because of her beautiful body. Let's just be honest: I think she is amazing and I'm sure I'm not the only one. She makes clever use of this by starring several times in Playboy Magazine. In the Netherlands she starred as Kees Flodder in the very famous Flodder movies. It may be even true that Tatjana is one of the reasons why I got hooked to CD-i in the first place. I remember my visits to the Evoluon where Philips showcased CD-i in 1992. One of the demo kiosk was playing "Secrets of Tatjana" showing sexy pictures of her. Remember there was no internet back then, this felt like a unique chance to see so much of her!
Anyway, there's a reason why she has at least 4 CD-i titles that are just about her. Let's have a look and we'll start from the final title back to thr first title.
1997: Uncover Featuring Tatjana
The final title starring Tatjana was the first actual game: This is an arcade clone of the game QIX developed by SPC Vision (The same team who produced Dimo's Quest, The Apprentice and the Philips Media Encyclopedia) where as much of the screen needs to be claimed as possible. In this version it reveals naughty pictures of the famous Amsterdam Actress/Singer Tatjana Simic. The covers didn't give away the clue that she is actually naked on some pictures (at least with her breasts), but she certainly is. There was no age restriction printed on the cover back then in The Netherlands, something that would not be possible anymore in these recent years!
1995: Tatjana's Double Deal
In 1995 there were actually two titles about Tatjana. The first one was a maxi-cd single that featured the videoclip in "Digital Video on CD-i" format to celebrate her hit single "Don't you want me baby". It is an CD-i Ready disc, which means you can also play this title on your CD Audio player. This title is developed by Codim in Eindhoven and published by Interlance.
1995: Tatjana: The Shooting of the calendar
In these years, Tatjana produced a calendar featuring her sexy images and for this release she made a making of video as she went to Hollywood to shoot this version. It is actually a Video CD, so you can also play it on specific video cd compatible players. It also features hits by Tatjana like Santa Maria and Never, Never, as well as a video interview.
1993: Secrets of Tatjana
In 1993, Interlance published a re-release of Secrets of Tatjana (dated 1991) now including Digital Video features. This title is more designed as a virtual way to meet Tatjana and to have a look inside her life. There are lots of photos and songs, but the new thing here are the videoclips (like the one from Flodder) to add extra immersion.
1991-1993: Secrets of Tatjana
The first release of Secrets of Tatjana was published in 1992 in Europe by Philips Media, while it is copyrighted 1991 on the disc. (please note some errors in the "The World of CD-i" catalogue.) Philips had several CD-i titles ready to showcase in 1991 in Eindhoven, but the official commercial release was in 1992. In some countries, the title was published by Interlance instead of Philips Media. You'll notice the difference that Philips is not printed on the cover. I'm not sure if this because Philips did not want to be associated with sexy titles or anything else!
Tatjana, thank you so much for sharing all this on CD-i, I'm sure no other gaming platform can compete with this :)