In The Netherlands, CD-i games were priced in guilders, NLG, and Philips had strict rules about what a certain title was allowed to cost. The prices were divided in the following categories: 60, 80, 100, 120 and 140 dutch guilders. The 70 NLG price point was added at a later time. Nowadays prices are mostly based on the rarity of a certain CD-i game, but originally the prices were roughly based on the complexity and developing costs of a CD-i project. Let's have a look at how CD-i games were originally positioned. What titles were relatively cheap to produce and which CD-i projects were the biggest? The list is far from complete, as I can't trace back all original prices of CD-i games.
The final CD-i titles by The Vision Factory were relatively cheap, they only cost 30 NLG when released through mail order
- Accelerator
- Golden Oldies 1
- Golden Oldies 2
Creative Media and New Frontier Entertainment published a few CD-i games in 1996 and 1997 and these were priced at 40 NLG.
- Christmas Country
- Tetsuo Gaiden
- Whack a Bubble
Arcade Classics was originally priced at 50 NLG, it might be the only CD-i game at this price.
- Arcade Classics
NLG 60,=
Especially Mega Maze offered great value for money. I was always surprised why Mega Maze was cheaper compared to other games, while I had a lot of fun with this title!
- Mega Maze
- Pinball
NLG 70,=
The games that were priced at 70 dutch guilders were all of high quality, both Lucky Luke and Pac-Panic were high valued CD-i games. Were there any others?
The games that were priced at 70 dutch guilders were all of high quality, both Lucky Luke and Pac-Panic were high valued CD-i games. Were there any others?
- Pac-panic
- Lucky Luke
NLG 80,=
As a final note, also The Lost Ride was in 1998 originally positioned at 80 NLG. Other games in this price range:
As a final note, also The Lost Ride was in 1998 originally positioned at 80 NLG. Other games in this price range:
- Invasion From Planet Skyron
- Lemmings
- Rise of the Robots
- Secret Mission
- Zenith
- Zelda's Adventure
NLG 100,=
The 100 NLG price point was the most generally used in CD-i. Most CD-i games were standardly priced at 100 NLG. CD-i games almost never got any discount, a real difference compared to Nintendo and Sega games. These lack of discounts were, in my opinion, part of the failure of the sales.
- The Apprentice
- Asterix
- Atlantis: The Last Resort
- Creature Shock
- Brain Dead 13
- Dimo's Quest
- Earth Command
- Flashback
- Lost Eden
- Micro Machines
- Mad Dog 2
- Tetris
- The Last Bounty Hunter
- Video Speedway
NLG 120,=
Several CD-i titles that offered Digital Video were priced at a higher range. Also triple AAA titles like Burn Cycle and Litil Divil were positioned at 120 NLG. Another range of titles that were given a higher price were CD-i titles more close to launch and offered a new experience, including Tennis Open and Palm Springs Open.
Several CD-i titles that offered Digital Video were priced at a higher range. Also triple AAA titles like Burn Cycle and Litil Divil were positioned at 120 NLG. Another range of titles that were given a higher price were CD-i titles more close to launch and offered a new experience, including Tennis Open and Palm Springs Open.
- Alien Gate
- Burn:Cycle
- Chaos Control
- Cluedo
- Litil Divil
- Link: Faces of Evil
- Mutant Rampage
- Palm Springs Open
- Power Hitter
- Tennis Open
- Thunder in Paradise
- Zelda: Wand of Gamelon
NLG 140,=
A few CD-i titles were originally more expensive. The highest price that was given to some CD-i titles was 140 NLG to these CD-i games:
A few CD-i titles were originally more expensive. The highest price that was given to some CD-i titles was 140 NLG to these CD-i games:
- The 7th Guest
- Inca
- Mad Dog McCree
Some remarkable points here: Why was Inca so expensive originally, and why was Zelda's Adventure originally one of the cheaper titles?
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Who knows more original CD-i games retail prices?
NLG 150,= / 200,= / 300,=
Now that we made this list we would like to include one exception of the most expensive CD-i titles that were put on the market. These were not games, but in fact the encyclopedias. The Digital Video version of Compton's Interactive Encyclopedia was in The Netherlands originally priced 150 NLG. The dutch Medical Encyclopedia was originally priced 200 NLG and the highest price will probably go to the dutch Philips Media Interactieve Encyclopedie, which was priced 300 NLG!
Now that we made this list we would like to include one exception of the most expensive CD-i titles that were put on the market. These were not games, but in fact the encyclopedias. The Digital Video version of Compton's Interactive Encyclopedia was in The Netherlands originally priced 150 NLG. The dutch Medical Encyclopedia was originally priced 200 NLG and the highest price will probably go to the dutch Philips Media Interactieve Encyclopedie, which was priced 300 NLG!
- Compton's Interactive Encyclopedia (1995 DV Version) (150 NLG)
- Philips Media Medische Encyclopedie (200 NLG)
- Philips Media Interactieve Encyclopedie (300 NLG)