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The different catalogue numbers of Zelda's Adventure on CD-i
I've never paid a lot of attention to the CD-i catalogue numbers, but when I recently found some misunderstandings about the CD-Online discs and the availability of the Ram Raid game on it, I learnt...
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One year ago, CD-i Emulator 0.53 beta 4 was released, download it here and...
CD-i Emulator 0.53 is a lot better than CD-i Emulator 0.52, which was released in 2005 (we've managed to play Lucky Luke CD-i, which is a digital video CD-i title!) - cdifan once told us that the 0.5...
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CD-i member WillowFox upgraded his CD-i 910 Player with a HDMI output
One of the downsides of connecting a retro console to your high defenition TV is the low quality video output. Nowadays our consoles are connected via a HDMI connection to our TV, but a console like...
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Today, exactly 40 years ago, the world's first compact disc was manufactured....
Happy birthday! Today exactly 40 years ago, on August 17 1979, the very first compact disc saw the light of day. The technique was an invention by Philips and Sony, who partnered 5 years later again...
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Philips Media France also released CD-i demos of Burn:Cycle and Chaos Control
Interesting find by Arethius Rgc: These are french demos of Chaos Control and Burn:Cycle. The boxart is different than what we know of the CD-i versions, but the bottom line clearly states this is...
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The CD-i system is specified in the CD-i Full Functional Specification,...
The CD-i format is developed as a full standard, just like the audio compact disc. Everything this standard needs to conform to is described in the so-called "Green Book", developed by Philips and...
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The Philips CD-i Repair Guide: DIY tutorials how to diagnose and solve...
This guide will serve as a start when you have CD-i hardware that doesn't work anymore. It is a collection of experiences over the years by several CD-i users. It will show how to locate an error when...
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PF Magic considered 'Dungeons & Dragons' on CD-i before delivering 3rd Degree...
A former colleague talks about it: "This game was mocked up in a Hypercard stack for a presentation to American Interactive Media (later called Philips Interactive Media of America), which was funding...
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The Memorex CD-i Player was a OEM version of the 910, but clearly stated it...
Let's have a close look at the Memorex CD-i player: an OEM version of the CD-i 910 by Philips but with a slightly different cover design. The Memorex CD-i player was sold by Tandy in the UK. Tandy was...
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Sneak-peak of upcoming review of 'Gaming History in The Netherlands' by Tom...
We received a review copy of the dutch book "Gamegeschiedenis van Nederland" written by Tom Lenting. Of course we know Tom from his CD-i review activities at Defunct Games. He has written a very nice...
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CD-i Classic Advertisements of Zelda: Wand of Gamelon in USA, France and UK,...
Philips Media published heavily in printed media to advertise CD-i. The CD-i hardware and software was promoted in CD-i catalogues, CD-i magazines around the world but also in local videogames...
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Less than 5% of all CD-i titles are in CD-i Ready format: What's the difference?
CD-i discs aren't copy protected and you're not the first one who want to burn an image of their CD-i game to try with the CD-i emulator. Unfortunately, the Green Book has a few obscure formats, like...
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8bitplus shows us how to get RGB output working on a Philips CD-i 450
More CD-i members ask how to improve the video output quality of their Philips CD-i player. Their are several tricks mods online available which we like to highlight. In the case of the CD-i 450...
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While Philips has changed so heavily into a health company, they are suddenly...
While Philips has transformed so heavily into a health technology company, it hasn't stopped them from licensing their old product categories to those who are willing to try. I find it remarkable to...
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Consoles are often released with a gamepad, but Philips positioned the CD-i...
One of the plus sides of the CD-i is that the mouse is a common pointing device. It is an often returning discussion why gaming consoles (up to this day) are delivered with a gamepad or joystick....
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The 8 pin din controller port on a CD-i player is essentially a PC serial...
In this technical document you will find more detailed info on the CD-i controller port. Philips used an intelligent serial controller interface for the CD-i players, you can connect many useful...
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ISG productions brought CD-i Video Speedway and left us with prototypes of...
Let's have a look at the software studio ISG Productions. Devin tracked down David Mullich to talk about his time at ISG.Devin: Before Video Speedway ISG seemed to be hardware focused, what brought...
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Videotronic France produced an instore promo CD-i about Michael Jackson for...
CD-i member Ekim Skirdneh found an unknown CD-i made for the Videotronic CD-i system. It appears to be a Michael Jackson CD-i produced by Videotronic France including three videoclips of Michael...
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Philips Research experimented with a "CD-i 470 without CD drive" to build a...
When you find a CD-i player with a 'trial run' sticker on it, it's always interesting. Philips Research was always experimenting with CD-i players, modifying them with different chips to test new...
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Thanks to the SNES2CDi adapter, you can easily get a wireless gamepad for...
CD-i member LarryE shared his CD-i work on The World of CD-i and talked about his SNES2CD-i adapter which he built thanks to tutorial on Github. It made me realize that this is the perfect way to get...
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