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Namco voiced concern over original suggestive CD-i cover of Arcade Classics
The original artwork for the jewel case covers of Arcade Classics was far more raunchy and risque than NAMCO wished for it's highly protected Intellectual Properties. Produced by Johnny Wood who...
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More CD-i player prototypes by Sony and Sanyo posted in classic science &...
CD-i member Patrick Selten posted some very interesting articles that he found in 'Popular Science' and 'Popular Photography' Magazines in 1990 and 1992 respectively. The Sanyo CD-i player we've seen...
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Coktel Vision put their classic Gobliiins game as hidden surprise in their...
Gobliiins was a lovely game in 1992 made by Coktel Vision. It is a puzzle game with adventure elements. You control a team of three goblins: Oups, Ignatius and Asgard (Hooter, Dwayne, and BoBo in the...
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From the Archive: Some amazing insights from the president of Philips Media...
David McElhatten was the president of Philips Media Games based in Los Angeles. We managed to pin him for an interview and we managed to get answers to a couple of questions. Hello Mr McElhatten,...
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Read everything about the CD-i System in the updated 'section 1' of the new...
Welcome to the original CD-i FAQ 2020 Edition, originally written by Jorg Kennis in early 2000 and updated in 2019 by Sebastiaan Batenburg, together with Jorg Kennis. Proudly presented by Interactive...
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Look at the details of this Bang & Olufsen Beocenter AV5 with integrated CD-i...
Bang & Olufsen created one of the most beautiful CD-i players that is integrated in the Beocenter AV5, a set that combines stereo speakers with a seperate amplifier to a CRT screen (which is...
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Philips Media Systems and International Interactive Media presented two...
On different forums I read more interest in these CD-i to PC cards, an ISA or PCI expansion PCB that offers CD-i compatibility to your existing PC/CD-ROM setup. It is very rare to get hold of one and...
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CD-i Classic Advertisement: You won't believe your CD-i's
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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More Japanese CD-i titles! A lot of music and art CD-i titles were translated...
Thanks to the Interactive Dreams network, we can show you an exclusive view on Japanese CD-i titles. While Japan is a land of videogames, having multimedia/reference titles focused on music and art on...
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The CD-i version of Micro Machines had a unique approach in using a single...
Codemasters seemed quite focused on providing innovations for multi-player based games. It might have even been Micro Machines that started the specific 4-Player Megadrive cartridge. I'm not sure if...
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TecnoPlus and Gamester offered official CD-i controllers including the only...
Third party peripherals on CD-i, that's a rare thing. The way how we are treated with modern consoles by companies like Hyperkin and Retro-Bit is something completely different when it comes to CD-i....
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What kind of DVC ROM works best if you want to emulate the Digital Video...
You can test Digital Video emulation in CD-i Emulation 0.53 beta 4 yourself, but you will need a DVC ROM, just like the BIOS file of your OS-9 system menu. It's good to know that at this moment in...
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Infogrames made 'Kether' on CD-i look pretty in flying sequences, but mazes...
''Kether'' is a mess -- a bland mix of flying, shooting, and puzzles, all thrown together with no rhyme or reason. It doesn't help that only the flying sequence is particularly engaging, or that it's...
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In these CD-i maps a LOT of undiscovered CD-i information can be found and...
So, what is this? Over the past years we've found a lot of people who were involved with CD-i in one way or another, from product managers to software developers, from publishers to hardware...
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Philips Media released blue and orange "Alles over CD-i" demo discs for...
The green version of "Alles over CD-i" seems to be an undiscovered version in the online CD-i catalogues. I knew there was originally a blue version, this was bundled with CD-i players between...
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A complete overview of all CD-i applications and disc types can be found here...
Welcome to the original CD-i FAQ 2020 Edition, originally written by Jorg Kennis in early 2000 and updated in 2019 by Sebastiaan Batenburg, together with Jorg Kennis. Proudly presented by Interactive...
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How to configure a PS4 / xbox 360 controller with MAME/MESS specifically for...
Do you remember we made a tutorial about how to set up the MAME CD-i Emulator? My controller works with MAME on many other arcades and systems, but for some reason only the mouse works with CD-i -...
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'Dimo's Quest: Trick or Treat' on CD-i started as a Halloween story with main...
The puzzle game 'Dimo's Quest' on CD-i was developed in 1994 by SPC Vision in Eindhoven, The Netherlands. It is based on the Amiga version of Dimo's Quest which features a story about a frog named...
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Some trivia bits you didn't know about Hotel Mario on CD-i
1. Several unused audio files are stored in the game, including dialogue from a placeholder voice actor exaplaining how to play, suggesting that the game was planned to have a tutorial. Additionally,...
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If you want to test Digital Video in CD-i Emulator yourself, you will need...
You can download the CD-i ROM file from the internet but if you want to experience a specific type of CD-i player or you want to emulate your Digital Video Cartridge, it might be interesting to know...
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