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CD-i games that were released in a CD-ROM style big cardboard box - Philips...
CD-i member Mini (@minimorphee) brought us some unique pictures of the big box version of CD-i games. From a few days back: "Philips Media France released certain CD-i games in a big box version,...
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90% of the CD-i 450 repairs are about the center ring of the motor being...
CD-i member Jacob Davis mentioned a problem with his CD-i 450 player, something that can be of use in many attempts of repairing your CD-i 450 player when a disc does not spin anymore: Jacob: "I have...
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We spoke to the CEO of Independent Interactive, the company behind the...
In 2010 we found some pictures of an unknown CD-i player that was used in medical environments (hospitals) in the professional area. This was a USA unit which makes it rare as we are not aware of high...
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High resolution covers of the rarest long box USA CD-i titles: Anne Willan...
CD-i member Blazers brought us new knowledge on several long box CD-i titles as released in a grey case in the early years of CD-i in USA. He made a list of what CD-i titles were actually released in...
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Exclusive CD-i store units put CD-i to our attention and reminded us that...
While I can't recall this specific kiosk setup for CD-i it certainly shows the diversity of retail store units that Philips offered. Of course there's a possibility this is hand-made by a third party,...
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Next to CD-i Magazine, publisher Parker Taylor released the professional...
CD-i member Videogame Obsession (Matthew Henzel) shared some nice memories of his time at Philips. He worked for Philips Interactive Media of America around 1993 and 1994. He wrote for the...
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More CD-i titles that received a deluxe edition and moreover a more global...
CD-i member Patrick Selten showed us more CD-i releases that received a deluxe edition: CD-i titles in a big box, to get more attention. The dutch encyclopedias got a leather-look bog to resemble the...
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These CD-i games might see a re-release or sequel in the coming years as...
When Philips Media shut down it was unclear for the CD-i community what happened to the rights of the various CD-i titles. Philips Media sold their portfolio to different parties, but Infogrames was...
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The CD-i 615 professional CD-i player was able to communicate with other CDI...
Here you see some details of the CD-i 615/17 Professional CD-i player. Ove the years many of the professional CD-i players were highlighted here at Interactive Dreams, even the CD-i 615. Sometimes...
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Goldstar (LG Electronics) was also active in USA in the professional CD-i...
We know that next to Philips, LG (Goldstar) was the second company that was the most active in CD-i hardware and software. LG had its own line-up of CD-i players, both released in their hometown...
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CapDisc promoted their CD-i activities on VHS tape as well - positioned...
CapDisc was next to Infogrames and Philips itself the most productive CD-i developer out there, starting in 1990 with The ACT College Search 92 on CD-i and ended in 1997 with The Last Bounty Hunter,...
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Tom Lenting wrote a book about the dutch game developer Guerrilla Games,...
Jazz Jackrabbit was one of my favourite platform games in my youth and the soundtrack is even now in my head. I never realized the link between Jazz JackRabbit and Lost Boys, I never realized the link...
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CD-i did not have any parental control but some 18+ titles implemented a...
"A Lockout System! Designed to control Family Use is built into the program" That's what was originally on the USA covers of Voyeur, to inform adults that if they would use the title in a family house,...
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Voyeur 2 was actually not produced by Philips POV but by Robbie Weaver; And...
In our talks with David McElhatten (President of Philips Media Games in 1995-1996), he shared various interesting CD-i stories with us: "Did you know Voyeur 2 was was being developed by Robbie Weaver...
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Daedalus Productions (from Monty Python CD-i) released its final CD-i in...
Daedalus Productions was in the ninetees a subsidiary of Lost Boys Interactive. I remember the studio for making a few Monty Python titles on CD-i, like Invasion from the Planet Skyron. Daedalus had...
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Cam Clarke should have been dubbed "the voice of CD-i", as he voiced CD-i...
Cam Clarke should have been dubbed "the voice of CD-i." And what's funny is that he kept getting all of these gigs at Philips without any referrals! One group would cast him, and without even...
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CD-i Fan about his plans to build a CD-i Emulator that does NOT need a BIOS...
CD-i Fan about his plans to build a CD-i Emulator that does NOT need a BIOS ROM to work? It is possible, but it won't be available soon. CD-i Fan about this: "Having made a promising start with...
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Next to the BeoCenter AV5, Bang & Olufsen also distributed the CD-i 550...
These pictures show some new proof of the tight relation between Bang &Olufsen and Philips. Next to the integrated CD-i player that Bang & Olufsen released in 1997 (The Beocenter AV5), they...
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Happy Mar10 Day! Super Mario was officially part of the CD-i adventure,...
Even CD-i plays a role in Mar10 Day, including my favourite piece of Mario history: Hotel Mario, perhaps the only Mario game made by a former Dutch Electronics giant! Happy Mar10 Day! Often forgotten...
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From the Archive: In 2007, the CD-i scene was hyped about Frog Feast and the...
Frog Feast was released by Oldergames in 2007 and it marked the first homebrew effort on CD-i.Travel back with me to 2007 when Charles Doty had just finished coding Frog Feast on CD-i. In this story he...
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