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Philips published various CD-i catalogues in different formats, here you can...
Two Philips CD-i catalogues owned by Daniel Hyatt from the CD-i Appreciation FB Group. They are full of games, video CDs, music, children’s titles, encyclopaedias and comedy titles with the prices...
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Kether by Infogrames was a space adventure with some though puzzles, a bit...
Here is a 1994 review of the #PhilipsCDi game Kether from GamePro magazine. This game takes players on a space adventure with some though puzzles sort of like Star Fox meets Myst. Kether was, just...
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CD-i racing game "Accelerator" was released in 1997, but playable three years...
Although not a commercial release in itself, The Vision Factory Bundle Disc is worth special mention. As a demo compilation the disk featured Dimo's Quest, Steel Machine, The Apprentice and also...
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GEMA produced a free promo CD-i for the Marlboro Abenteur Team 1993: "Follow...
This "Follow Your Dreams" disc was a CD-i Ready disc published by Philip Morris as a promotional give-away during the Marlboro Abenteuer Team 1993 races. It was produced by GEMA, also a german...
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CD-i member Jimby shot all the video blue screen, motion capture, audio...
I originally worked in the film industry back in the 80's but also knew my way around computers and digital technology. I also used to teach animation production at a local university. As a teenager I...
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In Tetris CD-i, there's a dog walking in the scenery at some point, a...
When browsing through some old stuff i found some notes I almost forgot about a dog walking in the scenery of Tetris, 'at certain conditions'..... This happens to be a programmer joke by David Todd,...
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From the archive of Kieren Hawken: CD-i press articles about Mad Dog McCree
When Philips launched its Digital Video Cartridge in 1993, the world of CD-i changed a lot. From that moment, CD-i was capable of presenting full motion video and more enhanced videogames came out...
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If you want to develop homebrew on CD-i, you will find this OS-9 background...
If you are interested to start a homebrew project on CD-i, one of the things you want to do is understanding the CD-i's operating system: Microware's OS-9. The first version ("OS-9 Level One"), which...
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Another unknown CD-i title: 'gli ANIMALI e i loro ambienti' was an Italian...
A few days back we talked about the Italian CD-i developer Giunti Multimedia, who even made a few exclusive CD-i games in Italy (Quiz Mania, Super Test). CD-i member Marco Parisio Java is our great...
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CD-i member Aashima Yoshihiro made a 5V DC power supply for your CD-i 450,...
CD-i member Aashima Yoshihiro made the 5v dc power connector for his CD-i-450. We talked before about the possibility to create a USB power source for use with the CD-i 450, as it requires 5V. Aashima...
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Author Kieren Hawken plans a 'Volume 2' of his ebook "A-Z of CD-i Games" and...
Author Kieren Hawken wrote quite a few books about games overviews of different console systems, including one volume in 2018 that is covering CD-i games. Sometimes loved and sometimes criticized, For...
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The Battle Chess project on CD-i was cancelled very near shipping, it delayed...
Battle Chess took a refreshing approach to the traditional board game, taking the wooden pawns, knights, kings and queens throwing them out the window and then replacing them with a much more...
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CD-i member Simon Lock (Aergan) repairs a CD-i gamepad and he shows us how...
This is the Philips CDi 22ER9021 Gamepad. If you buy a second hand gamepad that was heavily used, we sometimes see the wiring is damaged and the gamepad has stopped working. Sometimes they are offered...
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"Strip Poker Live" is a rare CD-i poker game that was published by Interlance...
Strip Poker Live seems to be a rare CD-i title. Why? The high price of Strip Poker Live is probably due to its rarity... It was not a commonly available CD-i title, altough I think the other Poker...
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This 1988 original oil painting by Bob Eggleton was made for the boxart of...
This is the original oil painting that was used for the boxart of the 1992 CD-i game "Laser Lords". Made by Bob Eggleton: The "Laser Lords: A CD-Interactive Space Adventure Video Game Box Wraparound...
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CD-i member Muh Mullet repairs your CD-i player, like he did recently with...
CD-i member Muh Mullet repairs CD-i players and he sees an increase in the demand of CD-i players that need to be repaired. Muh Mullet: "[Below you'll see] how many CD-i Timekeepers i've fixed with a...
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This Testing Phase CD-i disc of Zelda's Adventure has catalogue number 690...
Next to the demonstration disc of Zelda's Adventure that is on the internet, there's also a Testing Phase disc, which is an early version of Zelda's Adventure. What is remarkable is that in the retail...
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Who knows more of this CD-i title?">"Charting a New World" was a 1994 CD-i title published by "World of Wonders"...
And another very rare CD-i that is all but absent on the internet: Charting a New World, published by 'World of Wonders' in 1994. Who knows anything about this title?
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CD-i was Sony's first attempt in CD-based gaming; Without CD-i, there would...
Most people only think about Philips when they hear about CD-i. Interesting enough, lots of other companies have produced their own CD-i players, some of them were borrowed Philips models. Exceptions...
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CD-i member David Powell repairs his Timekeeper battery in his CD-i 450...
Repairing your Timekeeper battery chip in a CD-i player is always a bit tricky, as it requires quite some soldering and skills. Each Timekeeper chip has 28 connection points, which you'll need to...
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