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New Media Systems used the same mouse design that was supplied with the CD-i...
I know I keep looking at similarities between the MSX modules made by New Media Systems (department within Philips that later transformed into Philips Media Systems and started development of CD-i)...
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These are a few scans of the original storyboard (script) that was used at...
These are some original scans of the storyboard that has been used while developing International Tennis Open in october 1991, by Infogrames France. We don't see these storyboards often, but it is...
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The Interactive Kiddies' Kiosk by Philips brings back a lot of memories
You can now watch on our Philips CD-i Zone YouTube channel an original advertisement by Philips of their Interactive Kiddies' Kiosk, which brings back a lot of memories to us. I recognize it from our...
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The definitive CD-i Masterlist of all CD-i player models and accessories...
Philips had an internal list with all hardware variations of its CD-i players and controllers & accesories. It serves as a reference list for us to trace back part numbers as well as an overview...
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What would be the most durable and future-proof CD-i player?
Let's talk about some aspects that would consider the most durable future-proof CD-i player. What kind of differences are there? Considering the laser mechanism, CD-i member arsenixa tips the...
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Steel Machine CD-i started as an Amiga game called "Spirilon", but remained...
I never knew that Steel Machine CD-i was originally a AGA Amiga game by Ocean Software and developed by Zephyr Studio, but it remained unreleased. I wonder if licensing issues were the cause why...
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The original first launch date of Philips CD-i was on October 15, 1991 in USA...
The first public talks about the development of CD-i started in 1986. The press wrote about a new standard that was being developed by Philips, Sony and Matsushita and it would become as big as the...
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NFL Instant Replay was the only NFL CD-i title that was not part of the NFL...
One of the more rare NFL CD-i titles is NFL Instant Replay, this was a 1995 USA CD-i exclusive. NFL Instant Replay doesn't have the player take control of either NFL players, owners or coaches,...
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The CD-i 910 was launched in 1991 in USA but when CD-i launched in 1992 in...
That's mainly because Philips also offered a high-end high quality audio range at that time, the popular '900 series', and Philips in Europe didn;t want the CD-i 910 to be confused to be part of this...
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Hotel Mario on CD-i offers 7 Hotel stages, but there is a secret / rumoured /...
We love digging for unknown CD-i trivia bits at Interactive Dreams and Hotel Mario is no exception! 25 Years after its release and we're still talking about it. This time it's another time about a...
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The 'I WANT ONE' campaign was the final marketing promotion of CD-i during...
The I Want One Catalogue front cover, shared with the CD-i Community by Itsmecurrie. The other pages including the catalogue you can find in high quality at The World of CD-i! Otherwise, you can find...
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CD-i member VideoGameArt&Tidbits posted a unique advertisement about the...
Really unique and amazing piece of art in this advertisement by Philips Interactive Media of America, advertising the trade agreement with Nintendo and promoting that Mario, Zelda and Donkey Kong were...
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The boxart of Japan-only Cyber Soldier Sharaku on CD-i, perhaps one of the...
Cyber Soldier Sharaku is a Japanese game presumadely made about an anime. Set in the town of Edo in the year 7000, its a world populated by intelligent humanoid-animals where the tradional ways and...
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Depending on the CD-i's shell version, your CD-i player was originally...
Philips released its CD-i players with a software shell: This shell was some kind of menu system from which you could enter the settings, the memory and the disc. Depending on what kind of disc you...
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This CD-i Trackman Marble+ is a very rare CD-i pointing device made by...
Third party pointing devices dedicated to CD-i are rare. In the past we cam across a few companies who made them: Tecno Plus released an OEM version of the Philips Gamepad, as well asn an original CD-i...
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The packaging of Philips' internally branded SBR CD-i 4000 looked exactly the...
I always wonder why Philips never released any CD-i material with the Aristona brand name. In the ninetees they used this brand, like many others, to attract a certain public, who were orienting...
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CD-i website The World of CD-i reviews Secret Mission on CD-i and brings us...
CD-i member Omegalfa shares with the community an increasing amount of CD-i capturing which we gladly experience and use. This time he shares with us his review of Secret Mission on CD-i, a game that...
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#CDiDay - The best and biggest game of the 'Family Games' collection on CD-i...
Another favourite of us on CD-i is this game. It is about a genre that we don't see a lot on CD-i. When I completed it, I wished it would take longer: They could easily make a full-fletched game out of...
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Next to 'Vegas Girls' on CD-i, publisher TF&G also brought 'The Pleasures of...
Another unknown CD-i title, this time it is an 'Interactive Encyclopedia of Sex', published by TF&G, which also published 'Vegas Girls' on CD-i. This is the second disc that we know of that was...
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One of the more rare longbox CD-i releases: The Flowers of Robert Mapplethorpe
"The Flowers of Robert Mapplethorpe" is one of the most rare CD-i longbox releases, an exclusive CD-i / Photo CD released by Philips Interactive Media of America and exclusively released in USA. It...
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