Clik here to view.
A 1994 Philips Media CD-i disc sampler including videos of Creature Shock,...
We've seen various CD-i title samplers but not that many that originate from USA. This 1994 Philips Media Games Sampler again shows something interesting on it when we go through the list of games:...
View ArticleClik here to view.
CD-i Merchandise Collection #1 - a 1993 button of Voyeur (CD-i / CD-ROM by...
I don't think we see these kind of buttons anymore these days. Philips in some way or another ordered a couple that we know of to promote the CD-i or a specific release. I would guess these served as...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Rare Video CD Records #10: Incident at Roswell (OmniMedia, 1994)
This Video CD was shown to be present in the USA movie list, but a USA version seems not to exist. Seventy7: "fairly certain this is the same title that was erroneous added to some USA movie lists....
View ArticleClik here to view.
The 1991 'Why CD-i' disc is a great time capsule that shows the benefits of...
The early CD-i demo discs that promote the CD-i system against other standards like CD-ROM are always a great time capsule. This 1991 CD-i demo (Why CD-i, you can download it here) even shows CD Video...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Let's fix the drive belt of this CD-i 210 (The drive tray is sticking, but...
CD-i member Bongo McNulty shows us how to replace the drive belt of your CD-i 210. If your CD tray doesn't open smoothly (but the CD-i player works without a problem if you help it a little with your...
View ArticleClik here to view.
This official CD-i wallet was distributed by Philips Media and originally...
These kind of CD-i pouch wallets we've seen before, sometimes they pop up on eBay but most of the time they are empty when they are sold. This type of case as you see above was originally distributed...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The first new homebrew CD-i game 'Nobelia' does not face technical...
CD-i member TwBurn (developer Jeffrey Janssen) is quickly making progress in developing his new CD-i homebrew game 'Nobelia'. It looks like non-cd-i graphics, which is a good thing! I'm very...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Now you can play the remaster of Link: Faces of Evil with randomized bosses,...
CD-i member Dopply: "As a fun side-project, I decided to make a randomizer mod for my CD-i remasters. It can randomize items, bosses, NPCs, and world unlocks. If you have an interesting random seed,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A near complete CD-i Games collection, can you spot any missing titles?
j We know it is impossible to have a complete CD-i collecion, simply because there are so many professional or locally produced titles, specifically on one subject, even including stuff like annual...
View ArticleClik here to view.
So how was the Digital Video Cartridge installed in the CD-i 350/360 docking...
The portable CD-i 350 and 360 players by Philips did not have an integrated Digital Video Cartridge onboard, but they could be upgraded with Digital Video by clicking the CD-i player into the docking...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Rare CD-i Records #80 - AIMS Instructor CD "Wind, Fronts & Storms" (AIMS...
Finally a closer look at the AIMS Instructor CD-i's published by AIMS Media in USA, 1995. On CD-i, there are a lot of series that never reached the consumer public. There are more professional CD-i...
View ArticleClik here to view.
This kiosk system was advertized in a german CD-i flyer - Philips promoted...
In a time when Internet was not mainstream at all, Philips looked for ways to promote CD-i to a wide publix and these kind of kiosk systems were suggested by third party companies to help CD-i being...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Another Vobis CD-i player 450/83 branded 'Highscreen' popped up and we saved...
European computer store 'Vobis' sold its own OEM version of the CD-i 450/83 player by Philips, which you can see here. As with their other own branded computers, this CD-i player was branded...
View ArticleClik here to view.
This is how we wired the SNES2CD-i adapter to the Ardiono UNO (wiring help...
This is how we wired the SNES2CD-i adapter to the Ardiono UNO (wiring help explaining the CD-i connector and the SNES gamepad layout)
View ArticleClik here to view.
Rare CD-i Records #81 - Philips CDI Format Test Disc 1
Made in West Germany by PDO Hannover, pressed even before CD-i was officially launched, there are quite some of these CD-i proto discs in the archive that for some way are not always in fact following...
View ArticleClik here to view.
For the first time you can browse through digital copies of a few USA CD-i...
Thanks to online websites like Philipscdi.com and Archive.org we can enjoy digital editions of CD-i Magazines for quite some time, but somehow we never managed to digitize editions of the USA CD-i...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The BlueRetro v0.15 Bluetooth controller adapter now also has CD-i support
In July, 2020, we informed you about upcoming CD-i support in the BlueRetro Bluetooth adapter. The Blueretro is an hardware+software interface from an usb hid bluetooth controller to... everything...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Also in Italy there was a CD-i Club where you could sign up to when you...
While in The Netherlands it was called the CD-i Gold Club, in Italy there was also a CD-i Club. This sticker origins from the CD-i packaging of CD-i member Adrian Zanoli. It is said a sign-up card...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Did you know the CD-i remasters of Link: Faces of Evil and Zelda: Wand of...
CD-i member Dopply have been working hard on remastering the classic CD-i games 'Link: Faces of Evil' and 'Zelda: Wand of Gamelon' on PC and a few anonymous contributors have picked it up to patch it...
View ArticleClik here to view.
French driving school 'Ecolauto' also made use of CD-i with this 'CD-i Tests...
The disc above is a 1994 update over the 1993 Codoroute discs, the second one you see below, the first one was featured in our 'Rare CD-i Records' series here. French driving school Ecolauto made use...
View Article