Clik here to view.
Piko Interactive obtained the CD-i rights of 'The Apprentice' and 'Mutant...
Piko Interactive calls itself leading in "'retro digital distribution platforms', with over 130 different titles under our catalog". It is an amazing company though that I appreciated thanks to their...
View ArticleClik here to view.
This 'Private Magazine' was a monthly edition on Video CD, available for rent...
When we talked to the owner of a former Videoland store from The Netherlands, she told us stories about 'Secrets of Tatjana' being the best selling CD-i. Or in fact, what they rented to customers, as...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Rare CD-i Records #87 - Japan Media Systems, Inc - JNMS Test Disc (Japan New...
Another interesting early CD-i prototype, probably from before the official introduction of CD-i. At the moment not a lot more is known, but as it is in the possession of one of us and thanks to the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
[FAQ] Frequently Asked Questions and new details about Nobelia - The new CD-i...
Last weekend, CD-i developer TwBurn released his first demo (v0.1) of Nobelia, the first true homebrew game on CD-i since 2019. At the time when Super Quartet was released, the CD-i Community was quite...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A new entry in 'CD-i Links on the web'>'Coffee Fueled Retro' is a site by...
CD-i member Jorne shared with us a lot of interesting CD-i material in the past month, when he obtained the rare CD-i BO prototype and the CD-i 180 set. He was also the first one who tested the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Philips 22ER9021 CD-i Gamepad comes in at least three labelings, while...
Philips released two official gamepads on the CD-i, both of which were built by Logitech. Recently, CD-i member Retrostuff acquired another CD-i Gamepad which he attempted to repair. As many CD-i...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Exactly 130 years ago today, Philips was founded in Eindhoven, The...
Not that many tech companies survived for 130 years, but today is the day that the father of CD-i, Philips itself, was founded 130 years ago in Eindhoven, The Netherlands. We admit it, our family was...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Reader question: "Which game pushed the (CD-i) players to their limits?"
That's a tough question and not easy to answer, but I'd like to put two CD-i titles to the front that we feel really pushes the CD-i to its limits. The first has to be Lucky Luke, the spiritual...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Rare CD-i Records #88 - Hieroglyph (ZYX Music, GEMA, DOKU, 1994)
Hieroglyph on CD-i is a simple puzzle slider. It has an Egyptian theme and it works similar like the CD-i game Master Labyrinth: The player controls the layout of a maze made of tiles by sliding them...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The little brother of the Grundig CD-i 100V Player was the Grundig CD-i 110E...
Last Monday we showed you the Grundig CD-i 100V, which was an OEM version of the CD-i 220 player by Philips. Grundig, in itself at that time part of Philips, also released a OEM version of the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Fixing the Timekeeper chip, the CD-i thumbstick, greasing the CD tray and...
CD-i member Samson7point1 published his experiments on CD-i in a nice article, recommended if you like to learn more about fixing your CD-i timekeeper chip, installing the RGB mod of just greasing the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
CD-i Merchandise Collection #3: The Philips CD-i "Batter Up" hat/cap
The game ABC Sports Presents: Power Hitter on CD-i was called ABC Sports Presents: Batter Up! before it was released. In various release lists and early catalogues it was still called that way. For...
View ArticleClik here to view.
[Philips Media Buildings] Philips Interactive Media Systems was based in...
In our journey to search for the buildings of Philips CD-i related activities, our first stop is building SFH in Eindhoven. On the 6th floor, in the early Nineties, Philips Interactive Media Systems...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Some versions of the CD-i 470 / CD-i 490 family have the option to output in...
Cdifan explains the CD-i widescreen issue: "On CD-i, "wide screen" means "able to drive the 16x9 signal on the SCART (euroconnector) output". This signal causes widescreen TV's to switch into 16x9...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Reader Question: "Are there any other homebrew projects for the CD-i? I have...
CD-i memberGrzegorz Taberski found the CD-i homebrew idea by Adrian Zanoli which he shared with us a year ago. In this he stated: "I was thinking about the praticability of a game like this on the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A not so common Japanese CD-i cover (サンプル) of another not so common CD-i...
'Gifts to Behold' is a CD-i focused on the music of Aaron Copland, accompanied by American folk art. It is part of the 'Music Gallery Series', a series of CD-i titles which has not been documented or...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Rare CD-i Records #89 - The Mayo Clinic Family Health Book - Interactive...
Interactive Ventures Incorporated planned a CD-i release of their popular 'Mayo Clinic Family Health Book', a medical encyclopedia in USA which was also released on CD-ROM. This disc was planned to be...
View ArticleClik here to view.
This USA mail catalogue shows Philips was still supporting CD-i in USA in...
Matthew: "If you sent in the warranty card for your CD-i, or or contacted them during that time, Philips would likely have put you on their mailing list. I've saved most of the catalogs, and other...
View ArticleClik here to view.
An unreleased Japanese CD-i title: Next to Yuki Saito, Japanese actress...
Interesting trivia bits in this Japanese article, translated thanks to our Japanese CD-i member Gluon VAN, he observed that Yuki Saito Anniversary was pressed 300 copies only, which might give an...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Rare CD-i Records #90 - KLIK (Sidac S.p.A., 1994) - And some nice CD-i trivia...
Our friends at The World of CD-i found out some nice details about the unreleased and formerly unknown kids CD-i title 'KLIK', after it surfaced thanks to our CD-i member Mike Stancliffe. He showed us...
View Article