Would it technically be possible to have the USB-2-CD-i adapter to support...
It will probably be a wild idea forever, but since the recent developments of Nobelia on CD-i (homebrew game) and the USB2CDi adapter (To connect USB controllers to your CD-i player) come from one and...
View ArticleThe open source CD-i Emulator 'CeDImu' can now boot the CD-i 490 BIOS rom and...
Of course you remember the promising new open source CD-i Emulator by CD-i member Stovent, going strong by the name 'CeDImu'. He is continuously improving his emulation capabilities, now being able to...
View ArticleThunder in Paradise on CD-i was filmed at Disney's Typhoon Lagoon, a themed...
The final episodes of the first and only season of Thunder in Paradise was a combination of the video version and the interactive version. Both editions were shot at the same time. The M.A.J.O.R. and...
View ArticleMore rare and unknown CD-i's added to the growing CD-i library thanks to the...
More rare CD-i's surfaced thanks to the recent additions to the collection of Dynamic-Gaming-Twinz. The Goya Grabador – Luces y Sombras was featured here before, recently discovered by CD-i member...
View ArticleCD-i Fanart Collection #18: All the Zelda characters starring in Link: Faces...
CD-i member Raven (@spirantel) created this nice overview of Zelda and Link characters starring in the CD-i games: Link: Faces of Evil and Zelda: Wand of Gamelon.Editor:DreamonCredits: Raven...
View ArticleIn 1994, CD-i's 'Burn:Cycle' was called the absolute top in gaming - These...
"Without a shadow of doubt Burn Cycle was my favourite game and recently replayed it on PC. So many memories - so much fun. Here are some shots from the CDi magazine that had a preview. Did you enjoy...
View ArticleNew date! Philips CD-i Community Day and gathering to celebrate the 30th...
Thanks to the Home Computer Museum in Helmond, The Netherlands, we have a great location to celebrate the 30th anniversary of CD-i, as well as the opening of the largest CD-i collection in the world,...
View ArticleMega Maze and Othello on CD-i mix up the same catalogue number on test discs...
CD-i member Omegalfa from The World of CD-i turns his website more and more into a preservation project for CD-i titles, the same as what we have on Archive.org, albeit not watermarked. Omegalfa still...
View Article'La Redoute' (mail-order company in France) produced another spring 1996...
La Redoute was/is a French mailorder company on fashion (it still exists today) and in the Nineties they adopted CD-i by creating an interactive fashion catalogue. We discovered a first edition last...
View ArticleAccording to UK CD-i Magazine #2, the CD-i game 'Secret name of Ra' was...
We have a prototype of The Secret Name of Ra and we always thought this game was never released on CD-i. According to an issue of cd-i magazine (UK issue 2) back in 1993, this game was only released in...
View ArticleRare CD+Graphics Collection #1 - Multi Karaoke / 1 Disc > All Systems > Go! /...
Thanks to CD-i member Orando Arroyo and the CD+Graphics Museum we've learnt a lot more about this obscure limited format from the '80s. As you know, CD-i was compatible with CD+Graphics as well and it...
View ArticlePictures (stills) from a TV item about the launch of CD-i in the US (aired...
In a classic TV item, G. Bastiaens from Philips Nederland promoted CD-i in a pre-launch article. This article shows some classic views on the CD-i 180 player in a household setting. Back then, this was...
View ArticleThe software CD-i Emulator is great, but every now and then it's good to test...
The original hardware CD-i Emulators were used back in the day to develop CD-i titles on while not having to burn (waste) a CD-R disc every time to test a small update. These CD-i hardware Emulators...
View ArticleAccelerator had the most protracted development cycle of any CD-i game
Accelerator has a very convoluted history. It was initially written by a student Ben Sugden on a working vacation to SPC Vision. He designed the core concept of the game but left it in an unfinished...
View ArticleRare CD-i Records #98: These Korean CD-i's might open up a new region for the...
It's interesting to see that CD-i was active in quite some more regions that we are mostly looking into. One example which is recently discovered is the Arabian region with an exclusive Knowlogy CD-i...
View ArticleThe Philips CD-i's BO prototype arrived at the Home Computer Museum as well...
Have you visited the Home Computer Museum in Helmond, The Netherlands? Not only does it host the biggest CD-i collection worldwide, it is also organizing our CD-i Communuty Day on December 3,...
View ArticleThe planned 1988 launch line-up of CD-i looked a lot different compared to...
Another never-happened CD-i that was planned to be released around 1989 adds to the original plans to release CD-i a lot earlier than the actual 1991 release date. History shows that Philips was...
View ArticleRare CD-i Records #99 - AIM Test Disc (Sample, not playable)
CD-i member Steep Haywire is sharing more of his beautiful CD-i collection and this title is another unique CD-i treasure, while it is actually non-playable. We have seen more CD-i discs that are not...
View Article'The World of CD-i' reviews a copy of the unreleased CD-i title 'Felix the...
j Did you know you can play the unreleased CD-i title 'Felix the Cat' in the Home Computer Museum in Helmond? It is another CD-i title that never saw the light of day, but a few prototypes are...
View ArticleMore interesting and rare CD-i's straight from the collection of...
More scans are underway of rare CD-i titles as you see them here from the collection Dynamic-Gaming-Twinz. Next to the Hot Cold CD-i disc and Philips Honderd, we see the XDRA Karaoke version and the...
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