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Philips CDI
The CD-i or Compact Disc Interactive is the name of an interactive multimedia CD player developed and marketed by Royal Philips Electronics N.V. CD-i also refers to the multimedia Compact Disc standard utilized by the CD-i console, also known as Green Book, which was co-developed by Philips and Sony in 1986. The first Philips CD-i player, released in 1991 and initially priced around USD $400, was capable of playing interactive CD-i discs, Audio CDs, CD+G (CD+Graphics), Karaoke CDs, and Video CDs (VCDs), though the last required an optional "Digital Video Card" to provide MPEG-1 decoding.
Early software releases in the CD-i format focused heavily on educational and self-improvement titles, with only a handful of video games, many of them adaptations of board games like "Connect Four". The most popular games for the system were The 7th Guest and Burn: Cycle. Later attempts to develop a foothold in the games market were rendered irrelevant by the arrival of cheaper and more powerful consoles, such as the Sony PlayStation. CD-i is noted for the release of several spinoffs of popular Nintendo video games featuring characters typically seen only on Nintendo consoles, although those games were not developed by Nintendo.
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Hotel Mario was a puzzle game that featured Super Mario Bros. characters and three Legend of Zelda games were released: Link: The Faces of Evil, Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon and Zelda's Adventure. Nintendo and Philips had secured an agreement to co-develop a CD-ROM enhancement for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, and Philips was contractually allowed to continue using Nintendo characters after the deal fell through.
Although extensively marketed by Philips, consumer interest in CD-i titles remained low. By 1994, sales of CD-i systems had begun to slow, and in 1998 the product line was dropped. With the home market exhausted, Philips tried with little success to position the technology as a tool for kiosks and industrial multimedia.
Civilisation is in decay. Teams of bionic warriors rule the ravaged capitals of the world. But now a human challenge has been issued - YOU! Only you have the speed and skill to beat the mutants and triumph the Mutant Rampage.
Aesop's fables enter the 21st Century in an exciting new format, CD-Interactive! Twelve more tales that have entertained and taught countless generations are brought to today's kids through the beautiful narration of Danny Glover and the music of Jazz great Ron Carter. Not only are the stories told, but the morals are explained.
This animated activity book artfully combines the pleasures of hearing and seeing nursery rhymes and with the fun of picking out hidden objects! Your children will be charmed by the classic picture book illustrations and the voice of A&M recording artist Linda Arnold. Kids can choose from a selection of twenty-six popular Mother Goose rhymes.
This game requires the Digital Video Cartridge to play. This game can be used with the Peace Keeper revolver.
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£16.00
There's trouble in old Tuscon, Mad Dog McCree and his gang have kidnapped the mayor's daughter and locked up the sheriff. Blaze your way into town, and blast the desperados in a classic live action shooting game that takes you straight into the streets of the old west. Amazing live action digital video.
This game requires the Digital Video Cartridge to play. This game can be used with the Peace Keeper revolver.
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£0.00
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£0.00
Step back into the Old West in this action-packed adventure that pits you against the meanest desperados ever to ride the range. Mad Dog's back! And only you can stop him. Choose one of three guides and fight your way through a variety of trails in your quest to find the lost gold and return it to the old lodge where you'll face the longest interactive gun battle ever filmed!
Virgin and Cyro are proud to present a truly stunning CDi experience. The Lost Eden, an alternative prehistoric past where man and dinosaur co-exist. You are the star in this beautifully rendered first person perspective adventure. You must travel four continents and meet more than twelve different species of dinosaur each with it's own distinct personality. It is your goal to restore the peace that once allowed man and beast to live harmoniously You must find the secret to travelling the lands of Eden, engaging the help of the dinosaurs and to rebuilding lost citadels.
Award winning author Mercer Mayer's Little Monster come to CDi with his family and favourite friends. Children can follow Little Monster for a playful animated adventure with original songs, or interact with practically every object on the screen for creative and comical purposes.
Poor Mutt has to journey through the underworld to collect the Mystic Pizza of plenty. He has to battle the horrors of the Labyrinth of Chaos, over 5 fiendishly difficult levels and through 40 ghastly chambers of challenges! And you thought you'd had a bad day!
Ganon and his minions have seized the peaceful island of Koridai and imprisoned Zelda. Only Link can defeat Ganon. To do so, he must conquer the hideous Faces of Evil. Each more diabolic than the one before. Against all odds, Zelda must be freed and Koridai returned to harmony. This fast paced Arcade style game features 70 playfields. The friendlist and the meanest of 90 astonishing characters will talk to you in full animation. Encounter the spear throwing Molblin, rock splitting Octoroks and much more!
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