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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.
Bowser has taken over the Mushroom Kingdom - he's captured Princess Toadstool and is holding her in one of the seven hotels in the kingdom. Only you and Mario can free the Princess but you'll have to battle Koopas, Parabombs, Banzai Bill, Spiney, Monty, Pat the Bat and other nefarious nasties!
'Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get.' Like the movie itself, this line from Forrest Gump became an instant classic and the inspiration to millions of people worldwide. Tom Hanks gives an astonishing performance as Forrest in this acclaimed film from director Robert Zemeckis that rocketed to box-office history and touched the hearts of filmgoers like no other movie. Through three turbulent decades, Forrest rides a tide of events that whisks him from physical disability to football stardom, from Vietnam hero to shrimp tycoon, from White House honours to the arms of his one true love.
A time machine warps Fred Flintsone into the future and George Jetson into the past! It's a highly original CD-I adventure! With creatures and contraptions truly out of George and Fred's worlds! Come and play- you make the choices and animated surprises are sure to follow!
2142 AD and special agent Conrad Hart is in trouble. Having discovered Earth is being invaded by Aliens, he is captures and his memory erased. Left for dead on a distant planet, as Conrad you must survive and make it back to Earth to stop the invading forces.
The Earth is under attack. The evil Guardian's forces are in control. Only a few continue to resist and only you can help. Your mission is to survive the dangers of CyberCity, fight your way to the train and destroy the guardians planet. Beware, things are not what they seem. Escape from CyberCity is the first CD-Interactive action adventure to utilize full-cel-animation, giving the player the feeling of starring in a fast action motion picture. This beautifully animated production features a dynamic, high impact soundtrack and complete interactive play.
Uby the French chef has a wonderful kitchen where he stores hundreds of features to cook up his faces. There are eyes and ears in cupboards, noses in the refrigerator, mouths in the freezer and hats under the sink. With the help of your imagination Uby flies about mixing features into his bowl to create the craziest and funniest faces you can devise.
Two clever tricksters convince the Emperor they can weave the finest cloth ever seen. And the garments they'll make from it will be invisible to anyone lacking intelligence! As the work progresses, who has the courage to speak the truth? This delightful version of one of Hans Christian Andersen's best loved tales is told by John Gielgud, with music by Mark Isham. In addition to engrossing storytelling, this interactive experience offers a detailed parents' guide which will help you enrich your child's learning experience.
A catastrophe is about to strike Earth. Population expansion, environmental devastation and plummeting food production are rapidly threatening global civilisation and the survival of life itself. Only the U.N. Agency ECOM (Environmental Command) can prevent disaster. That's why the world look to YOU.
This game requires the Digital Video Cartridge to play.
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The lovely Princess Daphne has been kidnapped by the evil wizard Mordroc. She's been whisked away to be placed in the charge of a wicked fire-breathing Dragon called Singe. You must lead Dirk, our hapless hero, through Mordroc's castle. Help Dirk defeat the monsters lurking in every room.
Aesop's Fables have been handed down from generation to generation. Now, 12 of these wonderful tales have been given a contemporary look and feel through CDi. Stories with a moral, and stunning graphics and animation, are complemented by the narration of Danny Glover and an original score by Jazz great Ron Carter. The CDi technology allows children to move at their own pace, choosing the fables they want in any order they choose. And each moral is explained so that kids and parents can understand it's timeless meaning.
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