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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.
It is the Age of Chivalry. A time of maidens in distress and black-hearted villains. king Richard has been murdered and all of England is engaged in civil war. Amidst the growing chaos, the Saxon Lords have rallied around your banner and chosen you to lead them in the fight against the hated Normans, Victory will not come easily. Your skills with sword and lance will be thoroughly tested. Your skills with sword and lance will be thoroughly tested. Your ability to inspire your men in the dark times ahead could be the difference between victory and defeat. Heart pounding action, majestic tournaments, heroic battles and beautiful maidens await those bold enough to venture forth as Defender of the Crown.
We have no idea what's out there but whatever it is, it isn't friendly. Take no chances, shoot anything that moves. It took Argonaut 3 years to cram this Double CD full of stunningly rendered 3D environments. Play this eerie, creepy game at night with the lights out and your headphones on. If you dare!
Dark Castle looms over the landscape like a plague. Its evil ruler, the Black Knight mist be defeated. And you're the only candidate to do it. First you'll have to make your way through chambers of nasty hazards. The castle guards are hunting you, plague infested rats and bats attack, the Dragon breathes scorching fire, the Torturer wants to get you, and the Wizard may or may not aid you with a spell. Award Winning Dark Castle is a fast paced action game with full digital sound, amazingly rich resolution and well crafted animation. As the hero, you will bound through the castle, surmounting hair raising obstacles, eluding death and ultimately becoming the victor!
Prepare yourself for hours of fun and facial mayhem with Caricature. With a few simple clicks on the CDi controllers you can distort, disfigure or improve some very famous faces from our library of one hundred photos on this disc. Included in these are royalty, politicians, sports personalities and celebrities.
Big Box version complete with 8 Crayola Crayons, and signed by Julie Walters.
Box:
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£20.00
Manual:
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£20.00
Enter the most colourful world a child could ever imagine. The Crayon Factory, and extraordinary interactive environment where kids play and learn! Each existing trip to the Crayon Factory is a new experience, loaded with fun-filled activities that help your child develop critical learning skills. Narrated by Julie Walters.
Connect Four is the ideal game for the entire family. The games are quick and the rules are simple: take turns trying to connect four of your playing pieces horizontally, vertically or diagonally. But you can't place them anywhere - the pieces will drop until they hit another piece or the bottom of a column - so you'll have to think ahead. The games get tougher as you get better.
Swingin' soul tunes and the artists who sang them come alive on your TV screen. Sea of Love, The Girl from Ipanema, The Stroll and It's a Man's World are just few of the eighteen top charted tracks from the 50's and 60s featured on this fully interactive disc. Mercury Records presents The Cool Oldies Jukebox.
Discover what really happened at Arlington Hall, the famous Cluedo mansion. Why was Mr Boddy murdered? Who had the motive. and opportunity? Where is the weapon hidden? Watch the drama unfold in the film as you witness the events of that fateful weekend. Question the suspects, and explore the house for hidden evidence.
The entire twenty-six volume Compton's Encyclopaedia comes to life on your television! You can instantly access high resolution visuals, CD quality sound, and exciting video and audio segments! Travel to the past in a Time Machines. or around today's world in an interactive world atlas. Listen to the music of Bach or Vivaldi. Examine the valves of a beating heart, Watch man's first steps on the moon.
This game can be used with the peace keeper revolver
Box:
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£12.00
Manual:
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£12.00
You have been chosen to repel the attacks of the Kesh Rhan extra terrestrials who are threatening Earth. In command of a space fighter you will travel through universes in full screen synthesized images, going from the island of Manhattan to the heart of a virtual reality computer, reaching ultimately the pitfalls of outer space. Quick, take the controls, there is not a minute to be wasted.
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