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We will be open again at the start of December.
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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.
Everybody knew Brer Rabbit was the sassiest of creatures. But no one was prepared for what happened after Brer Fox tried to fricassee him for dinner! The hilarious battle of wits and the way in which Brer Rabbit finally triumphs make for a classic tale.
The annual Country Fair is coming to Bear Country, but no one has time to take Brother and Sister. Oh boy, are the Bear Cubs going to be upset! So Mama agrees to let them prove they can be responsible enough to go to the fair on their own. Children can join this story and visit delightful locations with over twenty games and learning activities and nine new songs.
Director Ridley Scott, who created two of Hollywood's most impactful and stylish adventure thrillers, Alien and Blade Runner, hits the mark again with Black Rain. Academy Award winner Michael Douglas and Andy Garcia play New York cops whose job to escort vicious assassin back to his native Japan leads the two Americans into Osaka's exotic underworld and straight into the centre of a raging brutal 'Yakuza' gangland battle.
The wondrous story of Beauty and the Beast is marvellously told by Mia Farrow, with entrancing music by Ernest Troost. this enchanting tale is set in a rich and glowing palace ruled by a beastly creature. Could anyone ever love such a Beast? Only a shy, beautiful girl who wants to save her Fathers life, and learns that what we are all bout to discover - to trust your heart and not your eyes.
You command a fleet of five ships. Your mission is to seek and destroy your enemy's ships before he destroys yours! Place your ships wherever you like or use the Deploy feature to automatically place them for you. Now seek out your enemy and destroy him!
CDi Backgammon contains everything you need to play a game of backgammon: board, pieces, dice, doubling cube, even opponents! Your CDi player is ready anytime you feel like a quick game. Backgammon provides three animated opponents, each with a different skill level. Backgammon is easy to play. unsure of the rules? Backgammon prevents illegal moves. Can't decide which move is best? You can always get a hint. Change your mind? Just take your move back! You can also compete with friends, with your CDi acting as an impartial referee.
The parole officer has just made you an offer you cannot refuse. 'Shut down the reactor at the heart of the Atlantis resort and you can have your freedom'. Your reply. 'Where's my rocket launcher?' Twenty levels of mindless blasting!
Julius Caesar doesn't find it funny. Not at all! He has decided to stop our friends from leaving their village. Take up the challenge launched by Caesar!
The count has a nifty number game that you can play in his castle! Help him solve number riddles and find his friendly bats. Ernie and Bert want to share their toys with you! Listen to the radio with Bert and play a game with Ernie.
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