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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.
Introducing the first Rainbow disc one CD that will play on audio players, Mac and Windows computers and CD-I players. Hang out with the Cranberries as they share 5 previously unreleased tracks, concert footage, home videos, interviews, song lyrics and photos.
Bill (Alex Winter) and Ted (Keanu Reeves) are about to make the most awesome triumphant comeback in Rock ‘n Roll history. When the heinous De Nomols dispatches evil Bill and Ted robots to totally kill the San Dimas duo not only is the future of the universe at stake but, there’s like no way, these Wyld Stallynz can win Battle of the Bands!
Remember the good old days spending hours behind the arcade machine? These days are back ‘Arcade Classics’ has 3 all time classic games form the time that game play was number 1: Ms. Pac-Man, Galaxian and Galaga!
As Marvin the apprentice of the great wizard Gandorf S Wandburner III you’ve not been having a good week. You must undertake all the dangerous tasks that the wizard cannot be bothered to do himself. This Platform game is the story of a week in your life.
If it's war you want, it's war you're going to get! Targeting the Drug King Lopez and his entire drug distribution chain is truly an international war. Drug Wars is a multi-level action thriller that will take you through it all, from small town traffickers to big city cartels. You'll fight international drug runners on the border. And, if you're shooting skills are good enough, you'll be assigned to South America to destroy the source and capture Lopez.
This is it! Stunningly rendered worlds: Mine World, Water World, Future World. Escape the maze and try to survive the surround sound ride. Your average speed is 140kmhour. This game never slows down.
Innocent dinosaurs have become mindless zombies, controlled b y the evil Harry the Harrier and his alien Brain Blobs. But all is not lost. Wise-cracking Dexter the Dinodroid has managed to escape, brining to Earth the incredible Time Machine. His goal: 'Lets kick some Brain!'. Travel back in the Time Machine 200 million years. Locate each dinosaur before the Brain Blobs take control. Stop them from destroying unsuspecting humans in your hometown. Dexter will help you along with the Time Machine's invaluable Dino Encyclopaedia containing everything you need to know to save the planet.
Zenith is the most addictive 3D pinball game ever. You control the rotating ball while attempting to gain bonus points - but watch out for the acid it will kill you! And Zenith is packed with features including Teleports, Extra Balls, Fuel Cells, Death Beams, Flippers, Shields, Low Gravity, Fly Mode and more. Includes six levels, allows for up to four players. Game-Pad controller recommended.
When King Harkinian vanishes on a mission to save Gameleon, Link takes off to rescue him. But soon Link is also missing, and Zelda must free them both from their evil captors. This action adventure arcade style game features seventy playfields, including palaces, forests, swamps, and a mysterious fairy pool. An awesome array of ninety amazing characters will talk to you in full animation. Confront sword wielding Stalfos, Floating Ghini, Dreaded Dodongos, Pinching Gohma and much more. You'll have a blast smashing your enemies into utter disgrace!
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