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The Compact Disc-Interactive (CD-I, later CD-i) is a digital optical disc data storage format as well as a hardware platform, co-developed and marketed by Dutch company Philips and Japanese company Sony.
In 1991, the first Philips CD-i machine aimed at consumers hit the shelves. Unlike the gaming-focused consoles that Nintendo and Sega were marketing, the Philips CD-i positioned itself as the...
In 1991 Philips created the Philips CD-i 210 as a multimedia system capable of playing Interactive CD-i software discs, Audio CDs, CD+G (CD+Graphics), VCDs (Video CDs) and Karaoke CDs. You could essentially enjoy different types of media on the same machine.
This is a list of games made on the CD-i format, [1] [2] [3] organised alphabetically by name. It includes cancelled games as well as actual releases. There are currently 208 games on this list; the vast majority were published by Philips Interactive Media.
This is an in-depth look at the Philips CD-i console and the VHS-like 220 model in particular where I discuss the best games, controllers, different models, ...
The Philips CD-i has the ability to render rich 2D graphics and smooth, full motion video. The high-quality video output makes the graphics look particularly sharp. Unfortunately, few titles took full advantage of the CD-i's graphic capabilities.
The Philips CD-I was one of the earliest gaming system to have remarkable features of web browsing, online play, subscriptions and e-mail. Initially it was created to provide more operations than an audio CD player or a simple game console, at a lower price than a desktop with a CD-Rom at the time.
While there are a few fan sites and databases about the CD-i, there's not much in terms of actual game reviews or recommendations, especially for some of the more obscure titles, so I decided I'd try to play them all myself and do a written review of each.
Wiki for the Philips CD-i systems and related hardware and software.
Total Philips CD-i reviews: 52. Screen shots courtesy of Old Games, Dimo's Quest, The Black Moon Project, YouTube, Moby Games, The World of CD-i. [Back to Top] Philips CD-i reviews written with historical perspective, humor, and a passion for gaming.