The world of CD-i – The world is interactive again!

CD-izi Authoring Tool Open-Source Project

Posted on 23/06/2019 by omegalfa

This is maybe the most ambitious Open-Source Project of all time for CD-i… The most important of all…
If we manage to accomplish CD-izi authoring tool project, we will be able to bring new programmers to develop new homebrew CD-i titles!
The objective is to give to any interested developer the opportunity to use it as simplest as possible.

Specifications required:
– Windows 7/8/10 compatible.
– Ready assets (drag & drop).
– Much easier than Balboa libraries.
– No professional CD-i player needed.
– Easy layout and intuitive functions.
– Output directly testable on a CD-i emulator (no disc burning needed).
– Updatable software (no new download required).

To participate on this project, use the Official Forum Section and leave there all your ideas and thoughts. You can also send e-mails for a more private contact.
The page will be updated with all the new contributions that we think CD-izi will need.

A World of possibilities!

Posted on 20/06/2019 by omegalfa

After more than 2 months after the opening of The World of CD-i, visitors and members got lot of things to discover.
It is now time to show you what a registered user can really do by interacting directly to the site!

Most of our users have a new role in the site, they are contributors, that means they can now add information to the site.
If you are a contributor, then you can add incomplete information from existing title file or add new titles not registered yet, add your own covers scans, screenshots, videos, etc…

The criteria to get this status is defined by the activity of the user (forum posts, comments, visits frequency) and the level of trust between him and The World of CD-i.
You will receive an email to inform that your status level have been improved from subscriber to contributor.
Please verify your spam box.

Learn how to do contribute!

CD-i goodies for all tastes!

Posted on 14/06/2019 by omegalfa

TEEPUBLIC is based in New York (USA) and it’s the world’s largest marketplace for independent creators to sell their work on the highest-quality merchandise.
An independent artist is paid with each purchase made on TeePublic. Since 2013, independent artists on TeePublic have earned around the globe.
They got the idea to sell products with Philips CD-i logo and I really love this idea!
You can choose about 26 different T-shirts colours, or just buy other goodies like:
Coffe Mug, Travvel Mug, Hardcover Handbook, Spiral Notebook, Tote, Pillow, Phone Case, Lapetop Case, Baseball T-Shirt, Long Sleeve T-Shirt, Crewneck Sweatshirt, Tank Top, Hoodie and finally there own homemade sticker logo design!

Get your goodie right now for a good cause!

Thank you “CD-i Guy” @Philips_CDi from Twitter for this info!

New Team members @ The World of CD-i

Posted on 08/06/2019 by omegalfa

At The World of CD-i, each team member knows exactly what to do.
We are in constant contact each other, to define new projects and areas to work on.
That is why we proudly announce 2 new official team members for his respective target.

CD-i Fan, the Emulator creator.
He will exclusively work on the Title Development section, under the Open-Source project, and of course continue with BurnCycle (emulator tester) to make a better experience of his Emulator.

Alan_CDiZone the biggest CD-i lover I ever know!
He will provide some experience of his incredibly huge collection and other material to the site database.
He is the man behind the now sadly closed Philips CD-i Zone Facebook page. He is a very busy man, but he will for sure answer you as soon as possible.

Title Development:
CD-i Fan
English, Nederlands
cdifan@theworldofcdi.com

Titles Information:
Alan_CDiZone
English
alan_cdizone@theworldofcdi.com

Philips CD-i Backup Guide

Posted on 30/05/2019 by omegalfa

We proudly upload our famous Philips CD-i Backup Guide under PDF format! 16 pages full of information in a “Do it Yourself” way.
Written by Blurb69 back in 2004, it is now updated to version 3.0.
The objective of the guide was and still is, to avoid using your original titles. We all know the difficulty to find CD-i titles due to high prices and the rarity of some of them. Using a copy of your own discs, you will protect your personal collection!

What’s new on version 3.0?
– Updated new website logo.
– Updated website links.
– Updated all freeware and shareware download links.
– Updated all tests under windows 7 with new screenshots.
– Added “What’s new?”.
– Translation of the Guide to French.

The French version was asked by so many people that it was impossible not to do it for them.

Download Now!
– English version
– French version

Leonardo Da Vinci 500 years death celebrating

Posted on 29/05/2019 by omegalfa

The world is celebrating 500 years after the death of a Great Master.
Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) was a painter, architect, inventor, and student of all things scientific.
Born in Italy (Vinci) and died in France (Clos-Lucé). He past his all life in investing everything around him and invents many things that only today we able to reproduce.
His most famous work is La Gioconda, best known as Mona Lisa.

Why am I talking about him? What Leonardo Da Vinci has to see with CD-i?
EVERYTHING of course!
As an inventor, just like Philips, he was always ahead of its time, just like CD-i was.

Part of his work was also involved into the human anatomy, and this is why we want to celebrate the 500 years of his death with The Human Body, a Multimedia CD-i title based on Leonardo Da Vinci work, it will show you everything you need to know about the most complex and perfect mechanism in the universe.

Special thanks to Marco Parisio Java for the title covers.

Latest additions on the site

Posted on 29/05/2019 by omegalfa

The World of CD-i website is in constant updates.
We are always adding information like new titles, covers, screenshots, videos, etc…
Our website members are a great value for us, this is why we encourage you to register, this way you’ll be able to add yourself new stuff. We always add credits to our contributors!

The latest titles additions are:
Games
NFL – The Ultimate Football Collection – Triple Pack

Multimedia
A National Parks Tour (credits: Arethius_Rgc)
ADI Klasse 1+2 – Mathe
Around Hollywood
Kursbuch Gesundheit
n-tv 1995 – Gut zu Wissen
The Human Body (credits: Marco Parisio Java)

CD-i Music
The Downhome Blues
The Uptown Blues

Video-CD Music
Opera Imaginaire (credits: Thorsbabelis)
U2 – Rattle and Hum

DV on CD-i Music
Andrew Lloyd Webber – The Premiere Collection Encore
Bon Jovi – Keep The Faith
Cure – Show
Sting – Ten Summoner’s Tales

Demo
CD-i Demonstratie Disc
CD-i World
A Title Sampler

The latest covers additions are:
Games
Asterix® – Caesar’s Challenge (credits: Marco Parisio Java – Italian covers)
Burn Cycle (credits: Marco Parisio Java – Italian covers)
Do you remember the 60’s? (credits: Marco Parisio Java)
GO (credits: Marco Parisio Java – Italian covers)
NFL – Hall of Fame Football
Super Test (credits: Marco Parisio Java)

Kids
Il Tesoro dell’Isola dei Giochi (credits: Marco Parisio Java)
Stickybear® – Family Fun (credits: Marco Parisio Java)

CD-i Music
Rhythm Maker (credits: Arethius_Rgc)

Unreleased
Taco’s Toyroom Troopers (credits: Bas)
Tank Doodle (credits: Bas)

A Special Thanks to our contributors Arethius_Rgc, Marco Parisio Java, Bas and Thorsbabelis!
More is coming… 😉

CD-i emulation

Posted on 27/05/2019 by omegalfa

Emulation is the term used when you want to make something work from a specific system, using something that is not the original platform.
In our case, play a CD-i title without the need of any dedicated player.

This quest isn’t new. Back to the early days of the interactive system development, Philips tried many ways to emulate CD-i titles to make it easier to develop new titles.

Find out all the different ways to emulate a CD-i title using a software.
Some of them are abandoned by their creator, others are still under development.

Donation to the site

Posted on 27/05/2019 by omegalfa

The world of CD-i is a free website and it will stay this way. But some money is needed to keep it running year after year, that is why a yellow donation logo as been added in the upper right side of the page. By clicking on it you will be able to contribute to the cost of this huge resource website maintenance.

We ask your help for any contribution you may be able to offer.
We don’t need a huge amount but the sufficient to keep running the site.

People who pay/contribute for something always need to know why they do that, this also applies to this case.

We need to pay:
– The server and keep it in good health.
– Domain name registration.
– WordPress wiki system and plugins.

What we offer:
– A free navigation advertisements experience, no popup opening windows!
– A continued website updates with tons of new stuff like titles info, screenshots, scanned covers and videos.

Give what you want, from 1€ to whatever you like, the extra money we get will be invest on paid extensions for a better experience over the site. Donate with PayPal or donate with a Debit or Credit Card.

We also accept any other kind of donation. If you have CD-i related material like player, accessories or titles.
All we receive will be posted in the news pages. A repair article will be done if needed, juts like a review of a title.

Visiting the site, if you find missing info about a title you own, please let us know by contacting us.

The World of CD-i team thank you very much for any contribution you may make.