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Chronicle #24 – Abrunhosa & Bandemónio

The World of CD-i Chronicles #24

Here is the 1st review of a Digital Video on CD-i title, that means you will need the Digital Video Cartridge to play this title.
As I am Portuguese, I had to start with a Portuguese CD-i release of course, a Portuguese exclusive title.
I am not a fan of Abrunhosa & Bandemónio music as I do not like his way to sing (just like if he talk instead of singing…).

Thank you Alan Bradford for offering me this title. Alan was the owner of Philips CD-i Zone Facebook page, now used by someone else without asking for permission to use it…

SOME HISTORY:
Pedro Abrunhosa & Bandemónio developed by C.I.T.I. in 1995, the very first Portuguese Multimeda dedicated to music and video for CD-i.
Today he is doing a solo career. The Bandemónio ended in 2010.
C.I.T.I. with a good experience on CD-i titles has been chosen to release this title that provide a very good amount of multimedia resource and options!

Read the article here.


Chronicle #23 – CD-i Remote Oty07

The World of CD-i Chronicles #23

This is a totally different chronicle as we are going to see this unique CD-i remote.

Created by the German company Strolo Datentechnik GmbH back in 1996, this wireless CD-i remote is for sure absolutely rare. Thanks to RetroMan who sent some pictures of it, we can now watch closely some details.
We are talking about the CD-i remote Oty07 (OTY 07).

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CD-i 450 Optical Drive & Timekeeper Repair

The World of CD-i Chronicle #22

I bought a CD-i 450 player in February (when the World was still “normal”) as 2nd hand.
The player wasn’t reading any discs and the Timekeeper was dead.
Here we are going to solve all those  problems, together!

Read the full article here!


New Title Addition – Spartiti Interattivi per Chitarra Rock

Our Italian contributor, Marco Parisio Java keeps sending to us more and more Italian titles versions and Italian exclusives titles.
Today we present to you Spartiti Interattivi per Chitarra Rock, this is a very interesting title as it is a Karaoke title but in a very special way…
You can choose between 2 kind of karaoke styles:
– Voice Karaoke
– Guitar Karaoke

If you use to play guitar, this title is definitely for you!

The available songs are:
. Please Please Me (J. Lennon – P. Mc Cartney)
. Ask Me Why (J. Lennon – P. Mc Cartney)
. Daniel (E. John – B. Taupin)
. Your Song (E. John – B. Taupin)
. Fernando (B. Andersson – B. Ulvaeus – S. Anderson)
. Waterloo (B. Andersson – B. Ulvaeus – S. Anderson)
. I’ll Be There For You (J. Bon Jovi – R. Sambora)
. Living In Sin (J. Bon Jovi)
. Wonderful World (A. Fornaciari)
. Diamante (F. De Gregori)

Thank you Marco!


Chronicle #21 – Escape from CyberCity® – Review

The World of CD-i Chronicles #21

Here is Escape from Cybercity® a Hard to Hell game!
This game is the reason why I have a CD-i! When I saw the back cover with the full motion pictures… Man… I need to get a CD-i! I bought the game before having the player!

SOME HISTORY:
Released in 1992 by Fathom Pictures and published by American Interactive Media (AIM), this is based “Galaxy Express 999”. Another version was released on LaserDisc caller “Freedom Fighters”, with some difference (more animations between action scenes).

Read the full article here.