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The Philips CD-i is celebrating his 30 years of lunch in Europe!
To mark the day, the Home Computer Museum in Helmond (The Netherlands) has prepared an event, a BIG one!
Jorg Kennis, who was behind the ICDIA website a few years ago, loaned his complete CD-i collection to this museum, including more than 1500 titles, accessories and almost all different CD-i players. Other people from all around the world also offered other CD-i material. As far as I know, this is the only place on earth where you can visit the largest CD-i collection, and I know you don’t want to miss it!
The official exhibit opening!

Sunday, 22th of May 2022
11:00 am
The Home Computer Museum
The Netherlands

You will be able to play some titles, talk to ex CD-i developers from The Vision Factory company (The Apprentice, Lucky Luke, etc…), Philips employees and other incredible surprises you just can’t imagine…
Come and meet amazing people!
You can buy your ticket right here!

Robert Dale Smith, from controlleradapter.com the usual suspect, is now making the final tests with his new CDi2SNES splitter adapter!
We all know the price nowadays of a CD-i gamepad or touchpad, so if you want to play a 2 player game, just image the investment you will make…
With this new adapter, you will be able to connect two SNES (Super Nintendo) controllers and enjoy playing against your friends!

This time, Robert Dale Smith didn’t worked alone to design and develop this adapter. He worked with Fragol Tech, specialised in Consoles Mods, both are making a strong team with a great future for more upcoming CD-i stuff!

The World of CD-i Chronicle #11

You have some 2 players games but never experienced them by playing in 2 players mode?
Don’t worry, you have not the only one, this is actually a very common situation, and for many reasons… but believe me, you don’t know what you are missing!
The first one is because a CD-i gamepad is expensive, so imagine having 2 gamepads…
The 2nd one is because not all CD-i players allow you to connect 2 controllers without the need of a special accessory.

Let’s create your own CD-i Port Splitter for 2 player games!

Read the full article here!

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.

Let’s talk about one the rarest CD-i game you can find out there, Golgo 13, a Japanese title published by Japan Interactive Media (JIM) back in 1992. It is completely in Japanese and its owner, Alan_CDiZone (one of the biggest CD-i collector I know) wrote this review for The World of CD-i.
Hopefully our Community is big enough to find someone able to read Japanese, I am talking about VAN-Gluon of course! A living legend!

Golgo 13 – Review

A big shoutout for them!
Thank you both for your excellent work!

This collection is for now, known with 172 titles, but more may exist.

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This is one of the 4 available titles that will turn your television into your favourite screen!
Schöner Fernsehen – Aquarium created in 1995 by WestCom is a German exclusive title.
With this title, your television will turns into an ocean!
Underwater videos, waves, fishes, all in Full Motion Video.

Schöner Fernsehen – Kaminfeuer
Schöner Fernsehen – Meeresbrandung
Schöner Fernsehen – Vogelparadies
Schöner Fernsehen – Aquarium

Rosewood from Retrostuff told us it is a Video-CD and not a CD-i title.
We can clearly see “Compact Disc Interactive” on the disc spo I asked Blurb69 to verify this point and he confirmed it. We have updated the database entries from the 4 titles and have completed all the missing cover scans.
The fact of the “Compact Disc Interactive” being on the disc and the “Digital Video on CD-i” on the cover is just to show the compatibility and not the exclusivity.
So, it isn’t also a CD-i Bridge, even if you can see “Windows Compatible” due to the fact it is indeed a Video-CD.

Thank you once again Blazers & Seventy7 for the contribution.

This is one of the 4 available titles that will turn your television into your favourite screen!
Schöner Fernsehen – Vogelparadies created in 1995 by WestCom is a German exclusive title.
With this title, your television will turns into a Bird Paradise!
Underwater videos, waves, fishes, all in Full Motion Video.

Title translation:
Nice Television – Bird Paradise.