Uncategorized – The world of CD-i

CD-i Quizard MCU boards now available!

Team Europe that have developped the MCU’s board and also responsable for the MCU’s decapping proudly announced on there blog that some boards are ready for you!

You can read the article dedicated to the MCU’s decapping right here!
The price is 45€ and you can count with 15€ for shipping cost in Europe. The payment method is PayPal and if there is still available boards, the shipment is very quick!
For now the board doesn’t includes Quizard 2, but a further release of the MCU is planned. An important fact to remember… All Quizards titles are only in German!
To play the games you will need the CD-i discs of the corresponding MCU placed on the board, original discs aren’t needed as you can easily find ISO’s other the internet.

How to buy?
Comment his blog’s article and ask for one (or more…)

The package will contain:– Interface-board (ready to use)
– 1x Arduino MEGA case.
– 3x MCU’s (for Version 1, 3 and 4 – GERMAN)
– 1x serial cable

Let’s take a closer look ate the board:If you have or are able to get an arcade cabinet, with this board, you can connect to external buttons and recreate the sensation of the glory days!

Great work Team Europe!

Chronicle #11 – Make your own CD-i Port Splitter for 2 player games!

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!

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.

New Addition – Schöner Fernsehen – Aquarium

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.

New Addition – Schöner Fernsehen – Vogelparadies

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.

One Arabian School CD-i disc discovered

I found this title right after Blazers explained on our forum how he discovered his beautiful Knowlogy CD-i player.
I am in touch with people who worked on those titles, let’s see if we can get more information about those 103 different Arabian CD-i titles.

It says:

General Agent: Saudi Knowledge Company, Abanami Commercial Center, Salah El Din Al Ayoubi Road.
6th Grade of Primary School
Ministry of Acquaintance
Knowlogy – Knowledge
GP61
Year 1997

As the 103 titles are for School Grades from 1 to 12, this specific disc is for Grade 6th.
We have to discover if the GP61 have something to see with the Grade 6.

More info soon…

REVIEW – Iberoamerica (4 titles)

I really enjoy writing reviews, but when we are talking about different kind of titles, especially Multimedia ones, the need to share my experience with all of you is even bigger.

It took me two complete weeks to write it as we are talking about 4 titles. Tons of screenshots and image edition has been released to give you the best overview as possible of this very rare complete set of 4 titles.
I want you to feel just like you was playing the title yourself.

I was going crazy (literally) with those 4 titles… tons of screenshots and editing… which one is from which title… I don’t think I will review again 4 titles at the same time!

About them, many of you already know the existence of Iberoamerica – 500 Años Despues (500 Years After), this is a set of 4 titles sold separately:
Iberoamerica – Descubra un Continente
Iberoamerica – Descubra su Historia
Iberoamerica – Huellas del Futuro
Iberoamerica – Arte y Cultura Iberoamericana

This is a Spanish titles set produced by Sociedad Estatal Quinto Centenario and published by Philips Media Iberica in 1992.

Read it right here!