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candela@candela
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#1 · 02/05/2021, 18:07
Quote from candela on 02/05/2021, 18:07

I found some old VHS recordings I made in the 90s of a french TV Show about video games called Micro Kid's https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micro_Kid%27s

You can download them here https://mega.nz/folder/6oliiQiI#eVQUdrCR2ORUbgUw74QZAw (French audio only)

The mpeg2 files are quite large since I simply used a VHS/DVD-R combo player to convert the VHS tapes to DVD in the highest bitrate possible to avoid introducing additional digital artifacts. I had to do multiple recordings and splice them together since the VHS player would sometimes loose tracking and introduce gaps in the recordings. I don't have PC capture hardware nor time/desire to try all kinds of filters to improve the quality. Anyone is welcome to re-encode or try to clean them up, add subtitles, etc

I managed to identify some episodes using https://www.abandonware-videos.org/affiche_vid.php?vid=6 where also some other episodes are for download. Someone has uploaded these to Youtube https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7eS13FR3XYFg-VeUU353Uno641_Hv6qc

The most interesting ones with CD-i sections I couldn't identify and are probably not yet available

  • microkids_1992-xx-xx_episode_unknown_1: interview with Jean-Claude Larue, Directeur Général "Philips Interactive Media Systems"
  • microkids_1992-xx-xx_episode_unknown_2: section about Escape from Cybercity
  • microkidsmultimedia_1994-12-xx_episode_unknown_1: interview with Didier Balik, Directeur de production "Philips Interactive Média France" about Dictionaire Hachette

Some of the other episodes on Youtube also show CD-i games


I found some old VHS recordings I made in the 90s of a french TV Show about video games called Micro Kid's https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micro_Kid%27s

You can download them here https://mega.nz/folder/6oliiQiI#eVQUdrCR2ORUbgUw74QZAw (French audio only)

The mpeg2 files are quite large since I simply used a VHS/DVD-R combo player to convert the VHS tapes to DVD in the highest bitrate possible to avoid introducing additional digital artifacts. I had to do multiple recordings and splice them together since the VHS player would sometimes loose tracking and introduce gaps in the recordings. I don't have PC capture hardware nor time/desire to try all kinds of filters to improve the quality. Anyone is welcome to re-encode or try to clean them up, add subtitles, etc

I managed to identify some episodes using https://www.abandonware-videos.org/affiche_vid.php?vid=6 where also some other episodes are for download. Someone has uploaded these to Youtube https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7eS13FR3XYFg-VeUU353Uno641_Hv6qc

The most interesting ones with CD-i sections I couldn't identify and are probably not yet available

  • microkids_1992-xx-xx_episode_unknown_1: interview with Jean-Claude Larue, Directeur Général "Philips Interactive Media Systems"
  • microkids_1992-xx-xx_episode_unknown_2: section about Escape from Cybercity
  • microkidsmultimedia_1994-12-xx_episode_unknown_1: interview with Didier Balik, Directeur de production "Philips Interactive Média France" about Dictionaire Hachette

Some of the other episodes on Youtube also show CD-i games

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#2 · 03/05/2021, 01:25
Quote from omegalfa on 03/05/2021, 01:25

I do remember Micro Kids. Philips Media France bet a lot of money on television to promote the CD-i.

Thank you very much for your videos!

Can I use them?


I do remember Micro Kids. Philips Media France bet a lot of money on television to promote the CD-i.

Thank you very much for your videos!

Can I use them?

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candela@candela
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#3 · 03/05/2021, 08:41
Quote from candela on 03/05/2021, 08:41
Quote from omegalfa on 03/05/2021, 01:25

Can I use them?

Sure, I also send the download link to abandonware-videos. Maybe you can put the episodes or CD-i sections on your youtube for easy viewing.

I also uploaded an episode of the Belgian TV show Luna Park. At the end Burn Cycle on CD-i is shown


Quote from omegalfa on 03/05/2021, 01:25

Can I use them?

Sure, I also send the download link to abandonware-videos. Maybe you can put the episodes or CD-i sections on your youtube for easy viewing.

I also uploaded an episode of the Belgian TV show Luna Park. At the end Burn Cycle on CD-i is shown

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omegalfa@omegalfa
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#4 · 03/05/2021, 08:55
Quote from omegalfa on 03/05/2021, 08:55

Maybe you can put the episodes or CD-i sections on your youtube for easy viewing.

That was the idea. Thank you Candela.


Maybe you can put the episodes or CD-i sections on your youtube for easy viewing.

That was the idea. Thank you Candela.

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candela@candela
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#5 · 29/06/2021, 00:00
Quote from candela on 29/06/2021, 00:00

Found a mouldy tape with 5 more episodes. After some cleaning in my extra VCR  player I managed to capture them. There are 3 complete and 2 partial episodes (of which 1 is barely watchable). They are named microkids_1993-xx-xx_episode_unknown_2-6. Some CD-i content

  • microkids_1993-xx-xx_episode_unknown_3: L'ange et le Démon review + Top 3 Cd-i sales
  • microkids_1993-xx-xx_episode_unknown_4: Dimo's Quest review + Kether footage in background

 


Found a mouldy tape with 5 more episodes. After some cleaning in my extra VCR  player I managed to capture them. There are 3 complete and 2 partial episodes (of which 1 is barely watchable). They are named microkids_1993-xx-xx_episode_unknown_2-6. Some CD-i content

  • microkids_1993-xx-xx_episode_unknown_3: L'ange et le Démon review + Top 3 Cd-i sales
  • microkids_1993-xx-xx_episode_unknown_4: Dimo's Quest review + Kether footage in background

 

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#6 · 29/06/2021, 08:43
Quote from omegalfa on 29/06/2021, 08:43

I remember Microkids, but at that time I wasn't a CD-i owner yet, so I wasn't watching this magazine.

As you are from Belgium, how do you managed to record it?


I remember Microkids, but at that time I wasn't a CD-i owner yet, so I wasn't watching this magazine.

As you are from Belgium, how do you managed to record it?

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candela@candela
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#7 · 29/06/2021, 09:14
Quote from candela on 29/06/2021, 09:14
Quote from omegalfa on 29/06/2021, 08:43

As you are from Belgium, how do you managed to record it?

FR3 was a channel available on (unencrypted) analog cable in the  90s. We had channels from all over Europe back then, Germany/France/Netherlands/Luxembourg/Italy/UK


Quote from omegalfa on 29/06/2021, 08:43

As you are from Belgium, how do you managed to record it?

FR3 was a channel available on (unencrypted) analog cable in the  90s. We had channels from all over Europe back then, Germany/France/Netherlands/Luxembourg/Italy/UK

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omegalfa@omegalfa
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#8 · 29/06/2021, 10:01
Quote from omegalfa on 29/06/2021, 10:01

Really??

We only had 6...

TF1, Antenne 2, FR3, Canal + (encrypted), La 5 and M6.

Nothing else... lucky guys!


Really??

We only had 6...

TF1, Antenne 2, FR3, Canal + (encrypted), La 5 and M6.

Nothing else... lucky guys!

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