Friday, May 24, 2024

Inca Review - Gamepro Issue 57 April 1994

 One of the first CD-i reviews featured in Gamepro magazine in the US.


Caesars World of Boxing Preview - UK CD-i Magazine Issue 2 October 1993

 The UK CD-i magazine takes a look at the upcoming game Caesars World of Boxing, the first 2 player CD-i game to require the Digital Video Cart.


Video CD Round Up - Sega Saturn Magazine Issue 8 June 1996

  More Video CD coverage from the UK Sega Saturn Magazine.


Mad Dog McCree Review - UK CD-i Magazine Issue 4 February 1994

Games Master Presenter Dexter Fletcher presents a four page Celebrity Review of Mad Dog McCree from issue 4 of the UK CD-i Magazine.








Hotel Mario, Mega Maze & The Wacky World of Miniature Golf Mini Reviews - Electronic Games LC2 Issue 22 July 1994

Review Round Up Page from the July 94 Issue of Electronic Games LC2 Magazine. Multi-format summary reviews with 3 CD-i titles included - Hotel Mario, Mega Maze & The Wacky World of Miniature Golf.


Thursday, May 23, 2024

Zombie Dinos From Planet Zeltoid Review - UK CD-i Magazine Issue 1 August 1993

 Zombie Dinos wasn't a game that received much attention beyond some coverage in CD-i specific circles such as here in the 1st issue of the UK CD-i Magazine published by Haymarket Publishing Ltd.


Wednesday, May 22, 2024

Accelerator Review (Translated to English) - Dutch CD-i Magazine Volume 4 Issue 12 December 1997

 A 4 page review of Accelerator from the Dutch CD-i Magazine. Translated from Dutch to English and reconstructed in DTP software to resemble the original review as closely as possible.







Philips Sound & Vision Product Catalogue - March 1993

 The CD-i related pages from the Spring 1993 UK Philips Sound & Vision Catalogue








Micro Machines Review - Ultimate Future Games Magazine Issue 12 November 1995

Ultimate Future Games awards Micro Machines on CD-i a paltry 9% score in this half page review from late 1995.


Burn Cycle Fact File - EGM2 Issue 4 October 1994

 EGM2 Magazine devotes an unusual 2 pages to a Fact File on Burn Cycle for CD-i.


 Higher Resolution Scan


'Hand-Held CD-i Machines Waiting In Wings At Sony' - New Computer Express 30th June 1990

 New Computer Express report on the first Multimedia Conference on Interactive CD in London held in the summer of 1990.




Saturday, May 18, 2024

Coming To America, The Naked Gun & A Fish Called Wanda Video CD Reviews - Home Entertainment Magazine Issue 16 October 1994

 Home Entertainment Magazine casts a critical eye over the latest batch of Video CDs from Philips in this review section taken from late 1994.


Dimo's Quest Preview - Video Games: The Ultimate Gaming Magazine Issue 68 September 1994

 Video Games: The Ultimate Gaming Magazine devotes half a page from it's September 94 issue to preview the then upcoming Dimo's Quest on CD-i.


Chaos Control Preview - Edge Magazine Issue 2 November 1993

 Edge Magazine takes an early look at Chaos Control in it's second issue.




Flashback Preview - CVG Issue 159 February 1995

 February 1995 and CVG magazine previews Flashback in (what appears to be) the magazine's final piece of CD-i coverage.




Thursday, May 16, 2024

UK MMC Gold Club Mail Order Catalogue - December 1997

 By Christmas 1997 the CD-i would have been considered an obsolete system and the UK's only CD-i magazine was long gone. The Sony Playstation dominated the gaming scene and DVD was the new gold standard format for home entertainment. Even so, this catalogue proves that new CD-i software was still available to UK customers, even up to early 1998... if they knew where to look.








'Philips' CD-i Is Alive and Kicking' - Electronic Games LC2 Issue 15 December 1993

 A look at the CD-i system from the US perspective during the Autumn of 1993, including a rundown of the latest releases courtesy of Electonic Games LC2 Magazine

NFL Hall Of Fame Football Review - Gamepro Issue 68 March 1995

Game Pro Magazine takes a look at NFL Hall of Fame Football on the CD-i