A double page CD-i games advertisement taken from CVG magazine in the UK. This is the first ad in the 'You Wont Believe You CD-i's' campaign that Philips ran between Autumn 94 and Summer 95.
Friday, March 28, 2025
UK Philips CD-i Title Catalogue Summer / Autumn 1992
The earliest UK CD-i software catalogue i've come across, given the summer 92 date this would more than likely detail the early launch titles for the system in the UK.
'Ultimate Hyper Vision: Forget Videos - Cine CDs are here!' - Ultimate Future Games Issue 2 January 1995
The UK's Ultimate Future Games Magazine takes a look at the initial line up of movies for CD-i
'They're Here! 32 Bit Consoles Blast The High Street!' - News Section from CVG Issue 154 September 1994
CVG Magazine in the UK announces the arrival of both the Philips CD-i 450 and the Panasonic 3DO to UK High Street stores in September of 1994
Burn Cycle Preview - UK CD-i Magazine Issue 4 February 1994
An early Burn Cycle preview based on the prototype shown at the Winter CES in Las Vegas in January of 1994
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Dragon's Lair II & Mad Dog McCree Reviews - GamePro Issue 67 February 1995
GamePro Issue 67 features a double review of Mad Dog McCree and Dragon's Lair II: Timewarp
What Home Entertainment? 'More Than Just Games Machines' Supplement - CVG Issue 149 April 1994
Computer and Video Games Magazine teams up with What Home Entertainment? Magazine in this supplement looking at the big 3 CD based consoles in April 1994 - Panasonic 3DO, Amiga CD32 and Philips CD-i.
Earth Command Review - UK CD-i Magazine Issue 4 February 1994
Earth Command gets a full review in the fourth issue of the UK's CD-i magazine in early 1994
'Picture This: Video CD Picture Quality' - Home Entertainment Magazine Issue 19 January 1995
Home Entertainment Magazine in the UK takes an in depth look at Video CD picture quality in January 1995
Chaos Control Preview - UK CD-i Magazine Issue 4 February 1994
Chaos Control preview from the fourth issue of the UK CD-i Magazine
Saturday, March 22, 2025
Philips Video CD Advertisement June 1995
Philips Video CD Advertisement June 1995, taken from the UK CD-i Magazine
'Into The Lair' - ACE Magazine Issue 33 June 1990
With the CD-i in development and, at the time, expected to launch within a year, ACE magazine takes a trip to look behind the scenes of Don Bluth's studio in Dublin in the Summer of 1990
'Philips CD-i First With Digital Video' - News Section from Edge Issue 2 November 1993
Digital Video developments on the CD-i from the news section of Edge Issue 2
Thursday, March 13, 2025
Whack A Bubble Review (Translated to English) - Dutch CD-i Magazine Volume 4 Issue 11 November 1997
A 2 page review of Whack A Bubble from the Dutch CD-i Magazine. Rather than a full reconstruction this one was just sent through Google translate and presented as is. It didn't get butchered too much by the software, which is what usually happens!
Arcade Classics Preview - UK CD-i Magazine Issue 20 October 1996
Arcade Classics didn't get a lot of coverage in the gaming press but here is a preview of the game from the final issue of the UK CD-i magazine. You would imagine, given the Namco licence, that this title would gain more traction but by this time the CD-i was all but a forgotten platform in mainstream gaming circles and the retro gaming craze was in its infancy.
Chaos Control Review (Translated To English) - Italian CD-i Magazine Issue 1 April 1995
A review of Chaos Control from the Italian CD-i Magazine. Translated from Italian to English and reconstructed in DTP software to resemble the original review as closely as possible.
