Print advertisement for The 7th Guest taken from the UK CD-i magazine.
Friday, June 27, 2025
'Amazing Facts!' CD-i Print Advertisement June 1994
Single page advertisement for the Philips CD-i 210 & 220 from Home Entertainment Magazine
'Multimedia - Will The Black Box Break Through?' Feature - Electronic Games LC2 Issue 2 November 1992
An early feature in Electronic Games LC2 magazine takes a look at the burgeoning multimedia CD market with spotlights on the CDTV, CD-i, Sega CD and CD ROM.
Video Speedway Review - UK CD-i Magazine Issue 1 August 1993
The UK CD-i Magazine's idea to feature celebrity game reviews backfires spectacularly in their debut issue as former F1 driver Martin Brundle tells everyone how awful he thought Video Speedway was.
Thursday, June 26, 2025
Dixons Direct CD-i Software Catalogue October 1995
Here's a scan of the 24 Page Dixons Direct Mail Order CD-i Software Catalogue from October 95. Rather than post each individual image i've collected the entire thing together to download as a CBR here -
Dixons Direct CD-i Catalogue October 1995
Rise of the Robots Preview - CVG Issue 150 May 1994
Huge 5 page preview of Rise of the Robots from Computer and Video Games magazine. It's more of a multi format look at the game but the CD-i version is at least mentioned in the coverage, which didn't always happen.
Kether Review - CVG Issue 149 April 1994
Kether gets a double page review in the pages of Computer and Video Games from April 94
Video CD Round Up - Sega Saturn Magazine Issue 10 August 1996
It's been a while, but here's more Video CD coverage from the UK Sega Saturn Magazine, this time focusing on some of the rarer DDE releases.
Alien Gate Review - UK CD-i Magazine Issue 1 August 1993
One of the very first CD-i games - Alien Gate, gets a full page review inside the first issue of the UK CD-i Magazine from Haymarket Publishing in the UK.
Friday, June 20, 2025
Creature Shock Advertisement (Dutch) July 1997
Advertisement for Creature Shock from the Dutch CD-i magazine.
Thelma and Louise, Scrooged & In Bed With Madonna Video CD Reviews - Home Entertainment Magazine Issue 20 February 1995
A round-up of the Video CDs released in February 1995 from Home Entertainment Magazine in the UK
Labyrinth of Crete Review - UK CD-i Magazine Issue 14 October 1995
October 95 sees the UK CD-i Magazine review puzzle game Labyrinth of Crete.
Escape From Cyber City, Pinball & Alien Gate Reviews (Translated To English) - Dutch Power Unlimited Magazine Issue 1 August 1993
Power Unlimited provides more welcome coverage of early CD-i games in its 1st issue from August 1993. Translated from Dutch to English and reconstructed in DTP software to resemble the original review as closely as possible.
Solar Crusade Review - UK CD-i Magazine Issue 20 October 1996
Solar Crusade gets reviewed in the final issue of the UK CD-i Magazine, three years before it would eventually be commercially released as the final CD-i game.
Thursday, June 19, 2025
De Zaak van Sam Advertisement October 1997
Advertisement for European exclusive game - De Zaak van Sam (Sam's Case) from the Dutch CD-i magazine.
'The Philips Vision' Feature - Electronic Games LC2 Issue 17 February 1994
Electronic Games LC2 takes a look at the CD-i as Philips pivots to a more game focused software strategy. There's also a quick round up of some of what they classify as the 'better' CD-i games.
These old features and articles can offer some interesting bits of information and insights. Finding out that Mystic Midway - Phantom Express is a re-imagining of an old 16-bit computer rail shooting game called Roller Coaster Rumbler makes me see the often maligned game in a slightly different light.
The Joker's Wild Review - UK CD-i Magazine Issue 19 August 1996
August 1996 was well into the twilight days of software releases for the Philips CD-i and the UK CD-i magazine turns it's attention to imported games from the US. In this case its the adaptation of US gameshow The Joker's Wild.
2 Philips CD-i Print Advertisements from October 1992
2 CD-i Print Advertisements from October 1992 taken from Philips UK CD-i Magazine
'CD-i Storms In To Challenge CDTV' & 'CD-i Calls The Shots'- New Computer Express 15th June 1991
Coverage of the 1991 CES show in Chicago from New Computer Express Magazine from June 15th 1991 where Philips debuted the CD-i 190 and some early launch titles to the general public.
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An Index of all 20 Issues of the UK CD-i magazine published by Haymarket between August 1993 and October 1996. PDF format link at the botto...
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Here's a scan of the 24 Page Dixons Direct Mail Order CD-i Software Catalogue from October 95. Rather than post each individual image i...
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Print advertisement for The 7th Guest taken from the UK CD-i magazine.
