As far as i'm aware this magazine hasn't been scanned by the community previously so I thought i'd make it available here. Rather than posting individual photos on the blog i've included a link to a full .cbr version of the entire magazine. Issue 4 doesn't seem to have been scanned or made available before this release. Enjoy!
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.
An early Burn Cycle preview based on the prototype shown at the Winter CES in Las Vegas in January of 1994
Earth Command gets a full review in the fourth issue of the UK's CD-i magazine in early 1994
Chaos Control preview from the fourth issue of the UK CD-i Magazine
A 4 page preview of the upcoming Litil Divil from the fourth issue of the UK CD-i magazine.
Don't be fooled by the ratings box and 75% score given, this is in fact a Preview of Hotel Mario from early 1994. The full game would get an actual review, and score 90%, in issue 6 of the UK CD-i magazine later that summer. It's all very confusing to be fair.
Gamepro takes another look at the Philips CD-i system following the release of the CD-i gamepad and Digital Video cart in it's Cutting Edge Feature realising on it's contents page that 'CD-Rom based multimedia entertainment was here all the time'.
Striker Pro from Rage software gets an early preview in the pages of the fourth issue of the UK CD-i magazine.
Games Master Presenter Dexter Fletcher presents a four page Celebrity Review of Mad Dog McCree from issue 4 of the UK CD-i Magazine.
