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CD-i was a CD-based data storage format that was mostly created by Philips. It was designed to hold programs, similar to CD-ROM. The first CD-i player, the CDI 910/205, was released by Philips in 1991. Along with consoles such as the FM Towns Marty and the Amiga CDTV, the CD-i is one of the first CD-based consoles. The CD-i was a bit of a commercial failure, but still had a long lifespan, with the last one being made in 1998, with its last game, Solar Crusade, coming out in 1999. The reason of its failure was most likely due to a lack of third party support, mediocre games, the hated Link and Mario games, and a high selling price along with all the reasons listed before.

Images for kids

  • Sony IVO

    Sony CD-i Intelligent Discman IVO

  • CD-i 210 as a CD Player

    A Philips CDI 210 playing a standard Compact Disc.

  • Back of CD-i

    Back of a Philips CDI 210 (PAL) player

  • CDi Mouse Picture 2

    The CD-i Mouse, most commonly used for professional software

  • CD-i Remote 3 Philips

    CD-i "Commander" remote control, with an opened sliding cover that reveals buttons for playing audio CDs

  • Philips-CDi-Roller-Controller

    The CD-i "Roller" controller, specially designed for kids

  • EmailCDOnline

    E-mail screen of CD-Online UK

  • Philips-CDi-220-wController-FL

    The Philips CDI 220

  • Philips-CDi-400-Console-Set

    Magnavox CDI 550 (NTSC) with its paddle controller. The CD-i's controllers were heavily criticized.

  • Philips-CDi-450-Flickr-Set

    Philips CDI 450

  • CD-i-910-Console-Set

    Philips CDI 910

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: CD-i para niños

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