Not really a console of such, Phillips’ CDI machine stood for “Compact Disk Interactive”, which basically was a home entertainment system that placed Video CD’s, photo CD’s, music CD’s and games. However, games were really few & far between on the system when it was launched in 1991, with conversions of games such as “Connect 4” were made.
However, it was all to change when Nintendo got involved in 1993.
Nintendo wanted a CD add-on similar to the Mega CD for the Megadrive. After shopping around companies, they decided on two, Sony and Phillips. Sony put a lot of money into the design, construction and development of the SNES CD, which must’ve narked them when they went for Phillips, and there zero plans. Nevertheless, to raise capital, Nintendo allowed Mario and Zelda to make their first appearances on a non-Nintendo console, to bolster sales of the CDI. Whilst it did work a little bit at the time, it didn’t particularly over a longer period, as critically the games were considered to be weak offerings, rushed out and unfinished.
There were some good games for the CDI, mainly board and TV Quiz show games, however the CDI eventually limped along and died in 1996.
An interesting side note from the CDI was Sony. Putting the money invested to good use, it removed the SNES, doubled the power and released the CD based console on it’s own. That console was the Sony Playstation, one of the best selling consoles of all time.
THE 7th GUEST PHILLIPS CDi CD-i ( action/adventure & puzzle game )
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Zeldas Adventure Phillips CD-I
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ZELDA THE WAND OF GAMELON PHILLIPS CDi CD-I V.G.C. FAST POST ( rare/retro )
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DRAGON'S LAIR I & II 2 PHILLIPS CDi CD-I FAST V.G.C. FAST POST COMPLETE
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Burn Cycle Phillips CD-i Complete
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ARCADE CLASSICS PHILLIPS CDi CD-i ( 3 classic's Ms. Pac-Man, Galaxian
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Phillips CD-i Top Gun (2 Discs) Tom Cruise
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Lemmings Phillips CD-i Complete
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LEMMINGS PHILLIPS CDi CD-i V.G.C. FAST POST ( puzzle solving game )
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STRIKER PRO PHILLIPS CDi CD-i V.G.C. FAST POST ( sports/football game )
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Cdi Phillips Cartoon Carnival Cdi Digital Video Case A Bit Of Damage Butdiscgood
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007 The James Bond Collection PHILLIPS 's Video CD for cd-i
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STEEL MACHINE PHILLIPS CDi CD ( arcade/shooter game ) in good condition
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Escape From Cyber City Phillips CD-i Complete
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* Phillips CDi Game * SARGON CHESS *
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CONNECT FOUR PHILLIPS CDi CD-i FAST POST ( game based on the popular game )
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MUTANT RAMPAGE BODYSLAM PHILLIPS CDi CD-i FAST POST ( beat em' up )
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MYSTIC MIDWAY REST IN PIECES PHILLIPS CDi CD-i ( arcade/shooter gallery game )
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TETRIS PHILLIPS CDi CD-i V.G.C. FAST POST Alexey Pazhitnov ( puzzle game )
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INCA PHILLIPS CDi CD-i FAST POST ( space exploration action/adventure game )
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