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The '''Philips CD-i''' is a video game console released in 1991 by {{wp|Philips}}. Acting in some ways similar to a modern-day DVD player, the CD-i represented a revolutionary new era for video games - a move to compact disc-based media over cartridges which had been used since the early 1980's.
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*NA: December 3, 1991
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*EU: 1992
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| media = CD-i disc
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The '''Philips CD-i''' is a home multimedia device released in 1991 by {{wp|Philips}}. Acting in some ways similar to a modern-day DVD player, the CD-i was supposed to represent a revolutionary new era for media players - a single device that could play not just music CDs but also video games.
  
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The CD-i is the result of a failed deal between [[Nintendo]] and Sony to create a CD-based add-on for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]] called the PlayStation Experimental. Sony, however, wanted a large share of the profit from this add-on, as well as the right to brand it with their logo. Without warning, Nintendo canceled the deal, moving to Sony's rival Philips to make the same add-on. Sony's research and development on the PlayStation Experimental led to the release of the {{wp|PlayStation}} console in 1996 as a rival to the [[Nintendo 64]].
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The CD-i was the result of a failed deal between [[Nintendo]] and Sony to create a CD-based add-on for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]] called the PlayStation Experimental. Sony, however, wanted a large share of the profit from this add-on, as well as the right to brand it with their logo. Without warning, Nintendo canceled the deal, moving to Sony's rival Philips to make the same add-on. Sony's research and development on the PlayStation Experimental led to the release of the {{wp|PlayStation}} console in 1994 as a rival to the Sega Saturn and the [[Nintendo 64]] in 1996.
  
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[[File:And you gotta help us.jpg|thumb|right|{{smw|Luigi}} in ''Hotel Mario'']]
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When Nintendo eventually backed out of the deal with Philips, Philips demanded to use several of Nintendo's characters in games for the CD-i, leading to the notoriously poor ''[[Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon]]'', ''[[Link: The Faces of Evil]]'', ''[[Zelda's Adventure]]'', and ''[[Hotel Mario]]''.
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When Nintendo eventually backed out of the deal with Philips, Philips demanded to use several of Nintendo's characters in games for the CD-i, leading to the notoriously poor ''[[Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon]]'', ''[[Link: The Faces of Evil]]'', ''[[Zelda's Adventure]]'', and ''[[Hotel Mario]]''.  
 
  
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==Models==
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The Philips CD-i was released in a number of models by Phillips depending on the market:
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*'''CD-i player 200 series''': includes the CD-i 205, 210, and 220 models, marketed toward the general public.
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*'''CD-i player 300 series''': includes the CD-i 310, 350, 360, and 370 models, marketed for professional use.
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*'''CD-i player 400 series''': includes the CD-i 450, 470, and 490 models, slimmed-down units marketed toward the console and educational markets.
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*'''CD-i player 900 series''': includes the CD-i 601, 602, 604, 605, 615, 660, and 670 models, marketed toward professional software developers, not made available for the general market.
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==External links==
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*{{wp|Philips CD-i|Philips CD-i on Wikipedia}}
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*{{smw|Philips CD-i|Philips CD-i on Super Mario Wiki}}
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*{{zw|Philips CD-i|Philips CD-i on Zelda Wiki}}
 
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Latest revision as of 01:48, 18 January 2023

Philips CD-i
Philips CD-i.png
Games
No. of games
No. of launch titles {{{launch_games}}}
Best-selling game {{{best_games}}}
Last game
Technical details
Media CD-i disc
Storage capacity 1 MB RAM
CPU Philips SCC68070
Model no. {{{model}}}
Compatibility
Can connect with N/A
Input {{{input}}}
Backwards compatible with N/A
Services provided Multimedia player
Time
Launch date
  • NA: December 3, 1991
  • EU: 1992
Discontinue date 1998
Units sold 1 million
Lineage
Predecessor Successor

The Philips CD-i is a home multimedia device released in 1991 by Philips. Acting in some ways similar to a modern-day DVD player, the CD-i was supposed to represent a revolutionary new era for media players - a single device that could play not just music CDs but also video games.

The CD-i was the result of a failed deal between Nintendo and Sony to create a CD-based add-on for the SNES called the PlayStation Experimental. Sony, however, wanted a large share of the profit from this add-on, as well as the right to brand it with their logo. Without warning, Nintendo canceled the deal, moving to Sony's rival Philips to make the same add-on. Sony's research and development on the PlayStation Experimental led to the release of the PlayStation console in 1994 as a rival to the Sega Saturn and the Nintendo 64 in 1996.

When Nintendo eventually backed out of the deal with Philips, Philips demanded to use several of Nintendo's characters in games for the CD-i, leading to the notoriously poor Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon, Link: The Faces of Evil, Zelda's Adventure, and Hotel Mario.

Models

The Philips CD-i was released in a number of models by Phillips depending on the market:

  • CD-i player 200 series: includes the CD-i 205, 210, and 220 models, marketed toward the general public.
  • CD-i player 300 series: includes the CD-i 310, 350, 360, and 370 models, marketed for professional use.
  • CD-i player 400 series: includes the CD-i 450, 470, and 490 models, slimmed-down units marketed toward the console and educational markets.
  • CD-i player 900 series: includes the CD-i 601, 602, 604, 605, 615, 660, and 670 models, marketed toward professional software developers, not made available for the general market.

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