Oh my God I just want to say thank you so much I've been trying for a long time to get Phillip's CD-I working and never could. You have helped me so much between handhelds, retroarch,retropie, and launchbox/big box. You are the best. Thank you.
Work for most, but when i try Thunder in Paradise a message "You do not have your Digital Video Cartridge loaded. Please switch off your CD-i Player, insert the Cartridge and restart"
@@ThePayneMaster Sure. I'm posting a link. All of the games on this list that say 'Required' on the right hand side under 'Digital Video Card Status' as of this writing are non working in Mame/Mess and SameCDI. The Digital Video Card has not successfully been emulated yet. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_CD-i_games
@@ThePayneMaster cdiemu has some rudementary support for the DVC, You will have to pay for it tho..... the free version was a timed trial and no longer works.
I recently just did this and had no issues finding it. You should search using the MD5 hash instead of the file name. It's listed in the description. Not to mention that it comes with every MAME romset.
I actually played Hotel Mario for the first time at the Science Museum’s Power Up exhibition last week! I have played CD-is at retro events closer to home before, the 2 games I played being The Apprentice and Infogrames’ tennis game, but to have now actually played an infamous piece of Mario history… WOW! I’ve actually known about Hotel Mario since 2001, read about it in the Mario section of the defunct Nintendoland site, and I first saw its opening cutscene on TH-cam in 2006! (I was looking for videos of Lodgenet’s Nintendo Gateway System)
Sadly doesn't work for me. I had an old version of the BIOS so initially samecdi just stated files were missing. Once I found the correct BIOS the emulator now states that my controller is not set up. All my other systems work fine with the controller. Even though the emulator states that the controller is not set up, I can use the controller to go to the retroarch menu. If I select resume the emulator continues and I get the Philips CDi home screen where I can move a cursor around the screen. If I move to the "Play CDi" button and click it. I get a blue screen and then a black screen and nothing happens. I have tried multiple CHD files and all act the same.
CHD obviously came from the MAME software side. You mentioned using ISO but the vast majority of CD-i collections are BIN format. Does this work with BIN?
Can someone point me to the actual MAME Rom Set that has these? Of the complete rom sets I have seen (w/ the chi bios) they do not have the correct MD5 #.
same sh!t. I found the correct MD5 set of bios zip archives, but when I try to run any game, I see a message that a special video cartridge is required, as well as a notification that more megabytes of memory are needed
Thank you for this tutorial. I only have one problem. My game audio cracks. Is not a clean audio. I only have this problem with cdi game. You now the issue?
None of the games that use the cdi digital video cartridge won't work at all. Only the ones you show that don't use the vid card seem to work. Any idea how to get them working?
I can't wait until they add a feature to play the old 16 bit computer games to launch box. I want to play pink panther passport to peril again after 20+ years.
Thank you sir. Has PS2 & PS3 import changed or is it the same? What emulator/Bios would you recommend. Sorry if my question is not related to this video. Thank you.
I've searched the web for this bios file. I can find others by the same name but not one that is Bios MD5= c59f92647701428bc453976740eb75cf. I found mostly Bios MD5=c89b7ba442915c9da7bb0c75ce987A4f. Is it possible it's been removed for the web?
@@UnbrokenSoftwareLLC I ended up finally finding it but I have no idea where to place it since I’m on Android (AYN Odin Pro) and the directory folders are not the same.
@@FreakyGuyProductions Pls explain how you found it, I'm still looking. Do you remember the site you found it? and @Unbroken Software, LLC how do you search the internet for files by hash? I'm still looking for "cdimono1.zip" as well, same problem. Apparently the cdimono.zip files with c89b only have 3 files (cdi200.rom, cdi220.rom and cdi220b.rom), where the actual cdimono1.zip should have 5 files? if i knew the names id just copy them into the folder and zip them again. 'Cause right now, whenever i start, Launchbox's retroarch, it just says "Fatal error: Required Files are missing, the machine cannot be run". If you could open up cdimono1.zip and find the names of the other 2 files im missinng, maybe i could just search them, add them to the zip and re-zip it?
doesn't work, still says in the bottomn "required file sare missing game will not run", why they have to be so anal about which version of bios you are using being how difficult they are to find
I eventually found the right one off the r/roms megathread, go into Retro Tab and then scroll down to BIOS and grab the correct RetroArch BIOS from there :)
@@MorganJaneP You are awesome!!! thanks so much that was very helpful. Here is the link if anyone else is wondering ia601809.us.archive.org/view_archive.php?archive=/35/items/RetroarchSystemFiles/Retroarch-System/Philips%20-%20CDi%20%28SAME%20CDi%29.zip
@@MorganJaneP The BIOS you used is called "Philips - CDI (Same CDI)", right? Because when I tried using it, I kept getting a "Fatal error: Files are missing" type message.
the stand alone paywalled emulator plays most of the FMV games (Mad Dog 1,2, Kingdoms, Dragons lair1,2) while MAME/Same CD-i has no support and no ETA on support, also stand alone Emu doesnt support CHD files
any particolar reason that when i launch my games they stop at the dashboard, instead of launching directly like in the tutorial video? (bios file is the correct one)
@@newstart2009 i'm trying to see if maybe we need a command line but so far no luck. :/ if i find anything will post it here unless ETA will answer before that
@@newstart2009 No answer on the official discord, same as on youtube. I have now posted on the official forums of launchbox. Hopefully will have better luck.
@@Stigt69 I have posted the problem on the official forum too and apparently it looks like that ETA might have cut the video and edited it, as he is fast forwarding in that section if you watch the tutorial, so maybe is that... although a confirmation would be nice :)
For questions like this, best to always look at the core's docs: docs.libretro.com/library/same_cdi/ Based on them, it does look like iso and chd are the two file formats it supports.
CHD compression is the way to go when you have cue files. You save a lot of space and just have a single file for each game. It's very easy to convert them with namDHC. I've got most of my library as either chd or 7z, it is especially helpful if you're playing on a device with limited space like a handheld.
Had to use MESS to play some Zelda CD-i as that was the only emulator that worked for me. Zelda's Adventure didn't work even with that emulator. Might have to try RetroArch with that core.
I eventually found the right one off the r/roms megathread, go into Retro Tab and then scroll down to BIOS and grab the correct RetroArch BIOS from there :)
And where is this MD5 checker? It just pops up out of nowhere in the video. No emulators folder. And thanks for neglecting to mention that this is a paid app. Worst tutorial ever.
Sorry you feel this way. Just for anyone watching this in the future, everything shown in this video can be done using the free version of LaunchBox. The Emulators folder gets created when you get LaunchBox to download RetroArch, which is shown in the video. Also, you can check a files MD5 checksum with many different programs, even online ones. Google MD5 file checksum.
Oh my God I just want to say thank you so much I've been trying for a long time to get Phillip's CD-I working and never could. You have helped me so much between handhelds, retroarch,retropie, and launchbox/big box. You are the best. Thank you.
I'm trying to get cdi working on my batocora, thst all work other than the ones that need the video card, thunder in paradise and dragons lair etc.
Work for most, but when i try Thunder in Paradise a message "You do not have your Digital Video Cartridge loaded. Please switch off your CD-i Player, insert the Cartridge and restart"
THANK YOU DUDE! I was looking everywhere to find out to make this work and you have helped big time thanks!
I just want to add for anyone reading this that there is still no support for games that require the Digital Video Cartridge (DVC).
Could u give some info which game where affected by this? 😊
@@ThePayneMaster Sure. I'm posting a link. All of the games on this list that say 'Required' on the right hand side under 'Digital Video Card Status' as of this writing are non working in Mame/Mess and SameCDI. The Digital Video Card has not successfully been emulated yet. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_CD-i_games
@@Dave.S.Cramer aww my favorite games are required. Is there nothing we can do about that?
@@ThePayneMaster cdiemu has some rudementary support for the DVC, You will have to pay for it tho..... the free version was a timed trial and no longer works.
@@ogxboxmike U got any good experience with cdiemu? Are the games an exact copy of the cdi version of the game?
Thank you so much for this tutorial. I have been struggling trying to get CDi games to work on launchbox. Your explanation was great!!!
Thank you so much, this video sorted my CDi issue right out! I wish I’d seen it a few days earlier.
This would be a helpful video, were it actually f-ing possible to download the correct bios from literally anywhere upon the Internet.
I recently just did this and had no issues finding it. You should search using the MD5 hash instead of the file name. It's listed in the description. Not to mention that it comes with every MAME romset.
I actually played Hotel Mario for the first time at the Science Museum’s Power Up exhibition last week! I have played CD-is at retro events closer to home before, the 2 games I played being The Apprentice and Infogrames’ tennis game, but to have now actually played an infamous piece of Mario history… WOW! I’ve actually known about Hotel Mario since 2001, read about it in the Mario section of the defunct Nintendoland site, and I first saw its opening cutscene on TH-cam in 2006! (I was looking for videos of Lodgenet’s Nintendo Gateway System)
how do you play games that are in bin/cue files?
Had to make my own BIOS file but once installed it works like a dream!
Why? The bios took about 30 secs to find and download....
@@ogxboxmike I couldn't find it.
@@randomwrestlingarchive3937 yeah having a hard time finding a working one to download too. Eventually, I'll get it to work.
@@ogxboxmike I cant find it either and ive been looking for probaly 30 minutes, found several with a different MD5
Mind explaining how you did it? I'm trying to get this to work
Couldnt find the bios online, but than saw the tip, thx Prime! 😁👍
Sadly doesn't work for me. I had an old version of the BIOS so initially samecdi just stated files were missing. Once I found the correct BIOS the emulator now states that my controller is not set up. All my other systems work fine with the controller. Even though the emulator states that the controller is not set up, I can use the controller to go to the retroarch menu. If I select resume the emulator continues and I get the Philips CDi home screen where I can move a cursor around the screen. If I move to the "Play CDi" button and click it. I get a blue screen and then a black screen and nothing happens. I have tried multiple CHD files and all act the same.
CHD obviously came from the MAME software side. You mentioned using ISO but the vast majority of CD-i collections are BIN format. Does this work with BIN?
I converted to chd from zip using chdman
Can someone point me to the actual MAME Rom Set that has these? Of the complete rom sets I have seen (w/ the chi bios) they do not have the correct MD5 #.
thank you very much! it works now!
I'm getting missing cdi video cartridge missing errors on a lot of games. How do I fix this?
same sh!t. I found the correct MD5 set of bios zip archives, but when I try to run any game, I see a message that a special video cartridge is required, as well as a notification that more megabytes of memory are needed
As I understand it, the games that specifically used the digital video cartridge technology (as listed on wiki) are still unemulated.
Joder que oportuno justo estos días estaba recopilando juegos de CDI
With my favorite game 7th Guest i get the error code “must be equipped with a cdi digital video cartridge” any idea?
apparently the core is still not able to emulate DVC : /
So all we need are chd files for the Philips CD-I core?
Hope to find a way to get Tandy/Memorex working well in RetroArch/Lauchbox
Thank you for this tutorial. I only have one problem. My game audio cracks. Is not a clean audio. I only have this problem with cdi game. You now the issue?
what do i do with the bios in the description?
Where can I find the those files you added it to it
Thank you for this tutorial !!!
None of the games that use the cdi digital video cartridge won't work at all. Only the ones you show that don't use the vid card seem to work.
Any idea how to get them working?
I can't wait until they add a feature to play the old 16 bit computer games to launch box. I want to play pink panther passport to peril again after 20+ years.
Thank you sir.
Has PS2 & PS3 import changed or is it the same?
What emulator/Bios would you recommend.
Sorry if my question is not related to this video.
Thank you.
Awesome video!!!!!
I've searched the web for this bios file. I can find others by the same name but not one that is Bios MD5= c59f92647701428bc453976740eb75cf.
I found mostly Bios MD5=c89b7ba442915c9da7bb0c75ce987A4f.
Is it possible it's been removed for the web?
Have you tried to search by the hash?
@@UnbrokenSoftwareLLC I ended up finally finding it but I have no idea where to place it since I’m on Android (AYN Odin Pro) and the directory folders are not the same.
@@FreakyGuyProductions Pls explain how you found it, I'm still looking.
Do you remember the site you found it? and @Unbroken Software, LLC how do you search the internet for files by hash? I'm still looking for "cdimono1.zip" as well, same problem.
Apparently the cdimono.zip files with c89b only have 3 files (cdi200.rom, cdi220.rom and cdi220b.rom), where the actual cdimono1.zip should have 5 files? if i knew the names id just copy them into the folder and zip them again.
'Cause right now, whenever i start, Launchbox's retroarch, it just says "Fatal error: Required Files are missing, the machine cannot be run". If you could open up cdimono1.zip and find the names of the other 2 files im missinng, maybe i could just search them, add them to the zip and re-zip it?
doesn't work, still says in the bottomn "required file sare missing game will not run",
why they have to be so anal about which version of bios you are using being how difficult they are to find
how to save the game? It tells me that the core ( same cdi) does not support quick saves, is there a solution? If so, what would it be, thank you
I downloaded about 10 cdimon1 and no-one had the correct Md5. Do you have a link to download the correct one? Thanks
Same here!!! WTF
Yep no dice here either
I eventually found the right one off the r/roms megathread, go into Retro Tab and then scroll down to BIOS and grab the correct RetroArch BIOS from there :)
@@MorganJaneP You are awesome!!! thanks so much that was very helpful. Here is the link if anyone else is wondering ia601809.us.archive.org/view_archive.php?archive=/35/items/RetroarchSystemFiles/Retroarch-System/Philips%20-%20CDi%20%28SAME%20CDi%29.zip
@@MorganJaneP The BIOS you used is called "Philips - CDI (Same CDI)", right?
Because when I tried using it, I kept getting a "Fatal error: Files are missing" type message.
Will the ability to play the DVC required games be forthcoming? This is brilliant!
the stand alone paywalled emulator plays most of the FMV games (Mad Dog 1,2, Kingdoms, Dragons lair1,2) while MAME/Same CD-i has no support and no ETA on support, also stand alone Emu doesnt support CHD files
nice 👍
Have you any idea if retroarch on nintendo switch would be able to emulate cdi games ?
can u send link for bios please cant find it
any particolar reason that when i launch my games they stop at the dashboard, instead of launching directly like in the tutorial video? (bios file is the correct one)
Im having same issue
@@newstart2009 i'm trying to see if maybe we need a command line but so far no luck. :/ if i find anything will post it here unless ETA will answer before that
@@newstart2009 No answer on the official discord, same as on youtube. I have now posted on the official forums of launchbox. Hopefully will have better luck.
Same problem here, any solution yet?
@@Stigt69 I have posted the problem on the official forum too and apparently it looks like that ETA might have cut the video and edited it, as he is fast forwarding in that section if you watch the tutorial, so maybe is that... although a confirmation would be nice :)
any link for the bios only?
Where can I obtain these games? I assume we need the files, not the exact discs. I'm particularly interested in faces of evil and wand of gamelon
Hi, games must be in .chd or bin/cue are goods?? Thanks
For questions like this, best to always look at the core's docs: docs.libretro.com/library/same_cdi/
Based on them, it does look like iso and chd are the two file formats it supports.
CHD compression is the way to go when you have cue files. You save a lot of space and just have a single file for each game. It's very easy to convert them with namDHC. I've got most of my library as either chd or 7z, it is especially helpful if you're playing on a device with limited space like a handheld.
@@Tinkatuff Hi thanks, can you send me a link for download all games for this platform, ready for emulation? Thanks. ❤️
*.bin/*.cue is fine by my testing.
Had to use MESS to play some Zelda CD-i as that was the only emulator that worked for me. Zelda's Adventure didn't work even with that emulator. Might have to try RetroArch with that core.
I tryed lots of cdimon1 and no-one had the correct Md5. Can you get the correct link ? Thanks - GRAZIE
I eventually found the right one off the r/roms megathread, go into Retro Tab and then scroll down to BIOS and grab the correct RetroArch BIOS from there :)
@@MorganJaneP thanks found it and same
Bios MD5= c59f92647701428bc453976740eb75cf worked 👍👍👍👍👍👍
Now I can play hotel Mario on a computer
NOT WORK
Why torture yourselves??? 🤣 Play Burn Cycle, Voyeur, and Laser Lords and you're good. Maybe the Zelda's for comic relief...
Zelda CD-i is best CD-i. I prefer Wand of Gamelon over Faces of Evil
Cool tutorial but why would you want to?
To bomb some Dodongos.
And where is this MD5 checker? It just pops up out of nowhere in the video. No emulators folder. And thanks for neglecting to mention that this is a paid app. Worst tutorial ever.
Sorry you feel this way. Just for anyone watching this in the future, everything shown in this video can be done using the free version of LaunchBox. The Emulators folder gets created when you get LaunchBox to download RetroArch, which is shown in the video. Also, you can check a files MD5 checksum with many different programs, even online ones. Google MD5 file checksum.
those are not .cdi games those are .chd click bait
Error message "Retroarch [LUA ERROR] in run: system/mame/plugins\boot.lua:27: Attempt to call a sol.emu_options..."
I have exactly the same issue.