Effacer has got to be the weirdest educational game ever made. I'm trying to imagine the parents who want this for their kids, a game where you execute criminals in a far future alien world made of living language, as if David Lynch went straight from improving Dune to making Mortal Kombat for PBS.
@@holdingpattern245 It was a technology that was intended to be bundled into laser disc and dvd players. From a marketing standpoint it really was kinda genius. If only it didn’t suck.
Mike, I completely agree.. would love to see you beat Laser Lords. It would be fun seeing you figure it out. Also, Zombie Dinos From Planet ZEEELLTOOOIIID!
29:50 I noticed that ""Eroom Mij" is Jim Moore spelled backwards, so googled that name along with CapDisc. Sure enough, I found the LinkedIn profile. He was the technical Manager from 1994-1998. Found your easter egg, Jimothy/Jimjamin.
I still laugh when I think of the Dark Castle AVGN episode. When James says something like “Now we’re really deep in shit. It’s time for Dark Castle on C….D….iiiiiii!!!!”😂
My family spent Christmas 93 in the Bahamas. On the TV in our room was an infomercial channel and they kept playing an infomercial for the CD-I. They promised voice control which I don't know if that made it into the final product.
1:29:19 Is this character voiced by Cam Clark? He does Leonardo from TMNT 80s cartoon. I just looked up his history on IMDB but didn't see Zombie Dinos listed but I still think it's him.
Well worth a thousand dollars in 1991 I’d say. Who needed Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis when for just over $500 more than those combined, you could have the CD-i!!!!
People are constantly asking &hassling you about your audio/video setup. Tell em to fuck off - don't change anything about your presentation. It's old school just like (most of) the games you play and I think most of us like it that way!
Mike! You can fix your tray. My Cdi sounded that way too after replacing it with a new belt. Just added some grease to some particular spots and now it sounds clean. No noise at all. I believe it is a couple gears that need the grease. It has been so long since we did it but damn it worked well. They have a video on TH-cam to show the spots.
Opens up with a Streets of Rage/Final Fight clone. Was Streets 4 the palate cleanser? Those animations... yeesh. I forget how temperamental the old cd systems were. Sort of like a disc man, you stare at it funny and it skips.
My local mom & pop store had one demo model on display. People hated it. They had maybe five of them on the shelf. I heard they did not sell one unit. Cost them a lot of money. Same with the 3DO and the Neo Geo home system.
Someone "Remastered" Link Faces of Evil and Zelda The Wand of Gamelon for the Philips CD-i. I haven't got a chance to play them yet but they actually look PLAYABLE lol...
OMG. I forgot about the Dark Castle Nenenena. Nenenena. I'm going to make that my ring tone. Thanks MFM, now I get to annoy all of humanity with that sound.
Been seeing a lot of the CDI recently. Bob from RetroRGB did a stream recently with Wrestle with Gaming. Was a ton of fun, I reccomend the YT vid. WWG is into the CDI, it apparently does have a couple good games - that "controller" is insane tho. Especially the infrared ones lol. But the hardware regular ones and the mods that can be done help. Doesnt look bad when RGB modded and stuff (or through SCART native depending i guess? I think it uses a THS7374 for the amp/mod like most)
Hey do you have The Apprentice? It's supposed to be the best action platformer on the system.. it goes up instead of side scrolling kinda like Rainbow Islands. I've never played lol just heard good things about it. 🤷♂️
That Effacer game is what would happen if Grammar Nazis ruled the Universe. And the Dutch game hits home for me as my fiancé is Dutch and is directly from the Netherlands.
Mike, you should set subscription goals for youtube or patreon or whatever, and play one of the zelda cdi games through when you reach it. It would be a great way to boost subs on something. You know that after all the demand for so many years that it'll get a lot of views, it almost seems like a wasted opportunity if you don't do something like a sub goal with it. Also, when you're playing valheim, you often don't draw the bow fully before releasing, aka letting the reticle fully close. I may be wrong, but it seems like you don't do nearly the damage you get from a full shot. Anyway, hope you're well! ^_^
These interactive cd games were such a plague in the early/mid 90s. The majority of us knew it was garbage which is why none of the cd based based consoles were big hits up until the PSX did away with the bullshit. The industry was trying so hard to push this shit and we weren't getting suckered, sort of like how the industry was pushing 3D TVs hardcore 10 years ago and it failed.
Yo cool educational game about the Netherlands. The fourth game is in Dutch. Greetz from the Netherlands ( remember me??you know, you know:]) Je moet niet steeds het overduidelijke duiden.
0:00 mutant rampage. 16.00 effacer .44:13 link .1:02:20 magic eraser. 1:09:30 laser lords. 1:20:40 dark castle :1:29:00 zombie dinos.1:38:14 mario hotel.1:45:08 Christmas country. 2:01:32 crimepatrol. 2:18:00 shootemup.2:19:38 time warp dragonlair 2:23:40 defender of the crown .2:29:39 effacer.
Hey, Scanta. Hey Scanta.
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Dude, That is NOT the sound of an Elephant. It is the sound of a Wookie getting his nuts completely smashed!
Effacer has got to be the weirdest educational game ever made. I'm trying to imagine the parents who want this for their kids, a game where you execute criminals in a far future alien world made of living language, as if David Lynch went straight from improving Dune to making Mortal Kombat for PBS.
Improving Dune, hahahaha. I like that a lot
A moment of silence for those poor souls who purchased a CDI on release...
Its crazy how some of those "consoles" were as expensive or more then current consoles which take the biggest crap on them in retrospect
If they purchased the 3 zelda games for the cd-i, they more than made their money back.
It wasn't really sold as a console, it was more like a proto-DVD player, so maybe the first customers didn't mind that the games weren't so great.
@@holdingpattern245 It was a technology that was intended to be bundled into laser disc and dvd players. From a marketing standpoint it really was kinda genius. If only it didn’t suck.
It's the Christmas present every spoiled rich kid in the 90's deserved... 🤣
Mike should do a full Laser Lords stream. Beat the game. I'm serious.
Mike, I completely agree.. would love to see you beat Laser Lords. It would be fun seeing you figure it out. Also, Zombie Dinos From Planet ZEEELLTOOOIIID!
I also agree.
Make this happen!
YES
In the Dragon's Lair game, if you rewatch footage you see a yellow flash indicating the direction to push..
That Laser Lord is quite possibly the strangest thing I have ever seen. I honestly don’t know how Mike didn’t just laugh the entire time.
supergreatfriend played through the entire thing as part of his streams, it is ... unique.
i was hoping for some Flowers of Robert Maplethorpe.
Same.
That game is the shit
Already did that for James & Mike Mondays
29:50 I noticed that ""Eroom Mij" is Jim Moore spelled backwards, so googled that name along with CapDisc. Sure enough, I found the LinkedIn profile. He was the technical Manager from 1994-1998. Found your easter egg, Jimothy/Jimjamin.
1:30:15 Cam Clarke. Aka leonardo voice actor is that dino droid or whatever the heck...
If I ever happen to meet Cam Clarke, I want to tell him I loved him in Zombie Dinos. He'll probably be like "What the hell is that? Was I in that?"
Holy Hell dude. The lore of that second game actually sounds incredible!
a simple kids game dressed up and hyped up so much, i was in awe
Came here specifically for Zelda. Who needs Breath of the Wild 2 or Skyward Sword HD when we can go back and play these masterpieces?
I'd rather play Wind Waker n Majora's Mask over BotW und SS
I still laugh when I think of the Dark Castle AVGN episode. When James says something like “Now we’re really deep in shit. It’s time for Dark Castle on C….D….iiiiiii!!!!”😂
Effacer is a word that means "to wipe out or erase."
That game was honestly pretty fun
It means "to erase" in french
I think the disc drawer sound more like something out of Star wars
whoever made Dark Castle for CD-i obviously hated video games and the people who play them
I remember they had infomercials for CD-I. And as a 90s child who got up early to watch nick and nite I was all in on infomercials.
I'm waiting for the 24 hour magic eraser stream
The controller switch is there for someone who wants the pad on the right side and buttons on the left.
This was amazingly hilarious Mike! I'm from the Netherlands and it was really great to see you playing the CD-i at 58:00
I was looking for something to put on in the background while I draw now I found that something thanks for posting Mike I appreciate it
Lol
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Yes! Nimbus III was the planet in Star Trek V where The Enterprise crew encounters Sybok! Nice catch Mike! Colm Meaney is proud 😃
Wow, that actually does sound exactly like a baron of hell...
My family spent Christmas 93 in the Bahamas. On the TV in our room was an infomercial channel and they kept playing an infomercial for the CD-I. They promised voice control which I don't know if that made it into the final product.
Cd-i was horrible at least the 3do had some really good games
Enter the GEX
1:57:28 Lamp Oil, Rope, Bombs You Want It It's Yours My Friend As Long As You Have Enough Rupees
Bruh, that language game is bonkers. I'm incredibly intrigued.
I think Link the Faces of Evil actually has a great soundtrack. Game is funny with the animations.
the opening and closing sound sounds like the death star alarm
2:02:12 PONTIAC FIERO !!!!
1:29:19 Is this character voiced by Cam Clark? He does Leonardo from TMNT 80s cartoon. I just looked up his history on IMDB but didn't see Zombie Dinos listed but I still think it's him.
"Great! I'll grab my stuff!"
The way Link says that gets me every time
In Effacer, you literally get to BE a grammar not see. . .executing criminals for having bad grammar
I'm glad that Mike addressed the elephant in the room.
It doesn't get much more 90's than this! 😅💓
The level of sarcasm around the 40 minute mark is legendary
I like to picture the people who purchased this new and defended it like crazy at the time lol
Well worth a thousand dollars in 1991 I’d say. Who needed Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis when for just over $500 more than those combined, you could have the CD-i!!!!
I hear the T-Rex from Jurassic Park every time the disc drive opens
That Effacer was like a bad acid trip.
It’s like if Grammar Nazis ruled the Universe.
Turns out, the CD-i AVGN episode wasn't exaggerating rofl
31:17
I can tell Mike is VERY captivated with this plot.
Was that the voice of the Guardian I heard from the Ultima series of games?
People are constantly asking &hassling you about your audio/video setup. Tell em to fuck off - don't change anything about your presentation. It's old school just like (most of) the games you play and I think most of us like it that way!
Exactly, thank you.
1:29:20 is that Ian James Corlett (voice)?
Mike! You can fix your tray. My Cdi sounded that way too after replacing it with a new belt. Just added some grease to some particular spots and now it sounds clean. No noise at all. I believe it is a couple gears that need the grease. It has been so long since we did it but damn it worked well. They have a video on TH-cam to show the spots.
Now you say it's an elephant Mike, but I think it's more a mix between a Jurassic Park T-Rex and the alarm klaxon on Imperial ships in Star Wars.
1:29:23 Wait is he Cam Clarke? Leonardo from the TMNT?
Opens up with a Streets of Rage/Final Fight clone. Was Streets 4 the palate cleanser? Those animations... yeesh. I forget how temperamental the old cd systems were. Sort of like a disc man, you stare at it funny and it skips.
Lol, 1:03:34 Mike is like "Games like Mario, I'm done with those now. It's time to put childish things away." 😅😅
It's hilarious to see these bizzare and awful CD-i games
The CD-i opening sounds like the warning horn Imperials use in Star Wars.
My local mom & pop store had one demo model on display. People hated it. They had maybe five of them on the shelf. I heard they did not sell one unit. Cost them a lot of money. Same with the 3DO and the Neo Geo home system.
man, this reminds me of that trip i took to Luxor
What I love about you Mike is that you play all the shitty games so I don’t have to. I can just watch you and laugh 😂
The Philips CD-i was just a poor man's DOS!
01:33:09 did he say "grundle" meter?
These games are actual fever dreams bro. They freak me tf out for some reason.
17:00 That sounds like Aldaris from Starcraft.
Someone "Remastered" Link Faces of Evil and Zelda The Wand of Gamelon for the Philips CD-i. I haven't got a chance to play them yet but they actually look PLAYABLE lol...
It's so funny how the rad music keeps starting over again
Nothing makes me think Zelda like 80's drum machine music.
2:12:55 "Oh, is that a piece of shit? ...oh, it's like a turkey, right."
its kind of cool and interesting to see how you can make a cool video even though you are showing a bad console 😅 thanks for sharing mike👍
I can't stop laughing because of the cutescenes 😂
Thanks Mike What a Good Video
2:02:00 Oh god, the low rent Scarface impression is killing me
Mike, how did you not notice the character Spooge from that masterpiece you played in the beginning?
Sweet up nec's from Cadillac and dinosaurs hahaha LOL
OMG. I forgot about the Dark Castle Nenenena. Nenenena. I'm going to make that my ring tone. Thanks MFM, now I get to annoy all of humanity with that sound.
02:04:45 :D "He had criminal looking... eyes!"
Been seeing a lot of the CDI recently. Bob from RetroRGB did a stream recently with Wrestle with Gaming. Was a ton of fun, I reccomend the YT vid. WWG is into the CDI, it apparently does have a couple good games - that "controller" is insane tho. Especially the infrared ones lol. But the hardware regular ones and the mods that can be done help. Doesnt look bad when RGB modded and stuff (or through SCART native depending i guess? I think it uses a THS7374 for the amp/mod like most)
Is the villain in the dino game played by Matt Lucas? (Little Britain)
I bet Errom Mij is based off someone who helped develop the game, because the name spelled backwards is Jim Moore.
Zelda on CD-i was my introduction to Zelda.
Hey do you have The Apprentice? It's supposed to be the best action platformer on the system.. it goes up instead of side scrolling kinda like Rainbow Islands. I've never played lol just heard good things about it. 🤷♂️
That Zelda map music....makes me dance in my seat
That Effacer game is what would happen if Grammar Nazis ruled the Universe.
And the Dutch game hits home for me as my fiancé is Dutch and is directly from the Netherlands.
This peace is what all true warriors strive for!
How could Mike not laugh at any of that?
Mike, you should set subscription goals for youtube or patreon or whatever, and play one of the zelda cdi games through when you reach it. It would be a great way to boost subs on something. You know that after all the demand for so many years that it'll get a lot of views, it almost seems like a wasted opportunity if you don't do something like a sub goal with it. Also, when you're playing valheim, you often don't draw the bow fully before releasing, aka letting the reticle fully close. I may be wrong, but it seems like you don't do nearly the damage you get from a full shot. Anyway, hope you're well! ^_^
Sometimes I dont have the stamina to draw the bow all the way.
If all the Phillips CDi would be launched into space the aliens would sent it back.
These interactive cd games were such a plague in the early/mid 90s. The majority of us knew it was garbage which is why none of the cd based based consoles were big hits up until the PSX did away with the bullshit.
The industry was trying so hard to push this shit and we weren't getting suckered, sort of like how the industry was pushing 3D TVs hardcore 10 years ago and it failed.
58:20 Cool The Netherlands!
The Terrans recruit their criminals to the army. The Protoss execute theirs by hang...man...
1:34:00 - Take that!
CD-I tray opens.....*Star Destroyer emergency alarm*
Was glued to watching it . But I'm gona play sor4. I want sor5. Streets of rage.
mutant rampage & Effacer best cdi games
1:01:21 - "here comes the elephant"
DUDE! the direction flashes 🤦♂️ you gotta get back on dragon’s lair!
That was one sad display of looking for DL queues. “If only there was an arrow directing you...” 🤦🤦🤦
Which crap is worse CD-I or Amiga CD32 ?
Not even going to lie, I could sit and watch Laser Lords ALL DAY LONG.
Christmas country looks like super Mario bros 3, but actually looks decent platformer for a crappy console
34:22 I've never laughed so hard at something that disturbed me so much
This may be the best steam ever .and I missed it.
whats best is we get to enjoy games that we dont like to play its great. keep on system running mike we love it.
You have to wonder what these lads were smoking, inhaling, and injecting when they made these games.
It's kinda got that Heavy Metal inspired artwork / animation to it.
Jesus Christ was that elephant noise a sound effect from the console, or the noise the disc drive makes when you put in a disc?
Yo cool educational game about the Netherlands. The fourth game is in Dutch. Greetz from the Netherlands ( remember me??you know, you know:]) Je moet niet steeds het overduidelijke duiden.
Niet gaan huilen weer hey
I liked the cheese part