There’s actually a lot of fascinating stuff on the CD-i, moreso than people give it credit for. I’d also like to mention The Apprentice, Thunder in Paradise, and Lost Eden, which I think are must-play titles for the system. P.S., I think you really need both the Mouse and a three-button controller to play most of the library at its best. Whenever you can play with the Mouse, use it - many games essentially interpret the D-pad movements to move a mouse cursor, and using the mouse itself makes these games way easier to play.
Most obscure combo game/system I own is a Namco Bosconian arcade board, it's an 8 direction space shooter from 1981. A lot of the arcade boards were converted to Galaga in the 80s because it was a more popular game. I also have a typing instructor for PS2 based on the rhythm game series Beatmania and a Steel Battalion set
Ah, there it is. Thank you so much! I expected it to be not many reviews because not many people bought a CD-i. Still, would've loved to see more. I also expected "The Apprentice" to be #1 but it wasn't even reviewed by them at all. Well, it is my fav CD-i game. My most obscure game I own is probably the Japanese limited edition of Ys: The Oath in Felghana for PC. My most obscure gaming system I own is the P2P, a bootleg PSP with pre-installed Mega Drive/Genesis games but if we talk non-bootleg it is the WonderSwan Color: Final Fantasy II Edition.
It's always interesting to see the tech in games that was cutting edge for the time (FMV) that just ages like milk and in hindsight was basically a gimmick. FMV games still exist today but it's such a niche genre and they've actually improved SO much that it's interesting how nobody ever talks about them. It would be cool to see a modern FMV game come out that does everything right and gets popular. It's very possible, I'm sure someone will nail it one day.
Honestly feels like Five Nights at Freddy's would've been a cutting edge FMV CDI/SCD game lmao. Considering the game is just a series of screenshots with animations reserved for only when you die. Not to mention it plays kinda like night trap. I think that's probably the closest we'll get even though if you wanna be technical it may not count.
Had a friend that had a CD-i and yeah that controller is just weird. It really didn't feel like a game system. QOTD, Obscure game, clearly Keio Flying squadron since it seems to have a collectors value over $3k. Obscure system is probably my Neo geo CDZ.
The irony here is that Sony Corporation worked with Royal Philips to develop the Compact Disc Green Book specification, which is CD-i. Philips, of course, did a lot to sell CD-i as a consumer product, though Sony did at least manage to make a few portable CD-i machines, the product line called "Intelligent Discman," such as the IVO-N7, the IVO-V10, and the IVO-V11. But, the fact remains that CD-i was jointly developed by these two companies, though well before the roots of the PlayStation were planted (CD-i was co-developed with Philips by Sony's electronics division whereas PlayStation was developed by Sony Computer Entertainment, initially a collaboration between Sony Music and Sony Electronics divisions).
This is probably the most positively I ever heard the CD-i discussed in my entire life. Crazy. As for obscure system, I don't really have anything unusual. Probably the most obscure it gets for me is the SEGA Game Gear and plenty of people know that one. I guess I do have a few little-known handheld electronic games, but I would hardly consider them consoles.
Sony did release a CD-i player too, they helped develop the thing, but dropped out quickly and went on to much better things down the line. Still, in a way, it's also Sony's first CD based system that can be used to play games. I've got a few CD-i titles. Probably the most obscure releases I own are Solar Crusade and P.A.W.S. The system can provide some fun and back in the 90's it was quite impressive in some ways, though very lacking in quite a few other area's unfortunately. As for other obscure consoles... I don't know what would be most obscure. The Amstrad GX4000 springs to mind as not being mentioned a whole lot.
Wondering if CD-I is having a kind of anniversary or something. I noticed in a preview of the next MAME release, TONS of CD-I games for it. And now, this.. Anyways, in answer to your question, don't really own anything, or at least wasn't mine originally, but dad had a 3DO, and for Atari 2600, had a double sided cartage that had Pike's Peak on one side, then flip over for Ghost Manor. Those are down in the basement, along with other stuff from mum and dad.
there's been some small updates in cd-i emulation lately, for years earlier it was basically impossible (some cd-i games required this special cart that emu is still having trouble implementing), and while it's still not great they've lately been getting more titles to work with it.
I mean I was gonna say Tetris just because of its amazing soundtrack but.... hmm that is a good question! I guess my collection had most of the major systems, although IDK if it counts but I found one of those '76000-in-1' Famicom system in an N64 controller deals at a sketchy convenience store! it was about 20 bucks and I figured that was probably my only shot at owning one so I jumped on it. the gun broke the day I got it but it still worked for the most part. then a year or so later that ad in EGM about the guy selling the systems showed up and I was surprised to see it was the very same unit I had picked up!
I have not, though we do have a playlist of our Nintendo Power Best & Worst series, where we go year-by-year looking at their best and worst reviewed games. A couple Virtual Boy games pop up on those lists. Sadly, Nintendo only reviewed 11 Virtual Boy games, with about 70% of the list taken up by scores between 3.2 and 3.5. Still, that's 7 more Virtual Boy games than EGM, so if I was going to do a Magazine Ranks Virtual Boy episode, Nintendo Power would probably be the way to go.
I remember going to Disney world back in the day and they a whole room full of cd-i's. My parents left me there for a while as they did something else. By the time they came back I had realized I'd rather just play my Nintendo since the games were so meh even though they had Mario and link.
My most obscure system would probably have to be the Sega CDX. While the Genesis and the Sega CD themselves are certainly not obscure, that variant isn't too common or well known. If that doesn't count then probably the CD-i that I own. As far as obscure games go, I have no idea. Maybe A Link to the Past on the GBA? It's a Not For Resale copy so that would make it an obscure variant. Maybe something from my Playstation collection like Fox Hunt or City of Lost Children?
Believe it, or not, I was gonna get A Phillips CDI to play Don Bluth's laserdisc games. They looked so much better in video quality than their ports on the Sega CD, or the 3D0. And this was A decade before DVDs hit the market. That being said, I never bought A CDI, and if I did, I wouldn't buy any other games for it. I wouldn't touch 'Hotel Mario', or 'Word Of Gamelon' with A 50 foot pole.
QOTD - I don't know does the Wii U count these days? 😂🤣. Most obscure game I own might be Zelda Twilight Princess on GameCube. A friend let me borrow it after he beat it and for whatever reason he never wanted it back. I still hold onto it simply because I would feel guilty selling it. If he ever called and wanted it back I'd give it him in a heartbeat. It has been about 15 years though so ... Who knows 🤣😂
Any of the knock off portables I've owned would probably win for most obscure. Any fans of Mr. Onion or Tiger Rescue in these parts? How about Primitive Woman and Utmost Warfare? In terms of obscure consoles people actually give a damn about, probably the Bally Astrocade, Neo Geo Pocket, Sega 32x, and Virtual Boy.
@@DefunctGames Just being cheeky hoping for a laugh, with the subtext of no interest is cdi (due to fully having explored cdi videos in the past and that how they suck)
@@DefunctGames oh yeah and also to add, i do actually wan tot watch this video ad indeed wil watch, curious what the game magazines have to say. Ths series really interests me
My boy, this top 13 is what all true warriors strive for!
Stone Age Gamer sells Bluetooth adapters for CD-I
does anyone have a suggestion on how to save games if battery is dead? I am thinking about Link, Alice in Wonderland&c
There’s actually a lot of fascinating stuff on the CD-i, moreso than people give it credit for. I’d also like to mention The Apprentice, Thunder in Paradise, and Lost Eden, which I think are must-play titles for the system.
P.S., I think you really need both the Mouse and a three-button controller to play most of the library at its best. Whenever you can play with the Mouse, use it - many games essentially interpret the D-pad movements to move a mouse cursor, and using the mouse itself makes these games way easier to play.
Most obscure combo game/system I own is a Namco Bosconian arcade board, it's an 8 direction space shooter from 1981. A lot of the arcade boards were converted to Galaga in the 80s because it was a more popular game. I also have a typing instructor for PS2 based on the rhythm game series Beatmania and a Steel Battalion set
That's awesome! Is that the same character as in Tekken 3?
I have a Neo Geo X, NGPC, Ouya, and some Saturn games
@@Blas4ublasphemy I'm not familiar with Tekken, which character?
Good CD-i games I recommend: Tetris, The Apprentice, Lost Eden, Secret Mission, Myst, Flashback
Mad Dog MCree
Ah, there it is. Thank you so much! I expected it to be not many reviews because not many people bought a CD-i. Still, would've loved to see more. I also expected "The Apprentice" to be #1 but it wasn't even reviewed by them at all. Well, it is my fav CD-i game.
My most obscure game I own is probably the Japanese limited edition of Ys: The Oath in Felghana for PC. My most obscure gaming system I own is the P2P, a bootleg PSP with pre-installed Mega Drive/Genesis games but if we talk non-bootleg it is the WonderSwan Color: Final Fantasy II Edition.
Egads. There's more than ten of these things?
It's always interesting to see the tech in games that was cutting edge for the time (FMV) that just ages like milk and in hindsight was basically a gimmick. FMV games still exist today but it's such a niche genre and they've actually improved SO much that it's interesting how nobody ever talks about them. It would be cool to see a modern FMV game come out that does everything right and gets popular. It's very possible, I'm sure someone will nail it one day.
Crime Patrol is pure gold
Honestly feels like Five Nights at Freddy's would've been a cutting edge FMV CDI/SCD game lmao. Considering the game is just a series of screenshots with animations reserved for only when you die. Not to mention it plays kinda like night trap. I think that's probably the closest we'll get even though if you wanna be technical it may not count.
@@Deadflower20xx that game totally could have come out in the 90's.
Had a friend that had a CD-i and yeah that controller is just weird. It really didn't feel like a game system.
QOTD, Obscure game, clearly Keio Flying squadron since it seems to have a collectors value over $3k. Obscure system is probably my Neo geo CDZ.
The irony here is that Sony Corporation worked with Royal Philips to develop the Compact Disc Green Book specification, which is CD-i.
Philips, of course, did a lot to sell CD-i as a consumer product, though Sony did at least manage to make a few portable CD-i machines, the product line called "Intelligent Discman," such as the IVO-N7, the IVO-V10, and the IVO-V11.
But, the fact remains that CD-i was jointly developed by these two companies, though well before the roots of the PlayStation were planted (CD-i was co-developed with Philips by Sony's electronics division whereas PlayStation was developed by Sony Computer Entertainment, initially a collaboration between Sony Music and Sony Electronics divisions).
This is probably the most positively I ever heard the CD-i discussed in my entire life. Crazy.
As for obscure system, I don't really have anything unusual. Probably the most obscure it gets for me is the SEGA Game Gear and plenty of people know that one. I guess I do have a few little-known handheld electronic games, but I would hardly consider them consoles.
Sony did release a CD-i player too, they helped develop the thing, but dropped out quickly and went on to much better things down the line. Still, in a way, it's also Sony's first CD based system that can be used to play games.
I've got a few CD-i titles. Probably the most obscure releases I own are Solar Crusade and P.A.W.S. The system can provide some fun and back in the 90's it was quite impressive in some ways, though very lacking in quite a few other area's unfortunately. As for other obscure consoles... I don't know what would be most obscure. The Amstrad GX4000 springs to mind as not being mentioned a whole lot.
World of Boxing appears to be a port of Evander Holyfield Boxing on the Gen/MD?
Wondering if CD-I is having a kind of anniversary or something. I noticed in a preview of the next MAME release, TONS of CD-I games for it. And now, this.. Anyways, in answer to your question, don't really own anything, or at least wasn't mine originally, but dad had a 3DO, and for Atari 2600, had a double sided cartage that had Pike's Peak on one side, then flip over for Ghost Manor. Those are down in the basement, along with other stuff from mum and dad.
there's been some small updates in cd-i emulation lately, for years earlier it was basically impossible (some cd-i games required this special cart that emu is still having trouble implementing), and while it's still not great they've lately been getting more titles to work with it.
I mean I was gonna say Tetris just because of its amazing soundtrack but.... hmm that is a good question! I guess my collection had most of the major systems, although IDK if it counts but I found one of those '76000-in-1' Famicom system in an N64 controller deals at a sketchy convenience store! it was about 20 bucks and I figured that was probably my only shot at owning one so I jumped on it. the gun broke the day I got it but it still worked for the most part. then a year or so later that ad in EGM about the guy selling the systems showed up and I was surprised to see it was the very same unit I had picked up!
I bet the algorithm will make this video famous
jarsh finx
Let's hope so.
Have you done the top Virtual Boy games reviewed by Nintendo Power?
I have not, though we do have a playlist of our Nintendo Power Best & Worst series, where we go year-by-year looking at their best and worst reviewed games. A couple Virtual Boy games pop up on those lists.
Sadly, Nintendo only reviewed 11 Virtual Boy games, with about 70% of the list taken up by scores between 3.2 and 3.5. Still, that's 7 more Virtual Boy games than EGM, so if I was going to do a Magazine Ranks Virtual Boy episode, Nintendo Power would probably be the way to go.
@@DefunctGames What's even more sad is that the 11 games reviewed is a decent amount of the console's library lol.
You're right. Now that you mention it, I'll probably work that Ranks episode into the line-up. Thanks for the suggestion.
I remember going to Disney world back in the day and they a whole room full of cd-i's. My parents left me there for a while as they did something else. By the time they came back I had realized I'd rather just play my Nintendo since the games were so meh even though they had Mario and link.
My most obscure system would probably have to be the Sega CDX. While the Genesis and the Sega CD themselves are certainly not obscure, that variant isn't too common or well known. If that doesn't count then probably the CD-i that I own.
As far as obscure games go, I have no idea. Maybe A Link to the Past on the GBA? It's a Not For Resale copy so that would make it an obscure variant. Maybe something from my Playstation collection like Fox Hunt or City of Lost Children?
Axis and allies doesnt compare so often in best game list for cdi.
Believe it, or not, I was gonna get A Phillips CDI to play Don Bluth's laserdisc games. They looked so much better in video quality than their ports on the Sega CD, or the 3D0. And this was A decade before DVDs hit the market. That being said, I never bought A CDI, and if I did, I wouldn't buy any other games for it. I wouldn't touch 'Hotel Mario', or 'Word Of Gamelon' with A 50 foot pole.
To bad VCD didnt take off more here CD-I would have had taken off
loved egm
Gotta be easy, since there was probably only 13 CDi games in existence.
There was 200
@@sloppynyuszi good for you
QOTD - I don't know does the Wii U count these days? 😂🤣. Most obscure game I own might be Zelda Twilight Princess on GameCube. A friend let me borrow it after he beat it and for whatever reason he never wanted it back. I still hold onto it simply because I would feel guilty selling it. If he ever called and wanted it back I'd give it him in a heartbeat. It has been about 15 years though so ... Who knows 🤣😂
I just wonder what Ganon's up to!
The Apprentice
Palm Springs Open
Voyeur
Mutant Rampage Bodyslam
Pinball
Any of the knock off portables I've owned would probably win for most obscure. Any fans of Mr. Onion or Tiger Rescue in these parts?
How about Primitive Woman and Utmost Warfare?
In terms of obscure consoles people actually give a damn about, probably the Bally Astrocade, Neo Geo Pocket, Sega 32x, and Virtual Boy.
Their tagline should be "CDI, still not as crap as the Jaguar"
I iwll click this video link, I wil click the like button, but I refuse to watch it.
While I appreciate the support, why are you not going to watch it? No interest in the CD-i?
@@DefunctGames Just being cheeky hoping for a laugh, with the subtext of no interest is cdi (due to fully having explored cdi videos in the past and that how they suck)
@@DefunctGames oh yeah and also to add, i do actually wan tot watch this video ad indeed wil watch, curious what the game magazines have to say. Ths series really interests me
The classic commercials are a lot of fun.