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[[File:CD-i-910-Console-Set.png|thumb|252px|The CD-i console]]The '''Compact Disc Interactive''' ('''CD-i'''), is an interactive multimedia CD player and format developed and marketed by [[wikipedia:Philips|Philips]] in 1991/1992. Notably, it featured intellectual properties from Nintendo, such as Mario and Zelda, due to previously having tried to develop a CD add-on for the [[Super Nintendo emulators|SNES]]. Their takes on Nintendo intellectual property were so infamously terrible that you would be hard-pressed to find anyone who doesn't think of them when you mention the CD-i. However, there were a few cult classic games for the system.
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{{Infobox console
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|title = Philips CD-i
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|logo = CD-i-910-Console-Set.png
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|developer = Philips, Sony, Magnavox
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|type = [[:Category:Consoles|Home video game console]]
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|generation = [[:Category:Fourth-generation video game consoles|Fourth generation]]
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|release = 1991
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|discontinued = 1998
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|predecessor = [[Strange and Forgotten Console emulators|Philips Videopac + G7400]]
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|emulated = {{~}}
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}}The '''Compact Disc Interactive''' ('''CD-i'''), is an interactive multimedia CD player and format developed and released by [[wikipedia:Philips|Philips]] on December 3, 1991. It had a Philips SCC68070 CPU at 15.5 MHz with 1MB of RAM. Notably, it featured intellectual properties from Nintendo, such as Mario and Zelda, due to previously having tried to develop a CD add-on for the [[Super Nintendo emulators|SNES]]. Their takes on Nintendo intellectual property were so infamously terrible that you would be hard-pressed to find anyone who doesn't think of them when you mention the CD-i. However, there were a few cult classic games for the system.
  
 
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! scope="col"|Name
 
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Operating System(s)
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! scope="col"|Platform(s)
 
! scope="col"|Latest Version
 
! scope="col"|Latest Version
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! scope="col"|[[libretro|Libretro Core]]
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! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
 
! scope="col"|Active
 
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Accuracy]]
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! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
! scope="col"|[[Recommended emulators|Recommended]]
 
 
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|[http://www.cdiemu.org/ cdiemu]
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! colspan="7"|PC / x86
|Windows
 
|[http://tgames.fr/tgames/cdiemu-0.5.3-beta3-PatchedV1.2.zip 0.5.3 beta 3 (Cracked)]
 
|{{✗}} ||Mid ||{{✗}}
 
 
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|[[MAME]]
 
|[[MAME]]
|Multi-platform
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|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}
 
|[http://www.mamedev.org/release.html {{MAMEVer}}]
 
|[http://www.mamedev.org/release.html {{MAMEVer}}]
|{{✓}} ||Mid ||{{✓}}
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|{{✓}} ||Mid ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
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|-
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|[https://mamedev.emulab.it/haze/ TinyCDi]
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|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
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|[https://emulationrealm.net/downloads/file/1670-tinycdi 28-10-09]
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|{{✗}} ||Mid ||{{✗}} ||{{~}}
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|-
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|[http://www.cdiemu.org/ CD-i Emulator]
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|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
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|[http://tgames.fr/tgames/cdiemu-0.5.3-beta4-PatchedV1.2.zip 0.5.3 beta 4 (Patched)]
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|{{✗}} ||Mid ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}}
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|[https://web.archive.org/web/20010926085947/http://cdice.emuhq.com:80/ CD-iCE]
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|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux}}
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|[https://www.zophar.net/cd-i/cd-ice.html 20-08-01]
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|{{✗}} ||Low ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}
 
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===Comparisons===
 
===Comparisons===
;cdiemu
 
:A payware emulator that hasn't received an update since 2006. Its compatibility isn't very good and it only responds to mouse movements for control, making most games unplayable unless you use an additional program called [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFrar1gbrz4 Mah Boi]. Preliminary keyboard support has been added in 0.5.3 betas.
 
 
;[[MAME]]
 
;[[MAME]]
:Has incomplete support but is much easier to control, and it actually emulates better audio than Cdiemu in some cases. It is recommended to start the emulation with the game already loaded, either with the game picker or through a soft reset after mounting the disk.
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:Has a driver for the CD-i but support is incomplete, as it still doesn't emulate the Digital Video Cartridge (DVC) as of March 2019.<ref>https://github.com/mamedev/mame/issues/1170</ref> That means games that require it like 7th Guest, Atlantis - The Last Resort, Creature Shock, Dragon's Lair and Lost Eden are unsupported.<ref>https://github.com/mamedev/mame/blob/master/hash/cdi.xml</ref> However, MAME is much easier to control, and its audio emulation is actually better than CD-i Emulator in some cases. Starting the game from disc is recommended; this can be done with the built-in frontend by picking the specific game or through a soft reset after mounting the disc. It also has a [[libretro]] core, which makes it the easiest and the most stable method of emulating the CD-i currently.
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;TinyCDi
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:An unofficial build of [[MESS]] from 2009 made by one of MAME's active developers, Haze. This build is named such that it only focuses on the CD-i. It uses a fixed game list, but it works better than the official MAME builds, especially with games like Zelda's Adventure for example. On the other hand, some games have more issues than they have on the official MAME build.
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;CD-i Emulator
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:A payware emulator. Was presumed inactive but got a new beta release in 2018, two years after the last release. Used to only have mouse movements for control, now has preliminary keyboard support. However, the keyboard control isn't great in some games. The beta has proof-of-concept emulation of the Gate Array MPEG Digital Video Cartridge (DVC) but compatibility may still be an issue [//www.cdiemu.org/relnotes/] (deadlink as of February 2019). Not recommended (obsolete).
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;CD-iCE
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:One of the first made CD-i emulators. It doesn't need a BIOS but it was only developed to be able to play Rise of the Robots (no other game is supported).
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==References==
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<references />
  
 
[[Category:Consoles]]
 
[[Category:Consoles]]
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[[Category:Fourth-generation video game consoles]]

Revision as of 23:07, 4 August 2020

Philips CD-i
CD-i-910-Console-Set.png
Developer Philips, Sony, Magnavox
Type Home video game console
Generation Fourth generation
Release date 1991
Discontinued 1998
Predecessor Philips Videopac + G7400
Emulated ~

The Compact Disc Interactive (CD-i), is an interactive multimedia CD player and format developed and released by Philips on December 3, 1991. It had a Philips SCC68070 CPU at 15.5 MHz with 1MB of RAM. Notably, it featured intellectual properties from Nintendo, such as Mario and Zelda, due to previously having tried to develop a CD add-on for the SNES. Their takes on Nintendo intellectual property were so infamously terrible that you would be hard-pressed to find anyone who doesn't think of them when you mention the CD-i. However, there were a few cult classic games for the system.

Emulators

Name Platform(s) Latest Version Libretro Core Accuracy Active Recommended
PC / x86
MAME Windows Linux macOS FreeBSD 0.264 Mid
TinyCDi Windows 28-10-09 Mid ~
CD-i Emulator Windows 0.5.3 beta 4 (Patched) Mid
CD-iCE Windows Linux 20-08-01 Low

Comparisons

MAME
Has a driver for the CD-i but support is incomplete, as it still doesn't emulate the Digital Video Cartridge (DVC) as of March 2019.[1] That means games that require it like 7th Guest, Atlantis - The Last Resort, Creature Shock, Dragon's Lair and Lost Eden are unsupported.[2] However, MAME is much easier to control, and its audio emulation is actually better than CD-i Emulator in some cases. Starting the game from disc is recommended; this can be done with the built-in frontend by picking the specific game or through a soft reset after mounting the disc. It also has a libretro core, which makes it the easiest and the most stable method of emulating the CD-i currently.
TinyCDi
An unofficial build of MESS from 2009 made by one of MAME's active developers, Haze. This build is named such that it only focuses on the CD-i. It uses a fixed game list, but it works better than the official MAME builds, especially with games like Zelda's Adventure for example. On the other hand, some games have more issues than they have on the official MAME build.
CD-i Emulator
A payware emulator. Was presumed inactive but got a new beta release in 2018, two years after the last release. Used to only have mouse movements for control, now has preliminary keyboard support. However, the keyboard control isn't great in some games. The beta has proof-of-concept emulation of the Gate Array MPEG Digital Video Cartridge (DVC) but compatibility may still be an issue [1] (deadlink as of February 2019). Not recommended (obsolete).
CD-iCE
One of the first made CD-i emulators. It doesn't need a BIOS but it was only developed to be able to play Rise of the Robots (no other game is supported).

References