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|discontinued = 1998 | |discontinued = 1998 | ||
|introductory price = {{Inflation|USD|799|1991}}. | |introductory price = {{Inflation|USD|799|1991}}. | ||
− | |predecessor = [[Magnavox Odyssey² emulators| | + | |predecessor = [[Magnavox Odyssey² emulators|Philips Videopac + G7400]] |
|emulated = {{~}}<abbr title="Many full-motion CD-i games still can't be emulated; see the "Hardware features and accessories" section.">[[#Hardware_features_and_accessories|*]]</abbr> | |emulated = {{~}}<abbr title="Many full-motion CD-i games still can't be emulated; see the "Hardware features and accessories" section.">[[#Hardware_features_and_accessories|*]]</abbr> | ||
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The CD-I was never meant to be a video game console, it was designed to be a "Interactive Multimedia" CD player, an expensive toy that people with money don't mind buying, using it a few times and forgetting they even bought it when something new catches their attention. When the system started to show signs of being a major flop for Philips, they pivoted the direction of the CD-I into the uncharted territories of video games. | The CD-I was never meant to be a video game console, it was designed to be a "Interactive Multimedia" CD player, an expensive toy that people with money don't mind buying, using it a few times and forgetting they even bought it when something new catches their attention. When the system started to show signs of being a major flop for Philips, they pivoted the direction of the CD-I into the uncharted territories of video games. | ||
− | + | CD-I is mainly known nowadays for having games based on Nintendo [[wikipedia:Intellectual property|IP]], 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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==Emulators== | ==Emulators== | ||
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| {{N}} ||{{~}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}[https://github.com/mamedev/mame/blob/master/src/mame/philips/cdi.cpp *] | | {{N}} ||{{~}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}[https://github.com/mamedev/mame/blob/master/src/mame/philips/cdi.cpp *] | ||
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− | | [ | + | | [http://www.cdiemu.org/ CD-i Emulator] |
| align=left|{{Icon|Windows}} | | align=left|{{Icon|Windows}} | ||
| [https://www.cdiemu.org/download/cdiemu-0.5.3-beta7.zip {{CD-i EmulatorVer}}]<br/>[https://tgames.fr/tgames/cdiemu-0.5.3-beta7-Patched.zip 0.5.3 beta 7 (Patched)] | | [https://www.cdiemu.org/download/cdiemu-0.5.3-beta7.zip {{CD-i EmulatorVer}}]<br/>[https://tgames.fr/tgames/cdiemu-0.5.3-beta7-Patched.zip 0.5.3 beta 7 (Patched)] | ||
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:;[https://mamedev.emulab.it/haze/ TinyCDi] | :;[https://mamedev.emulab.it/haze/ 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. Some games have more issues than they have on the official MAME build. | ::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. Some games have more issues than they have on the official MAME build. | ||
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:This emulator by CD-i Fan is currently closed-source donationware, with vague plans to move to [[Licensing#Open-core software|open-core]] at a future date.<ref>https://github.com/cdifan/cdiemu</ref> The public beta releases unfortunately handle free trial timing in a way that makes them unusable (without cracking, anyway) after set calendar dates; for the latest beta, 0.5.3 beta 7, this will be at 2025/01/01. The current betas do have proof-of-concept [[#Digital Video Cartridge|DVC emulation]], although compatibility may still be an issue.<ref>http://www.cdiemu.org/site/relnotes.htm</ref> Despite the long time between releases, this emulator is still in active development as of April 2023, with work being done on the next version (likely called 0.6) that reportedly supports most of the DVC games and also has several other improvements.<ref>https://www.theworldofcdi.com/cd-i-emulation/cd-i-emulator-053beta5-titles-compatibilities/</ref> | :This emulator by CD-i Fan is currently closed-source donationware, with vague plans to move to [[Licensing#Open-core software|open-core]] at a future date.<ref>https://github.com/cdifan/cdiemu</ref> The public beta releases unfortunately handle free trial timing in a way that makes them unusable (without cracking, anyway) after set calendar dates; for the latest beta, 0.5.3 beta 7, this will be at 2025/01/01. The current betas do have proof-of-concept [[#Digital Video Cartridge|DVC emulation]], although compatibility may still be an issue.<ref>http://www.cdiemu.org/site/relnotes.htm</ref> Despite the long time between releases, this emulator is still in active development as of April 2023, with work being done on the next version (likely called 0.6) that reportedly supports most of the DVC games and also has several other improvements.<ref>https://www.theworldofcdi.com/cd-i-emulation/cd-i-emulator-053beta5-titles-compatibilities/</ref> | ||
;CeDImu | ;CeDImu | ||
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===Enhancements=== | ===Enhancements=== | ||
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| [[Wikipedia:Category:Anti-aliasing_algorithms|Post-rendering AA]]<br/><small>(FXAA, TXAA and MLAA/SMAA)</small> | | [[Wikipedia:Category:Anti-aliasing_algorithms|Post-rendering AA]]<br/><small>(FXAA, TXAA and MLAA/SMAA)</small> | ||
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− | | [[Wikipedia:Comparison_gallery_of_image_scaling_algorithms|Post-rendering scaling]]<br/><small>(Sharp bilinear, Lanczos and | + | | [[Wikipedia:Comparison_gallery_of_image_scaling_algorithms|Post-rendering scaling]]<br/><small>(Sharp bilinear, Lanczos and FSR 1)</small> |
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− | | [[Shaders_and_filters|Filters]] | + | | [[Shaders_and_filters|Filters]]<br/><small>[[Shaders_and_filters#NTSC_Filters|NTSC filters]], [[Shaders_and_filters#Tonemapping|HDR tonemapping]] etc.</small> |
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| [[Shader_Presets|Shader Chain]] | | [[Shader_Presets|Shader Chain]] | ||
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| rowspan=5 | [https://tasvideos.org/Emulatorresources/Features TAS features] | | rowspan=5 | [https://tasvideos.org/Emulatorresources/Features TAS features] | ||
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| colspan=2 | Exclusive to [https://docs.libretro.com/guides/crtswitchres/ libretro cores] and [[GroovyMAME]] at the moment.<br/>Also there is a [https://github.com/psakhis/Groovy_MiSTer project] for achieving software emulators like libretro cores and GroovyMAME send the raw RGB data over a network to a core running on MiSTer, it basically turns the MiSTer into a GPU for the emulator allowing for easy setup and use with CRT TVs/Arcade monitors. | | colspan=2 | Exclusive to [https://docs.libretro.com/guides/crtswitchres/ libretro cores] and [[GroovyMAME]] at the moment.<br/>Also there is a [https://github.com/psakhis/Groovy_MiSTer project] for achieving software emulators like libretro cores and GroovyMAME send the raw RGB data over a network to a core running on MiSTer, it basically turns the MiSTer into a GPU for the emulator allowing for easy setup and use with CRT TVs/Arcade monitors. | ||
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| [[Netplay|<abbr title="Should not be confused with JagLink emulation, see #Hardware features and accessories section for that.">Netplay</abbr>]] | | [[Netplay|<abbr title="Should not be confused with JagLink emulation, see #Hardware features and accessories section for that.">Netplay</abbr>]] | ||
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| Free Look<br/><small>Free Look is a enhancement feature that allows manipulation of the in-game camera.</small> | | Free Look<br/><small>Free Look is a enhancement feature that allows manipulation of the in-game camera.</small> | ||
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===Hardware features and accessories=== | ===Hardware features and accessories=== | ||
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====Digital Video Cartridge==== | ====Digital Video Cartridge==== | ||
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[[Category:Home consoles|!CD-i]] | [[Category:Home consoles|!CD-i]] | ||
[[Category:Fourth-generation video game consoles|!CD-i]] | [[Category:Fourth-generation video game consoles|!CD-i]] | ||
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