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! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Operating SystemPlatform(s)
! scope="col"|Latest Version
! scope="col"|[[libretro|Libretro Core]]
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
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! colspan="7"|PC / x86
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|[[MAME]]
|Multi-platformalign=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}
|[http://www.mamedev.org/release.html {{MAMEVer}}]
|{{✓}} ||Mid ||{{✓}}||{{~✓}}
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|[https://mamedev.emulab.it/haze/ TinyCDi]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
|[https://emulationrealm.net/downloads/file/1670-tinycdi 28-10-09]
|{{✗}} ||Mid ||{{✗}}||{{✓~}}
|-
|[http://www.cdiemu.org/ CD-i Emulator]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
|[http://tgames.fr/tgames/cdiemu-0.5.3-beta4-PatchedV1.2.zip 0.5.3 beta 4 (Patched)]
|{{✓✗}} ||Mid ||{{✗✓}}||{{✗}}
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|[https://web.archive.org/web/20010926085947/http://cdice.emuhq.com:80/ CD-iCE]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows, |Linux}}
|[https://www.zophar.net/cd-i/cd-ice.html 20-08-01]
|{{✗}} ||Low ||{{✗}}||{{✗}}
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===Comparisons===
;[[MAME]]
:To say it's Has a multi-system emulator would be an understatement. A driver exists 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 (but still by no means and the best) 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. This is currently On the other hand, some games have more issues than they have on the best option for CD-i emulationofficial MAME build.
;CD-i Emulator
:A payware emulator. Was presumed inactive but got a new beta release in 2018, seven 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).
;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).
