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Philips CD-i emulators

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|logo = CD-i-910-Console-Set.png
|developer = Philips, Sony, Magnavox
|type = [[:Category:ConsolesHome consoles|Home video game console]]
|generation = [[:Category:Fourth-generation video game consoles|Fourth generation]]
|release = 1991
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Operating SystemPlatform(s)
! scope="col"|Latest Version
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Digital Video Cartridge">DVC</abbr><ref group=N>Emulation of the Gate Array MPEG Digital Video Cartridge (DVC) is required for certain games to be playable (check [https://github.com/mamedev/mame/blob/master/hash/cdi.xml MAME's CD-i hash list] for mentions of "DVC").</ref>
! scope="col"|[[libretro|Libretro Core]]
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
! scope="col"|[[libretro|Libretro Core]]
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
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! colspan="9"|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 282009-10-0928]|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||Mid ||{{✗}}||{{✗}} ||{{~}}
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|[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 ||{{✗}} ||{{~}} ||{{~}}|-|[https://github.com/Stovent/CeDImu CeDImu]|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux}}|None (pre-alpha)|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||Low ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}||{{✗}}
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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 202001-08-0120]|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||Low ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}||{{✗}}
|}
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===Comparisons===
;[[MAME]]
:To say it's a This [[multi-system emulators|multi-system emulator would be an understatement. A ]] includes a driver exists for the CD-i but , although support is incomplete, as it still doesn't emulate has no emulation for the Digital Video Cartridge (DVC) as of March 2019July 2021.<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 MAME is also has currently the only program to provide CD-i emulation through a [[libretro]] core, which makes it the easiest (but still by no means and the best) most stable method of emulating the CD-i currentlyfor now. Compared to CD-i Emulator 0.5.3 beta 4, MAME is generally easier to control and can better emulate the audio for some games.:;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 closed-source payware emulator. Was presumed inactive but got a new beta The latest public release in 2018, seven years after the last release0.5. Used to only have mouse movements for control3 beta 4, dates all the way back from 2018 and is unfortunately now has preliminary keyboard support. However''unplayable'' (without a crack, anyway) due to the keyboard control isn't great way that free trial timing is handled in some gamesthe beta releases. The beta has does have proof-of-concept emulation of the Gate Array MPEG Digital Video Cartridge (DVC) but compatibility may still be an issue [<ref>http://www.cdiemu.org/site/relnotes.htm</] (deadlink ref>. Despite the long time between releases, this emulator is still in seemingly active development as of February 2019July 2021, 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://cdii.blogspot.com/search/label/CD-i%20Emulator</ref><ref>https://www. Not recommended (obsolete)theworldofcdi.com/cd-i-emulation/cd-i-emulator-053beta5-titles-compatibilities/</ref>.;CeDImu:A much newer independent project being actively developed by Stovent, largely based on a set of unofficial documentation by the creator of CD-i Emulator<ref>https://github.com/cdifan/cdichips</ref>. As of July 2021, it's progressing quickly but still in pre-alpha, so don't expect it to boot any games just yet.
;CD-iCE
:One of the first made earliest 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==
[[Category:Consoles]]
[[Category:Home consoles]]
[[Category:Fourth-generation video game consoles]]
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