Difference between revisions of "Philips CD-i emulators"

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|style="text-align:center;"|[http://www.cdiemu.org/download/cdiemu-0.5.2.zip 0.5.2]
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|style="text-align:center;"|[https://mega.co.nz/#!Q1lhVAzQ!GlA1eghs1KqhjhfpyFbYdnTZO4Rn-rVc1eajKrwI1tY Full cracked 0.5.2 with BIOS]
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|style="text-align:center;"|Multiplatform
 
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===Comparision===
 
===Comparision===
Cdiemu is payware, but it has the best compatibility.
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Cdiemu is payware that hasn't been updated since 2006. The compatibility is the best out of the CD-i emulators, but it still isn't very good.
  
MESS has support for cd-i but is incomplete sadly.
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MESS has support for cd-i, but it's very incomplete and rudimentary. It does seem to be the only hope for an eventual good CD-i emulator though.
 
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Revision as of 02:39, 25 May 2014

The CD-i console

The Compact Disc Interactive (CD-i), is an interactive multimedia CD player and format developed and marketed by Royal Philips Electronics, N.V. in 1991/1992. Notably, it featured IPs 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 IP's were infamously terrible, so infamous that you'd be hard-pressed to find anyone who doesn't think of them when you mention the console's name. However, there were a few cult classic games on the system.

Emulators

Name Operating System(s) Latest Version Accuracy Recommended
cdiemu Windows Full cracked 0.5.2 with BIOS Medium ?
MESS Multiplatform 0.150 Low

Comparision

Cdiemu is payware that hasn't been updated since 2006. The compatibility is the best out of the CD-i emulators, but it still isn't very good.

MESS has support for cd-i, but it's very incomplete and rudimentary. It does seem to be the only hope for an eventual good CD-i emulator though.