The Philips CD-i is one of the rare consoles that has the distinction of having played host to a few officially licensed Nintendo games. And not just any old Nintendo licenses, either, but Zelda and ...

Convergence. Ah, yes. Another one of those information highway buzzwords. Loosely translated, it means the merging of technologies. Strictly translated for this month’s column, it is what we can call ...

Nintendo has been incredibly protective of its IPs throughout its history, largely retaining control and maintaining exclusivity on its platforms, aside from the occasional arcade machine. That makes ...

Dutch electronics manufacturer ·PhillipsAnd game hardware developed jointly by Nintendo is "CD-i (compact disc · interactive)"is. CD-i has disappeared from the market without being particularly talked ...

In separate moves that indicate the growing strength of the PC CD-ROM software market, Philips Media has transferred CD-i software development to its professional arm to focus on other platforms, and ...

With the launch of John Lay's port of The Legend of Zelda: Zelda's Adventure on the Game Boy, fans of the classic franchise can now experience a new way to explore Hyrule. According to the story by ...

Some of the worst games of all time can be found on the Philips CD-i. The system is a classic, with gems like Mystic Midway or Burn Cycle. But there are fewer games easier to make fun of than the much ...

Ahead Of Their Time is a recurring feature by Rollin Bishop focusing on technology from the past that came a little too early for it to be effective, for whatever reason. A major shift in video game ...

For every Ryan Giggs there's a Robbie Savage, every Lamborghini a Skoda, and for every Nintendo Game Boy there's a Barcode Battler. These are the video game consoles that may have sounded like a good ...

Some of the worst games of all time can be found on the Philips CD-i. The system is a classic, with gems like Mystic Midway or Burn Cycle. But there are fewer games easier to make fun of than the much ...