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Phillips CD-i

1991·Console

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A system that pioneered future CD game consoles. It was truly strange. The CD-i was marketed more like a universal home entertainment deck than a game console, and packaged with a remote that doubled as a controller. The system came out at an astonishing $999. As time went on, Phillips redesigned the CD-i several times before losing about 1 billion dollars on teh unpopular console. Lots of weird games here, but there are a few good titles. Strangely enough Phillips had the rights to make several Zelda and Mario games (due to a failed collaboration with Nintendo). Four were made. Three Zelda titles and a Mario game. The Zelda games are atrocious.

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Neo Classic Era

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