CDi Magazine – Issue Number 2

Philips CD-i was an interactive multimedia CD player that was released in 1991. It tried to be a replacement for computers, video game consoles and even your VCR. It ended up being a dismal failure. The problem was that it had a really long development cycle and by the time it was released, full-blown computers with CD-ROM drives were becoming available at a not much higher price point. In addition, CD-ROM drives for game consoles were starting to arrive at a much lower price. I don’t think there was even a dedicated magazine for the CD-i in the U.S. but there was at least one short-lived one in the U.K. The second issue of CDi magazine includes:

News – Hollywood blockbusters, the new CDi 210, Sony’s latest portable and the Touchpad games controller
7th Guest – Dominik Diamond reviews Virgin Games’ hottest title on CDi and reckons it blows the CD-ROM version out of the water
CDi Movies – Top Gun, Wayne’s World, Naked Gun 2 1/2, Hunt for Red October and Patriot Games – coming soon on CDi
Previews – The latest Digital Video games, Microcosm and Caesar’s World of Boxing, seen first in CDi Magazine
Games – Our reviewers take a hard look at Kether, Nintendo titles Link and Zelda and other new arrivals
Tech Talk – Chris Cain rips open the top of a CDi player and explains what’s inside
Adult – Ben Southwell reviews Voyeur, the first interactive film on CDi, and talks to its makers. And learn to improve your sex life with The Joy of Sex on CDi
Kids’ Stuff – We take a look at four of the latest children’s games
Profile – Andy Clough takes a trip to Brighton to meet Epic, the software house responsible for the Joy of Sex on CDi
Education – The latest education titles based on the Two-Can Make It Work! series: Shipwreck and Soundtrap
Karaoke – If you fancy yourself as a budding pop star, help is at hand – CDi karaoke. Andy Clough takes to the microphone