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The '''Philips CD-i''' | The '''Philips CD-i''' is a discontinued video game system, and was the first to be CD-ROM-based. [[Nintendo]] originally partnered with Philips to make the SNES CD. However, the project was later aborted. The CD-i was originally released in 1991; it cost $1000 in the United States<ref>[http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/CD-i] (Retrieved on 2008-04-15)</ref>. After the SNES CD was abandoned, Philips released three games in ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]'' series, one in the ''[[Mario (series)|Mario]]'' series (while another was planned but [[Vaporware|canceled]]), and a CD-i version of ''Tetris'' under contract from Nintendo. The ''Zelda'' and ''Mario'' games received bad reception; on top of that, the system itself sold poorly. | ||
==Mario Games for the CD-i== | ==Mario Games for the CD-i== | ||
*''[[Hotel Mario]]'' | *''[[Hotel Mario]]'' | ||
*''[[Super Mario's Wacky Worlds]]'' ( | *''[[Super Mario's Wacky Worlds]]'' (canceled) | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 17:24, October 30, 2009
Template:System-Infobox The Philips CD-i is a discontinued video game system, and was the first to be CD-ROM-based. Nintendo originally partnered with Philips to make the SNES CD. However, the project was later aborted. The CD-i was originally released in 1991; it cost $1000 in the United States[1]. After the SNES CD was abandoned, Philips released three games in The Legend of Zelda series, one in the Mario series (while another was planned but canceled), and a CD-i version of Tetris under contract from Nintendo. The Zelda and Mario games received bad reception; on top of that, the system itself sold poorly.
Mario Games for the CD-i
- Hotel Mario
- Super Mario's Wacky Worlds (canceled)
References
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