Philips CD-i: The $1 Billion Failure – Krazy Ken’s Tech Talk
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The CD-i today is known for the infamous Nintendo games and memes, but beneath that lies a whole story of how the gaming world was changed by this ambitious format and console, and how it ultimately led Philips to lose $1 billion.
⚠️ If you are a photosensitive viewer, keep in mind there are brief flashing colors in some scenes.
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https://youtu.be/qPcPS48Wk_0
https://youtu.be/NdMZExDQGTU
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Lots of cool people helped make this episode possible!
Wisconsin Computer Club
Savvy Sage: Research
Brainiac Brent: Assistant Editing and Xbox Footage
Delicious Damian, https://www.youtube.com/@differentdamian : Videography
Mitch “Skyspawn” Wensveen: Joe Voice
speendlex_ (Twitter): Pixel Art
Ian Schwabe (@ArtisIan_): Alien Illustration
CD-i Community Discord Server
Special thanks to everyone who was interviewed!
George F. Rozansky, Wrestling With Gaming Call, The 8-Bit Guy, SgtDexterGriff, Cristiano Di Salvo, Andrew271, James/Rubisco, Jaap Jansen, CD-i Queen, Markus from Germany, James from the UK, Hector C from Mexico, John D, RedJay from Philly, Bart van Turnhout, Bob W from Cudahy Wisconsin, Peter Lundholm (@peppepop), Kazdan R. Azahn of K.R.A.Z. Productions,
And special thanks to my amazing Feedback Team!
Big thanks to Evan-Amos and Vanamo Online Game Museum for providing amazing public domain and creative commons game console photos.
And a final big thanks to the volunteers who scan and preserve images and manuals on the Internet Archive and other websites.
0:00 Introduction and Philips Origins
1:10 CD-i Format (The Beginning)
8:23 Call Me Joe
10:07 CD-i Players and Pointing Devices
16:08 Professional Players and Authoring Systems
17:30 CD-i Software and the Game Pivot
20:27 CD-i Games
23:03 The Nintendo Deal
26:27 Zelda and Mario Games
31:34 CD-i Memes! And Krazy Ken’s Crash Out
35:36 CD-i Tries to Survive
37:53 Why Did CD-i Fail?
40:56 Krazy Ken’s Realization
42:43 The Silver Lining
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You can support this channel on Patreon! Link below…
The CD-i today is known for the infamous Nintendo games and memes, but beneath that lies a whole story of how the gaming world was changed by this ambitious format and console, and how it ultimately led Philips to lose $1 billion.
⚠️ If you are a photosensitive viewer, keep in mind there are brief flashing colors in some scenes.
Watch these next:
https://youtu.be/qPcPS48Wk_0
https://youtu.be/NdMZExDQGTU
https://youtu.be/0nFwZujCEjg
Twitter ● https://twitter.com/thecomputerclan
Bluesky ● https://bsky.app/profile/computerclan.com
Facebook ● https://facebook.com/computerclan
Etsy Store ● https://thecomputerclan.com/etsy
Contact Us ● https://thecomputerclan.com/contact
Get film gear I use ● https://thecomputerclan.com/gear
⭐️Support the Computer Clan on Patreon ● https://Patreon.com/KrazyKen
Lots of cool people helped make this episode possible!
Wisconsin Computer Club
Savvy Sage: Research
Brainiac Brent: Assistant Editing and Xbox Footage
Delicious Damian, https://www.youtube.com/@differentdamian : Videography
Mitch “Skyspawn” Wensveen: Joe Voice
speendlex_ (Twitter): Pixel Art
Ian Schwabe (@ArtisIan_): Alien Illustration
CD-i Community Discord Server
Special thanks to everyone who was interviewed!
George F. Rozansky, Wrestling With Gaming Call, The 8-Bit Guy, SgtDexterGriff, Cristiano Di Salvo, Andrew271, James/Rubisco, Jaap Jansen, CD-i Queen, Markus from Germany, James from the UK, Hector C from Mexico, John D, RedJay from Philly, Bart van Turnhout, Bob W from Cudahy Wisconsin, Peter Lundholm (@peppepop), Kazdan R. Azahn of K.R.A.Z. Productions,
And special thanks to my amazing Feedback Team!
Big thanks to Evan-Amos and Vanamo Online Game Museum for providing amazing public domain and creative commons game console photos.
And a final big thanks to the volunteers who scan and preserve images and manuals on the Internet Archive and other websites.
0:00 Introduction and Philips Origins
1:10 CD-i Format (The Beginning)
8:23 Call Me Joe
10:07 CD-i Players and Pointing Devices
16:08 Professional Players and Authoring Systems
17:30 CD-i Software and the Game Pivot
20:27 CD-i Games
23:03 The Nintendo Deal
26:27 Zelda and Mario Games
31:34 CD-i Memes! And Krazy Ken’s Crash Out
35:36 CD-i Tries to Survive
37:53 Why Did CD-i Fail?
40:56 Krazy Ken’s Realization
42:43 The Silver Lining
#KrazyKen #ComputerClan #HelixMattress
