Скачать или смотреть CD-I Means Business - Philips CD-I (1991)

Not a game. We talkin bout practice.

Seriously...that's what this is. It's an elaborate demo disc that plays out like a powerpoint. It's funny how often you saw demo discs on this platform and really, it's not as big of an axaggeration as you'd think to say "were there more demos than actual titles?"

The CD-I needed to show off the ideal scenario for the console. You'd think that was interactive fiction, game shows, point and click adventures, edutainment...but a huge target was kiosks, education, presentation, and advertising. That's really what the whole CD-I project was aimed for. It was basically a platform to get basic quicktime-style motion on something portable with a remote control ready to go. Games were important, but much like PCs, it wasn't the ultimate goal.

It's a good demo for 1991, too. Significantly less impressive than literally any website in 2025...or even 2005 for that latter, but at the time this was smooth looking. Talk to board members, sell cars, teach a classroom...neat stuff. It almost happened.