Popular games published by company Philips Interactive Media
The 7th Guest is a horror adventure described as "the first Interactive Drama", with plentiful pre-rendered 3D graphics, live action video clips, and an original, orchestrated musical score. The atmosphere is dense, the puzzles difficult and the experience as a whole is completely horrifying.
In Space Ace you play the heroic Ace who must stop the evil Commander Borf from taking over the Earth! Borf plans to reduce all of humankind to infants and take over the planet.
An adventure set in the world of a 1940's private eye Dames are trouble, but trouble is your business. For a dame, and maybe a hundred bucks in advance, you'd lose a few teeth and a few friends. For sweet Carol Klein, you might even stand in front of a gun or two.
Dark Castle looms over the landscape like a plague. Its evil ruler, the Black Knight, must be defeated. And you're the only candidate to do it... First you'll have to make your way through chambers of nasty hazards. The castle guards are hunting you, plague-infested rats and bats attack, the Dragon breathes scorching fire, the Torturer wants to get you, and the Wizard may or may not aid you with a spell. Award-winning Dark Castle is a fast-paced action game with full digital sound, amazingly rich resolution and well-crafted animation. As the hero, you will bound throughout the castle, surmounting hair-raising obstacles, eluding death and -ultimately- becoming the victor!
A revolution in combat games - featuring a unique combat intelligence system that adapts to and learns your style of play! The first game with film-quality, controllable 3D graphics. Robot attack routines choreographed by a martial arts expert. Witness the first ever morphing character to appear in a computer game! Awesome cinematic link sequences.
Link: The Faces of Evil was the product of a compromise between Nintendo and Philips following their failure to release a CD-ROM based add-on to the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. The Faces of Evil differ from most conventional Zelda games as it is a platformer with a side-scrolling view, similar to The Adventure of Link. Stages are accessed from a world map, with more becoming available as Link clears an area or defeats a boss. The game have been subject to much criticism and Nintendo does not recognize it as part of the series.
Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon was the product of a compromise between Nintendo and Philips following their failure to release a CD-ROM based add-on to the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. It was developed in tandem with Link: The Faces of Evil and marks the first game where the eponymous princess Zelda is playable. The Wand of Gamelon differ from most conventional Zelda games as it is a platformer with a side-scrolling view, similar to The Adventure of Link. Stages are accessed from a world map, with more becoming available as Zelda clears an area or defeats a boss. The game have been subject to much criticism and Nintendo does not recognize it as part of the series.
Zelda's Adventure was the product of a compromise between Nintendo and Philips following their failure to release a CD-ROM based add-on to the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. The game boasts an entirely unique design in comparison to the previous CD-i Zelda titles, emphasizing the difference in production between the developers. Princess Zelda serves as the game's protagonist, making it the second game in the series where she is playable. Zelda's Adventure incorporates a similar top-down view reminiscent of most conventional 2D Zelda games and it also has dungeons. The game have been subject to much criticism and Nintendo does not recognize it as part of the series.
Welcome to the Underworld, where you guide Mutt, the bad luck Litil Divil, through the Labyrinth of Chaos to retrieve the Mystical Pizza of Plenty. Our “hero” takes a fateful step through the Mortal Portal to prowl five hellish levels of treacherous tunnels with more than 50 raucous rooms of gameplay. Beware of killer spiders, bottomless swamps, ferocious furnaces... and crazed bartenders. And watch out! If you can't get Mutt to the Overlord, The Entity and The Servant will drag him to the Torture Room for a little fiendish fun.
In the 25 levels the player duels one enemy each. Additionally there are other ships which shoot both opponents and asteroids which either split when shot or give extras like better armor. There are three arenas: horizontal, vertical and spherical. Every fight costs credits so the player has to pick up money symbols during the fight. When having more money he can spend it on weapon and armor upgrades. The soundtrack features 17 songs from bands like Dog eat Dog, Pop will eat itself and Sugar Ray and can be replaced with another music CD. "Nihilist: Let the killing begin..." -- UK tag-lined title
"Professor Plum...in the kitchen...with a candlestick." For decades, CLUE has been one of the world's most popular detective games. Now the celebrated murder mystery comes to life with live actors, sensational video and the powers of interactive investigation. Mr. Boddy has been found murdered in the mansion. Your job is to be the first to discover the killer, the lethal weapon and the room in which the deadly deed was done.
The Battle Lines are Drawn! Welcome to the twelfth century Japan! Your bitter rivals, the Taira clan, have murdered your father and subverted the emperor. In an epic quest to become SHOGUN, and thus redeem the family honor, you’ll command vast armies of samurai warriors; defend yourself against ninja assassins; lay siege against mighty fortresses; negotiate alliances; and confront your enemies in personal combat!
Caesar challenges our indomitable Gauls to wander the Roman Empire freely. This provocation is bound to make Gaulish blood boil: after the Tour of Gaul, here comes the Tour of the Roman Empire. The expedition is led by the druid Getafix, and each player chooses a character to play from a cast including Asterix, Obelix, Impedimenta, Panacea, Justforkix and Geriatrix. Asterix: Caesar’s Challenge is a board game which can be played by 1-4 people. The goal of the game is to collect the required amount of souvenirs from different lands and return to the village before time runs out. If none of the players manage to reach the goal, Caesar will win instead.
Welcome to life in the fast lane, heart pounding competition in high performance racing machines! You’re at the wheel. Advancing through ten of the world’s toughest professional race tracks.
The Dark Fables of Aesop is a collection of twelve fables. The stories are presented with illustrations, animations and Jazz music. Included with the disk are 60 maze games with three different difficulties.
A collection of video, music, and photos with interactive elements from Peter Gabriel. Released in 1993, it was one of the first music CD-ROM releases and became one of the best selling.
Little Monster at School is an interactive story game, based on the book by Mercer Mayer. Little Monster explains how school is fun and things to do in school, along with trying to help a monster kid named Yally get along with school. On the pages after the first part of the story is read to the player. Objects in the background may be clicked to reveal hidden surprises. While playing, click on some of background objects and find a little furry mutant.
The Apprentice is a plain old platform game. As Marvin, a wizard's apprentice, your master Mr. Wandburner gives you a series of tasks to complete, spread out on six levels with three stages each, taking place on land, in the sea and in the air. In order to make your life in the aquatic levels easier, the wizard will turn you into a frog. In order to fly, you're equipped with a special flying helmet. Each level has a new weapon for you to use, ranging from the traditional magic wand to a rubber ball, a water pistol or even a laser gun. As in any normal platform game, each level has an end-boss, and between levels are bonus rounds.
NFL Football Trivia Challenge is a trivia game with an National Football League license. Either player can pick his favourite team to play with. TV commentators Pat Summerall and Tom Bookshier describe various situations in play accompanied by 1200 images and 300 Full Motion Video clips. 1500 multiple choice questions are waiting to be answered in the game. For each correct answer the player gains yardage in the game and increases his chances of scoring a point. The player with most points after 60 questions wins the game. There are three different difficulty levels to play at.
A sci-fi flight sim for PC. PlayStation and Saturn versions of the game were in development but eventually cancelled.
Hotel Mario is a puzzle/platformer game who takes place in hotels. The general goal in each stage is to close all the doors on every floor. However, various enemies will interfere and reopen them at times. Elevators are needed to travel between floors. The first six hotels have ten stages, whilst the seventh has fifteen. The game had low sales partially due to a lack of interest in the CD-i system, and received mainly poor reviews.
Battleship is a conversion of the classic board game for the CD-i. The game plays exactly like the original board game. You take turns to fire on certain coordinates in the hope of hitting enemy ships. On the side of the screen there's a little window that shows short naval archive footage whenever you are firing or get hit. You can play against the computer or against a friend.
An action adventure that combines history, metaphysics, science fiction, and other strangeness into a strange hybrid.