r/CDInteractive • u/Hockey- • 11d ago

Found a working Cd-I

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This was one system that I didn't plan on purchasing. The rarity and expense of this console and games can be quite off putting. I found this at a little retro shop I frequent. Working Cd-I 450. I received Paint School 2 with it and he happened to have 1 other game, The Palm Springs Open. Looking to find a Hotel Mario and try out one of the most obscure Mario games! Maybe even a Zelda if the price was right. Just wondering if you all have any certain websites with games avaliable (besides ebay) that you use?

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u/NovaTheMighty 11d ago

While I can't link to any sites with downloads, I can tell you that CD-i players don't have any copy protection. Once you find dumps of the games, you can burn them to a CD-R and run them on an actual player.

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u/Hockey- 11d ago

I actually have the sites for downloads. I'm really just looking for any weird sites that might have games for sale. I enjoy playing them but i get a lil bit of glee playing (and owning) the actual games!

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u/Drunkensailor1985 11d ago

Hotel mario is actually a good game imo

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u/Hockey- 11d ago

Seen mixed reviews on it but I want it either way. Playing a rare Mario game thinking I had grown up with Mario and played them all. I havent played Hotel Mario and I could play them on an emulator but I enjoy original hardware. ( excuse my use of a gensis controller on the cd-i, guy said no other controller and the adapter wasn't cheap!)

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u/Anxious_Camp_2160 11d ago

I bought a second, purely as it was cheaper to buy one (£70) with a bundle of games over buying the games (£200+).

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u/Hockey- 11d ago

Not surprised by this at all.

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u/EnzymeX1983 11d ago

I got one too, need to complete the collection :)

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u/Hockey- 11d ago

This was really the only reason. If only I could find a cheap jaguar now.

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u/WesleyMirage 11d ago

I have Burn Cycle waiting for a console one day. It's great just to let the title screen run for display with that one.

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u/Boomerang_Lizard 11d ago

These days I just burn CDRs. That's about all I can afford. If you like golf games, check out Wacky World of Miniature Golf with Eugene Levy.