Another one from the Steep Haywire cache ~
NFL Instant Replay is known as the rarest of USA game titles. But did you know a European version was made? It just wasn't released as retail.
Another one from the Steep Haywire cache ~
NFL Instant Replay is known as the rarest of USA game titles. But did you know a European version was made? It just wasn't released as retail.
There are two kinds of CD-i enthusiasts - those who know who JIM is, and those who don't. JIM - Japan Interactive Media, was responsible for CD-i distribution in Japan.
Netherlands' coolest collector and mega-chad Steep Haywire has graced us with dumping a top-tier rarity demo showcasing various Japanese releases.
We get to see titles presented here (such as F1) here which have only been mentioned briefly in liner notes.
Extra extra special thanks to Steep Haywire for jumping through the hoops to get this one dumped!
Additionally - you can download the rom here.
A big Big BIG box from Blazers brings us a bunch of beauties!
Well there's a lot to say about this shipment, so let's start with a (near) milestone - almost every European exclusive game title has been dumped. To clarify, there are still many Euro game variants undumped, but having AT LEAST ONE VARIANT of every game title is nearly complete. The noteable holdout is BMP Puzzle, which we're still very much in need of (and happy to buy a copy of if you have an extra!). We even got the Marlboro sponsored "Follow Your Dreams" game, back when cigarette companies totally didn't market to kids or anything. Additionally there are some "Kids" titles which may qualify by some as games as well which need dumping.
There is a new unicorn among the batch, a previously unknown Spanish edition of the illusive "Go" title. This title has been of particular interest to me and I've had the known Italian variant on my Most Wanted list since the lists inception.
For all those fresh eyes enjoying the pics and roms ~ Remember, sharing is caring. And if you're not sharing, you're hoarding.
Lest it fly under the radar, a couple of very CD-i disc dump sets have been unleashed onto the archive today for the enjoyment of all. Thanks to Blazers for sharing these scans and disc images with the masses! Discs of this rarity are unicorns we'll unlikely see again.
These are old dumps from Blazers hard drive, so they'll be steering clear of redump.org database entry. But that doesn't mean you can't have a good time with 'em! If learning about teeth and law is your definition of a good time, of course.
Today I've migrated over a few dozen Demonstration Disc scans into the Preserve CD-i archive.org account. My journey with CD-i preservation started with the Demonstration Disc series and I'm VERY MUCH KEEN to continue work in this area. Anyone who is collecting from this series (or is interested in dumping what they have for preservation) please reach out to me so we can combine our knowledge.
Additionally, I've been pouring in research to build a thorough (BUT STILL VERY INCOMPLETE!) preproduction disc list over on the Redump wiki.