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by xanfan
Fri Apr 21, 2006 8:52 pm
Forum: Philips CD-i Forum
Topic: Infomercials... Anyone?
Replies: 6
Views: 5597

Bas: Obviously, since I'm from the US, I have no clue about airings over in the Netherlands. :) It wouldn't have been too difficult to air over there though, all they would have to do is change the screens with the American dollars and change it to the appropriate currency. The second informercial, ...
by xanfan
Fri Mar 10, 2006 12:44 pm
Forum: Philips CD-i Forum
Topic: Ralph Baer's wife died (Got this totally wrong then)
Replies: 6
Views: 5777

I was online looking for a source someplace that said that Ralph Baer had died, and couldn't find anything... Could you show me a source?

Sad day, indeed.
by xanfan
Wed Mar 01, 2006 11:29 am
Forum: Philips CD-i Forum
Topic: Favorite and First Cd-I game
Replies: 13
Views: 11006

First I thought it was a shame they never released those gameshow-cd-i's in Europe (Jeopardy, Third Degree, Joker`s Wild) because they were all very polished, extensive and certainly looked like fun. Well, now I have played them, I understand it because the native american influence of the discs is...
by xanfan
Wed Mar 01, 2006 8:22 am
Forum: Philips CD-i Forum
Topic: Favorite and First Cd-I game
Replies: 13
Views: 11006

I bought my first system at Macy's back in 1995. It was a model 450 with no bells or whistles, but I was thrilled that I was able to get a new system for $99, when the infomercials I had seen had prices that were much higher. (Little did I realize then that it was almost the end of the road for the ...
by xanfan
Wed Mar 01, 2006 8:00 am
Forum: Philips CD-i Forum
Topic: Infomercials... Anyone?
Replies: 6
Views: 5597

It's been on the boards for ages, apparently it took a long way to find its way again here. I have never seen it, and I would love to see it, yes. When was it aired exactly? I remember that the first informerical (the "Meaning of Life" one) aired sometime around early to mid 1992 when the system wa...
by xanfan
Tue Feb 28, 2006 9:24 pm
Forum: Philips CD-i Forum
Topic: Infomercials... Anyone?
Replies: 6
Views: 5597

Infomercials... Anyone?

Hi everyone! My name's Kris. I'm new here, but I've been a fan of CDi for many years now. I'm 24, and have been big on videogames since I was a kid, but out of the 25+ systems I've collected over the years, without a dought, my favorite system is the CDi. (And not just for the games either. Some of ...