CDi software serials, are they country related?

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CDi software serials, are they country related?

Post by thomas » Tue Sep 12, 2006 10:59 pm

so far I got the following starting with:

310690***-2
69****-2
810 ****
811 ****

is it something to do with country of origin, or not?
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Re: CDi software serials, are they country related?

Post by Devin » Wed Sep 13, 2006 12:20 am

thomas wrote:310690***-2
USA
thomas wrote:69****-2
Code for early releases possibly worldwide?
thomas wrote:810 ****
UK
thomas wrote:811 ****
Another European Region, sorry a little rusty on these codes nowadays!
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Post by Bas » Thu Sep 14, 2006 4:39 pm

Main region codes only differ between the USA batch and the EU batch. Apparently also japanese versions have been released of 'some'(?) titles, although I've never seen one from Philips. The 810 and 811 series are for whole europe, not only UK ;)

At the time Digital Video came off the ground, the USA market was almost vanished anyway.

interesting question by the way!
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Post by WindowsKiller » Sun Sep 17, 2006 12:34 pm

813 -> Germany
814 -> Netherlands
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Post by Bas » Sun Sep 17, 2006 1:11 pm

812 - France

819 - (looks like english only, no multi-language)

810 - European multi-language

It's not all that consequent though, 814 releases (NL) are not just dutch regional titles games, like Zenith is in multi-language but has a 814 code.

Most of the time 811 (UK), 812 (F), 813 (D), 814 (NL) are from regional editions like Lost eden, Secret Mission, Asterix, ...

I'm sure this goes on, with italian, spanish and other regions! anyone?
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