nice artical, read it on the bus this morning. loads of info that i didnt know. well done.
one comment, I dont like how retro gamer dislike forum users in general. they have made a few comments in the past few issues, im not going to quote each one, I just dont see why they feel the need. (perhaps they have good cause for this and are reffering to forums I havnt been to).
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Black Moon is featured more than once in Retro Gamer, what is the last one about? It's a pity Retro Gamer isn't sold here. What do they say about forum members?
Perhaps it's the same as *certain* forum members don't like journalists, because the latter often create a whole different story from the given material, which is a shame as it *may* put the console in a different mood than how it was supposed to....
For RetroGamer to publish CD-i material is ofcourse a big PLUS!
Perhaps it's the same as *certain* forum members don't like journalists, because the latter often create a whole different story from the given material, which is a shame as it *may* put the console in a different mood than how it was supposed to....
For RetroGamer to publish CD-i material is ofcourse a big PLUS!
I enjoyed helping John with that piece in this months RetroGamer.
For those that haven't seen it yet, this is a 'RetroInspection' of the CD-i platform. A full 6-pages about CD-i combining interview material John accumulted and also alot of research from Black Moon. I did 2-pages which feature the 'Perfect Ten Games' except for the 10th 'Link/Zelda' entry that John wrote. Then we have 2-pages of screenshots from no less than 87 CD-i games! So a HUGE 10-Page Espose on CD-i which is really cool. John did a great job weaving all the commentary together, it's an excellent article.
Also helped with the 'Emulate This' 1-page article all about CD-i Emulator. So it really is the Philips CD-i Edition of RetroGamer!
This was all for the love of it as well... for free in other words
One last word, when John mentioned the forum users it was simply to express the 'common misconception' continually regurgitated by people because they read about it on-line. It's not something they drew from personal experience or actually investigating a topic. The constant battering Hotel Mario gets is a good example when actually it's a rather good game. So he's not victimising 'Forum Users' but just painting the modern equivalent of Chinese Whispers!
For those that haven't seen it yet, this is a 'RetroInspection' of the CD-i platform. A full 6-pages about CD-i combining interview material John accumulted and also alot of research from Black Moon. I did 2-pages which feature the 'Perfect Ten Games' except for the 10th 'Link/Zelda' entry that John wrote. Then we have 2-pages of screenshots from no less than 87 CD-i games! So a HUGE 10-Page Espose on CD-i which is really cool. John did a great job weaving all the commentary together, it's an excellent article.
Also helped with the 'Emulate This' 1-page article all about CD-i Emulator. So it really is the Philips CD-i Edition of RetroGamer!
This was all for the love of it as well... for free in other words
One last word, when John mentioned the forum users it was simply to express the 'common misconception' continually regurgitated by people because they read about it on-line. It's not something they drew from personal experience or actually investigating a topic. The constant battering Hotel Mario gets is a good example when actually it's a rather good game. So he's not victimising 'Forum Users' but just painting the modern equivalent of Chinese Whispers!
yeah it was fantastic, i really enjoyed reading it. it could have been a few pages longer for me, I was suprised there wasnt abit more said about how many CDI machines there has been as it's an unusual format in that respect. I might have to get a couple of the games mentioned as I may have ovelooked them in the past 
I have noticed the forumite's comments in a couple of issues, i just thought it was abit unnecessary. The other 2 forums I use are great, really friendly people and if there is any incorrect info posted then it just gets corrected or debated, rarely argued.
I have noticed the forumite's comments in a couple of issues, i just thought it was abit unnecessary. The other 2 forums I use are great, really friendly people and if there is any incorrect info posted then it just gets corrected or debated, rarely argued.
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RetroGamer the Philips CD-i Issue
Nice work Devin & John! 
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I did the top 9, the last which I think was the Zelda games was Johns choice!
It's your work with Silas that really made the article to be honest. John really did a great job using your legendary SMWW material
Glad you liked the pretty pictures, did you spot the easter egg that nobody has found yet within the 87 screenshots? Reminds me, has anyone scanned the emulator page for CD-i Fan to read? Been meaning to show him the first hard published article about his baby.
It's your work with Silas that really made the article to be honest. John really did a great job using your legendary SMWW material
Glad you liked the pretty pictures, did you spot the easter egg that nobody has found yet within the 87 screenshots? Reminds me, has anyone scanned the emulator page for CD-i Fan to read? Been meaning to show him the first hard published article about his baby.
i just received that issue in the mail. yeah, a bit late, but it was GBP2.00 on ebay, and i am slowly catching up with back issues of RG (Only got the complete run of the 'first' 18 issues of RG (Live Publishing))
Anyway, in the online box, it states that Famicom was the first console to go online, which is, of course, totally wrong. VCS and Intellivsion were the first to go online (1982). VCS with the famous US-only Game-Line modem, which later became AOL. They (he) should have known that.
Anyway, in the online box, it states that Famicom was the first console to go online, which is, of course, totally wrong. VCS and Intellivsion were the first to go online (1982). VCS with the famous US-only Game-Line modem, which later became AOL. They (he) should have known that.
